The Mystery Shopper & The Hot Tub
Book One Of The De'ath Family Antics
by Helen E. Field
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Pub Date 26 Nov 2020 | Archive Date 15 Jan 2021
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Description
Brooke’s a gorgeous young mum who lives in Essex. Her favourite things in life:
1. Her baby, Paige
2. Her husband, Dean
3. Chardonnay
4. Hot tubs
5. OK! magazine
All that’s missing is the hot tub. Brooke’s bored at home and wants financial independence, but mostly a hot tub, and Dean’s a man with traditional values and he doesn’t want Brooke to work. She secretly takes a job at a nearby country house, meeting the incorrigible Lady Townsend. This unlikely friendship, plus some jaw-dropping events, helps Brooke realise that she’s capable of so much more than she thought.
Dean is a devoted husband and father, and, knowing what Brooke wants most of all in life, he secretly takes up mystery shopping hoping to make some extra money to pay for it. And if he gets some peace and quiet whilst doing so, all the better.
The elaborate web of lies they both weave results in numerous madcap situations, but can their deceit undermine the love that they have?
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781838269234 |
| PRICE | £9.99 (GBP) |
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Featured Reviews
Nancy B, Reviewer
Thank you NetGalley, Helen E. Field and Cameron Publicity & Marketing Ltd for the ARC of The Mystery Shopper & The Hot Tub. This is my personal review.
This book has a little bit of everything in it. The book is a quick easy read and one that I think a lot of people will like and knowing it is Book One Of The De'ath Family Antics makes it even better. The next is going to be a book to look forward to reading
Jeannette K, Reviewer
I must admit I had a hard time getting through the first chapters. Brooke is a young mother, married to Dean who is adamant she does not have to work. He will support her and give her all she needs and wants. And Brooke wants... a hot tub. They cannot afford a hot tub, so Dean secretly goes to work as a mystery shopper. Cue all the antics.
The story is quite easy to read once you get past your shock about the chauvinism. I sometimes laughed out loud. Fortunately there is an epilogue that explains some things... otherwise you will think you are left hanging. You can click on a link at the end of the book!
Overall: not exactly my cup of tea but I liked it! 3,5 stars.
Samantha H, Reviewer
Brooke is a beautiful stay at home mom who loves her daughter, husband, and obtaining her sophisticated image. Her husband Dean is a hardworking man with traditional values, so when Brooke suggests she gets a job to get a new hot tub she has been looking at, he refuses to let her go into the workforce. In order to make the money for a new hot tub in time for Brooke's 21st birthday, Dean gets a secret job as a Mystery Shopper alongside his office job while Brooke secretly gets a job for herself at a townhouse to buy herself a hot tub. While both try to keep up with their secret jobs, chaotic and humorous events ensue. Although there were some misogynistic undertones to this plot, I still found the book very funny, especially with Deans mystery shopper trips. I couldn’t help but resent Brooke at first for insisting on being viewed as high class and forcing her husband to get stuff for her to uphold her reputation, but as the story progressed and I got to see more of events from her POV I started to get used to her. Overall, I really liked the storyline and thought that it was a good book, I also really liked how the author gave readers a chance to see the start of the second book (especially since the first ended on a major cliffhanger).
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