LOVE AND DECEPTION HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.
Meet the Goodnights, a respectable family who run a respectable art gallery-and have for generations. There's Gwen, the matriarch who likes to escape reality, Eve the oldest daughter who has a slight identity problem (she has two), Nadine, the granddaughter who's ready to follow in the family footsteps as soon as she can find a set that isn't leading off a cliff. And lastly, Matilda, the youngest daughter, has inherited the secret locked down in the basement of the Goodnight Gallery, the secret she's willing to do almost anything to keep, even break into a house in the dead of night to steal back her past.
THE RISKS ARE INTOXICATING.
Meet the Dempseys, or at least meet Davy, a reformed con man who's just been ripped off for a cool three million by his financial manager, who then gallantly turned it over to Clea Lewis, the most beautiful sociopath Davy ever slept with. Davy wants the money back, but more than that he'll do anything to keep Clea from winning, including break into her house in the dead of night to steal back his future.
AND IF YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT THEM, THEY BOTH PAY OFF.
One collision in a closet later, Tilda and Davy reluctantly join forces to combat Clea, suspicious art collectors, a disgruntled heir, and an exasperated hitman, all the while coping with a mutant dachshund, a juke box stuck in the sixties, questionable sex, and the growing realization that they can't turn their backs on the people they were meant to be...or the people they were born to love.
Tiffany B. (Tiffany) from CHANNAHON, IL wrote on 4/13/2005...
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New York Times best selling author. So far this is my favorite Jennifer Crusie book. A reformed conman meets a sweet respectable art dealer and all hell breaks loose. Fantastic colorful characters, with nice plot twists. Excellent. About 400 pages.
P.S. Read Welcome to Temptation first! This story is a continuation.
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Tracy B. (TracyB) from SMYRNA, TN wrote on 3/2/2007...
Another wonderful book by Jennifer Crusie. Delightful.
Mary B. from REDMOND, OR wrote on 7/31/2006...
Fun fluffy reading.
Cheryl W. (cre8tivegal) from OAKLAND, CA wrote on 7/5/2006...
This book is the best book I've read lately. The dialogue and characters are witty, offbeat and funny. I'm looking for more of this author's work!
B.J. T. (meme) from FORT SMITH, AR wrote on 6/19/2006...
Mural artist Tilda Goodnight is struggling to pay off the mortgage on the family business and keep the Goodnight secrets safely hidden. Juggling her life gets even more complicated when she hides in Clea Lewis's closet and collides with sexy Davy Dempsey. Tilda is in Clea's bedroom to steal back a forged painting; Davy's there to steal Clea's account codes and retrieve the $3 million the larcenous blonde stole from him. Somehow, Tilda finds herself exchanging a mind-blowing kiss with her fellow burglar, and when Davy follows her home and rents a room from her mother, she's forced to deal with the charming con man. Everyone in Tilda's world is pretending to be someone else, including her daydreaming mother, her split-personality sister, and her cross-dressing ex-brother-in-law. All of them, including Tilda and Davy, are Faking It. What will happen when all the secrets are out and everyone knows the truth about everyone else? Will Davy recover his 3 million? Will Tilda recover all the forged paintings and find her true artistic calling? Will Tilda's mother run off to Aruba with a hit man named Ford? And exactly what is the difference between a man labeled a "doughnut" and one who deserves the title "muffin"?
Mallory S. from LONGVIEW, WA wrote on 5/1/2006...
Very funny book. Dialouge is great and the characters are well developed.
Shay K. (Reader-Is-Me) from WOODBRIDGE, VA wrote on 12/21/2005...
Lots of fun characters! I really enjoyed the book!
Sarah B. (Pixie328) from CAMP HILL, PA wrote on 10/3/2005...
Anything by Cruisie is awesome.
Cara H. from DECATUR, GA wrote on 9/25/2005...
Standard chick lit - but entertaining nonetheless.
Susan Z. (ZeeRN) from N HUNTINGDON, PA wrote on 7/10/2005...
My favorite Jennifer Crusie book!! I was reluctant at first...it didn't catch me right away but after the first chapter or so, I began to get into it and then I just loved it! Laughed out loud while reading.