In Notorious Nineteen, Stephanie Plum is at it again. Her bank account has gone negative, Ranger and Morelli are still on her tail, and she can't find a skip worth decent money. When Vinnie gives a high-end bond to an embezzling retiree, he thinks he's making a safe bet that the old man won't run off, but now Geoffrey Cubbin is FTA and Stephanie's on the case.
After the fight about Hawaii in book eighteen of the series, Stephanie's been avoiding both of the men in her life, trying to let things cool off and get her head straight, but that doesn't last long. After hiring Grandma Mazur to go undercover, and finding another missing ex-patient, Stephanie must team up again with Morelli in order to track them down. Ranger's back as well, ready to hire Stephanie to help her bank account and himself, and both men are back in competition.
Can Stephanie really protect Ranger from a Special Forces operative intent on killing him? Will she ever find her FTA and be able to pay her bills? Determined to do things herself, and to protect those she cares about, Stephanie will have to put her bravery to the test in order to succeed. The only real question is, how many cars will she go through in the process, and will she or won't she get together with one of her men?
Janet Evanovich is New Jersey born and raised, and uses that fact to create realistic settings in her stories. She currently alternates residences between Florida and New Hampshire with Pete, her husband of over forty years. Before she began writing, she got her degree from Douglass College and studied art, and is the first in her family to go to college.
"I absolutely adore these books. They're fast paced, with interesting plot lines, and are hilarious. Add that with a spunky female lead who blackmails her cousin Vinny into giving her a job as a bounty hunter and the super sexy badass Ranger, also a bounty hunter (who I will always prefer over Morelli) how could you say no?"
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Emmalee (5 out of 5 stars)