"A delightful sequel to UNDER THE BOARDWALK!"

I've been waiting a long time for Zoe Costas story and believe me it's well worth the wait. Things are finally going great for the Costas' family. They are now running a respectable spa. Ari, Zoe's twin sister is happily married to Quinn (see UNDER THE BOARDWALK) and Zoe's parents may finally be able to adopt Sam, their 14 year old foster daughter. Sam already feels like Zoe and Ari's sister and is treated as such.

In walks Ryan Baldwin who the Costas family believes to be the replacement social worker until Zoe finds out that he's not. So just who is this Ryan? When he figures out the jig is up, he tells Zoe that he's Sam's uncle. Sam's mother was Ryan's big sister. Zoe doesn't believe him and tells him to let her family think he's still the social worker until she can investigate who this guy really is.

Zoe tells Quinn and Conner, her partners in a new business in which they protect celebrities. They all decide they must get to the bottom of this for Sam's sake and for the Costas' sake as well. The problem is someone else doesn't want Sam to be found and they most especially don't want Sam back in the Baldwin's lives but why? That's what Ryan and Zoe have to figure out before someone gets hurt. The thing is the more Ryan and Zoe are thrown together the more attracted they are to each other but no two people could be more different. Ryan is a conservative, by the book, lawyer and if you read Ari's story, then you know that Zoe is just the opposite. So what are they going to do about it?

I enjoyed every word and every page of this book. I laughed and I cried. I especially enjoyed visiting characters from the former book such as the whole Costas family and of course, Spank the monkey. I also enjoyed meeting Sam's new pet, Ima Pig. What a hoot! I highly recommend this book!

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted August 14, 2005