Tax accounting is definitely not boring when it comes to Tara Holloway's new job as a special agent in the Treasury Department's Criminal Investigations Division! With a Glock in one holster and her calculator and cell phone in another, this lovely petite CPA is both intelligent and intrepid. She had given up her prestigious, yet administrative laden and boring job at a high powered Texas firm to work for the IRS and she was out to show her new boss that she can do what it takes... and more.

Getting an opportunity to do her first independent assignment, Tara is teamed on an underground stakeout with a sexy and very sharp DEA agent to catch an unscrupulous ice cream vendor selling more than he legally should to the kids in a tough neighbourhood. Will this be the case she needs to prove she has what it takes?

A new romance is also on the horizon when Tara meets Brett Ellington, a landscape architect for Wakefield Designs, at a charity function. With his sage green eyes and looking equally handsome in a tux or jeans, Tara finds herself falling for this kind and generous man, so when red flags start popping up during her online searches, more than a shower might be needed to wash off the dirt she has found.

With her keen sense of down home justice and respect for the law, Tara worries she might be scammed in the heart by him. Is Brett really a person she can trust? How will he react if he finds out what she really does while at work?

With her quirky humour and incredibly witty aside jokes, Diane Kelly has created a real winner and a star for her debut book in her "Death and Taxes" series. This book and the series is centered on Tara Holloway with her quirky and funny humour and total fixation on keeping her lovely nails in top form. Tara is warm-hearted and believable as a character and is someone you just wish could be in your circle of friends! Kelly's plot is filled with belligerent and bad ass characters and dicey situations that will keep you turning the pages to see how it all turns out. Now, I just can't wait till the next book in the series is out to find out what she will handle next! Trust me, when this tax lady cometh, you are in for a real treat! She is licensed to make you laugh! Enjoy!

Book Summary

The Treasury Department's Criminal Investigations Division has a new special agent on its payroll. A recovering tomboy with a head for numbers, Tara's fast becoming the Annie Oakley of the IRS - kicking ass, taking Social Security numbers, and keeping the world safe for honest taxpayers.

Tara's latest mission finds her in hot pursuit of ice-cream vendor Joseph "Joe Cool" Cullen. Along with the frozen treats he's selling narcotics and failing to report his ill-gotten gains on his tax returns. Then there's Michael Gryder, who appears who be operating a Ponzi Scheme. Problem is, her new boyfriend, Brett, may be involved in the scam.

If following the money trail isn't tough enough, Tara must face a new conundrum: Should she invest her trust in Brett, or put him behind bars?

New love always comes at a price. But justice? Priceless.

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