“Maybe it's just not the right time for us to be married. I don't want to be a bounty hunter for the rest of my life, but I certainly don't want to be a housewife right now. And I really don't want to be married to someone who gives me ultimatums.And maybe Joe needs to examine what he wants from a wife. He was raised in a traditional Italian household with a stay-at-home mother and domineering father. If he wants a wife who will fit into that mold, I'm not for him. I might be a stay-at-home mother someday, but I'll always be trying to fly off the garage roof. That's just who I am.”

American writer

Janet Evanovich is an American writer best known for her contemporary mystery novels. She first wrote short romance novels under the pen name Steffie Hall, then reached a wide audience with the Stephanie Plum series. The Plum books follow a former lingerie buyer from Trenton, New Jersey, who turns to bounty hunting after losing her job. The series has appeared on major bestseller lists, and her last seventeen Plum novels debuted at number one on the New York Times Best Sellers list. Her books have sold more than two hundred million copies worldwide and have been translated into more than 40 languages.