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Wicked Appetite
''Wicked Appetite'' is a 2010 novel by Janet Evanovich set in Salem, Massachusetts. Elizabeth Tucker (referred to as Lizzie) is a baker at Dazzle's Bakery, specialising in cupcakes. Lizzie has recently moved to Salem after inheriting her aunt's house. Diesel (from ''Visions of Sugar Plums'', ''Plum Lovin'', ''Plum Spooky'', and ''Plum Lucky'', the "Between The Numbers" Stephanie Plum holiday novellas) appears out of thin air in Dazzle's Bakery after Lizzie has been accosted by Gerwulf Grimoire, otherwise known as Wulf (from ''Plum Spooky''). Unbeknownst to her, Lizzie is an Unmentionable, with a special talent for finding things that Diesel needs. A Stone of Power has re-surfaced and Diesel needs to get to it before Wulf does. The Seven Stones of Power reflect each of the Seven Deadly Sins, the stone in this book dedicated to the sin of gluttony. The stones are known by the acronym SALIGIA, from the Latin names for the sins: ''superbia, avaritia, luxuria, invidia, gula, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Evanovich
Janet Evanovich (née Schneider; April 22, 1943) is an American writer. She began her career writing short contemporary romance novels under the pen name Steffie Hall, but gained fame authoring a series of contemporary mysteries featuring Stephanie Plum, a former lingerie buyer from Trenton, New Jersey, who becomes a bounty hunter to make ends meet after losing her job. The novels in this series have been on ''The New York Times'', ''USA Today'', ''Wall Street Journal'' and Amazon bestseller lists. Evanovich has had her last seventeen Plums debut at #1 on the ''NY Times'' Best Sellers list and eleven of them have hit #1 on ''USA Today'' Best-Selling Books list. She has over two hundred million books in print worldwide, and her books have been translated into over 40 languages. Early years Evanovich is a second-generation American born in South River, New Jersey, to a machinist and a housewife. After attending South River High School, she became the first in her family to att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salem, Massachusetts
Salem ( ) is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, located on the North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem would become one of the most significant seaports trading commodities in early American history. It is a suburb of Boston. Today Salem is a residential and tourist area that is home to the House of Seven Gables, Salem State University, Pioneer Village, the Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Salem Willows Park, and the Peabody Essex Museum. It features historic residential neighborhoods in the Federal Street District and the Charter Street Historic District.Peabody Essex announces $650 million campaign WickedLocal.com, November 14, 2011 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
