Full Bloom (Janet Evanovich's Full Series Book 5)

#1 New York Times–bestselling author Janet Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes "guarantee a lot of fun for the reader" (Fresh Fiction) in this romantic mystery that "will greatly please readers with its rapid-fire dialogue, roller-coaster pace, and unconventional characters" (Booklist, starred review).This winter promises record-high temperatures—and A DESIRE that reaches the boiling point . . .Beaumont, South Carolina, is on "sizzle" this February. So is its newest entrepreneur, Annie Fortenberry, who has inherited her grandmother's B&B. According to a local psychic she also inherited a spirit from its glory days as a brothel—not the kind of publicity the Peachtree Bed & Breakfast needs if it's hosting millionaire Max Holt's upcoming wedding!If rumors of a prank-playing ghost aren't stressful enough, a mysterious man has arrived with an eye on Annie and her master suite. Wes Bridges is all leather and denim, sporting a two-day beard, straddling a Harley, and sending the B&B's testosterone level through the roof. Annie's cool demeanor may be dropping as fast as Wes's jeans, but leave it to her missing ex-husband to dampen the passion! Turns out someone has done him in, and all evidence points to Annie . . . Wrapped up in a murder plot, Annie must find the killer, save her own neck, and get back to where she was—wrapped up in Wes's strong-loving arms . . . Read more