Elle Medina must be qualified for something other than shopping and causing trouble, but when she moves to Santa Barbara after the disastrous end of her engagement, just what she's suited for isn't clear. Bartender? Private eye? Phone psychic? It seems like everything she tries ends in humiliation or legal action — or both. Her best friend is getting sick of her, her new boyfriend's a con artist and her creditors are on her trail. So why is this the happiest Elle's been in years?

In her debut novel, Lee Nichols will take you on a wild ride as she spins her tales of a drama queen extraordinaire who manages to charm everybody in her path, even as she's spilling her drink on them.