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Margaret Lashley

    Autorka píše s empatií o outsiderů, protože sama sebe vnímá jako jednu z nich. Její životní cesta, plná rozmanitých zkušeností od servírky na kolečkových bruslích po farmářku, ji naučila vnímat krásu v nedokonalostech a sílu v jedinečnosti. Ve svých dílech oslavuje ducha a naději, které pohánějí ty, kdo se odvažují být jiní. Její styl je přímý, jízlivý, ale zároveň plný naděje a humoru, odrážející její komplexní a vášnivou povahu.

    Six Tricks: Doggone Disaster (Large Print Edition)
    Seven Daze: Redneck Rendezvous (Large Print Edition)
    What Four: Family Fruitcake Frenzy (Large Print Edition)
    • You can’t fix stupid with duct tape. But you can muffle the sound. When Val tries to revive her old writing career, story ideas prove as elusive as a moment alone without her boyfriend Tom breathing down her neck. Tom’s moved in, and Val’s itching to move out – at least temporarily. A last-minute getaway to the country seems like the perfect solution for dissolving her writer’s block. But a fateful fish fry ends up inspiring a whole different kind of dead end. With an angry horde of RVers pointing the finger at Val, she’s got to out-smart Bigfoot, out-do a seedy crafter, out-wit a psycho killer, and just plain “out” whoever in blue blazes keeps scaring the daylights out of her with those hideous shrunken heads! Whether Val gets out of this alive or not, one thing’s for sure. She’ll never trust the internet again…. If you like wacky, deeply flawed characters and laugh-out-loud situations, you’ll love Seven Daze! It’s the seventh book in Margaret Lashley’s hilarious Val Fremden Mystery Series. Pick up a copy and get laughing today!

      Seven Daze: Redneck Rendezvous (Large Print Edition)2020
    • Most Definitely Contains Nuts. All Val wants is a quiet holiday away from her oddball family. But a promise pried from her lips earlier in the year has blown that wish out the hen-house window. When Val and her boyfriend Tom arrive at her mother’s house in Hicksville, USA, the annual Family Fruitcake Competition is well underway. And there’s more than a few fruits and nuts in the running. But the biggest contest is between Val and her mom. As their battle of wills heats up, unexpected ingredients get thrown into both women’s batter. It may be time to call in a referee…. Who will win, and who will get their just desserts? And will Val’s half-baked family turn out to be too much baggage for Tom to handle? What Four is a satirical look at something we all face...going home for the holidays to a bag of mixed nuts known as our families. If you like deeply flawed characters and laugh-out-loud situations, you’ll love What Four. It’s the fifth book in Margaret Lashley’s hilarious Val Fremden Mystery Series.

      What Four: Family Fruitcake Frenzy (Large Print Edition)2020
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    • I got a dog for my boyfriend. It was a good trade. When Val is forced to take up dog-sitting as a second career, she runs into one tiny snag. She’s afraid of dogs. In fact, the only thing she’s more afraid of is Tom moving in and wrecking her Sweatpants Saturdays. With neighbor Laverne facing the same impending doom, the two women decide sabotage is the perfect solution to change the plans of their cohabitation-minded boyfriends. But their schemes get sidetracked when a swarthy guy with a shady past moves in next door and neighborhood dogs start disappearing. With Tom away and a convicted felon grilling mystery meat next door, Val is forced to rely on Winky and Goober to help her sniff out clues about the suspected canine chef. If you like deeply flawed characters and laugh-out-loud situations, you’ll love Six Tricks.

      Six Tricks: Doggone Disaster (Large Print Edition)2020