New Releases by Jennifer Crusie

From the NY Times Bestselling duo that wrote Agnes and the Hitman, the first book in a new series. Liz Danger has come home after fifteen years to deliver a giant teddy bear for her mother''s birthday (color: Guilt Red) when a cop with a great ass picks her up for speeding, fixes the missing lug nuts in her back wheel, pulls her out of a ditch, doesn''t give her a ticket, and helps her avoid her family. This is a man with real potential. The rest of the day goes downhill, starting with her finding out that the only man she''s ever loved is getting married to Lavender Blue, the most beautiful woman in southern Ohio. Really, the best thing in her day is that cop with the lug nuts. Vince Cooper is still not sure about being a cop in Burney, Ohio, a place he just moved to six months ago, since Burney is full of some fairly odd people spaced between long stretches of boredom. Still, considering the dangerous, difficult life he had before Burney, boredom is good. Then he picks up Liz Danger for speeding and life gets a lot more interesting. And when he picks her up again in the local bar the next night, he starts to realize that "interesting" doesn''t begin to describe what''s going to happen to him if he pulls Liz into his arms and his life. As Liz navigates her dysfunctional family, her flamboyant boss phoning in from Chicago, her still-interested ex, her bridesmaid dress from hell, a dachshund with issues, a disaster of a wedding, assault, murder, and three hundred and ninety-three teddy bears, Vince shows up to get her through, even though he knows that the real peril for him in Burney is the one who came with her own warning label, Liz Danger.--Provided by publisher.

"Liz Danger is a ghostwriter, trapped in her old hometown for the summer. Good thing she has Vince Cooper, her recurring one-night stand living down by the river in his old diner car, making her feel happy and safe and normal until September when she''ll be leaving again, although she''s starting to wonder if she really wants to. Vince Cooper is a cop in a town with a shady new housing development that''s bringing a lot of armed strangers, a corrupt mayor, a police chief boss under fire, and an idiot blogger stirring up trouble. Good thing his recurring one-night stand is sticking around for the summer. The only drawback? He''s not looking forward to the empty space Liz Danger will leave behind her when she goes in September. Treacherous small-town politics, a rust belt biker gang, a widowed ex who doesn''t understand the word "no," a seven-year-old in need of a temporary mom, a flamboyant blonde boss who needs watched at all times, exploding family secrets, arson, murder, and three hundred and ninety-two soaking wet teddy bears later, Liz and Vince will come face to face with the madman burning down their town, and even worse, with their imploding relationship."--

"Liz Danger is stuck in her hometown of Burney, Ohio for the summer. That means she has three more months of trying to get a copy edit done for her insane employer, babysitting a seven-year-old, and figuring out what to do with three hundred and ninety-two teddy bears. And then there''s her mother. The good news: She''s living with a hot cop in a diner by the river. Vince Cooper is stuck in a town that keeps asking him when he''s going to make an honest woman of Liz Danger and in a job that''s being kneecapped by local and state politics. And there''s the biker gang that''s come to town and Liz''s ex-boyfriend who still hasn''t figured out that the ex part is permanent. Good thing he has Liz to come home to--until he doesn''t. As Liz and Vince try to navigate their relationship, they''re finding out new things about themselves and the town they''re trying to protect, and that means dealing with greedy politicians, arson, broken hearts (not theirs), vandalism, questionable real estate, murder, and a lot of soggy bears" -- Back cover.

"Tesa myli Niką, bet jis pernelyg konservatyvus jai... nebent išmoktų šiek tiek atsipalaiduoti.Tesa Niuhart neabejoja, Nikas Džeimisonas nėra jai skirtasis. Jis dievina ikrus ir šampaną, vilki dizainerių siūtus kostiumus, ji mėgsta kiniškus koldūnus ir dėvėtus drabužius. Nikas – pavyzdingas advokatas, o Tesos vaikystė prabėgo komunoje ir ji vis dar kovoja dėl teisybės. Jis nori siekti karjeros, ji tenori... jo – tik ne karjeros ir visuomenės laiptais kylančio, o mielo, rūpestingo ir linksmo.Nikas taip pat trokšta Tesos, bet šiuo metu jam svarbiau tapti advokatų kontoros partneriu. Tikslas ranka pasiekiamas – tereikia įkalbėti draugę apsimesti jo sužadėtine per svarbią savaitgalio viešnagę."

Three heartwarming, sexy stories in one anthology, headlined by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie.

