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Funny Romance
This is the first book that I have read of hers.I am always looking for a book to make me laugh and this one had me laughing out loud.If you like slapstick comedy, you'll love this book.

Not bad but she's written better
I got this book from a friend. I've read all the Stephanie Plum series and laugh like crazy through those. This isn't so much humorous as much as it seems to be an attempt at chick lit fluff. I did roll my eyes occasionally but overall it wasn't bad. I believe it to be one of her earlier books and I think that it shows as such. A decent quick read though :)

her best romance book
I thought it was better than her other romance books, but of course not as good as her later stuff.

Cute!
It was a cute story...nothing too exciting. It was the book I kept in my handbag for when I took our daughter to her activities I could sit and read.

Hero at Large
When Chris Nelson's car breaks down on the side of the road, it seems like a stroke of good luck when a sexy stranger stops to help her.Ken Callahan is a gorgeous - in a disreputable looking way - construction worker on the way to his first day at a new job.Then Chris accidentally breaks his arm and winds up with an unexpected roommate.The single mother and former professional ice skater has neither the time nor interest for a man in her life, despite what her Aunt Edna says.And Chris definitely doesn't have the patience for a man who cooks a potholder into spaghetti, takes it rather well when she breaks his toe, and charms her meddling aunt and adorable seven-year-old.But is Ken too good to be true?Or is Chris looking for a way to keep herself from falling in love again before it's too late?

Broken bones, cooking calamities, and one hunky, persistent suitor - I think it takes someone like Janet Evanovich to mix all those elements together and make it work.Hero at Large is frothy fun and Ms. Evanovich definitely made me laugh with some of the zaniness Chris and company face.The romance in Hero at Large is a bit understated and the walls around Chris's heart are overly high, but I still enjoyed this story.Ken is a wonderful hero, although I'd be wary about letting him near my kitchen unsupervised.This is my first introduction to Ms. Evanovich's writing, and I can see why she has garnered legions of fans.Her deft touch with goodhearted humor makes it easy to care about her characters.So even though there could have been more substance to the romance for me, all in all I enjoyed my trip into Chris and Ken's world.

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Great!
Not only did my product come in great condition, it was also just a great product! Janet Evanovich never lets me down, Stephanie Plum is always raring to go and giving the reader a good time. Love It!!!

Books
I got these as a gift for my husband and he loved them.He wants more!

Fun Summer Read
I read all 3 books in about 4 -5 days.They were fun, light reading.I will definitely buy more of her books.

Plum bix set 2
The books I received were in good condition. They arrived in about a week. Would purchase from seller again.

Great reading fun
I've now read 5 books in this series, and am still hooked.Great characters, lots of mystery and adventure, with some humor and romance thrown in fir your enjoyment.I will probably read as many of these books as are written. ... Read more

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Meg's review
I loooooooooove these books and it makes it so handy to have them in these convenient boxed sets!I like that they're small enough to carry around in my purse as I take books everywhere with me when I go.And having the box to put them back in makes it nice to store them on the shelf.I love these boxed sets and can't wait for more of them to come out!

Stephanie Plum Box Set 3
The set was delivered in a timely fashion and I was very satisfied with the Condition.

Truly enjoyed
The books keep getting better and better . . cant wait for the next set.

Plum box set 3
Love the series. The books were in good condition, and arrived a few days after I ordered them. Would buy from this seller again.

Rolling on The Floor Type of Funny
This book series is the best I have read in a long time! I laugh through the entire thing and all I want is more of it after I am done reading a book. That is why I order the 3 pack! Stephanie goes on so many adventures and never stops me from falling over on the floor laughing. Between her and Lula trying to catch a criminal smoothly the laughs never stop!
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I'm confused...
As I was reading I noticed in one chapter that Nick is referred to as Neil and Joel is called Joey in several paragraphs.I'm not sure if this occurred because of them making the book "bigger & better" but it was very distracting.Why would the editor not catch this?

very good
I enjoy reading this author's books.She is creative and has her own style. Would recommend her books to others!!

Horrible!
I could not even get through the first chapter without having to restrain the urge to yack. Couldn't even force myself to read it. And I say that as a huge Stephanie Plum series fan.

great book!
I love the writing style of Janet Evanovich.This is a easy and light great summer time read! Not as good as the plum series, but still a great book!

not the best
I love her Stephanie Plum series.But the others seem like retreads from before she was well-known. ... Read more

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A woman with a talent for numbers, Alexandra Scott wanted to escape the rat race and go someplace where the men outnumber the women. Trading in her Wall Street job and fancy condo for a rundown cabin in the woods. She's now Alaskan Wilderness Woman. It isn't long before she finds exactly what she's looking for: one sexy pilot named Michael Casey. But this confirmed bachelor has no intentions of getting caught in any woman's crosshairs—especially a hunter as appealing as Alex. It'll take skill, determination, and a little romantic persuasion for this big-game hunter to bag her prey.

