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Savannah Breeze (Weezie and Bebe Mystery #2)
Southern belle BeBe Loudermilk has lost all her worldly possessions, thanks to a brief but disastrous relationship with the gorgeous Reddy, an "investment counselor" who turns out to be a con man. All that's left is a ramshackle 1950s motel on Tybee Island--an eccentric beach town that calls itself a drinking village with a fishing problem.
Breeze Inn is a plac
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Published
January 30th 2007
by HarperCollins Publishers
(first published April 1st 2006)
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Southern belle and three time divorcee BeBe Loudermilk (pronounced "Bay Bay") loses all of her wordly possessions, including her restaurant and three historic homes in Savannah, to charming con man and professional "investment counselor", Reddy. This, of course, is the result of a hot and heavy relationship with said investment counselor. And then there is the matter of a teeny tiny misunderstanding over a Durable Power of Attorney.
BeBe soon discovers that the on...more
BeBe soon discovers that the on...more
Wow. What a great book. This was one of those where you read so fast because you can’t wait to see what happens next. This has to be one of my favorites. This is the sequel to Savannah Blues. This time, the story focus is on Be Be. She meets this guy who sweeps her off her feet and then sweeps everything out from under her. The only thing she has is a bunch of little cabins on Tybee Island. The guy is a con artist and conned her out of everything. Her properties, her money and her grandparents...more
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I'm the type of person who notices small details, even where they don't matter. Example: I'm watching a TV commercial for paper towels and someone opens the refrigerator door then leaves the room without shutting it. I'll "worry" about who's going to shut the blasted door! (I know, I need to take a pill or something.)
After reading all the 4- and 5-star reviews for this book, I've come to the conclusion that I'm just too detail-oriented for my own enjoyment! There were so many...more
After reading all the 4- and 5-star reviews for this book, I've come to the conclusion that I'm just too detail-oriented for my own enjoyment! There were so many...more
Adorable and lovely are two words that come to mind when I think about this book. My 1st read by Mary Kay Andrews and I really enjoyed the sassy Southern women - BeBe, Weezie and grandmother Lorena. Interesting
characters and just the right mix of sex, drugs and rock and roll in
addition to a con man and building up a retro beach motel.
BeBe Loudermilk is conned out of her family fortune by a suave hottie and left with only a decrepit shoreline motel. BeBe is forced to ge...more
characters and just the right mix of sex, drugs and rock and roll in
addition to a con man and building up a retro beach motel.
BeBe Loudermilk is conned out of her family fortune by a suave hottie and left with only a decrepit shoreline motel. BeBe is forced to ge...more
I really enjoy Mary Kay Andrews books. They are funny with many quirky characters and a lot of Southern charm.
The Savannah series centers around Weezie and BeBe and their adventures. Books include Savannah Blues, Savannah Breeze, and the recently released Blue Christmas (November 2006).
I discovered Mary Kay Andrews when I ready Hissy Fit (2004). I’m not as fond of her book Itty Bitty Lies (2003). Andrews has found her voice in the Weezie/BeBe books and I look forward to shari...more
The Savannah series centers around Weezie and BeBe and their adventures. Books include Savannah Blues, Savannah Breeze, and the recently released Blue Christmas (November 2006).
I discovered Mary Kay Andrews when I ready Hissy Fit (2004). I’m not as fond of her book Itty Bitty Lies (2003). Andrews has found her voice in the Weezie/BeBe books and I look forward to shari...more
Mary Kay Andrews could be my new fave southern author. Every book I read of hers, I end up loving. And this one was no exception.
It takes place in Savannah where we meet BeBe Loudermilk a 3 time divorcee who falls for a con man while trying to get over her last divorce.
He takes all her money and clothes and her dignity. But he manages to leave her with a run down motel out in Tybee. She fixes it up with the help of some old friends and new ones too all the while plott...more
It takes place in Savannah where we meet BeBe Loudermilk a 3 time divorcee who falls for a con man while trying to get over her last divorce.
He takes all her money and clothes and her dignity. But he manages to leave her with a run down motel out in Tybee. She fixes it up with the help of some old friends and new ones too all the while plott...more
Angela
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Wanted to read after reading Savannah Blues
Another good one for my fellow antique lovers, yard sale-a-holics, junkers & rummage goers! Andrews sequel to Savannah Blues does not disappoint! All your favorite main characters are back...Along with a couple new ones! BeBe Loudermilk (Eloise's best friend, the main character from the last book) is the main character this time. Not to give anything away, let's just say BeBe get's mixed up with Mr. Wrong & vows to right those wrongs. She rounds up a posse made up of Granddaddy Loudermilk, ...more
Amusing book, not great or profound literature, but delightful as easy beach reading.
