If only life came with operating instructions. Samantha Shawβs dating service, Heart Mates, is barely paying the bills, and her relationship with private investigator Gabe Pulizzi isnβt exactly a ringing endorsement of her knack for romance. And now Samβs friend Angel has disappeared just as she was about to launch a new lingerie business, leaving behind a ransacked, bloodstained house. Detective Logan Vanceβalias romance novelist R.V. Loganβis busy fending off the advances of a lovesick fan so, with Gabe in tow, Sam questions Angelβs ex-husband, Hugh Crimson. Sam knows her friendβs divorce has been filed under βunpleasantβ but she canβt believe Hughβs capable of ex-wife-nappingβor murder. If Hugh isnβt a killer, who messed up Angelβs houseβand why? Where is Angel? And whatβs Sam going to say when Gabe insists she make a decision about their relationship? Solving this case will require every ounce of energy Samβs got, and sheβs going to unearth some high-voltage surprises along the wayβ¦
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