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Divorced, Desperate And Dating (Divorced #2)
Sue Finley murdered people...on paper. As a mystery writer, she knew all the angles, who did what and why. The only thing she couldn't explain was...well, men. Dating was like diving into a box of chocolates: sometimes the sweetest-looking specimens were candy-coated poison. After a breakup with a bank robber and a divorce from a cross-dresser, she gave it up for good. The...more
Mass Market Paperbound, 353 pages
Published
November 25th 2008
by Love Spell
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Great book! Funny, sexy and cleaver writing. It's a romance mystery, but the mystery doesn't overtake the story. The romance between Jason and Sue is center stage, along with some great secondary characters providing comic relief. It was soooo much fun to read. (The mystery was quite cleaver too, and I kept changing my mind on who I thought the bad guy was.)
Sue is a mystery writer who started getting death threats. Jason has known Sue for over a year, as her best friend is marr...more
Sue is a mystery writer who started getting death threats. Jason has known Sue for over a year, as her best friend is marr...more
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Sue is a writer. Her husband betrayed her and ever since she's had trouble in trusting men. That sentiment amplifies when Jason gives her a kiss that moves the earth, promised to call and 4 months later still hasn't. Then come the death threats. Death threats too similar to what she writes in her books. And sure she's a modern independent woman, past the hurt of her father's death, past the hurt of her husband's betrayal, past the hurt of her mother's grieving and her new boyfriend the Elvis loo...more
The main story is relationship conflict based on vague communication and fear of being hurt which didn’t work for me.
STORY BRIEF:
Sue is a mystery writer. Her ex-husband and recent boyfriend were terrible choices. Jason is a police detective who has never dated a girl for more than three months. He grew up in foster homes. As soon as he became attached to a foster parent, he was moved to another home. Therefore, he doesn’t want to become attached to anyone for fear of being...more
STORY BRIEF:
Sue is a mystery writer. Her ex-husband and recent boyfriend were terrible choices. Jason is a police detective who has never dated a girl for more than three months. He grew up in foster homes. As soon as he became attached to a foster parent, he was moved to another home. Therefore, he doesn’t want to become attached to anyone for fear of being...more
Story Rating 4.5 stars
Character Rating 5 stars
Romance Rating 5 stars
Heat Level 3.5 stars
Humor Level 4 stars
Overall Rating 4.5 stars
This was a very good read for me, I really enjoyed this second book of the Divorced and Desperate series. Once again Christie Craig wrote a very good book, with humor, great characters, sexual tension and heated love scenes. I must say that it was not quite as good as the first book that is why the 4.5 rating. The humor was t...more
Character Rating 5 stars
Romance Rating 5 stars
Heat Level 3.5 stars
Humor Level 4 stars
Overall Rating 4.5 stars
This was a very good read for me, I really enjoyed this second book of the Divorced and Desperate series. Once again Christie Craig wrote a very good book, with humor, great characters, sexual tension and heated love scenes. I must say that it was not quite as good as the first book that is why the 4.5 rating. The humor was t...more
Cute, but repetitive tug of war.
This book started out good, really good. A sweet romance between an author named Sue and a sexy hot cop named Jason. When the author’s life becomes threatened the romance between the two heats up and it’s a great read. Until about ½ way through, and the tug of war romance between Sue and Jason becomes so overdone I just wanted to pull Jason from the book and take the hottie for myself and slap Sue! The resolution of the mystery was such a sad attempt I h...more
This book started out good, really good. A sweet romance between an author named Sue and a sexy hot cop named Jason. When the author’s life becomes threatened the romance between the two heats up and it’s a great read. Until about ½ way through, and the tug of war romance between Sue and Jason becomes so overdone I just wanted to pull Jason from the book and take the hottie for myself and slap Sue! The resolution of the mystery was such a sad attempt I h...more
I almost didn't finish this for one reason: heroine used the word 'pencil' instead of any other acceptable word for penis. like, five times on one page. (for a bit, I was concerned it was a Christian romance). and I have no idea why there was such reticence, because not more then a couple of chapters later, there's some pretty graphic (and good!) sex scenes.
