Why did she give Nan a book? She's not a redeemable character. Even after reading this, I still maintain she's not a redeemable character. 
 Plus, the Nan in this book is remarkably different from the rest of them. This one doesn't scream and act like a psycho quite like the other books. So I think she realized without toning her down, nobody would be interested. 
 Yeah, changing her to make her less crazy didn't make me like her any better. 
 So like the last couple of Rosemary Beach books, Up In Flames revolves around assassinations and criminals and women too stupid to know what's going on around them. Apparently Nan was affiliated with someone that has made some enemies. They need to get to Nan in order to get to him. How so? Major, Mase's hick cousin (who isn't really a cousin), is supposed to get close to her, seduce her, and find out all her secrets. 
 Too bad he's sleeping with every other woman in town. 
 His boss, Cope, isn't too happy about this and decides to take matters into his own hands. However, he didn't plan on falling for Nan along the way. 
 Major is an interesting character. I mean, who doesn't love a guy who says: "'Names Major, baby, but God'll do, too.'" 
 How romantic! I love when a guy talks as though he's literally a god. It makes me like him all the more. 
 Oh wait. It makes him a douchebag. 
 Throughout the book, he says he likes Nan and doesn't want to see her hurt, but he continues to have flings with other women, including some of her friends. So on top of being a douche, he's also bad at his job. The entire point of his character is to seduce Nan and yet he does none of that. 
 Then you have Cope, the hot assassin who doesn't fall in love. Using the name Gannon, he starts seducing her himself when Major proves useless. When they're together, he insults her, talks down to her, and treats her like a child. I guess as a chick with major daddy issues, that relationship works for her. 
 The rest of the book is just as ridiculous with gun fights and big reveals and a - SHOCKER - unplanned pregnancy! 
 And after Cope admits to stalking for months and months, keeping her under surveillance and violating her privacy, she says: "I love you."