Meg Cabot has published scores of novels for adults and teens
that deliver fast-paced fun, romance and comedy. With No Judgments,
she begins a lively series for adults set in Little Bridge Island (pop. 4,700).
This fictitious small town in the Florida Keys braces for Hurricane Marilyn, a
Category Five storm.
Twenty-five-year-old Bree Beckham is a transplant from New York
City. Following the death of her father, Bree dropped out of law school and
suffered a harrowing assault. Badly shaken and disappointed by the lack of
support she received, she dyed her hair pink, changed her name and set off for
Little Bridge, once her family's favorite vacation spot. On the island, Bree
works as a waitress at Mermaid's Cafe, a local hangout, and shares an apartment
with a friendly ER nurse and Gary, Bree's tabby cat.
As the hurricane approaches, Lucy and Ed Hartwell, owners of the
Mermaid, offer Bree and Gary refuge from the storm--their sturdy house has a
generator--and Bree jumps at the chance. This, despite the fact that Bree's
constantly at odds with Drew Hartwell, Lucy and Ed's nephew. He was publicly
dumped by his last girlfriend and seems like a "player." Still, Bree
hunkers down with the Hartwells. As they ride out the 170-mph winds, and
struggle to rescue stranded animals in the storm's aftermath, the attraction
between Bree and Drew deepens.
Cabot (The Boy Is Back)
has a long, successful track record of writing entertaining stories that allow
readers to escape from the realities of life by bringing levity, wit and a host
of surprises and happy endings to the page. No Judgments is
further testament to her appealing, winning style.
William Morrow, $26.99, Hardcover, 384 pp., 9780062913579
Publication
Date: September 24, 2019
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