Trust Me On This by Jennifer Crusie

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Publication Date: Oct. 26 2010 (re-issue)
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Reviewed For: Myself
My Rating:


Book Blurb: As soon as Alec Prentice spotted the spicy brunette in red silk, he vowed that the tempting con woman would not escape him! Dennie Banks was prepared to do anything to get her story, even flirt her way into the arms of a man who promised to help; but when the feisty reporter dared him to kiss her, his mouth scorched hers with wildfire yearning. 
Could two passionate partners in crime get their man and each other? 
In a deliciously fast-paced and funny romance, Jennifer Crusie proves without a doubt that everyone's guilty of something;and it might just be love! Drawn into a reckless charade by a man whose dangerous charm was hard to resist,could she uncover his mysteries without surrendering her own?


My Thoughts: I devoured this book in one sitting. I love Jennifer Crusie. I love her witty writing and comical characters. Anytime I sit down with one of her books, I am highly entertained. I think at this point, there isn't one I have not read yet. This book draws you in from the beginning as you meet Dennie and Alec separately. Dennie is a reporter looking to make it big and start a chain of changes in her life. Alec wants to take down one of the biggest criminals he and his boss Harry have been looking for. Upon the two meeting, Alec is sure that Dennie is part of the scam and is in with the criminals. She has no idea who Alec is, but thinks he is just a smooth talker who will say anything to get her into bed.

The two have quite the banter between each other as the heat between them leaps off the pages. I found myself laughing a lot during this book and I just couldn't wait to see how it played out. On top of the romance between Dennie and Alec, there is also another romance between Alec's boss and his aunt!

This book will leave you feeling happy and entertained; almost like watching a good romantic comedy. In fact, I can't believe on of Crusie's books hasn't been turned into a romantic comedy yet!

Jennifer Crusie: Maybe This Time

Publications Date: August 31 2010
Pages: 344
My Rating:


Summary from Goodreads:
Andie Miller is ready to move on in life. She wants to marry her fiance and leave behind everything in her past, especially her ex-husband, North Archer. But when Andie tries to gain closure with him, he asks one final favor of her before they go their separate ways forever. A very distant cousin of his has died and left North as the guardian of two orphans who have driven out three nannies already, and things are getting worse. He needs a very special person to take care of the situation and he knows Andie can handle anything…
When Andie meets the two children she quickly realizes things are much worse than she feared. The place is a mess, the children, Carter and Alice, aren’t your average delinquents, and the creepy old house where they live is being run by the worst housekeeper since Mrs. Danvers. What’s worse, Andie’s fiance thinks this is all a plan by North to get Andie back, and he may be right. Andie’s dreams have been haunted by North since she arrived at the old house. And that’s not the only haunting…
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 fiance. And just when she thinks things couldn’t get more complicated, North shows up on the doorstep making her wonder if maybe this time things could be different between them. 
If Andie can just get rid of all the guests and ghosts, she’s pretty sure she can save the kids, and herself, from the past. But fate might just have another thing in mind…


My thoughts:
I love Jennifer Crusie, can I get that on record. Then again if you have been reading me the last few weeks, you know that she is my favorite author. Anyway, this book was a lot different from her other books. She still had a mystery in it and romance. The romance was a little lacking, but the plot was so good that it didn't matter.  Andie had a passionate personality and it was a riot reading about her talking to the ghosts in the house. The children were spooky little kids, especially Alice. I had a hard time placing what age Alice was in the book and maybe that was the point. Carter was easy to place in age. North is her ex husband whom she hasn't spoken to in 10 years since Andie walked out. However, he is still hung up on her and is doing his best to not think about her.
The book is mostly a ghost story. Andie is trying to get rid of the ghosts and get them to cross to the other side so she can get the children out of the  house. The only way for her to get out of there alive with the kids is to get the ghosts gone. However, she is dealing with three ghosts who do not want to go. She is also dealing with a whole house full of people who think they know what is going on. One of the ghosts enjoys possessing some of the guests.
I liked the story and if your a Jennifer Crusie fan, you will thoroughly enjoy this fresh tale. If you like a good ghost story, this is also for you. Basically, this book is for you! And after read this try to contain your excitement for her next book that will be coming out in late October, Trust Me on This. I hope I can contain my excitement!