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Book Review of Bet Me

Bet Me
Bet Me
Author: Jennifer Crusie
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Romance
Book Type: Paperback
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I love Jennifer Crusie--her books never disappoint--and this was yet another smart, funny read.

From Booklist
Minerva Dobbs thought David Fisk might be the one she\'s been waiting for, until he dumps her three weeks before her sister Diana\'s wedding. Min soon realizes just how lucky she is to be rid of David when she overhears him at her favorite bar betting a handsome stranger, Calvin Morrisey, that Cal couldn\'t bed Min in a month. At first Min debates the idea of giving them both a piece of her mind, but then she remembers she still needs a date for the wedding. Why not use the all-too charming Cal just like he was going to use her, and then dump him? Of course, Min never expected that Cal might turn out to be \"the one.\" A sturdy statistician who thinks Elvis Presley is the only man worth waiting for discovers that fairy tales can come true if you are only willing to believe. New York Times best-selling Crusie maintains her winning streak in another wickedly witty, deliciously sexy contemporary romance. Finding exactly the right balance between cynicism and optimism, Crusie deftly blends snappy dialogue; quirky, irrepressible secondary characters; and two beautifully matched protagonists struggling against their romantic fate.