New Releases by Jennifer Crusie

Somebody is killing the women of Rocky Start, which probably seems fair since they’re all retired assassins. Well, not all. There’s Rose Malone who’s trying to start her life over with herself at the center this time, once she stops her daughter, Poppy, from taking their secondhand shop online since Rose is still hiding out from the cops (nineteen years and still not in jail). She’d also like to have her lover back from the Appalachian Trail, but first, there’s this attempted assassination she has to foil. Rose is sure of only two things: nobody’s going to die on her watch, and Max Reddy is going to be back in time to carve the turkey on Christmas Day. Max is walking the Appalachian Trail, which has taken him longer than he’d planned due to the fact that someone is trying to kill him. And that’s not even his biggest problem. That would be the thoughts of the woman he left behind distracting him from things like surviving a snowstorm and ducking a Russian from somebody else’s past who thinks Max knows the whereabouts of a treasure Max is pretty sure doesn’t exist. But he''s been wrong before. Then Rose gets serious about death prevention and Max gets back to town to find out there are new people in town, Rose’s daughter Poppy is still dealing with PTSD with a side of romance, his buddy Luke really doesn’t want to be the law in Rocky Start, and Rose’s kitchen, Rose’s smile, and Rose’s arms are home to him now, a realization that’s more terrifying than the killer in the shadows.

Think of the movies Grosse Pointe Blank or RED. Retired covert operatives living in a small town in the Smoky Mountains. What could go wrong? Available for a limited time on Google until 1 August 2024. Rose Malone’s landlord and employer, Ozzie Oswald, just died and now she has no idea if she has a job or if she and her daughter, Poppy, have a place to live, and that’s on top of the arrest warrant that’s been out for her for nineteen years. Then a stranger shows up claiming to be Ozzie’s son and tries to throw her out, so she swings a reproduction of the Maltese Falcon at him, and just as she’s about to finish him off in a rage, somebody grabs him and throws him into the street. Max Reddy just wants his boots. He’s walking the Appalachian trail with his dog Maggs and stopping for them in Rocky Start, when he sees a feisty middle-aged woman swinging a Maltese Falcon at a guy who backhands her. Max throws the guy into the street and continues on his way, determined to get his boots and get out of town, even if Feisty is pretty cute. He’s been alone on the Trail a long time. Some trees are looking good to him. All Rose wants to know is what’s going on, so she follows Max to the post office, no ulterior motive, honest. Except to pick his pocket to find out who he is, then he can go. But by nightfall, she’s invited him under her roof for her own protection since they''re dealing with a town full of retired spies, including a sly-eyed moocher, a suspicious sheriff, a knife-wielding bakery owner, a strange woman who looks like a vampire, a conniving teenager, and a dog who''s decided she''s done with the Appalachian Trail. And Max is starting to think his dog is right. Rocky Start: This could be the start of something dangerous.

From the NY Times Bestselling duo that wrote Agnes and the Hitman, the first book in a new series. Liz Danger has come home after fifteen years to deliver a giant teddy bear for her mother''s birthday (color: Guilt Red) when a cop with a great ass picks her up for speeding, fixes the missing lug nuts in her back wheel, pulls her out of a ditch, doesn''t give her a ticket, and helps her avoid her family. This is a man with real potential. The rest of the day goes downhill, starting with her finding out that the only man she''s ever loved is getting married to Lavender Blue, the most beautiful woman in southern Ohio. Really, the best thing in her day is that cop with the lug nuts. Vince Cooper is still not sure about being a cop in Burney, Ohio, a place he just moved to six months ago, since Burney is full of some fairly odd people spaced between long stretches of boredom. Still, considering the dangerous, difficult life he had before Burney, boredom is good. Then he picks up Liz Danger for speeding and life gets a lot more interesting. And when he picks her up again in the local bar the next night, he starts to realize that "interesting" doesn''t begin to describe what''s going to happen to him if he pulls Liz into his arms and his life. As Liz navigates her dysfunctional family, her flamboyant boss phoning in from Chicago, her still-interested ex, her bridesmaid dress from hell, a dachshund with issues, a disaster of a wedding, assault, murder, and three hundred and ninety-three teddy bears, Vince shows up to get her through, even though he knows that the real peril for him in Burney is the one who came with her own warning label, Liz Danger.--Provided by publisher.

