An employee's sudden disappearance brings dark secrets to light. Can this impetuous beautician crack a secret code and find her employee before time runs out? When beautician Valentine Beaumont's star employee, Jock de Marco, goes missing, Valentine fears the worst. Jock could turn a Plain Jane into a knockout with the mere touch of his comb. But despite his talents in the salon, this tame career might not be enough to distance himself from a dangerous past that may be coming back to haunt him. Valentine will stop at nothing until she finds out what happened to this Argentinean Hercules, but other things are getting in her way: an elusive assailant, a cryptic email, an infuriating employee, and one hot detective who is pressuring her to give up her search for the sexy stylist. Can this impulsive heroine uncurl the mystery and save Jock? Or will she be too late and live a lifetime filled with regret? About the...

"Sharp, sexy, and side-splitting. Everything I love in a good mystery!"– Darynda Jones, New York Times/USA Today Bestselling Author of the Charley Davidson Series "A fun-filled ride. A zany cast of characters. And a quest to find a killer. Another great book in a wonderful series!"– Wendy Byrne, USA Today Bestselling Author of the Izzy Lewis Mysteries In her third fast-paced mystery, beautician Valentine Beaumont and her madcap crew sail the high seas on a Caribbean "Beauty Cruise." When a bizarre murder takes place onboard, Valentine finds herself swept into the middle of the investigation. If things aren't bad enough, her mother is playing matchmaker, a loved one is kidnapped, drug smuggling is afoot, a hair contest proves disastrous, and a strange alliance between tough Detective Romero and sexy stylist Jock de Marco rubs Valentine the wrong way. Will this impulsive beauty sleuth comb through the catastrophes and untangle the...