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Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1)
Welcome to Temptation - Dempsey, Bk 1
Author: Jennifer Crusie
ISBN-13: 9780312974251
ISBN-10: 0312974256
Publication Date: 4/15/2001
Pages: 416
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 536 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 166 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Another cute chick lit novel from Crusie... Two sisters who operate a small wedding video business join a has-been actress to make a film in the actress' home town. Naturally, they almost immediately meet handsome available men, and romance (and explicit sex) promptly ensues. Throw in a mother who is protective of her 30-something, womanizing son, a Porn King who may sponsor the film if they spice it up a little, a councilman's daughter who can't wait to get out of town, and, oops, a dead body, and you know you're off for a fun ride.
lolagranola avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 48 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Very humorous, sexy, smart story. The female characters are strong women and you'll want to cheer for them through out the story.
reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 13 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Very quick and fun read, I'm looking forward to starting Fast Women soon... little bit scandalous, so if you like that kind of thing, this is for you. :)
staceid avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 65 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Filled with laughs both big and small, this is a fun little book about life, love and putting your family first always. While parts were a bit drawn out and mildly confusing, the overall story kept me smiling until the very end.
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Helpful Score: 2
This book is laugh out loud funny.
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Helpful Score: 2
This is an awesome book, J.Crusie at her best!
reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 4 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Another of Cruisie's great hilarious romantic "who dun its". Well worth the read.
reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 11 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Great book, very easy to get lost in.
CheriePie avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 149 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is the 2nd book I've read by Crusie and though not my usual genre, I think I liked it better than Fast Women. It started off slow and the first chapter had a hard time holding my interest. I had just finished a cozy mystery, Owls Well Ends Well by Donna Andrews, and the slower pace of Temptation kept putting me to sleep. I almost thought I'd have to put it down before finishing the first chapter. Since I was traveling at the time, and at the 2006 BookCrossing Convention, I had my share of other books to choose from instead of starting this one. Fortunately, I kept at it though, and the pace picked up as additional characters were introduced.
AimeeR avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 46 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Another great read by Crusie - LOVE her heroines!
reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 45 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Great book!! I loved this book! It was another great Jennifer Cruise book.
Linda avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 770 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Lively characters, funny scenarios
reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 42 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Very entertaining and funny.
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Helpful Score: 1
Fun and very steamy read! The chemistry between the heroes are well written.
Guinan avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 42 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Fun and sexy read with out being too explicit. Characters who draw you in.
reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 107 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is one of Crusie's best!!
reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 133 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Another Jennifer Crusie books that kept we guessing and laughing this was the 2nd one of hers I read now I really am a fan
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Helpful Score: 1
Slow start, but worth the wait. I loved the story and characters!
reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 29 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I loved this book! Jennifer Crusie is one of my favorite authors. Definately a great summer read. Romance with a bit of mystery.
dmkay avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 223 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book is hilarious! It's also sexy and steamy as well as being a tongue in cheek who-done-it. If you're looking to improve your mood and brighten your day, this book will do it!
reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Hilarious romance.
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Helpful Score: 1
Love this author! I bought alot of her books!! Very creative, but really laugh out loud funny, shes a great author!
kathyk avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on
Helpful Score: 1
One of Jennifer Cruise's best. I liked Phin. Sexy and funny.
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Helpful Score: 1
Great book! A fun and quick read.
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Helpful Score: 1
I don't normally read romance, but this one is a shining example of what a truly good romance should be. And it has some mystery, too.
mrscrodian avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 35 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I really enjoyed this book. It was a funny and quick read.
Princesslooneytoons avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on
Helpful Score: 1
As always Crusie delivers a funny, sexy story.
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Helpful Score: 1
A fun read! Love reading Jennifer Crusie, if you like Evanovich you'll like Crusie.
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Helpful Score: 1
this is one of 3 they books are sexy, funny, and much more.
puddins-mom avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 21 more book reviews
Funny Stuff!Turn LEft AT Small Town SecretsYield To Oncoming DesireWelcome To Temptation!
Tata avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 135 more book reviews
The Sensational New York Times bestseller. It is bright, funny, sexy and wise. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It was a great read
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Hilariously sexy romance about a filmaker and the mayor of a small town in Ohio.
