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In general, if I don't like a book, I just set it aside and move on to the next one. But this book managed to push all my bad book buttons. 1) Quirky, supposedly independent female lead, but indecisive and "shocked" at key moments. Check 2) Incredibly handsome, but mysterious male lead who appears and disappears without cause. Check. 3) Unusual, but helpful sidekicks that fail to cover huge gaps in the plot. Check 4) Sudden romantic entanglement that leads to stalker-like behavior and implausible events. Check. 5) Potentially great story ruined by cliches and zero character development. Check. What finally pushed me over the edge was Madison's (the quirky, supposedly independent female lead, but indecisive and "shocked" at key moments)outright stupidity. Here's a woman who supposedly got up the gumption to leave her less-than-worthy husband and take back her life. And yet, time and again, the story finds her describing herself as "whiny" and "shocked" over a series of events that wouldn't surprise a toddler. To top it off, even though she's dating/sleeping with an investigator/private security guy, she fails to look into or ask for help regarding the following issues: 1) Her aunt's unexplained decision to select a jackass of an attorney as her estate executor. 2) The hiring of an obviously questionable character to manage her aunt's property. 3) The attorney/executor's obvious efforts to block her access to her aunt's estate, including threats to drag out probate, etc. The last straw for me happened when Madison, in need of an attorney, calls the jackass attorney. She does this even though she just overheard a conversation where he was planning a home robbery to help a divorcing client and made other less than pleasant comments that were obviously connected to her situation. Other reviewers have noted that this book has the flavor of a Stephanie Plum/Janet Evanovitch story. That may have been the author's intent, but the execution didn't even come close. While I'm normally willing to suspend disbelief for a lighter read, I can't suspend my intelligence long enough to get through this book.