MaryJanice Davidson, Doing It Right

Doing It Right

MaryJanice Davidson

Kensington, Feb 2007, $14.00

ISBN: 0758212062

"Thief of Hearts". In a Minnesota emergency room, Dr. Jared Dean is stunned when he sees urban legend, the Avenging Angel, for the first time though he is not sure what amazes him more: her petite beauty or the fact that she kicks the butt of a gorilla - the Coreleone-wannabe Carlotti. Jared wants to meet her, but when she realizes security is coming she leaves without even leaving her name. He soon finds Kara protecting him from gangsters, as Carlotti uses him as a pawn to get at her. The DA also uses him to get at her as no one will make this politician look bad. As the doctor and the vigilante fall in love, she struggles to trust her heart with anyone, even this caring doctor.

"Wild Hearts". At the Florida parking lot of Minnesota's Mall of America, Kat Wechter catches Chester "Chess" McNamara inside her car obviously trying to steal it; but she refuses to let him get away with taking her vehicle by jumping on the hood. Exasperated, he takes the lunatic, who keeps claiming her brother is the DA, taking down mobsters, with him. He finally gives up and leaves her car to steal another, but she joins him anyway. As he challenges a mobster with Kat and the renowned urban-legend-turned-mom A.A. at his side, Chess' heart shifts gears as he watches his grape bubblegum chewer and A.A. protect him.

The fun novel and a follow up short story sequel starring strong women protecting their men from mobsters as MaryJanice Davidson is DOING IT RIGHT with this pairing.

Harriet Klausner