‘Red Hot Romance’ part love story, part mystery

There’s nothing better than a good, old-fashioned Texas ghost story, unless it’s a good, old-fashioned Texas love story. And with “Our Red Hot Romance Is Leaving Me Blue” by Dixie Cash, readers will get the best of both worlds.

Widower Justin Sadler was still grieving and mourning the tragic and unexpected lost of his beloved wife, Rachel. But it appears that maybe Rachel’s spirit is still around, and poor Justin thinks he might just be losing his mind. When he begins to receive cryptic messages left on the refrigerator door by a set of alphabet magnets, Justin knows he has to get some help fast. So he turns to that amazing duo, “The Domestic Equalizers,” aka Debbie Sue Overstreet and Edwina Perkins Martin, hairdressers extraordinaire and expert part-time private investigators.

In the sixth novel of the charming and hilarious “Domestic Equalizer” series, Cash once again brings her fans a lively and exciting story of those madcap Texas gals from Salt Lick, Texas, and their friends and family that will have you laughing one minute and shivering with thrilling intrigue the next.

Fascinated by Justin’s plea, Debbie Sue and Edwina set out to discover what or who is spooking the good-looking firefighter. Edwina remembers a psychic she used to see in El Paso, Isabella Paredes, who might be of assistance in this otherworldly case and arranges for a consultation. When the psychic arrives, it’s not Isabella (who has recently passed away), but her beautiful and equally gifted granddaughter Sophia, who has come in place of her grandmother to help the ladies with their case.

As the gals and Sophia (she’s not a psychic, she’s a mentalist, if you don’t mind) set out to commune with the spirits with an outlandish seance, it appears that the deceased Rachel might be pointing out who the true culprit is, and it’s a surprise to all.

And as for Justin, as he slowly releases the spirit of his sweet deceased wife, he finds the hope of blossoming love for the lovely mentalist Sophia.

Cash (who is actually the writing team of Pamela Cumbie and Jeffrey McClanahan) never ceases to deliver an entertaining and fast-paced story with the “Domestic Equalizers.” There is enough back story included that first-time readers can easily identify characters and situations from the past, and Cash’s keen wit and sharp humor shines in her imaginative Texas-style storytelling.

If you’re looking for a bit of romance, a heaping helping of thrilling mystery, and a whole lot of fun, you just can’t go wrong with “Our Red Hot Romance Is Leaving Me Blue.”