Which of the following is most likely to occur in today's society?

a) Get killed by a terrorist

b) Win a seven-figure lottery

c) A never-married woman getting married after the age of 40

If you guessed b) you are correct!

After these startling statistics make national news, editor of Trés Chic magazine Elaine Daniels challenges her only single, over-40 writer to do the impossible -- get married within six months with a huge wedding at The Plaza in New York on New Year's Eve. As if the bar wasn't raised high enough, Samantha Jacobs is being shipped to Milwaukee, the nation's capital of unsuitable men, to find her soul mate as the "Mystery Woman." The reward is grand -- not only will she finally settle down with her dream man, but Sam will also earn the coveted La Vie humor column featured on the last page of every issue.

Sam enters into the scary world of dating: three-minute speed dating, video matchmaking, online personals and even attending the monthly Mensa chapter luncheons. Just as she suspected, each date is worse than the last. Meet Zack, the hunky guy from the beach who turns out to be married with a very pregnant wife. There's Trevor, the computer tech who's never been to college, never been married at the age of 46 and has his mother pad his online profile with lies to help lure in the "lucky ladies." How about the not-Mel-Gibson- look-a-like doctor who ducks under the dinner table to check out Sam's legs to make sure she has good joints and birthing hips? Is La Vie really worth this kind of pain?

To escape the constant nightmare of her assignment, Sam's only Milwaukee friend, Lessie, drags her out to a salsa club. Despite Sam's two left feet, she has a blast and ends up falling in love with salsa -- and with her salsa instructor, Javier. About that same time, Sam finally lands her perfect man (on paper) -- Robert has his own business, is educated and loves everything about his new "Mystery Woman." How will Sam decide between her spicy Dominican lover and the man her mother (and boss) always wanted her to marry?

ADVENTURES OF A SALSA GODDESS is so over the top that it completely works. Mix in a little mystery, a dash of suspense, the intoxicating spell of the bachata music and voilà, the perfect romance!