Red Wine For Breakfast [Paperback]

Robin C. Westmiller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2, 1999

Red Wine For Breakfast is a provocative, contemporary novel set in the volatile world of L.A. radio.

Red Wine for Breakfast stars Jenny Reed, a 34-year-old born-again Californian from New York, who plays macho Monopoly by her own rules. Winner take all. And she had it all: the number one morning radio show on KKTM-FM in Los Angeles, a wonderful best friend, and a nice noncommittal affair with the station owner, Brian Allen.

Her career was all she needed. Success was all she ever wanted. Until Johnny King became her on-air partner and challenged her to play his own game. The day she beat him was the day she gained his respect. It was also the day she lost her best friend in an apparent suicide ... or was it murder?

In a business drowning in testosterone, Red Wine for Breakfast is the story of a strong, determined New Yorker who has to shake off the laid-back attitude of LA to overcome the challenges of an industry that threatens to turn her off and a man who only wants to turn her on.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Robin C. Westmiller was the first woman radio personality hired at WELV-AM-FM in upstate NY. She worked there for three years before moving to California where she lives with her husband Bill and their three daughters; Tandy, Kimbery and Michelle.

She has also written for "The Writers Connection" and "Westlake Magazine" and has been a guest columnist for the Glendale Newspress, Thousand Oaks Star and the Los Angeles Times. She's been a guest on KCLU's "Connections" program and has led workshops on finding a literary agent for Creative Options and marketing on the Internet for the Santa Barbara Writers Conference. Robin is currently the newsletter editor of the Ventura County Writers Club and is a member of the National Writers Union and the National League of American Pen Women. Red Wine For Breakfast is her first novel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 302 pages
• Publisher: Writers Club Pr (July 2, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 189365236X
• ISBN-13: 978-1893652361
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,755,968 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the trouble, October 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Red Wine For Breakfast (Paperback)

After 20 or so pages, I was so turned off by these characters and the language, I never finished. A waste of time and a waste of money.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Good try, but came up short, November 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Red Wine For Breakfast (Paperback)

The characters didn't interest me, the plot was mundane and the dialogue contrived and wooden. I'm sure the author's second book will be better. After all, practice makes better.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars underwhelming, June 27, 2011

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nom-de-nick "nom-de-nick" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red Wine For Breakfast (Paperback)

Saw this at a yard sale, looked interesting, picked it up. Unfortunately not a good book; trite, predictable, kind of mundane. Unfortunately, it felt like a waste of time. Cannot believe the author actually reviewed herself here. That's just tacky.