From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. In her rollicking 13th Stephanie Plum adventure (after Twelve Sharp), bestseller Evanovich is in top, quirky form. Plucky, bumbling New Jersey bounty hunter Plum is reunited with her two-timing lawyer ex-husband, Dickie Orr, while doing a favor for the mysterious, sexy Ranger. But when Dickie disappears from his house leaving behind only bloodstains and bullet holes, Plum becomes the prime suspect in his alleged murder. Determined to clear her name, Plum and her on-again off-again Trenton cop boyfriend, the irresistible Joe Morelli, uncover Dickie's ties to a shady group of men involved in everything from money laundering to drug running. And when Dickie's jilted business partners decide Stephanie holds the key to the $40 million they believe Dickie stole from them, she's in for a wild ride. With the author's usual cast of eccentric side characters-everything from a taxidermist with a penchant for bombs to a grave-robbing tax man-Evanovich proves once again that Stephanie Plum and her entourage are here to stay.

Number one bestselling author Janet Evanovich teams up with award-winning author Dorien Kelly to deliver a sparkling novel of romantic suspense, small-town antics, secretive sabotage, and lots and lots of beerKate Appleton needs a job. Her husband has left her, she's been fired from her position as a magazine editor, and the only place she wants to go is to her parents' summer house, The Nutshell, in Keene's Harbor, Michigan. Kate's plan is to turn The Nutshell into a Bed and Breakfast. Problem is, she needs cash, and the only job she can land is less than savoryMatt Culhane wants Kate to spy on his brewery employees. Someone has been sabotaging his company, and Kate is just new enough in town that she can insert herself into Culhane's business and snoop around for him. If Kate finds the culprit, Matt will pay her a $20,000 bonus. Needless to say, Kate is highly motivated. But several problems present themselves. Kate despises beer. No one seems to trust her. And she is falling hard for her boss.Can these two smoke out a saboteur, save Kate's family home, and keep a killer from closing in.all while resisting their undeniable attraction to one another? Filled with humor, heart, and loveable characters, Love in a Nutshell is delicious fun.

Sinfully handsome schooner captain Ivan Rasmussen deserved to be called Ivan the Terrible, Stephanie Lowe decided. First he sold her a haunted house, and now he was laughing at her Calamity Jane cooking! She'd only agreed to work one voyage of his Maine coastal cruise in exchange for the house repairs promised by her cousin, who'd run off to marry a plumber. When the brazen Ivan, descendent of a pirate, swept her into his arms during a moonlight rendezvous, Stephanie knew how it felt to be pirate's treasure! Ivan teased her, flirted with her, and made her feel cherished as no one ever had, but when would her sexy scoundrel deliver the ravishing he promised?

Miami is still freakin’ humid. The nights are even hotter. And there’s a body on ice. And that’s just the beginning of this adrenaline-rush of a hot-wired ride from phenomenal #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich.A woman with a taste for speed and a talent for breaking the rules, Barney also knows a little too much about cheating. First there was Hooker and that salesclerk. Now she’s convinced one of the competitors is up to no good on the track. Snooping to find evidence, Hooker and Barney “borrow” a NASCAR hauler. Turns out, the hauler is carrying two race cars and a dead guy. Now Barney and Hooker are facing multiple counts of grand theft auto and homicide.So buckle up as Barney, Hooker, a 150-pound-bundle-of-St. Bernard-love named Beans, and the Super Cigar Ladies Felicia and Rosa shift into gear on a wild race around South Florida and Concord, North Carolina.Everything you always wanted to know about righteous indignation, stealing an eighteen-wheeler, and sex in the fast lane.

Sneaking around in the shadows was more fun than Louisa ever imagined… Pete never figured on finding a partner in crime who tasted like dessert. Once he'd taught Louisa to enjoy living on the edge, would she finally feel safe in his love?

