Order of Marie Astor Books
Marie Astor is a contemporary romance and urban cozy mystery writer. She is best know for her fast moving plots with sexy and smart woman sleuths and the hot male leads they interact with. The Janet Maple series is perhaps her most popular work.
Astor enjoys the outdoors, particularly hiking, and can often get some of her ideas while on a hike. Her books are great for reading while on vacation or just when you need an escape from reality, which is what has brought them such popularity. She has been featured on both the USA Today and New York Times Bestseller lists.
Publication Order of Janet Maple Books
| To Catch a Bad Guy | (2012) |    |
| Catching the Bad Guy | (2013) | |
| Bad Guys Get Caught | (2013) | |
| Bad Guys Don't Win | (2015) | |
| It Doesn't Pay to be Bad | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Sinful Business Books
| Thirsty for Payback | (2014) | |
| Baiting Trouble | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| A Dress in a Window | (2010) | |
| Lucky Charm | (2011) | |
| Over the Mountain and Back | (2012) | |
| This Tangled Thing Called Love | (2012) | |
| Smitten at First Sight | (2014) | |
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To Catch A Bad Guy is the first book in the Janet Maple series of books. Janet is having trouble in life as she loses her job and her long-term boyfriend decides he doesn’t want to be anymore. Things are looking up when she gets a new job at one of New York’s premier boutique investment firms. She soon starts to think that something isn’t quite right with this place and starts to talk to the cute IT guy, Dean about her fears. The only thing is, Dean isn’t Dean.
Another book by Marie Astor is Smitten At First Sight. This is definitely one of her romance novels as it follows a young girl graduating college named Maggie. She has been dating a man named Jeffrey for a long time and he proposes marriage. Maggie has her doubts about marrying a workaholic TV producer, but when she goes on a ski trip those doubts are amplified when she meets Taylor. The attraction is undeniable and Maggie needs to choose between honoring her commitment to Jeffrey or following what her heart wants, to be with Taylor.