Operation Tropical Affair — Kimberli A. Bindschatel

For animals, there's nothing she won't do. Armed with a shiny new U.S. Wildlife Service badge, Poppy McVie's on a mission to save all critters, great and small. That is, if she can keep her nose out of trouble, her sass in check, and her wild red hair pinned under that damn mountie hat. Plucked from training, she's sent undercover to Costa Rica to infiltrate a wildlife trafficking ring. Finally, her chance to make a real difference. When her new partner, Agent Dalton, orders her to be a good "wife" and stay out of his way, her first impulse is a swift kick to the groin. But no--a little yogic breathing--she's got this.

Doing some reconnaissance of her own, Poppy hooks up with Noah Kingston, a sexy animal rights activist who shares her penchant for fine wine. With the help of his van-surfing friends and a one-armed monkey, Poppy plunges into the sordid underworld of black market wildlife trade, risking her badge--and her life--to exact her own kind of justice, Poppy-style.