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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Blurb:
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.
Excerpt:
“Hey, guys. What’s up? Is the bar not open?”
The two elderly ladies in the group walked up next to me.
The one named Zelda said, “Well, ain’t that a peculiar-lookin’ bathin’ suit on
that man. Looks almost nude.”
Then the man turned around, and I gasped.
Zelda’s travel companion, Ruby, craned her neck, blinked a
couple of times, and said, “Zelda, is that what I think it is?”
“Yup, I’m bettin’ my tummy tuck it is. From here, it don’t
hardly look like one. Wouldn’t think he’d want the whole world to know God gave
him a dinky one like that.”
O-mi-god! He wasn’t the only one like…that at the beach bar.
And they were mostly middle-aged or older. Oh, my poor eyes.
When I was finally able to speak, I squeaked out, “Excuse
me, folks. I have to go check something out. Be right back.”
I heard a snigger behind me, and I didn’t have to guess who
it came from. I ran past Chuckles to the front desk and asked for the manager
again. I had a little trouble getting my breath and was beginning to
hyperventilate, so I reached down, grabbed my knees, and stuck my head between
my legs. At least blue would be a new color for my face today. Shit!
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