Suds

Life is ripe with good times and plenty of beer when Mrs. Feeley welcomes her new friend, the musical Miss Tinkham, to share her San Diego home and junkyard, Noah's Ark. It's not long before the gourmet culinarian Mrs. Rasmussen moves in, too, and the three elderly ladies bask in their joie de vivre. But the party is cut short when they discover the property taxes have been pocketed by a swindling lawyer. The three wisecracking women must use their collective smarts to raise the money before they lose their home-and maybe fit in a trip to Tijuana if they can earn a little extra.   With this first book of Mary Lasswell's to feature the "Arkies," you'll be hard pressed to not grin along with the charm of Lasswell's characters. Go back to the '40s in this authentic piece of Americana and see how the story of your new three favorite ladies begins.

With young Americans leaving to fight in WWII, Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen, and Miss Tinkham are overcome with patriotism and decide they owe a contribution to the war effort themselves. But when the manager of nearby Consocraft Airplane Factory doesn't think that they're cut out for riveting, they try a more domestic approach to help their boys overseas.   The second installment of Mary Lasswell's delightful and lighthearted stories to feature the residents of San Diego's Noah's Ark junkyard is full of brash do-goodery and fun. Get ready to be swept up in Mrs. Feeley and friends' impeccable charm in this classic title about The Greatest Generation.

Flat broke at the end of their stay in New York City, Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen, and Miss Tinkham can only make it as far as New Jersey on their voyage back home. When they stop by a local bar for something to lift their spirits, they find it in disrepair and the owner in none too better shape himself. As desperate as they are to make it back to San Diego, it's just not in their nature to leave the poor guy there. And if they're going to lend a helping hand, they might as well tidy up, serve a few beers, and see about breathing a little life into the joint-not that it does any harm to have a place to stay until they can find a way to get to the West Coast.   Pull up a stool, crack open a cold one, and crack a smile with the third, uplifting and uproarious title from Mary Lasswell to feature her quick-witted altruists.

Kindhearted and loudmouthed Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen, and Miss Tinkham have only just set out on their long-awaited cross-country drive to the West Coast when the trouble begins. It's bad enough that they wind up in a seedy, truck stop nightclub, but then it's raided by the police! Thankfully, Chief Connolly can tell they're decent folks and lets them off easy, but he needs a favor in return. He wants them to take a passenger on their trip; a dangerous passenger they'll need to outwit before making it home.   Mary Lasswell is firing on all cylinders again in this madcap, slapstick, high-spirited adventure-the fourth to star Mrs. Feeley and friends.

On a trip to the waterfront, Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen, and Miss Tinkham befriend the kindhearted, if somewhat gruff, Captain Dowdy. When he takes them up on their invitation for dinner that evening, he brings the bad news that his crew has been locked up and he's clueless about what to do for his big charter the following day. Of course, Mrs. Feeley and friends can't leave him in need. But little do they know they're sailing into a tangled web of romance and conspiracy full of scheming villains and even a princess! Mary Lasswell's fifth book of exploits to feature Mrs. Feeley and company is brimming with fun, adventure, and an inspirational passion for life. This feel-good book is bound to make some waves, so be sure to read it schooner rather than later.

Times are tough for Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen, and Miss Tinkham. After eighteen years of sharing the home that brought them together, it's become too expensive to maintain, and their neighborhood too stripped of character to boot. They set out to find a simpler life with a fixer-upper where they can live off the land, but nothing could be that simple . . .   In the sixth and final story to star Mrs. Feeley and company, Mary Lasswell is once again pitch perfect with charm. See how everything works out in this uproarious last hoorah, rich with fun and inspirational kindness!