If only life came with operating instructions. Samantha Shawโs dating service, Heart Mates, is barely paying the bills, and her relationship with private investigator Gabe Pulizzi isnโt exactly a ringing endorsement of her knack for romance. And now Samโs friend Angel has disappeared just as she was about to launch a new lingerie business, leaving behind a ransacked, bloodstained house. Detective Logan Vanceโalias romance novelist R.V. Loganโis busy fending off the advances of a lovesick fan so, with Gabe in tow, Sam questions Angelโs ex-husband, Hugh Crimson. Sam knows her friendโs divorce has been filed under โunpleasantโ but she canโt believe Hughโs capable of ex-wife-nappingโor murder. If Hugh isnโt a killer, who messed up Angelโs houseโand why? Where is Angel? And whatโs Sam going to say when Gabe insists she make a decision about their relationship? Solving this case will require every ounce of energy Samโs got, and sheโs going to unearth some high-voltage surprises along the wayโฆ
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