Kirjahaku

Desperate to avoid rumors that she set her ex on fire, Jessica Hart finds herself neck deep in something that smells suspiciously like hot chocolate and doesn't wear well when circumstances (a shortage of pumpkin pie and heartache) convince her to escape the family Thanksgiving.Rallying from fate fueled melancholy, Jessica is forced to swallow her pride and accept any help she can get, meaning her over the top cousin and best friend, Barbie O'Grady. Before the turkey is cold, the cousins set out to save Jessica's sanity, and find themselves way over their heads.Her big brother, Greg, wants her to go home. The perpetually unavailable Eric Wolf wants her out of the way. Barbie wants her to kiss and make up. And, a hoard of elves and mercenaries want her dead. But, Jessica can't give up now, Christmas is on the line

Jessica Hart is new to Seattle, days away from her birthday, and just months away from marrying the perfect man when her fianc , Jim Carozza, gets into a car with a creepy stranger who looks like a Vegas pit boss. Suddenly, her seemingly perfect life takes a bizarre turn.Her big brother, Greg, tells her to go home. The police tell her to go home. Her inner voice even tells her to go home. Unfortunately, Jessica has never been the kind of girl to do as she's told. Instead, she dives head first into trouble looking for answers but soon finds out that every answer leads to more trouble.Before she knows it, her world has turned upside down. Jim is missing and he's got secrets. Greg has moved in and he's got secrets. Her new friend, smoking hot and mysteriously irresistible Eric Wolf, even has secrets.Now, a crazed killer stalking Jessica wants something she doesn't have. Wolf wants something she knows she shouldn't give. And, the police, the FBI, the mob, and a bunch of intimidating mercenaries are watching her every move.Greg thinks she needs to let the police handle things. Wolf thinks she needs to lay low. Her best friend thinks she needs to let Wolf seduce her. Jessica thinks she needs some retail therapy, a manicure, and a margarita.

Merely days after her birthday, Jessica Hart has been forced by circumstances beyond her control (attempted murder and homelessness) to move back in with her parents and begin the painful process of rebuilding her life, starting with getting a job. As she endures the rejection of multiple job interviews, and her parents irksome attempts to marry her off to the most eligible bachelors in town (meaning unmarried and able to string simple words together to form a sentence), she feels herself sinking into a deep depression. To top it all off, it's been three weeks since she's heard from the ever elusive Eric Wolf. But, she could swear she saw him the other day at the Gas 'n' Go. And, who was that strange man built like a rhino on steroids who followed her around the mall last Tuesday?Just when Jessica can't take it anymore, her cousin, Barbie O'Grady, invites her on the vacation of a lifetime to Phuket Island. Her parents tell her not to go. Her brother, Greg, tells her not to go. And, the airport TSAs seem to have banded against her. Before they know it, the cousins are pursued by strange men, kidnapped, drugged, and stranded in the Jungle by an elephant named Bessie. Now, Jessica and Barbie have questions that need answers before they turn up dead, or worse.