One for the Money by Janet Evanovich

'One for the Money' by Janet Evanovich

Stephanie Plum is down on her luck. She's lost her job, her car's on the brink of repossession, and her apartment is fast becoming furniture-free.

Enter Cousin Vinnie, a low-life who runs a bail-bond company. If Stephanie can bring in vice cop turned outlaw Joe Morelli, she stands to pick up $10,000. But tracking down a cop wanted for murder isn't easy . . .

And when Benito Ramirez, a prize-fighter with more menace than mentality, wants to be her friend Stephanie soon knows what it's like to be pursued. Unfortunately the best person to protect her just happens to be on the run . . .

Review

My friend Jen (her blog http://www.jenthousandwords.com/ ) recommended this book to me about 6 months ago (I think at that point she had read the series up to book 14), but I just haven't had time to read it as there has been so many other books on my read list first. But a few weeks ago I had just finished reading voyager and instead of reading the next big book on my list, I felt I needed to read a quick lightheaded book and remember this one.

I am so pleased I took the time to read this now, it was just what I needed.

I really liked all the characters, Stephanie Plum being this twenty-something divorcee, down on her luck, she has lost her job, got a car that is so old and leaking oil and needs money fast after selling what items in her home of any value. She thinks that taking a job as a bounty hunter for her cousin Vinnie will be kind of easy - she has a lot to learn! This is were we meant the next two main characters - Ranger, a very secretive bounty hunter who is more than willing to help Stephanie out (I am hoping I get to know him more in the next books); and Joe Morelli, who is a cop on the run trying to clear his name - this is the person who she is hunting! A blast from her past!!!! Joe is this sexy, funny, annoying person - I can't wait to see if she falls in love with either Joe or Ranger.

I also loved the character Grandma Mazur, every time she was in a scene, I just laughed, she is hysterical.

I found this a funny, lighthearted read. I can't wait to read Two for the Dough!

Would recommend.

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