The Whole Package

by Cynthia Ellingsen Narrated by Whitney Daniels

Overview

When you hit rock bottom ...

For lifelong friends Jackie, Cheryl, and Doris, life hasn't turned out according to plan. After living the life of a glamorous widow in Paris, Jackie is all out of money, and the only place left to go is home. Cheryl is at the top of her game both in and out of the
boardroom, until her misplaced plans for a corporate takeover earn her a set of walking papers. And while Doris has Xanax to cure her depression, no pill can take away the pain of broken dreams.

... the only place to go is up.

But after a drunken night sampling the delights at a strip club for women, the ladies stumble upon an ingenious idea. With Jackie's connections, Cheryl's business sense, and Doris's ambition, the ladies open up The Whole Package-the world's first restaurant
staffed exclusively by very attractive men. Mixing business with pleasure can be risky, but for these three best friends, getting a little bit outrageous just might be what it takes to make their mark in the world ...

"For every woman who's dreamed of being waited on by a scantily clad man."-Wendy Wax, bestselling author of Ten Beach Road

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

In Ellingsen's debut, three lifelong friends—Jackie, Cheryl and Doris—reunite and start a business together. Cheryl, the high-powered marketing executive, is unceremoniously fired from her job because she has information against her boss. Jackie, the wealthy widow, finds her freewheeling Parisian life called to a halt when she runs out of funds. Doris' placid suburban existence ends when her husband confesses to an affair with his high school girlfriend and then leaves her. Out of money and options, the women treat themselves to a ladies' night out at a male strip club. The next morning, they resolve to start their own Hooters-style restaurant staffed by handsome men and catering to women, and name it "The Whole Package." When the opening goes awry, the women are convinced that their lives are ruined. Their friendship is in jeopardy until Doris has an ingenious plan to revamp the restaurant, which heals their friendship and saves their bank accounts. Ellingsen takes a trite concept and makes it inexplicably hysterical. While she relies on stock genre characters, the friendship between the women is realistic, the characters funny, and the premise well-executed. Readers will giggle and grin from start to finish, and will surely be eager for Ellingsen's next novel. (Aug.)

From the Publisher

Praise for The Whole Package

“The friendship between the women is realistic, the characters funny, and the premise well-executed. Readers will giggle and grin from start to finish, and will surely be eager for Ellingsen's next novel.”—Publishers Weekly

“For every woman who’s dreamed of being waited on by a scantily clad man.”—Wendy Wax, bestselling author of Ten Beach Road
 
“A page-turning romance packed with wit and humor. Cancel all social engagements until you've finished this!”—Louise Bagshawe, bestselling author of Glamour

Product Details

BN ID:	2940192778272
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	07/30/2024
Edition description:	Unabridged