A Half Dozen Fools (26 page)

Left broke by her embezzling ex-fiancé, New Yorker Lisbet Torrington is determined to make a fresh, new start in life. On Florida's Gulf Coast, she settles down in an affluent enclave called Zungville and plots her course for success. Hired to tend bar at a posh restaurant in town, she then enrolls in graduate school, moving ahead with optimism and zeal.

As a bartender at Lew's Fine Fare On Fifth, Lisbet caters to the town's most prominent citizens and is privy to how they have fun. But, between the zany regulars, whacky coworkers and loopy brothers who own the place, she soon uncovers twisted relationships hidden behind Zungville's pristine surface.

Lisbet is challenged to keep her cool when petty dramas stirred up by jealousy, lies and booze abuse threaten to put her head in a spin. Struggling to avoid the web of dysfunction that dominates Lew's Fine Fare On Fifth, she concentrates on earning her degree--dreaming of the day she'll be out from behind the bar for good.