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A Mobster's Menu for Mother's Day Brunch

The most hilariously dysfunctional crime family returns for their fourth outing in Beth Mathison's hit short story series.

To observe Mother's Day, Jeremy brings his best girl Carla to brunch at Pawleski's Supper Club. Harry and Charlie have provided the unique contraband menu that has conveniently "fallen off" of various trucks. The mothers of all the young kids have disappeared for the day, leaving an olive-throwing gang of kids in the club's banquet room. And Aunt Shirley tries to keep the peace between the kids' table and the grown-ups while ensuring the mimosas keep flowing.

Can Jeremy and Carla's relationship and cupcake business survive another untraditional holiday? Or will the common bond of living outside their families and trying to avoid "family business" make their relationship even stronger?

Reviewer: Stesha
Review: Jun 14, 2011
Genre(s): Comedy / Humor, Mystery
Mother's Day just got a whole lot stranger. Annalisa is about to enjoy Mother's Day brunch away from the kid's table, joining the adults of her family for the very first time. But this isn't just any Mother's Day or any family. It seems that all the mothers are away visiting the "shore"--or somewhere else-no one is quite sure. All they do know is the mothers will eventually return. The family is full of bad

A Mobster's Toast to St. Patrick's Day

For Jeremy, trying to be live a life outside of the "family business" isn't easy. First, there was the Thanksgiving dinner disaster of A MOBSTER'S GUIDE TO CRANBERRY SAUCE, followed by the Valentine's Day nightmare of A MOBSTER'S RECIPE FOR CUPCAKES. By now, you'd think he'd find somewhere to lay low when a holiday rolls around.

Unfortunately for Jeremy, it appears St. Patrick's Day is going to be another trouble-filled holiday. His girlfriend Carla may be leaving him, his cupcake business is in danger of shutting down and his attempt to drown his troubles in green beer is being interrupted by Harry and Charlie, two of the most inept members of his family's employees.

When the bartender's cousin shows up with "family business" of his own, Jeremy's pretty sure he's gotten himself in the middle of a situation that no four-leaf clover is going to fix. Can Jeremy survive another holiday, get his girl back and not be driven insane by Harry and Charlie?

This is the third in Beth Mathison's MOBSTER humorous, short story crime series.

Reviewer: Aquaflame64
Review: Apr 6, 2011
Genre(s): Comedy / Humor, Mystery
Mobsters and St. Patrick's Day is a combination I had not thought of. In this sweet little tale it's a combination that works well. In this story you have two different families. One is a Irish family and the other is a family of mobsters. The two collide at a pub on St. Patrick's Day. During the tale we learn a little about both families. We learn about the families businesses and how each family has a bla

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