I have not read any of the Stephanie Plum series, but I must say 
Janet Evanovich is an excellent author. Her new book, beginning a 
totally new series, was fantastic! It was funny, romantic, and had a 
strange mystery. It involved break-ins that caused German 
coackroaches and spiders to invade people's homes in a small 
neighborhood.  The way she portrayed Billie Pearce as a divorced 
mother of two, who also teaches sixth grade, was fascinating. I've 
never read a book that was more inspiring then having the heroine as 
a divorced mother. She was wity and knew how to deal with her 
students, while being afraid of changes as well. The hunk in the book 
turns out to be two years younger than our heroine.  She still finds 
him irresistable, but at the same time wonders if it will work due to 
the age difference. He's a sexy bachelor, rich, and the owner of the 
local newspaper. We also meet the family of Nicholas Kaharchek, 
a.k.a. the sexy bachlor. His crazy cousin Deedee has been through 
three marriages in a few years time.  Then there's Max, a sixteen 
year old wiz, whose been blowing up things to get Nick's attention. 
He soon finds himself in trouble with the law when they suspect him 
of trying to kill Nick. Between the humor and the mystery, I couldn't 
put it down. There is only one word to describe this book and that 
is "WOW"! If you love her Stephanie Plum series, than you'll enjoy 
this one as well. I highly recommend this one.