Just Peachy

Title: Just Peachy
Author: Michelle L. Levigne
Publisher: Amber Quill Press
Publisher URL: http://www.amberquill.com/
ISBN: 978-1-60272-594-2
Genre: {M/F} Suspense Thriller
Rating: 4.5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Goddess Minx

Maggie is tired of having to deal with crazed fans after her book signings and is seriously considering dropping her pen name and persona, Magda Torrene. One psychotic fan has gone too far, expecting her to be the character in her books. What she is working towards is only the PI business and not having a man in her life. That is until she meets and spends some time with Rick. Maggie is at the point in her life where she might finally be able to let go of her deceased husband and have a relationship with another man.

Private Investigator Rick Sloane is asked by his friend, and Maggie’s boss, to keep her safe while he is out of town. He is not sure about taking on the assignment until he discovers that Maggie handles herself well. She scores more points with him each time there is danger and he wants to know her better. He finds himself wanting to make theirs a partnership of investigating and book writing.

Just Peachy is a fantastic story, from a woman’s point of view, regarding law enforcement and men, in particular. I really enjoyed Maggie’s character, who became more realistic by her behavior regarding weight gain, binge eating and her determination for getting a job done. Throughout the book, the villain or villains never gave up on their goal and the obsession over one person….Magda.

Ms. Levigne writes of murder, budding romance, friendships and of finding new families. The secondary characters really added quite a bit to the story with their backgrounds and research help to Maggie. Surprisingly, there isn’t any hot sex scenes but Maggie and Rick had very naughty thoughts towards each other. I look forward to reading more from this author, who wowed me with this book.