In the immediate aftermath of the events that occurred in the first book, Finlay Donovan finds herself with a new mission. Her cheating, rude, and all around irritating ex-husband, Steven, has a hit out on him and though Finlay would like nothing more than to not deal with Steven’s games and power moves, she can’t willingly stand aside and allow him to be killed. But trying to find out who put out the hit, and the person willing to accept the challenge, won’t be an easy feat. Complicating matters is her sidekick, Vero, hiding secrets and hot detective Nick putting his nose into Finlay’s business. And was it mentioned that Finlay is behind on her newest book? The holidays are going to be quite busy for Finlay.

Like many, I loved the first book in this series that follows a newly divorce mother of two struggling with writer’s block. Having enjoyed the first installment so much I was eager to pick up the next book and as far as sequels go this is a very worthy successor. Ms. Cosimano gets right into the story and the shenanigans of Finlay and Vero that we were introduced to in book one continue. As always, there is plenty of humor and the story is well flushed out.

There isn’t too much to say about this book without revealing spoilers so I will leave you with this. If you enjoyed and love book one, don’t hesitate to pick up the second one. While I am a bit apprehensive of reaching for the third book, due to the less than warm reviews it has been receiving, I would not issue the same warning about this one. It is a good, fun story with no lagging in the story telling and Finlay and Vero remain my favorite duo.

5 out of 5 stars