Sofie Metropolis

entertaining read need more like this

After catching her intended in a clutch with her maid of honor, in the church before their wedding nonetheless, Sofie Metropolis sets out to change her life. Sofie quits her job waiting tables in her family's cafes and begins working at her uncle's detective agency. Her spare time, if you could call it that, is spent attempting to collect rent from the financially challenged tenants in the apartment building that she received as a wedding gift from her family. When Sofie's detective job requires her to find a missing man thought by some to be a vampire, a missing Jack Russell terrier and attempting to expose a cheating wife, she finds herself hiding from the FBI with a sexy man of mystery, Jake Porter. Sofie wants Jake to be more than just her own personal protector, but she does not even know and cannot seem to find out, just who he really is. The expectations of Sofie's family and friends would be the undoing of the average woman. Sofie, however, seems to thrive on them; using them as fuel to strengthen herself as a woman. Sofie's unyielding drive and determination is heartening, an endearing quality that everyone in her life come to expect. Jake is, of course, the stuff of every woman's dreams. The team of Tori Carrington has once again given us an adorable character that is intelligent and strong. Secondary characters are directly out of everyone's family and neighborhood, cleverly written with incredible imagination and humor. Readers are made to feel as if they have stepped through the pages and directly into Sofie's life. This book is chick lit at its best, with sexual references being made, but containing no sex scenes. The lack of explicitness makes this a book that will appeal to a very broad audience. Sofie's Greek family is written with such realistic detail that you can picture and hear them in your mind for some time after you put the book down. The quirky Sofie will remain with you also, just like an old friend. This book is exceptionally written with lovable characters; it is easy to give it an outstanding recommendation. Courtesy Laurie/Romance Junkies

Fans who've gleefully followed the adventures of Stephanie Plum will flip over this story. Sofie, the heroine of the story, has a little more...shall we say ethnic zest? She's Greek to the core, and loving every minute of it. And I won't even mention the dog...you just have to read the story to find out! Hilarious and yummie fun!

Reading Sofie Metropolis is like talking to your best girlfriend on the phone into the wee hours of the night after the kids are in bed. Sofie's one of those rare heroine's who can be smart, goofy AND girlie all at the same time. I had a blast following Sofie as she handled her cheating ex-fiance, her endearingly meddlesome family, and one hunky Australian with the brains, wit, and style of Toula from Greek Wedding, Stephanie Plum, and a little Laverne & Shirley thrown in. I can't wait for the next installment.

Life hasn't exactly gone as planned for Sofie Metropolis, after catching her fiance and her maid of honor being more friendly then was necessary, she is now the proud owner of an apartment building (courtesy of her parents as a wedding gift) and also working in her uncle's agency as a pet detective. Things go even more out of control when she finds herself in a murder mystery and one of the main suspects is the hunky Jake Porter. Jake always seems to turn up and is great with fixing her car, but her car isn't the only thing that Sofie would like Jake to tune up. Sofie Metropolis is the first in a new hardcover series by one of my all time fav authors Tori Carrington. It is hysterically funny as you meet Sofie and her eccentric family. You never know who her family is going to set her up with next. Sofie Metropolis is a series that you will get addicted to fast and will have you understand why Tori Carrington should be locked away somewhere to keep writing.

Greek-American Sofie "Sof" Metropolis has always been a well behaved respectful daughter. That is until moments before her marriage ceremony when she sees her groom "schtupping" the maid of honor. Sof dumps the womanizing former fiancé, keeps the presents, quits her waitress job at her family's restaurant, and joins Uncle Spyros' detective agency. Sof expects glamour, but finds boredom and being on call 24/7 the norm. Her neighbor the forgetful Mrs. Kapoor demands Sof find her missing Muffy, an evil canine who the unlicensed sleuth (blame that on New York State's stupid law) believes should stay lost. Sof also must prove that Mr. Romanoff still lives instead of being spiked in the heart as one would do to kill a vampire. Then there is her paying client, Bud Suleski, who wants her to obtain evidence that his wife is cheating on him. While juggling her cases, the FBI seeks her and Jake Porter, who does not exist in any database. Jake keeps helping her out of trouble at timely moments as if he is her personal Aussie angel though she wants a lot more with the attractive hero. This terrific private investigative tale reads more like a chick lit amateur sleuth novel as Sofie is a rookie learning on the job. The story line focuses on her lighthearted cases with a hint of romance between the heroine and Jake. Tori Carrington writes a fun breezy detective tale starring a likable protagonist who brings alive the mean street of Queens, New York. Harriet Klausner