"Liz Danger is stuck in her hometown of Burney, Ohio for the summer. That means she has three more months of trying to get a copy edit done for her insane employer, babysitting a seven-year-old, and figuring out what to do with three hundred and ninety-two teddy bears. And then there''s her mother. The good news: She''s living with a hot cop in a diner by the river. Vince Cooper is stuck in a town that keeps asking him when he''s going to make an honest woman of Liz Danger and in a job that''s being kneecapped by local and state politics. And there''s the biker gang that''s come to town and Liz''s ex-boyfriend who still hasn''t figured out that the ex part is permanent. Good thing he has Liz to come home to--until he doesn''t. As Liz and Vince try to navigate their relationship, they''re finding out new things about themselves and the town they''re trying to protect, and that means dealing with greedy politicians, arson, broken hearts (not theirs), vandalism, questionable real estate, murder, and a lot of soggy bears" -- Back cover.

"Liz Danger is a ghostwriter, trapped in her old hometown for the summer. Good thing she has Vince Cooper, her recurring one-night stand living down by the river in his old diner car, making her feel happy and safe and normal until September when she''ll be leaving again, although she''s starting to wonder if she really wants to. Vince Cooper is a cop in a town with a shady new housing development that''s bringing a lot of armed strangers, a corrupt mayor, a police chief boss under fire, and an idiot blogger stirring up trouble. Good thing his recurring one-night stand is sticking around for the summer. The only drawback? He''s not looking forward to the empty space Liz Danger will leave behind her when she goes in September. Treacherous small-town politics, a rust belt biker gang, a widowed ex who doesn''t understand the word "no," a seven-year-old in need of a temporary mom, a flamboyant blonde boss who needs watched at all times, exploding family secrets, arson, murder, and three hundred and ninety-two soaking wet teddy bears later, Liz and Vince will come face to face with the madman burning down their town, and even worse, with their imploding relationship."--

Komische en spannende romcom van populaire auteur Jennifer Crusie Andie Miller is klaar voor een nieuwe stap in haar leven. Ze is van plan om met haar verloofde te trouwen en haar verleden achter zich te laten, met name haar ex-man North Archer. Maar wanneer Andie en North nog een laatste keer afspreken om afscheid te nemen, vraagt North Andie om een gunst. Zijn verweesde nichtje en neefje hebben – na er al drie te hebben versleten – een nieuwe nanny nodig, en Andie is een perfecte kandidaat. Maar er is iets niet helemaal pluis met de kinderen, het huis waarin ze wonen en de bijbehorende huishoudster. Bovendien blijft North maar door Andies hoofd spoken. En in het huis spookt er wel meer... Kan Andie de kinderen, en zichzelf, van het verleden redden? Of heeft het lot andere plannen? Een hilarisch avontuur inclusief bemoeizieke geesten, een geïrriteerd medium, een tarotkaarten lezende moeder, een jaloerse verloofde, en bananencake.

Lucy Savage mengalami minggu yang buruk! Mantan suaminya si tukang selingkuh, Bradley, tidak datang ke pengadilan perceraian. Warna rambut barunya tampak mengerikan. Dan seseorang mencoba membunuhnya! Seakan itu belum cukup, Opsir Zack Warren yakin bahwa Bradley yang ingin disingkirkan Lucy itu sama dengan Bradley yang hendak ditangkapnya atas tuduhan penggelapan uang. Ketika ada yang meledakkan mobil Lucy, Zack yakin Lucy membutuhkan seseorang untuk melindunginya 24 jam. Astaga! Memangnya Zack pikir anjing dan kucing Lucy untuk apa? Tapi, Zack bersikeras menjadi sang pelindung dan tinggal di rumah wanita cantik itu. Sekarang bahaya bukan hanya di luar, tapi juga di dapur, kamar mandi... dan kamar tidur. Tapi, mungkin saja Zack—yang luar biasa seksi dalam balutan jaket kulit—adalah pria yang Lucy butuhkan selama ini!

A fan-favorite from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie, originally published in 1994. Business takes a backseat when successful ad executive Emily Tate meets Richard Parker. He’s an accountant who’s been sent to keep her in line and under budget in her ad campaign for a sensual new perfume called Sizzle. And if Emily’s not careful, she just might melt in Richard’s hands.

