Shadow's review posted at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 This delightful book is one of Linda Howard's best-an impressive accolade considering her incredible ability to tell a story. 
 Daisy Minor wakes up on the morning of her 34th birthday and decides its time for a makeover. She wants a husband and family and decides that her mousy librarian look has to change. So does living with her mother and aunt-she needs her own place. With those goals in mind, she goes to the town's gay man with idea he can help her with finding the right style. 
 Before she can implement her plan, though, she runs afoul of the town sheriff, Jack Russo, who decides that teasing Miss Daisy is the highlight of his life. The former SWAT team member has no intention of falling for her-until he keeps running into her at the local nightclubs and realizes how bright a light she is. Daisy decides he's okay to try on until she finds a man with whom she can settle down. But what neither of them realize at first is that Daisy was an unwitting witness to a murder-and the killer is trying to eliminate her as a threat. Can Jack keep her safe while she tries to shed her good girl persona. 
 While the book dealt with some dark issues, including white slavery, the overall tone was light and in some places laugh out loud funny. I loved Daisy-starchy and upright as she was, she was also non-judgmental, compassionate -and she took great care of her golden retriever puppy, Midas. Jack Russo was simply luscious. Protective, loving, and keenly aware of everything that affects his woman, he is the epitome of an alpha male-but he has met his match in his Miss Daisy. 
 The story is well written and captivating, and while the sex scenes are hot, they are not as explicit as some scenes in today's books. The humor is delightful and this is overall one of the best books by an incredible author.