Just finished reading Hard Eight in four hours straight, and after eagerly waiting for its release for a year I'm extremely disappointed. Its a good enough book, well written, etc but its not the happy-go-lucky romantic comedy that I've come to expect from Janet Evanovich and Stephanie Plum. ...For those who think the Stephanie Plum series is unrealistic fluff, you'll like this book. Die-hard fans like me are going to read it anyway, hope you're not as disappointed as I was.