By Dixie Cash

All Debbie Sue Overstreet got out of her marriage to the sheriff of Salt Lick, Texas, was a gas station that didn't pump! So she turned the property into the Styling Station, the best beauty parlor in town -- and if she didn't get rich, at least she learned all the local gossip.

But she wasn't prepared for the news that the nastiest woman in town had been bumped off! Suddenly, everyone's a suspect and Debbie Sue decides to go after the reward ... even if it means she's got to get close to Buddy, that lousy, good-looking ex-husband of hers.

Debbie Sue's investigation sends her on a wild ride. Who is the man named Eugene ... and what's with his alter-ego Janine? Where is the mysterious red-haired woman? Why is Buddy trying to get her back? And, scariest of all, when did she begin to think he could be right?

ISBN13: 9780060595364; ISBN: 0060595361; Imprint: Avon; On Sale: 08/31/2004; Format: Mass Market PB; Trimsize: 4 3/16 x 6 3/4; Pages: 384; $5.99

Conversation starter: In SINCE YOU'RE LEAVING ANYWAY, Debbie Sue faces reuniting with her ex-husband (I don't think I'm giving any secrets away!). This happens a lot in romances. What's the appeal of this story hook anyway?