FOR THE LOVE OF PETE is a loony adventure tale about an undercover operation from the FBI that starts this whole ball rolling. There is a kidnapping gone wrong, as well as a mob hit man, who looses his son, while he is on a job. His son is not the kidnapped baby, but just along for the ride because of two Indian women who steal the hit man's car as payback for threatening them. The kidnapped baby, named Pete, has an aunt who tries to save her niece, along with the help of an FBI agent who had tried to take her parking space in front of her apartment. Sounds a bit confusing? It may seem so, but Julia Harper has written a funny contemporary romance with car chases and kidnapped babies. FOR THE LOVE OF PETE is about Zoey Addler's niece, Petronella Spicy Hernandez. Pete's mother, Nikki, and Zoey are not related by blood, but they are as close as any sisters can be. Nikki and her loser boyfriend, Ricky are in hiding, because Ricky is going to testify against the mob boss, Tony the Rose. Zoey moved into the same apartment building as Nikki, so she could be close to her and little Pete. It is a snowy cold day in January and Zoey has found a parking space in the front of her building. Before she can park her car, her neighbor she has nicknamed, "Lips of Sin" grabs the space. "Lips of Sin" is actually FBI special Agent Dante Torelli. Before Zoey really loses her cool, a man flies out of the building with a baby in his arms. He's got Pete and drives off. Zoey hops into the Lips' Beemer, and they are on a car chase to save Pete. FOR THE LOVE OF PETE has some great dialogue and quirky characters. The primary characters of Dante and Zoey have a bit of a road romance as they try to find Pete, as well as try to stay alive since Dante is the target of a fellow FBI agent who wants him out of the picture. And, they begin to fall for each other. Their love story is the ultimate road romance. I also enjoyed the bantering back and forth between Dante and Zoey. These two are total opposites, but they really come together nicely, especially when they have to stay in an isolated cabin for the night. Sparks fly between them, which leads to some nice TLC between the both of them. FOR THE LOVE OF PETE is a nice change of pace from all the serious and dark books I tend to read. This was my first book by Julia, and it certainly won't be my last. If you haven't had the chance to try Julia Harper yet, FOR THE LOVE OF PETE is a good place to start.