Scripted for Love and Poison

By: Puentes, Patricia

A missing critic. A poisoned dinner. A relationship on the brink.

In Hollywood, even vacations come with a body count.

Entertainment journalist Sol Novo and her swoony detective partner Luke Contadino are back-and this time, they're taking on Los Angeles. What was meant to be a sun-soaked escape and a glamorous awards ceremony quickly spirals into chaos: Sol's luggage is lost, she's second-guessing everything with Luke, and her editor has just assigned her to track down a missing film critic who vanished after trashing a high-profile movie.

Luke doesn't like to travel, and he definitely doesn't like how close danger is creeping toward Sol. Especially when a second critic collapses mid-dinner... and a third turns up dead.

Now, Luke is reluctantly on the case-with rent to pay and his business partner Divya Bakshi flying in to help.

As the suspect list grows and Hollywood secrets unravel, Sol and Luke find themselves tangled in a mystery that's as deadly as it is glitzy-all while trying to protect a fragile relationship already strained by distance, doubt, and miscommunication.

Will they catch a killer before Sol becomes the next target?

And will their love survive the most cutthroat scene of all-awards season?

Scripted for Love and Poison is the second book in the witty, addictive Sol and Luke Mystery Romance Series, following Cluelessly Unscripted-but it can be enjoyed as a standalone.

For readers who love witty whodunnits, relationship drama, and a splash of heat.

Tropes and treats inside:

Grumpy detective amateur sleuthReverse age gapRelationship in crisisHollywood glam meets mysteryFlirty banter, emotional depth, and a twisty whodunnit

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FJFY5NKM
• ISBN13: 9798991399241
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Patricia Puentes
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"