Hoe vaak kun je vallen voor een verkeerde man? Te vaak, als je het aan Lucy vraagt. Dat heeft ze inmiddels wel gemerkt. Maar gelukkig leer je van elke keer, toch? Na Bradley, bij wie ze echt dacht dat ze het dit keer goed had gedaan, besluit ze het roer dan ook rigoureus om te gooien. Zelfstandigheid en vrijheid, dát is voortaan belangrijk. Ze heeft nu tenslotte het huis waar ze van droomde, en alleen is ze met haar drie honden nooit. Wat vaker iets impulsiefs doen, zoals haar zus haar aanraadt, lijkt haar in eerste instantie niet zo''n goed idee. Toch komt ook dat ervan wanneer ze op slag voor de opwindende Zack valt - al is dat niet direct wat haar zus bedoelde. En, verstandig of niet, vervelen doet ze zich sindsdien geen minuut meer. Vooral niet als blijkt dat ze nog niet van Bradley af is...

"Tesa myli Niką, bet jis pernelyg konservatyvus jai... nebent išmoktų šiek tiek atsipalaiduoti.Tesa Niuhart neabejoja, Nikas Džeimisonas nėra jai skirtasis. Jis dievina ikrus ir šampaną, vilki dizainerių siūtus kostiumus, ji mėgsta kiniškus koldūnus ir dėvėtus drabužius. Nikas – pavyzdingas advokatas, o Tesos vaikystė prabėgo komunoje ir ji vis dar kovoja dėl teisybės. Jis nori siekti karjeros, ji tenori... jo – tik ne karjeros ir visuomenės laiptais kylančio, o mielo, rūpestingo ir linksmo.Nikas taip pat trokšta Tesos, bet šiuo metu jam svarbiau tapti advokatų kontoros partneriu. Tikslas ranka pasiekiamas – tereikia įkalbėti draugę apsimesti jo sužadėtine per svarbią savaitgalio viešnagę."

Elė siekia žvaigždžių. Čarliui gerai ir ant žemės. Ar jiems pakeliui?Elė Makgafi sutrikusi: ją ką tik paliko vaikinas ir atleido iš geriausiu laiku transliuojamos radijo laidos. Tačiau ji neketina palūžti. Elė planuoja dar kartą sublizgėti ir paversti žvaigžde laikiną naktinės laidos vedėją Čarlį Tenjelą. O jei jis padės užsigydyti širdies žaizdas trumpučiu meilės romanu – tuo geriau.Čarlis čia dirbs neilgai, todėl nori tik atsipalaiduoti, pagroti gerų dainų ir smagiai praleisti laiką. Populiarumas jo nevilioja. O štai Elė traukia dar ir kaip.Netikėtai vienos nakties nuotykis virsta žalingu keturių savaičių įpročiu. Regis, visos Elę kamavusios bėdos pašalintos... išskyrus vieną.

"Fizikos mokytoja Liusė Sevidž galiausiai ryžtasi atsikratyti neištikimo sutuoktinio Bredlio... ir jo pasibaisėtino žalio krėslo. Pievelė priešais namą jau nusėta buvusiojo daiktais.Ta proga sesuo nusiveda Liusę papietauti ir atšvęsti atgautos laisvės. Moterų kalbos apie pašlemėką vardu Bredlis sudomina Zaką Voreną – policininką, norintį suimti tą patį Bredlį už sukčiavimą. Zakas sumeta, kad žavioji Liusė gali nuvesti jį tiesiai pas ieškomą žmogų. Kai į Liusę kažkas šauna, o vėliau susprogdina jos automobilį, Zakas užsispiria saugoti ją visą parą.Galbūt blogiuką primenantis impulsyvusis Zakas – būtent tas, kurio reikia racionaliajai Liusei?"

"Ši knyga apie pašėlusią paveldėtoją tuščiomis kišenėmis, privatų detektyvą, kuris iš tikrųjų nėra detektyvas, žmogžudystės auką, mirusią natūralia mirtimi, ir šunį vardu Bobas.Mičas Pitvikas gana greitai suprato, kad privataus seklio gyvenimas kitoks, nei rodoma kino filmuose. Jis įsivaizdavo pateksiąs į ryžtingų detektyvų ir aštrialiežuvių, stulbinamo grožio damų pasaulį. Deja, tikrovė nuobodi: vyrai apgaudinėja žmonas, šios juos įtarinėja, o meilužės nieko nenutuokia... Kol pro duris įžengia ji.Mei Salivan – iš kojų verčianti gražuolė, turinti po velėna galinčių pakišti giminaičių. Ji kažką slepia, bet pasiūlo Mičui atlikti tyrimą, kurio jis negali atsisakyti... Neilgai trukus Mičas visiškai pameta galvą. Ko ji nori: tik sučiupti gudrius sukčius ar supančioti jį?"

