Hell hath no fury like a woman…cheated on. And what is any respectable girl who finds herself in this position to do? Why, tell all, obviously…in the spirit of protecting all womankind, of course. Marissa Kincaid has a history. She tends to attract only men who stray. While brainstorming with her two best friends and business partners, she hatches a delicious idea. Why not add a cheater data base to their already popular e-zine AtlantaTellAll.com? And to make it funny, start with the thirteen year old boy who gave her the shaft at her eighth grade Sadie Hawkins dance.

Trent Jackson’s business was in desperate need of a shot in the arm to boost his e-zine subscribers, propelling DieHardAtlanta.com into print form. When his financial advisor informs him this push may be on the horizon due to some unsolicited publicity Trent is thrilled, and then amused. His preadolescent photograph is front and center on a new website, branding him as the very first male to cheat on Marissa Kincaid. What’s a man to do when his honor is called into question? Good, old-fashioned revenge. And if this retaliation earns him the subscribers he needs, all the better.

When a one-upmanship ensues between the two, a local radio station becomes involved, proposing a very intriguing challenge; Marissa and Trent must cohabitate in the station’s corporate apartment for a week with a seven figure advertising campaign as the prize. The catch? They can’t fall in love. Like any good revenge plan, Trent’s involves an ulterior motive—he wants Marissa and will stop at nothing to prove to her that sometimes “cheaters” do win in the end.

To Catch a Cheat by Kelley St. John is a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy that questions whether a serial cheatee can survive her past and give her heart to the one man who truly deserves her. Ms. St. John pens a clever story that is not only steeped in humor, but simmering with sexual tension and spicy love scenes. The pages turn easily as the reader is taken on Marissa’s journey to true love—laughing and cringing at the heroine’s experiences in equal measure along the way. And Trent Jackson? He’ll make you wonder how all the awkward boys you went to school with have turned out. He is a hero to root for, full of charm, humor and unwavering sex appeal. This is not the first novel of Ms. St. John’s that I have read, and her witty writing will keep me coming back book after book.

Reviewed by: Devon