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Trust Me on This: A Novel
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.
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.
308 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 2, 1997
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Jennifer Crusie
80 books7,799 followersJennifer Crusie is the New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly bestselling author of twenty-three novels, one book of literary criticism, miscellaneous articles, essays, novellas, and short stories, and the editor of three essay anthologies.
She was born in Wapakoneta, a small town in Ohio, and then went on to live in a succession of other small towns in Ohio and New Jersey until her last move to a small town in Pennsylvania. This may have had an impact on her work.
She has a BS in Art Education, an MA in literature, an MFA in fiction, and was ABD on her PhD when she started reading romances as part of her research into the differences between the ways men and women tell stories. Writing a romance sounded like more fun than writing a dissertation, so she switched to fiction and never looked back. Her collaborations with Bob Mayer have pretty much proved everything she was going to say in her dissertation anyway, so really, no need to finish that.
For more information, see JenniferCrusie.com and her blog, Argh Ink.
She was born in Wapakoneta, a small town in Ohio, and then went on to live in a succession of other small towns in Ohio and New Jersey until her last move to a small town in Pennsylvania. This may have had an impact on her work.
She has a BS in Art Education, an MA in literature, an MFA in fiction, and was ABD on her PhD when she started reading romances as part of her research into the differences between the ways men and women tell stories. Writing a romance sounded like more fun than writing a dissertation, so she switched to fiction and never looked back. Her collaborations with Bob Mayer have pretty much proved everything she was going to say in her dissertation anyway, so really, no need to finish that.
For more information, see JenniferCrusie.com and her blog, Argh Ink.
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December 9, 2009
Trust Me On This is a screwball romantic comedy about mixed identities, a December/May (secondary) romance and an underlying message about marriage vs. career.
Surprisingly, this one was just "meh" for me. Most of Crusie's books make their way to my keeper shelf. I jumped on Crusie's bandwagon a few years ago after discovering her sharp wit and wicked sense of humor. I've been pushing her books on unsuspecting friends ever since.
There were a few laugh-out-loud moments. Like the comment about Al Gore's over-protective tendencies towards Tipper's ass.
And then there was the odd phrase thrown smack dab in the middle of a sex scene. "Kicked off the slam". What does that mean? It nearly spoiled the scene for me.
SPOILER:
I wasn't a happy camper when Dennie chose her career over Alec at the end of this book. I felt cheated! Thankfully Crusie redeemed herself somewhat by breaking her own rule about epilogues and writing one for this book. I don't like it when a heroine puts the happily-ever-after on hold to pursue her career or self-discovery. Hence my 3-star rating for this one.
Surprisingly, this one was just "meh" for me. Most of Crusie's books make their way to my keeper shelf. I jumped on Crusie's bandwagon a few years ago after discovering her sharp wit and wicked sense of humor. I've been pushing her books on unsuspecting friends ever since.
There were a few laugh-out-loud moments. Like the comment about Al Gore's over-protective tendencies towards Tipper's ass.
And then there was the odd phrase thrown smack dab in the middle of a sex scene. "Kicked off the slam". What does that mean? It nearly spoiled the scene for me.
SPOILER:
I wasn't a happy camper when Dennie chose her career over Alec at the end of this book. I felt cheated! Thankfully Crusie redeemed herself somewhat by breaking her own rule about epilogues and writing one for this book. I don't like it when a heroine puts the happily-ever-after on hold to pursue her career or self-discovery. Hence my 3-star rating for this one.
January 23, 2012
Rating 3.5
I really like Jennifer Crusie, her books are totally wacko and fun because of that, you just have to be in the mood for quirky.
This book had way too many players which made it fun. The heroine is a reporter, the cautious sort who has never taken risks and has been in her safe job for twelve years when she gets a scoop about a feminist whose marriage is about to end, so she finally decides to take her best friend's advice and take a risk but things don't go as planned.
The hero Alec has always had things come easy to him and he works in a field where he catches con-men, so when his Aunt Vic invites him to an event he goes because he is sure he will find the con-man Bond there who works with a female partner. At the hotel Bond of course puts the move on the heroine and the hero thinks she is the partner in crime and hits on her and is rebuffed.
While the heroine is threatened to be put in jail by the woman she wants to interview and then she finds out that the hero's Alec's aunt is friends with that woman, so both start using each other.
I know it sounds crazy but it was fun, the heroine puts down the hero so many times, rejects him and drives him crazy. Then there is the romance between the hero's boss and aunt.
