| Title | : | Bubbles A Broad (Bubbles Yablonsky, #4) |
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| ISBN | : | 0451411773 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780451411778 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 |
| Publication | : | First published June 1, 2004 |
The weapon: cyanide-laced fingernails. If anyone can solve a well-manicured slaying like this, it's Bubbles. And nothing's going to stop her. Not even hunky photojournalist Steve Stiletto, who vows that this time, he's getting everything he wants from Bubbles. But how far is the amateur sleuth in spandex willing to go to get what she wants?
Bubbles A Broad (Bubbles Yablonsky, #4) Reviews
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Who can't love an adorable lead character names Bubbles Yablonsky?
Bubbles is a former beautician turned reporter. It has always been her dream to write for the News-Journal and after completing required courses at Two Guys University, Bubbles finally has received her chance! A week long tryout.
Her first assignment is covering the local Historical Society's monthly meeting. Very dry and very boring, Bubbles dreams of bigger stories with more excitement. Little did she know, that once arriving at the meeting, her life was getting ready to be turned upside down because the photographer was also on tryout and just so happens to be Lorena "peanut butter legs".
Lorena and Bubbles go way back...back to when Bubbles accidentally ruined Lorena's hair during a mishap at the beauty salon. Lorena paid Bubbles back with her fists and the love/hate relationship was formed.
However...there were secrets to uncover during the historical society meeting and soon Lorena and Bubbles are working on the same team to try and uncover the facts behind a mysterious murder and a foiled confession.
Despite all of this excitement, Bubbles still has time to fit in a romantic love life and find time to care for her teenage daughter, Jane.
What I liked best about this book-- the sex or lack of- the story leads up to sex, I know Bubbles and Stilletto are going to have sex...but I don't have to read about it. Even Bubbles says "I am not going to tell you everything that happened but it did happen).
A story does not have to have play by play sexual graphics to be a good romantic story.
True to my nature, this was my first Bubbles book to read but it was #4 in the series. I will be going back to find the others and reading them as well!! -
While not as good as the other books in this series, this was still an enjoyable book. It definitely falls into the category of a "light read". As usual Bubbles finds trouble where ever she goes. This book focuses a bit more on her relationship with Stiletto but I won't go into details. I plan to finish reading this series if books.
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I bought this book for literally a few cents in the bookstore in their on sale items section. I loved the cover it was fun, quirky and as a designer and a leo. Leopard and Pink? Together! Awesome!
It was a really fun relaxing read, I loved the plot I found it well written, I would have liked more character development, but for what it was I totally enjoyed the light humour in manner of the Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Evanovich. -
These books are so cute! Lots of hilarity with an original heroine. She is the epitome of 'not judging a book by its cover'. A quick look at her would not reveal how smart, quick and intuitive she is. Fourth book in the series and the author is still keeping the characters true to form. Bubbles is progressing wonderfully. Can't wait to see what her next adventure is.
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On a rainy night in November, the widow of Lehigh Steel vice president Halsey Weaver shows up unannounced at Bubbles Yablonsky’s doorstep. Carol Weaver had been accused of killing her husband and was serving jailtime on a plea bargain. She needs an unjaded reporter to tell her side of the story. Bubbles is checking out Carol’s matching cashmere twin set and pearls, wondering how she kept her roots done while in prison for eight months, but she does remember that the next morning begins her first week of try-outs for a full-time official staff position at the News-Times. Could this be the opportunity of a lifetime falling into her beautician’s lap?
As Bubbles listens to Carol go on about her escape from prison that night, Bubbles realizes she must have had an accomplice, and when she says so, Carol storms out into the night. Hours later, Bubbles wakes up hearing steps in her home. She bulks up the bed with pillows to look like a person sleeping and slips out onto the fire escape. She about fell down it when five shots hit those pillows straight on.
Nothing was going to stop Bubbles from preparing for her first assignment in the morning covering the Lehigh Historical Society’s annual breakfast. She ignored the crime scene tape to enter her bedroom to properly make herself up. Someone jiggled the locked door and then broke it in. The man of Bubbles’ dreams – Stiletto – who kissed her immediately. He is an AP reporter, a great listener, and he is also a Mel Gibson look-alike with tight jeans.
It was decided that Bubbles would move in with Stiletto until her attacker was found, which both thrilled her and scared her simultaneously. He was hot and rich, being the stepson of the late Henry Metzger, the head of “Steel” until he’d passed away and left it all to Stiletto.
Finally on her way to the Historical Society’s meeting, Bubbles realizes that the photographer the newspaper sent is none other than Lorena Ludwig, a woman whose hair Bubbles had ruined on her wedding day years ago. When recognition hits Lorena, she ignores the meeting and starts yelling at Bubbles, which brings a prompt reprimand from the chairwoman. The ensuing fight with hair pulling and nail tips flying had me giggling.
The publisher of the News-Times is about to terminate Bubbles’ tryout when he learns that his own staff reporter had been contacted by Carol Weaver several times and ignored. So he gives Bubbles the week to pull together Carol’s story.
It is a week of ups and downs, rumors, and innuendo with all sorts of people in all walks of life. Bubbles has a way of bringing together upper and lower crust societies with odd results. Strohmeyer brings together all the clues we need to place just who killed Carol Weaver’s husband, whether he was having an affair or not, with whom, and what his involvement with “Steel” might have been to cause his death.
