I’m not a big fan of romance fiction but I read the 12 stories full of amorous mystery with a dollop of fear in Murder Most Romantic (2001) in the run-up to Valentine’s Day. My favorite story is “Twelve Days” which involves an Elon Musk-type genius who has threatened to release a viral code that will incapacity nearly every computer in the world. A talented woman hacker goes into the virtual reality world where the culprit is hiding in the attempt to stop the disaster.

Some of the stories feature stalkers. Other stories mix charm with deadly intensions. If you enjoy romance stories mixed with suspense, you’ll like this anthology of passion and menace. GRADE: C+

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Introduction / Denise Little — 7

Homicidal honeymoon / Laura Resnick — 9

Scottish ploy / P. N. Elrod — 29

www.gonnahavekelly.com / Diane A. S. Stuckart — 47

Perfect man / Kristine Kathryn Rushch — 71

Celtic cross / Yvonne Jocks — 107

Hostage to love / Mary Watson — 123

Dizzy and the biker / Susan Sizemore — 145

Night hawks / Jody Lynn Nye — 169

Keeper of the well / Deb Stover — 181

Dearly beloved / D. R. Meredith — 201

Show must go on / Nessa Hart — 217

Twelve days / Laura Hayden — 235

Authors’ Biographies — 255

Copyrights & Permissions — 271