Previously published stories from New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie, Mandy Baxter, and Donna Alward, these hot romantic stories share the spirit of love this season. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, when love is in the cold and frosty air—and desire reaches the boiling point... Hot Toy From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie comes a hilarious, sexy story about a determined shopper who grabs the last action figure off the shelf, only to find herself plunged into the arms of a sexy secret agent. Mayhem under the mistletoe ensues. Business as usual this Christmas season...right? Christmas with the Billionaire Rancher Nate wants to stay away from all the women who want his money in Mandy Baxter’s story set deep in the heart of Texas. But when gorgeous do-gooder Chloe Benson comes knocking at his door—in search of funds for her charity—Nate can’t ignore the passion he feels for her. Maybe love is priceless after all? Christmas at Seashell Cottage ’Tis the season in Jewell Cove when local doctor Charlie Yang finds her quiet, steady life disrupted by both an abandoned baby in the nativity manger and ex-SEAL Dave Ricker. Are these turn of events too good to be true? Or is Christmas working its magic—for real?

Lucy sa perfettamente che affrontare l''udienza per il divorzio non è certo il modo più allegro per iniziare la giornata, ma tramortire nelle stesse ventiquattro ore l''aitante poliziotto Zachery Warren e diventare il bersaglio preferito di un misterioso assassino non era davvero nelle sue previsioni. E tutto per colpa di Bradley. Ma chi è poi veramente costui, l''innocuo ex marito della donna o un pericoloso malvivente? È quello che Zach cercherà di scoprire stabilendosi a casa di Lucy per proteggerla e finendo per mettere a nudo molto più della sua vita privata...

Previously published in the anthology Santa, Baby, HOT TOY is now available as a standalone e-story for the first time! Mayhem ensues under the mistletoe as a determined shopper grabs the very last hot toy action figure off the shelf, only to find herself plunged into the middle of a real-life spy game and in the arms of a sexy secret agent...

Here together for the first time in a stunning eBook bundle, seven novels from beloved New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie: Tell Me Lies Maddie Faraday''s life would be perfect—if it weren''t for: her cheating husband, her suspicious daughter, her gossipy mother, her secretive best friend, her nosy neighbors, and that guy she lost her virginity to twenty years ago...Jennifer Cruise dishes up a funny, sexy, suspenseful novel about small-town secrets, big-time betrayals and the redemptive power of love, laughter and chocolate brownies. Crazy For You Quinn McKenzie is dating the world''s nicest guy, she has a good job, she''s surrounded by family and friends, and she''s bored to the point of insanity. But when Quinn decides to change her life by adopting a stray dog, everything begins to spiral out of control. Now she''s coping with dognapping, breaking and entering, seduction, sabotage, stalking, more secrets than she really wants to know, and two men who are suddenly crazy . . . for her. Welcome To Temptation Sophie Dempsey is content living a quiet life filming wedding videos until an assignment brings her to Temptation, Ohio. 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. Fast Women When down-on-her-luck divorcée Nell Dysart meets determined-to-dominate detective Gabe McKenna they find out that falling in love can be murder... Faking It Tilda has a history of forgery she''s trying to forget. Davy has a knack for scamming he''s trying to resist. But one fateful night, their good intentions go bad. And what they get up to is downright immoral, illegal, and irresistible. Bet Me It''s such a shock when Minerva Dobbs'' extremely logical choice for a boyfriend, David, dumps her three weeks before her perfect sister''s wedding. So when Min overhears David make a bet with his old nemesis—the gorgeous and successful Calvin Morrisey—that Cal can''t get Min into bed in a month, she decides that fate has just handed her a stacked deck: she can make Cal sweat his sex appeal and get a date to the wedding, if she plays along and doesn''t fold... Maybe This Time Andie Miller is ready to move on with her life. She wants to marry her fiancé and leave behind everything in her past, especially her ex-husband, North Archer. But North asks one last favor: Since the death of a distant cousin, he''s become the guardian of two orphans who have already driven away three nannies. North needs someone to take care of the situation—and he knows Andie can handle anything. As Andie copes with the ghosts of her past and present, she begins to see that what she wants is the same thing that everyone in the house wants—a second chance.

