Second Thoughts

By Bobbie O'keefe

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594147728
• ISBN13: 9781594147722
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Five Star/Gale/Cengage Publishing
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.6" x 0.8" x 5.7"

Customer Reviews

I Couldnt Put It Down

What a great book. I felt like I knew the characters. You are rooting for them all the way. A great story. I read it in one sitting!! Definately a MUST read!!!!!

A romance set in a busy, realistic, and entertaining world

Divorce may be the end of something, but that doesn't mean there can't be a new beginning. "Second Thoughts" is the story of Derek and Connie, two divorcees, as Derek tries to recapture the flame and make his divorce a thing of the past. A romance set in a busy, realistic, and entertaining world, "Second Thoughts" will entertain readers for hours.

Humorous with serious undertone

Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (4/09) Author O'Keefe has given readers a book that is humorous yet has a serious side. The story revolves around a pre-WWII Steel Man comic book that is bought by a scoundrel from a mentally-challenged adult for $10, when the true value is more around $5,000. When Petey's brother finds out the comic was sold for $10 he decides to get revenge and get the comic book back. With the help of Moose, a friend, the three rob a convenience store three times in two days. Although the robbery is a serious intent to threaten the owner, the antics of the three turn it into a Laurel and Hardy comedy. In the meantime, Derek O'Reilly is trying to figure out how to get his ex-wife back in his good graces. His plan is to invite his ex-wife, his five-year-old nephew and twins on a fishing trip. Having not put a good plan into place for the trip, the group runs out of gas and has to walk to a nearby house to get help; little did they know that inside the house were the three bandits. What turns out to be a kidnapping of the group ends up a series of comical errors as they all become friends and now the larger group is scheming how to get the comic book back. This is a fun, light-hearted read that is fast-paced and readers will need to throw all logic out when reading it. The characters are entertaining, yet serious in their own way. You will laugh, cry and root for the underdogs in "Second Thoughts" by Bobbie O'Keefe.

madcap romantic suspense thriller

In California, Hayworth gives Petey $10 for a valuable pre WWII SteelMan comic book. He got away with his transaction because mentally-challenged Petey is an adult with the brain of an elementary school child while his caretaker brother Max an alcoholic was on a binge. With the help of their pal Moose, a bank investor they rob Hayworth's convenience store three times in two days; as Max wants to harass Hayworth to return the comic book or give him $5K. At about the same time, Kristy and Kevin go on a honeymoon in Hawaii leaving their three kids watched by their former sister-in-law Connie. Her ex TV newscaster Derek arrives to take the oldest five year old Chris fishing though he apparently mixed up the dates. He invites Connie to join them as well as the fourteen month old twins Andy and Abbie. When they run out of gas, they walk back to a nearby house they noticed. Inside are the three robbers who kidnap them. However, they are made to feel at home as Petey and Chris become playing buddies, Moose enjoys watching the twins, and Max appreciates Derek's great cooking. While Derek is working on one master recipe to win back his Connie, she has SECOND THOUGHTS about their divorce and first thoughts about stealing the purloined comic book for Max and Petey. This is a madcap romantic suspense thriller that the audience will relish as long as they understand they will have to ignore the plausibility gauge; the fast-paced story line is fast-paced but stratospherically over the top of the Sierras. The five adults and Chris have distinct personalities while the changing relationships between the kidnappers and the victims are fun to follow as Connie and Derek adopt the siblings' quest as their own. Fans will have no second thoughts about this comedic screwball contemporary as zany is the name of the game. Harriet Klausner