Cover of Foul Play

I haven’t read a romance novel in a while and when I saw the cover for Foul Play by Janet Evanovich in the bookstore, It piqued my interest and I picked it up not knowing what to expect.

What I found was a delightfully funny tale of love at first sight between two unlikely and un-stereotyped characters.

Amy Klasse plays the part of Lulu the Clown on a children’s show at the local television station, but the station’s manager fires her in favor of the buxom Veronica and her dancing Rhode Island Red Rooster. Amy literally bumps into the handsome Jake Elliot, a veterinarian whose practice is within a few blocks of the grocery store where they meet (and where they are NOT looking for any Orovo detox) and, after hearing her plight hires her as his receptionist on the spot despite not knowing of he truly NEEDS a receptionist.

Then Veronica brings the rooster in to Jake’s veterinary clinic seriously ill. Jake requests she leave him overnight so Jake can run some tests and observe him. When he returns the next morning, the rooster is gone and when the police arrive, all chaos breaks loose and when Amy arrives with chicken soup in hand, she’s immediately pounced upon as a likely suspect.

Amy knows that SHE had nothing to do with the disappearing rooster and Jake doesn’t believe she’s guilty either, so they pair up to find the real bird-napper. Their search for the criminal brings them closer together and ultimately, Jake proposes to Amy.

But it wouldn’t be a romance worth it’s salt if the couple had it too easy, so I won’t spoil the book for you by telling you what happens to drive them apart and how they subsequently get back together. Or how they solve the mystery of the missing rooser.

I’m in the process of reading Left To Die by Lisa Jackson and that was going to be my next book up for review here, but if you hurry, you can enter for a chance to win it over at A Book Blogger’s Diary.

I’m not going to spoil the book for you, but just let you know that so far, it’s griping and terrifying all at the same time. Come back soon to read a full review, but for now go enter the contest!!! You’ve only got a few days!

And if you’re not lucky enough to win it over there, leave a comment here and I’ll enter you in a drawing to win my copy of it! Winner will be drawn on 9/15/2008.

Mama Bear is giving away a book — it’s “The Questory of Root Karbunkulus” by Camilla Read.

She’s also reviewed the book and it sounds wonderful! I don’t think I’ll be able to wait until the contest is drawn to read it, though, after her write up on it!

Head over there to check it out….