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timely delivery
this book was in the condition described and arrived in a timely fashion.i am satisfied with this purchase.

Not even funny
Most of Evanovich's books are improbable and ridiculous but so funny I laugh out loud at them.Manhunt wasn't even funny.It was poorly written and had nothing to recommend it.

Read it on an Alaskan Cruise for a fun time!
I have read almost every book Janet Evanovich has written and this one is as good as any. It was especially fun to read because I brought it with me on an Alaskan Cruise vacation. I finished reading it during the 7 day cruise. If you haven't read Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plumb series, do yourself a favor and start it today!!!The first book is called "One for the Money".It is laugh out loud funny and also very sexy. Happy reading!!!

Manhunt - Fun Filled Romp
Yes, our heroine is not Stephanie Plumb.Manhunt is from before Evanovich started the Stephanie Plumb series, and you can definitely see how she was warming up to it.

Alexandra Scott lives in Princeton, NJ (my hometown, so that was a fun tidbit) and a NY Wall Street executive who leaves it all for a massive change of pace and to go on a Manhunt for a husband in Alaska.She has some of the reckless qualities which you will recognize as some wonderful early practice for developing Stephanie Plumb.

There is a fun dog who is a bit crazed for donuts and curmudgeon as her new employee.This is a well-written fun-filled romp and makes for a light-hearted afternoon read on a lazy weekend afternoon.

Highly recommend for those whose love the genre.

Janet Evanovich
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Janet E box set
These books are a hoot!You will fly through them laughing all the way!

good reading
I love all of these books and am now sharing them with my neighbor. I am very happy with the condition of the books, they were in almost new condition. I am also happy with their promptness in sending them, thank you for selling them to me and taking good care of them. I will be ordering more for sure...

great!
The seller was quick to get the shipment out and the product was in fantastic shape.

Wonderful Series
Bought this and others for a friend.This is a funny mystery series that I recommend for a quick fun read.Read the first "One for the Money" in this series and you will be hooked as a "Plum Crazy" fan.

the stephanie plum series by janet evanovich
my daughter-in-law got me hooked on this series and i can't get enough of it!janet knows how to build and add to a list of real characters that are very easy to follow and get attached to.it is not absolutely necessary to read them in sequence, but i have been trying to do that.the author fills you in as she goes along on these wild rides of mystery and suspense that are very addictive!can't wait to read the next one which will be number thirteen for me. ... Read more

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Good beach read
This is an entertaining, fast read for the money.Janet Evanovich is always good for some laughs.

Deep in the Pines, where the Jersey Devil lurks...
...go running Stephanie and Lula and a fellow named Diesel and a monkey named Carl. I liked this book. I can't say that it was actually "spooky" but it tried. After all, Janet is not King or Koontz, and what we expect from her is crime and romance deep in the bowels of Trenton. This tale was a nice diversion. One of the things that keeps me returning is the geographical correctness of the locale (I grew up in Trenton, and Janet has the city right). The other is Stephanie, of course. Joe and Ranger, yes; Lula, oh yeah; and certainly Grandma. The characters in this series overpower the story lines and transcend the antics and predicaments they get themselves into, and in a series, that is as it should be. This little tale took us into an obscure part of southern New Jersey known as the Pine Barrens, a real place, and the story ran in such a way as to evoke the true essence of the area. It had the usual happy ending, and was told in such a manner that one didn't need to have read all the other Stephanie Plum stories to have an idea of what was going on. Overall, a good bit of entertainment to pass a few hours on the beach or on the plane.

Another one in the series to love
As much as I love these Stephanie Plum novels, I really love the in-between the numbers books.This book was funny and full of twists and turns.I just kept reading it until there were no more pages left (just like I always do.)Thank You Janet!I'm truly addicted.

Fun read but a little too silly, even for Evanovich.
Great book for numbers fans who need a fix until the next one. But if you haven't read an installment featuring Diesel, you should know he's like a make-believe character. I enjoyed the ride, but found it hard to imagine the regular characters, or Stephanie, believing in fairy tales of this magnitude. Bring on 17 please!

Jersey Girls Don't Pump Gas!
I love that the Stephanie Plum series is set in New Jersey. I learned alot about the Pine Barrens in Plum Spooky, an area of my native state that I'm not too familar with. However, there were 2 references to Stepanie (& Diesel) pumping gas in that book, a fact that any Jersey Girl would never want to do (besides, it's illegal to pump your own gas in New Jersey). Other than that, I love the outrageous characters and plots of Janet Evanovich's books. ... Read more

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great condition
i was very pleased with the condition of this book when i got it. you can't tell that i didn't pay full price in the store for it.i paid less than i would in the store and i feel it was a great price!!!!!!!

