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Repo Girl #1
Repo Girl
Debt, Dating, and a Dead body...What's a girl to do?
Twenty-five-year-old rookie Repo Agent, Andrea Sloan, doesn’t like accepting help from anyone – especially not arrogant musicians who are too charming for their own good. Even though she swore off men years ago, Andi finds herself drawn to handsome rockstar, Cooper Barnett, as he continually pops up in her life when she least expects it.
Their budding relationship becomes even more complicated when Cooper talks Andi into letting him ride-along on one of her repos, and they come across a very naked, very dead body. Being charged with murder and spending a night in jail is bad enough, but when the police don’t seem to be making any headway on finding the real killer, Andi begins to do her own investigation – much to the frustration of the homicide detective in charge.
The closer she gets to discovering the killer, the more her own life is in danger. Time is running out. Andi must figure out who the killer is before she goes to prison for a crime she didn’t commit or, worse, becomes the next dead body.
Twenty-five-year-old rookie Repo Agent, Andrea Sloan, doesn’t like accepting help from anyone – especially not arrogant musicians who are too charming for their own good. Even though she swore off men years ago, Andi finds herself drawn to handsome rockstar, Cooper Barnett, as he continually pops up in her life when she least expects it.
Their budding relationship becomes even more complicated when Cooper talks Andi into letting him ride-along on one of her repos, and they come across a very naked, very dead body. Being charged with murder and spending a night in jail is bad enough, but when the police don’t seem to be making any headway on finding the real killer, Andi begins to do her own investigation – much to the frustration of the homicide detective in charge.
The closer she gets to discovering the killer, the more her own life is in danger. Time is running out. Andi must figure out who the killer is before she goes to prison for a crime she didn’t commit or, worse, becomes the next dead body.
272 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 15, 2018
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About the author
Jane Fenton
12 books61 followersJane Fenton is an avid reader of books that combine romance, mystery, and laughter because they’re as satisfying as a triple fudge sundae—without the calories. Although she shares her heroine’s love of Roanoke City, good friends, junk food, stray dogs, and Jeep Wranglers, she’s quite happy to create these fun misadventures from the comfort of her quiet farmhouse in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia where she lives with her family.
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August 5, 2024
This is a fun adventure book with a gal that never seems to catch a break. Her first repo assignment is great! She takes a car from the wedding couple as they come out of the church. It all goes well until she repos a car with a dead body in it. That is just the start of the craziness! It's a fun read, for sure.
November 7, 2024
Ok, in the spirit of total transparency, I only added this to my to-read list because I came across the second installment, which is a holiday read and it sounds funny. For anyone who has read enough of my reviews knows that I have a weird quirk about starting series from the beginning (I blame it on the day job). So, here I am reviewing it so I can now go onto the installment that I really wanted to read.
Repo girl, Andi, is funny and entertaining and good people in my book because she rescues a pit bull left alone in a car, she was repossessing, on a sweltering day. Love Andi!!! Cooper, the drop dead gorgeous, Ivy League educated finance guy and part-time, local musician, is absolutely smitten with the smart-@$$, tough talking, repo girl who barely gives him the time of day. Yeah, it’s the typical working-class beauty, living paycheck to paycheck playing hard to get with the smart, successful, talented, gorgeous, rich-guy trope.
Anyway, the dead body shows up pretty quickly (about the 20% mark) smashing through the windshield of a car Andi was repossessing. The dead body turns out to be the skip (a person whose property is repossessed for non-payment) of the car Andi was repossessing and she is arrested and charged with murder. She doesn’t have the money to get out on bail, but her boss “knows a guy” (that whole scenario rarely turns out well) called “The Broker”. The Broker bails Andi out and she has three weeks to pay the 35,000 bail fee back to The Broker.
The rest of the story revolves around Andi trying to figure out who killed the skip and why and how to prove it wasn’t her. Cooper, who was in the car with Andi when the dead skip came through the window, has just as much interest in figuring out what happened since he was arrested too. So, these two knuckleheads start playing detective and interfering in the real investigation, which pisses off the investigating cop, Det. Kendricks. It’s a madcap story of silly craziness that had me cracking up.
The character development for Andi and Cooper was pretty well done, however, the rest of the cast were barely supporting characters than an overall ensemble cast. The story seemed to move at a pretty quick pace and was interesting in the typical romcom fashion. The writing was amusing and entertaining. I’m looking at an overall rating of 3.6 that I will be rounding up to a 4star review. Now, I can read the Christmas one that interested me first.
