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December Vaughn #1
Blondes Have More Felons
A lawyer who’s smarter than she looks and more stubborn than anyone expects opens her own practice in a small Florida town in this charming mystery.
December Vaughn is tired of her roots. Not the ones in her hair—she is a real blonde after all—but her life in Ohio as a corporate attorney. She’s used to turning heads, but now it’s time to turn her life around. And what better way to prove all those dumb-blonde jokes wrong than by opening up her own practice in Florida? She’s going to take the Sunshine State by storm…
Soon, she’s hired by a man whose wife died because of defective insulin. Now, the drug company and its ruthless lawyers are doing anything in their power to derail the case—and December. It’s enough to give a girl split ends.
Luckily her over-the-top office manager, a card-sharp housewife, and a drop-dead gorgeous P.I. are on her side. Because December Vaughn may have parted ways with her old life, but she’s not about to give up her new one without a fight…
December Vaughn is tired of her roots. Not the ones in her hair—she is a real blonde after all—but her life in Ohio as a corporate attorney. She’s used to turning heads, but now it’s time to turn her life around. And what better way to prove all those dumb-blonde jokes wrong than by opening up her own practice in Florida? She’s going to take the Sunshine State by storm…
Soon, she’s hired by a man whose wife died because of defective insulin. Now, the drug company and its ruthless lawyers are doing anything in their power to derail the case—and December. It’s enough to give a girl split ends.
Luckily her over-the-top office manager, a card-sharp housewife, and a drop-dead gorgeous P.I. are on her side. Because December Vaughn may have parted ways with her old life, but she’s not about to give up her new one without a fight…
368 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 7, 2006
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January 5, 2015
I thought this was a great mystery - better than your average cozy mystery with a much meatier, more intelligent plot while still remaining humorous and a little bit wacky. I was really disappointed that there were never any additional December Vaughn adventures.
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May 13, 2013
Reading again! This is a cute book. Would love to read more stuff from her!
February 1, 2011
Fun book, reminded me of the Stephanie Plum books. Too bad there aren't any more in the series.
August 17, 2014
Enjoyed this book, looking forward to the next one in the series.
June 16, 2023
December Vaughn is trying to open up her own practice, after being a ruthless corporate litigator for eight year. The good news? People underestimate her. The bad news? People are really interested in her not keeping the case of bad insulin against a big drug company. In short order, December's skeletal staff (Max, her best friend and office manager) is supplemented by Henry "Percy" Ellison, a former bus driver/organizer turned retired man with surprising skills, a handsome Jake Brody, private investigator, next door neighbor and champion poker player Emily, and her aunt and uncle's friends in the casserole bridge, who help her sort through 96 boxes of discovery material.
December's crew does good, brings down a major scam (attempt) and hopefully helps her clear her name as a "drug dealer." If her furniture ever turns up, and she actually earns enough money to make payroll, then she's off to a promising start, as this first in the series suggests!
December's crew does good, brings down a major scam (attempt) and hopefully helps her clear her name as a "drug dealer." If her furniture ever turns up, and she actually earns enough money to make payroll, then she's off to a promising start, as this first in the series suggests!
January 24, 2024
fun quick mystery thriller with not much substance.
a week later and I can barely remember what this was about
a week later and I can barely remember what this was about
June 20, 2009
Great read! I must say I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this one. For someone who's used to stumbling across badly written and dull amateur detective series, Blondes Have More Felons made a refreshing change.
It incorporates the stereotypical aspects of a female amateur detective novel (though December's technically a lawyer, she gets up to similar mischief), but somehow, Alesia Holliday manages to make it fun to read. December is tall, blonde and pretty, and there's the typical sexy P.I/all-round handyman, Jake Brody, hanging around just waiting to rescue her, but unlike other heroines, December doesn't cave the minute he pushes her buttons; she holds her own! What an idea. This, however, is what makes their scenes interesting and page-turning.
December's tough without being overly so, and she's also intelligent. Her verbal battles with crazy clients are probably the most laugh-out-loud parts of the book. I can't stress how much I love a heroine that can stand up for herself, not even using some kind of martial arts, and beat her opponent verbally and intellectually. Her crew at the office is also very endearing, quirky characters.