I really like Jennifer Crusie, her books are totally wacko and fun because of that, you just have to be in the mood for quirky.
This book had way too many players which made it fun. The heroine is a reporter, the cautious sort who has never taken risks and has been in her safe job for twelve years when she gets a scoop about a feminist whose marriage is about to end, so she finally decides to take her best friend's advice and take a risk but things don't go as planned.
The hero Alec has always had things come easy to him and he works in a field where he catches con-men, so when his Aunt Vic invites him to an event he goes because he is sure he will find the con-man Bond there who works with a female partner. At the hotel Bond of course puts the move on the heroine and the hero thinks she is the partner in crime and hits on her and is rebuffed.
While the heroine is threatened to be put in jail by the woman she wants to interview and then she finds out that the hero's Alec's aunt is friends with that woman, so both start using each other.
I know it sounds crazy but it was fun, the heroine puts down the hero so many times, rejects him and drives him crazy. Then there is the romance between the hero's boss and aunt.
July 28, 2015
3.25/5
This was my fun and easy read.
Even though this one wasn't as good as other Jennifer Crusie books, I enjoyed reading it and liked all the characters in the story. I think its humor was the thing I liked most about this book.
This was my fun and easy read.
Even though this one wasn't as good as other Jennifer Crusie books, I enjoyed reading it and liked all the characters in the story. I think its humor was the thing I liked most about this book.
March 26, 2014
I just didn't connect much to this story. It doesn't help that it's pretty thoroughly 90s, both in setting and tone. Alec is kind of a wimpy tough-guy and Dennie is a somewhat limp feminist and while they had some snappy dialogue I just didn't care much. The secondary characters didn't really do much for me, either, and the few scenes from the villain viewpoint dragged everything else down, too. And don't get me started on the bad legal bit at the end—like cops throw out the entire Bill of Rights whenever someone cries "Stalker!" and without anything so formal as, well, evidence...
Which would make you think I hated the book, but I really didn't. I mentioned the snappy dialogue and if you add Crusie's usual talent in characterization you get enough fun to carry me through just fine. I was even eager to continue through most of it, and not in any "hopes were ultimately dashed" kind of way, either. It was lightly entertaining and, fortunately, that's all I was really looking for.
A note about Steamy: About the norm for Crusie, though it felt light to me looking back. I didn't keep very good track of it and maybe that's an indicator of its quality if not necessarily its frequency.
Which would make you think I hated the book, but I really didn't. I mentioned the snappy dialogue and if you add Crusie's usual talent in characterization you get enough fun to carry me through just fine. I was even eager to continue through most of it, and not in any "hopes were ultimately dashed" kind of way, either. It was lightly entertaining and, fortunately, that's all I was really looking for.
A note about Steamy: About the norm for Crusie, though it felt light to me looking back. I didn't keep very good track of it and maybe that's an indicator of its quality if not necessarily its frequency.
June 25, 2022
I enjoyed this comedy of errors; Jennifer Crusie's writing style is easy to connect to. Fun, frivolous read!
June 16, 2011
Jennifer Cruise says at the beginning of this story that this is the only screwball comedy she's ever written and I think she should write more! It still has her signature voice and wit all over it, but it is slightly different than her other books. That's one of the reasons I gave this a 3 Heart Review for the story. The story works so well – really it does, but because of it being a comedy of errors, one of the “rules” of romances is not to let the conflict be something that if the couple just sat down to talk it would all be worked out. There is definitely an aspect of that to this story as it's a case of mistaken identity. I wanted Dennie and Alec to have that talk to discover this long before they did – but again this is part of writing this type of story and I'm just not used to it.
The narrator Angela Dawe has done other stories I've listened to and yet her voice really does change based on the tone of the story. From book to book she constantly seems to take on the characters and transform her voice. I would give the narration of this story a 4 Heart Review.
She is great at hitting just the right inflection to make you feel the story is flowing in the same way it would be in your head if you were reading. She also does the male voices in a way that doesn't annoy or take time getting used to. Each of her characters is distinctive and she even changes the cadance of her speech to match the personality of the character. She's very good and I usually enjoy her performances. She brings the books and characters to life in a a way that doesn't make you feel like you could have imagined it any better.
I really enjoyed this audio book and hope that one day Jennifer will attempt to write another screwball comedy. If you don’t mind the whole “just have a conversation with each other” aspect to the story, then I think you’ll love this one.
