Jennifer Apodaca - Samantha Shaw 04 - Batteries Required

Samantha Shaw's dating service, Heart Mates, is barely paying the bills, and her relationship with private investigator Gabe Pulizzi isn't exactly a ringing endorsement of her knack for romance. And now Sam's friend, Angel, has disappeared just as she was about to launch a new lingerie business, leaving behind a ransacked, bloodstained house.Detective Logan Vance—alias romance novelist R.V. Logan—is busy fending off the advances of a lovesick fan, so with Gabe in tow, Sam questions Angel's ex-husband, Hugh Crimson. Sam knows her friend's divorce has been filed under "unpleasant," but she can't believe Hugh's capable of ex-wife-napping—or murder.If Hugh isn't a killer, who messed up Angel's house—and why? Where is Angel? And what's Sam going to say when Gabe insists she make a decision about their relationship? Solving this case will require every ounce of energy Sam's got, and she's going to unearth some high-voltage surprises along the way.