After a slow summer of chasing low-level skips for her cousin Vinnie’s bail bonds agency, Stephanie Plum finally lands an assignment that could put her bank balance back in the black. Geoffrey Cubbin, facing trial for embezzling millions from Trenton’s premier assisted-living facility, has mysteriously vanished from the hospital after an emergency appendectomy. Now it’s on Stephanie to track down the con man. The problem is, Cubbin has disappeared without a trace, a witness, or his money-hungry wife. Rumours are stirring that he must have had help with the daring escape . . . or that maybe he never made it out of his room alive. Since the hospital staff’s lips seem to be tighter that the security, and it’s hard for Stephanie to blend in to assisted living, Stephanie’s Grandma Mazur goes in undercover. But when a second felon goes missing from the same hospital, Plum is forced into working side by side with Trenton’s hottest cop, Joe Morelli, in order to crack the case.The real problem is, no Cubbin means no way to pay the rent. Desperate for money – or maybe just desperate – Plum accepts a secondary job guarding her secretive and mouthwatering mentor Ranger from a deadly special-forces adversary. While Stephanie is notorious for finding trouble, she may have found a little more than she bargained for this time around. Then again – a little food poisoning, some threatening notes, and a bridesmaid’s dress with an excess of taffeta never killed anyone . . . or did it? If Stephanie Plum wants to bring in a paycheck, she’ll have to remember: no guts, no glory . . .

Watch your back Look both ways Because love is in the air And that means big trouble! Mysterious men have a way of showing up in Stephanie Plum's apartment. When the shadowy Diesel appears, he has a task for Stephanie – and he's not taking no for an answer. Annie Hart is a "relationship expert" who is wanted for armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. Stephanie needs to find her, fast. Diesel knows where she is. So they make a deal: He'll help her get Annie if Stephanie plays matchmaker to several of Annie's most difficult clients. But someone wants to find Annie even more than Diesel and Stephanie. Someone with a nasty temper. And someone with "unmentionable" skills. Does Diesel know more that he's saying about Annie Hart? Does Diesel have secrets he's keeping from Stephanie and the two men in her life – Ranger and Morelli? With Stephanie Plum in over her head, things are sure to get a little dicey and a little explosive, Jersey style!

The First Full Length Stephanie Plum Between-the-Numbers Novel from #1 Bestselling Author Janet Evanovich.Turn on all the lights and check under your bed. Things are about to get spooky in Trenton, New Jersey. According to legend, the Jersey Devil prowls the Pine Barrens and soars above the treetops in the dark of night. As eerie as this might seem, there are things in the Barrens that are even more frightening and dangerous. And there are monkeys. Lots of monkeys. Wulf Grimoire is a world wanderer and an opportunist who can kill without remorse and disappear like smoke. He’s chosen Martin Munch, boy genius, as his new business partner, and he’s chosen the Barrens as his new playground. Munch received his doctorate degree in quantum physics when he was twenty-two. He’s now twenty-four, and while his brain is large, his body hasn’t made it out of the boys’ department at Macy’s. Anyone who says good things come in small packages hasn’t met Munch. Wulf Grimoire is looking for world domination. Martin Munch would be happy if he could just get a woman naked and tied to a tree. Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has Munch on her most-wanted list for failure to appear in court. Plum is the all-American girl stuck in an uncomfortable job, succeeding on luck and tenacity. Usually she gets her man. This time she gets a monkey. She also gets a big guy named Diesel. Diesel pops in and out of Plum ’s life like birthday cake – delicious to look at and taste, not especially healthy as a steady diet, gone by the end of the week if not sooner. He’s an ьber bounty hunter with special skills when it comes to tracking men and pleasing women. He’s after Grimoire, and now he’s also after Munch. And if truth were told, he wouldn’t mind setting Stephanie Plum in his crosshairs. Diesel and Plum hunt down Munch and Grimoire, following them into the Barrens, surviving cranberry bogs, the Jersey Devil, a hair-raising experience, sand in their underwear, and, of course… monkeys.

