The day that Cherry Harte is left standing at the altar is the day she wins the New Jersey state lottery.

Cherry decides to reinvent herself and moves to Mystic Beach Florida. She buys a villa on the ocean and a new Jaguar and of course a pedigree poodle. Cherry's wants nothing more than to belong somewhere and she believes in order for this to happen she needs to be accepted by the community and what better way to do this than to join the Woman League.

When Cherry planned her new life, she forgot to make allowances for someone finding out about her family. What a cast of characters they are Cherry's mother Fran is serving time for embezzling from all places a pizza parlor. Fran's arrest happened at Cherry's wedding rehearsal dinner. Dear old dad Monty has been missing in action for about ten years but you can be sure he is pulling a con wherever he is. Then there is her sister Liz who has a wig for everyday of the week in every color imaginable.

When Cherry's car will not start on the day of her big appointment with the Woman League she meets mechanic Luke Chance. Luke has no use for rich women especially hoity- toity woman who want to join the Woman League. When Cherry set eyes on Luke her tattoo starts itching and that always mean a life altering change is about to happen in her life.

This book has a host of characters that will keep you laughing into the wee hours of the night. Ms. Long has written a love story that is on the funny side but with some serious issues. The cast of characters will have you flipping pages to see what is going to happen next, from why Cherry's poodle Lucky is pink to a three foot loan enforcer and an artist named Yogi. The escapades of Grandpa Eugene and the Widow Pettigrew at matchmaker are hilarious. This book was described as a laugh out-loud romantic comedy and that is exactly what it was. Ms. Long has a new fan of her books and I hope to read more.