Excerpt One from Way to Go:
I was dreaming about Gremlins, an old movie I’d
watched years ago as a kid. The little critters in the movie were really cute,
until they got wet and then multiplied and wreaked havoc. Somehow they’d gotten
in my head and dragged a hot tub in with them, having some twisted version of a
frat party. That’s when my dream turned into a nightmare—fur balls popped as
the creatures multiplied, wiggling and wallering around squealing. All the
bouncing around and commotion started to nauseate me. My subconscious pleaded
with me to wake up and just make it stop.
When I finally opened one eye and turned to look at
the clock, a line of drool followed me. I smacked at my lips, grimacing at the
strange taste in my mouth, and looked down at my pillow. Yuck. I seriously
slobbered in my sleep?
Nice, Lane. Can’t wait to look in the mirror.
I swiped my hand across my mouth and slowly opened
the other eye. Looking down, I waited a few seconds for my vision to clear. No
nightgown. Drooling and naked. Not good signs. Blinking a few times, I looked
around the room.
Agh, shit!
I closed my eyes and declared in my head that I was
still having a nightmare. I would open them again and just be curiously sitting
here naked with a hangover. That’s all. One, two, three…
I opened one eye. Aww, fuck—I mean, fudge. What did
I do? Uhn…probably did just that.
There was a man in my bed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BLURB:
Way to
Go: Veronica Lane works in the travel industry in her dream job when she
experiences a hellish travel day ending in the loss of her job and stranded far
from home. To make the situation even worse, she drowns her sorrows in the
hotel bar, and wakes the next morning to a big surprise.
Gathering
up the remains of her dignity along with her travel bags, she returns to her
hometown in Peachtree City, Georgia. A community similar to a progressive Mayberry,
except with golf cart paths and carts. A lot of them. Her family is kooky. The
parents are sexually free and liberal, her brother is a golf cart cop with more
good looks and brawn than brains. Her grandparents, one from each side, live in
the same retirement community and maintain a constant battle while entertaining
the other senior citizens. The Grandmother on her dad's side is stuck in the
1960’s, and the Grandfather on her mother's side served in WWII and thinks that
the Japanese are still trying to kill him.
She calls
inquiring about a job in the newspaper, a group escort for a small tour company
in Atlanta. She is hired immediately and leaves the next day with her first
group to Jamaica. First, she meets a handsome pilot with the charter airline they
use, and then there is one unusual group participant that doesn’t seem to
belong. He leaves the group for periods of time and when things happen, he uses
MacGyver like skills to get them out of the situations. She is aggravated and
knows something is fishy and the bad thing is, the man is very charismatic and
she’s not just a little attracted to him.
Upon
their return, she finds out that the man is friends with her rather
unconventional boss and after a second unusual group excursion to Puerto Rico;
she knows for sure that the little tour company in Atlanta is not really what
it seems on the outside. When the truth is revealed, she finds herself
unintentionally dropped into a new career that she can't exactly add to her
resume.
Veronica
finds herself in uncomfortable and hilarious situations, surrounded by crazy
tour participants, family, friends, neighbors, and pets. After a long dry
spell, she finds that there is suddenly an overabundance of romance, drama, and
intrigue in her life. Her life is now a sometimes very bumpy, yet exciting
ride.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Mandy
Colton is from Louisville, KY, and lives a very quiet life with her husband and
teenage son. She’s a fan of romance, fun adventure stories, and some occasional
sci-fi or paranormal thrown in. Veronica Lane and the idea for her adventures
came from her own experiences and career working in the travel industry.
She
claims that working in the travel business could be horribly stressful but was
equally laugh-out-loud funny at times. She enjoyed many priceless and comical
experiences with groups, friends, and peers. Even her clients shared humorous
adventures of their own. Her opinion is that there just are no better stories
than those that involve true life.
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