Back from a dangerous undercover mission, DEA Agent Jason McBain is looking forward to some well-deserved R&R. Leave it to his boss to throw him straight into another assignment. Taking on the role of “Jack the Stripper” in the pro-wrestling ring is the last thing Jason wants to do. But someone has to find out why high school students are being dealt steroids when the wrestling circuit is in town.

Sandy Ryan’s job is to patch up wrestlers who zig when they should zag. There’s nothing like tending to a bunch of big babies just to earn a paycheck. The new guy is a whole other breed, and something about the Stripper makes her crazy, in more ways than one.

When Jason begins to suspect Sandy is dealing the steroids, his heart doesn’t want to believe it. But he has to go where the evidence leads, even if it’s into the lion’s den.

Pat White’s trademark humor will pull readers into her third pro-wrestling romance. Although LOVE ON THE ROPES falls just shy of the punchiness found in the first two (RING AROUND MY HEART and GOT A HOLD ON YOU), there’s plenty of fun to be had, and quirky, engaging characters make for a great read.

Whether fans have read all of White’s books, or if this is the first one, it’s a good pick for a laugh-out-loud weekend read.

Reviewed by Christina Wantz Fixemer
10/17/2006

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