High on the Vine

High on the Vine features cousins Tami & Evi Maki who often contemplate the shortcomings of their respective spouses Toivo and Eino. The story is told through a series of short stories set in Upper Michigan. The Maki women contemplate how their lives may have fared (certainly better) had they not married the two louts. After a hideous winter survival weekend sponsored by the Maki men Tami & Evi take over the boys' hunting camp as punishment. After various less than successful entrepreneurial ventures the gals finally hit paydirt when they form a business deal with a brotherhood of monks to open a winery which produces a barely potable wine dubbed Monk Juice.. If you like a good chuckle about Yooper foibles and follies I highly recommend High on the Vine by Terri Martin. Be sure to enjoy it with a bottle of your favorite beverage for best effect! -- Victor R. Volkman Marquette Monthly . Readers should rejoice that all the stories now appear in one book and follow the cousins (thrice removed) from considering raising fish in a swimming pool to vacationing on a beach with a Piña Colada in hand and the Atlantic Ocean spread before them. The book is filled with grins giggles and out-loud laughter. -- Tom Powers Michigan in Books. Laced with laughter High On The Vine is a fun read from start to finish and will prove an immediate and enduringly popular pick for community library Contemporary Humor collections. -- Jim Cox Midwest Book Review