Repo girl, Andi, is funny and entertaining and good people in my book because she rescues a pit bull left alone in a car, she was repossessing, on a sweltering day. Love Andi!!! Cooper, the drop dead gorgeous, Ivy League educated finance guy and part-time, local musician, is absolutely smitten with the smart-@$$, tough talking, repo girl who barely gives him the time of day. Yeah, it’s the typical working-class beauty, living paycheck to paycheck playing hard to get with the smart, successful, talented, gorgeous, rich-guy trope.
Anyway, the dead body shows up pretty quickly (about the 20% mark) smashing through the windshield of a car Andi was repossessing. The dead body turns out to be the skip (a person whose property is repossessed for non-payment) of the car Andi was repossessing and she is arrested and charged with murder. She doesn’t have the money to get out on bail, but her boss “knows a guy” (that whole scenario rarely turns out well) called “The Broker”. The Broker bails Andi out and she has three weeks to pay the 35,000 bail fee back to The Broker.
The rest of the story revolves around Andi trying to figure out who killed the skip and why and how to prove it wasn’t her. Cooper, who was in the car with Andi when the dead skip came through the window, has just as much interest in figuring out what happened since he was arrested too. So, these two knuckleheads start playing detective and interfering in the real investigation, which pisses off the investigating cop, Det. Kendricks. It’s a madcap story of silly craziness that had me cracking up.
The character development for Andi and Cooper was pretty well done, however, the rest of the cast were barely supporting characters than an overall ensemble cast. The story seemed to move at a pretty quick pace and was interesting in the typical romcom fashion. The writing was amusing and entertaining. I’m looking at an overall rating of 3.6 that I will be rounding up to a 4star review. Now, I can read the Christmas one that interested me first.
January 4, 2021
Shades of Stephanie Plum.
A klutzy repo agent who loves orange food.
A little insta-love, maybe another love interest... OTT "danger"
A breezy, easy read.
A klutzy repo agent who loves orange food.
A little insta-love, maybe another love interest... OTT "danger"
A breezy, easy read.
July 3, 2021
4.5 stars
The mystery is some super fun a la Stephanie Plum....just not quite as crazy. So I am almost liking it even better.
The little love story between Andy and Cooper is a bit cheesy but that's perfectly fine. I really enjoyed this story and will read the next book in the series right away.
The mystery is some super fun a la Stephanie Plum....just not quite as crazy. So I am almost liking it even better.
The little love story between Andy and Cooper is a bit cheesy but that's perfectly fine. I really enjoyed this story and will read the next book in the series right away.
November 20, 2024
3 Stars for Repo Girl (audiobook) by Jane Fenton read by Hayden Bishop.
The character is fun but I’m having trouble getting over how she repos cars. I’ve heard of boats and planes being repoed that way but not cars. Car repos are repoed with tow trucks. But if she was driving a tow truck it would have completely changed the story. And am I the only person hopping that she would miss her Court date and Stephanie Plum would have to go and hunt her down.
The character is fun but I’m having trouble getting over how she repos cars. I’ve heard of boats and planes being repoed that way but not cars. Car repos are repoed with tow trucks. But if she was driving a tow truck it would have completely changed the story. And am I the only person hopping that she would miss her Court date and Stephanie Plum would have to go and hunt her down.
June 11, 2020
Andi is a relatively new Repo Girl. One evening, while working, she follows one of her cars to a collision shop and then again after he leaves with the addition of another car following them. They go to a local park and when the second car leaves, she gets into the first and drives away. While driving to the repo lot, Andi hits a deer and the man’s naked body falls on her from the back seat. The Police, Andi and her new male interest, Cooper, all begin to look into the murder. There are lots of amusing situations, characters that make you think of Stephanie Plum and her cohorts and enough twists and turns to keep your interest. A solid 3.5 stars raised to a 4. Thanks to the author and publisher for an e-galley for an honest review.
July 8, 2019
OMG they said that fans of Janet Evanovich would like this book, but I did not expect it to be such a total copycat! Just list the Stephanie Plum books' features, and you can check them off here, even including details like eating junk food almost obsessively, senior-citizen buddies, etc. Worse, Andi and Cooper INCESSANTLY moon over each other like a couple of 15-year-olds. I am not sure why I even finished it except that there was a nice warmth to the characters it is short and more entertaining on a lazy summer afternoon than my last book, which was a DNF.