I agree with the other 1 star reviews...
I am a huge Stephanie Plum fan. I have all of the books in Paperback (1-14) and have read most of them numerous times. I tried to read "Love Overboard". I borrowed it from a friend. Honestly, I don't think I got past 2 chapters. I was incredibly disappointed. I could not get into it enough to want to read it. Way too tame for a Janet book. I'll stick with my Stephanie.

Very pleased!
This was very easy and I was very pleased with the condition and price of the book.

Cute!
This book gave my heart butterflies. She described the ship so well, I could smell the sea salt. Made me want to visit Maine.

Miss Evanovich has done it again with Love Overboard.
I enjoy Miss Evanovich's stories. Love Overboard one of the best. All her books are fun to read. I am acquiring all that are available. Can hardly wait for the next new one. Stephine Plum Series are a hoot. Thanks for your sense of humor. ... Read more

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Hank Mallone knows he's in trouble when Maggie Toone agrees to pretend to be his wife in order to improve his rogue's reputation. Will his harebrained scheme to get a bank loan for his business backfire once Maggie arrives in his small Vermont town and lets the gossips take a look?

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great condition
this book looks almost brand new.i was very surprised.ipaidless than i would have to pay at the store for this and it looks like i bought it in the store.pleasantly surprised.

A great read
After discovering Janet's Stephanie Plum series, I wanted to read everything by her. I bought this pre-Plum re-release in paperback. Loved it. You can definately see the Plum style in her earlier writing. I just recently bought the Kindle edition to have for my collection. My mother is on my Kindle account and I know she would enjoy reading this as well.

It's an odd story about a guy who hires a woman from NJ to be his wife. He needs her to get his family off his back and get his business going. She is a writer that is working on a book about a family member with an unsavory past. Both think this set up would be perfect business deal. Of course, they didn't count on falling in love. Yes, it's an overly used plot, but Janet makes it work. I tried to read some of her other romances, but couldn't get into them. I just loved the story, loved all the characters, and of course...loved the ending.

Although I am not happy with the downward spiral of the Plum series, I have to give credit where credit is due. This was a great book. When Janet puts effort into her writing and she is on, we get a great story. Including some of the Plum books, this is one of my favorites that I have read by Janet. When I can't stop reading because I'm so into the book, it gets 5 stars. I couldn't put this book down.

cute quick read
I've read everything by Janet. It's always a fun quick read when i need a pick me. Always find myself laughing at her charactors antics.

Early Janet Evanovich - Wife for Hire, NJ Tomboy Finds Love in Skogen, VT
This is one of Janet Evanovich's early madcap novels, pre-Stephanie Plumb, now reissued after being so long out of print.Of course, being one of her early works, it is not a mature a style and richly nuanced at her super popular (yes I AM a fan!) Stephanie Plumb novels.If you can read it with that in mind and want to get a fun romping glimpse into her early writing, you will love this book.However, if you're expecting it to be Stephanie Plumb Re Deux, you would be disappointed.Just wait for the next Stephanie Plumb or re-read one which you already have.

That said, our heroine is (yes!) a New Jersey Girl, Maggie Toone, who was a tomboy with a kooky independent streak in here having grown up in a brick-making town of Riverside.She is an English teacher who has recently inherited her Aunt Kitty's Madam of a Bordello's Diary.The action opens on her 27th birthday picnic and cake celebration where she has just left being a school teacher and announces her intentions to her mother and Aunt that she will take a year off and go write a book based on the diary.

To do that, she has answered and Advertisement (one of those fun tidbits which dates the writing of it that the ad wasn't placed online like at Craig's List, or could you imagine, Ebay? lol) for a Wife For Hire.Hence the name of the novel.

Our hero is Hank (dreamy masculine name, of course) Mallone is a former hockey player (well that grabbed my attention because being from NJ myself, I am, ergo a hockey fan!) now lately an organic farmer of apples.


I won't ruin the plot for you, but of course, there are mutual madcap escapades.A pre-Grandma Mazure character in the housekeeper Elsie.And you can see some similarities of personality and hair challenges of Stephanie Plumb in Maggie.

All in all, a delightful weekend read.I literally curled up on a weekend morning with cup after cup of hot tea in the winter to read this.To me that is an idyllic weekend - reading and hot tea.

Highly recommend for a cold weekend and some hot tea reading!