I got this free from kindle so didn't have huge expectations, but was pleasantly surprised. a half-decent suspense element, and a ...more
I got this free from kindle so didn't have huge expectations, but was pleasantly surprised. a half-decent suspense element, and a ...more
I attended a writer's workshop for Writers' Group of Acadiana maybe in February of this year (2009); I don't know I can't remember but Christie Craig was the speaker. She was fabulous. In a few hours of hearing her speak on writing I had figured out fixes for a few major probs in my newest work in progress. She was funny and so wonderful; I became an instant fan. Its not like me to buy a book at a conference or workshop from a new author but I couldn't help it. I had to take a chance.
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fans of super light mystery + romantic elements novel
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You know those books that you read and totally love, even though there are all kinds of details that SHOULD have you ripping it to pieces instead? know what I mean?
That's me with this book. Both the heroine and hero have troubled childhoods, and apparently that rules them. Trust and love issues, saying what they really mean, expressing emotion... c'mon people! It should have been a deal breaker for me, really.
Ah but it didn't matter. Christie Craig, I'm discovering, weave...more
That's me with this book. Both the heroine and hero have troubled childhoods, and apparently that rules them. Trust and love issues, saying what they really mean, expressing emotion... c'mon people! It should have been a deal breaker for me, really.
Ah but it didn't matter. Christie Craig, I'm discovering, weave...more
I didn't enjoy it as much as the first book. Jason is Chase's partner, kind of a commitment phobe since he learned to protect himself after a series of foster homes but he can't get Sue out of his mind since he kissed her four months ago and he can't even look and feel anything for any other woman.
The heroine Sue is a mystery writer who is finally getting back to dating. I dunno I got annoyed by Sue, she led Jason on a merry chase for a long time & then there was the stalker story wh...more
The heroine Sue is a mystery writer who is finally getting back to dating. I dunno I got annoyed by Sue, she led Jason on a merry chase for a long time & then there was the stalker story wh...more
I like Christie Craig's writing, even if her stories are incredibly formulaic. They all really do follow the same exact arc, with the man chasing the woman, even though he's not really a relationship sort of guy, and it being his issues in the end that they have to get passed. I enjoy watching the man chase the woman (because in a lot of romances, it seems to be the other way around), but the fact this so closely follows the rest of Craig's books that I've read keeps me from giving it a higher...more
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This is a good book to read just for fun. I found it full of humor(mostly provided by the heroine, Sue. She and her 2 best friends make up a club that has sworn off men, although one of them has already ended up married. There is also the mystery element. Sue is a writer of murder mysteries and is being stalked in the same manner as the plot in her latest unreleased novel. Enter Jason, a hunky police detective who she has this huge crush on, and the rest eventually falls into place. Entert...more
4 star contemporary romance
Christie Craig is a new author for me. With a total of 5 novels out so far, 3 of them belonging to the Divorced & Desperate series, this author writes with the sort of dry humor that only few can pull off and entertain the reader as much as this book has kept me entertained.
This book can be read as a standalone although it is the second book in the Divorced & Desperate series, though after reading this, my interest has been piqued enough to c...more
This was a free read for my kindle so I thought I would give this (new to me) author a chance. I mean what could I lose it was free right? I absolutely love love love Christie Craigs books. I ended up buying all of her books for my kindle and finished reading them in a weekend. All of her books were sexy and so very funny. The only problem is she has no more books released so I have to wait. I would definitely recommend any of Ms Craigs books if you want a light very funny and romantic read.
Book #38 of 2011 - not realizing (until just now) this was the second book in a series of 3. I got it for free a while back. It's kind of murder mystery meets chic lit. Very cute book, the story was actually pretty good because the mystery part kept me guessing, and the characters weren't stupid in the slightest. They were all kind of normal people, not the stupid airheads you get in most books.
