Jennifer Crusie
1) Bet Me
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Minerva Dobbs knows that happily-ever-after is a fairly tale, especially with a man who asked her to dinner to win a bet. Cal Morrisey knows commitment is impossible, especially with a woman as cranky as Min Dobbs. 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 are dealing with a jealous ex-boyfriend, Krispy Kreme donuts,...
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[1999]
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A romantic comedy in Ohio on Quinn McKenzie, whose live-in boyfriend, Bill, does not like dogs and takes her newly adopted one to the pound. Quinn's answer is to recuperate the dog and send Bill to the dogs. Now free of emotional attachment she sets her sights on Nick, her sister's ex-husband. Nick is not interested in new attachments and the game of love is on. By the author of Tell Me Lies.
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2011
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Dennie Banks is an investigative reporter chasing down the biggest story of her career. Alex 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. But 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...
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2010.
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North Archer, Andie Miller's ex-husband, asks her to become the guardian of two orphans who have driven out three nannies already--and live in a haunted house! 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 Andie thinks things couldn't get more complicated, North shows up...
7) Wild ride
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When Mary Alice Brannigan comes home to Ohio to restore the Dreamland amusement park, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a clown. Nor does she expect to find that she's the newest recruit in the Guardia, an elite team of demon fighters formed centuries before to guard the five Untouchables, the most powerful demons in the history of the world, now imprisoned right there in Dreamland.
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[1998]
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On finding a pair of crotchless panties in her husband's car, Maddie Faraday sets out to get even. But she wants to keep her reputation, too, and in the juggling act that follows, she has a fling with an old flame, is accused of her husband's murder and turns sleuth to clear her name, lover in tow.
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2010.
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Daisy Flattery is an incorrigible free spirit with a soft spot for strays and a weakness for a good story and a bit of adventure. Why else would she agree to the outrageous charade offered by her button-down workaholic neighbor, Linc Blaise? The history professor needs to have a fiancee in order to capture his dream job, and Daisy is game to play the role. But something happens on their way to the altar that changes everything. Now, with the midnight...
11) Fast women
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Nell Dysart's in trouble. Her divorce is 18 months old, she's been sleepwalking through life, and the best job she can get is with a detective agency that specializes in relationship work. Determined to turn her life around, Nell flings herself into making McKenna Investigations a better place. On day one, she uncovers an embezzler. On day two, she turns up bribery. On day three, she has sex with the wrong man. On day four, she steals a dog. On day...
12) Faking it
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[2002]
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Art forger/mural artist Matilda Goodnight is struggling to pay off the mortgage on the family business and keep the family secrets hidden. She hides in Clea Lewis's bedroom closet to steal back a forged painting and finds herself closeted with con man/thief Davy Dempsey. Everyone in Tilda's world is pretending to be someone else. All of them, are Faking It.
18) Manhunting
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[1993]
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After three failed engagements, Kate Svenson plans to find the man of her dreams by snaring an eligible bachelor at The Cabins resort, but as her would-be swains begin to drop around her, Jake Templeton decides to save the world of men from this femme fatale.
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[2009?]
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Laid-back hippie Tess Newheart is still in love with her ex-boyfriend, social-climbing businessman Nick Jamieson. When Tess pretends to be his fiancee on a business trip that could make or break Nick's career, he struggles to change her ways while she struggles to change his heart.