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Janet Evanovich's mysteries are eagerly awaited by fans everywhere and this holiday installment won't disappoint. With a returning cast of entertaining, quirky characters and a rock-solid setting in New Jersey wrapped around an intriguing mystery, Evanovich delivers yet another hilarious adventure featuring irrepressible bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. --Lois Faye Dyer ... Read more

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Not worth the read, you aren't missing anything
To start, I am a huge Stephanie fan. I have all of the books from the numbered series in paperback and read them over and over again. But, after reading "Visions", I have not and will not read it again. I found the character of Diesel very silly and I'm glad he is not in any of the books in the regular series. The whole fantasy aspect of the book made it hard to read. "To The Nines" takes up several months after "Hard Eight" leaves and Janet lets you know some of what happens in between, excluding any reference to Diesel. You learn Valerie becomes pregnant after "Hard Eight" like she did in "Visions". Because of how awful "Visions" was, I didn't bother to read "Plum Loving" or "Plum Lucky" and wouldn't read the new "Wicked Appetite" if you gave it to me for free.

Just as good!
Like all of Stephanie's adventures, Janet doesn't disappoint in this one.The new character is great and I couldn't wait to read all of the "in-between" books!Perfect for those of us who read all of the number series - and wanted more.

do not buy this book
I loved all the number books, this one however was terrible. it is not worth the paper it is printed on. there is no substance. i think she wrote this in one day just to get a book out.

you will be horribly disappointed.

great book
This arrived before the specified date and was in the condition descriped.Great book to complete my set.

Excellent book!
I fell in love with Diesel from the start! He isn't in the regular numbers books, but what an asset! Everyone will love him!! ... Read more

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Plum worth eating
I bought this set after hearing that Sherry Shepperd form the View was going to be playing the part of Lulu in the movie version of the book. The book is an easy read, flows well and lets you in to the world of Stephanie Plum. Janet Evanovich's writing is descriptive but not drawn out and on an 8Th grade level. I bought the set to read to see where they get the ideas for the movie when it comes out. I hope this helps you.

Hillarious!
These books have the perfect combination of fun, exciting and sexy, I just enjoy too much to read them. this presentation is great for collectibles.

Loads of Fun!
I received this boxed set as a birthday gift from my mother-in-law, of all people.I had never read any of the Stephanie Plum books before, and after reading the first three, I am hooked.I love Stephanie's quirky character and Grandma Mazur is hilarious.I'm back now to buy the 2nd boxed set.I hope it's as much fun as the first.

plum novels
top notch the author is such a jersey girl..starting with the first 3 novels of the collection....especially if youra jersey girl or guy you will love this banter..a girl from wisconsin recommended these books to me..and told me a must read...love love love...and you will too...

Can't Put Them Down
I purchased 3 box sets of the Stephanie Plum series volumns 1 thru 9.I could not put them down once I opened the book.Janet Evanovich keeps the words flowing and the humor coming.Granma is my favorite character.Everyone should have a character like her in their lives.I would recommend this series to anyone who loves to laugh. ... Read more

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There's no smooth sailing for Alex Barnaby and Sam Hooker in the second volume of bestselling author Janet Evanovich's graphic-novel adventure, Troublemaker. Barnaby, Hooker, Rosa, Felicia, and Beans the St. Bernard set sail to the Florida Keys in order to find the wooden body of Baron Samedi that matches their recently acquired - and stolen - wooden hand. But in the world of petro voodoo a hand for a hand and a Baron for a boat is fair play. When the Happy Hooker disappears from its mooring in the Keys, Barnaby and Hooker have to find a way back to Miami with the stolen body of Baron Samedi. Ransom notes for the Happy Hooker, a sack of snakes, and a ticked-off chicken, leave only one place safe enough to hide a body... Hooker's mom's house - a situation that makes the sack of snakes look like chump change. ... Read more

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Good book!
These are great books and I love Janet's writing technique. Perfect light reading for the summer.These books aren't as good as the Stephanie Plum series, but still really good reads!

Yet Another Great Read!
Janet Evanovich did it again. This was funny! I read it in one day ('cause I couldn't put it down).

Not a Full Scoop
This recording is rather dull which means the book is dull. Would someone please tell Lorelei to get a new range of voice overs for her black characters.

Oh how I miss Stephanie Plum
These books are enjoyable, light, and fluffy. You can easily knock them out in one night. Although, unlike the Stephanie Plum books, you might not really feel the inclination to. I did not find myself caring about these characters as much as in the Stephanie series. I honestly did not feel the romance and intensity that Stephanie and Morelli, or even Stephanie and Ranger have in any of these novels. Jamie and Max are endearing, and they have grown on me. The romance in this novel especially seems forced and unnatural to me. There is no sufficient characterization to make you care about Maggie and Zack. I think part of the problem may be there is no central voice in this series. Stephanie is a consistant, direct perspective that allows us to get comfortable. The Full series kind of jumps around and never lets you get comfotable with the narrative.

I sound very dire I know. The book is cute, at times funny, and there is some mild mystery. However, do not go into it thinking the writing or plot is going to be as sharp, funny, intense, or enjoyable as Stephanie Plum.