Can't wait to get more of this series!
It incorporates the stereotypical aspects of a female amateur detective novel (though December's technically a lawyer, she gets up to similar mischief), but somehow, Alesia Holliday manages to make it fun to read. December is tall, blonde and pretty, and there's the typical sexy P.I/all-round handyman, Jake Brody, hanging around just waiting to rescue her, but unlike other heroines, December doesn't cave the minute he pushes her buttons; she holds her own! What an idea. This, however, is what makes their scenes interesting and page-turning.
December's tough without being overly so, and she's also intelligent. Her verbal battles with crazy clients are probably the most laugh-out-loud parts of the book. I can't stress how much I love a heroine that can stand up for herself, not even using some kind of martial arts, and beat her opponent verbally and intellectually. Her crew at the office is also very endearing, quirky characters.
Can't wait to get more of this series!
February 4, 2016
This book was terrible. December Vaughn, the h, showed us the rare occasional glimpse that she was a competent, professional lawyer/woman. But most of the time she was a complete idiot. Too much of a ditz for me to like, with her verbal spillage of inanity everytime she got near the H, or was overwhelmed - which was a lot.
And every single secondary in the book was zany, cutesy, unique... and exhausting.
This story and the h, needed to be reigned in. This was try too hard on every level... and while the final few chapters seemed to settle into some level of consistency and the plot line was tied up nicely in a bow - it was ultimately too little too late. Nothing could redeem this irritating h.
And every single secondary in the book was zany, cutesy, unique... and exhausting.
This story and the h, needed to be reigned in. This was try too hard on every level... and while the final few chapters seemed to settle into some level of consistency and the plot line was tied up nicely in a bow - it was ultimately too little too late. Nothing could redeem this irritating h.
August 12, 2025
This novel was a freebie with the ebook 'A Dead End Wedding'.
It was written well before the Dead End series began and I believe readers were expecting similar writing which is why it hasn't rated as well....if readers had left read something else and gone back to this the outcome may have been different.
It's about a lawyer leaving corporate law and returning to her roots...trying to deal with an actual case, moving, an ex husband, independence and family. It's a charming mystery with moments of tongue in cheek lines, taking on big pharma and relying on people even when you don't want to.
I can def see this being a series. And would welcome it.
It was written well before the Dead End series began and I believe readers were expecting similar writing which is why it hasn't rated as well....if readers had left read something else and gone back to this the outcome may have been different.
It's about a lawyer leaving corporate law and returning to her roots...trying to deal with an actual case, moving, an ex husband, independence and family. It's a charming mystery with moments of tongue in cheek lines, taking on big pharma and relying on people even when you don't want to.
I can def see this being a series. And would welcome it.
April 10, 2008
This is supposed to be the first in a series, but word is that the series is on indefinite hold. Too bad, because I really like December Vaughn and the rest of the cast, plus the mystery plotting was good.
June 11, 2021
I wasn't sure at first if I was going to like this book. But then the characters got interesting and quirky. December is a funny character trying to get her life together in her own law firm in Florida. Then strange things start happening when she takes on a drug case. It was a fun read!!
December 30, 2007
I really enjoyed this book. It was humorous and entertaining. I haven't read a lot of mysteries, but if the author had more coming in the series, I would pick it up.
August 11, 2008
This was a cute mystery. It had a lot of funny moments in the first half, it seemed like she couldn't quite keep enough of that up toward the end. It still was a fun light read for summer.
August 5, 2008
if you like Stephanie Plum you'll enjoy this book
August 25, 2008
This was a quick read. I'll definately read more of her stuff. :)
May 15, 2010
Took a long time for me to start getting into it but it was a pretty good read. 2.5/5 stars.
August 12, 2012
Good book similar to the Stephanie plum series. Wouldn't mind reading more of Alesia Hollidays books.
December 20, 2014
Easy and enjoyable read.
February 9, 2016
I only read the first few chapters, I couldn't get into it. It wasn't very exciting.
May 4, 2012
my favorite
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