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Book Review of Back to the Bedroom (Elsie Hawkins, Bk 1)

Back to the Bedroom (Elsie Hawkins, Bk 1)
Back to the Bedroom (Elsie Hawkins, Bk 1)
Author: Janet Evanovich
Genre: Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Helpful Score: 3


Sugary but far from insubstantial, eccentric characters abound in Evanovich's novels, and this title is no exception. There's Katherine Finn, a professional cellist with outrageous Little Orphan Annie hair; David Dodd, a lottery-winning hunk who is a member of the couch-potato club; and Elsie Hawkins, a 72-year-old burger slinger with a Dirty Harry style and an unlicensed WWII 45. C.J. Critt's performance is top-notch with rapid-fire repartee and sizzling sexual tension. She mixes characters, mishaps, misunderstandings, wisecracks, and romance into a well-paced mystery, which culminates in a wedding and a perfectly blended family.