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Hetta Coffey is a woman with a yacht, and she's not afraid to use it!
Hetta, a globe-trotting engineer with attitude, a penchant for trouble, and a yacht, is back, and this time she s steering us into hot Mexican waters.
Miffed that vacation plans with her chronically absent boyfriend…
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This is a breathless ocean adventure to Mexico, chock-full of international intrigue, a deadly hurricane, and a lovesick whale courting Civil Engineer Hetta Coffey’s yacht.
I laughed out loud at the hilarious antics of zany but lovable characters. Give me a madcap escapade featuring a macho rent-a-Captain with Lucy and Ethel as the crew, on a cruise where whatever could go wrong would go wrong.
I loved the snappy, spicier-than-hot salsa dialogue and snarky banter between sassy Hetta and Jan, her BFF. Add a plot that runs at a breakneck pace, and I bought myself a ticket for a rollercoaster-worthy…
From Susie's list on female protagonists with jobs usually performed by men.
Nothing gets me giggling more than a hilarious ocean adventure starring a lovesick whale courting the protagonist’s boat.
Give me a fast-paced, madcap escapade that features a macho rent-a-Captain with Lucy and Ethel as the crew on a cruise where whatever could go wrong would go wrong, and I’ll be yours forever.
I laughed out loud at the snarky banter between the hapless duo as they stumbled and bumbled their way through a deadly hurricane while outrunning an assortment of international bad guys.
From Susie's list on cozy mysteries with protagonists who are away from home.
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