This is a short between the numbers read, written especially for Valentine's Day.

The other-worldly Diesel has a deal for Stephanie. He's holding one of Stephanie's skips, Miss Hart, for the skip's own protection, but the skip is threatening to leave his protection because the aptly named relationship specialist has much work to do before Valentine's Day. If Stephanie will complete Miss Hart's cases while Diesel tracks down the miscreant intent on harming her, Diesel will then turn Miss Hart over to Stephanie.

Meanwhile Stephanie finds evidence that Miss Hart may be innocent of the charges against her of armed robbery and shooting a store owner in the foot.

This isn't a great mystery, but it is chocked full of humor, so it's a fun read. ( )

Diesel is back, and Stephanie has to deal with Valentine's Day woes.

Yet another fun installment. This story takes a while to warm up to, but it is along the usual lines and there are some really humorous moments. ( )

Diesel is back and more mysterious than ever. Stephanie is having a herd time getting rid of him and he is having a hard time trying to get her to like him. Both are on the hunt for bad people arounf Valentine's Day. I love the ending..it just puts Diesel in the running for her heart, but I am still Team Morelli..no wait I am Team Ranger..no, no, no definately Team Morelli. ok I cant decide. ( )

I thought it was an entertaining little read. Short, busy and right to the point. Wish their had been a little more action and romance....it was just ok for me.. ( )

not very good

Another good Stephanie Plum story however, the premise of the story is a bit far fetched. Additionally, the story wasn't real thoroughly put together. Lots of areas taht could have been expanded upon and made into a full novel rather than a novella. ( )

Plum Lovin’ is light, easy, and fun. It has no redeeming social value – my kind of book. It won’t last much longer than a TV movie. So stick a bag of popcorn in the microwave and take an evening off.

My complete review is on my blog, Nate's Library, specifically at: http://nates-library.blogspot.com/200... ( )

not as much fun as the numbers series, but okay if you're jonesin' for Stephanie Plum (read by Lorelei King)

This is one of the "between the numbers" Stephanie Plum books. I haven't read any of the regular series, so I can't say anything about how it fits in with those. I picked this up because someone mentioned that Evanovich was adding a fantasy element in these books, having her regular detective dealing with people and occurrences that aren't "normal". I thought that sounded like fun, sort of like the Rabbit Hole LJ posts.

Well, it is fun, although not quite what I'd imagined. This particular book is a fluffy little romp that has Stephanie playing Cupid for half a dozen people who are having relationship difficulties, in between trying to figure out what happened to a valuable necklace and how to rescue a woman who's being stalked by a guy who can disappear. It's got interesting characters and a fast-moving plot that keeps the pages turning.

The downside is, there's not much of that plot. This is a novella that's been padded out to novel pagecount (and novel price) by the old college-student trick of printing it in a larger font -- about 20-point, from the look of it. I opened it up and it looked like one of the Scholastic books I read in elementary school! And at my reading speed, I was done with it in less than an hour and a half. I'm not paying $7 for that again, no matter whose name is on it; I liked the book, but I'll be reading the rest of this series from the library, TYVM. And this is emphatically not the book to buy for reading on a long plane trip! ( )

Out of the frist three Between the Numbers Plum books, this is probably my least favorite. Not memorable and not fun. Plum Lucky is the best of the three. ( )

February’s cold made the bail bonds office slow, Stephanie Plum only had one, Annie Hart, that she needed to track down. To get Annie Hart, Stephanie had to make a deal with a handsome and funny ‘unmentionable’ tracker, Diesel. All that was needed was to help him play Cupid for Valentines Day while he tracked another. Helping strangers find true love may not have been as easy as she had originally thought, but with Diesel and Bob the dog, it is not dull.

First Stephanie Plum book for me. Comedy in it’s written form. I found something on almost every page to laugh at. Such a funny, light, fun and quick (only 164 pages) read (rated R for the sex talk and language). I can definitely see why these (Stephanie Plum “Numbers” and “Between-the-Numbers” series) are so popular, if they are even half as fun and lighthearted as this one. I am going to have to find out soon. ( )

Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich is another between-the-numbers novel where Stephanie Plum and Diesel set out on another adventure to corral another unmentionable, Bernie Beaner, is on the loose causing havoc. Diesel shows up at Stephanie's and informs her she now must become a relationship expert until Annie Hart is safe, but Stephanie only has a few days to complete the work.

With another ridiculous cast of characters, Janet Evanovich will have readers giggling and rolling on the floor with laughter. Stephanie must find a Valentine's date for a motor vehicle worker with a number of undisciplined kids and a house full of animals, a vet with a knack for attracting gold diggers, a virgin, and help her sister and boyfriend get married.

In the process, hives pop up all over the characters' skin, Delvina reappears looking for a "hot" necklace that was stolen from him, and Diesel and Stephanie make plans to get married. While Morelli is not in here much, Ranger does make an appearance, though Stephanie spends her Valentine's Day with the family and Diesel. Lula is always hilarious with her wise cracks and alternative perspective. Although this is not literature at its finest, it will surely entertain readers and provide a light read full of comedy. ( )

Janet Evanovich is definitely one of the BEST writers alive today!! Stephanie Plum is one of the best characters ever thought up. These books are so laugh out-loud funny, and you'll recognize family members in her characters. We all have relatives like these - we just don't want to admit to it! ( )

Great book… and awesome to have one “in-between numbers.”