The narrator Angela Dawe has done other stories I've listened to and yet her voice really does change based on the tone of the story. From book to book she constantly seems to take on the characters and transform her voice. I would give the narration of this story a 4 Heart Review.
She is great at hitting just the right inflection to make you feel the story is flowing in the same way it would be in your head if you were reading. She also does the male voices in a way that doesn't annoy or take time getting used to. Each of her characters is distinctive and she even changes the cadance of her speech to match the personality of the character. She's very good and I usually enjoy her performances. She brings the books and characters to life in a a way that doesn't make you feel like you could have imagined it any better.
I really enjoyed this audio book and hope that one day Jennifer will attempt to write another screwball comedy. If you don’t mind the whole “just have a conversation with each other” aspect to the story, then I think you’ll love this one.
May 21, 2012
This is a nice little screwball comedy. It’s light and fluffy. It’s the easy read I enjoy between more substantial genres. I knew starting this book I wasn’t looking for anything too deep.
Jennifer Crusie has a definite and recognizable style. Even her books written for Bantam, like this one, carry her discernible stamp. She creates extremely likeable, approachable, sexy male leads. Alec Prentice is just too cute for words, and honourable too. I mean despite the wit, the banter there's always respect for the female lead. Dennie Banks was nicely depicted as a feisty reporter, looking for a story at the writers conference. It starts with a case of mistaken identity and then all things start rolling and go wrong from there. Mostly I enjoy the fast-paced banter and the confusion. Like I said, not deep, just light fun. A 2,5 stars for sure.
Jennifer Crusie has a definite and recognizable style. Even her books written for Bantam, like this one, carry her discernible stamp. She creates extremely likeable, approachable, sexy male leads. Alec Prentice is just too cute for words, and honourable too. I mean despite the wit, the banter there's always respect for the female lead. Dennie Banks was nicely depicted as a feisty reporter, looking for a story at the writers conference. It starts with a case of mistaken identity and then all things start rolling and go wrong from there. Mostly I enjoy the fast-paced banter and the confusion. Like I said, not deep, just light fun. A 2,5 stars for sure.
December 9, 2010
Audiobook.
2.5 stars.
The con artist investigation was ridiculous and disappointing.
I thought a few scenes with the H/h were funny and snappy but apart from that I was bored. There wasn't enough interation or emotional depth for me.
2.5 stars.
The con artist investigation was ridiculous and disappointing.
I thought a few scenes with the H/h were funny and snappy but apart from that I was bored. There wasn't enough interation or emotional depth for me.
May 11, 2018
Won't usurp Bet Me and The Cinderella Deal as my favorite of her books, but addictive just the same. Love this author.
July 22, 2018
If you want to roll your eyes and gag at horrific gender stereotypes in a ‘romance’ novel someone cranked out in their sleep to make a few bucks, you’ll love this. If you have any sense of reality, individual sense of self respect, or people’s tendency to not fall desperately in love after 24 hours to the point of getting married despite being the eternal bachelor/bachelorette type, then you may want to steer clear. I said ‘ugh’ a lot while reading this.
November 27, 2017
I typically really like Cruise's books, but I couldn't even finish this one. The characters are crazy underdeveloped, the "mistaken identities" would have been cleared up in approximately ten seconds in real life, and the dialogue was really terribly written. I'm usually a fan of Cruise's work but this was a DNF for me.
August 30, 2024
This was as always a lot of fun to read. There is something about Jennifer Crusie’s writing that I love.
October 6, 2020
This was cute. Fast paced. Quippy dialogue. Fun misunderstandings. First book I’ve read by this author. Wasn’t bowled over by her , but would definitely read another book by her.
October 28, 2022
Oh my gosh the old cover for this was awful haha. You can tell this was written a few decades ago, just from the casual misogyny peppered throughout. But I still liked it. Jennifer Crusie does great funny dialogue.
June 16, 2020
Jenn is so good at screwball comedies. This is no exception. Fast read I finished in 6 hours
December 13, 2010
Another underwhelming re-release from Crusie, this one from 1997. Her reissues have been extremely hit or miss for me. A few I've really enjoyed -- Cinderella Deal, Anyone But You, What the Lady Wants. A couple that barely earn 2 star status like Charlie All Night and now this one.
