Single Mama Drama

Just when Vanessa Cain, a young Miami single mama, thinks she’s found Mr. Right after a string of meaningless hookups in Perrin’s heart-stomping, soul-thumping romantic thriller, she learns that her fiancé, former pro football player Eli Johnson, has been murdered. CNN reports that Eli not only was still married but was seeing another woman, whose outraged husband shot and killed the pair with a bow and arrow. Reeling from the news, Vanessa is even more shocked when Eli’s wife contacts her and demands half of the condo Vanessa shared with Eli. Taking refuge in her new job at a motivational speaking agency, Vanessa finds herself falling head over heels for a new man. Perrin (Sweet Spot ) peppers the swiftly moving plot with a delicious girl-done-wrong-but-keeps-her-spirit-intact message. Perrin’s growing fan base is sure to welcome any sequel. (Jan.)