title: The Mating Maven
author: Morgenroth, Barbara
description: When Viva Miller is sued for defamation of character by her ex- boyfriend, that's the least of her problems. When he turns up dead, that's the biggest. The Blood and Guts Hunt Breakfast put Feastivities, the Miller sisters' new catering business, on the map. She meets Joel Bernstein-attractive, successful and single-minded. She's also reminded how much she dislikes her former boyfriend David. When David sues her for defamation of character using the best lawyer he can afford-Joel Bernstein-that fully reinforces Viva's decision to swear off men but that won't happen if Joel has anything to do with it. Finding herself in love with Joel, the lawyer who's going to take her to court and grind her into the ground for her ex, Viva thought David's, favorite phrase "Some people need dying" meant kill them in court. Obviously not everyone got the memo.