Stephanie Plum http://www.bookstove.com/tags/Stephanie Plum New posts about Stephanie Plum Plum Lucky http://www.bookstove.com/Crime/Plum-Lucky.165889 Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich puts the author's best love character, Stephanie Plum, into another holiday dilemma. While celebrating St. Patrick's Day, Stephanie's wacky Grandma discovers a duffle bag full of money. While she runs off to have fun in Atlantic City, Stephanie is left to deal with the aftermath of the money-which happens to have been stolen from one the notorious Trenton mobsters. Now, not only does Stephanie have to deal with Grandma, but she has to find Snuggy, a former jockey who stole the money from the mobster. And Stephanie's usual backup of her boyfriend Morelli and mysterious friend Ranger are nowhere in site. This leaves the aid of Diesel, and mysterious guy that tends to pop in and out. Literally.

While this book is part of the Stephanie Plum series, it is an in-between-the-novels book. This means that is a very quick read, and by many standards almost too quick. And Evanovich is careful with these shorter books not to get into major relationship issues or big plotlines, so the mysterious Diesel is brought in to be Stephanie's counterpart. Morelli and Ranger are usually nowhere to be found in these novellas, but Diesel is a character that embodies the best of both men, so Stephanie still feels quite at home flirting and getting into trouble with him.

While the St. Patty's Day and leprechaun jokes get a little corny, there is still a lot of Stephanie Plum fun packed into this little book. It is a perfect summer read for those who love the Stephanie Plum books, and can be a quick introduction to the character for those who are not familiar with Stephanie Plum. Most of the major plotlines from previous books are summed up in a few sentences in the book.

]]> Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:35:58 PST Plum Lovin' http://www.bookstove.com/Crime/Plum-Lovin.74108 In Janet Evanovich's second in-between novel Plum Lovin', Trenton bounty hunter Stephanie Plum must play matchmaker to collect her bounty. Not only that, she must assist and endure the help of Diesel, the guy who holds more mystery than Morelli and Ranger combined.

Stephanie must take on five cases from Annie Hart, the pushy matchmaker. She will gladly turn herself in if Stephanie can find love for her clients before Valentine's Day. On top of that, she must assist Diesel in finding the guy that's after Annie Hart-and giving her a bad case of hives.

This story leaves a lot open for familiar Stephanie Plum antics as well as a little bit of the supernatural provided by Diesel. The mystery man doesn't appear very often, but when he does, Stephanie has three handsome men in her life to keep in line.

With fewer than two hundred pages to act out all their shenanigans, the book seems to move by quickly. And it seems too convenient for Stephanie to be able to find matches within her troubled cases. Having to take on her sister's boyfriend and try to get him to overcome his fear of weddings was a surprising and entertaining twist.

Overall, the book satisfies Stephanie Plum fans with a break from her bounty hunting duties and a glimpse at how she really spent her Valentine's Day. It only leaves readers wanting one thing: more Diesel.

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