There's a candidate running for statewide office in Texas who also happens to be a trashy novelist. No their name isn't Kinky, although their sexuality may fit that description. Ladies and Gentlemen, loyal Pinkdome readers, I present to you the brand-spankin-new PinkDome book review club.

Susan Combs, current Ag commish and Comptroller wannabe, wrote a trashy romance novel back in 1990 titled "A Perfect Match." In her own words she says, "It's not great literature." She "spent three months writing it and many years regretting it."

This 222 page paperback features an "exceptionally bright" West Texas woman who worked at the NSA decoding secret messages. The heroine is given a bodyguard once she uncovers a message that endangers the security of her nation and herself. The bodyguard is gray-eyed, handsome, nearby.

Folks, I can't make this shit up.

Oh Susan Combs, I honestly didn't understand you. I always saw you as the towering 6'2" woman in the background of every Republican photo-op, never willing to speak your mind, always mindful that if you stood in lock-step you'd advance up the chain of Republican politics. Little did I know that there was a fiery yearning, bursting forth from your loins, that longed for a fulfillment that was thoroughly un-Republican.

I purchased a copy of the book for $0.75 from Half.com. I encourage all of you to get a copy for yourselves. Each week I'll break down a new chapter from the tawdry sex kitten lioness that is Susan Combs.

Also, I can't take credit for this photo-shop, it is the work of SuperWow!, and yes, that is Susan Combs in Fabio's arms. Hot. And you better believe I'm gonna milk the hell outta this all summer long.