Smokin Seventeen / Janet Evanovich / 402 pages / USA Today Bestseller November Challenge

Bond enforcement agent Stephanie Plum has some serious problems: dead bodie keep appearing or being dumped on the construction site of the new Vincent Plum Bail Bonds office; Stephanie is in fear of being run over by one of her clients known for taking out her exes with cars; Joe Moreli's Grandma Bella puts "the eye" on Step causing her a plethora of ills; and Stephanie's family thinks it's time for Stephanie to settle down and choose between cop Joe, Ranger, or David, an ex football hero who loves to cook. Working out of Nooner's camper and beset by a self-proclaimed vampire and a dancing bear, Stephanie's escapades entertain, causing one to shake one's head at the chaos that seems to stalk her.