Here together for the first time in a stunning eBook bundle, seven novels from beloved New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie: Tell Me Lies Maddie Faraday''s life would be perfect—if it weren''t for: her cheating husband, her suspicious daughter, her gossipy mother, her secretive best friend, her nosy neighbors, and that guy she lost her virginity to twenty years ago...Jennifer Cruise dishes up a funny, sexy, suspenseful novel about small-town secrets, big-time betrayals and the redemptive power of love, laughter and chocolate brownies. Crazy For You Quinn McKenzie is dating the world''s nicest guy, she has a good job, she''s surrounded by family and friends, and she''s bored to the point of insanity. But when Quinn decides to change her life by adopting a stray dog, everything begins to spiral out of control. Now she''s coping with dognapping, breaking and entering, seduction, sabotage, stalking, more secrets than she really wants to know, and two men who are suddenly crazy . . . for her. Welcome To Temptation Sophie Dempsey is content living a quiet life filming wedding videos until an assignment brings her to Temptation, Ohio. Sophie is from the wrong side of the tracks and everything in Temptation is a little too right. And when she has a run-in with the town''s unnervingly sexy mayor, Phineas Tucker, making a little movie turns out to be more than a little dangerous. Fast Women When down-on-her-luck divorcée Nell Dysart meets determined-to-dominate detective Gabe McKenna they find out that falling in love can be murder... Faking It Tilda has a history of forgery she''s trying to forget. Davy has a knack for scamming he''s trying to resist. But one fateful night, their good intentions go bad. And what they get up to is downright immoral, illegal, and irresistible. Bet Me It''s such a shock when Minerva Dobbs'' extremely logical choice for a boyfriend, David, dumps her three weeks before her perfect sister''s wedding. So when Min overhears David make a bet with his old nemesis—the gorgeous and successful Calvin Morrisey—that Cal can''t get Min into bed in a month, she decides that fate has just handed her a stacked deck: she can make Cal sweat his sex appeal and get a date to the wedding, if she plays along and doesn''t fold... Maybe This Time Andie Miller is ready to move on with her life. She wants to marry her fiancé and leave behind everything in her past, especially her ex-husband, North Archer. But North asks one last favor: Since the death of a distant cousin, he''s become the guardian of two orphans who have already driven away three nannies. North needs someone to take care of the situation—and he knows Andie can handle anything. As Andie copes with the ghosts of her past and present, she begins to see that what she wants is the same thing that everyone in the house wants—a second chance.

Minerva Dobbs ha un piano per ogni evenienza, perfino per le nozze della sorella. La sua missione è perdere i chili di troppo e trovare un accompagnatore che la faccia ben figurare nel ruolo di damigella d’onore. Come se la rinuncia ai carboidrati non fosse già abbastanza dolorosa, l’uomo che Min aveva accuratamente selezionato per il matrimonio decide di mollarla a tre settimane dall’evento, sguinzagliando poi sulle sue tracce il donnaiolo professionista Calvin Morrisey. Per vincere una scommessa, l’affascinante sconosciuto dovrà persuadere Min a concedersi a lui entro un mese. Ma quando lei viene a sapere del complotto ordito ai suoi danni, decide di prendere le dovute distanze... Ma la sua vita non finisce qui e dovrà presto vedersela con un ex infinitamente geloso, uno psicoterapeuta testardo, un gatto estremamente astuto e la proposta più pericolosa di quanto mai avesse potuto immaginare: il vero amore.

\"Sizzle ... Business takes a backseat when successful ad executive Emily Tate meets Richard Parker. He''s an accountant who''s been sent to keep her in line and under budget in her ad campaign for a sensual new perfume called Sizzle. And if Emily''s not careful, she could well melt in Richard''s hands.\"--Provided by publisher.

Kate Svenson may be a dynamite businesswoman—but after three failed engagements, she''s decided she''s hopeless at romance. What she needs is a Business Plan to help her find Mr. Right. The Cabins resort is ripe with eligible bachelors, all rich and ambitious—just her type. But they''re dropping like flies, and after fishing Kate''s latest reject out of the swimming pool Jake Templeton is convinced that Kate is nothing but trouble. Especially for him. A man who''s sworn off ambition and a woman hanging from the top of the corporate ladder don''t have much in common. But in that unpredictable territory known as the heart, anything can happen…

Jamás se imaginaron comprometidos hasta el crimen. La vida de Maddie Faraday sería perfecta de no ser por... - su marido infiel - su desconfiada hija - su inquisitiva madre - su infeliz mejor amiga - sus vecinos fisgones - y ese tipo a quien entregó su virginidad hace veinte años y que acaba de aparecer en la puerta de su casa. Pero las cosas aún pueden ir a peor -ni se imagina cómo-, porque en breve estará metida de lleno en todo tipo de chismorreos, chantajes y hasta en un asesinato. Parece que la vida en el sur de Ohio no es tan aburrida después de todo...