30-letnia rozwódka, Stephanie Plum, zarabia na życie w niecodzienny sposób – zajmuje się ustalaniem miejsca pobytu zwolnionych za kaucją oskarżonych, którzy nie stawili się na rozprawę. Tym razem szuka aresztowanego pod zarzutem usiłowania zabójstwa Kenny'ego Mancuso, który złamał warunki zwolnienia i zniknął. Stephanie wpada na jego trop, lecz zanim doprowadzi sprawę do końca, narazie siebie i swoich najbliższych na śmiertelne niebezpieczeństwo

Niezależność to wspaniała rzecz. Własny kąt, z dala od rodziców, dzielony jedynie z chomikiem Rexem, to dla Stefanie Plum rzecz godna wszelkich poświęceń. Tych poświęceń musi być jednak coraz więcej, bowiem niewierny mąż już od dawna jest przeszłością (na szczęście!) i nie można liczyć na jego wsparcie finansowe. Nieaktualna jest także już od pół roku posada w sklepie z bielizną, ilość sprzętów domowych nadających się do spieniężenia coraz bardziej się kurczy, a na dodatek właśnie odebrano jej samochód kupiony na raty w okresie prosperity.Co zrobić? Zaszantażować kuzyna i zamiast nudnej pracy w papierkach zostać łowcą nagród! A dokładniej – zajmować się odnajdywaniem i dostarczaniem policji osób zwolnionych za kaucją, które nie pojawiły się w sądzie.Stefanie jest gotowa zrobić wszystko, byle tylko w jej lodówce pojawiło się w końcu coś więcej niż pleśń. Problem jednak z osobą, na którą jest wystawione jej pierwsze zlecenie. Bowiem Joe Morelli, policjant oskarżony o morderstwo, spotkał się już nie raz ze Stefanie. Zwłaszcza jedno randez-vous sprzed kilkunastu lat, kiedy to uwiódł ją za kontuarem z eklerkami, żywo tkwi w jej pamięci.Naszą bohaterkę czeka trudna droga do osiągnięcia celu. Z czasem okazuje się, że wina Morellego nie jest taka oczywista, a na dodatek Stefanie zadziera z psychopatycznym bokserem Ramirezem. Na szczęście Komandos, kolega z pracy, były żołnierz Oddziałów Specjalnych, pomaga jej stawiać pierwsze kroki w nowym zawodzie."Po pierwsze dla pieniędzy", jak i cała seria książek o Stefanie Plum, jest doskonałym lekiem na zły humor. Główna bohaterka to energiczna osoba, odznaczająca się optymizmem i brakiem rozwagi. Powieść jest pełna zwrotów akcji opisanych jędrnym, żywym językiem. Pokazuje w krzywym zwierciadle miasto New Jersey, z którego pochodzi "łowczyni nagród z piekła rodem", i z ciepłą ironią traktuje jego mieszkańców.Stefanie Plum można by porównywać do bohaterek książek pisanych przez Fielding czy Grocholę. Nie jest już nastolatką, też ma problemy z facetami i przejmuje się swoim wyglądem. Więcej w niej jednak charyzmy i autoironii. Nawet z opalonymi brwiami i podbitym okiem (jej praca zdecydowanie nie należy do bezpiecznych!) jest gotowa osiągnąć swój cel.Evanovich w jednym z wywiadów powiedziała, że specjalnie pisze krótkie książki, ponieważ jej poczucie humoru na dłuższą metę może się stać męczące. Efekt jest taki, że po pierwszej książce ma się nieodpartą ochotę na następną, i następną, i następną…I uwaga techniczna: książki Evanovich czytałam w oryginale i zdecydowanie polecam to wszytkim tym, którzy znają trochę angielski. Zwłaszcza po tym, gdy usłyszałam o przetłumaczeniu przezwiska "Ranger" na "Leśnik". Ale być może to tylko plotka.