Avoid this partnership if you are an Evanovich fan
This is the third book by this partnership I've skimmed.They are not worth the time even to do that.The characters are cartoonish and idiotic;the slapstick galling rather than amusing.Avoid. ... Read more

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Three Complete Novels, One for the Money, Two for the Dough, and Three to Get Deadly, from the New York Times#1 Bestselling Author, Janet Evanovich!

Here's where it all began -- the three novels that first brought us Stephanie Plum, that bounty hunter with attitude who stepped out of Trenton's blue-collar "burg" and into the heart of America.

One for the Money: Stephanie's all grown up and out on her own, living five miles from Mom and Dad and doing her best to sever the world's longest umbilical cord. Her mother is a meddler and her grandmother is a few cans short of a case. Out of work and out of money, Stephanie blackmails her bail-bondsman cousin Vinnie into giving her a try as an apprehension agent. Stephanie knows zilch about the job requirements, but she figures her new pal, el-primo bounty hunter Ranger, can teach her what it takes to catch a crook. Her first assignment: nail Joe Morelli, a former vice cop on the run from a charge of murder one. Morelli's the inamorato who charmed Stephanie out of her virginity at age sixteen. There's still powerful chemistry between them, so the chase is interesting.

Two for the Dough: Stephanie takes to the mean streets of Trenton, armed with attitude (not to mention stun guns and defense sprays), to find Kenny Mancuso, who recently shot his best friend and is on the run. Aided by the enigmatic Ranger, who knows a thing or two about bounty hunting, and by her irrepressible Grandma Mazur, Stephanie forms a shaky alliance with her favorite cop, Joe Morelli, for a tumultuous chase through back alleys and Grandma's favorite funeral parlors.

Three to Get Deadly: Stephanie is having a bad hair day -- for the whole month of January. She's looking for Mo Bedemier, Trenton's most beloved citizen, who was charged with carrying concealed and skipped bail. To help her, she's got Lula, a former hooker turned file clerk. Big, blonde, and black, Lula's itching to lock up a crook in the trunk of her car. And Morelli, the cop with the slow-burning smile, is acting polite even after Stephanie finds more bodies than the Trenton PD has seen in years. That's a bad sign for sure.

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Meet Stephanie Plum...one of the most lovable characters in fiction
Just as Sue Grafton named her Kinsey Milhone mystery novels according to the alphabet ("A is for Alibi", "B is for Burglar", etc.), Evanovich has named her series about lovable Trenton-area bounty hunter Stephanie Plum "by the numbers." This volume contains the first three novels in the series, "One for the Money", "Two for the Dough", and "Three to Get Deadly."

Stephanie finally has moved out of her childhood home (a full five miles away from her conservative, traditional parents and her hilariously wacky Grandma Mazur), and is trying to figure out both her own identity (besides her lifelong family role) and how to make a living now that she's been fired from her job as a lingerie buyer and her Miata has been repossessed. Stephanie blackmails her scumbag cousin Vinnie, who owns a bail bonds office, into giving her a chance at being an "apprehension agent" (AKA bounty hunter). Bounty huntering turns out to be a lot harder, and a lot less glamorous, than it looked on TV. Fortunately for her, she is informally apprenticed to the best in the business, a sexy and mysterious guy nicknamed Ranger. Stephanie's first assignment is to find and capture vice cop Joe Morelli, who is on the run after being charged with first-degree murder. Morelli, devastatingly handsome, had taken Stephanie's innocence when they were both in their teens and had broken her heart. Stephanie is torn between her desire for revenge and her sexual and romantic attraction for him, which to her dismay reignites during the chase. Meanwhile, she is being stalked by a championship boxer who also happens to be a maniacal serial rapist and murderer. And that's only the first book. The next two stories are filled with equally dangerous and emotionally complicated situations.

Evanovich's genius is that she is able to turn these deadly and hair-raising situations into sidesplitting romps with a totally lovable cast of characters. From Lula, the black, bleached blonde, plus-sized former hooker who loves animal-print spandex and fast food and becomes both Vinnie's file clerk and Stephanie's sidekick, to meddling Mrs. Plum, who makes a mean pineapple upside-down cake (and also makes attendance at Sunday dinner a command performance for her frustrated but dutiful daughter), to energetic, gossip-loving and quirky Grandma Mazur, whose favorite social pastime is going to open casket viewings at the local funeral home (so that she'll have something to talk about at her next hairdresser appointment), to Joe Morelli, the hunky Italian-American bad boy turned vice cop who hates Stephanie's job and wants her to become a traditional housewife (fat chance!), to Ranger, whose mysterious past, dark good looks, sexy shower gel and brutal competence at his job combine to make him as fascinating, compelling and terrifying as a magnificent but deadly snake, these fabulous characters become more familiar and addictive with each new book in the series.

