Looping to the Limit

by Ginney Etherton

Lainey Tidwell, intrepid disciple of the distinguished caddie profession, strives to live up to the ideal. The reality, however, is a trap of chauvinistic, despicable practices that aren’t up to par. Guest assignments at Singing Bluffs Resort aren’t in full swing yet, more bag-packers are showing up every day, and getting a loop has become a nasty business. But at least the weather is better.

So far, Lainey’s smarts have kept her out of serious scrapes, but it’s her smart mouth that could get her fired. That, and her foray into undercover work. Watching Lainey’s back is an unintentional and unlikely team of cohorts. Whether she likes it or not.

Happy hour with the townies, an uncrowded beach, and an understanding boyfriend all help to ease her anxieties. But Lainey wishes that falling-into-place thing that everyone talks about would just get here already.

Looping to the Limit is the third in the Lainey Tidwell series, books for golf nuts and normal people, alike.

222 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 19, 2014

About the author

I've written 3 books in the Lainey Tidwell series about a young woman caddie at a small-town golf resort. The stories are fiction, based on people and scenes that I got glimpses of in my time spent in real towns. Sometimes the realities are very close to the fictional characterizations, but I'm not telling which ones.

I've also written a travel/adventure e-book, "Point A to Point Z," for Older Middle Grade readers. It's a story about a 12-year-old boy and his grandmother traveling to Mongolia and Angola as emissaries for the US Department of State. They learn about current social issues and the beauty of those countries.

My latest is a mystery, "Dry Run for Murder." An author gets too close to a real murder due to her playacting the murder methods she writes about.

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This author is also known as Gail Morellen, for "No Broken Bones." It is the true story of the battle with Children Services and a tribal lawyer for her granddaughter.

Reviews

[A. Powers · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to admit, I had my doubts about this book. The summary made it seem a difficult read for only the most high-level minds – there were golf puns that took me forever to understand – but I thought I would give it a try anyway because I tend to enjoy sports stories.

Fortunately, I get to say that I was pleasantly surprised. Even though I didn’t read the other two books in the series, the story was easy to follow, and I could make some educated guesses about what happened earlier. The golf bits were cute and easy to understand, even for someone as completely clueless as me. The characters were realistic and easy to relate to, though sometimes I felt like they were way more sophisticated and intelligent than me, and their conversations were over my head. While you don’t have to be a genius to enjoy this story, this is definitely not a book for idiots.

The story is very dialogue heavy, and sometimes the conversations are just too detailed and too slow-paced to keep the story moving effectively. But still, this is an extremely well-written book, and the story is interesting if you’re in the mood for a relaxing novel.

[Tammy Meyers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Insight to the world of golf

some fun,some frolic,some romance,some kickass, a very good read. I strongly suggest reading the previous books of this series. a great story and some good information about golf for duffers who didn't know better about the word of caddies.