Line #29 Literature/LizzyAndDiesel


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3	''Lizzy and Diesel'' is a spinoff series focusing on Diesel (who appears in the "between the numbers" ''Literature/StephaniePlum'' books). The story follows Diesel, a sort of regulator for a community of people with mystical powers, through the eyes of his new partner Lizzy. Lizzy is a baker in Salem, Massachusetts unaware that there’s anything special until Diesel walks in one day telling her that she’s one of only two people with the power to locate mystical objects in the world and that he needs her to keep seven mystical stones embodying the seven deadly sins out of the hands of various sinister forces (most notably Disel’s cousin Wulf and his renaissance-devotee minion Hatchett). Lizzy and Diesel’s supporting cast includes a mischievous monkey named Carl and Lizzy’s coworkers Gloria “Glo” (who is obsessed with learning magic), and Clara. The first book, ''Wicked Appetite'', was published in September 2010. The second book, ''Wicked Business'', was published in June 2012. The third, ''Wicked Charms'', was published in March 2015. The series appears to have been cancelled, or put on hiatus.
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6	!!This series includes examples of:
7	* AmbiguouslyBi: Hatchett shows plenty of signs of being attracted to women but when Wulf is having troubles using his powers after having “relations” with Deirdre Early, Hatchett suggests that he and Wulf have relations in order to pass some of the power on for him to use. Wulf is not amused.
8	* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. Deirdre gets lost in some tunnels and looks pretty disheveled when she gets out at one point in the second book.
9	* BigBeautifulWoman: Shirley from the first book is described as having a pretty face and a figure that looks like she eats more than thirty cupcakes in a sitting.
10	* CantHaveSexEver: When people with powers have sex one of them will lose the ability (or at least have more trouble using it).
11	* ClashingCousins: Wulf and Diesel are first cousins on opposite sides of things, although they tend to exchange SugaryMalice rather than actually fighting.
12	* ADogNamedDog: Lizzy just calls her Cat “Cat”.
13	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even Wulf finds Deirdre creepy in the second book, while in the third, Rutherford balks when ordered to personally shoot Lizzy.
14	* EvilerThanThou: In the second and third books Wulf takes a backseat as the villain to Deirdre and Ammon respectively.
15	* FaceHeelTurn: Professor Devereaux seems like a reasonable guy afraid for his life and trying to help the heroes for most of the third book until he actually touches the stone of greed and becomes a frightening megalomaniac due to the effects of its power.
16	* {{Fangirl}}: Glo is a ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' buff who is convinced magic works that way and does seem capable of the odd spell.
17	* FoodPorn: Lizzy is a baker of sweets, which get described quite a bit.
18	* {{Gasshole}}: Hatchett is constantly farting for part of the second book due to one of Glo’s spells.
19	* HiddenDepths:
20	** Wulf likes classic romance movies, although he doesn’t think much of ''Film/Titanic1997''.
21	** Hatchet was once a paramedic in the Middle East.
22	* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: [[spoiler:Ammon suffers this fate while fighting with Rutherford for a gun]].
23	* KindHeartedCatLover: Glo found Cat in a pond about to be euthanized and adopted her for Lizzy, who isn’t always crazy about the cat but does keep her around.
24	* LaughablyEvil: All of the villains so far. Even Ammon and Deidre get some hilarious rants from time to time.
25	* LossOfIdentity: PlayedForLaughs. For a large part of the third book due to one of Glo’s spells Ammon acts very dog-like, running around and burying things between moments of lucidity.
26	* MeaningfulName: ''M''artin ''Ammon'' is convinced that he’s the embodiment of the spirit of greed, Mammon, with those delusions being partially as a result of his name.
27	* NotStayingForBreakfast: After Wulf and Deirdre had sex (giving her most of his powers for a while) Deirdre is ''furious'' that he didn't even call the next morning.
28	* PunchClockHero: Diesel works to catch people with powers who misbehave, or stop them from achieving nebulous goals, but he does it for a paycheck and talks about getting in his twenty and then retiring to buy an island. Another woman who works for the same people also says that she hopes to get a bonus for being so patient with Diesel.
29	* RagingStiffie: Once when hit with a love spell directed at Glo, Hatchett makes up bawdy poems outside the window (to Glo’s annoyance) one of which begins with “How does my Johnsn love thee? Let me count the ways…”
30	* RichBitch: Deirdre Early is a candy heiress who spends a lot on clothes, protested against [=PETA=] in the past and is obsessed with power and domination.
31	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:After accidentally shooting Ammon, Rutherford makes an excuse about taking a job in Tasmania and then runs off without checking on his boss’s vital signs]].
32	* SevenDeadlySins: The stones represent the powers of them and it is strongly advised that they not be brought into contact. That being said, it is possible to transform the stones powers into ones of virtue (like lust to true love).
33	* SleepsInTheNude: Diesel sleeps naked, which fuels the UnresolvedSexualTension between him and Lizzy when he stays at her house.
34	* SwordFight: The third book has one between Hatchett (with his renaissance sword) and Glo’s pirate-tour guide boyfriend Josh.
35	* TalkingToTheDead: A variant. Local medical examiner Theodore Nergal has the power to hear what a dead body’s last thoughts were. They range from megalomaniacal delusions to mundane regrets.
36	* ThisIsUnforgivable: When Ammon buys the rights to her cupcakes but then tampers with the recipe for mass production Lizzy is pretty pissed.
37	* TheUnintelligible: Shirley can’t talk clearly for most of the first book, either as a result of a spell Glo made going wrong or a medication mix up.
38	* UnresolvedSexualTension: Between both Lizzy and Diesel and Lizzy and Wolf.
39	* YouAreNotAlone: In the third book Theodore is ecstatic to find out there are other people with powers and asks if they have meetings like book clubs.

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