An amusing romp with enough mystery and wacky characters to make it delightfully funny, curious, and downright suspenseful. I sure hope Bubbles continues to keep sharing her serio-comic adventures, “cat fights” and all. -
I love Bubbles, but I'm having a harder and harder time reconciling the Peg-Bundy-esque image in my mind with the character that she portrays. Bubbles has evolved in so many ways, but never quite in any of the ways I imagine, so I have to sort of skim the parts about zebra print cocktail dresses and whatnot. I get it, it's funny, but....
Anywho, the trend continues: Bubbles is wonderful quarantine comapny. -
Bubbles finally gets her reporter job and her man, but while searching for her story she finds someone that has been framed for murder. A few cat fights when she is supposed to be a professional reporter make this series a fun read and amusing. I love that I laugh as I'm reading this series. Excited to read the next in this series.
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This is a bubble gum fluff of a mystery, but that's exactly what I was looking for! I love these fast-paced easy-to-read novels. They only take a few hours to read and I get completely absorbed into their world.
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A little too much "inappropriate" for my taste, but interesting. I couldn't quite follow the logic, but I'm not fabulous at solving mysteries so that's to be expected.
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Some funny parts. Mystery set in Lehigh U
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Lots of fun with a surprise ending. Towards the end there were so many female suspects that I had to keep referring back to who was who and what was the connection.
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Too Cheesy for me.
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Very light but a good giggling all along.
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Love all the bubble series, funny, the main characters will make you giggle and shake your head
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This is cute. It's like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, but I don't like it as much. At first I was angry thought that the author was ripping off Evanovich, but then I realized that if I had read the Bubbles series first before Stephanie, I wouldn't feel this way. Bubbles is a hairdresser who aspires to be more. She becomes a reporter for a local newspaper and solves many mysteries. There is the requisite love interest in Steve Stilletto (think Ranger and Morelli from the Stephanie books), of course, and the sizzle of attraction. Mom is 65 and causes problems (think Grandma Mazur from Stephanie series). Bubbles is blonde, built, sassy, wise cracking, and endearing. But I still am more loyal to Stephanie. If you have read all of the Stephanie Plums and need a bit of a fix, try these.
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Bubbles A Broad, by Sarah Strohmeyer- 2 and ½ stars; a whodunit, written primarily for a female audience, and very, very much in the style of Janet Evanovich. Humorous passages in the first half of the book made me laugh, but in the second half, the plot almost completely takes over the book. Still, a satisfying read. Polish references included, e.g., referring to the elderly neighbor women as "babushkas". Proof that "chick lit" isn’t just for chicks. Originally, I gave this book 3 stars, but Mom couldn’t even finish it, so I had to deduct half a star.
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I listened to the Audiobook and still get a kick out of Bubbles, but it wasn't my favorite one (but maybe 3.25 or 3.5, possibly).
As usual Bubbles was trying to prove herself as a reporter to get a position (which I thought she had by now, but spoiler, she finally does by the end of this book). Things heat up with her and Stiletto. An ex-Steel wife accused of killing her husband comes to Bubbles for help proving she didn't do it or was set up, of course, Bubbles does after a number of fiascos. -
Another good installment in the Bubbles series. I laughed, especially during the explanation of her college career. I got nervous about Stiletto going to the hostage situation. I jumped for joy, too, but I'm not telling why *wink*. Hopefully this series stays as funny and unpredictable! I love that I never know exactly where these are going, and it's pretty tough to solve the mysteries. She's a smart cookie now. Gotta love Bubbles!!
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Bubbles is at it again. This time a convicted murderer in the form of a demure looking woman appears at her doorstep. She tells Bubbles that she didn't kill her husband, it was Steel industries. So Bubbles is off again investigating the company. In this book, she finally gets a position at the newspaper and her and Steve finally get together. Now she must decide if she goes with Steve or stays home.
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It's been so long since I first started this series that I'd forgotten just how much I thoroughly enjoyed them! I can't believe there are only 6! True to form and doesn't disappoit.
I'm sorry it's over because now all I've got left is that 700-page disaster looming on my bedside table. Don't even want to start it. -
Just as she is trying to land a full-time job at the News-Times a murder takes place at her feet. The victim is a local steel executive with the accused as his wife. Weapon is cyanide-laced fingernails. Full of funny wit to snide remarks. Good Read - twist at the end - can't wait to get the other Bubbles books.
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Another great book from Sarah Stohmeyer! I read this one very quickly a definate page turner. I laughed, screamed, and was irritated all at the same time lol. Bubbles is really a character that you can relate to if you are a mother. Her daughter is a total teenager that you want to strangle sometimes lol. This series is really a must read for anyone that likes mysteries or comedies.
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This author is one of Evanovich's students. Her style is very much like her teacher's, but I'm actually starting to like Strohmeyer's books better because in addition to the humor and light writing, the mystery is real. In Evanovich's last several, I've figured out the mystery half way through the book. Not so with Bubbles.
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Bubbles is such a lovable character. Even though everyone gives her a hard time, she still manages to deal with any situation that she runs into on a daily basis.
I love reading the quirkiness of these stories. Lighthearted and still keeps you guessing. This was a great read and I love where the title comes from in this story. I am smiling just thinking about it. -
Bubbles gets a chance to become a full-time reporter for the News-Times if she can investigate the murder of a local steel executive and write the story. Steve Stilletto helps her solve the mystery and not get herself killed in the process.
Hilarious! Much better than the previous book in the series. My rating: 4.5 Stars. -
This is a fun, easy read that definately made me laugh out loud. The author reminds me a lot of Janet Evanovich; goofy heroines that manage to get themselves into all kinds of trouble/situations without even trying. I've read the series, and they're a great way to relax, giggle, and enjoy.