As always, the parts with Lula made me laugh the hardest. Too bad she was not in here more, but even so, you can’t beat this book. Funny as ever! ( )

This was a fun little interlude in the Plum series. I think Stephanie has a new side-job! Could have used a little more Ranger, though... ( )

A very quick read: it took me an afternoon and evening to finish it. The story falls in line with the other "between the numbers" series. Diesel shows up and vanishes just as fast. I enjoyed it as a good relaxing, no-brainer book.

[On a side note, I would have never spent $17 on this book had I not have the opportunity to borrow it from the library. I really like the Plum books, but Ms. Evanovich (and her editor/publisher) are overcharging for this book.]

I ended up reading this out of order--mostly because I forgot about it. Whoops.

But that's not that much of a problem, because these between-the-numbers books (meaning Visions of Sugar Plums and this one, though I suspect there'll be more forthcoming) are just a wee bit off the series' track. The cast balance is shifted--Ranger and Morelli, and even Grandma Mazur and Lula are relegated to the sidelines, and the focus shifts to mystery man Diesel (we learn in this book that he's an Unmentionable--it's been a while since I read Sugar Plums, but I don't remember that being... er... mentioned). It's also where most of the plot developments with Stephanie's sister Valerie occur. And it's got a touch of the supernatural.

So, I'm a wee bit confused by everybody who was screaming that Ranger and Morelli were missing, and why was Evanovich changing the series, etc., etc. It's really the same format as Sugar Plums, and it's obviously not a regular series book, or the title would have a number. I'm guessing it's short memories.

Anyway. Knowing what to expect, I wasn't disappointed.

Stephanie's job collides with Diesel's when her FTA, Annie Hart, turns out to be somebody Diesel is keeping under wraps. So they make a deal: Steph will help Diesel do Annie's job, then Diesel will turn her over to Steph.

The job: relationship expert. They have to ensure that Annie's three clients have happy Valentine's Days. Of course, this being a version of the Plum-verse, it's not all that easy. It gets more complicated, and more personal, when it turns out that the third client is none other than Albert Kloughn, who would be Stephanie's brother-in-law if marriage didn't terrify him. So now it's up to Steph and Diesel to get Albert to the altar with Valerie.

Lots of fun, lots of laughs, short quick read. Between-the-numbers. Remember that. You'll enjoy the book a lot more that way. ( )

This is another "between the numbers" Stephanie Plum novel -- actually more like a novella since it wasn't very long or very involved. Like "Visions of Sugar Plums" before it, this book seems incredibly contrived, churned out solely to increase sales and serving no other discernable purpose, really. It goes off on the same tangent as the other one, with quasi-superheroes (called "Unmentionables" in this book) who have certain powers the rest of us don't have. One of them, Annie Hart, seems to be Cupid, and since she's on Stephanie's perp list, Stephanie will do almost anything to bring her in. Enter Diesel, the mysterious blond hunk who just appears in Stephanie's kitchen with an assignment for her -- he's got Annie under wraps and will turn her over to Stephanie only if Stephanie agrees to help him bring down another Unmentionable who's run amok, named Bernie Beaner. In order to bring in Beaner, Stephanie is going to have to complete Annie's five love-lorn cases before Valentine's Day, and one of the cases just happens to be getting her own sister, Valerie, married to her live-in boyfriend, Albert Kloughn. Meanwhile, both Joe Morelli and Ranger (the two hot men in Stephanie's life) just happen to be out of town on business.

Contrived? Yep. Convoluted? You betcha. Fun to read? Not really. I'm very glad I didn't purchase this. My daughter gave it to me. It barely gets a 1, and the only reason I finished it at all was because it was so short. Bah. ( )

My favorite of the "between the numbers" books so far. This time, Diesel appears right before Valentine's Day, and he and Stephanie team up as "relationship counselors" (or something like that) in the hopes that they can help some lonely people have a happy Valentine's Day. ( )

not as good as the "numbers" series, but still fun if you've read all the others. Not thrilled with the "supernatural" element, but okay.
Stephanie plays cupid.

I tend to really enjoy the Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Evanovich they are a guilty pleasure of mine....light hearted chick flit. The perfect sort of brain candy novel. The between the numbers books, on the other hand, I don't enjoy quite so much. Yes, there is the typical Plum family zaniness (Gotta love any and all Grandma Mazer moments) but these books tend to feature a character named Diesel. Not a bad character but one that takes the realism out the the Plum universe. I find with these books that I don't laugh as much and though short thy tend to take longer to read then the main books in the series. I tend to read them only because events that happen in them sometimes get mentioned in the main novels and I hate missing out on Plum family news.

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Evanovich does not disappoint with this "between-the-numbers" Stephanie Plum novel. I picked it up at Cost Co for $3.99 and didn't regret for a second, considering the mental vacation it provided. When you want an escape (and one that leaves you chuckling to yourself), Evanovich is ready... ( )

Terrible ( )

In a departure from her normal Jersey days, Stephanie Plum helps out superhero Diesel by playing matchmaker for another supernatural, Annie Hart. ( )

Of Course, the big question is, Ranger or Morelli? We all want Ranger, our mothers want Morelli. Surprise, now there is Diesel! ( )