Loose Screws

In order to get away from my own personal drama, I deviated from non-fiction books after the holidays and picked up LOOSE SCREWS. Wow, I'm hooked. This book is so funny and real. Take it from a single woman with drama in her life too (but not THAT bad though). I like Karen Templeton's style of writing. She definately has a gift for not only drawing the reader into the plot but incorporating the reader into the story. She is a very polished writer and is an inspiration to me. I was so impressed by her style that I may even dust off my old writings and try hone my craft one day. If I could only find the time between episodes in my OWN life. (smile) Enjoy the book! I certainly did.

Once I stepped into Ginger's life I just couldn't step back out. I became intrigued with how many bad things could possibly happen to one person. She not only survived through each one, but with a strength that I found remarkable. It all starts out with Ginger being stood up at the alter. However her day goes from bad to worse when her ex-lover (of one time and the one who took her virginity) shows up at her door to question her for the disappearance of the man who stood her up. As if that day wasn't bad enough, they progressively get worse. Ginger handles most of them with a grace that I could only hope to have in such situations. Not only is she humorous, but her mother is a riot. Ginger's mother Nedra is what Ginger considers an impediment. However, she soon learns what the value of family is and how important it can be in your life.While I didn't really take any life lessons from this book, I thought it was wonderful. It was such a fun and almost trashy read. It was a wonderful way to wind down a stressful work week and relax. This is the first Red Dress Ink book that I have read and if all of them are as fun as this one, bring on the rest!

Ginger is a woman is 30 and getting married to the man she thinks is Mr. Right. Well after her fiance dumps her at the altar and she finds out a few days later that her boss is dead and then her too perfect sublet of an apartment is about to go too, Ginger wonders what a girl is to do.During all of Ginger is dealing with getting a new job, a new place and trying to keep her cool. When talking with the police about her bosses death it is there she meets Nick a man she met years ago at her cousins wedding. When Ginger has tried to everything she can to keep her life in check, she realize she is going to have to move back in with her mother and grandmother. There is where the story starts to pick up. Ginger's mother is a riot and her grandmother is there to give Ginger some advice that helps her out.This was a cute and quick RDI read. Overall I really enjoyed this book and found it to be funny and a light read.

I've read and enjoyed previous books by Ms. Templeton and was curious to see how she made the transition to Red Dress Ink. After reading Loose Screws I'd say she did just fine. I'd picked up and leafed through other RDI offerings, but none of them appealed to me. However, the cover of Loose Screws hooked me and after reading the first couple of pages I realized this book was worth taking home. Ginger Petrocelli had it all: good job, great apartment in NYC, and was on her way down the aisle to say "I Do" to the man of her dreams. In one fell swoop, it's all gone and the dream becomes a nightmare. Just when she thinks it can't get any worse, she finds herself forced to move back in with her mother and grandmother, is reunited with her 'first love' and finally comes face-to-face with the man who left her at the altar. Rather than doing her in, the situation enable her to grow stronger. If you've skipped the RDI books in the past, you might want to re-think and get yourself a copy of Loose Screws.

The son of a Congressman, attorney Greg Munson fails to show up at the altar, jilting Ginger Petrocelli. Greg's family files a missing person report so NYPD investigates. Detective Nick Wojowoski visits Ginger to question her about her vanished fiancé, but she offers nothing except a memory. Nick and Ginger shared sex years ago, but though he would like to have another go she would not.Greg calls his parents and Ginger to say he is okay and is not dead or kidnapped, but that he suffered cold feet at the last moment. Ginger moves on, emotionally stable, until she loses her Manhattan apartment that she sublets from Anne Murphy when the woman abruptly returns from Hollywood to do the soaps. The loss of her apartment is more devastating than the demise of her engagement. Because of costs to rent in Manhattan, Ginger moves in with her hippie mom and ethnic grandmother making for three generations of women struggling not to kill each other. Meanwhile Nick begins making inroads towards having a relationship with Ginger.LOOSE SCREWS is a humorous relationship romp starring an engaging lead character struggling to sever herself from her blood relations. The story line is fun to read as Ginger feels like hiding in a bag when her mother blows off other people or her grandmother acts so old world Italian. Nick is a hunk who provides the romantic element to a warm relationship drama.Harriet Klausner