Hooked

By Marianne Rankin

Before Woody can write off the talking tuna he catches as a sun-induced hallucination, this unlikely benefactor is granting his every wish, allowing him to sweep Madalina off her feet and into the sunset. At least that's how things were supposed to work out.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 075821362X
• ISBN13: 9780758213624
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Hooked

Clarence `Woody' Woods is going to go from dock boy to a real estate mogul with the help of a magical fish named Raymond Prince and Madalina, a waitress he is in love with. She is what he wants and he is willing to do anything to make her happy. Madalina Dragoi knows what she wants and is willing to do whatever it takes to get it. If she offends anyone along the way, that is their problem not hers. Woody is a means to an...

Nautical but Nice

Jane May follows up her highly entertaining "Doggy Style," narrated by a dog, with "Hooked," featuring a talking fish. You don't have to be an animal lover to appreciate the author's flowing, creative, imaginative story telling. Her latest literary effort includes a diverse assortment of characters, some likable, some unlikable and others you're not quite sure about until the last few pages, which arrive far too quickly...

What a fun romp

Hooked is a modern retelling of an old tale. Jane May beings it to life with abandon and style. Woody is the assistant dock master at an exclusive Miami Yacht Club. He falls in love with the Romanian Madalina, who is a waitress at the club, but he has competition in Todd Hollinshead a wealthy and spoiled club regular. Woody gets help with his love life from an unlikely source-a tuna who talks Woody into letting him go in exchange...

An easy entertaining read

Hooked is a fast paced,light hearted romance story based in Miami. If you like love stories, sailing stories or rags to riches to rags stories, you will enjoy this book. It was an enjoyable read,compelling you to find out if the hero 'gets lucky' and I was sorry when it was over. This book has movie script written all over it.

Hook, Line or Sinker?

"Woody" or Clarence Woods, assistant dock master at the Miami Trade Winds Yacht Club, has gone over the edge with desiring the flirtatious, voluptuous waitress, Madalina Dragoi. But Woody hardly has the money to woo Madalina in a way guaranteed to hook her, so he proceeds to hire himself out to a super-rich, yacht owner who knows nothing of the boat he's bought on E-Bay. After a few hilarious mishaps, Woody manages to leisurely...