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Full Tilt (Full #2)
by
Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author),
Charlotte Hughes
He lives life in the fast lane and she's along for the ride--with no brakes....
Jamie Swift has one priority in quiet Beaumont, South Carolina: running the local newspaper. Romance runs second. But with the arrival of her silent partner, the notoriously mysterious and sexy Maximillian Holt, Jamie's life gets shaken up. Max claims he's here to give his brother-in-law a vote...more
Jamie Swift has one priority in quiet Beaumont, South Carolina: running the local newspaper. Romance runs second. But with the arrival of her silent partner, the notoriously mysterious and sexy Maximillian Holt, Jamie's life gets shaken up. Max claims he's here to give his brother-in-law a vote...more
Mass Market Paperback, 352 pages
Published
February 17th 2003
by St. Martin's Paperbacks
(first published February 28th 2002)
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I liked this one better than the first one I have to say. I thought Jamie was a stronger female lead and the interaction between them was good enough that I could forgive the male lead for being named Maximillian Holt and I could overlook that she was a struggeling small town newspaper owner and he was a rich sexy batman type. So I guess I am saying that the writing was good enough that you can forgive the cliches.
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This is the second book in this series. The first one is set 20 years earlier and was written at least 10 years earlier. Basically JE wrote the first one under a pen name and then Charlotte Hughes joined the team and they updated and expanded it. From there they started a series which is really just based on Max. When we meet Max in the first book, he is 16, he's a child genius, he has been out of HIgh school for 4 years and has been kicked out of several universities. He is an idealist that jus...more
Jamie Swift has a pretty good life. She's running her newspaper, engaged to a great guy (so his mom's a little nuts and doesn't want Jamie to keep working, she loves Phillip), and is doing okay. Well, now that she's gotten an influx of cash from a mysterious investor. One who's coming into town. Gulp.
Max Holt, the annoying cousin from Full House, turns out to be the answer to the mystery. He rolls into town with his AI car, Muffin, and immediately locks onto Jamie. Even before he knows who she i...more
Max Holt, the annoying cousin from Full House, turns out to be the answer to the mystery. He rolls into town with his AI car, Muffin, and immediately locks onto Jamie. Even before he knows who she i...more
This is #2 in the new "Full....." series by Janet Evanovich. This one is about Max and Jamie. Lots of quirky characters. Tension. Frankie is running for mayor of a small town in South Carolina, and he suspects someone has been misusing the city's tax funds. He promises to look into possible corruption, and that's when the trouble starts.
Threatening letters, a shooting at the newspaper office, and worse. Max investigates, and brings Jamie along with him. He uses Muffin to help him . "Who's Muffi...more
Threatening letters, a shooting at the newspaper office, and worse. Max investigates, and brings Jamie along with him. He uses Muffin to help him . "Who's Muffi...more
Jamie Swift has one priority in quiet Beaumont, South Carolina: running the local newspaper. Romance runs second. But with the arrival of her silent partner, the notoriously mysterious and sexy Maximillian Holt, Jamie's life gets shaken up. Max claims he's here to give his brother-in-law a vote of confidence. A former wrestler, Frankie Fontana's now taking his shots in the political ring. Beaumont could use a mayor with scruples, but what it gets is a crime-and what Jamie gets is a story that's...more
This book was a lot better than the first in the series. When I was reading the first book, I found myself wondering how the series was going to follow the teen aged character Max. Well, I got my answer in the second book - Max is now all grown up and very wealthy and successful. It is as if the first book was written with no sequel intended and then was revived with some adjustments so a series could be created. Perhaps that was what happened - I don't know.
The book was less heavy on the romanc...more
The book was less heavy on the romanc...more
The Full Box is a four-book audio set. I previously listened to and reviewed Full House here on KariAnnAlysis. It was one of the first audio books I listened to. I’ll always turn to Janet Evanovich when I need a good, light read. That’s why I was thrilled when I found the rest of this series in a complete box.
Here’s a short synopsis of each book:
Full Tilt: Jamie Swift’s newspaper is running on fumes. If something doesn’t turn around soon, she will have to stop the presses. Her silent partner Max...more
Here’s a short synopsis of each book:
Full Tilt: Jamie Swift’s newspaper is running on fumes. If something doesn’t turn around soon, she will have to stop the presses. Her silent partner Max...more
I probably wouldn't have read this as part of the continuing Full Series, if it hadn't been for a couple things:
1) If I hadn't already been on a quest to read all of Janet's books
2) If my Aunt hadn't told me how much she loved this series.
