Batteries Required (Samantha Shaw Mystery)

Samantha and her best friend Angel get given a box of sex toys at a local casino. Angel sells lingerie and receives the sex toys to consider selling. She asks Samantha to hold the box for her and then goes missing. Samantha gets Detective Vance to look into her disappearance. But things aren't what they seem, and soon Detective Vance is quit put out with Samantha. Samantha's boyfriend and ex-cop turned PI, Gabe, helps her investigate. Samantha owns and runs Heart Mates, a dating service. While investigating, she is also fending off a stalking fan trying to find romance writer R. V. Logan. Samantha has promised to not tell anyone that Detective Vance writes those romances, but can she keep that promise and solve the mystery, saving Angel at the same time? I love this series. The characters are so well written. The story moves along at a great pace. Samantha gets herself in her share of sticky situations. She has to juggle family, work, and investigating. She is such a fun character. Then there's Gabe and Detective Vance. They really keep the story hopping. They're both after Samantha and also kept busy keeping her safe. I highly recommend this book.

I love this series and the author gets better with each book. Gabe is HOT and is right up there and starting to edge past Janet Evanovich's Ranger and not quite but starting to trip on the heels of JD Robb's Roarke. (All in my opinion). I love Grandpa and Ali the beer drinking ex-police dog. This is a great series and if you want to have a guaranteed fun time - Jennifer Apodaca's Samantha Shaw's series is the thing to pick up - but make sure no one is around to interrupt you while you're reading!

This is the fourth in the Samantha Shaw series and I can't wait to find out what happens next. Sam and Angel really keep you on edge in this installment. And then there is Gabe you can feel the heat through the page between Sam and him......what is better than a little romance and alot of mystery. As always Grandpa, the boys and Ali are there with a helping hand and in Grandpa's case quick internet access (wonder if he has cable or dsl?). If you like a quick fun mystery you will love this series.