Janet Evanovich

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Publisher Marketing: Dear Listener, Cate Madigan isn t asking for trouble. Her wacky Irish family is constantly playing matchmaker for her with men who leave much to be desired. All she wants is peace and quiet and a nice place to live while she saves her money from tending bar in a lively Boston pub. Okay, so what if her roommate is a cross-dressing lounge singer named Marty Longfellow? In exchange for cheap rent, all she has to do is take care of his plants and collect his mail when he s out of town. And then Marty disappears. At the same time, a bullmastiff named Beast shows up with instructions from Marty to take care of him. Can Cate handle this 120-pound bundle of joy who wants to devour everything in sight? Ex-cop Kellen McBride has decided to make Cate s bar his nightly hang-out. But is he just there for the beer? Or does he have an ulterior motive for getting close to Cate? When Cate comes home to a ransacked apartment, she realizes Kellen knows more than he s saying. Problem is, he s turning up the heat in her life - in more ways than one. Soon Cate finds herself in deep trouble with mysterious stalkers, a lovesick would-be boyfriend named Patrick Pugg, two friends who are looking for love, and the very sexy, possibly dangerous Kellen McBride. The south side of Boston has never been wilder.... Happy Listening! Janet and Leanne Evanovich serves up consistently craveable goodies. - People When everything goes wrong with your day, you need a dose of loving warmth from favorite author Leanne Banks! - Romantic Times BOOKreviews" Review Citations: Library Journal 05/01/2008 pg. 113 (EAN 9781423318767, MP3 CD) Library Journal 05/01/2008 pg. 113 (EAN 9781423318743, Compact Disc) Library Journal 05/01/2008 pg. 113 (EAN 9781423318729, Analog Audio Cassette) Contributor Bio:  Evanovich, Janet 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 12 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. Contributor Bio:  Banks, Leanne Leanne Banks is a" New York Times" bestselling author with over sixty books to her credit. A book lover and romance fan from even before she learned to read, Leanne has always treasured the way that books allow us to go to new places and experience the lives of wonderful characters. Always ready for a trip to the beach, Leanne lives in Virginia with her family and her Pomeranian muse. Contributor Bio:  King, Lorelei LORELEI KING has recorded over 200 audiobooks, including several titles from Janet Evanovich's bestselling Stephanie Plum series and Darynda Jones's Charley Davidson series. Her many awards include the 2008 Audie Award for Female Solo Narration for "Tallgrass" by Sandra Dallas, the Radio Times performer of the Year for "The Blind Assassin" by Margaret Atwood, and "AudioFile" Earphones Awards for "Eleven on Top" and "Twelve Sharp, " both by Janet Evanovich. "AudioFile" also deemed her one of the "Best Voices of 2008." King's screen credits include "Notting Hill, House of Mirth", and "Cold Feet", among others. She has appeared as regular and recurring characters in popular British television shows such as "Chef, Cold Feet", Alistair McGowan's "Big Impression, Emmerdale, " and the saucy "Mile High". King now makes her home in London, where she lives with her husband, actor Vincent Marzello.