Beaten and buried them in the dirt of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.Įither Jose Cuervo had lied to her last night and given her a false sense of security, or her morning cup of joe was affecting her more than she thought possible. her last hurrah before the town became her responsibility-she thought she’d conquered her fears. Was she having second thoughts? Now? After all the hubbub and hoopla of winning an election she hadn’t even entered?īut after her night of debauchery-a.k.a. The town that held more secrets than a politician’s wife. Sunshine Vicram pushed down the dread and sticky knot of angst in her chest and wondered, yet again, if she were ready to be sheriff of a town even the locals called the Psych Ward. Can Sunshine face the call of duty - and find the kidnapper who’s terrorizing her beloved hometown - without falling head over high heels in love…or worse?Ī Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones: Excerpt CHAPTER 1 With temperatures rising everywhere she turns, Del Sol’s normally cool-minded sheriff is finding herself knee-deep in drama and danger. This one’s got Levi, Sunshine’s sexy, almost-old-flame, and a fiery-hot US Marshall. Add to that the trouble at her daughter’s new school, plus and a kidnapped prized rooster named Puff Daddy, and, well, the forecast looks anything but sunny.īut even clouds have their silver linings.

But a teenage girl is missing, a kidnapper is on the loose, and all of this is reminding Sunshine why she left Del Sol in the first place.

Sheriff Sunshine Vicram finds her cup o’ joe more than half full when the small village of Del Sol, New Mexico, becomes the center of national attention for a kidnapper on the loose.ĭel Sol, New Mexico is known for three things: its fry-an-egg-on-the-cement summers, its strong cups of coffee - and, now, a nationwide manhunt? Del Sol native Sunshine Vicram has returned to town as the elected sheriff - thanks to her adorably meddlesome parents who nominated her - and she expects her biggest crime wave to involve an elderly flasher named Doug. “ A Bad Day for Sunshine is a great day for the rest of us - captivating characters, great writing, pace, humor and suspense.” (Number-one New York Times best-selling author Lee Child)

“Laugh-out-loud funny, intensely suspenseful, page-turning fun.” ( New York Times best-selling author Allison Brennan) New York Times best-selling author Darynda Jones is back with the first novel in the brand-new snarky, sassy, wickedly fun Sunshine Vicram series - A Bad Day for Sunshine !

A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones