Just when romance author Chyna Blaze decides to give up her life of fear and anxiety, and the inevitable panic-attacks that ensue, she faces a new problem. Her peers are being knocked-off, one at a time, and the persistent detective insists she's high on the list. When her publicist arranges for a couple of fake dates with the well-known literary giant, she finds the idea annoying but harmless. Orson Locke had given up writing years ago, but he isn't giving up any of his vices. He likes his sugar straight out of the cans of white icing, chased by plenty of bourbon. He likes his Poe. And he likes his temptations well-sated.