Synopsis

Murder? Romance? Intrigue? The Desert Oasis runs rampant with gossip and secrets.

Sweetie Bastard told Hunny Bunny—pack your bags we’re moving to lovely Tucson, Arizona. She didn’t have a choice. He sold her house and bought a park model online sight unseen in The Desert Oasis 55 plus community.

The park was more asphalt than oasis—hot—dry—terrible.

The trailer was a wreck. No air-conditioning. No beautiful view of the San Francisco Bay.

There’s an Arizona room to build. A golf cart to buy. Dances, crafts, and funerals to attend.

Bunny agrees to take water aerobics. She hates water.

First lesson—the park’s ladies’ man athletic director was found weighed down and dead at the bottom of the swimming pool. Who killed philandering Dan? And why?

The last tenant in their new home, Wanda, left behind her clothes, knickknacks, and dishes. The place gives her the willies. Bunny can’t stand an unsolved mystery, and she’ll dig deep and wide to solve Wanda’s case.

Will Bunny agree to live happily ever after in the Oasis, or will she make Sweetie Bastard move to posh Scottsdale?

The Desert Oasis series:
Alpaca My Bags
Wool Over Your Eyes
No Prob-Llama
Ain’t No Llama Drama

Review

This is a decent start to a new series. I loved the title and how it tied into an Alpaca trip they were supposed to take (not sure if they did). I’m not sure there is a mystery that was solved because there didn’t seem to be much of an investigation unless it is something that will flow into the next book. The supposed killer confessed but there wasn’t much of an explanation as to the “why”. Now there was another mystery involving Wanda’s death that wasn’t really tied up either BUT I can see that one flowing through to future books. I want to know more about why Bunny can see her but no one else.

I was very surprised at what Bunny put up with from Phil. I am guessing they are older based on the new community in which they live so perhaps it is a generational thing. I don’t think I would be that happy with my spouse if he up and sold our house without talking to me about it first.

There is an interesting cast of characters and personalities vary greatly. It adds some depth to the series.

I think this series has some potential and will see how the second book shakes out.

We give this 3 paws up.