If you haven't yet read any of the Stephanie Plum series by New York Times #1 bestselling author,Janet Evanovich, don't deprive yourself of this wickedly funny treat for another minute. Just jump in and enjoy the ride. You'll be grateful you did... and that there are now sixteen by-the-numbers books in the series (and several "in between the numbers" books as well) so you can keep visiting with these new "old friends". Or if you came into Stephanie's tales in the middle (as I did), do yourself a favor and go back to the beginning with this book, "Three Plums in One". Knowing the history will enrich your enjoyment of the later books in the series.

Laugh Out Loud!! ...Really
I have been purchasing the large print Stephanie Plum (used) series for my Mom, who lives in an assisted living facility. Right from the start, she loved them, and yes...does "laugh out loud."
This vendor got the books to her in a very timely manner.

Fantastic Read!Hilarious!
Janet Evanovich has a knack for writing.This book is hilarious and interesting. Love it!!!!

Excellent condition!
I received it lightning fast and the book looks new!!!!I would buy from them again!!!!

3 Plums in 1!
This is a MUST READ!!! It's the first 3 books of the Stephanie Plum series. I HIGHLY recommend it, if you want to laugh your "you know what off!"

Easy reading and extremely funny. I've read everyone of her books and can't wait for her to write more!!!! ... Read more

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Single mom Lizabeth Kane isn't exactly carpenter material -- she's never picked up a hammer in her life. But she desperately needs the construction job that builder Matt Hallahan is offering. And even though he knows trouble is ahead, Matt can't refuse Lizbeth's irresistible smile.

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good condition
this book came in a timely fashion. the condition was as described.i am very happy with this purchase.

one very funny story
This is one very funny story.I have enjoyed her 'Plum' stories, so I thought I would see what this one was like.
A divorced mom of two, Lizabeth, has moved into an old house in a new neighborhood.It is summer and she has arranged for her Aunt Elsie to watch her kids while she looks for or works at a job.She finds a job in the neighborhood working for a construction outfit.This where it gets silly."He was big.He was half undressed. He was gorgeous."It never seems to stop.She is simply beautiful and he is out of this world.They fall for each other like a ton of bricks.It is trite, but her writing and the other characters are very good and interesting.Much as I wanted to write this book off as bad, I could not help laughing and reading more.

Good lighthearted holiday read...

I'm not usually a fan of romance, but I liked this book. It was a quick, easy, lighthearted read with just enough humour and romance to work.

Perfect reading for a holiday when you're lounging around on the beach.

This is the first book I've ever read by Janet Evanovich. I look forward to reading more of her work.

One-dimensional, annoying characters
"Because I'm a Mooooooooom!"...You know, even though I'm not a child lover, I can usually tolerate them in books and movies.But this one, with the attitude of Lizabeth throughout the book and the ramming down your throat of the responsibilities of motherhood, was so annoying I almost didn't finish it.If it hadn't been so short and so quick to read, I probably wouldn't have.I certainly couldn't identify with Lizabeth, and didn't even like her.The plot was sad, even for a romance novel.There was nothing interesting about the book at all.

I love Stephanie Plum with all my heart, but that's really the only thing Evanovich has done well.

Smitten
Lizabeth Kane was desperate to find a job.After getting divorced, she needed to find some way to support her two boys, but she had no experience at doing anything.When she saw the construction site near her home advertising a help wanted for a carpenter, she thought it would be perfect, and within walking distance from home.Matt Hallahan couldn't believe it when she told him her story about needing a job, but couldn't bring himself to turn her down.He knew he would find something for her to do.As Matt got to know Lizabeth and her kids, the more he found himself unable to stay away.He wasn't Mr. Commitment, but found himself wanting one with her.Only to his surprise, she didn't want to get involved because she wanted to learn to be self-sufficient and on her own.Matt couldn't fault her for wanting to make it on her own, but he was determined to change her mind because as far as he was concerned, she was already his.He just had to figure out how to get her to love a guy that has a Harley and a tattoo.When a flasher makes nightly appearances at Lizabeth's house, Matt has the perfect excuse to move in!

Enjoyable read.This is an earlier work of JE, and you can see character similarities from this book incorporated into the Plum series.
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When Amy Klasse loses her TV job to a dancing chicken, handsome veterinarian Jake Elliott rescues her with an offer to be his receptionist. Jake just can't resist a damsel in distress, and Amy certainly doesn't mind Jake's charming sincerity.

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Sugary Sweet
Great narrator! Finally one I enjoy.

Silly story. This was written in Janet's earlier days, under a pen name. I didn't like the predictable relationship. Love her Plum series though!

Foul Play
The book came in perfect condition! I'm super excited to read it and am happy with how fast it got to me!!

