Gloom, Doom, and Missing Groom

A Sweet Thangs Mystery, Book 2

By: Emma Ames

Narrated by: Sandra W. Parker

Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

Widow and single mother Tizzy Donovan has finally met the man of her dreams in Texas Ranger Ridge Cooper. But when he fails to show up for their wedding, she refuses to believe it’s by choice.

To help find her missing groom, she enlists first cousin Jinx Monroe,and best friends Rayann Tatum and Synola Harper. Once the investigation begins, it isn't long until they're dealing with clowns, yard gnomes, strippers, and a Baptist deacon. Even a car chase and gunfight can’t keep head-strong Tizzy from claiming her happily ever after. All she needs is a séance with an old witch and a little help from Positive Jesus.

"Wonderful, lighthearted read. Recommended." (Midwest Book Review)

Gloom, Doom, and Missing Groom is a sweeter version of Ann Everett's steamy romance, You're Busting My Nuptials.

©2019 Emma Ames (P)2020 Emma Ames

Wonderful

Overall, I enjoyed this book and performance. I've not read or listened to the previous book but I was still able to follow along with the storyline. The narrator did a great job with the voices of the individual characters.

So cute

If your looking for a funny and cute book here it is. Funny and witty go for it you’ll enjoy it I promise

I laughed A LOT!

This was such an enjoyable story!
I think it shines the most by it's characters and the humor.
I laughed A LOT.

Tizzy is an amazing Main Character. Smart, independent, creative, strong willed with some real bad-ass girl power.
I also loved all the side characters, each with their own distinct personality's, weaknesses and humor.
Really really well done!

Although the book had a cute, lighthearted feel to it, it's also very mature and believable.
There is a serious mystery to unravel here.
It's well written and thought out.
I liked the paranormal aspects (Tizzy can talk to the dead), and the role it played in this mystery.

The characters are adults and don't mince their words. (which is a very good thing!)
Because of this I think this book is best suited for Adults.
This book can be read as a stand-alone, but I think I would have enjoyed it even more if I had read the first book first.

The narration was excellent, I enjoyed it very much.
Characters are given a lot of character. Well done Sandra!

I got this Audio Book for free (thanks!). I'm voluntarily leaving this review.
Opinions and ratings are my own and not influenced by how I got the Audio Book.

Entertaining mystery book

I thought this book was very entertaining. It was easy to listen too. There were good characters.

humorous mystery

It irked me that Tizzy's family thought Ridge just wanted her money and they thought so little of her judgment!! Grrr... Tizzy was to hard on the ghost of her dead spouse until she saw the value to their daughter! SMH!! The villain surprised me. Major cray cray. I really enjoyed the storyline, and the narrator brought it to life with voices and accents. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review.

Definitely Adults Only Read

Although I found this one highly entertaining, I must warn that this book is most definitely an +18 only read due to the amount and detail in the sexual content alone (stripper, lap dances and lots of arousal talk). It is a murder mystery but is not overly graphic in the description and has mild language at times but no f-bombs. This author does a great job with the twists and turns and keeping them for being predictable while also adding humor throughout the story.


I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Cute Cozy Mystery

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. I had forgotten how much i loved these characters. As soon as the book started it felt like being around friends. I loved this book. The story was interesting and had me hooked from the beginning. I cannot wait to read the next one.

omg, omg, OMG!!!

What a great read! Being a southern girl myself - I absolutely adore the southern in this read. I am completely captivated with these characters - I love them so much! The mystery, with all it's twists is just icing on the cake. I had so many laugh out loud moments I had people looking at me funny. So well written! The narration was good, loved the southern drawl and character tones used but sometime it came thru a little stilted and not as easy of a flow as other times - the storyline however had a great flow and kept my interest throughout with new characters, lol situations and twists that are all revealed just in the nick of time!

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Gloom, Doom, and Missing Groom

Tizzy’s groom has gone missing... has he just gotten cold feet, or is there something more sinister afoot? Everyone pitches in to get to the bottom of things, including some help from beyond the grave.

I’m really enjoying this series by Emma Ames. The characters have a lot of personality, and the mystery is entertaining. I’m looking forward to seeing where things go next.

Sandra W. Parker has really done a great job with the narration. I love how she brings out the characters different personalities.

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Even Better Than the First Book

I love this series. I can't wait for the next book to come out. Tizzy investigates in a believable way, and she doesn't just go from house to house interviewing rude, unlikable people. There's a real story here. And, it's funny. I love the humor. Also, I love the little group of friends that work with her on the investigations. They each have a distinct and fun personality, and I find myself disappointed if Tizzy doesn't have at least one of them tagging along with her when she goes off investigating something. I love the narrator in general, but she speaks in a somewhat robotic voice that still bothers me. Other than that, the book is fantastic. If you've listened to book one, you will definitely want to listen to book two.

Nothing gloomy about this book

I enjoyed this book. It has everything a good mystery, a love/ hate relationships, sassy one liners, hilarious situations, feisty strippers, meddling ghosts, sweet child, misbehaving grandma's, disapproving mother's in law exploding car bombs, scarey clowns to name just a few. All of which when added together makes for a great story. I liked the characters and the way they interacted with each other, a real slice of home life. This is book two in the sweet things series but it works well as a stand alone story or if you listened to in the wrong order it doesn't matter. I will be keeping an eye out for the next book, just to see how things for the characters develop.
It's Tizzy's wedding day but the problem is the groom hasn't shown up. With no contact or warning about the no show Tizzy knows that something is very wrong, Trooper Cooper wouldn't just leave her or her daughter. Not getting any help from the police, who happens to be her over protective brother, the same one who asked the groom to sign a prenuptial the night before. Tizzy and her friends start at the stag night and work there way from there in the hopes of finding him and getting some answers. They had no idea that they would soon be tripping over dead bodies and running away from clowns. Was the star party really a night from hell or was someone waiting quietly for an opportunity to get there revenge on the Texas Ranger.
I liked the narrator and thought she did a delightful job with the reading.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Funny and entertaining mystery

The funny one liners and the absurd situations the girls find themselves in make this a fun listen. The mystery of the missing groom was interesting and had me gripped. Once that mystery was solved I felt that the rest of the book was dragged out a bit.
All in all an entertaining mystery and a series that I will continue with.
I voluntarily reviewed an advance copy.