Sorry I've been gone.

I am sorry I've been MIA for so long. This summer has been crazy!  Now that school has started maybe life will slow down a little. Probably not but I can wish right? ; ) 

So on to what I've been reading this summer and right now.  I have been on a huge Susan May Warren kick lately!  I have been reading everything I can get my hands on from her!  I really like her style of writing!  I came across her PJ Sugar series when I was in my little library a couple of weeks ago.  Wow!  These books are great reads!  Because I didn't realize these books were actually a series I unknowingly read the second book in the series first but it didn't make that much of difference when I went back and read the first one. 

Book One-
Nothing But Trouble-Susan May Warren
In this book PJ Sugar returns to her hometown after being gone for many years.  She left right after high school graduation and hasn't been back until now and that's only for her sister Connie's wedding, 10 years later!  PJ ends up moving in with Connie, her new husband, Sergie, Connie's son, and Connie's husband's parents.  PJ has a past history of getting into trouble with her old boyfriend, Boone, who is now the town's Police Chief!  Trouble has a way of finding PJ as she starts to investigate what really happened to her former teacher and who really is to blame for his murder!  Boone is ready to convict PJ's best friend's husband of the murder but PJ isn't so sure he's the one who did it.  PJ gets into some pretty funny situations in this book.

This is a really good book. It does provide a nice background for the following books in the series and leads right into the second book.  I love books that just pick up where the last one leaves off. The only problem is waiting for the next book in the series to  come out! 

Book Two -
Double Trouble-Susan May Warren

Since PJ did so well on uncovering the truth behind her former teacher's murder she has decided she wants to add Private Investigator to her long list of jobs that she has done since leaving Minnesota 10 years ago.   She joins up with Jeremy Kane, a PI with his own business, who decides to teach her the ropes so that she can get her own PI license.  PJ became a Christian while she was away from her hometown and has been trying to stay out of trouble but it just seems to follow her!  In Double Trouble she is house-sitting for a young women who is in the Witness Protection Program. She is "supposed" to be watching the house and pretending to be Daley, the young women in the protection program. It's not "supposed" to be dangerous but once again PJ gets into trouble when someone thinks she is the real Daley!  PJ tries to solve the puzzle that is unraveling around her and trying not to get killed at the same time!  This book also introduces a new love interest by the name of Jeremy Kane. Yep, her boss and Boone doesn't like it!  Can you say love triangle? 

This book, like the first, has some pretty funny parts. Like when PJ has to go to work as Daley, or when she gets a tattoo  like Daley's-only hers isn't real.  It's all part of the plan to trick whoever really wants to hurt Daley.  This book is good. Like I mentioned above, I accidentally read this book first but I would recommend doing them in order ; ) 

Book Three-
Licensed For Trouble -Susan May Warren

Just so you know I haven't finished reading this book yet but I am half way through and I know I like it!  In the third book in this series PJ is still working toward her PI license and is still part of the love triangle although partway through the book that becomes a little clearer.   PJ unexpectedly inherits a big house known to all of the towns patrons.  She has no connection to the previous owner and has no idea why the house was left to her.  She is trying to figure out that mystery and also that of her handyman, Max, background.  He washed up on shore and has no recollection of anything from before he woke up in the hospital.  He doesn't know who is or what he's done. He has a very distinctive tattoo on his arm and his hands have been severely burned. PJ hires him to fix up her house and he hires her to "find him."   Everything is going along great until PJ discovers some startling information that could possibly convict Max of arson and murder! But PJ doesn't believe it and sets out to prove Boone wrong about Max.  In the mean time Jeremy and Boone are getting jealous of all of the time that she's spending with Max.  Who will prevail in this love triangle? I don't know yet! Hahaha! I haven't finished the book yet. I hopefully will get to do that tonight! 

Well that is the PJ Sugar Series as I know it right now.   I am not aware of any more books in the series as of right now and depending on how the last book ends up there might not be anymore to come.  I hope you will take the time to read these books. I thoroughly enjoyed them and I hope you will too.