Megan O’Riley has never found a career that suited her, until now. She is determined to be the best insurance agent there is: the only problem being, she can’t even convince her family to buy any from her!  

Determined and feisty she decides to knock on 65 doors a day. The 65^th door she knocks on, maybe the biggest mistake she will ever make. This door just happens to belong to mob boss, Sal Scalfone’s betting house. Scalfone’s nephew, Squid, who isn’t the brightest crayon in the box, thinks she means something entirely different when she says he needs protection. She was trained never to use the word insurance. Squid throws her out and in the mix-up gives her his uncle’s briefcase.  

FBI agent Joe Franconi has been after Scalfone for years because Joe had watched him kill his father when he was a young kid. Joe and a couple of other agents have Scalone’s betting house under surveillance, and see, what they assume is the new runner enter the house carrying a briefcase. After listening to some of the conversation inside they decide Megan is also a prostitute, besides being the new runner for Scalfone. 

Joe decides to get in with Megan by trying to buy her services as a prostitute; all the while Megan is assuming he means he wants to buy insurance. When Megan discovers she has the wrong briefcase, she takes it back to Scalfone; not knowing one of the papers fell out when she went through it to find her insurance forms for her appointment with Joe.  They trade briefcases and Megan goes to Joe’s place for her appointment.  

What follows is a modern day slapstick comedy of errors that will have you howling with laughter, each one funnier than the last but none over the top into silliness. Joe and Megan’s characters are well developed with wonderful depth and realism. This book serves up sizzling chemistry in a superb love story, laced with a whole lot of humor. The secondary characters were also distinct and realistic. I devoured this book in one reading; enjoying every page and was sad to see it end. WHEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS is an absolute reading pleasure that has it all: adventure, suspense, romance and a wealth of humor. I recommend this book to anyone who loves an exceptional read.  

T.A.RIDGELL is a new author that will be going to the top if her next work is as first-rate, as is this book. For a new author she has woven a story with the amazing skill of a veteran writer. I look forward to her next book. She now is on my list of favorite authors.