Bunco Babes Tell All [Mass Market Paperback]

Maria Geraci (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 5, 2009

A hot, sassy, Southern romance about girlfriends, gossip, the game of love- and the game of Bunco.

Woman cannot live by Bunco alone

. Meet the Bunco Babes of Whispering Bay. Every Thursday night they roll dice, drink frozen margaritas, and catch up on all the gossip in their small north Florida town. Kitty Burke is the only Bunco Babe who is still single-which is okay-but she's thirty-five and may need to face the fact that her image of Mr. Right is all wrong.

Take Steve. Very sexy-but on paper, with three failed marriages and a shady career, maybe not great husband material. And yes, his ring tone is "Freebird." Fellow Babes Shea and Pilar definitely vote thumbs down. But maybe there's more to Steve than meets the eye. Is it time for Kitty to roll the dice and hope that she can be as lucky in love as she is in Bunco?

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

A north Florida realtor with an abysmal romantic history continues her quest for a suitable man in Geraci's formulaic debut. Kitty Burke is the only single gal in her circle of friends who get together every week to gossip, play dice and drink. But then she meets Steve, a plumber and multiple divorcé who seems like a horrible Mr. Right, but an excellent Mr. Right Now. As Kitty's personal life heats up, her professional life does, too: she is offered a chance to broker a new condo development, something that will be very unpopular in her town, but very good for her pocketbook. Things, however, are not as they seem, in love or business. While genre fans will feel at home with Kitty, who is attractive, somewhat successful and, like her pals, full of quirks, her story is woefully unoriginal. This disposable diversion's good for a few laughs, but not much more.
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Review

"Geraci''s sexy, funny debut is an emotionally satisfying story of love, friendship, family and community."
The Chicago Tribune

"Bunco Babes Tell All is a refreshing story about the importance of women''s friendships crossed with the situational humor of a romantic comedy."
Sacramento Book Reviews

"A steamy romp of a read whose lively characters kept me turning the pages."
Haywood Smith, New York Times bestselling author of the Red Hat Club series

"A fun book, and what promises to be a delightful series from Geraci."
Wichita Falls

"This book had everything for me, sex, romance, laughter, and even a slight mystery, but as they say, "What happens at Bunco, stays at Bunco!"
Publishers Weekly Beyond her Book Blog

"This book was awesome."
Reviewer Top Pick, Night Owl Romance

"Maria Geraci has become my new favorite author of 2009! I can''t wait to read her next piece of work."
Recommended Read, Fallen Angels Reviews

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade; 1 edition (May 5, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425227588
• ISBN-13: 978-0425227589
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #987,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Maria Geraci was born in Havana, Cuba, and raised on Florida's Space Coast. Her love of books started with the classic, Little Women, a book she read so often growing up she could probably quote. She lives with her husband and children in north Florida and writes her quirky women's fiction novels in a closet, because with 3 kids, two dogs, and two cats, it's the only place she can get any privacy! Vist her website at www.mariageraci.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes me want to learn Bunco!, November 30, 2009

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Marley Gibson "Young Adult Author" (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bunco Babes Tell All (Mass Market Paperback)

Maria Geraci's debut is a delightful romantic romp about friendship, relationships, and a blazing dice game that keeps the laughs and drinks coming. I loved the parallel between the crush on the hero and the heroine's desire to have a Crash Davis in her life. Very well done. Geraci's wit, charm, and turn of phrase is a breeze to read. Definitely pick up the next book in the series!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Gift, September 22, 2009

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Sharon M. Dewit "Sharon Dewit" (Tallahassee, Fl) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bunco Babes Tell All (Mass Market Paperback)

I totally loved this book! I have bought two more copies to give to my good friends. It is a fun, page turning, laugh inducing book. It also makes you feel a bit mushy about your long term love. (ie husband) I can hardly wait to get my hands on her next book. Try it You'll love it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't know what Bunco is? Don't need to!, September 4, 2009

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oatmellow - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bunco Babes Tell All (Mass Market Paperback)

Roll the dice with the Bunco Babes of Whispering Bay. The book opens with the main character giving up her childhood crush on Crash Davis, but very quickly remembering why she's loved him for so long when Steve the Plumber walks into her house. He's got charm, wit, and a touch of bad boy that makes her weak in the knees.

This book is shelved in General Fiction, but it is contemporary romance at its finest. It's laugh out loud funny. Kitty is one of the most realistic fictional characters I've ever read and you immediately sympathize with her. That sympathy grows as the story develops.

Geraci does a fantastic job in her debut novel and I for one can't wait for the follow up, BUNCO BABES GONE WILD!