The \"New York Times\"-bestselling duo of Crusie and Mayer teams up again with a hilarious paranormal novel that shows why the wildest ride at the Dreamland amusement park isn''t the roller coaster. Martin''s Press.

Andie wil haar eerste huwelijk zo snel mogelijk vergeten en opnieuw trouwen. Haar ex vraagt haar om een laatste gunst. Als pasbenoemd voogd van twee weeskinderen zoekt hij dringend een oppas. De kleine Alice en Carter hebben al drie nannys tot waanzin gedreven. Andie stemt toe en het wordt één grote puinhoop. De kinderen wonen in een griezelig oud huis met een helleveeg van een huishoudster. Wat volgt is een hilarisch avontuur inclusief bemoeizieke geesten, een geïrriteerd medium, Andies tarotkaart lezende moeder, haar jaloerse verloofde natuurlijk, en bananencake. Wanneer ook haar ex plotseling op de stoep staat, is de chaos compleet. Andie besluit de touwtjes dan maar zelf in haar zwetende handen te nemen.

Dumped by her boyfriend and demoted from WBBB''s prime-time spot, radio producer Allie McGuffey has nowhere to go but up. She plans to make her comeback by turning temporary DJ Charlie Tenniel into a household name. And if he''s willing to help cure her breakup blues with a rebound fling, that''s an added bonus. Charlie just wants to kick back, play good tunes and eat Chinese food. He''s not interested in becoming famous. But he is interested in Allie. And after all, what harm is a little chemistry between friends? But suddenly their one-night stand has become a four-week addiction. Night after night on the airwaves, his voice seduces her…and all the other women in town. He''s a hit. It looks as if Charlie''s solved all Allie''s problems…except one. What is she going to do when he leaves?

New York Times bestselling novelist Jennifer Crusie combines fast-paced banter, sexy situations, and unforgettable characters in this delightful romance about two reluctant lovers who couldn’t be more wrong about being right for each other. TRUST ME ON THIS Dennie Banks is an investigative reporter chasing down the biggest story of her career. Alec Prentice is a government agent working undercover to catch an elusive grifter. When they meet by accident, it’s a case of mistaken identities at first sight. What they don’t mistake is the instant attraction they have for each other, an attraction they’ll do everything in their power to resist—because Dennie thinks that Alec is running interference for her interview subject, and Alec suspects that Dennie is linked to his swindler. As the confusion grows, so do their feelings for each other, and what begins as a romantic comedy of errors may just end in the love affair of a lifetime.

Sophie Dempsey wants to help her sister film a video and then get out of Temptation, Ohio. Mayor Phin Tucker wants to play pool with the police chief and keep things peaceful. But when Sophie and Phin meet, they both get more than they want. Gossip, blackmail, adultery, murder, vehicular abuse of a corpse, and slightly perverse but excellent sex: all hell breaks loose in Temptation as Sophie and Phin fall deeper and deeper in trouble... and in love.

\"This is a story of faith: in human nature, in love, in romance, in connections that cannot be broken . . . [an] original and funny romantic thriller.\" — New York Journal of Books Andie Miller wants to marry her fiancé and leave behind everything in her past, especially her ex-husband, North Archer, but he asks one final favor of her before they go their separate ways forever. A very distant cousin of his has died and left North as the guardian of two orphans who have driven out three nannies already, and things are getting worse. He needs a very special person to take care of the situation and he knows Andie can handle anything. Carter and Alice, aren''t your average delinquents, and the creepy old house where they live is being run by the worst housekeeper since Mrs. Danvers. What''s worse, Andie''s fiancé thinks this is all a plan by North to get Andie back, and he may be right. Andie''s dreams have been haunted by North since she arrived at the old house. And that''s not the only haunting. What follows is a hilarious adventure in exorcism, including a self-doubting parapsychologist, an annoyed medium, her Tarot-card reading mother, an avenging ex-mother-in-law, and, of course, her jealous fiancé. And just when she thinks things couldn''t get more complicated, North shows up on the doorstep making her wonder if maybe this time things could be different between them. If Andie can just get rid of all the guests and ghosts, she''s pretty sure she can save the kids, and herself, from the past. But fate might just have another thing in mind . . .

