Blind Dates Can Be Murder (Smart Chick Mysteries, Book 2) - Softcover

Blind Dates Can Be Murder was a bit of a departure for me, in more ways than one. Juggling four distinct points of view, the book is almost as much a suspense novel as it is a mystery. Poor Jo can’t seem to get her love life right, but things go from bad to worse when a blind date turns up dead. As she struggles to make sense of the death, she’s faced with some startling revelations from her friend Danny—revelations that force her to look deep inside her own heart. To put it simply: Between the mystery and the romance, this is one wild ride! "Whenever I finish the first draft of a book, I never know how well I’ve pulled it off. It takes time—and feedback—to figure out how well my intentions translated to the page. In this case, the story was so complex and the characters so real to me, I just wasn’t sure if the story worked. The day after I finished the rough draft, I handed it to my husband (my first editor and toughest critic) and went off to an all–day seminar at my church. That night, I was afraid to come home, afraid he might hate it or have torn it to pieces with his little red pen. I parked in the driveway and took a deep breath, ready to come inside. You can imagine my surprise and delight when I reached the front porch only to see that he had taken the chalkboard out of the kitchen, propped it beside the door, and had written in giant letters ‘I LOVE IT!’ ...I hope you will too."

Blind Dates Give Everyone the Shivers

Poor Jo Tulip. She’s a sassy single woman full of household hints and handy advice for every situation...except matters of her heart. Her first romantic outing in months is a blind date—okay, the Hall of Fame of Awful Blind Dates—but things go from bad to worse when the date drops dead and Jo finds herself smack in the middle of a murder investigation.

Poor Danny Watkins. He loves Jo but doesn’t know how to tell her. They have been best friends since childhood, and Jo considers him only a pal. As Danny helps Jo with the investigation, he waits for the perfect moment to tell her how he feels about her. When that moment arrives, however, Danny is surprised to find that the outcome isn't at all what he expected.

With Danny’s help, Jo attempts to solve one complicated mystery while trying to figure out another—what on earth is going on with her love life?

From the author of The Trouble with Tulip comes a suspenseful tale of hope in the midst of hopelessness. As Jo and Danny work to uncover the truth, they learn the biggest truth of all: With God, nothing is impossible.