GHOST BLOWS A KISS

A love story mixes with murder to be solved by a heavenly fixer.

Bailey Ruth Raeburn is one of the most accomplished members of Heaven’s Department of Good Intentions despite her rebellious ways. This time out, the redheaded firecracker is deposited in Adelaide, Oklahoma, just in time to rescue Fran Loring and her sister-in-law Jennifer’s dog from drowning. Not far away, Fran’s brother, Travis, a self-absorbed artist, enters the library of the gracious Chandler family home to find his wealthy patron, Sylvia Chandler, lying dead in front of the fireplace, covered in blood. The rest of the Chandler family is at home because the patriarch, Arthur, is on his deathbed. At first Bailey Ruth isn’t worried, since her old friend Chief of Police Sam Cobb can be trusted to sort things out. But Sam’s on leave, and acting chief Howie Harris is a self-satisfied incompetent who immediately seizes on Fran, who left distinctive boot prints nearby, as the obvious culprit. Fran’s side is taken by handsome police detective Don Smith, who believes she’s being set up. In her alter ego as Detective M. Loy, Bailey Ruth questions Arthur's children, who stand to inherit a lot of money if their stepmother, Sylvia, died before their father, in her quest for the killer and a happy ending for Fran and Don.

Bailey Ruth’s infectiously happy crime-solving makes up for her series’ repetitive storylines.