- Wagers, Dating (Social customs), Fiction, Love stories
From the back cover: Minerva Dobbs knows that happily-ever-after is a fairy tale, especially with a man who asked her to dinner to win a bet. Even if he is gorgeous and successful Calvin Morrisey.
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Contemporary, spare, classical in form and effortless.
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- warmbleak
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About the book
- Author
- Jennifer Crusie
- First published
- 2004
- Pages
- 364
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Paperbacks, St. Martin's Press, Random House Large Print
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780375433566
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Jenny Crusie is the NYT bestselling author of twenty some novels and lots of other stuff. Her latest novel, Maybe This Time, hit shelves in August, 2010. Jenny lives on the Ohio River where she often stares at the ceiling and counts her blessings.
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