

Adding to Levi’s appeal, in her absence, he went from bad boy to entrepreneur in one generation. The long, dark lashes she would have given her left kidney for. The rich, tawny color like whiskey in the sun. He’s a tall, cool drink of water, and Sunny has his every feature memorized.Īnd though she couldn’t see his eyes, she’d dreamed about them almost daily. Del Sol is packed with her family and friends there’s even an old flame with some smoldering embers: Levi Ravinder. Readers learn that when Sheriff Sunny was a teenager, she was the victim of a trauma that she is still reluctant to revisit. The vibrant hues reflected off the fat flakes drifting down and powdering the landscape.Ī complicated backstory that informs the present day is another hallmark of a sticky series hook. Orange Crush and cotton candy collided and dovetailed, making the sky look like a watercolor that had been left out in the rain. Thick clouds soaked up the vibrant colors of daybreak and splashed them across the heavens like a manic artist who’d scored a new bottle of Adderall. Darynda Jones has a gift for magical descriptions like the brilliant sight that greeted Sunny before her first day of work. Del Sol is not to be found on Google maps, but New Mexican towns just like it exist.

A Bad Day for Sunshine is the first in a new series, blessed with a magnificent location.

Is this really the opportunity Sunny wanted? Aubin, a teenager whose parents are new to Del Sol. The kidnapper’s purported victim is Sybil St. Even so, her first day on the job is a challenge when a kidnapper brings unwanted attention to the small town. In the intervening years, she honed her craft and burnished her reputation, making her a worthy candidate for sheriff. Sheriff Sunshine “Sunny” Vicram left Del Sol, New Mexico, when she was a teenager.

A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones is the first novel in the new snarky, sassy, wickedly fun Sunshine Vicram series, where Sheriff Sunshine Vicram finds her cup o’ joe more than half full when the small village of Del Sol, New Mexico, becomes the center of national attention for a kidnapper on the loose.īutterflies in your stomach the day you start a new job is par for the course, even if you’re the newly returned, hometown girl who made good.
