We have a title and release date for the thirteenth book in the Stephanie Plum series. Lean Mean Thirteen will be out on June 19th! For those of you who can't wait to see what Stephanie gets herself into this time, the first ten pages are up on Ms. Evanovich's website. You should definitely check them out!

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Excerpt from:
Seven Up, by Janet Evanovich

Why you should buy a copy of your very own:
Nobody does inspired lunacy like Janet Evanovich. Her Stephanie Plum series can be a little uneven (and I usually forget the plot about four seconds after finishing the book), but her books are always guaranteed to have at least two scenes that make me laugh 'til I choke.

In this scene...
Stephanie is introducing herself.


"For the better part of my childhood, my professional aspirations were simple--I wanted to be an intergalactic princess. I didn't care much about ruling hordes of space people. Mostly I wanted to wear the cape and the sexy boots and carry a cool weapon.

As it happens, the princess thing didn't work out for me, so I went to college and when I graduated I went to work as a lingerie buyer for a chain store. Then that didn't work out, so I blackmailed my bail bondsman cousin into giving me a job as a bounty hunter. Funny how fate steps in. I never did get the cape or the sexy boots, but I do finally have a sort of cool weapon. Well, okay, it's a little .38 and I keep in my cookie jar, but it's still a weapon, right?"

(c)Janet Evanovich, 2001

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For those of you who are not familiar with how Janet Evanovich comes up with the titles for her Stephanie Plum series... well, she makes her fans do all the work. So if you're good with words, check this contest out. Good luck!

RULES
You may enter as many different "Thirteen" titles as you can think up. Please try not to enter the same title more than once. You do not have to send in each title separately. Lists of titles are acceptable. Everyone who lives on planet Earth is allowed to play. Please do NOT send in titles for books other than Thirteen.

The contest runs from May 1 through August 31, 2006. A title will be chosen from the list of entries. Everyone who entered the chosen title in the Name Book Thirteen Contest between May 1 and August 31 will have their name added ONCE to a hat. ONE winner will be randomly pulled out. That person is the winner.

The winner will receive a signed, advanced copy of Thirteen (as soon as it's available) and an acknowledgment in the book.

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It looks like we finally have a date for the twelfth book in the Stephanie Plum series. Twelve Sharp will be released June 20th! For those of you who can't wait to see what trouble Stephanie gets herself into this time, the first 8 pages are up on Ms. Evanovich's website. You should definitely check them out!

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