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Title details for Savannah Breeze by Mary Kay Andrews - Available

Savannah Breeze

A Novel

#2 in series

by Mary Kay Andrews
Moira Driscoll
Audiobook
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A brief but disastrous relationship with the gorgeous Reddy, an "investment counselor" who turns out to be a con man, causes Savannah belle BeBe Loudermilk to lose everything. All that's left is a ramshackle 1950s motor court on Tybee Island. Tybee is outside of Savannah, an eccentric beach town that calls itself a drinking village with a fishing problem. Breeze Inn is a place where BeBe wouldn't normally be caught dead, but there she is, unwilling to admit failure, fighting bankruptcy. With the help of friends, she soon has the motel spiffed up and attracting paying guests. Then there's a sighting of Reddy in Florida, and BeBe decides to go after him with a plan to carry out a sting that may be just a little bit outside the law but that, with any luck at all, will retrieve BeBe's fortune.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Weezie and Bebe Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    May 1, 2006

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780792744580
      • File size: 412608 KB
      • Duration: 14:19:35

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Listeners should fetch a tall glass of sweetened iced tea, engage their imaginations, and come along for a delightful ride. Moira Driscoll gives an impressive performance of this fun novel in which a zany cast of characters helps wronged BeBe Loudermilk set things right. From BeBe's grandparents to the slick con man who steals her blind, Driscoll's vocal characterizations are right on target. Her depictions are equally convincing when fisherman Harry and junk dealer Weezy take on the roles of a rock star and his wife to save the Loudermilk fortune. Driscoll's treatment elevates this book from a fun listen to top-notch entertainment. J.J.B. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 5, 2006
      Keating is simply delightful in the first-person role of BeBe Loudermilk, a thrice-divorced Southern belle and restaurant owner who falls for a gorgeous, smooth-talking con man who tricks her out of all her money and possessions. Putting on a lively Southern accent, Keating embodies BeBe perfectly, evoking her theatrical personality (wailing melodramatically over her loss), her self-deprecating humor and her never-give-up determination as she tries to pick up the pieces by getting a dilapidated motel up and running. Keating also creates distinct, believable voices for the other characters: a lazy drawl for BeBe's grandfather, whose absent-mindedness hides a shrewd mind; a gritty tone for Harry Sorrentino, the cantankerous hotel caretaker who alternately exasperates and attracts BeBe; and even voices of minor characters, including a Valley Girl–sounding young woman named Emma and a Spanish-accented bank teller. The audiobook is abridged, but you'd never know it: it flows seamlessly. It's a rollicking, entertaining story from beginning to end. This audiobook production makes an already enjoyable book even more fun, perfect for beach listening. Simultaneous release with the HarperCollins hardcover (Reviews, Jan. 30).

    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 30, 2006
      In this spirited sequel to 2001's Savannah Blues
      , Southern belle BeBe Loudermilk continues to attract the wrong kind of man. Thrice married and divorced, her latest romantic debacle involves Ryan Edward "Reddy" Millbanks, an unscrupulous financial consultant who takes her for nearly everything she owns. All BeBe has left is the Breeze Inn, a run-down motor hotel on Tybee Island, a quirky beach town. With the help of best friend Weezie, an antiques expert with a talent for turning garbage into gold, BeBe is determined to make the property a success. She soon butts heads with Harry, the Breeze Inn's ornery caretaker, but her efforts pay off: seemingly overnight, the Breeze Inn is fully booked and bustling. But when Reddy surfaces via yacht down in Lauderdale, BeBe hits the road with Weezie, Harry and her grandfather (who manages to tear himself away from the Weather Channel) to find the reprobate and make him pay. A former journalist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
      , Edgar nominee Andrews writes with tongue firmly in cheek, presenting a cast of eccentric characters and a plot that's decidedly over-the-top. It's light, pastel fun.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      In a predictable story of BeBe Loudermilk's efforts to recover her personal fortune from a con man, Mary Kay Andrews offers up some entertaining mind candy. Savannah businesswoman and Southern belle BeBe moves into a decrepit motel, which she inadvertently comes to own, and works with the current manager and a cast of other lovable but forgettable characters to turn her life around. Isabel Keating reads the story with aplomb, adjusting her voice appropriately for each character. The result is perfect, with the humorous dialogue remaining lively, dynamic, and enjoyable. While the story itself is amusing enough, Keating's interpretation makes it much more fun. H.L.S. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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