Full House (Janet Evanovich's Full Series) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Janet Evanovich, Steffie Hall, Charlotte Hughes
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Rating:  142 reviews
Sales Rank: 18787
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0312983271
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312983277
ASIN: 0312983271
Publication Date: September 16, 2002
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Filled with Evanovich's trademark style and wit, Full House is romantic suspense with a twist...
Her life was pleasant, proper, and predictable-- until he showed up and trouble moved in...
Polo instructor Nicholas Kaharchek senses danger the minute he sees Billie Pearce. She represents everything he's so artfully avoided. Happy in her home life, a divorced mother of two, Billie is the epitome of stability. They have nothing in common.
To his horror, Nick is fascinated-- and irresistibly attracted. When Billie generously offers to share her home with Nick's crazy cousin Deedee for a while, Nick finds himself visiting-- often. And while each is slowly seduced by the other's charms, and both are wildly encouraged by devious Deedee, Billie and Nick find out that what they have in common is most important of all. But neither one knows that danger is lurking where they least expect it and a killer is closing in on them.
Sneak peek of Visions of Sugar Plums inside!
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 Full House September 13, 2008
Kelly (Littleton, Colorado)
Billie Pearce doesn't know what to do with herself while her children are away visiting their father. She has always been a teacher and mom, so having free time is foreign to her. She decided to take polo lessons to help fill the empty void. She is a disaster waiting to happen, and her polo teacher Nick Kaharchek is the unlucky teacher. When he sets eyes on her in motion, he can't help the laughter because she doesn't belong in his class. She is a klutz, and has obviously never been on a polo horse in her entire life. When she has an accident, Nick takes her to the hospital, and then home. Nick can't figure out exactly why, but he is incredibly attracted to Billie. She is not at all the type of women he normally goes out with, but he is very reluctant to leave her home once he is there.
Billie can't believe her luck. She was just trying to expand her horizons, and ended up with a crushed foot. It wasn't serious, but she still couldn't walk on it. Nick's mere presence in her home made her nervous, but her attraction won out, and she allowed him to stay with her. During a weak moment induced by pain medication, Nick got her to agree to play host to his cousin Deedee. She and her brother Max were staying with him for the summer, but Max had taken his environmental protection efforts to the extreme, and was blowing things up. Nick didn't want Deedee exposed to his shenanigans, so thus the reason for his subterfuge.
Nick and Billie were spending a lot of time together, and both were trying to fight the growing feelings between them. Before they knew it, through a series of events out of their control, Billie and Nick found themselves engaged. Then Billie's children came home early from visiting their father, just in time to hear the happy news. When a deranged man targets Billie as his latest obsession, it is a race against the clock to try to save her life.
This is an early work of JE, but there are some funny moments that hint at better things to come. An entertaining read.
 First in series ok, rest get better August 4, 2008
E. Durham (Pennsylvania)
I love The Stephanie Plum series and keep on the look out for more by this author. This first book in The Full Series is a rewrite from an older version. It is a typical romantic novel that is enjoyable once in awhile, but the mystery is predictable. The read is quick and light reading. HOWEVER the important thing about this book is the introduction Of Max since he is one of the lead characters in the upcoming series. The other books are better mysteries with a light, fun atmosphere you find in The Plum books, including the sexual tension between the main characters. I have read Full Tilt and Full Scoop and have now just started Full Blast. They are not as meaty as The Stephanie Plum series, but I still enjoy them.
 Another Disappointment... August 3, 2008
L. Betta (New York, NY)
To be fair, I can't give this book a thorough review, because I was unable to make it past the first few chapters. I'm not the type of person who usually puts down books once I've started them, but the characters, dialog and plot I encountered was hopelessly cliched and boring. I found myself skipping pages and chapters, and not really caring what happened.
I might have been willing to give this book more of a shot, if I hadn't just muddled through another novel in the "Full" series and been so severely disappointed.
Janet Evanovich is a very talented writer in her Stephanie Plum series, but I've found that her other books really miss the mark.
Pre-Plum - Light and Fluffy Confection April 17, 2008
Graceann Macleod (London, UK)
I wasn't quite sure what to expect when I picked this book up - I quite enjoy the Stephanie Plum books and so I was prepared to immerse myself in frothy, predictable fun. Nobody reads these because they are high literary "art." They're like a meringue dessert - light on the tongue and pleasant, with no real effort at digestion.
The Full Series was written with a co-author and prior to the Plum series, and you can see that Evanovich hasn't quite found her voice yet, though there are flashes of wit that hint at things to come. In one sequence, which made me giggle out loud, the lead character comments that she has pepper spray that she's keen to use before its expiration date.
I have to admit that I did not see who the suspect was going to be until the finale of the book, which is unusual in these sorts of stories. I was pleasantly surprised that Evanovich had managed to fool me for almost 300 pages.
All in all a pleasant diversion, though not in a league with her best work. The paperback copy that I read was supplemented with a short story featuring Stephanie Plum, and that was an added treat.
 Comedy and Suspense... April 16, 2008
Susan Calvin (Alabama)
I picked this book up because I needed something light and funny. I usually don't read this type of book, but soon found myself smiling and even laughing out loud at times. Like I said, it was what I needed. Is it believable? Of course not. It is what it is supposed to be, light reading, funny, romantic, predictable ending and some suspense. If you are a fan of Stephanie Plum, this one doesn't compare to the Plum series. It is a rewrite of one of the author's previous books and shows how she evolved into Plum. For the genre that it is, it is a good read.
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