Body Movers books 1-3

Body Movers #1-3

by Stephanie Bond

Carlotta Wren once had a privileged life in Atlanta until her family life fell apart and she ended up working as a body mover, moving bodies from crimes scenes to the morgue! And that's just the beginning of her adventures...Get the first three books in Stephanie Bond's series of sexy mysteries Body Movers, Body 2 Bodies for the Price of 1, and Body 3 Men and a Body plus a bonus story Dirty Secrets of Daylily Drive and a Body Movers Reading Guide!

Genres: Mystery, Romance, Chick Lit, Humor

1039 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

USA TODAY bestselling author Stephanie Bond was seven years deep into a systems engineering career and pursuing an MBA at night when an instructor remarked that she had a flair for writing and suggested that she submit to academic journals. But Stephanie, a voracious reader, was only interested in writing fiction–more specifically, romantic fiction.

Upon completing her master’s degree and with no formal training in writing (her undergraduate degree is in computer programming), she started writing a romance novel in her spare time. Two years later in 1995 she sold her first manuscript, a romantic comedy, to Harlequin Books.

In 1997, with ten sales under her belt to two publishers, Stephanie left her corporate job to write women’s romantic fiction full-time. In 2011,

Stephanie launched a self-publishing business. Since that time, she has sold more than 1 million copies of her own books. To-date, Stephanie has published over 70 novels and has over 6 million copies of her work in worldwide distribution in numerous languages and formats.

Reviews

[bumblethunderbeast · Rating 2 out of 5]

These are exactly what they claim to be--attractive bumbling female with daddy issues and 3 gorgeous men trying to help her out of jams and win her heart. Take all that and throw in a lot of references to designer clothing, a few sex scenes, a close call barely resolved and a surprising villain revealed at the very end. So why did I keep reading all three of these? These books are like potato chips, you know they don't really add anything of value and yet you can't stop with just one.

[Marla · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series, a quick read, reminded me a little of both the Stephanie Plum and the Bobbie Faye series. Stephanie Plum because of the somewhat unusual jobs involved, bounty hunter and body mover, and while Carlotta gets into some unusual situations they aren't as wacky as in the Plum books. Carlotta's brother, like Bobbie Faye's brother, has 'issues' with gambling and loan sharks, and both women are willing to do whatever they can to help out their siblings. It also made me think of the brief tv show 'The Black Donnelly’s' in that bad decisions(by Carlotta's brother Wesley), while made with good intent, end up leading to one bad decisions after another.

The three guys that are Carlotta's potential love interests inspire equal amounts of indifference from me so her 'dilemma' between them doesn't really hold my interest. And while I know this is a mystery/"romance", I, and the story plot, don't need the adult content-y stuff to have the story progress in an understandable manner. (particularly in the third book) We know people have sex, we don't need to be privy to it. People also have to use the bathroom, but I don't see authors writing details about characters using the bathroom multiple times a day. =P Okay, to be fair, Carlotta soaks in a bathtub whilst having deep thoughts and the brother has to pee in a cup for a drug test, so she did write a smidge about the characters in the bathroom. =P

Mystery-wise everything came together in a reasonable and believable manner. Carlotta is given plausible reasons to be looking into the murder mysteries, even her past as a party crasher(necessitating her sneaking into place, changing clothes to blend in and even donning wigs) is revealed to us with enough back story to it that it's not unreasonable for her to be able to do some of the things she does. She also hands evidence/information off to other people who are in a better/reasonable position to look into things than if the book would have made her to do it herself.
In the third book the brother gets possession of a video at a key moment in the story, but there was enough build up sprinkled earlier through-out the book that it didn't come off as being too deus-ex-machina by it's late reveal.

After only a day on the waiting list the next book is already available for me to check out, while their are four people waiting for the book(s) I have and seven people waiting for the book after that. Popular series.

[Cath Swart · Rating 1 out of 5]

Yawn ... next.

[Madeleine Booth-Smits · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loving this series!

[Coffee Scones · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's an ok series but after having read J.D. Robb's In Death series where the main character, Dallas, is a kick ass woman this just doesn't do it for me ... i want to like Carlotta, I do! but she just makes me wanna slap her sometimes. I get it, life's hard and she's not rich anymore, there are all these men around who wanna fuck her, her dad's a fugitive, and her brother's a screw up ... but just get it together woman! pining after a guy for 10 years! and then when he comes back around she's all over that just weeks after his wife dies? and then she's considering marrying him! I could just ... arg!
In between being annoyed with Carlotta there are moments where i couldn't help but laugh, hence the 3 stars.

[Debbi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. It takes place in the early 1800's in a town with a factory for turning cotton into cloth, and then weaving it, and finally making it into clothing. I haven't read much about this period of time in our US history. The main character is a young girl who has been sent to work in the mill to help pay off her family's debts.

The mill is nothing like she envisioned, and she learns hard lessons while she is there. Girls have committed suicide, but the latest one looks more like murder. She comes to know the family that owns the mill, and realizes how different life is for them.

This book opens your eyes to the horrible working conditions, and a few young ladies who are ready to help change come to the industrial revolution.

I highly recommend it.

[Nancy Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Series

This is the second time I have read and enjoys these books. The first was about four years ago. Although some parts were familiar, many parts needs a memory jolt. I encourage readers to enjoy the characters along with their emotions that come across so clearly, given the author's skill.

[Ann Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was the second in the Body Movers series but she did a great job of catching us up on her fugitive parents and the police's trials of trying to catch them. Clever story line, a good measure of dysfunctional characters, and raw emotions made this a fun read.

[P.A. Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of those series that keeps pulling me along. Yes, I want to smack both of the main characters, but I understand why they are they way the are. Fun reads and fingers crossed that Wesley and Carlotta eventually get their heads straight.

[Sylvia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mystery

[Melody · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun. Not as fun as Stephanie Plum. Still entertaining though.

[Rae · Rating 2 out of 5]

This rating is actually for the novella included at the end of this bundle of three books in one, "Dirty Secrets of Daylily Drive."

[Ameleigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great sorry with a lot of humor

I loved the story and the characters. Can't wait to read more of this series. I would recommend these books.

[Merrilin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this series it is a cute murder mystery series that the main character is always finding her way in the middle of it all.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute for what they are. Light and quick read. Good for an occasional chuckle and no heavy content.

[Kathryn Moore · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a short story, but nicely done.