

JANET BARNABY ON SPEEKO SERIES
Adding mystery and adventure, and inspired by the action comedy film "Midnight Run," she began authoring "One for the Money," her first in what would become a long-running series of novels centered on female bounty hunter Stephanie Plum.

Evanovich went on to release several more romance novels over the subsequent years, including "Thanksgiving," "The Grand Finale," "Wife for Hire," "Foul Play," "Back to the Bedroom," "Smitten," and "Naughty Neighbor." Stephanie PlumĮventually, Evanovich decided she wanted to write more than just romance novels. Using the pseudonym Steffie Hall, she released that novel, entitled "Hero at Large," in 1987. Some months later, however, she finally received an offer for her second romance book. As a result, Evanovich temporarily stopped writing. She struggled at first, unable to sell three of her finished manuscripts similarly, she couldn't find a publisher for her subsequent romance books. In the 70s, Evanovich began penning novels, and took improvisational acting lessons to better her dialogue-writing skills. As a teen, she went to South River High School following her graduation, she became the first person in her family to go to college when she enrolled at Rutgers University as an art student.

Janet Evanovich was born as Janet Schneider on Apin South River, New Jersey.
