"Romantic comedy mystery that will keep you reading and laughing."

Take one "Workout Barbie" Blair Mallory and toss with Pro Football hero turned policeman and then mix in killer. Add humor and enough laughs that you do not want to read this in public for fear of embarrassing yourself by going into fits of giggles. I couldn't put this one down.

Blair Mallory is the owner of an upscale fitness center. One of her clients has been imitating her style of dress and hair. When this client is shot and killed with Blair as the only witness it becomes a toss up as to who they were really trying to kill the pushy client or Blair.

Two years before this Blair had gone out on three "hot" dates with Wyatt Bloodsworth, who now is a police lieutenant and in charge of the shooting. Wyatt had walked away after the third date saying he would call, but he never had. The chemistry had been explosive between Blair and Wyatt even though they hadn't slept together. Blair took one look at Wyatt and knew she still had the same chemistry thing going as two years ago. The question was would Wyatt buy her act of not remembering who he was?

Mix in a wonderful crazy family for Blair, with two sisters that beg for their own story and you have a riot of page turning fun.

Linda Howard never fails her readers and once again she proves what a wonderfully versatile writer she is. This book is pure comedy and a laugh till you cry kind of book. Sit back and get ready to be entertained by a Master Fiction Writer.

Reviewed by Judith Saul
Posted January 6, 2005

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Summary

Blair Mallory lives the good life. She's pretty, confident, and the owner of a thriving up-scale fitness center. But in the shadow of success, a troubled member of the club develops a strange fixation on Blair, imitating her style and dress. Matters take a darker turn when the look-alike is shot dead—and Blair witnesses the horror.

As the media speculates on the tawdry details of the homicide and pushes Blair into the harsh spotlight, she locks horns with police lieutenant Wyatt Bloodsworth. He wants to lead an investigation without interference, while Blair is determined to probe the dead woman's life on her own. But when someone begins to menace Blair with mounting threats, Wyatt takes notice: Was this murder indeed a lethal case of mistaken identity—and was Blair the intended victim?