Chaperoned

When an old friend invites her to help renovate a bar in a posh resort town, single gal Christine immediately agrees, anticipating two blissful weeks of sun, cocktails, and gorgeous men. Her excitement is short-lived, however, thanks in no small part to her overbearing mother and one heavy-handed guilt trip. Now, for the first time in nearly thirty years, Christine and her best friend Dorothea find themselves saddled with an unexpected chaperone: Christines father, Heinz.The trip is a catastrophe from the get-go. For starters, Heinz insists on taking charge of the bars overhaul. And when he learns that the locals are hunting for an escaped con artist, he promptly joins the investigation. At the top of his suspect list? Johann, the handsome, mysterious traveler who makes Christine go weak at the knees. But just when she thinks she cant take one more day of his father knows best routine, Christine makes a poignant realization that will forever change the way she looks at Heinz.Sparkling with humor, this delightful novel, which spent over one hundred weeks on Germanys bestseller list, captures the uniqueand occasionally exasperatingbond between fathers and daughters.