AIN'T SHE A PEACH is the fourth book in Molly Harper's Southern Eclectic series. The novella PEACHY FLIPPING KEEN is a prequel to this book, but it's still possible to enjoy AIN'T SHE A PEACH without having read the prequel. Quirky, and occasionally delightfully snarky, county coroner Frankie McCready and new sheriff Eric Linden have a past. After a one-night stand in Atlanta, Frankie never expected to see Eric again. That they now live in the same small-town and work together makes things awkward at times. Whether it's fate or dumb luck that reunites this pair, AIN'T SHE A PEACH tells an entertaining story about the complications that come with small-town life when politics and dating are thrown into the mix.

A big chunk of AIN'T SHE A PEACH involves all the weird ways Eric's re-election campaign and Frankie's war with the entitled and obnoxious juvenile delinquent Jared Lewis intersect. Frankie's feud with Jared is as frustrating for her as it is entertaining for readers. Frankie's tenacity is typical of most women in this Southern Eclectic series. Although some parental spoiling and smothering results in Frankie coming to grips with a kind of arrested development, she eventually realizes what she needs to do in order to gain some independence. Although this story is told strictly from Frankie's perspective, Molly Harper does a great job of bringing this hero to life and shows all his flaws as well as his swoon-worthy sensitive side. The family friendships keep Frankie afloat and add depth to his zany story.

AIN'T SHE A PEACH has a complex heroine who is sweet, sassy, and snarky in equal measure and a romance that goes from fractious to fanta-bulous. I appreciate a good story about personal growth that manages to make me laugh as well as include a few zombies, and AIN'T SHE A PEACH has it all. Since this is the first book I've read in this series, and I really enjoyed it, I'm working my way back and reading the previous books. I hope Molly Harper writes a book about Duffy - the last single McCready cousin.