As the new owner of OverTheTop Gym, Claudia Monroe investigates
the murder of her star personal trainer because she realizes she is targeted as
the next victim.
Claudia struggles to keep her business up and running after the
murder of her top personal trainer is followed by the death of one of the
trainer’s clients. The stakes become personal when a series of threatening
events force Claudia to investigate the murders using methods she never
imagined.
Claudia relentlessly markets OverTheTop with best business
practices to stay afloat in the fitness industry, while involving her donut
eating assistant, Charlene, and the ever stealth detective, Mitch, in her
attempts figure out why the murders seem to involve her. Staying alive becomes
a fitness goal she fights to achieve. Realizing she can trust very few people,
she picks up her game pursuing answers to questions that jeopardize her safety.
Claudia’s professional relationship with one of her ‘to die
for clients’ becomes closer when he provides her with increased security
measures as the investigation continues. Black cats, black shoes, and dark
romances clutter life’s journey as Claudia pieces the puzzle together. In the
end, none of her protection plans are sufficient enough to save her from unexpected
ultimate encounter.
