(2000)(audio)Next Sunny Randall novel. Doesn't start out as strong as Family Honor, but finishes strongly. Sunny is hired as bodyguard for novelist whose ex-husband is stalking her. Turns out he used date rape drug to rape her along with some buddies. Sunny goes undercover to catch the guy in the act.

Synopsis: 'Melanie Joan Hall is a bestselling author in a bind. Her publisher needs her to tour on behalf of her newest blockbuster, and Melanie Joan needs a bodyguard-cum-escort to protect her from an overbearing ex-husband whose presence unnerves her to the point of hysteria. Sunny's cool demeanor, cop background, and P.I. smarts are an instant balm for the older woman. She begins to sense that Melanie Joan's ex—a psychotherapist—is not your basic stalker, and when an incident at a book signing leaves the ex bloodied and the author unconscious, it's clear the stakes are high. Deciding that the only way to crack the case is from the inside, Sunny enters therapy herself, only to discover some disturbing truths about herself...while putting her life on the line.' From the author's website.

Review: Really nasty psychologist, however, this is Sunny's introduction to personal thereapy. ( )

First edition as new

Private detective Sunny Randall is hired to protect an author on a book tour. The author has a stalker who is her ex-husband and a well regarded psychiatrist. Can Sunny keep the stalker away from the author, or better yet find a more permanent solution? ( )

Glad I got this free. I'll pass on these stories. ( )