Foul Play by Evanovich
Although this is one of her first group of books I enjoyed the story line and once again thing she is a fantastic writer.Waiting for her book that she andh er husband have coming out soon.

foul play
l really really love all of janet evanovich books and this one was amazing just like the restkeep them coming.she definitely is writing to slow

foul play
i love listening to cd's while working around the house and this one was terrific.it is well worth the cost!!
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Super Cheesy!
This was one of the cheesiest romance novels I've ever read. I can do cheese (I love Twilight for God's sake!) but this was over the top even for me. In addition to the romance plot line there was also a mystery plot line that seemed implausible and I had trouble following. People say that Evanovich is really funny but that wasn't true of this book.

To be fair, this book was written pre-Stephanie Plum days and probably wouldn't have been rereleased if it wasn't for the success of the Stephanie Plum series. I've only read One for the Money and it was quite a bit better than this book.

I listened to the audio version of this book and the narrator was not good. She had an overly theatrical voice that heightened the cheesiness level that much more. I may have liked this book better if I had read the paper version.

Not fun...
From the start, I thought Louisa was ridiculously high-maintenance. She had the temper of a spoiled rich kid. And, really, this book was just a bit boring. She had long paragraphs of useless information about why someone did something, or their history, but it was unnecessary stuff that had no point. I flipped through pages a lot.

Janet Evanovich Fan!
I love just about anything written by Janet Evanovich. Her writing style is wonderful, her characters come alive on the pages, and her plot lines are fun and exciting. I highly recommend this book, which is a reprint of a 1992 book, written before Stephanie Plum and her adventures.

cute and funny
Anything Janet Evanovich writes is good reading/listening for me. The characters are funny but usually lovable, always a good ending, even if a little predictable. This book is no exception.

I know why she's so popular
Janet Evanovich has an incredible ear for dialogue.THis makes her books just sing and the reader just sails along on a good story which is not too mentally taxing but an awful lot of fun.

This story centers around a missing pig, a lady named Louise and her upstairs neighbor Pete Streeter, who becomes obsessed with the mystery of the missing pig which ends up involving a political scandal, corruption and not too many twists and turns.The sleuthing is minimal, but there's a nice romance, and Louise is a nicely developed character as she wrestles with her own ambitions and the choices she makes in the course of the romance. A nice light read.Perfect for the beach! ... Read more

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Still fun and flirty
Background: I spent about 2 months this summer reading the numbered Plum novels back to back. I had initially skipped the between-the-numbers novels after reading several Amazon reviews. After a month of no Plum novels at all, I decided the in-between books were better than nothing. So I started reading this anthology of the first three in-between books, fully expecting to be disappointed.

I actually wasn't disappointed at all. I already knew to expect less Morelli and Ranger, but I didn't expect the new character Diesel to be so likable. These stories have holiday themes and supernatural elements, which give them a slightly different feel than Plum fans might be used to, but it's all still fun and humorous and there's still just the right amount of flirting and sexual tension.

I think it's a good thingI waited until I finished the numbered novels to read the in-betweens, because I don't think the two series flow very well together. Reading this anthology, I felt like I was getting a completely different and fresher view of Stephanie's world that I never would have gotten had I stuck to books 1-16.

I kind of wish the 4th in-between novel Plum Spooky (A Between-the-Numbers Novel) was written soon enough to make this book. I think it's even better than the first three.

Another book
I like Janet Evanovich's novels, but they seem to become somewhat redundant the more of her books you read.

Between The Plumbs
Great read! Three separate stories about the escapades of Stephanie Plum and her buddies. Evanovich does a great job describing the many funny situations that Plum get into. I found myself laughing out loud at time while reading this book. They are not the greatest of mystery novels but they surly entertain you. I recommend all of Evanovich's books for pure entertainment and enjoyment. So often mystery novels are so serious with complex plots they are not humanized. Evanovich characters always remind me of myself or someone I know. She does a great job of bring her characters to life.

Big Disappointment!
I always look for Janet's books to come out in June and then again in the fall.June being the next in the numbered series and then in the fall for the in between novels.I never expected this author to pull a fast one and just sell a compilation of previous in between books.I was SO DISAPPOINTED!!!I felt ripped off!

I don't understand Why
everyone is so disappointed and upset calling this book a scam, expecially fans of this series. If you are really a fan of this series and were eagerly waiting the next book you would know this was not a new release in the series, but a compilation of previously released titles.

You can tell just by looking at the cover this is not a new release but a compilation of her first "in between" novels. It had the names of the first 3 "in between" novels in very large print on the cover. And the title the the book is called "Between the Plums." And it clearly states on the books Amazon page that this isa very special edition containing not one, but three Between-the-Numbers books.I don't know how much clearer they can be.

