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Amen sister...I so agree with you.
Ranger would take a bullet for her; Morelli would take her to the hospital after she was shot. Ranger all the way!!!


Kendra: good point, the author does tend to have Morelli only around for sex and to intertwine Morelli's cop cases with Stephanie's skip cases. Ranger does truly care for her, but how long can Stephanie stick around with a physical relationship only??? What does Stephanie bring to either men, if you take away the sexual interludes.

Dove/Katherine: is Ranger providing her with a job, cars etc. so they can continue to have a physical relationship. Ranger loves Stephanie is his own way.. but is that enough for Stephanie??? What happened to Stephanie's independent attitude... seems she lost it once she got involved with both men


Dove: I find Stephanie immature and needy in how she handles her relationships with Ranger and Morelli. She holds on to Morelli because Ranger is an unknown... has told her in the past, it could only be a physical thing. I agree Stephanie couldn't handle some skips physically... I wouldn't expect her to. My problem is in the later books, she would get in over her head knowing Ranger would rescue her. She has not been honest with Morelli about her feelings and/or attraction to Ranger. I preferred Stephanie when she had attitude... did for herself.

Dove: yes and it makes for ho hum reading because its a given Ranger will rescue Stephanie and Morelli will either have sex with her or they will be fighting. I think by now whether the man you pick is Ranger or Morelli the reader wants something more than the expected.

Dove: I think since Stephanie is at least 30 years of age, she should know what she wants out of life and a relationship with a man. I thinks Stephanie should discover herself... she wanted Morelli because he took her virginity. She wanted Ranger because he was the bad boy with the secret past. But, Evanovich has never delved into what Stephanie actually wants. Does Stephanie love Morelli because of their teen age history? Or does Stephanie love Morelli because he was the bad boy of the burg that every woman drools over. Doesn't Stephanie want Ranger or does she want what Ranger projects - good at his job, hot and sexy and an unknown. Evanovich could develop the characters better . All we actually know is Stephanie doesn't want to get married again.



Bri: in the first 12 books the books were better written, the characters were unique. Stephanie was spunky, had a sense of humor and independence that made you want to read the next book. Then the triangle started between Stephanie, Ranger and Morelli and it slid down hill. Stephanie relied heavily on some one to bail her out. She lost her spunk and independence. She became so immature and inept you wanted to scream. By book 17 it was totally disgusting. I gave up the series. When Evanovich chose not to have Morelli confront Stephanie on her feelings for Ranger, it lacked believably. I do think both Morelli and Ranger love Stephanie but Evanovich chose to impode the series with immature slap stick and dependability on the men. I would tell both Ranger and Morelli... RUN! Both deserve better than Stephanie Plum.


Bri: you are welcome... I agree.. RUN

Bri I have to agree with you. I just tell myself that the series ended at after Twelve Sharp and the following books are about cartoon characters with the same name. I think I have read books 18 & 18 just to torture myself. Trust me you are not alone in your thought/review of the books. I'm not holding my breath that JE will ever return to the same caliber of writing in the first 12 books. If you want to find some great Ranger/Steph stories check out fanfiction.net


not to mention, he says Morelli is a great guy but continues to persue steph even when shes with morelli??!! ya that's seriously slimy. not impressed at all. i'm going to seriously regret reading this series if she ends up with ranger.




There are some jobs that are just secretive. My husband is an electrical engineer at one of the national labs, with the security clearance, and while what he does may not be a security issue, where he works is. I've never been to his office, because it's behind a guarded fence. You just learn to live with it. Steph would have to do the same thing.

I believe 100% that Ranger would do anything for her and I also believe that he loves her and would be a good partner in work and in life.

Um...this IS fiction...

Morelli is all about himself. Ranger is the one who looks after and takes care of Stephanie regardless. Morelli gets mad at her quite frequently and disappears while he stews. Who knows where he is when Stephanie gets herself into trouble. He is usually not there for her. That is one reason I think Ranger is always there. He knows Morelli is childish and undependable. Ranger doesn't get angry with her because those crazy antics are what makes her Stephanie. How wonderful to be loved for who you are, unlike Morelli who tries so hard to change her, make her into someone he wants her to be. It is my opinion that Ranger has stronger feelings for her than Morelli. He doesn't have to say it, he shows it everyday. Even when he has to leave town he makes sure Tank or one of his men or available to her. Morelli is too self absorbed.

Ranger is a side show to prolong the series and was bette..."
I'm 100% with you and after looking at the progression of theSteph/Ranger relationship I am thinking JE might be going there too.

One of the sources claimed that during an interview with JE, she revealed there would be no choice made and it would be left up to the readers to believe what they choose. Again validity?? Who knows??
I think if Steph would choose Joe Morelli, the series would most likely need to end. With Ranger, there could possibly be more or even a spin-off series.
IMHO Joe Morelli has run his course. They go all the way back to childhood. Unfortunately, if Steph would be forced to choose, I believe that she would choose Morelli because he has been around (off and on) forever and she would feel she owed him her loyalty. That is just my 2 cents on that although I would be cheering for Ranger the Hottie!! If she doesn't want him she can send him my way;)




I hope you get to feeling better quickly. The flu has been bad this year. I have had it as well and it was no picnic. Take care of yourself.


Please let it be Ranger!!


I want to bring to your all attention to the fact that both man are Latino!
Morelli is, let's say, first "generation" as he is Italian and Italian language is the precursor of the Latin language. Everywhere the Roman Empire had been, you find the Latin language and "blood".
Ranger on the other hand is Cuban, this means he has the blood of the Spanish conquistadors ( and is known that Spain has been under maur invasion) plus the blood of the Cuban indigene.
That's to be clear that both men are Latin blooded, but ranger...forgive me Lord...has and gets everything boiling...anywhere and everywhere
Oh, miss Plum should be with Ranger at least as a payback for all the cars she destroyed, I'm mean I know, lucky b...
Sorry Mrs.Evanovich, I know she's just a fictional character same as her partners, but damn you got them all under our skin. Thank you


Well, thanks, Linda, I hadn't r..."
Nice one K, now this is someone that understands what is going on in this book, thumbs up.


Ranger is too detached and can't talk except to say, "Babe"! He is sure hot but some conversation is nice.



Good thoughts! Morelli does seem controlling and Grandma Bella is terrifying.

This is a great series. Lots of fun. I read all 26 regular books and the 4 in-betweens in a month. It seems that Evanovich only publishes one Plum a year and usually that comes out in November. UGH, such a long wait.