Linda Howard was an auto-buy author for years, but I stopped picking her books up around the time Shadow Woman was released. While the technical aspects of her writing were the same, the spark was missing. I'm happy to report the spark has returned with this book.

I started Troublemaker with caution. The beginning was a bit slow, but by the halfway mark I was fully invested in the characters and story. I saw a lot of the Howard of old here. Quirky humor, scorching chemistry and just enough rivalry between the hero and heroine to keep things interesting.