GRR Reviews Stand By Your Man (Women Running Wild) by Bobby Hutchinson

Stand by Your Man is a great rom-com / mystery hybrid when a female PI is forced into multiple conflicting loyalties including love and family, and her attempt to walk the tight-rope keeping everyone happy resulted in even worse problems.

Maddie is a PI, that is being squeezed from all sides. Her sister Francie seems to have fallen for a criminal, Sebastian, and wanted Maddie to help her prove his innocence. However, Seattle Police was quite sure Seb is guilty of something. Then Seb's brother Finn hired Maddie to find the truth too. Finn makes Maddie tingle in all the right ways, and Maddie loves Finn's daughter Zoe. Now Maddie is totally conflicted as to how to go about the investigation... look for evidence to sink Seb... or to set him free? Can she play both sides while keeping Finn happy? Or will the whole thing just destroy her under an avalanche of conflicting responsibilities?

All the different conflicts were masterfully wrapped up at the end. The conflict is multi-layered and all escalated properly with deadlines. This is some masterful plotting to a great resolution.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: A female PI is caught between family loyalty and truth as she checks into her sister's beau and falls for the beau's brother

Overall Rating: 5/5

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