false 854757 17 Setting: small city in Ohio Thirty-three-year-old Minerva Dobbs is annoyed when her current boyfriend dumps her three weeks before her sisters' wedding. But she's downright furious a few moments later when she overhears her now "ex" boyfriend bet hunky Calvin Morrisey that he can't take her home and bed her. In fact, she's so angry at them both that she lets Cal take her to dinner and decides to string him along until after her sisters' wedding. Minerva pegs Cal as a handsome "used car salesman of seducers." Cal thinks Minerva is a "cranky, starving, risk-averse statistician." But Minerva's hormones keep whispering "this one," although she knows the gorgeous Cal isn't the man for her practical, white-cotton-bra, several-pounds-over-thin, self. And Cal is blindsided by the lust he feels for the voluptuous, sensual woman he glimpses behind Min's actuary exterior. While Cal and Min struggle to deal with their mutual distrust and attraction, their friends and families try their best to interfere and direct the progression of the unlikely romantic connection. 1616066 31 8 2004 Bet Me total:3274|5:1017|4:1169|3:841|2:209|1:38| 3274 12740 4274 417 4 4 false false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Dec 22 03:08:38 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 03:24:10 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 0 2 false false Mon Jan 28 21:57:16 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 22:01:31 -0800 2008
Here's the story: Min Dobbs (yes, horrible name, but it illustrates how 'plain' she sees herself) gets dumped in the opening sentences by David, who then meets up with God's gift to women, Ca...more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 16:44:33 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 13 13:56:17 -0800 2009
What a fabulously outstanding hilarious read. The dialogue has to be just right for me to enjoy a book like this. There were more than one romance in the works, and a lot of characters interacting...but let me tell you...It was perfect!

This quirky and out of the His...more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 19 04:25:14 -0800 2008 Sun Jun 01 09:19:52 -0700 2008
That's more or less how I feel about this book. It's well writ...more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Dec 11 19:18:21 -0800 2007 Thu Aug 14 16:15:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Sep 28 08:07:42 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 20 05:29:20 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 13:05:32 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 12:17:12 -0800 2008
Finished it at 1am this morning. Loved th...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 16 10:45:27 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 10:46:08 -0800 2009
And hints from the book helped me snazz up my Chicken Marsala recipe!

I'm growing fond of this author, who I have been told is a fan of BookCrossing.



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The characters are set as modern day fairy tale. Min has just been dumped by her boyfriend for not having sex ...more...]]> 3 0 false true Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 14:26:15 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 14:26:15 -0700 2009
i don't know if "bet me" is quintessential of her style or one of her lesser (or bet...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 19:57:16 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 20:20:47 -0700 2009
Min is a statician, working for her fathers company, that has just been dumped by her boyfriend. She ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 11 09:42:01 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 19:20:39 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 09:42:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Nov 03 11:14:20 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 11:22:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 07:09:54 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 07:28:17 -0700 2009 Opposites attract, ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 12:56:56 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 13:53:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 21:15:59 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 15:00:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 14:41:56 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 14:55:30 -0800 2008
Anywho, because I buy romance novels for my library, I've begun reading more of them too. Thus this shelf. (Why I'm explaining this is beyond me, be...more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 16:13:24 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 17:11:31 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 11:39:55 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 11:48:04 -0700 2009
I like Jennifer Crusie. Her books are better than lots of others. Her characters are likable, the w...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=854757