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Blondes Have More Felons (December Vaughn Mysteries)

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Former Ohio corporate attorney December Vaughn has moved to sunny Florida. She has her own civil trial practice, but no furniture for her house. Seems the moving company enjoys its nepotist tendencies and her possessions are AWOL. But that is the least of December's worries.

Her first case is from Charlie Deaver. His wife died due to bad insilin produced by BDC, Inc. BDC is represented by the big guns at Langley & Cowan. When Langley tries to intimidate December, he only suceeds in making her dig in her three-inch heels.

Things soon become deadly, even involving an allegator that is set loose in December's new office. But December is not a wimpy blond! She has several mismatched people on her side. Max is the gorgeous and very talented office manager. Elderly Mr. Ellison is a jack-of-all-trades type of man. Emily is a card-shark, perfect housewife, and seems to kow a bit about almost every topic. Aunt Celia knows everybody that lives within a three or four county area. A large group of elderly women labelled the "casserole brigade". And then there is the former Navy SEAL turned P.I. Jake Brody.

By the time things are over December should consider writing her imaginary book titled "How to Stay Alive and Lose Weight in Thirty Days". Very apt and not a bad idea at all.

***** This terrific mystery series simply overflows with the most zany characters that readers cannot help but fall in love with! Yet the mystery plot is extremely serious. As the reader, I certainly learned a bit about civil and criminal law. Funny thing is that the author did it in such a humorous way that I did not even realize that I was absorbing the lessons. Downright outstanding and highly recommended! *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

I've read Alesia Holliday's book 'Nice Girls Finish First' and thought it was a great story. I was sure I'd like this book, but what I didn't know was that I'd LOVE it!

December Vaughn and all the other characters have such different personalities, yet they are all likeable. Alesia Holliday did a great job writing a mystery with funny characters and witty comebacks. I hope she continues on writing more December Vaughn mysteries. This would be a great book for starting a series.

Keep it up!

I had a lot I wanted to do today, but made the big mistake of picking up Blondes Have More Felons. I finished it a few minutes ago and though I didn't get done what was on my list, I had a so much more enjoyable day between the pages of Alesia Holliday's book. This was a fantastic book which took me thru the range of emotions - laughter, tears and tension. Full speed ride from start to finish. If you finished reading Janet Evanovich's latest Stephanie Plum book and are depressed that you have to wait another year for the next - pick up Blondes Have More Felons and guaranteed you will be looking forward to the next December Vaughn's book over the next Stephanie Plum's. I hope Amazon's date on the next book in the series is wrong - because 2025 is too long to wait to spend more time with these wonderful characters.

The characters in "Blondes Have More Felons" are wonderful and quirky. I mean, you gotta love a guy who says "he ain't been the same since that testicle problem--Man's got half his left nut missing and it drove him insane"! This book is fast-paced with lots of thrills and chills throughout as we follow every twist and turn of this crazy case in which December Vaughn, attorney at law, finds herself embroiled. This book sets the stage for a series so we are introduced to several characters that will play key roles in the books to follow. I found these people to be warm and funny and believable and I was drawn into their lives and found myself wanting to know more about them. Everyone has a story to tell and Ms. Holliday has her work cut out for her in the coming years finding out what those stories are!

One of the things that I like the most about Ms. Holliday's writing is that her books are pretty PG--I can let my daughters, who are 12 and 14, read these books without worrying about the content being "too adult" for them! I'm not saying I don't care for erotica, but it is refreshing to come across an author who knows how to tease without being obvious and can carry the story without having to resort to steamy sex scenes to draw readers in. There is plenty of sexual tension, don't get me wrong, but it is tastefully done and instead of leaving the reader unfulfilled it makes you scream for more! The mystery was tight and well thought out, the plot made sense, and I'm pretty sure that I learned something about how pharmaceutical companies AND law firms function, so it was educational as well! (AND there's a REALLY cute dog in the story, so all the bases were covered!)

I am really excited about this new series. I believe Ms. Holliday is going to be a huge name in fiction, whether it is romance, chicklit, or mystery. I have read everything she has written in these categories so far and she hasn't disappointed me yet! I highly recommend "Blondes Have More Felons" to anyone who loves a good mystery that is well-written, witty, and smart. Who says all blondes are dumb?! Certainly not this one!

I bought this book because of all the great reviews. But I have to say I was really disappointed with this book. The overall story and character development is good but December Vaughn is an idiot! It was really painful to read this book and how the main character didn't pick up on any of the clues! I would pass on this book. The good writing doesn't makeup for the idiot detective work. If you want a good mystery book read Passion, Betrayal and Killer Highlights by Kyra Davis.

I really enjoyed this book. I found myself really wanting to get back to it and even caught myself laughing out loud in parts. December is a fun, believable character with some pretty quirky, yet real people around her. Everyone should be blessed with some of her friends, employees, and acquaintances. No one should be blessed with her moving company. I am really looking forward to the next book in this series.

When civil attorney December Vaughn moves to Florida to set up her own practice, she loses her furniture but gains the quirkiest - and funniest - group of friends imaginable -- and latches onto a wrongful death case that may just turn out to be the death of her, if she can't figure it out in time. With sass, humor, and heart, December won me over with her first adventure (not to mention her puppy). I'm betting it won't be her last.

Thanks for the great read. Keep 'em coming, Ms. Holliday!

This book was suspenseful, as you would imagine. It was also entertaining and funny! I enjoyed it very much, and I shared it with my mother-in-law, who is very particular about what she likes. She loved it!

Very much fun.

December's a lawyer starting her own practice in Florida. Her first big client has a lawsuit against a drug company whose defective insulin killed his wife. No sooner did she meet with him than she starts getting phone calls from lawyers on both sides pressuring her to pass on the case, and then odd and threatening things start happening.

Is it related to the case? Is it the crazy woman who's mad because PI Jake has been hanging around? Is it one of the dozens of clients who came in for pro-bono day?

I'm hoping this is the first of a long series. The cast of characters is fabulous: December's best friend & office manager, a retirement-community romeo, her stay-at-home-mom/poker champion neighbor, her mystery-writer uncle, and of course ex-SEAL PI Jake.

This is a wonderful combination of serious mystery and comedy. I seldom laugh out loud in a mystery, but I did in this one. I am looking forward to more.