By now fans of her series should know all her regular titles have the book number in the title and the "in between" novels have "Plum" in the title and they state they are an "in Between Novel". I agree with "Rob H" if you just took the time to read the descriptions you wouldn't be disappointed.

I never write reviews but I was very upset when I read all the reviews stating that the publisher was just trying to cheat people when the description of the book and what it contained were very clearly written. I also got very upset when I read a few reviews state that these were just old books with new characters written in to make a new book, when clearly this wasn't so either.Which makes it so sad that this book has such a low rating just because no one took the 10 seconds it would have taken to read the books description. ... Read more

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Good book!
Great light summer time read. Not quite as good as the stephanie Plum series, but still a great read!

Where's the heat?
Full Speed picks up almost exactly where Full Tilt leaves off, with Max and Jamie headed out of South Carolina and into Tennessee in search of the mysterious Reverend Harlan Rawlins.The Reverend appears to want Max dead, and he and Jamie want to know why. This book had all of the madcap zaniness you've come to expect from a book with "Evanovich" on the cover, but this one wasn't as good as the past two.I felt like a lot of the heat was missing between Max and Jamie.Hopefully they'll find it again in the next book? I did enjoy the truck-lovin', country-western-hatin' hound dog, Fleas, and hope we see more of him in the future.

fluffy but fun
This is the 3rd in the light mystery series featuring reporter Jamie Swift and millionaire playboy Max Holt. IIRC (it's been a few years), it's based on a romance Janet Evanovich wrote back in her Loveswept days. Jamie and Max didn't, however, live happily ever after--they keep skirting around the issue, irritating each other, working together, and occasionally losing control and succumbing to a clinch or two.

This time, they're after a crooked evangelist who's mob-connected--the same mob that tried to have Max killed in, I believe, the previous book, which is where Max and Jamie parted ways. Jamie ends up with a beat-up old truck that came with a dog named Fleas, then poses as a sex addict to go... ahem... undercover with the reverend.

Yeah, it sounds a little convoluted, and it is, but in an over-the-top, light-hearted, I Love Lucy kind of way. It's too fluffy to take even remotely seriously, but it's fun, anyway.

I didn't love Full Speed, but it's fun anyway. It's not Stephanie Plum, and it's not romance, but I wasn't expecting either. Much as I enjoy the Stephanie Plum series, I'd be disappointed if this were a clone of it--what would be the point?

I don't think this is ever going to be one of my favorite series, simply because it's just so light. It's fast, and it's funny, and it's adventurous, but everything's just on the surface. And that's great for a quick pick-me-up, but it doesn't land a book on my keeper shelves.

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Full Speed (Janet Evanovich's Full Series)
I ordered the book "Full Speed" by Janet Evanovich (paperback).
I was really impressed with the quickness of delivery and the great condition of the book.I will definately be ordering more books from this person again.

good book
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When Megan Murphy discovered a floppy-eared rabbit gnawing on the hem of her skirt, she meant to give its careless owner a piece of her mind, but Dr. Patrick Hunter was too attractive to stay mad at for long. Soon the two are making Thanksgiving dinner for their families.

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No Thanksgiving
After having read a few of the Stephanie Plum series, which are witty, fun, and just plain great reading, I was soooo disappointed in Thanksgiving. The writing was so different, not nearly as good as the S.P. series, that I had a hard time believing it was written by the same person. My advice to others, stick to Stephanie Plum!

Cute, Easy Read
This was an entertainingly fast book to read.Full of spunk.A great read in between heavier novels.Very delightful and keeps you guessing until the end.

Thanksgiving
I been so busy with THANKSGIVING" I haven't had time to read it. But just looking at the begining and the back cover-it's got to be good. It's JANET EVANOVICH!

Nice & Cozy
I'm a big fan of this author's series on Stephanie Plum, but I wanted something Thanksgivin-ey to read at this time of year.The lovely cover made this hard to resist. Tho I figured it was one of Janet Evanovich's older romance novels re-issued, I noticed she did not have a co-author on this one (I did not like the first novel she did with Charlotte Hughes).

The novel is a romance (not my cup of tea) but I liked this very much. It is set in Williamsburg, VA and all the ambience of the place is there. All the Thanksgiving elements are there. It revolves around two characters, a fiery red-headed potter and employee for Colonial Williamsburg and a pediatrician who are thrown together when a young mother drops her baby off for them to take care of unannounced and unplanned. The ups and downs of instant family are entertainment. Evanovich's sharpened sense of humor shines thru, and I laughed - out loud! - as her hoped-for sparks of delight appeared over and over.

This is a fast read because it's not a long book but, more than that, it's a delight. It definitely added an extra oomph to my holiday season.

God read!
If you enjoy the Stephanie Plum series, you will enjoy all of the books in this series as well. They are full of quirky characters and interesting situations. ... Read more