February 2, 2024
This was such a refreshing read! I'm exhausted from andi's life right now, but I will absolutely read the next book soon! 4.5 stars only because some of the scenes annoyed me AND I chewed my thumbnail off at the end of the book. Read this!!!
June 5, 2024
This was quite a wild story and I loved it! A mystery, thriller, and romance all wrapped up in a thoroughly entertaining cacophony of events. What could possibly happen in Andi’s life next? I MUST KNOW.
June 1, 2020
Cute story, and almost believable. Nice choice of Roanoke over a fictional city, but that's just personal preference. The characters are nothing out of the ordinary, but still believable, and that's remarkable in inself in this genre.
Fenton needs some serious work on dialog. Some of the dialog was fine, but some was so very stilted as to make the reader stop and re-read. Maggy's first speech at the smoothie shop was repeated later with Cooper; the first instance was painful to read, and with the second, unnecessary.
The brilliant meticulous proofreaders cited in the acknowledgements are neither brilliant nor meticulous in that role. Mussorgsky wrote "Night on Bald Mountain", not "Night on A Bare Mountain." Harmony cannot, by definition, be "monotonous". One "pores" through spreadsheets, not "pours".
Fenton needs some serious work on dialog. Some of the dialog was fine, but some was so very stilted as to make the reader stop and re-read. Maggy's first speech at the smoothie shop was repeated later with Cooper; the first instance was painful to read, and with the second, unnecessary.
The brilliant meticulous proofreaders cited in the acknowledgements are neither brilliant nor meticulous in that role. Mussorgsky wrote "Night on Bald Mountain", not "Night on A Bare Mountain." Harmony cannot, by definition, be "monotonous". One "pores" through spreadsheets, not "pours".
July 12, 2018
The characters are hilarious, the plot is thrilling, and it had me hooked from the very first page. I always look for compelling story-lines, characters that I can root for, and great writing, and Repo Girl checked off every box. Is it high brow literature or 100% realistic? No. But if you're here to be entertained and put on the edge of your seat, this book is among the best.
March 5, 2025
So Darn Cute!!!
Love this. The best part was it was a complete mystery of who the “The Boss” was. Just enjoyed each character.
Love this. The best part was it was a complete mystery of who the “The Boss” was. Just enjoyed each character.
April 9, 2022
****I've seen reviews comparing this to Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series & I just don't see it. Evanovich has used the same formula for every book since 2002 for Plum & it's the same stupid antics & romantic entanglements with no decision after over 20 books***
Andi is a repo agent working for Jerry, a friend/big brother she grew up with. Her best friend Ben is a bartender at Star City Bar & Grill and her roommate & her other best friend Maggy runs a smoothie kiosk. Andi is parent less, self sufficient, sassy, & smart. Adventures in repossessing vehicles keeps her friends entertained and her employed. Hanging out with her besties leads to an introduction to Cooper, a rock star by night and suit by day. Not interested in a boyfriend, Andi rebuffs him and he's intrigued by the woman with confidence and attitude. Tagging along on a repo to get to know her better (not a date) gets them both arrested on murder charges and sets off a chain of events that are deadly. Andi sets out to clear her name and becomes a target of unknown killers who will stop at nothing to retrieve what they think she has. Drugs, dead bodies, and new friends has Andi and Cooper fighting an attraction to one another, trying to stay alive, & solve the mystery of the dead body before Andi is jailed for good. Interesting whodunit, thrilling, exciting, fun, & clean. Can't wait to read the follow up book.
Andi is a repo agent working for Jerry, a friend/big brother she grew up with. Her best friend Ben is a bartender at Star City Bar & Grill and her roommate & her other best friend Maggy runs a smoothie kiosk. Andi is parent less, self sufficient, sassy, & smart. Adventures in repossessing vehicles keeps her friends entertained and her employed. Hanging out with her besties leads to an introduction to Cooper, a rock star by night and suit by day. Not interested in a boyfriend, Andi rebuffs him and he's intrigued by the woman with confidence and attitude. Tagging along on a repo to get to know her better (not a date) gets them both arrested on murder charges and sets off a chain of events that are deadly. Andi sets out to clear her name and becomes a target of unknown killers who will stop at nothing to retrieve what they think she has. Drugs, dead bodies, and new friends has Andi and Cooper fighting an attraction to one another, trying to stay alive, & solve the mystery of the dead body before Andi is jailed for good. Interesting whodunit, thrilling, exciting, fun, & clean. Can't wait to read the follow up book.
