My girl, Maizie, is back and she gets herself in the thick of things again. I mean, what in the hellsbah! When I picture Maizie in my mind she is Reese Witherspoon’s character in the Legally Blonde series. Even though she worked in a cut-throat industry, she has a naivity and sweetness about her that is endearing. Add sexy, bad boy, Wyatt Nash to the mix, and you get chemistry off the charts! Nash is in a coma for most of the book after trying to intercept a bank robbery and a bomb goes off. Spunky little Maizie takes control and tries to solve the mystery of a missing YouTube star while trying to figure out what in the shizzle is going on at Wellspring Spa where Oliver is now employed….yes, the ex-fiance who is responsible for her being on probation! Craptastic. All this and trying to solve the mystery of what is going on with the bank robber and his mother. Just one hilarious scene. Maizie gets in a tiff with her cosmetologist girlfriends and ends up coloring her own hair. She is trying to explain to Oliver why she looks like a pumpkin. “I did my own hair with something called Color’n ShineMo. Bought it from a store called SaveMo.” Her voice cracks with a sob. “It’s so cheap it doesn’t have all the letters in the name.” The audio version is wonderful because Joan does a great rendition of Maizie and really brings out her personality. Hearing her talk in Maizie’s voice in her Downton Abbey accent when she feels herself going off the rails is pretty amusing. Overall, loved it, and cannot wait for 18 Caliber to be released on audio. These are such a treat!
