Description: Newspaper publisher Jamie Swift and millionaire playboy Max Holt pose as husband and wife to track down the story of a lifetime. They become involved with a corrupt minister, a gang of mobsters on the loose, a hound dog named Fleas, and a wise-cracking computer whiz.
Brief description: Janet Evanovich is the author of the Stephanie Plum books, including One for the Money and Sizzling Sixteen, and the Diesel & Tucker series, including Wicked Appetite. Janet studied painting at Douglass College, but that art form never quite fit, and she soon moved on to writing stories. She didn't have instant success: she collected a big box of rejection letters. As she puts it, "When the box was full I burned the whole damn thing, crammed myself into pantyhose and went to work for a temp agency." But after a few months of secretarial work, she managed to sell her first novel for $2,000. She immediately quit her job and started working full-time as a writer. After a dozen romance novels, she switched to mystery, and created Stephanie Plum. The rest is history. Janet's favorite exercise is shopping, and her drug of choice is Cheeze Doodles.
Review Quotes:
"Thoroughly enjoyable." --Romance Junkies on Full Speed
"Fast and furious and totally hilarious." --Old Book Barn Gazette on Full Tilt
"A truly delightful madcap mix...fun, funny, and exhilarating." --RT Book Reviews (A Top Pick) on Full House
"Bursting with action, adventure, and amusement." --The Road to Romance
"Will greatly please readers with its rapid-fire dialogue, roller-coaster pace, and unconventional characters." --Booklist (starred review) on Full Bloom