Brenda H. (booksinvt) - , reviewed on 6/19/2021 + 458 more book reviews

It Takes Two to Mango is the debut of the Trouble in Paradise series featuring Plum Lockhart, editor of a New York based travel magazine. When the magazine closes up shop, Plum suddenly finds herself without a job, running out of money and faced with the reality that she really has no friends outside of her job. Desperate, Plum accepts a job on the Caribbean island of Paraiso, working for a luxury villa rental agency and quickly finds herself having to adjust to life on an island.

The one other person working for Jonathan Mayhew Caribbean Escapes, Damian Rodriquez has it in for Plum from the start. When he challenges Plum that she will never be able to rent a run down villa, she goes out of her way to prove him wrong, and breaks the rules by renting to a group of guys hosting a bachelor's weekend. When one of the men turns up dead, Plum has to team up with the resort security guard, Juan Kevin Munoz to catch a killer.

A great plot and a spectacular setting. Plum is not a likable person at the start and you may be offended by her brash behavior, but by the end she's turned into a totally different person and you'll be rooting for her to succeed. I loved following Plum's transformation and discovery of romance, and will definitely be looking forward to many more adventures on Paraiso.

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