Your column?

One step ahead of you. Just sent it in.

Good. Cam just got a hot tip. Actor Trace Brody? His girlfriend’s wearing a fat diamond on her left hand today.

I raised one eyebrow. They get engaged last night?

That’s what I want you to find out. Cam’s down on Rodeo canvassing jewelry stores.

I grabbed my Strawberry Shortcake purse, notepad, and ballpoint. I’m on it, chief, I promised.

And, Bender, he called after me.

I spun around. Yeah?

Don’t come back until you’ve got a headline that’s gonna make me drool, readers blush, and Trace’s publicist cry.

I grinned.

God, I loved Hollywood.

Acknowledgments

I want to send a huge thank you out to my fabulous critique partner, Eden Bradley, who tirelessly reads every single thing I ever write, and never forgets to put encouraging smilies at all the funny parts.

Thanks to the Crit Wits for their continued support and inspiration. If I ever had a thought of giving up, I’m sure they’d beat it out of me.

I want to thank the Romance Divas for giving me a place to celebrate every victory, whine about every bad day, and gossip about everything in between.

And last but never least, a huge thank you to my extraordinarily talented editor, Leah Hultenschmidt, without whom this book would not be. She’s a good friend, a great editor, and a kindred spirit who understands the inescapable draw of TMZ (to which I am now completely addicted).

GEMMA HALLIDAY

National Readers’ Choice Award Winner
Double RITA Award finalist
Booksellers Best finalist
Daphne DuMaurier Award finalist

“The High Heels Series is amongst one of the best…If you have not read these books, then you are really missing out on a fantastic experience, chock full of nail-biting adventure, plenty of hi-jinks, and hot, sizzling romance.”

—Romance Reviews Today

SPYING IN HIGH HEELS

“Gemma Halliday’s sparkling debut will give fans of Janet Evanovich and Linda Howard a wonderful new reason to celebrate!”

—Kyra Davis, author of Sex, Murder and a Double Latte

KILLER IN HIGH HEELS

“Drag queens meet the high-fashion mob in this fun, fastpaced follow-up to Halliday’s delectable Spying in High Heels. This amusing whodunit scores big…”

—Publishers Weekly

UNDERCOVER IN HIGH HEELS

“Undercover in High Heels was worth the wait! Maddie is on a bullet-spraying, wardrobe-ruining, get-her-(boy)friend-back, high-speed, stranger-danger adventure and she’s willing to take you along for the ride. And what a ride it is!”

—Once Upon a Romance

ALIBI IN HIGH HEELS

“Alibi in High Heels is a clever and stylish addition to Gemma Halliday’s laughter-infused Maddie Springer series.”

—The Chicago Tribune

MAYHEM IN HIGH HEELS

“A fabulous story of a dream wedding that takes a strange turn when the groom is assigned as detective in charge of the wedding planner’s corpse.”

—Eloisa James, Barnes & Noble Review

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