However, as a native of Savannah, I am sensitive to references I find to be, well... a little off. I should be fair and mention that I am listening to the audio book, and what annoys me mostly is the accent (exaggerated Hollywood southern), and the mispronunciation of certain words that natives are sensitive to. "Tybee" -- it's TY-bee, not ty-BE!
And why do some writers assume that...more
However, as a native of Savannah, I am sensitive to references I find to be, well... a little off. I should be fair and mention that I am listening to the audio book, and what annoys me mostly is the accent (exaggerated Hollywood southern), and the mispronunciation of certain words that natives are sensitive to. "Tybee" -- it's TY-bee, not ty-BE!
And why do some writers assume that...more
Bebe Laudermilk, a spoiled Savannah, GA Southern Belle, finds herself swept off of her feet by Reddy, an "investment counselor" who turns out to be a con man. When Bebe wakes one morning to find she has been swindled out of nearly everything she owns, she vows revenge on Reddy and sets out to find him. Her circumstances require her to venture to Tybee Island, Ga to the only piece of anything she has left, The Breeze Inn, a rundown motel situated beautifully on the ocean. Thinking she...more
I liked Savannah Breeze better than I liked Savannah Blues. The situation made more sense to me - it was a bit of a stretch to me how she acquired the Breeze Inn and then it somehow got overlooked when everything else was taken from her, but I quickly got over that - and although I liked Weezie in Savannah Blues, I like BeBe better. She's more relatable to me as a character. I also liked Harry better than Daniel and how straightforward BeBe and Harry's relationship was.
Comparisons asi...more
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I loved this book! It was great to get more of BeBe’s story (she was introduced in Savannah Blues) and see more of Weezy. I was a little leary in the beginning as I could see that Reddy was going to probably take advantage of BeBe. And, he did. In a big way. What I loved was that while he took BeBe for everything, she owned up to her part in letting it happen and took charge of getting her life back together. She reached out to friends and family, but did not take advantage. She took the ...more
Savannah Breeze is a fun-filled sequel to Savannah Blues which I have not read (yet). Regardless of not knowing the previous story, BeBe's story was easy to jump into and you never feel too lost not knowing the characters previously. BeBe Loudermilk, a three time divorcee' has found herself in another humiliating situation: a man posed as the perfect man and managed to perfectly leave her without anything besides the clothes on her back, the car she was driving, her restaurant that she can't a...more
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A very fun, light read.
Be-Be is a successful business woman, with a resturant and several properties in Savannah. She hasn't had much success in the romanace department, though. Married three times (twice to the same man), and then she finally meets a guy to good to be true at a charity event. He's definitely too good to be true, because he cons her and takes all her money, properties and even empties her joint account she has to help take care of her grandparents. Stuck with o...more
Be-Be is a successful business woman, with a resturant and several properties in Savannah. She hasn't had much success in the romanace department, though. Married three times (twice to the same man), and then she finally meets a guy to good to be true at a charity event. He's definitely too good to be true, because he cons her and takes all her money, properties and even empties her joint account she has to help take care of her grandparents. Stuck with o...more
Loved it! I was afraid I wouldn't like it as much as Savannah Blues--the first in the series--but I thought it was fantastic. I really like Mary Kay Andrews' writing. It's easy, it's interesting & it's fun. Of course a majority of the story is super unrealistic, but it's not supposed to be a realistic read. It's just supposed to be a fun read! I hope that Mary Kay Andrews creates another book in the "Savannah" series...I would like to see the loose ends in this book tied up!
This was a cute story about BeeBee Loudermilk who fell for and "investment councilor" or so she thought he ended being a con man and left town with all her money and sold her house out from under her.BeeBee sets out to recoup what she's lost at an old motel she finds out she still owns. Plus she works at tracking down the scumbag who stole all her money.
This was a fun quick read , cute southern fiction/chick-lit but a nice break from the heavier books I've been reading late...more
This was a fun quick read , cute southern fiction/chick-lit but a nice break from the heavier books I've been reading late...more
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I love Mary Kay Andrews. She's just fun and hilarious and escapist! Most of her novels are set in Savannah or some other historic Georgia town and she gets the atmosphere perfectly. Her heroines are sassy and witty and usually completely down on their luck. I'm not much of a "sit-com" reader, but I love these and 100% recommend them to people who want a fun, lighthearted book to take to the beach, the bubble bath, or a backyard hammock!
