Heather Peters has an agenda. She wants it all and frankly she doesn't care what she has to do to get it. Classroom mom...check! Fashion diva....check! There really isn't much that she can not do or at least, pay someone else to do. In her warped sense of reality, Heather is convinced that success in life is measured in possessions and connections. As far as she's concerned, she is definitely the queen of New Jersey. Keeping up with Jones's is child play! What matters most is who is keeping up with Heather!

Having the crème de la crème house is high on Heather's list of priorities. So when a development filled with Mcmansions shows up on her radar, Heather goes in for the kill. From cathedral ceilings to granite counter tops, Heather finally has it all. Who cares that she doesn't have a yard to speak of and the neighborhood has more rules than Fort Knox! Heather is living high on the hog and loving life.

When she accidentally has a run in with an endangered rattlesnake, her oh-so-perfect life rapidly goes down the tubes. Surely the state will understand that her life was threatened! Of course it was in self-defense! What sane human being would go around killing snakes? Not Heather! She has Gucci purses and Chanel suits to buy! A girl has her priorities! Unfortunately, the state of New Jersey begs to differ. Knee deep in legal jargon and not a leg to stand on, Heather is on her way to wearing a cute orange jumpsuit for the rest of her life unless she can quickly come up with a plan!

RATTLED is a hilarious satirical look at life in the New Jersey suburbs. From the laugh out loud scenes to the quirky characters, Debra Galant has absolutely nailed the ultimate Jersey girl. Her writing style is smooth as silk and her witty repartee makes the story flow. Her character development truly makes the novel worth reading. Funny, brutally honest, and captivating! RATTLED is a hard book to put down!