Book Review of Dudes Down
Under
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Dudes Down Under
Dudes Series Book One
Dudes Series Book One
Suzannah Burke
Genre:
Romantic Comedy
Publisher:
Taylor Street Books
ISBN: 1475220715
ASIN: B007VIWXF4
Number
of pages: 286
Word
Count: 90,000
Blurb
:
Dudes Down Under, the most luxurious resort ever built. It
sits on a privately owned Island on the Great Barrier Reef, off the
northernmost region of Australia.
No
cell-phones, no computers, no paparrazi.
The Menu:
The world’s
most famous talk show hostess and the owner of the island sign a deal, the
result; Hollywood's 'A' listers all vying for a chance to be the first guests.
The Method:
They pay
half a million dollars for the privilege of being randomly chosen from a barrel
of names on her programme.
The Ingredients:
The winners,
include Hollywood’s foremost golden couple.
His very unforgiving ex-wife.
The young
hotel heiress with a habit of driving whilst drunk and little else to commend
her. Blend in a couple of famous
expatriate actors
Add the
tower owning king of power with an unfortunate hairstyle and attitude.
The
television hostess and her film crew.
Add to the mixture:
The most
politically incorrect bunch of Australian staff you are likely to meet,
anywhere.
The dessert:
Cyril, who
has impeccable dress sense, adores Al Pacino and Marlon Brando, drinks to
excess, and has a fascinating attitude about well—everything! Well ... yes--he
is a Crocodile, but he's family.
Blend the
ingredients carefully then stand well back!
'Dudes Down
Under' is waiting for you to arrive.
About the
Author:
Authors are meant to enjoy talking about themselves, right?
Wrong! It is so difficult to blow your own trumpet without sounding big-headed
or apologetic or both at once … “I do apologize for sounding big-headed.” You
get my drift? I can do this straight up or in my normal (Occasionally) manner.
So here we go…I have had the privilege of having 3 books
published by Taylor Street Publishing. Books one and two are biographical and
written under my pen name of Stacey Danson. ‘Empty Chairs’ and its sequel
‘Faint Echoes of Laughter’ have been well received and for that I will always
be so very grateful. They are difficult books to read, dealing as they do with
the explosive topic of Child abuse in its most horrific of forms. When I was
writing Empty Chairs I badly needed a release of some sort; somewhere I could
focus my mind apart from the memories I had to relive. ‘Dudes Down Under’ is
the result.
The book is Romantic and dare I say it very funny in an over
the top, off the wall, ‘what the hell did she just say?’ way. The characters I
loved writing. They became my friends. They gave me an avenue to explore strong
women, vulnerable men, and love with all its faults and foibles. They also
allowed me to explore comedic writing to its fullest extent.
Reviewers tell me they cried laughing at the comedy … and at
times simply cried. I have a sequel (Dudes Does Hollywood) in the planning
stages.
I have also recently completed a psychological
thriller…phew! Challenges are something I never avoid. Only time will tell if
my exploration of different genres will be successful.
Contacts:
Book Review:
When I was a kid I had a couple
books about Lyle the Crocodile that lived in a house with his human
family. This book was much better. I loved the idea of a resort for the rich and
famous that had no cell, tv, and was a total secret that allowed them to live
like “normal” people (whatever that is).
But my favorite was Cyril.
Funny, romantic, worth reading more
than once. Great read. I give this book 5 out of 5 clouds.
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