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book is in good shape...small tear on spine and u can tell its been read
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A lively, funny, sexy book about a big city video producer who travels to a little town on assignment and finds herself inexplicably attracted to the town's mayor and the lifestyle there.
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Great book by a fantastic author. Very funny!
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Very funny book! Great steamy scenes too. Well written characters that really come to life.
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Another book with the Dempsey family. Always good for comical antics and maybe a con or two.
gour0 avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on
Loved it! Jennifer Crusie is quirky and funny.
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What a great, light summer read...I think Crusie's best book! A romantic comedy/mystery with likeable characters, small town gossip and a bit of political intrigue thrown in for good measure. I pulled my lounge chair into the shade and gobbled this one up like candy.
sasfras72 avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on
Another favorite by Jennifer Cruise. She writes such realistic heroines, women that I would love to be friends with. And men that I would just love to love. Sophie is always looking out for everyone else, and finally she's met the man who asks, "who looks out for you?".
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good story with nice charaters and nice murder myster
boogbonz avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 14 more book reviews
This was the first book of Crusie's that I've read. I really enjoyed it. I'll definitely read more of hers.
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Very funny romantic comedy.
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Great book! I only just recently started reading Jennifer Crusie's book and I have love everyone so far! I definitely recommend this book!
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Great Easy read for a rainy day.
reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on
While I've loved everything else that I've read by Jennifer Crusie, this story just seemed a little scattered to me. I had a hard time keeping my interest or following with it.
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A romance/comedy that has wonderfully "twisted" characters. It is nice to have characters that aren't perfect and develop slowly throughout the book, not just in one fell swoop at the end! This is the second book I've read by Crusie and I'm hooked.
rettaliny avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 60 more book reviews
Fun, VERY LIGHT romance
robinmy avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 2097 more book reviews
Another hilarious book from Jennifer Crusie. The heroine and her sister come to a smalltown to make a short movie. The mayor and town council are worried that they are making a porn movie. Soon there are lies, blackmail, & a murder.
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One of my all time favorites, funny, warm, sexy and flat out nuts. Loved the pool table scene!
reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 14 more book reviews
Standard chick lit - but entertaining nonetheless.
lee avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 131 more book reviews
All of Jennifer Crusie's books have a little intrigue and romance. They are a fun, quick read.
reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 21 more book reviews
New author for me, I enjoyed the story, some suspense as well.
CraftyTJ avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 381 more book reviews
Prepare to be absolutely charmed by Jennifer Crusie's riotous tale of two slightly twisted sisters and a town chock full of hunks, coots, and petty politics in Welcome to Temptation.
Sophie and Amy Dempsey are just two wedding filmers trying to hop to the next level of their careers when they agree to produce a documentary of aging film star Clea Whipple's return to her hometown of Temptation, Ohio. And when the local mayor, Phin Tucker, and the police chief, Wes Mazur, proffer themselves as willing subjects for quick flings, Sophie and Amy aren't the type to object. But things are never easy in rural Ohio, and what starts off as an esoteric art film project soon evolves into potential porn--and that's just the relationships, let alone the documentary. Clea's husband Zane turns belly-up, the race for mayor turns dirty, and Sophie and Phin turn on the heat full steam.

With hot sex, clever characters, and Crusie's trademark wit, Welcome to Temptation will keep your eyes glued to the page and your stomach aching with laughter.
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Very cute and funny romance. Excellent read.
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Really enjoyed this one - typical Crusie!
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I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!! I WANT TO GO TO TEMPTATION, PLEASE.
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My first chick lit whodunnit. I didn't like it as much as Fast Women (which is excerpted at the end of this book). One chapter in particular was full of typos.
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Very good. Small town secrets, desire and temptations, everybody happy in the end.
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Wow! What a fun book! I had a few moments in the first few 75 pages or so that I found to be a little too bizarre (some of the residents of Temptation belong in Stepford!), but it picked up after that and was very enjoyable. I am one of those people who MUST read books in order, if you are too, follow this one up with Faking It to find out what happens with Davy.
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Too chic-litty for my taste. Not the type of hero and heroine I usually go for.
