When Flabbergasted stormed on the scene in 2003, the reviews came fast and furious:
"Good writing and an ample dose of humor make this as charming as Bridget Jones’s Diary from the male point of view."--Library Journal
"Blackston’s novel will tickle your literary taste buds with a relational gumbo of quirky characters."--Christian Book Previews
"Amazing. A novel that is simultaneously serious, hilarious, and impossible to put down."--The Dallas Morning News
"With a colorful cast of quirky characters and a plot full of surprises, this is one of the feel-good novels of the year."--CCM
Now this summertime favorite about a single stock broker looking for love in the murky waters of the southern church singles scene is repackaged with a hot new look.
From the Back Cover
Jay Jarvis just moved east.
His dating life’s gone south.
What else is a guy to do but go fishing?
Jay is new in town. He’s young, successful, and single, and he’s not afraid to plop down in a church pew to scope out the females. But in the murky waters of the South Carolina singles scene, Jay’s whole world is in danger of being turned upside down.
"Refreshingly honest. . . . Highly recommended."--Library Journal
"Blackston’s light and breezy style makes ideal reading for a lazy summer night."--Bookpage
"Fun, lighthearted, and thoroughly enjoyable."--CCM magazine
"This is one book you don’t want to miss!"--Crossings Book Club
"Amazing. A novel that is simultaneously serious, hilarious, and impossible to put down."--The Dallas Morning News
Armed with the knowledge that his second grade teacher always liked his stories and poems, Ray Blackston walked away from the corporate cubicle, bought a laptop, said a prayer, and began typing the first words of Flabbergasted. He does not recommend this method for the faint of heart.