Sultry with a Twist (Sultry Springs, Book 1)
June Augustine sells her condo and almost all of her worldly goods in order to become co-owner of Luquos, a martini bar in Austin, Texas. Everything is set for a splendid grand opening when June gets word that there’s an outstanding warrant for her arrest. She and Luke Gallagher, teens in love, were caught skinny-dipping by one of Sultry Springs, Texas’ finest. Now old charges of lewd conduct and indecent exposure hang over June’s head, and Sultry Springs’ wily judge has ordered her to stay and do community service before she can get back to the business of opening her bar. Since she’s already failed at mowing the lawn for the Holy Baptism by Hellfire Church, she’s left with her only other option: helping Luke fix houses. There’s lots of unabashed matchmaking going on in Sultry Springs, and there’s no way June and Luke can escape it. Beckett’s clever book is full of both humor and pathos and will appeal to readers of either bent. --Shelley Mosley