Co czeka Stephanie?- wuj Fred zniknął bez śladu- w torbie na śmieci znajduje się ciało- po mieście goni ją paskudny bukmacher- babcia Mazurowa chce posłużyć się paralizatorem- Stephanie może korzystać z wozu tylko przez czterdzieści osiem godzin- dwaj mężczyźni próbują zaciągnąć ją do łóżka- nie ma odpowiedniej kiecki na mafijne wesele- jest jeszcze mały wściekły człowieczek, który nie chce wynieść się z jej mieszkania…

Es una verdad universa reconocida que si se tiene un trabajo de riesgo, lo mejor que se puede hacer es mantenerlo al margen de la vida privada.Sin embargo, ésta es una regla que la incombustible Stephanie Plum, la caza recompensas más patosa de la Costa este, parece incapaz de cumplirEn esta nueva entrega de sus descacharrantes aventuras, cuando Stephanie emprenda la búsqueda de una madre y una hija desaparecidas, no sólo la perseguirán malos malísimos como el mafioso Eddie Abruzzi, sino que además tendrá que soportar los bienintencionados consejos de la abuela Mazur, arreglarle la vida a su hermana Valerie, aceptar con buena cara la ayuda entusiasta aunque poco eficaz de su amiga Lula, los hirientes comentarios de los policías de su pueblo, siempre dispuestos a pasar un buen rato con sus meteduras de pata… Y por si todo esto fuera poco aún tendrá que decidir entre abandonarse a la lujuria en brazos del apuesto y misterioso Ranger o reconciliarse con Joe Morelli su novio de toda la vida

Zadanie odnalezienia gangstera Eddiego DeChoocha nie jest łatwe – zwłaszcza gdy w sprawę wciągnięci są dwaj sympatyczni nieudacznicy: Walter "Księżyc" Dunphy i Dougie "Diler" Kruper. Okazuje się, że chodzi o coś więcej niż tylko o przemyt papierosów i kiedy obaj znikają, Stephanie Plum prosi o pomoc Komandosa. Ten zaś stawia warunek: spędzenie nocy z naszą bohaterką. Gdy Eddie uprowadza babcię Stephanie, żadną przygód, energiczną starszą panią, sytuacja komplikuje się coraz bardziej…

It's summertime in Jersey And all across the land It's time for Summer Reading And working on your tan. But no vacation can start Or go off without a hitch Unless you've packed your bag With the latest Evanovich. Yes, it's time for Stephanie and gang To get up to their old antics With Grandma, Lula, Connie too – Mrs. Plum, she will be frantic! See, someone wants to kill Vinnie Who? The list is long And Mooner returns to brighten our day Complete with his favorite bong. And Lula's involved in a Ponzi scheme Stand back! You know she'll be pissed While Stephanie's chasing a dangerous skip He thinks he'll never be missed. With Ranger days and Morelli nights (Or perhaps it's the other way 'round) This sixteenth Stephanie Plum adventure Will wear the blockbuster crown. So grab some donuts and Cluck-in-a-Bucket And get ready for grand-scale fun Number sixteen is a sure-fire bet For bestseller lists: number one!

Single mom Lizabeth Kane isn't exactly carpenter material – she's never picked up a hammer in her life. But she desperately needs the construction job that builder Matt Hallahan is offering. And even though he knows trouble is ahead, Matt can't refuse Lizbeth's irresistible smile.Matt Hallahan isn't exactly relationship material – he has always been too busy working on other people's houses to make a home of his own. And even though she knows better, Lizabeth can't stop thinking about the rugged carpenter.Is the relationship Matt and Lizabeth are building solid – or more like a house of cards?