Crusie describes the story as a Screwball Comedy, which is an apt enough description. I like Screwball Comedies overall but maybe more in movies than books, or maybe there was just too much in Trust Me On This that made me say "Oh, come on!"
The story follows two couples, one in their 30s's and the other around 60. They both fall instantly in love. OK, I'll go with that. What I kept stumbling over was both couples also instantly began huge life-changing planning after only knowing each other for 48 hours. Seriously? You're ready to move to a different city, give up your job/life's work, say goodbye to all your friends, seriously consider marriage without waiting for even a week of experience with this wonderful stranger? Well, that IS screwball.
I also had a hard time with the plot in which the heroes are trying to put away a con man they've been after for years. This time for selling swampland in Florida (Swampland. In Florida.). The guys didn't strike me as terribly professional or competent at their work. The way they went about things didn't seem very realistic. Same thing with the younger heroine who was a reporter and was working on two different stories -- again not overly believable.
Another review on this book said something about the story being half-baked. That really describes my impression of it. There were glimpses of the Crusie I love -- quirky characters, funny dialogue, crazy plot twists, and a wildly romantic, sentimental streak under the thin layer of cynicism and snappy comebacks. But I never laughed out loud like I do with her best work. I never loved the characters. I never just went with the crazy story, smiling all the way. Instead, I was thankful that Trust Me On This was so short and am hoping I'm over my need to read everything with Crusie's name on it. Maybe she'll bat out another Agnes and the Hitman, Bet Me, or Fast Women some day to delight me. Until then, I'm going to approach her stuff more cautiously.
Crusie describes the story as a Screwball Comedy, which is an apt enough description. I like Screwball Comedies overall but maybe more in movies than books, or maybe there was just too much in Trust Me On This that made me say "Oh, come on!"
The story follows two couples, one in their 30s's and the other around 60. They both fall instantly in love. OK, I'll go with that. What I kept stumbling over was both couples also instantly began huge life-changing planning after only knowing each other for 48 hours. Seriously? You're ready to move to a different city, give up your job/life's work, say goodbye to all your friends, seriously consider marriage without waiting for even a week of experience with this wonderful stranger? Well, that IS screwball.
I also had a hard time with the plot in which the heroes are trying to put away a con man they've been after for years. This time for selling swampland in Florida (Swampland. In Florida.). The guys didn't strike me as terribly professional or competent at their work. The way they went about things didn't seem very realistic. Same thing with the younger heroine who was a reporter and was working on two different stories -- again not overly believable.
Another review on this book said something about the story being half-baked. That really describes my impression of it. There were glimpses of the Crusie I love -- quirky characters, funny dialogue, crazy plot twists, and a wildly romantic, sentimental streak under the thin layer of cynicism and snappy comebacks. But I never laughed out loud like I do with her best work. I never loved the characters. I never just went with the crazy story, smiling all the way. Instead, I was thankful that Trust Me On This was so short and am hoping I'm over my need to read everything with Crusie's name on it. Maybe she'll bat out another Agnes and the Hitman, Bet Me, or Fast Women some day to delight me. Until then, I'm going to approach her stuff more cautiously.
May 1, 2012
Jennifer Crusie has long been one of my favorite authors, and I have pretty much everything she's written. So I was beyond excited when I came across this book at a library sale and realized it was one I'd not read yet. I put it on the shelf, not intending to read it right away as I already have so many books lined up, but it began taunting me, “read me, you know you want to, trust me on this!” So I finally dove in, and oh, it was worth it. Jennifer Crusie never disappoints.
Dennie Banks is a reporter, looking for that elusive big story that will make her career, but stuck at a small time paper where she covers weddings and such. Alec Prentiss works for the government, investigating fraud, and currently targeting a grifter who pulls real estate scams. Alec and his boss have been after this guy for a long time, and desperately want to bring him in.
Dennie and Alec wind up at the same hotel for a convention, where Alec has spotted his target and is determined to set him up and reel him in. Meanwhile, Dennie has gotten a scoop about an esteemed professor who is at the convention, but the professor doesn’t want to be interviewed and complains to hotel management that Dennie is stalking her. Alec happens to know the professor, who is a friend of his aunt, who is also at the hotel.
When their paths cross, Alec thinks Dennie is working for the scam artist and cozying up to her will get him closer to the target, and Dennie thinks cozying up to Alec, who seems to be a bit of a nerdy goofball, is the key to getting the interview of her life.
