Ain't She a Peach by Molly Harper

"An Atlanta ex-cop comes to sleepy Lake Sackett, Georgia, seeking peace and quiet--but he hasn't bargained on falling for Frankie, the cutest coroner he's ever met. Frankie McCready talks to dead people. Not like a ghost whisperer or anything--but it seems rude to embalm them and not at least say hello. Fortunately, at the McCready Family Funeral Home & Bait Shop, Frankie's eccentricities fit right in. Lake Sackett's embalmer and county coroner, Frankie's goth styling and passion for nerd culture mean she's not your typical Southern girl, but the McCreadys are hardly your typical Southern family. Led by Great-Aunt Tootie, the gambling, boozing, dog-collecting matriarch of the family, everyone looks out for one another--which usually means getting up in everyone else's business. Maybe that's why Frankie is so fascinated by new sheriff Eric Linden...a recent transplant from Atlanta, he sees a homicide in every hunting accident or boat crash, which seems a little paranoid for this sleepy tourist town. What's he so worried about? And what kind of cop can get a job with the Atlanta PD but can't stand to look at a dead body? Frankie has other questions that need answering first--namely, who's behind the recent break-in attempts at the funeral home, and how can she stop them? This one really does seem like a job for the sheriff--and as Frankie and Eric do their best Scooby-Doo impressions to catch their man, they get closer to spilling some secrets they thought were buried forever. With Ain't She a Peach, Molly Harper proves once again that she "never lets the reader down with her delightfully entertaining stories" (Single Titles)"--

its alright
the characters are really nice but the storyline does not make much sense or impact

I received this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

To be honest, I wasn't a huge fan of the first book and even the novella I was on the edge with, but I had already received this book and I did want to see how Frankie's story would go. So, I started hesitantly, but surprisingly got more into it and ended up liking it! Here I was ready to not try any more Harper books and now I'm considering picking up the next book in this series.

The thing is, this town is so charming and the McCready family is a hoot, who are so warm and kind, it is hard not to fall for them. Frankie added the spunky and fun I was looking for. I absolutely love her character and like that she was able to grow.

I felt Frankie made the rest of the family even more enjoyable and interesting from her POV. Eric, is a good fit for Frankie and I like how we could see their relationship slowly come up from being hostile. Well, not that slowly, it does happen all at once, but I'll take it. But, his character works well with Frankie's and I enjoyed reading their scenes together.

The setting and quirky characters keep calling me back to this series, so I might just pick up the next book and hope they keep improving. A good book for readers looking for more of a slice of life drama with romance thrown in, rather than a fullblown romance.