Where there’s smoke there’s fire, and no one knows this better than New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. Dead bodies are showing up in shallow graves on the empty construction lot of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds. No one is sure who the killer is, or why the victims have been offed, but what is clear is that Stephanie’s name is on the killer’s list.Short on time to find evidence proving the killer’s identity, Stephanie faces further complications when her family and friends decide that it’s time for her to choose between her longtime off-again-on-again boyfriend, Trenton cop Joe Morelli, and the bad boy in her life, security expert Ranger. Stephanie’s mom is encouraging Stephanie to dump them both and choose a former high school football star who’s just returned to town. Stephanie’s sidekick, Lula, is encouraging Stephanie to have a red-hot boudoir “bake-off.” And Grandma Bella, Morelli’s old-world grandmother, is encouraging Stephanie to move to a new state when she puts “the eye” on Stephanie.With a cold-blooded killer after her, a handful of hot men, and a capture list that includes a dancing bear and a senior citizen vampire, Stephanie’s life looks like it’s about to go up in smoke.The hardcover edition of Smokin’ Seventeen contains two smokin’ hot stickers inside!From the Hardcover edition.

**Powerhouse author Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels are “laugh-out-loud funny” ( *St. Louis Post-Dispatch* ), “brilliantly evocative” ( *The Denver Post* ), and “making trouble and winning hearts” ( *USA Today* ).**

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**Stephanie Plum has her sights set on catching a notorious mob boss. If she doesn’t take him down, he may take her out.**

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New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum knows better than to mess with family. But when powerful mobster Salvatore “Uncle Sunny” Sunucchi goes on the lam in Trenton, it’s up to Stephanie to find him. Uncle Sunny is charged with murder for running over a guy (twice), and nobody wants to turn him in—not his poker buddies, not his bimbo girlfriend, not his two right-hand men, Shorty and Moe. Even Trenton’s hottest cop, Joe Morelli, has skin in the game, because—just Stephanie’s luck—the godfather is his *actual* godfather. And while Morelli understands that the law is the law, his old-world grandmother, Bella, is doing everything she can to throw Stephanie off the trail.

It’s not just Uncle Sunny giving Stephanie the run-around. Security specialist Ranger needs her help to solve the bizarre death of a top client’s mother, a woman who happened to play bingo with Stephanie’s Grandma Mazur. Before Stephanie knows it, she’s working side by side with Ranger and Grandma at the senior center, trying to catch a killer on the loose—and the bingo balls are not rolling in their favor.

With bullet holes in her car, henchmen on her tail, and a giraffe named Kevin running wild in the streets of Trenton, Stephanie will have to up her game for the ultimate takedown.

### About the Author

**Janet Evanovich** is the #1 *New York Times* bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum novels, twelve romance novels, the Alexandra Barnaby novels, the Lizzy and Diesel series, *How I Write: Secrets of a Bestselling Author,* and *The Heist,* the first book in the Fox and O’Hare series ** with co-author Lee Goldberg.

Take an exit off the Jersey Turnpike to the irresistible world of Stephanie Plum, America's favorite bounty hunter, where she gets into more trouble than ever. This time, she faces a notorious gang in Trenton who wants her dead. Morelli warns that she's in too deep, and Stephanie more than agrees. But the gang won't let her bow out. With Ranger missing in action, Stephanie has to go into hiding-and stumbles on to the secret location of Ranger's "bat cave." Is it the perfect place to disappear? Or will she get into more trouble than she knows by delving into his private world? The tenth Stephanie Plum novel is filled with Evanovich's trademark high stakes, high adventure, high wit, and sly comedy.

When Megan discovered a floppy-eared rabbit gnawing on the hem of her skirt, she meant to give his owner a piece of her mind – but Dr. Patrick Hunter was too attractive to stay mad at. Megan had one failed love, could the doctor who kissed her breathless help to heal her heart?

Berry Knudson had a talent for disaster, but when she climbed a tree to rescue a kitten, she wasn't prepared for the scrumptious hunk undressing in a nearby window, or her dive downward that smashed Jake Sawyer's pizza and won his heart! But was there room in her chaotic schedule for a risk-taking inventor with dreams? She took classes, delivered pizzas, and cared for three eccentric old ladies she rescued from the train station. But Jake thrived on a challenge, and he could be very inventive. Could he teach her there was time to make butterscotch pudding and let herself be loved?