Review: A Marriage Made in--Somewhere (Somewhere Great, Really!)
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 15, 2013
I love the Garret-Forrester Coven, and Gail Roughton is a good enough writer to keep a series fresh, so the reader stays engaged. "War-N-Wit, Inc.—Mean Street, LLC" does not disappoint. When Stacey’s sister Ariel met Chad’s brother Spike, it was love at first site and they knew they’d have a marriage made in …somewhere. They invite Stacey and Ariel’s parents to the wedding, knowing what a shock the whole thing will be for their gently-bred Southern mom. Grace Anson always envisioned either church or garden weddings for her daughters, with flowing white gowns, flowers, ribbons, and crystal flutes of champagne afterward either still in the garden or a very nice hotel—not a drive-thru wedding, and certainly not on the conveyances her daughters have in mind.But, the girls are not the only ones having family problems. War ’n’ Wit, Inc. often works for a concern called “Mean Street, LLC,” a family-owned company run by a man named Gabe Smith. He calls Chad and asks him and Stacey to, “Check out a magic act on the Strip. No big deal.” Gabe and his brothers Mike and Raph are having problems with their brother “Lucy” (a childhood nickname he hates), and it turns out to be a very big deal. Good thing Stacey’s cat, Micah has managed to “follow her” to Vegas—again.”Gail Roughton is great at creating characters who are engaging. They keep you laughing, on the edge of your seat, rooting for them, and then laughing some more. While Ms. Roughton didn’t exactly write this as a Christmas/Yule tale, I think it kind of fits this week. Like most of her War ’n’ Wit novellas, it’s way too short. Oh, it’s complete. It stands well on its own. But it’s only a little a hundred pages, so it goes really fast and leaves you wanting more.