Agnes and the Hitman

Publisher Marketing: Take one food writer named Cranky Agnes, add a hitman named Shane, mix them together with a Southern mob wedding, a missing necklace, two annoyed flamingos, and a dog named Rhett, and you ve got a recipe for a sexy, hilarious novel about the disastrous side of true love.... Agnes Crandall s life goes awry when a dognapper invades her kitchen one night, seriously hampering her attempts to put on a wedding that she s staked her entire net worth on. Then a hero climbs through her bedroom window. His name is Shane no last name, just Shane and he has his own problems: He s got a big hit scheduled, a rival trying to take him out, and an ex-mobster uncle asking him to protect some little kid named Agnes. When he finds out that Agnes isn t so little, that his uncle has forgotten to mention a missing five million bucks he might have lost in Agnes s house, and that his last hit was a miss, Shane s life isn t looking so good, either. Then a bunch of lowlifes come looking for the money, a string of hitmen show up for Agnes, and some wedding guests gather with the intent to throw more than rice. Agnes and Shane have their hands full with greed, florists, treachery, flamingos, mayhem, mothers of the bride, and most dangerous of all each other." Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 09/24/2007 pg. 65 (EAN 9781423336495, Compact Disc) Library Journal 04/01/2008 pg. 118 (EAN 9781423336501, Compact Disc) Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/15/2007 pg. 62 (EAN 9780312363048, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 06/04/2007 pg. 28 (EAN 9780312363048, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2007 pg. 570 (EAN 9780312363048, Hardcover) Library Journal 07/01/2007 pg. 73 (EAN 9780312363048, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 07/01/2007 pg. 38 (EAN 9780312363048, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Contributor Bio:  Crusie, Jennifer, Etc Jennifer Crusie is the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today bestselling author of Tell Me Lies, Crazy for You, Welcome to Temptation, Faking It, Fast Women, and Bet Me. Contributor Bio:  Mayer, Bob West Point Graduate, former Green Beret and NY Times bestselling author Bob Mayer has had over 50 books published. He has sold over five million books, and is in demand as a team-building, life-changing, and leadership speaker and consultant for his Who Dares Wins concept. Bob earned a BA in psychology with honors and then served as an Infantry platoon leader, a battalion scout platoon leader, and a brigade recon platoon leader in the 1st Cavalry Division. He joined Special Forces and commanded a Green Beret A Team. He served as the operations officer for 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and with Special Operations Command (Special Projects) in Hawaii. Later he taught at the Special Forces Qualification Course at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, the course which trains new Green Berets. He lived in Korea where he earned a Black Belt in Martial Arts. He's earned a Masters Degree in Education. His books have hit the NY Times, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and numerous other bestseller lists. Bob grew up in the Bronx. After high school, he entered West Point where he learned about the history of our military and our country. During his four years at the Academy and later in the Infantry, Mayer questioned the idea of "mission over men." When he volunteered and passed selection for the Special Forces as a Green Beret, he felt more at ease where the men were more important than the mission. Mayer's obsession with mythology and his vast knowledge of the military and Special Forces, mixed with his strong desire to learn from history, is the foundation for his science fiction series Atlantis, Area 51 and Psychic Warrior. Mayer is a master at blending elements of truth into all of his thrillers, leaving the reader questioning what is real and what isn't. He took this same passion and created thrillers based in fact and riddled with possibilities. His unique background in the Special Forces gives the reader a sense of authenticity and creates a reality that makes the reader wonder where fact ends and fiction begins. Mayer's military background, coupled with his deep desire to understand the past and how it affects our future, gives his writing a rich flavor not to be missed. Bob has presented for over a thousand organizations both in the United States and internationally. For more information see http: //bobmayer.org and http: //coolgus.comContributor Bio:  Burr, Sandra Burr is a freelance voiceover talent.