That being said, I also think I actually read this one once before about 5 or 6 years ago. As a random book that I found at the library before I really 'discovered' Janet Evanovich.
This book was MUCH better than the first book of the series!! MUCH!! You can t...more
1) If I hadn't already been on a quest to read all of Janet's books
2) If my Aunt hadn't told me how much she loved this series.
That being said, I also think I actually read this one once before about 5 or 6 years ago. As a random book that I found at the library before I really 'discovered' Janet Evanovich.
This book was MUCH better than the first book of the series!! MUCH!! You can t...more
I enjoy these books by Janet Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes a whole lot more than the Stephanie Plum series, which I detest. This series is cute and hilarious. Workaholic Jamie Swift is engaged to Phillip Standish (a fine upstanding rich guy) when her silent partner, Maximillian Holt comes to town to visit his sister, DeeDee, Jamie's best friend. DeeDee is married to ex-wrestler Frankie who is running for mayor and has promised to stop the corruption in their small town and find out where all th...more
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Narrator: Lorelei King
Publisher: Macmillan Audio, 2003
Length: 7 hours and 22 min.
Publisher's Summary
Dear Listener,
With Full House, my good friend Charlotte Hughes and I teamed up to create an exciting new series. Now we bring you the second audiobook, Full Tilt, which is filled with even more fast-paced action, crazy characters, steamy sex, suspense, and nonstop hilarity. While these audios are not set in the world of Stephanie Plum, we're convinced they will bring you...more
Narrator: Lorelei King
Publisher: Macmillan Audio, 2003
Length: 7 hours and 22 min.
Publisher's Summary
Dear Listener,
With Full House, my good friend Charlotte Hughes and I teamed up to create an exciting new series. Now we bring you the second audiobook, Full Tilt, which is filled with even more fast-paced action, crazy characters, steamy sex, suspense, and nonstop hilarity. While these audios are not set in the world of Stephanie Plum, we're convinced they will bring you...more
When it comes to Janet Evanovich, I'm always torn. Her work is a blend of ascerbic wit and clumsiness. However, sometimes her dialogue comes across as forced, like she takes her cues from bad TV shows. Her colloquialisms are dated and often out of place. Her true selling point is that she creates characters that a reader can care about. I'm not ambivalent about any of her characters. Also, she paces the plot well so I've never been tempted to skip ahead a few pages while reading any of her novel...more
Full Tilt was very fun, sort of like Knight Rider for written for women. The main star of the novel is a sweet car with a mega-powerful computer. The computer, named Muffin, comes fully equipped with a sexy Marilyn Monroe voice. The actual main characters, Jamie and Max, share a thick romantic tension felt throughout the book.
While I enjoyed the book a lot, I have some complaints as well. Most importantly, the would be killer said some rather obvious things in the middle of the book that, while...more
While I enjoyed the book a lot, I have some complaints as well. Most importantly, the would be killer said some rather obvious things in the middle of the book that, while...more
Again this is not the greatest book in the world, but it was fun to read. I was able to whip through it and I fell in love with the characters (Max makes me smile, and Jamie makes me laugh with her "swears" - damn is not a swear! You want foul, you come to me). The only real complaint I had was that the Lenny, Mitzi and Vito (or was it Vinnie?) storyline was kind of out of place. There was a story up until Vinne/Vito does and then the characters were out of place. But other than that it was stil...more
I thought this was a great read (and listen). If there’s one thing Janet Evanovich has a knack for, it’s colorful, interesting characters, and there’s no shortage of them here. From Frankie the ex-wrestler to the gun-toting Vera to Deedee’s personal assistant Beenie, they’re all here to entertain you. I recently watched the first two seasons of Eureka, and Muffin could be Sarah’s sister (and I’m sorry that you won’t get this unless you’ve seen the show, but Sarah’s a house). It’s not clear for q...more
Aaaargh! The main characters in the first book are mentioned once and this one is about the 16 yr old whiz kid from the first one. Now he's grown up and has NONE of the characteristics of the youngster from Full House. WTH?! This series is so messed up. When you get past that part and just look at each book individually, it's a decent book, but not at all worth having Evanovich's name on it.
Mar 25, 2010
Mary Lou
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3 of 5 stars
Recommended to Mary Lou by:
from Marg who hasn't read it, is leaving
Small town editor Jamie Swift in SC gets word that the silent partner who prevented the paper’s bankruptcy is going to show up the next day. Her best friend’s husband is about to run for mayor vowing to find where the city’s funds are vanishing. Zany & illogical especially Jamie’s character & the investor’s car. I really enjoyed it. Even the sex & violence.