July 23, 2024
I really enjoyed this book. A fun read, with some mystery, and a bit of light romance. I met the author recently at a local event. I decided to purchase this book because it's set in Roanoke, VA. It was neat reading a fiction book that mentions many local places that I recognize. Now I need to get the next two in the series. (I did purchase another of her novels, and also a book her daughter Emma wrote.)
November 11, 2023
I reluctantly liked this book, reluctantly because if this turns into a dumb love triangle I’m going to be ticked off. And I and Connor are great as the each work through their issues and trauma separately and together while building a relationship. “Thor” is unnecessary except in his role as the detective. Ughh
March 11, 2020
Mostly for the younger set, this novel was not half bad. I kind of enjoyed the gutsy heroine Andi and her adventures as a "repo girl". It was an OK murder mystery - sometimes believable and sometimes a bit too much.
February 24, 2019
Fun start
Fun start to the Repo Girl series. Fresh, fun, and full of mystery. Andi & friends will keep you turning the pages. Quickly.
Fun start to the Repo Girl series. Fresh, fun, and full of mystery. Andi & friends will keep you turning the pages. Quickly.
January 23, 2024
Quick fun read. If you enjoy Stephanie Plum, you will enjoy Andi! Just for fun!
January 23, 2021
Absolutely delightful suspenseful and thrilling read. Repo girl & her posse are funny & magnets for trouble. In her defense she didn't go looking for trouble, she was just trying to do her job. When all hell broke loose, she felt she had no other choice but to investigate on her own behalf.
April 20, 2025
A crazy, fun adventure romp. Nothing earth shattering here, but I’d read another of Andi’s adventures.
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September 15, 2020
This was an enjoyable read. Fans of the Stephanie Plum series will feel right at home, since there are so many similarities. While Stephanie hunts down folks who skip bail, Andi hunts down folks who skip their car payments. Both characters had previous jobs that weren't paying the bills. Both have romantic interests that can be confusing or distracting at times, and both characters tend to be a little clumsy. They have similar "bad luck" (having their apartments trashed, cars blown up, etc.).
The plot of this first book was well defined and engaging.
The plot of this first book was well defined and engaging.
March 3, 2025
Repo-girl lives through multiple repo attempts
Repo girl is a mess, like a cat with nine lives. She aquires a fancy boyfriend, several cars, a few arrests and lock-ups, and several attempts made on her life. She does not get successful with her boyfriend. This is a clean, no sex kind of read.
Repo girl is a mess, like a cat with nine lives. She aquires a fancy boyfriend, several cars, a few arrests and lock-ups, and several attempts made on her life. She does not get successful with her boyfriend. This is a clean, no sex kind of read.
March 18, 2025
Fun little murder mystery following a young woman who has taken up repo of cars, unfortunately though she is good at her job, weird things happen with each collection. Love the characters, but a little to dependent on love interests to get the book moving forward. Having said that I think that I am looking forward to the second book, if it ever gets back to the library.
February 26, 2025
Excellent book
Wow!!!! What a book! Can't wait to read the next one. Repo girl is a woman with more than nine lives. Looking forward to seeing what else she can get into. I don't think you appreciate your boring life until you read about hers. Lol
Wow!!!! What a book! Can't wait to read the next one. Repo girl is a woman with more than nine lives. Looking forward to seeing what else she can get into. I don't think you appreciate your boring life until you read about hers. Lol
February 28, 2025
This book was a fun read
Andi is the repo girl .. she gets in plenty of scrapes..
makes some bad decisions.. and a couple of bad new acquaintances...
but some how or other manages to survive... and fall in ❤️ love
Andi is the repo girl .. she gets in plenty of scrapes..
makes some bad decisions.. and a couple of bad new acquaintances...
but some how or other manages to survive... and fall in ❤️ love
May 19, 2019
Only problem I had with her book was there's a scene in the police station where the main character strips off her shirt and camisole but she was wearing a dress!
August 23, 2019
This book has a little bit of everything. It was a fun read.
February 6, 2025
this was fun and simple
March 19, 2025
what a fun read
I enjoyed this book. It was entertaining even if not extremely believable. I think you will enjoy it too. Recommend!
I enjoyed this book. It was entertaining even if not extremely believable. I think you will enjoy it too. Recommend!
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