Ivan Rasmussen's first look at Stephanie Lowe was rolling down the hillside in Maine. Ivan's cook on the Josiah T. Savage schooner is getting married and has coerced her cousin, Stephanie Lowe, to cover the duty on the 6 day cruise in exchange for getting her plumbing done. The old Haben House, purchased from Ivan and literally falling apart, needs many mysterious repairs. "Ivan the Terrible" -- terribly handsome, eligible and slippery -- was easy on the eyes to work for.

Add to the mix a 300 year old ghost, Aunt Tess, along with a male cadaver swinging from the rafters and across the windows scaring the guests of Stephanie's new B&B. Quirky Stephanie is literally a catastrophe waiting to happen. An ex-cop from Jersey City, the B&B is a new beginning for her. Falling in love with the notorious bachelor wasn't planned, nor was Ivan expecting the possessiveness he feels towards Stephanie. Love and sex escalate for the couple even as they deal with the excitement and mystery of unruly and vindictive ghosts. An unexpected truth revealing the identity of the culprits surrounding their mystery is surprising when they find out the entire town has had a hand in the debacle.

LOVE OVERBOARD is a really humorous and entertaining tale filled with mystery and suspense. Janet Evanovich has the most amusing way with her characters that keeps the mind alive and waiting for the next shoe to drop. Her mixture of romance with mystery is very unique. I was completely absorbed in this funny and quirky romantic mystery.