Wife for Hire is a very funny but extremely light romance novel. It is an early Janet Evanovich novel, written before the Stephanie Plum series, but you can see hints of the Plum series even in the early books.
Hank owns an apple orchard and wants to go organic. In order to do so he needs a loan, but with his reputation he can not get one. He wants to look responsible and be taken seriously, so he thinks he needs a wife. With no prospects, he hires Maggie from New Jersey as a fake wife for six months. She wants time to write a book from her aunt's diaries, so it seems the perfect business arrangement. Of course, they fall madly in love.
The highlight of the book is the housekeeper Elsie. She's a pistol carrying older woman who will remind readers of Grandma Mazur.
Reviewed by a staff member, First Regional Library
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Maybe it's because I never had a Grandma, but Grandma Mazur is my dream Grandma. She carries a gun, goes to funerals just for the funeral home cookies, likes to go on dates and best of all she is forever shooting things by accident. Grandma Mazur never disappoints and I can't wait for the newest Stephanie Plum book, Smokin' Seventeen to come out later this month.
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