In a note to readers at the front of the book, Crusie describes this as the only screwball comedy she's ever written. While I'm not sure I quite agree, as I love screwball comedy and I love all of her books, which all have wonderfully humorous and at times screwballish scenes in them, this is definitely screwball in the way some of the greatest old movies are. I was captivated from the beginning. I loved the banter between Dennie and Alec, and the way they were so attracted to each other but bound and determined to ignore and/or fight that attraction and just use each other for their respective purposes. And of course it all ended just the way it should have.
Dennie Banks is a reporter, looking for that elusive big story that will make her career, but stuck at a small time paper where she covers weddings and such. Alec Prentiss works for the government, investigating fraud, and currently targeting a grifter who pulls real estate scams. Alec and his boss have been after this guy for a long time, and desperately want to bring him in.
Dennie and Alec wind up at the same hotel for a convention, where Alec has spotted his target and is determined to set him up and reel him in. Meanwhile, Dennie has gotten a scoop about an esteemed professor who is at the convention, but the professor doesn’t want to be interviewed and complains to hotel management that Dennie is stalking her. Alec happens to know the professor, who is a friend of his aunt, who is also at the hotel.
When their paths cross, Alec thinks Dennie is working for the scam artist and cozying up to her will get him closer to the target, and Dennie thinks cozying up to Alec, who seems to be a bit of a nerdy goofball, is the key to getting the interview of her life.
In a note to readers at the front of the book, Crusie describes this as the only screwball comedy she's ever written. While I'm not sure I quite agree, as I love screwball comedy and I love all of her books, which all have wonderfully humorous and at times screwballish scenes in them, this is definitely screwball in the way some of the greatest old movies are. I was captivated from the beginning. I loved the banter between Dennie and Alec, and the way they were so attracted to each other but bound and determined to ignore and/or fight that attraction and just use each other for their respective purposes. And of course it all ended just the way it should have.
March 18, 2020
This book was a quick, fun read, with several cases of mistaken identity and a lot of silliness taking place in a hotel over the course of a weekend. The protagonists are both likable and good at what they do (although I wasn't entirely sure why Dennie thought her entire career would be made by interviewing this one woman that she keeps pursuing) and there's also a nice secondary romance between the main two supporting characters, who are middle-aged.
I would have liked it if the romance wasn't quite so instantaneous, the couples really don't spend a lot of time together at all before apparently, they're madly in love with one another (yup, this is the case in both the primary and secondary romance). I would have liked more build-up and banter, as it was, the relationships seemed almost pre-destined, as the characters met, sparked, bantered a tiny bit, fell into bed with on another and decided this was their HEA, all in one weekend. With all the various storylines being juggled, neither romance gets enough focus.
A while back, I still had a bunch of Crusie's early romances on my TBR list, all purchased in e-book sales over the years, usually only rediscovered when the book in question fit into one of my reading challenges. Having finished this, I think I may only have one or two of Crusie's back catalogue left unread. As her books tend to be, this was an entertaining read, which I got through in only a day r two- unlike her really classic contemporaries, however, this book was nothing very remarkable either, but I think she managed her goal of creating a screwball comedy rather well.
Judging a book by its cover: Anyone thinking that this book will have a serious canine presence based on the cover, will be sorely disappointed. Our intrepid heroine DOES own a dog, who she thinks about a lot and mentally asks for advice a few times, but the two are separated for much of the story, and placing the adorable doggo front and centre on the book is rather misleading.
I would have liked it if the romance wasn't quite so instantaneous, the couples really don't spend a lot of time together at all before apparently, they're madly in love with one another (yup, this is the case in both the primary and secondary romance). I would have liked more build-up and banter, as it was, the relationships seemed almost pre-destined, as the characters met, sparked, bantered a tiny bit, fell into bed with on another and decided this was their HEA, all in one weekend. With all the various storylines being juggled, neither romance gets enough focus.
A while back, I still had a bunch of Crusie's early romances on my TBR list, all purchased in e-book sales over the years, usually only rediscovered when the book in question fit into one of my reading challenges. Having finished this, I think I may only have one or two of Crusie's back catalogue left unread. As her books tend to be, this was an entertaining read, which I got through in only a day r two- unlike her really classic contemporaries, however, this book was nothing very remarkable either, but I think she managed her goal of creating a screwball comedy rather well.
Judging a book by its cover: Anyone thinking that this book will have a serious canine presence based on the cover, will be sorely disappointed. Our intrepid heroine DOES own a dog, who she thinks about a lot and mentally asks for advice a few times, but the two are separated for much of the story, and placing the adorable doggo front and centre on the book is rather misleading.
