A proud Jersey girl, Stephanie Plum's got plenty of attitude, even if she's been out of work for the last six months. Desperate for some fast cash, Stephanie turns to her last resort: convincing her cousin to give her a job at his bail bonding company... as a recovery agent. True, she doesn't know the job, but that doesn't stop Stephanie from taking on Vinny's biggest bail-jumper: former vice cop and murder suspect Joe Morelli yup, the same sexy, irresistible Joe Morelli who seduced and dumped her back in high school.