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ABOUT THE BOOK: Launch Date August 6, 2024
Estranged childhood buddies unexpectedly reunite below weird circumstances and bicker their approach to love on this bonkers romantic comedy.
Ava Archer misses her greatest childhood pal most particularly throughout the month of April. Ask any tax lawyer, it’s a lonely, grueling time of 12 months. Fortunately, Ava has simply acquired a shocking and delectably absurd provide from her posh doppelgänger at work. She should fake to be the aforementioned posh co-worker for one night time at an especially fancy occasion; a celebration so fancy, there exists completely no likelihood anybody will acknowledge her or suspect her ruse…
Desmond (Des) Sullivan is a thief. And never the heart-of-gold form. He’s the steal-from-the-rich-and-give-to-the-also-rich-so-he-can-get-paid form. He does, nonetheless, have one agency rule by no means steal what the goal can’t afford to lose. After a brutal falling out along with his father, Desmond hasn’t returned to Chicago in over ten years. However when pal is swindled and one thing priceless is stolen, Desmond should return dwelling, each as himself and his thieving alter ego. Infiltrate a harmful secret society of the world’s most elite billionaires whereas leveraging his estranged father’s assets and never blowing his cowl? Certain. No drawback. Or it wouldn’t be an issue if Ava Archer hadn’t simply walked into the room, carrying a ridiculous wig, talking with a preposterous accent, and pretending (badly) to be somebody she’s not.
Bananapants is a full-length, modern romantic comedy full of hijinks and shenanigans. It may be learn as a standalone, however the dad and mom of the principle characters can be acquainted to anybody who has learn the Knitting within the Metropolis sequence.
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REVIEW:BANANAPANTS by Penny Reid is a recent, grownup, erotic, subsequent technology, romance story line set within the writer’s KNITTING IN THE CITY sequence. That is twenty-five 12 months previous tax lawyer Ava Archer, daughter of Fiona and Greg Archer (Ninja at First Sight/ Fortunately Ever Ninja) , and contractor Desmond ‘Des’ Sullivan, son of Quinn and Janie (Neanderthal Seeks Human 1) story line. BANANAPANTS may be learn as a stand alone-you should not have to have learn the unique sequence.
NOTE: As a result of nature of the story line premise together with psychological sickness, there could also be triggers for extra delicate readers.
Advised from twin first particular person views (Ava and Des) BANANAPANTS focuses on the second likelihood relationship and friendship between our story line couple. Des Sullivan and Ava Archer have been childhood greatest buddies however on the age of fifteen Des disappeared from Ava’s life leaving a coronary heart damaged and offended younger lady within the wake. Quick ahead to current day, Ava comes head to head with the previous, the person that she loves, a person whose demons experience very near the floor. Desmond Sullivan has returned to Chicago, and an task that may carry him up shut and private with the girl whose coronary heart he broke however Desmond struggles to maintain management, and on this, he should shield Ava Archer from herself, his newest task, and his personal demons that threaten to destroy all of them.
The world constructing follows a number of paths together with the fall-out of psychological sickness, and the impacts of everybody who has ever been touched by a person unable to just accept himself. From household and friendships, lives have been affected and upset however none extra so than these caught within the spiral of melancholy, mania and insanity.
The connection between Des and Ava is a greatest buddies to frenemies to buddies to lovers relationship. Ten years of not understanding what occurred to the boy she as soon as liked discovered Ava struggling along with his reappearance in her life however all just isn’t as is look like, and Ava can be caught within the cross-fire of Des’ newest job. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate with out the usage of excessive, sexually graphic language and textual content.
There’s a giant ensemble solid of colourful and acquainted secondary and supporting characters together with a number of cameos from characters discovered within the writer’s KNITTING IN THE CITY sequence in addition to Des’ dad and mom Quinn and Janie, Ava’s dad and mom Fiona and Greg, and Ava’s sister Grace.
BANANAPANTS is a narrative of secrets and techniques and lies, energy and management, love and loss, psychological sickness and acceptance, forgiveness and understanding. The writer pulls the reader right into a thought-provoking, emotional, coronary heart breaking and sometimes instances uncooked; have a look at psychological impairment, battle and recognition. The characters are charismatic however haunted; the romance is delicate and spirited. I’ll add the writer/guide websites checklist Bananapants as a romantic comedy however I’d counsel entering into with a open thoughts and conscious of some darkish matters involving psychological sickness.
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Reviewed by Sandy
Penny Reid is the Wall Avenue Journal and USA At present Greatest Promoting Creator of the Winston Brothers, Knitting within the Metropolis, Rugby, and Speculation sequence. She used to spend her days writing federal grant proposals as a biomedical researcher, however now she simply writes books. She’s additionally a full time mother to 3 diminutive adults, spouse, daughter, knitter, crocheter, sewer, common crafter, and thought ninja.
Please be at liberty to drop her a line. She’d be glad to hijack your ideas! You will discover her on her weblog or e-mail her: pennreid at gmail dot com
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