Revenge Cafe

Mandy is probably the only person ever to become addicted to therapy. But after getting fired from her job and totaling her car (again), she gives up the therapist's couch cold turkey and moves to the Caribbean. Her old friend, Chance, is waiting for her there with the promise of a fresh start in life. She'll have her dream career of running a restaurant. She'll live in paradise where the relaxed pace makes stress impossible. She'll have all the rum she could ever want always within arm's reach. What could possibly go wrong?
Lots. Apparently lots could go wrong.
Shortly after landing on island, Mandy discovers Chance's murdered body in the restaurant's freezer. And his death might just be her fault. Topping the list of suspects is Mandy's old boyfriend and a former police officer whose "former" status is all Mandy's doing. But when she learns Chance had been dabbling in a variety of activities that may or may not have been legal, not only does the list of suspects grow, but it seems she's now positioned to be the next victim.
Meanwhile, she's juggling the responsibilities of managing the restaurant and planning Chance's memorial, both of which she is ill-equipped to do, particularly while lacking the advice of a good shrink. On top of that there's a ghost in the dining room messing up closing time and a too-sexy police detective vying for her attention. Oh yeah, and that killer who's still on the loose is possibly drinking on the barstool next to her.
They say revenge is sweet, but Mandy's pretty sure it's sweetest when it's on the rocks. If only she lives long enough to taste test that theory.

Lisa Shiroff is a comedic fiction writer celebrating the often unnoticed but beautifully bizarre in life.
For years, she worked professionally as a corporate freelance writer and graphic designer. Not only can she Photoshop her way into a royal wedding, but she can write a PR piece that will make a cat in a tattered wolf costume sound like a Westminster Dog Show champion.
But the struggle to keep her tongue out of her cheek was giving her TMJ symptoms and she decided she'd had enough. It was time she joined the ranks of those intent on using humor to balance out the negatives in the universe.
Now she is unleashing her comedic perspective on anyone willing to take the risk to read whatever she writes.
Having spent her formative years in small-town America, Lisa mastered the ability to amuse herself and others with tales about people we all wished lived next door (and some who really did). Now she's bringing those stories to light in novels with funny characters experiencing sometimes inane circumstances and always finding happy endings (yes, she's a sucker for them).
Almost living the American Dream, Lisa lives in south Jersey with her husband, two kids, and a dog. Alas, she has no picket fence.