Get In (and Out) of Trouble with Bobbie Faye

I just finished reading the hilarious second "Bobbie Faye" novel and I admit that I enjoyed it as much as the first one. And exactly who is Bobbie Faye Sumrall? Why, she is the reigning "Contraband Days Queen" of Lake Charles, LA of course! The first Bobbie Faye Sumrall novel is Bobbie Fay's Very (very, very, very) Bad Day and the second is Bobbie Faye's (kinda, sorta, not exactly) Family Jewels, both written by Toni McGhee Causey. Bobbie is your typical LA girl, concerned with fashion, food and the next cute guy to enter her life. She descends from a long line of women who have passed down the tiara for the Contraband Days Festival Queen (check out information on this festival at http://www.contrabanddays.com), and takes her royal duties seriously. Unfortunately for Bobbie Faye, trouble just seems to follow her around. If she is not getting shot at, blown up or chased by thugs, she is simply not having a typical day. This fact is the center of the book's hilarity as a Bobbie Faye day is cause for Louisiana's Governor to hide under his desk and the FBI and Homeland Security to be called to help with the battle. Bobbie Faye's (kinda, sorta, not exactly) Family Jewels opens with Bobbie Faye minding her own business at her job at Ce Ce's Cajun Outfitter (the Louisiana version of an outdoor supply store), trying to talk a mad-as-a-hornet older woman out of purchasing a gun because she's 90% sure she's going to shoot her husband with it. Bobbie Faye's cousin Francesca appears and asks for her help in finding some lost diamonds and trouble begins when a sniper starts taking potshots at Bobbie Faye and Francesca in the store. A madcap adventure ensues, complete with a case of mistaken identity and several hot men vying for Bobbie Faye's attentions. If you are a fan of Janet Evanovich's "Stephanie Plum" series, you are sure to love these books. Being a native of Louisiana, I enjoyed the descriptions of Lake Charles and its citizens and think any person who likes reading about Louisiana should also try reading these books. Author Toni McGhee Causey lives in Baton Rouge where she and her husband Carl are licensed general contractors. Bobbie Faye even has her own website, at http://www.bobbiefaye.com.