This book had just as many smart ass comments as the last, if not more. I couldn't stop laughing at certian parts!
At first I was disappointed because billie and nick were not in the book at all, and I didn't think I would like reading about Max 10yrs later since in the previous book for most of it he was am imature teenager who understandably had issues, but the auther did a great job of portraying him as an adult and I just LOVED Muffin!!!
At first I was disappointed because billie and nick were not in the book at all, and I didn't think I would like reading about Max 10yrs later since in the previous book for most of it he was am imature teenager who understandably had issues, but the auther did a great job of portraying him as an adult and I just LOVED Muffin!!!
Two and a half. It took half the book to get over the cheese factor, and I'm a person who often likes cheese. But the sarcastic computer actually seemed to date the writing, not enhance it. The characters were entirely cliché. BUT... I liked them. By the end of the book I was at least amused. Get this one for the days you need to activate NOT engage your mind, then be entertained.
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2.5 stars - Fun, outlandish, "romantic mystery" set in the South. Millionaire playboy falls for poor but feisty newspaper publisher who is engaged to safe but boring tax lawyer with a rich power-hungry mother. Throw in some colorful characters and it's just a romp. Weak plotting. Trite dialogue. But it's still fun for the beach.
She is the owner of a small town newspaper trying to solve a mystery, he is a notorious, brilliant billionaire helping her, there is some sexual tension between them, a lot of action (e.g.: some shooting, a car bomb, a molotov cocktail, a murder, a fire), eccentric small town characters, even a talking computer in a car, much fun to read
This was a fun, action-packed, fast moving mystery thriller with lots of plot twists and turns. There's a strong romantic second plot going on, too. After the one mistake I found, mentioned earlier, ( the brother-in-law is noted as a cousin!! keep it straight). Other than that one little goof-up, the book is pretty consistent and a fun read.
It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out that Max Holt was the bratty little bomb-happy teenager from Full House. Once I figured that out, it was great to see how he grew up and became a decent individual. Albeit with a twisted sense of humor. Who names their supercomputer Muffin, after all?
Full Tilt takes place 20 years after Full house. It has Max all grown up trying to help Deedee and Frankie. The owner of the local newspaper Jamie catches his eye. Frankie and Max are in danger of losing their lives because Frankie is running for mayor. An ok book by not as good as the first one.
Jul 30, 2011
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I recommend this series. Loved this book. She is my favorite author. Mystery, romance and funny what more could you ask for?
Other authors that I like:
James Patterson: Women's Murder Club.
Janet Evanovich
J.A. Knrath: Jack Daniels Series
Lisa Lutz: Spellmans Series.
Other authors that I like:
James Patterson: Women's Murder Club.
Janet Evanovich
J.A. Knrath: Jack Daniels Series
Lisa Lutz: Spellmans Series.
Didn't quite like this one as much as the first. I just couldn't get into the characters like the first one and definitely not like the Plum series. That being said I have started the next in the series as it is just fun reading with a little excitement. I see the next one has the same characters and it seems to pick right up where the last one left off.
Set in Beaumont, SC, Jamie Swift runs the local newspaper and meets her silent partner, Max Holt. Some dirty politics, and his brother in law ot Frankie Fontana a former wrestler is running for office....Lots of drama and romance...not one of favorites in this series.
The second book in the Jamie Swift series... and the introduction of Jamie. There were very few characters from the first book, Max and Deedee and Frankie are pretty much it, and they weren't the main characters in the previous novel. A lot of gun play in this one. Overall, not a bad read.
: Some of the characters from E&H’s Full House. Frankie Fontana is in South Carolina, running for mayor, and receiving death threats. His brother in law, gazillionaire Max Holt, comes to check it out and falls for the newspaper owner. Cute story, nothing special.
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Janet Evanovich is the #1 bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum novels, twelve romance novels, the Alexandra Barnaby novels and graphic novels, Wicked Appetite (the first book in the Lizzy and Diesel series,) and How I Write: Secrets of a Bestselling Author.
Also published books under the name Steffie Hall.
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“-You're gloating, Max. It's not flattering. Somebody needs to teach you a little humility.-
-A good woman could do that.-
-She'd have to be armed and dangerous.-”
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-A good woman could do that.-
-She'd have to be armed and dangerous.-”
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