Romance novels are not typically where one would find mayhem and murder, but this one is laugh out loud funny with both. The quirky characters in this novel are downhome types with a twist of paranormal in them. There's Glenda, the sorceress, who can make flames appear on her fingers, Delpha, the seer, who really can tell your fortune and Cindy, who invents ice cream flavors like What-Love-Can-Do Strawberry for couples in love and The-Kids-Will-Go-Back-To-School-Soon Lemon which is calming. Jennifer Crusie's book, Wild Ride, written with John Mayer is an enchanting read and deliciously funny.

Mary Alice (Mab) Brannigan grew up in a small town that has an amusement park, Dreamland. Her mother was an opponent of the park - for reasons that become clear by the end of the book - when Mab was growing up, so Mab never visited. After college, her knowledge of carnival restoration made her the perfect person to restore the statues and artwork that had been in the park for decades. Her uncle owns 50% of the park (when and how did that happen?) and got her the job. She's hoping to finish up before October when Dreamland becomes Screamland, but this is where the fun begins. Soon one of her statues walks right into her and another demon appears to be on the loose as well. One of her friend's eyes starts glowing (and what does that mean?) Quickly Mab and Ethan (he's the hunk with the glowing eyes) are caught up and almost begin to believe in the weird happenings in the park, and who or what is behind it all? But this is, above all, a romance with boy meets girl in some pretty hectic situations.