Synopses & Reviews
Dear Reader:
Theres a whole lot of trouble going on in Beaumont, South Carolina. According to resident psychic-slash-astrologer, Destiny Moultrie, Mercurys in retrograde; Venus is in the seventh house, and the combination has turned Cupid wacko! Chaos rules as tempers flare and lust runs rampant. Newlyweds Max Holt and Jamie Swift-Holt are trying to make a baby, but their recently purchased antebellum mansion is under renovation and filled with feuding contractors. Vera has a crush on her new mailman, and is bent on looking ten years younger. Destiny is marked for marriage by the changing planets, and shes running for her life as the local redneck and bait shop owner is determined to make her his. Meanwhile, local pediatrician Maggie Davenport has considerably bigger problems now that her wild-girl past has caught up in the form of ex-boyfriend and jailbird who just flew the coop—and is determined to track her and her daughter down. If he doesnt expose her secrets, theres a good chance Jamies editor, intent on getting the Full Scoop, will. Fortunately, FBI agent Zack Madden is on hand for protection; but the new danger is the wild attraction he and Maggie share. Fleas the hound dog is experiencing his first crush on Maggies adorable and alluring…um…pygmy goat? Add to that an Elvis convention and a local root doctor and hoodoo practitioner who decides its time she take charge; only to have one of her spells backfire, and youve got a gut-busting, laugh-out-loud story we hope you wont forget!
Its just another wild ride in the town we love to write about, and the characters we cant get enough of. So kick off your shoes, sit back, and enjoy a FULL SCOOP of fun, adventure, and romance.
Janet and Charlotte
“The Jamie Swift and Max Holt series moves to a new level…as always, the dialogue and events are outrageous, wacky, and just plain fun.”
-Romantic Times on Full Blast
Review
Will greatly please readers with its rapid-fire dialogue, roller-coaster pace, and unconventional characters.”—
Booklist on
Full Bloom
“A strong, comedic romantic mystery.”--Midwest Book Review on Full Bloom
“This new entry in the Jamie Swift and Max Holt series is delightful and has a little bit of everything in it—romance, humor, and terrific characters. Evanovich and Hughes really know how to show a reader a good time.”—Affaire de Coeur on Full Bloom
“Evanovich and Hughes are a true joy to read.”--Rendezvous on Full Bloom
“Crazy, fun, and sometimes downright hilarious, Full Bloom is the type of story you read to make your own life seem tame...a great read!”—Romance Reader at Heart on Full Bloom
“Packed with quirky characters, a mysterious murder, and the developing romance between Wes and Annie, there are plenty of side-splitting moments to be found in Full Bloom…Evanovich and Hughes make [comedy] look easy with their latest release.”--Romance Reviews Today on Full Bloom
“A mad caper that will have you laughing at the characters antics and hot over the sexual tension. Evanovich and Hughes have penned a story rich in characterization, setting, and wonderful quick-witted dialogue that will keep you glued until the very end…definitely a keeper.”--Fallen Angel Reviews on Full Bloom
“Humorous and entertaining…Evanovich and Hughes guarantee a lot of fun for the reader.”
--Fresh Fiction on Full Bloom
Synopsis
Dear Reader: Mercury`s in retrograde, and folks in Beaumont, South Carolina are dealing with gossip, scandal, misunderstandings, and more secrets than ever.  Local pediatrician Maggie Farnsworth has even bigger worries. Her wild-girl past has caught up with her in the form of her ex-boyfriend, a jailbird who just flew the coop--and is bent on tracking down Maggie and her daughter. Fortunately, FBI agent Zack Madden is on hand for protection. Unfortunately, his presence is turning up the heat on an attraction Maggie simply has no time for...or does she? But Maggie and Zack aren`t the only ones getting busy: Fleas, the hound dog, is up to his old tricks--this time with Butterbean, a very allluring...goat? Jamie Swift and millionaire Max Holt have babies on the brain. And resident psychic-slash-astrologer Destiny is fighting a crush of her own. Since the town`s ice cream parlor is a magnet for gossip, no one can keep a secret and the sticky situations are getting even stickier... It`s the wildest time yet in the town we love to write about, with the characters we can`t get enough of. So sit back, relax, and enjoy a FULL SCOOP of fun, adventure, and romance. Janet and Charlotte
About the Author
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 didnt 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. Janets favorite exercise is shopping, and her drug of choice is Cheeze Doodles. She and her husband live in New Hampshire, in house with a view of the Connecticut River Valley.
Charlotte Hughes was raised in the South, the oldest and only daughter of three children. She is the author of the novels
What Looks Like Crazy and
High Anxiety. She lives in Beaufort, South Carolina.