There’s nothing pretty about murder. Meet Toni Diamond, make up artist to middle America. She’s also got a nose for trouble and a passion for solving mysteries. Imagine Columbo in a lavender suit. She never met a woman who wouldn’t look better with a little help from the Lady Bianca line of cosmetics. But don’t be fooled by appearances. Underneath the fake diamonds and the big hair is a sharp brain and a keen eye that sees the details as well as the funny side of life. When a Lady Bianca sales rep is murdered at the annual convention in Dallas, Toni is the one who notices things that some people, like sexy Detective Luke Marciano, might easily miss. Only someone who understands as much about how to make appearances deceiving could see into the mind of this killer—a murderer who wants to give Toni a permanent makeover. Into a dead woman.

Toni Diamond never believed she’d see her no-good ex-husband Dwayne Diamond again, not after he abandoned her and their baby sixteen years ago. But now she’s a successful independent beauty consultant for Lady Bianca cosmetics, Dwayne suddenly wants back in her life—or at least in her bank account. He convinces their daughter, Tiffany, to go to Vegas and visit the father she’s never known. When Toni follows her runaway daughter, little does she know she’s about to run smack into a murder. Dwayne Diamond is the chief suspect and it’s up to Toni to prove Tiffany’s dad didn’t commit murder, by finding out who did. This is the second instalment in the best selling Toni Diamond series, which began with Frosted Shadow, though the books can be read in any order. Sexy detective Luke Marciano is back, and of course Toni couldn't go to Vegas without her mother, the Dolly Parton-obsessed Linda Plotnik along for the ride. While Toni noses around Vegas she and her mother find plenty of scope for their talents as saleswoman and makeup artists in this humorous Las Vegas set mystery.

Toni Diamond wins a cruise. Will the real prize be murder? Toni Diamond, makeup artist to middle America, boards a cruise ship planning to enjoy seven days of sun, sea and relaxation. She's taking her rebellious almost-seventeen year old daughter Tiffany and her Dolly Parton-crazed mother, Linda, along for the treat. Unfortunately, the cruise isn't all bliss. Between mysterious disappearances, an outbreak of Norovirus and her sense of impending doom, Toni's barely got a moment to relax in one of the striped lounge chairs. But is there really something sinister going on or is Toni imagining things?

Will this Holiday Open House be her Last? Toni Diamond's mom, Linda, has joined a marketing success group to help her achieve amazing results as a Lady Bianca Cosmetics sales consultant. Unfortunately, her latest plan to manifest success is to borrow a priceless necklace to wear to her annual Christmas party in her mobile home. Toni’s worried somebody may try to steal the valuable jewels—but the truth is much deadlier. The Diamond family’s holiday cheer may turn into holiday fear!