He lied, he cheated. He destroyed her life.

How difficult could killing him be?

Madeline Piatro devoted four years of her life to her boyfriend Carlton—and, in return, got romance, flowers, and the best sex she'd ever had. But then he dumped her—by e-mail, no less! He used her, he broke her heart...and he even cost her the marketing job she dearly loved. Now Maddy's on a mission. She wants revenge and she wants her career back.

But Maddy's about to discover that getting even, no matter how justifiable, isn't as easy as it might at first appear—even with a batch of arsenic brownies, the help of a professional (if bumbling) hit man, and the advice and best wishes of her very best friends.

Jo Barrett, a Texas native, earned a B.A. from the University of Texas, Austin and a law degree from Georgetown. She also attended NYU law school and Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She’s a former Capitol Hill staffer for Congressman Collin Peterson. Following that, she worked at Cardozo Law School in New York City. She has edited several finance books, most notably, The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America. Currently, she divides her time between San Antonio, Austin, and Houston Texas. Once in a while, when she wants a good bagel, she goes to New York.