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The Good Life
~Contains both Dom & Kate romantic shorts Bird Day Battalion and V-Day Aversion, as well as the full length novel "The Good Life"!~
Detective Kyle Anderson is a man of simple tastes and reasonably low expectations. Give him a juicy steak and no homicides, and he’d call it good. When his sister Katelyn got engaged to his best friend Dominic, he’d figured the worst of the unnecessary drama in his life was over. But that was before Dom’s free-spirited, twig-eating, exasperating sister Demetria came back to Nebraska and completely hijacked the planning of the wedding, starting with inviting Dom’s ex-wife Isabel. Now Kate's so determined to prove Isabel is up to no good that she insists Kyle date her to keep her away from Dom. Soon Kyle is so knee deep in Anderson-Valentini dramatics, he's thinking of changing his name and moving to Tibet. If he could just get Demi the impossibly sexy granola-flake off his mind long enough to do it…
Detective Kyle Anderson is a man of simple tastes and reasonably low expectations. Give him a juicy steak and no homicides, and he’d call it good. When his sister Katelyn got engaged to his best friend Dominic, he’d figured the worst of the unnecessary drama in his life was over. But that was before Dom’s free-spirited, twig-eating, exasperating sister Demetria came back to Nebraska and completely hijacked the planning of the wedding, starting with inviting Dom’s ex-wife Isabel. Now Kate's so determined to prove Isabel is up to no good that she insists Kyle date her to keep her away from Dom. Soon Kyle is so knee deep in Anderson-Valentini dramatics, he's thinking of changing his name and moving to Tibet. If he could just get Demi the impossibly sexy granola-flake off his mind long enough to do it…
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First published June 28, 2014
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Genevieve Dewey
9 books90 followersI was raised mostly in Nebraska, partly in Arizona. My family is from Chicago. I wear many hats, but my favorites are Mom, Anthropologist, and CSI.
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August 10, 2016
“The Good Life” by Genevieve Dewey is a beautiful novel that sits somewhere between romance and character study. Two introductory short stories give us a quick insight into the relationship between Detective Kyle Anderson and his best friend Dominic and also between Dominic and Kyle’s sister Kate.
The latter two finally come together as lovers but things get complicated once again when the wedding is being planned, an ex-wife shows up and Eros throws some more arrows into the members of the two families.
This is a very enjoyable read with some wonderful human observations about our goals and desires in life, about chances, about being true to yourself and about finding out what a good life is to you.
Dewey has chosen a great set of characters to highlight all of these issues and to drive the often amusing and sometimes more dramatic plot onwards. Charming and philosophical in places this is a very pleasant book that should find a wide audience.
The latter two finally come together as lovers but things get complicated once again when the wedding is being planned, an ex-wife shows up and Eros throws some more arrows into the members of the two families.
This is a very enjoyable read with some wonderful human observations about our goals and desires in life, about chances, about being true to yourself and about finding out what a good life is to you.
Dewey has chosen a great set of characters to highlight all of these issues and to drive the often amusing and sometimes more dramatic plot onwards. Charming and philosophical in places this is a very pleasant book that should find a wide audience.
July 1, 2014
I loved all 3 books. The fact that they were stuffed into one was a huge bonus. Any book that takes me two days to read is another bonus. If you have read Gen`s other books this one has a totally different style. It's still Dewey-fabulous too but this had humor and a witty side . I'm in love with Dom and Kate! Not to mention the families. There is a lot to talk about with them. So in a word zany! This is like I love Lucy meets the Brady bunch meets a Janet Evanovich novel (It rivals her for sure)
If you grab this you get all of the novels together so GRAB it. The story of Dom Valentini is one that makes you smile. Seriously he is one lucky guy in the family department. He is divorced and now closer to where he grew up. His best friend growing up was Kate. They got into the usual trouble kids get into. Now they had a banter between them that worked. Sometimes you read about people "secretly" in love, well this is NOT one of them. They both dated other people and remained friends. When there seems to be a little something between them you find out that thinking about each other, yes they though he/she was good looking, smart ,fun, yada yada.
Dom's family and Kate's family are close, as are the siblings, they know things that are nutsy about each other. Kate's sisters are hilarious! They each deserve a book. There is too much to say about them. They love, laugh and play detective for each other. Kate's brother Kyle is best friends with Dom and his sister Demetria aka Demi. The four of them make this book. I LOVED them. I will say Demi and her natural products had me laughing. One particular scene where they realize there is something there between Demi and Kyle and Kate tells her she sells bongs and he arrests those who use then. I was cracking up.
This offers a new style of writing for this author. I have read all of her other books and bar far this is the best. It has romance, funny situations and lots of steam. I am so thrilled and proud to call Genevieve Dewey a friend and I get to boast about her work. What a fab read especially if you need a beach read. This is for you!
If you grab this you get all of the novels together so GRAB it. The story of Dom Valentini is one that makes you smile. Seriously he is one lucky guy in the family department. He is divorced and now closer to where he grew up. His best friend growing up was Kate. They got into the usual trouble kids get into. Now they had a banter between them that worked. Sometimes you read about people "secretly" in love, well this is NOT one of them. They both dated other people and remained friends. When there seems to be a little something between them you find out that thinking about each other, yes they though he/she was good looking, smart ,fun, yada yada.
Dom's family and Kate's family are close, as are the siblings, they know things that are nutsy about each other. Kate's sisters are hilarious! They each deserve a book. There is too much to say about them. They love, laugh and play detective for each other. Kate's brother Kyle is best friends with Dom and his sister Demetria aka Demi. The four of them make this book. I LOVED them. I will say Demi and her natural products had me laughing. One particular scene where they realize there is something there between Demi and Kyle and Kate tells her she sells bongs and he arrests those who use then. I was cracking up.
This offers a new style of writing for this author. I have read all of her other books and bar far this is the best. It has romance, funny situations and lots of steam. I am so thrilled and proud to call Genevieve Dewey a friend and I get to boast about her work. What a fab read especially if you need a beach read. This is for you!
July 23, 2015
Amazingly lighthearted and amusing story following the. Anderson's and Valentini's as they become one big family. Filled with love, sex and intrigue this book captures your imagination and heart as you follow Kate and Dom prepare to marry and siblings Kyle and Demi become more than just friends.
Feel good and believable I loved reading this book and found it very hard to put down, highly recommended!
Looking forward to the next book!
Big thanks to goodreads First Reads where I won a review copy of this book.
Feel good and believable I loved reading this book and found it very hard to put down, highly recommended!
Looking forward to the next book!
Big thanks to goodreads First Reads where I won a review copy of this book.
July 17, 2014
This entire series is fantastic! I adore Dom & Kate. The dynamic between their two families is both endearing and so hysterical. I loved the fact that all the books are together too. I will definitely go back and revisit these characters. The additional story of Kyle & Demi were absolutely perfect. A must read.
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