To Die For (2005) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Blair Mallory: A former high school cheerleader and current business owner of the gym, Great Bods. A woman who knows she's high maintenance and doesn't care because she knows she's worth it.
• Wyatt Bloodsworth: A former NFL football player who gave up the game to become a cop in his hometown. Blair's love interest.
• Jason Carson: Blair Mallory's first husband. Blair and Jason were married for four years after college. He's involved in politics and is constantly concerned with his image for his campaign. They divorced after Blair caught Jason kissing her younger sister.
• Jenni Mallory: Blair's youngest sister.
• Siana Mallory: The middle Mallory sister. An attorney.
• Nicole Goodwin: A sex-kittenish psychotic copy-cat of Blair.

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• “I should have known better than to marry someone whose first and last name rhymed, but some thing you learn only from experience.”

  Blair Mallory

• “Would you like some (coffee)?""Has a cat got a tail?" he asked rhetorically, moving towards the pot."Depends on whether or not it's a Manx.""Not""Then, yes, the cat has a tail. Barring any unfortunate accidents, that is.”

  Blair Mallory and Detective Forester

• “See, Nicole was a copycat. And I’m the cat she copied.”

• “he had definitely expected me to react to him with the unconscious intimacy you use when you’ve known someone personally, even if the relationship had ended. Too bad for him I wasn’t unconscious.”

• ““I don’t want you to do it if you don’t want to.” If that wasn’t the perfect place for the classic feminine low-blow, I’d never seen one before. If he took me at my word, he knew he was disappointing me, but if he did take me dancing, he had to pretend he was enjoying it. This is one of the ways women get back at men for not having periods, you know.”

  Blair Mallory

• “There are some guys here who have high cholesterol, so try not to smile at them and give them heart attacks. Don’t flirt with anyone who’s over forty, or overweight, or married, or under forty, or single. Got it?”

  Wyatt

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• OPEN SEASON DYING TO PLEASE

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Great Bods: Formerly Halloran's Gym: The gym Blair bought, renovated, and remodeled after her divorce.

First Sentence edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by Drop Dead Gorgeous.

Preceded by Then Came You, and followed by Something Wonderful.

Preceded by Thunder and Roses, and followed by All Through the Night.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Linda Howard (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Profanity. Sexual content.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( H ) › Howard, Linda
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Suspense
• Books › Romance › Romantic Suspense
• Books › Romance › Contemporary

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Linda Howard: Author's website

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