The Roundabout

By: Gerri Hill

Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella

Megan Phenix - bar and grill owner in gay-friendly Eureka Springs - is labeled as "playing hard to get" and finds herself the object of much unwanted attention. If only she were seeing someone...maybe the women would leave her in peace.

Leah Rollins thinks 50 is too young to retire, so instead she opens a store in the touristy shopping district of Eureka Springs, next to the popular Phenix Grill. She soon learns that Megan Phenix is a bit on the grumpy side as they spar over parking spaces and anything else they can find to argue about. When Leah catches the attention of the multitude of single lesbians in town, she searches for a way out. Could the grumpy grill owner next door be the answer to her problems?

Megan and Leah strike an unlikely alliance and conspire to rid themselves of the unwanted attention by fake dating. Can they pull it off?

As they pretend to date and convince everyone in town that they really are a couple, the pretense becomes harder to hold on to. But there's just one problem...they don't really like each other.

Or do they?

©2016 Gerri Hill (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

Little San Francisco, Snark, LOL, & Social Wake-up

I grew up in Eureka Springs. I've been away for more years than I lived there, but it's hard to get some of that place out of one's system. I imagined the Phoenix where the five and dime sits, and the book store where McGees and the New Age book store sit/sat on Spring Street. There's a steak house down from those two that would suffice, location-wise.

"The funny" in that town is that it's a backwater cosmopolitan with hills and chalets. It's been described as Little San Francisco, particularly in the 70s and 80s. It's nickname, "for serious", is Little Switzerland. It comes complete with rustic Czech, Pollyanna French, an opera school to rival NYC, a seven-story Christ replica of the one found in South America, "cricks" not "creeks, seven generations of Buchanans, and is in the Heart of the Ozarks, 30 miles south of Branson, "Mazura" (Missouri) as the crow flies. It's produced more poets, artists, actors, actresses, college-graduating magma and summa cum laude, and Rhode Scholars than any piece of the south should have. It was the primary filming location for Pass the Ammo with Tim Curry, as well as the Blue and the Grey with Stacey Keech and Gregory Peck. It's odd place from top to bottom.

Anyway, I enjoyed this break from death, violence and mayhem. I think the author was attempting to support social awareness, not blindly accept or suggest supporting harassment. There are a lot of people who still don't get the harm that can be done when someone's personal mess is spilled on the Internet. It is 't funny and shouldn't be rewarded. On the other hand, should one give credence to the innuendos and image as any form of media presents it? Half of anything on the internet is BS. The rest is either marketing, pr, or self-agradizement. Reality is real and sometimes harsh.

love the humor

enjoyed all the humor between the characters I laughed so much really enjoy all of her books

Hmmm?

I like books by GH and I get where she was going with this one. Was not a fan of the serial harassment nor the cyber bulling however that stuff happens every day. The characters were weak compared to other books I've read from this author so for me that's the thing that had me putting the book down in the middle of the story of course the narrator no offense to this particular narrated however voice was just so annoying there was no real differentiation between the characters voices for me it just sounded like one long monologue again I'm not familiar with this particular narrator and sometimes one story for a particular narrator just doesn't suit your voice so this isn't necessarily a knock on the narrator but it is something to consider.

Fun story

I laughed out loud on several occasions .. this was a fun read! Or listen I should say

Great book

Great book and excellent characters. This book kept me intrigued from beginning to end. they were funny and also a little bit weird. I felt upset for Megan Phoenix. I felt like the sister didn't stand up for her sister at all, but I am happy that everything worked out in the end

Sweet and Funny

Ms. Hill has done it again! This is the funniest love story ever! I enjoyed this book to the hilt! And funny -- and this time with older women in it!! Wow! This was worth the wait! In a roundabout way -- can't wait for more!! Wonderful read and the reader was great! Keep them stories coming! Great read! Love it!

Roundabout is A Comedy at heart,but also a romance

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

It has a little of everything that a really good Romance Novel needs. 1st Humour, a kind of it is comedy of errors. It has the two most unlikely of lover to fall in love with each other. It has a kinda fool/ villian though I feel she plays more the classic fool roll in the story (Mary Beth). It just has a little bit for all. Yes,I highly recommend it.

What did you like best about this story?

Towards the end when THE shop owner (sorry forgot names) Is Kissing the bar owner and realiizes its for real, her feelings, she is no longer play acting. That she truly is in love with this person.

Have you listened to any of Nicol Zanzarella’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

A couple of other GERRI HILL stories and some RADCLYFFE novel as well that she narrarated as well. I guess manyb others but I CAN'T THINK OF THEM NOW

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The part that made me laugh the hardest was when she got the signs for the partimg place put up only to have have her "girlfriend" neibghboor go crazy about them abd narch over to have it out with her, It was just so funny,

Any additional comments?

THE BOOK is hard to explain, you just have to listen, laugh, get akk gloo in the right parts, laugh out loud in others,THIS NOT A QUIET BOOK, You may find yourself laughing out lood at any point in the book, or what ever,

I love Gerri Hill Books

But by far this is my favorite book and Nicol Zanzarella does this book justice. It doesn't matter if I'm driving to work (essential employee) or on lunch I love listening to the audible Version and of course I have added this book to my Library!

Roundabout

Yes there is a few cringworthy moments, and yes no one should EVER post naked pictures or blackmail another person. This was a humorous read, and of course the HEA was sweet. I related to the MC Leah, I too lived and worked in the Bay Area... then moved to small town Louisiana. I've also been to Ureka Springs, it is a quaint VERY gay friendly town with wonderful people. I'll definitely read more of Gerri Hills books. Narrator was excellent.

Charming

No doubt Nicol Zanzarella is one of the very best. It's a great joy to listen to her reading a book and getting so we'll into character. Regarding the story- it was good and fun. If you. see already exposed to Robin Alexander books , you know what greatness is in the genre of romantic comedy. Gerri Hill in this case not getting to that kind of greatness. Still it is a good book and thank God for Nicol Zanzarella for bringing it into life and not ruin the experience.