March 9, 2019
What a fun way to spend a leisurely morning, complete with coffee and a gooey sweet treat.
Silly but fast-paced and compelling, this unrealistic little comedy-of-errors was delightful enough to have me suspend disbelief easily and root for the two quickly forming—and sweetly salty—couples.
Silly but fast-paced and compelling, this unrealistic little comedy-of-errors was delightful enough to have me suspend disbelief easily and root for the two quickly forming—and sweetly salty—couples.
June 30, 2025
This made me laugh a little, smile a little, and it was completely ridiculous…..And I loved it!
No brief synopsis needed. You can read it on the back cover of the book.
Sometimes you just need a little escape from the seriousness of it all, and Jennifer Cruise delivers every time.
No brief synopsis needed. You can read it on the back cover of the book.
Sometimes you just need a little escape from the seriousness of it all, and Jennifer Cruise delivers every time.
April 6, 2012
Alec and his boss Harry work for an unnamed agency that tracks down white collar criminals. Alec's Aunt Victoria invites him to a literary conference. Alec somehow determines that the land swindler they've been tracking down, Bond will show up at. Meanwhile, Dennie's a journalist who feels like she's not taking enough risks. She deduces that a famous author (Janice) whose husband is cheating on her will be at that same literary conference so Dennie heads their to stalk, er, get an interview. Oh, and by the way Janice is close friends with Victoria. ANd Janice calls the police almost immediately on Dennis.
Plus there's Donald who thinks Victoria should marry him and buy a compound together. And Bond's jealous girlfriend is prowling around too. And it just gets more complicated from there, and perhaps a little too coincidental. It's like an episode of the Loveboat, except on land.
Other reviewers thought there were too many characters to keep straight. I didn't find it confusing, however, with that many characters you just didn't get to know any of them that well.
Fun fluffy book that should provide readers a good introduction to Jennifer Crusie. It is not as good as many of her later books, but it's a short read - almost like a romance snack.
Plus there's Donald who thinks Victoria should marry him and buy a compound together. And Bond's jealous girlfriend is prowling around too. And it just gets more complicated from there, and perhaps a little too coincidental. It's like an episode of the Loveboat, except on land.
Other reviewers thought there were too many characters to keep straight. I didn't find it confusing, however, with that many characters you just didn't get to know any of them that well.
Fun fluffy book that should provide readers a good introduction to Jennifer Crusie. It is not as good as many of her later books, but it's a short read - almost like a romance snack.
December 28, 2014
Still more flu, one more Jennifer Crusie. I'm wondering if I'll run out of Jennifer Crusies before flu virus. (And I had my flu shot this year, Gosh darn it!)
More romance and humor and shenanigans in the - I imagine - mythical town of Riverbend. It's beginning to sound like the place to pick up guys.
However, Jenny really upset me in this one. It didn't have anything to do with the romance, the intrigue, the humor. No it had to do with her knowledge of classic monster movies.
You see, at one point, our hero and heroine are eating hot fudge sundaes and watching a late night film. A classic monster movie. A Peter Cushing one! (One of the best IMHO.) She even referred to one of my favorite movies of all time: Island of Terror! Then it went all downhill. I mean, I was having fantasies of men that appreciated Island of Terror and sitting in a hotel room on a bed with hot fudge sundaes! Now *that's* a fantasy!
Then she put it in the same league as Plan 9 from Outer Space! Jenny!!!!! And to top it all off, she hadn't even seen it. And whoever researched it for her was not paying attention! The scientist's daughter runs screaming?? There was no scientist's daughter!
I was so upset that flu, or no flu, I got up, found her e-mail address and sent her a note.
Still, it was a good book. Even if she dashed cold water in the middle of my enjoyable fantasy.
More romance and humor and shenanigans in the - I imagine - mythical town of Riverbend. It's beginning to sound like the place to pick up guys.
However, Jenny really upset me in this one. It didn't have anything to do with the romance, the intrigue, the humor. No it had to do with her knowledge of classic monster movies.
You see, at one point, our hero and heroine are eating hot fudge sundaes and watching a late night film. A classic monster movie. A Peter Cushing one! (One of the best IMHO.) She even referred to one of my favorite movies of all time: Island of Terror! Then it went all downhill. I mean, I was having fantasies of men that appreciated Island of Terror and sitting in a hotel room on a bed with hot fudge sundaes! Now *that's* a fantasy!
