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Wife for Hire Mass Market Paperback – October 30, 2007

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Hank Mallone knows he's in trouble when Maggie Toone agrees to pretend to be his wife in order to improve his rogue's reputation. Will his harebrained scheme to get a bank loan for his business backfire once Maggie arrives in his small Vermont town and lets the gossips take a look?

Maggie never expected her employer to be drop-dead handsome, but she's too intrigued by his offer to say no . . . and too eager to escape a life that made her feel trapped. The deal is strictly business, both agree, until Hank turns out to be every fantasy she ever had.

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Bestselling author Janet Evanovich is the winner of the New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Award and multiple Romantic Times awards, including Lifetime Achievement. She is also a long-standing member of RWA.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper; First Edition (October 30, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060598883
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060598884
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.19 x 0.64 x 6.75 inches

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A madams diary and fun for all.

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2024

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A strange tale of a bargain of deceit that comes to be truth. Fun and Evanovich are at it again.

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2017

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Hank inherits his aunt's old home and apple orchards (which he, himself planted) and wants to build facilities to process and market his Organic apple products. His problem is that this is a small town, influenced by his prior behavior into thinking he isn't reliable. He can't get a loan, unless he can do things to show he's settled down and serious--like get married. So he goes from his home in Vermont to a New Jersey job placement agency, to hire a woman to pretend to be his wife for six months. Most of the candidates aren't interested, except for Maggie, a sassy redhead teacher, who wants a year's leave to write a book, based on her aunt's life. The position suits her nicely, being a retreat of sorts and with few demands, so she accepts. It's later she finds out what the true situation is and that he has "history" with a number of women around town. There is great description, a quirky plot and situations, and likable characters, including Elsie Hawkins the housekeeper. Some situations are very funny.

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Very funny and easy read!

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2023

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I loved this book. Great story and I love to laugh. Buy this book!

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You laugh you cry and before you know it you are finished but you want more. Ĺoved it.

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2023

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You laugh you cry and before you know it you are finished but you want more. Ĺoved it ĥope to see more soon!

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2019

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I love the author of this book BUT the story wasn't one of her nest writing, but it was a fair read. Of to another read from janet.

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A great read

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2010

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After discovering Janet's Stephanie Plum series, I wanted to read everything by her. I bought this pre-Plum re-release in paperback. Loved it. You can definately see the Plum style in her earlier writing. I just recently bought the Kindle edition to have for my collection. My mother is on my Kindle account and I know she would enjoy reading this as well.

It's an odd story about a guy who hires a woman from NJ to be his wife. He needs her to get his family off his back and get his business going. She is a writer that is working on a book about a family member with an unsavory past. Both think this set up would be perfect business deal. Of course, they didn't count on falling in love. Yes, it's an overly used plot, but Janet makes it work. I tried to read some of her other romances, but couldn't get into them. I just loved the story, loved all the characters, and of course...loved the ending.

Although I am not happy with the downward spiral of the Plum series, I have to give credit where credit is due. This was a great book. When Janet puts effort into her writing and she is on, we get a great story. Including some of the Plum books, this is one of my favorites that I have read by Janet. When I can't stop reading because I'm so into the book, it gets 5 stars. I couldn't put this book down.

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I liked it.

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2015

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I have read a lot of Janet E. books but had not read her first book so I had to read it. Her style is basically the same for most all of her books. I recognized future characters while I read this first book. I enjoyed it. It was a light read for a nice summer afternoon especially if you are a Janet E. book fan.

Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2022

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I just discovered Janet's first books and I absolutely love them! Great characters and wonderful storylines. Definitely recommend th II s book.

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Five Stars

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So far really good

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Predictable, wacky romance

Reviewed in Germany on November 8, 2007

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This is one of Janet Evanovich's first published books (prior to the Plum series) - one of nine that are now being re-released. The main characters - Maggie Toone, a writer and Hank Mallone, a farmer - have some great romance scenes in the book. Hank hires Maggie to pretend to be his wife in order to finally appear more settled down. All this is needed to receive a credit from the local bank (the bank's president being his father). Hank needs the money to expand his business, built around the apple orchard he inherited from his grandmother.

Maggie, a former teacher turned writer, takes on the job in Vermont as it will get her away from the dreaded New Jersey suburbs and her meddling mother and aunt. She thinks this is the best opportunity to turn her "madam" grandmother's diaries into a novel.

The story and plot are very predictable. Some of the characters are so whacky it is actually cringeworthy. The romance and fun factor of the book are however pretty high up. Fans of the Plum series will most likely be a little disappointed. It's clear the Evanovich's writing has much improved since these first few publishing attempts. Some the character traits and phrases used in this book will probably remind the reader of the Plum series.

All in all it's a fun, but very light read.

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Not at first, but finally for hire!

Reviewed in Canada on April 9, 2015

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Circumstances alter expectations greatly!

Wendy Jones

Light but Pacey

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2008

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I love Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum books so thought I would give this one a try. I am not really a romance fan but I have to say I enjoyed this one. It is a light read so don't expect anything weighty, however, the storyline moves along well. The basic premise is that a man from the country needs a wife to make him look respectable and hires one from the city following an advert in a paper. Rather predictably they love each other but neither is aware of the others feelings. I am not ruining the plot here which is actually quite funny and takes some interesting turns. As can be expected from an Evanovich novel all the characters are eccentric to the point of madness but this only makes them funnier. If you want an easy read with a some humour and bucketloads of romance then this is the book for you.

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