Apparently there will be at least six more, covering the other deadly sins, Lust being covered in Wicked Business. There are explosions, abductions, flying booms, ferrets and olive oil, gnomes, padlocks, bunnies, many children and lots of food. The humour relies on Glo’s ineptitude with spells, the effects of the Gluttony charms and, unfortunately, Carl’s antics (again, I say, lose the monkey, Janet). I was prepared to not like this very much as I was getting rather fed up with Stephanie, Lula and Carl in the BTN’s, but this series has some fresh new characters and starts off well.

Soon Lizzy’s normal life in Marblehead MA (just near Salem) is somehow turned upside down: of the people who hold keys to the Gluttony Stone, one is hexed into gibberish, one’s house is blown to smithereens and another’s apartment is trashed Lizzy has also acquired a one-eyed cat and Carl, that annoying monkey from the Plum BTN books.

It appears that Lizzy’s bakery colleagues are more than Normal humans as well: Glo is an enthusiastic if incompetent spell-caster Clara was an Unmentionable in years previous. Diesel needs Lizzy to find certain Stones associated with the Seven Deadly Sins, for which his cousin, the evil Gerwulf Grimoire is also searching (Wulf first appears in Plum Spooky). Lizzy is a pastry chef with a special talent for cupcakes (Evanovich does love cupcakes!), and, apparently, also for detecting empowered objects. (Diesel first appears in each of the Between the Numbers BTN Stephanie Plum novels). Lizzy Tucker doesn’t know that she is a human with special abilities, an Unmentionable, until Diesel turns up in her life. I read it in less than 24 kept me interested.Wicked Appetite is the first book in the Lizzy and Diesel series by Janet Evanovich.

This is an entertaining read, nothing deep. There is also: Glo (Gloria) whose magickal spells backfire Carl the 'Finger Waiving' monkey Mark, Leonard, & Shirley (inheritors of the Gluttony Stone) Clara Dazzle (magickal Bakery owner) Hatchet, Wulf's SCA wannabe minion a house full of loose ferrets and a host of other kooky characters.that made me laugh.ĭiesel moves in with Lizzie in order to protect her from Wulf.and retrieve the stones before Wulf does. Lizzie is also a 'tracker' and is needed to home in on the 'Stones' which have shape shifted. 14, 2010 The creator of Stephanie Plum ( Sizzling Sixteen, 2010, etc.) kicks off a new series that presses familiar ingredients into the genre of supernatural farce. Lizzie is now living in the house her Aunt Ophelia left her (in Salem, MA) with a one eyed cat.Lizzie works at Dazzle's Bakery & is the Best Cupcake Baker there is. wicked appetite by Janet Evanovich RELEASE DATE: Sept. The 'Stones' are magickal embodiments of the Seven Deadly Sins Gluttony, Avarice, Pride, Anger, Sloth, Envy, Lust. Wicked Appetite, by Janet Evanovich Hot Off the Press!ĭiesel (the Good Guy) & his (cousin) Gerwulf Grimoire (the Baddie), are Unmentionables and they are searching for the 'Stones' (Not Mick Jagger.okay).

Wicked appetite by janet evanovich