(FORTUNE Magazine) – LANSING, MICH. -- Republicans can't wait to get their hands on an upcoming book by the ex-wife of Democratic Governor James Blanchard. Nervous Democrats wish they could put it on hold until after the November election. Paula Blanchard says both sides are overreacting. Her book . . . covering the 1987 breakup of her 21-year marriage to Blanchard is due out in July. Blanchard, who last fall married . . . his former secretary, is favored for reelection . . . over likely GOP opponent John Engler . . . Engler . . . describes Michigan as overtaxed, sputtering economically, and in need of a new leader . . . ''Just think what the right man could do'' is the theme of his campaign. Engler himself is divorced, and his ex-wife Colleen also has written a book that touches on the breakup of their marriage. -- From an AP dispatch.