This was one of those books you read while quietly adjuring, “This is so awesome, please don’t mess it up, please don’t mess it up, this is so awesome, please don’t mess it up.” Crusie did not mess it up. Let’s just say that it’s a lot of larceny for one small town and the resolutions were ludicrous in proportion to events. There are multiple players and machinations to track and the whole thing careened along very enjoyably, buoyed by its own charm, until it veered into farce. Crusie created likeable and believable leads with excellent chemistry and a sexy, light-hearted tone. Welcome to Temptation was frequently laugh out loud funny. The internecine political squabbles only a small town can provide are the backdrop for Sophie to fall in love with the Mayor, Phineas (Phin) Tucker. Sophie and her sister arrive in Temptation, Ohio to film a C-list actress’s demo reel and it expands into a full movie of dubious content. It was worth it, Bet Me is a definite keeper. I put it on hold and then just bought the darn thing on Amazon anyway. I managed to take four of Crusie’s books out of the library, but not the one I really wanted which was Bet Me. Jennifer Crusie’s Bet Me is number 15 on All About Romance’s readers poll of the Top 100 Romances of all time* and Welcome to Temptation comes in at number 20.
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