If only life came with operating instructions. Samantha
Shaw’s dating service, Heart Mates, is barely paying the
bills, and her relationship with private investigator Gabe
Pulizzi isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement of her knack
for romance. And now Sam’s friend Angel has disappeared
just as she was about to launch a new lingerie business,
leaving behind a ransacked, bloodstained house. Detective
Logan Vance—alias romance novelist R.V. Logan—is busy
fending off the advances of a lovesick fan so, with Gabe
in tow, Sam questions Angel’s ex-husband, Hugh Crimson.
Sam knows her friend’s divorce has been filed
under “unpleasant” but she can’t believe Hugh’s capable of
ex-wife-napping—or murder. If Hugh isn’t a killer, who
messed up Angel’s house—and why? Where is Angel? And
what’s Sam going to say when Gabe insists she make a
decision about their relationship? Solving this case will
require every ounce of energy Sam’s got, and she’s going
to unearth some high-voltage surprises along the way…