Ms. Andrews' books are very light-weight to begin with. More than anything else, though, she desperately needs a new editor; I've never seen as many errors and "continuity" issues as her books contain (i.e. why does BeBe call her grandfather "Granddaddy" for exactly half the book and suddenly switch to "Graddad" in the entire second half?). Errors are a distraction but abrupt changes in what one main character calls another make a reader wonder if the author is ev...more
I did like this one better than Savannah Blues but I still didn't care for the few stereotypical southern America traits that the author added into the dialog. Interestingly enough BeBe was my favorite character in Savannah Blues but in this book I liked Weezie better, but Weezie wasn't my favorite character. I'm not sure I had a favorite character in this book. I still love the Uncle though.
Overall a pretty good read.
Overall a pretty good read.
This is a sequel to Savannah Blues. It is the story of Bebe Loudermilk, best friend of Weezie Foley. Successful Bebe gets bilked of all her money, jewels and property by a con-man and takes matters into her own hands to recoup losses and get revenge. She meets gruff fisherman Harry and restores an old motel on Tybee. Great characters and lots of humor. Pure fun.
Okay, it was better than Savannah Blues but the writing was horrible and the story was just implausible as hell. What do you do when someone you really like recommends shitty books to you? It's especially hard when they're around you enough to know whether or not you're reading it and so you're forced to do so for fear of hurting someone's feelings.
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One of my top faves from Mary Kay Andrews.
Though the heroine of the book Bebe is first wronged this time by thief who takes her life savings but Bebe finds a way to get her life back in order and then some.
Similar to Ms. Andrews most recent book The Fixer Upper however the Bebe is sassier and takes no guff from the very beginning.
Though the heroine of the book Bebe is first wronged this time by thief who takes her life savings but Bebe finds a way to get her life back in order and then some.
Similar to Ms. Andrews most recent book The Fixer Upper however the Bebe is sassier and takes no guff from the very beginning.
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Savannah Breeze is the story of how BeBe falls for a con artist who cons her out of everything. Well, almost everything...the only thing she is left with is a rundown old motel on Tybee Island the con purchased in her name shortly before skipping out.
BeBe thinks she can sell the motel and make some primo money since tourism drives Tybee's economy but the con artist has temporarily put a kink in that plan as well. So BeBe fixes up the hotel in order to bring in some money while she can hu...more
BeBe thinks she can sell the motel and make some primo money since tourism drives Tybee's economy but the con artist has temporarily put a kink in that plan as well. So BeBe fixes up the hotel in order to bring in some money while she can hu...more
This book was much better than the first one. I was so into the story line. Bebe got scammed by a man who took all her money and sold her house and rentals. She wanted revenge and in the end she got all her money back and then some. What a great story with great characters. I was up until 3 am finishing it this morning.
This is the follow up to Savannah Blues, and I'm finally getting around to read it (came out in 2006).
Cute, fun, and easy read. I always enjoy a good story that takes place in one of my favorite cities - Savannah, GA. I definitely recommend this book. It would be a great beach or pool read! But make sure you read Savannah Blues first.
Cute, fun, and easy read. I always enjoy a good story that takes place in one of my favorite cities - Savannah, GA. I definitely recommend this book. It would be a great beach or pool read! But make sure you read Savannah Blues first.
My favorite book (so far) by Mary Kay Andrews! Bebe Loudermilk loses her money,home,dignity and her grandparent's savings to a smooth-talking, good-looking crook. This book tells her story of redemption. The story grabbed me immediately and kept me going at a good pace. Many times I laughed out loud. I love a book that can do that!
You know when you sit down with a Mary Kay Andrews novel that you're going to get a few laughs, some local color, and that everything will end well. Savannah Breeze is no exception, and was well worth the few days it took to read. BeBe Loudermilk gets shafted, then gets her revenge. She also gets her man, and I don't think I'm spoiling a plot point by saying that as soon as she met the ornery handyman at her new Tybee Island motel (and of course hated him on sight), I knew what would happen.
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Karen
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I wanted to like this one, I really did. But despite the heroine's apparent history as an astute business woman, she spent the first couple chapters acting so darned stupid. Eventually I ran out of sympathy and stopped caring about how she would dig herself out of this mess.
Great beach read! Loved this book and hated for it to end - it really kept me laughing, and makes me want to go back down to Savannah and Tybee Island to check out the real Breeze Inn. Granddaddy Loudermilk was a hoot too - kind of reminded me of Grandma Mazur from the Stephanie Plum books.
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Andrews has a B.A. in newspaper journalism from The University of Georgia. She is a former reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. While a reporter in Savannah, GA, she covered the real-life murder trials which were the basis of the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
She also publishes under the name Kathy Hogan Trocheck.
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She also publishes under the name Kathy Hogan Trocheck.
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