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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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2 authors picked Just Add Salt as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

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…

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. 

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