Felony Melanie in Pageant Pandemonium: A Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novel (The Teenage Adventures of Felony Melanie Book 1) by Kris Bock

Big City, Big Glamour, Big TroubleIntroducing the romantic comedy series featuring “Felony Melanie” seven years before the events of the movie Sweet Home Alabama.Before Melanie Smooter became hot fashion designer Melanie Carmichael, she was known as Felony Melanie, the teenage troublemaker of Pigeon Creek, Alabama. Aching to escape the boredom of small-town life, she gets into many reckless adventures. Her boyfriend, Jake, is always by her side – and the local sheriff is usually close behind.Melanie’s mother has been shoving her into every beauty pageant within twenty miles since Melanie was a toddler. Melanie is getting a little sick of it. She’s on the verge of quitting when she qualifies for the Miss Alabama Princess Pageant in the big city of Mobile. The first prize scholarship could be her ticket out of Pigeon Creek, not to mention that one of the judges is a real, live New York fashion designer. The competition will be fierce. Can a "trailer trash" girl outshine the snooty debutantes?Meanwhile, Jake and his friends go to Mobile to support Melanie – and to party in the big city. But when strange disasters befall pageant events, the gang suspects someone is sabotaging the contest. They try to figure who’s behind it and why, but it isn't easy when everyone dismisses you as redneck kids.Melanie needs to prove herself on stage. Jake and the gang need to make sure she gets the chance. Can they show they're more than what people see on the surface? Head back in time to the early 1990s for this laugh out loud rom com based on one of the best rom coms of all time. Readers ages 12 and up will enjoy reconnecting with their favorite characters from the Sweet Home Alabama movie.Readers say:“Laugh out loud funny with high school hi-jinx and beauty pageant drama — and hi-jinx there too.”“Fun loving, laugh out loud read!!!!”“Such a fun book to read! If you enjoyed Sweet Home Alabama this will be a treat.” Douglas J. Eboch is a screenwriter and author who wrote the original screenplay to the movie Sweet Home Alabama starring Reese Witherspoon. His sister is the author of over 100 books under the names Kris Bock, M.M. Eboch and Chris Eboch.