{"product_id":"the-hoa-chronicles-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvans, Trudy Jean:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Other books by Trudy Jean Evans include The Pied Piper Principle: Lead, and They Will Follow and The Kaleidoscope Leader.","brand":"Wheatmark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276697075986,"sku":"9798887472416","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bbee95bd-b85e-4b5c-958b-e765d2001627.jpg?v=1747135871","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hoa-chronicles-9798887472416","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}