Then she put it in the same league as Plan 9 from Outer Space! Jenny!!!!! And to top it all off, she hadn't even seen it. And whoever researched it for her was not paying attention! The scientist's daughter runs screaming?? There was no scientist's daughter!
I was so upset that flu, or no flu, I got up, found her e-mail address and sent her a note.
Still, it was a good book. Even if she dashed cold water in the middle of my enjoyable fantasy.
March 10, 2011
Trust Me on This is a reissue for Crusie, but since I didn't get a chance to read it the first time around I was glad for the chance now. I've been a fan of Crusie since reading Welcome to Temptation, which has since become a favorite. I've found many of her most recent efforts--mostly collaborations with another author--disappointing, however. Trust Me on This is a return to classic Crusie. The author herself calls it a "screwball comedy" and it is, with misunderstandings gallore and a plethora of offbeat and eccentric characters to keep track of. It is a quick, fun, and satisfying read. The only loose end I felt remained at the end was why Janice Meredith went to the lengths she did; I'm sure if we could have seen her motivation it would have made more sense but really, I'm not going to lose sleep over it. I really enjoyed this entertaining story and am glad for the opportunity to read it.
March 5, 2012
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. (Brilliance Audio Description).
This was a typical Jennifer Crusie madcap romance, full of her signature humor. It is a reprint of one of her earlier books and it was obvious, lacking some of the depth of her more current books. Still it was fun, entertaining and great to listen to.
This was a typical Jennifer Crusie madcap romance, full of her signature humor. It is a reprint of one of her earlier books and it was obvious, lacking some of the depth of her more current books. Still it was fun, entertaining and great to listen to.
September 25, 2011
Romance. Two con artists, three English professors, two government agents, and a journalist walk into a hotel bar. This is another of Crusie's older books, repackaged and republished. The setup is super clunky, but once everyone's in the same place the book just zips along. The banter is great; all the making out is great; but the sex is not so great, and was in fact so unappealing I actually skimmed it. I liked the romance between the two thirty-somethings. They had chemistry and treated each other like equals. There's also a romance -- with sex! though, off-screen -- between two sixty-somethings, which is something you don't see a lot of in romance novels.
Three stars, mostly for the banter. This is the best of the republished Crusies I've read so far.
Three stars, mostly for the banter. This is the best of the republished Crusies I've read so far.
November 10, 2010
This book was mad fun! Great dialogue and banter, with a zany plot in which nobody is who everybody else thinks they are. I would have given it five stars, because it was incredibly entertaining, but the two romantic arcs were very rushed. I didn't mind it in the secondary romance because they were older and they'd been around the block, so just reaching out and grabbing some happiness worked for me. But the primary romance didn't really develop. It just suddenly...was. But, overall, it was a funny, smart, witty read and I really enjoyed it.
October 20, 2018
This is apparently a re-read for me, but I honestly don’t remember reading it the first time. I think that says more about me and my memory than about the book, though. It’s fun and silly and full of Jennifer Crusie’s trademark characters (quirky, smart, feisty, lovable) and zippy dialogue (I love how everyone always says “oh, hell”) and funny romantic situations. She never writes in classic romance tropes; even though she kind of follows the formula it always feels fresh and fun and you get swept up in the story. Love her.
January 7, 2011
I wanted so bad to love this book from the start....I actually didn't love it until the middle. I love Ms. Crusie's writing (as evidenced by the amount of her books I have read) and usually it grabs me from the start so much so that I can not put it down. I reread the rerelease of this book and could tell that it was one of her first books. Good but not the awesome and instantly engaging storyline and characters that I am used to. Still a great fluff book!!
March 15, 2019
A delightful cocktail of a book - sweet, quickly downed, and leaving one smiling at the rest of the evening. Crusie does insta-love/lust really really well, and here it's leavened with a Do-I-Trust-You plot that is easy to understand but still twisty enough to intrigue. And an Older-Love sub-plot.
I could put away two of these before dinner. Easily.
I could put away two of these before dinner. Easily.
December 27, 2010
Highly enjoyable. In the vein of a classic Doris Day/Cary Grant film with a contemporary setting. The chemistry between the heroine and the hero (Dennie and Alec) was delicious and the secondary characters (especially Harry, the gruff, grumpy detective) were a delight to read.
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