{"product_id":"the-hoa-chronicles-trudy-jean-evans-9798887472416","title":"The HOA Chronicles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBillie Mae has reached her limit. Sick of neighbors ignoring the rules, calling her \"Billie Goat\" while bleating, and generally making her life a spectacle, she decides it's time to take action. Armed with a slingshot, paintball gun, and a bear trap, she tries to keep everyone in line. But the real struggle? Keeping ahold of her dentures. Each time they go flying, her life just gets tougher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDubbed \"Charlie's Angels,\" the three old women of Ravenswood never intend to kickstart a drug trade with aging pickleball players. They also don't plan on setting their vintage shop ablaze, befriending a retired circus monkey, or throwing a coming-out fashion show for a neighbor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngelo DiNapoli, an overweight chef without a restaurant, is locked in a never-ending battle with hemorrhoids. Growing up as a butcher's son, he dreams of culinary fame by experimenting with livestock he buys and eventually, well, butchers. Little does he know, his mother will beat him to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDick Gable needs more money. Growing up cheating and scamming, he sees becoming the HOA board president as the ultimate con-a chance to exploit a neighborhood full of gullible homeowners. His greed knows no bounds, and he relishes the thought of manipulating everyone for his own gain. But he doesn't count on working with a menagerie of idiots. His vice president, a narcissist with a passive-aggressive streak, is obsessed with his five Chihuahuas; his secretary has a vindictive personality and a scandalous past; and his treasurer can't count to save her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Stella Edwards, a seasoned professional new to property management. Suddenly, Dick's grand plans for unapproved amenities, embezzlement, and illegal shenanigans start to crumble faster than a stale cookie at a bake sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis hilarious tale of mismanagement, mishaps, and mayhem proves that in the end, there really is such a thing as karma-and it's got quite a sense of humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Trudy Jean Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798887472416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wheatmark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d","brand":"Trudy Jean Evans","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46640951361791,"sku":"9798887472416","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1364855c-1280-4599-b371-760e79517655.jpg?v=1740670925","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hoa-chronicles-trudy-jean-evans-9798887472416","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}