Product Description

Blond and a size ten for the first time in her life, Lydia may actually have gotten this love thing right this time. Or not. After a run of bad career and dating decisions, Lydia Gold is ready for a vacation from her life. So what if the Caribbean resort's a little shabby and the boyfriend's not the lover of her dreams. This time around, Lydia's experiencing what it's like to have someone madly in love with her.

But when Abe doesn't return from a scuba dive, Lydia discovers some decidedly unsavory facts. Abe has embezzled three million dollars of her family's money. And he may not be as dead as she's beginning to wish he were.

Lydia's best chance for finding her missing boyfriend is Liam MacNally, a rugged, sexy former NYPD search and rescue diver and reluctant romantic. Liam wants nothing more than to sit on the beach with a Hemingway novel in one hand and a beer in the other.

But sometimes it takes a little danger to bring you to your senses....

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1997044 in Books
• Published on: 2003-04-16
• Formats: Abridged, Audiobook
• Original language: English
• Binding: Audio Cassette

From Publishers Weekly
A decade after the well-received Till the Fat Lady Sings, Alisa Kwitney returns with The Dominant Blonde, an appealing romantic mystery. Lydia Gold is on a tropical vacation with her soon-to-be fianc , Abe. During a diving excursion, Abe goes down and never comes up; then Lydia learns that he had cleaned out her family's savings, to the tune of $3 million. She turns to sexy scuba instructor Liam MacNally to help her track Abe down but they're not the only ones looking for him. This smart, funny caper is much better than its title and cover imply. (June)
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
Thinking that she's finally gotten things right romantically when her boyfriend of four months takes her to a tiny Caribbean island for a scuba-diving vacation, New Yorker Lydia Gold ends up on an emotional roller coaster when her intended apparently drowns, her family's business account simultaneously turns up $3 million short, and her stint in a recompression chamber with the sexy diving instructor has unexpectedly romantic results. A jigsaw puzzle plot that comes together in bits and pieces combines with a pair of likable protagonists and a host of quirky secondary characters to produce a lively, darkly humorous, occasionally violent romp that is more fiction than romance. Nevertheless, the skillful handling of the romantic relationship, the main characters' emotional development, and the satisfactory ending will appeal to fans who like their romances laced with satire and a mainstream flair. Kwitney (Till the Fat Lady Sings) lives in New York City.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From AudioFile
A romantic vacation to the Caribbean turns into a disaster when Lydia Gold's boyfriend goes on a solo dive and never returns. With the help of hunky scuba instructor Liam MacNally, Lydia uncovers the truth about her scheming boyfriend and must reclaim her family's savings. "Law and Order's" Mariska Hargitay performs the likable Lydia with sass and the sexy Liam MacNully with a subtle Irish brogue. Listeners will enjoy this fun romp as the temperature heats up between Lydia and Liam and the tension builds as a slew of scoundrels descends upon the resort. K.M.D. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine