"Warm, smart, and original: a swift Snake in Eagle's Shadow kick to all the Bridget Jones clones." Kirkus "[A] refreshing take on an increasingly crowded genre." Booklist "A fun and quick read from a first-time author, this is perfect for a day at the beach." Library Journal

Coffee and Kung Fu
Karen Brichoux

For Nicci Bradford, Kung Fu isn't a martial art, it's a philosophy. Now if she could only learn when to run and when to wade in kicking....

Twenty-six-year-old Nicci Bradford doesn't exactly love her job fixing the grammar in company brochures, or living in Boston, or going on awkward fix-ups with men she barely knows. What she does love is Kung Fu movies...especially the ones starring Jackie Chan. Their timeless and inspired wisdom offers her a philosophy of life. The problem is she doesn't have much of a life to philosophize about. But Jackie Chan is also a pretty good action hero. And when opportunity-and risk-present themselves in unexpected ways, it's up to Nicci to follow her hero's example, focus on her goal, and strike...

NAL, June 2003
ISBN: 0451209028
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$12.95