The
Plot:
The
Martini Club 4 Series came about as a result of four author friends who meet
each week at a favorite hangout, The Martini Lounge in Edmond Oklahoma. They
decided to write stories centered around a similar establishment, and these
four novellas were the result. Their next installment of the series will be set
in the 1940s. Follow the authors to keep up with all their releases, including
the Martini Club 4 series.
Now,
grab a martini and step back in time to the days of flappers, prohibition,
gangsters, and speakeasies in New York City.
Reckless
Lady
Margaret turned Lady Bootlegger… Singer Margaret (Meggie) Montley needs money—fast.
Her friend is in a dire situation with nowhere to turn. While Meggie is on the
brink of stardom, it’s not soon enough to save her friend. Harry Dempsey is out
to avenge the deaths of his father and brother at the hands of a ruthless
gangster. But trouble spirals out of control when Meggie Montley shows up the
night he meets his nemesis to settle the score. Saving the impetuous woman from
a crime lord might be easier than saving her from her own reckless behavior.
About the Author:
I
love sports. The NFL, the NBA. I hold season tickets to the Oklahoma City
Thunder. I love Broadway musicals too. I have a BA in Management Information Systems
and a vocal minor. I love travel, reading, writing, and just to round things
out and scratch the singing itch, karaoke.
Review:
As
you can see from her photo and biography, Kathy L. Wheeler is also Kae Elle Wheeler, who
wrote the last book I reviewed, The
Wronged Princess. Reckless, I fear, has the same issues.
The
reason Ms. Wheeler uses a slight variation on her name is that these two books
are in different genres. While one is a fantasy/fairy tale, the other is
historical romantic suspense. Lady Margaret (Meggie) Montley has no interest in
“marrying well.” Especially when that means marrying an older man whose money
will refill the coffers of her titled, but impoverished, family. Meggie wants
to sing that new music—jazz.
She
and two of her friends decide to run away from home to New York. One friend
wants to design clothes, one becomes a waitress at a speakeasy hoping to snag a
wealthy yank, and they meet a third girl enroute, rescue her from an abusive
situation, and take her aboard ship as their maid. Meggie gets a job at the
speakeasy singing, and catches the eye of Harry Dempsey, the manager. When her
third roommate gets a job as a maid to a wealthy man who turns out to be a sex trafficker,
Meggie tries to raise money to buy the girl’s contract, and gets involved with the
bootleggers who killed Harry’s father. He can’t exactly blow up their ship with
Meggy as a witness, and she’s not a “loose end” he’s willing to “tie up.”
Again,
Ms. Wheeler writes a page-burning story, with great characters, but she really
needs a better editor. I found her bad grammar—misused words, mixed tenses,
etc., very distracting. If you’re not a grammar stickler, you’ll probably enjoy
it.
Author Website: http://kathylwheeler.com
Warnings: None
Length:
Digital: 127 Pages
Paperback:
142 Pages
Prices:
Print: $7.99
Digital: $0.99
Buy Link: https://smile.amazon.com/B00RICW0G0
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