"Funny, fast-paced romp."

Bradley Nelson wants to be a country music star. On his way to Nashville for the music awards, he stops off in Reno to visit his mother, Harriet, and meets Delphine Armstrong. Within minutes of meeting her, bullets fly and his mother runs past him. Bradley grabs Delphine and the three escape. They start a journey to his mother's ex-IRS boss to return a mere $3 million to the taxpayers that Harriet managed to sneak out of her employer's casino because they were laundering money. The three owners are hot on their trail. Two of the owners are following orders from a dangerous drug lord. They aren't the smartest thugs, but they do manage to almost do their job.

Delphine dreams of belonging, and she'd like Harriet to be her mother-in-law. Delphine's problem is that she dreams so much, she starts to believe her dreams. Delphine is the last thing Bradley needs now if he's going to concentrate on becoming a star, but one look and he can't get enough of her.

Escaping danger, Bradley and Delphine get closer and share a heated sexual moment hiding in a public place. Bradley discovers that when he sings to Delphine, the passion inside him comes out. He also learns not to use people and to trust in his talent. Delphine learns the truth isn't really so bad. Delphine saves Bradley, and he gives her what she's always craved - a family.

This is a funny, fast-paced romantic romp.

Reviewed by Sabrina Marino
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted February 16, 2004

Summary

His love life was a nightmare . . .
Country singer Bradley Nelson always had big dreams. He's sure they're coming true until his debut album tanks, his record contract is cancelled, and his rock star girlfriend kicks him off her tour bus in Reno. Single and stranded, Bradley tracks down his IRS auditor-turned-casino-worker mom. But while he's looking for a shoulder to cry on, Mom's got problems of her own, namely a gang of thug casino owners who are trying to kill her for exposing their criminal deeds. Suddenly, Bradley and his mom are on the run—and they've taken a gorilla along for the ride . . .

. . . until he met the woman of his dreams!
Delphine Armstrong's dreams never included wearing a gorilla suit to work every day, but strange things happen when you're in Reno. Like the gunshot that whizzes past her just as she strikes up a conversation with a cute country singer. Delphine doesn't have time to ask questions—she and Bradley are too busy running for their lives! But while dodging bullets and side-stepping crooks, Bradley and Delphine discover that you can find passion when you least expect it—and that, sometimes, real life is even better than you dreamed.