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A fun, fast read.
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I have read them all, they blend together.
rubuhroom avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 32 more book reviews
Small-town secrets, gossip, blackmail, adultery, murder and really exciting sex. Jennifer Crusie is one of my favorite authors and she held her own with this one. Fun read.
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So funny! My all-time favorite crusie!
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This was a very funny book, I liked it alot.A romance with alot of other things going on at the same time.
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From Publishers Weekly:
Crusie's saucy feminist romp stars a heroine who captures her man's heart, and then goes after his job, meanwhile enjoying "headbanging sex," filming soft porn and acquiring both a house and a dog named Lassie. A car crash welcomes Sophia Dempsey to Temptation, Ohio, as she arrives from Cincinnati to help her hot-tempered, smart-mouthed sister, Amy, film a video with a washed-up local actress. Sophie's misgivings about small-town Temptation increase when she sees the town's rusted welcome sign: "We Believe in Family Values." Yet unconventional Sophie soon ditches her boyfriend (who is also her ex-therapist) and falls for Phineas Tucker, Temptation's macho mayor, scion of the town's premier political family and single father. News of the Dempsey sisters' film prompts the prudish town council to institute an antiporn ordinance, which Phin is obligated to uphold while he inspires Sophie's experiments with sexy camerawork. Crusie adroitly mixes the outrageous and the practical, modern feminism and old-fashioned romance, and adds a liberal dose of razor-sharp humor. Sophie's effort to enact the mayor's favorite sexual fantasy is thwarted by interruptions by various townspeople confessing to murder, while, in one hilarious highlight, Sophie's costume for the evening falls victim to the laws of gravity. Minor characters offer more humor and romance: the police chief and the ex-juvenile delinquent, Sophie's scheming brother and his ex-wife, the porn king and the town debutante, Phin's daughter and his mother. Like a stand-up comic, Crusie (Crazy for You) charms with her brisk, edgy style, and the repartee between Sophie and Phin keeps energy and sexual tension high. A romantic comedy that adds luster to the genre, this effervescent tale will please readers who can relate to Sophie's undaunted exploration of all her desires.
Hophead avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 285 more book reviews
One of Crusie's best! Funny, entertaining and downright fun to read, I learned a lot about human nature in this book. Highly recommended.
Smokey avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 265 more book reviews
Welcome to Temptation, Ohio, where Sophie Dempsey has an assignment to film a wedding video. Shortly after she hits town, she has a run-in with the town's sexy mayor, Phineas Tucker. This unlikely pair find themselves caught up in a web of gossip, blackmail, adultery, and murder.
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Sophie Dempsey is content living a quiet life filming wedding videos until an assignment brings her to Temptation, Ohio. From the moemt she drives into townm she gets a bad feeling.
Sophie is from the wrong side of the tracks and everything in Temtation is a little too right. And when she has a run- in with the towns unnervingly sext mayor, Phineas Taylor, making a little movie turns out to be more than a little dangerous.
All Sophie wants to do is film the video and head home. All Phin wants to do is shoot pool withthe police chief and keep things peaceful. They both get more than they bargained for when Sophie video cause an uproar and the proper citizens of Temptation set out to shut them down.
Asevents spiral out of control, Sophie and Phin find themselve caught up in a web of gossip, blacmail, adultry, murder andreally excellent sex. All hell breaks loose in Temptation as Sophie and Phin fall deeper and deeper into trouble..and love.
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Loved it! Jennifer Cruise never disappoints me.
LaurieS avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 504 more book reviews
This book was a real struggle for me to finish. If I hadn't been having it read to me via audibook, I don't honestly think I would've stuck it out. Until now I've enjoyed all of the Crusie books I've read but this one just didn't resonate with me. It's about a pair of sisters who visit the town of Temptation to shoot a documovie on a fading movie star (at least that's what I got out of it). They've always been outsiders and were raised by a con man so and though they're harmless enough they rather thrive on being a little 'bad'. Naturally, one of the sister's falls for the upright major. They have lots of supposed fantasy sex (that was a bit boring, if you ask me) and the major gets into hot water because the town is afraid the movie the sisters are making is going to be nothing but porn. Someone dies, a water tower gets painted several times, the aging starlet has sex with the son of her former lover, a young girl falls in love a porn producer (I found this storyline gross) and other assorted things happen that I found unbelievable. This book didn't have the wit and spark of the earlier books I've read by this author and in the end there were so many characters that I had a very difficult time remember who was who and wouldn't bother rereading it to figure it out.