Good story, but in my opinion there was too many pages delving into these people sexual escapades. Without all the sex, the book would have been about 20 pages. I don't mind thing getting a little amorous but I think it is much more titillating when some things are left to the imagination. If this is any indication of how her other books are, I probably won't ready any more.
Oops. Second in a series, and I read it first. No biggie, all it means is I know the other couple, together now, was the subject of the first book. I think I got this one as a free download on Amazon, and it did the trick of getting me to buy book 3, as well as another book by this author. She's witty, her heroines funny and feisty, the guys hot... what's not to like?
Although the heroine of this book is being stalked, it doesn't really classify as a romantic suspense because the focus of the story was on the romance not the stalker. There is basically no nail biting suspense over figuring out who the stalker is. The hero, a cop, does work at it and figure it out but it is not the important element in the book. Which was fine I believe that the author intended it that way.
I really enjoyed both main characters. They were both well written and ...more
I really enjoyed both main characters. They were both well written and ...more
Sue Finley is an author of murder mysteries. She has a new book ready for the bookstores. Before it is out parts of the book are happening to her.
Detective Jason Dodd arrives with his detective partner, Chase, just after Sue and her mother get a dead rat death threat.
There are more death threats, family and past relationship issues to sort through.
Detective Jason Dodd arrives with his detective partner, Chase, just after Sue and her mother get a dead rat death threat.
There are more death threats, family and past relationship issues to sort through.
I spent the first half of this book frustrated with both hero and heroine for NOT TALKING about what needed to be talked about. I'm also really tired of "quirky" family used as background filler for romance novels. Enough with the crazy parents/grantparents.
Other than that, I liked the main characters and the plot was decent.
Other than that, I liked the main characters and the plot was decent.
The first one was down right hilarious. This one is pretty good, too. Need a good laugh with a little romance and a stalker thrown in, then this is the story for you. It's a sequel to "Divorced, Desperate, and Delicious" but it could easily stand alone as well. I needed a good laugh and this provided it.
I originally picked up the book because it was free on Kindle. I wasn't sure what to expect. I'd never read any of Ms. Craigs books. It turned out to be a fun read. I really liked the authors sense of humor. I found myself laughing outloud at times. I might have been able to read in one sitting if I'd had the time. So instead I read it over a period of a few weeks. The author succeeded in getting me right back into the story everytime. The only thing that bothered me was the tug of war between t...more
I would have given this 4 stars - it's a really cute fluffy story. My problem was the editing and ridiculous use of spaces. Yikes! Every instance (execpt 1) of the word "tonight" was written "to night", "panties" (what, it's a fluffy romance) was "pan ties", "I'd" was "I 'd", "independent" was "in de pen dent". It drove me nuts.
I loved the writing style of this author. She is funny and just a great writer my complaint is there is just to much sex. I don't mind a scene or two but it was through out the book and honestly it was just too much. There are two other books in this series but I am not sure if I am going to read them due to this.
I would rate this a 3.5 if given the opportunity. I think that I have read too many romance novels back to back. The tragic hero/heroine part (the break up to make up part) really got on my nerves-BUT-the ending was so sweet that I forgave the author.
Fun read. I usually like books that balance a mystery and a romantic relationship. In this case, I thought the mystery took too much of a back seat to the relationship (which got a little annoying). Still a quick, fun read- especially for a freebie on Kindle.
Ok, I know I read this from looking at my kindle, but I really have no memory of it, even after reading the overview on the Goodreads page--whoops! So, since I'm guessing it was forgettable, here's a forgettable rating.
Totally enjoyed this book. Didn't get much opportunity to read it at home, but at work? This was the second in the trilogy, and just as light and fun as the other two. Some suspense to keep things interesting, and interesting lesser characters. I liked it.
I know I read this book. I got it free for my kindle in between buying books. But I can't remember a single thing about it. In my mind that normally means it wasn't a very good book.
A light, fun story. A good book for the beach, the plane or on a rainy day in front of the fireplace. Christie has more of these stories for those who find this type reading appealing.
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