Wicked Business

This is the 2nd or 3rd installment of the "Lizzie and Diesel" series by Janet Evanovich, a pair with special powers (Diesel  makes an earlier solo appearance in Plum Spooky with Stephanie). The premise of the series is that Lizzie, cupcake baker extraordinaire, is able to sense which things have magical power, so she comes in really handy when trying to locate the seven SALIGIA stones which are charmed/cursed with the deadly sins. Apparently the "lust" stone has now surfaced in Salem and Diesel, his cousin and nemesis Wulf, and a really crazy lady who calls herself Anarchy are all trying to get to it first. Lizzie doesn't particularly care who gets it, but Diesel definitely does--since that's his job. He drags Lizzie reluctantly along as they track the clues because she is the one who will recognize the stone when they find it. Lizzie seems to have some of the same bad luck that Stephanie does with cars and guys, although here the issue is that two people with special powers (i.e., Lizzie and Diesel) can't get "together" without one of them losing their powers. Lizzie would gladly do without her powers, but the results can't be predicted, so lots of teasing but no consummation. Humor is ever present in Evanovich's books, usually provided by quirky characters as well as ridiculous situations. We have Glo, a wannabe witch who takes Broom with her everywhere; Hatchet, who views himself as a medieval minion to his lord and master, Wulf; Carl, the monkey who lives with Diesel; Nina runs the local supply store for witches and other supernaturals in Salem; and Cat 7143 who lives with Lizzie. Fun light read as always with these books.