WHAT LOOKS LIKE CRAZY

Author: Charlotte Hughes ISBN: 9780515144239 3/2008 CONTEMPORARY Publisher: JOVE

Psychologist Kate Holly's own life has become the stuff of intensive therapy. She's divorcing Jay, her gorgeous firefighter husband, wh ois perfect except for his tendency to put his life on the line. Her eccentric secretary lures in clients with promises of free manicures. Her junk-art-collecting mother and aunt have erected a vaguely sexual sculpture in her front yard. And her psychiatrist ex-boyfriend refers patients to her in return for informatoin on the color of her panties. Struggling to keep her sanity gets harder every day, especially when Kate's starts getting bombarded with mysterious threats that could be from just about any lunatic in Atlanta. She's treated them all. And the only person who can help Kate is the one man who always makes her lose her mind—and her heart...

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

WHAT LOOKS LIKE CRAZY by Charlotte Hughes is a madcap romp that was impossible to put down. It begins in a heart-clutching but ultimately hysterical fashion, with psychologist Kate Holly trying to talk a patient out of jumping to his death. This full-tilt introduction to the heroine and her life continues through the book, with Kate going from one unusual situation to the next. She's surrounded by a host of well-meaning, if sometimes misguided, secondary characters who make no bones about butting into her less-than-ideal personal life. With chaos surrounding her, and her love life in tatters, Kate must reconcile herself with loving someone whose own choices don't follow her ideas for a safe happily-ever-after.

I loved WHAT LOOKS LIKE CRAZY. With this one book, Charlotte Hughes has garnered a fan. I'll search out her backlist and read those while I wait for the next adventure from this author.

Kay James