Bernie avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on
Sophie Dempsey is content living a quiet life filming wedding videos until an assignment brings her to Temptation, Ohio.From the moment she drives into town, she gets a bad feeling; Sophie is from the wrong side of the tracks and everything in Temptation is a little too right.And when she has a run-in with the town's unnervingly sexy mayor, Phineas Tucker, making a little movie turns out to be more than a little dangerous.All Sophie wants to do is film the video and head home.All Phin wants to do is play pool with the police chief and keep things peaceful.They both get more than they bargained for when Sophie's video causes an uproar and the proper citizens of Temptation set out to shut them down. As events spiral out of control, Sophie and Phin find themselves caught in a web of gossip, blackmail, adultery, murder, and really excellent sex. All hell breaks loose in Temptation as Sophie and Phin fall deeper and deeper in trouble . . . and in love.
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Not one of her best but an enjoyable read nonetheless.
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The middle of this book lost me for awhile but it all came together in the end
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One of my favorites! I have literally read this book four times and loaned it toprobably three people just on my own but it's in great condition
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I love Jennifer Cruisie. Another great book by this author.
grannyc avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 160 more book reviews
Sophie Dempsey is content living a quiet life filming wedding videos until an assignment brings her to Temptation, Ohio. From the moment she drives into town, she gets a bad feeling; Sophie is from the wrong side of the tracks and everything in Temptation is a little too right. And when she has a run-in with the town's unnervingly sexy mayor, Phineas Tucker, making a little movie turns out to be more than a little dangerous.
Gracious-Granny avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 137 more book reviews
Good Crusie book!
tracey avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 41 more book reviews
Another great book bt Jennifer Crusie
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Sophie Dempsey is content living a quiet life filming wedding videos untill an assignment brings her to Temptation, Ohio. From the moment she drives into twon, she gets a bad feeling; Sophie is from the wrong side of the tracks and everything in Temptation is a little too right. And when she has a run-in with the town's unnervingly sexy mayor, Phin Tucker, making a little movie turns out to be more than a little dangerous.
All Sophie wants to do is film the video and head home. All Phin wants to do is play pool with the police chief and keep things peaceful. They both get more than they bargained for when Sophie's video causes an uproar and the proper citizens of Temptation set out to shut them down.
As events spiral out of control, Sophie and Phin find themselves caught in a web of gossip, blackmail, adultery, murder, and really excellent sex. All hell breaks loose in Temptation as Sophie and Phin fall deeper and deeper in trouble...and love.
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Turn left at small town secrets...yield to oncoming desire...welcome to Temptation...As events spiral out of control, Sophie and Phil find themselves caught in a web of gossip, blackmail, adultery, murder, and really excellent sex. All hell breaks loose in Temptation as Sophie and Phil fall deeper and deeper in trouble...and in love.
redhatter avatar reviewed Welcome to Temptation (Dempsey, Bk 1) on + 577 more book reviews
Sophie Dempsey is content living a quiet life filming weddings until an assignment brings her to Temptation, Ohio. From the moment she drives into town, she gets a bad feeling. She is from the wrong side of the tracks and everuthing about this town is a little too right.
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Sophie Dempsey is content living a quiet life filming wedding videos until an assignment brings her to Temptation, Ohio. From the moment she drives int town, she gets a bad feeling; Sophie is from the wrong side of the tracks and Temptation is a little too right. And when she has a run-in with the town's unnervingly sexy mayor, Phineas Tucker, making a little movie turns out to be more than a little dangerous. As events spiral out of control, Sophie and Phin find themselves caught in a web of gossip, blackmail, adultery, murder, and really excellent sex. All hell breaks loose in Temptation as Sophie and Phin fall deeper and deeper in trouble ..... and in love.
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I bought this book thinking it sounded good.. but, I've never read it..