An unfaithful husband''s untimely end has the whole town talking in \"a ferociously funny, sexy read\" by the New York Times–bestselling author ( Redbook). Maddie Faraday''s life in Frog Point, Ohio, would be perfect—if it weren''t for her cheating husband, her suspicious daughter, her gossipy mother, her secretive best friend, her nosy neighbors, and the bad-boy-turned-accountant she lost her virginity to twenty years ago. And now that her husband—whose tawdry affair is far from his only dark secret—has been found dead, Maddie''s life is getting less perfect by the minute . . . In Tell Me Lies, Jennifer Cruise dishes up a funny, sexy, suspenseful novel about small-town secrets, big-time betrayals, and the redemptive power of love, laughter, and chocolate brownies. \"An exciting, sensual romp, chock-full of mystery and intriguing characters . . . hours of fun reading.\" — Library Journal \"A humorous mixture of romance, mystery, and mayhem.\" —Susan Elizabeth Phillips, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Simply the Best \"A wonderfully fresh, funny, tender, and outrageous story that will delight fans of the comic mystery. There''s a hint of Susan Isaacs in her writing, but Crusie is definitely one of a kind.\" — Booklist

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie brings humor and storytelling magic to this modern-day romance of a match made anywhere but in heaven—but destined for a fairy-tale ending. Daisy Flattery is a free spirit with a soft spot for strays and a weakness for a good story. Why else would she agree to the outrageous charade offered by her buttoned-down workaholic neighbor, Linc Blaise? The history professor needs to have a fiancée in order to capture his dream job, and Daisy is game to play the role. But something funny happens on their way to the altar that changes everything. Now, with the midnight hour approaching, will Daisy lose her prince, or will opposites not only attract but live happily ever after?

Take one food writer named Cranky Agnes, add a hitman named Shane, mix them together with a Southern mob wedding and a missing necklace, and the result is a sexy, hilarious adventure. Martin''s Press.

The beloved New York Times bestselling novel, now with an exclusive letter from Jennifer Crusie in celebration of its tenth anniversary This is New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Crusie''s novel about long shots, risk management, true love, and great shoes. . . . Minerva Dobbs knows how to work the odds. Calvin Morrisey always plays to win. But when they face off, neither one is prepared. Because when real life meets true love, all bets are off. . . . Minerva Dobbs knows that happily-ever-after is a fairy tale, especially with a man who asked her to dinner to win a bet, even if he is gorgeous and successful Calvin Morrisey. Cal knows commitment is impossible, especially with a woman as cranky as Min Dobbs, even if she does wear great shoes and keep him on his toes. When they say good-bye at the end of their evening, they cut their losses and agree never to see each other again. But fate has other plans, and it''s not long before Min and Cal meet again. Soon they''re dealing with a jealous ex-boyfriend, Krispy Kreme doughnuts, a determined psychologist, chaos theory, a freakishly intelligent cat, Chicken Marsala, and more risky propositions than either of them ever dreamed of. Including the biggest gamble of all---true love. Bet Me is the winner of a 2005 RITA Award.

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie teams up with USA Today bestselling author Bob Mayer to write a sizzling, high-octane romantic adventure about a straight-talking woman and a straight-shooting man... Lucy Armstrong is a director of television commercials who''s just been recruited to finish a four-day action movie shoot. But she arrives on the set to discover that the directing staff has quit, the make-up artist is suicidal, the stars are egomaniacs, the stunt director is her ex-husband, and the lead actor has just acquired as an advisor a Green Beret who has the aggravating habit of always being right. Green Beret Captain JT Wilder had thought that hiring on as a military consultant for a movie star was a good deal: easy money and easier starlets. Instead he has to babysit a bumbling comedian, dodge low-flying helicopters, and resist his attraction to a director who bears a distracting resemblance to Wonder Woman. Then the CIA calls and he realizes that somebody is taking \"shooting a movie\" much too literally. Full of suspense and humor, non-stop action and fast-paced dialogue, Don''t Look Down is the perfect blend of male and female, adventure and romance, Mayer and Crusie.