Minerva Dobbs tahu bahagia selamanya hanya ada dalam dongeng. Terutama bila ia sampai menjalin hubungan dengan pria yang hanya mengajaknya makan malam demi memenangi taruhan. Sekalipun pria itu Calvin Morrisey yang memikat dan sangat sukses. Cal tahu berkomitmen sangatlah sulit, terutama dengan wanita yang mudah tersulut emosi seperti Min Dobbs. Meski wanita itu mengenakan sepatu-sepatu keren dan membuatnya tertantang. Ketika mengucapankan salam perpisahan pada akhir makan malam, mereka bertekad takkan pernah bertemu lagi. Tapi takdir punya rencana lain dan mempertemukan mereka lagi… dan lagi… dan lagi….

4 Romane in einem Band! Ein Mann für alle Fälle: Privatdetektiv Mitch findet seine Klientin Mae überaus aufregend! Dass er sich in sie verliebt und sie in Verdacht gerät, einen Mord begangen zu haben, wirft allerdings ein paar Probleme auf ... Jede Nacht mit Charlie: Produzentin Allie und der neue Radiomoderator Charlie sind ein Dreamteam - auf Sendung und privat. Doch sooft der Traummann Allie küsst, sooft betont er, dass er bald das Land verlassen muss ... Wie Feuer im Blut: Guter Sex ist nicht alles! Und so trennt sich Tess von dem ehrgeizigen Anwalt Nick. Doch für seinen Job braucht Nick ganz plötzlich eine Verlobte! Tess willigt in das Spiel ein - und gefährdet mit ihrem Temperament Nicks ausgeklügelte Karrierepläne ... Beim zweiten Mann ist alles anders: Der Cop Tom Warren hat seine liebe Not, Lucy davon zu überzeugen, ihn bei sich wohnen zu lassen. Nur so kann er für ihren Schutz garantieren! Doch dann wartet eine süße Überraschung auf ihn ...

"Ein Mann für alle Lagen" Kate sucht den perfekten Mann - das kann doch nicht so schwer sein! Ist es aber. Selbst in dem Golfhotel für Singles entdeckt sie nicht den Traumtyp, nach dem sie sucht. Dafür wird Jake Templeton, stiller Teilhaber des Hotels, der beste Freund, den sie sich vorstellen kann. Erst als der Urlaub vorbei ist, bemerkt sie, dass sie sich in Jake verliebt hat ... "Endlich Single: Schon verliebt" Raus aus dem goldenen Käfig - hinein ins pralle Leben! Nina ist froh, dass ihre langweilige Ehe vorbei ist. Bevor sie jedoch ihre Freiheit richtig genießen kann, verliebt sie sich in Alex. Gut aussehend, erfolgreich in seinem Beruf - und zehn Jahre jünger als Nina. Sie beginnen eine heftige Affäre, bei der anscheinend nur der Augenblick und nicht die Zukunft zählt ...

Emily rast vor Wut: Ein Controller soll ihre Arbeit überwachen! Doch bald stellt sie fest, dass der attraktive Richard sie aus ganz anderen Gründen reizt... Liegen etwa Frühlingsgefühle in der Luft?

Part basset, part beagle, all Cupid… For Nina Askew, turning forty means freedom—from the ex-husband, freedom from their stuffy suburban home, freedom to focus on what she wants for a change. And what she wants is something her ex always vetoed—a puppy. A bouncy, adorable puppy. Instead she gets…Fred. Overweight, middle-aged, a bit smelly and obviously depressed, Fred is light-years from perky. But he does manage to put Nina in the path of Alex Moore, her gorgeous, younger-by-a-decade neighbor. Alex seems perfect—he''s a sexy, seemingly sane, surprisingly single E.R. doctor—but the age gap convinces Nina that anyone but Alex would be better relationship material. But with every silver-haired stiff she dates, the more she suspects it''s the young, dog-loving doc she wants to sit and stay!

Mitch Peabody was learning pretty fast that the life of a private detective was nothing like the movies. He''d envisioned a world of tough-talking detectives and smart-mouthed, stunning dames. Instead he saw case after case of cheating husbands, suspicious wives and unsuspecting mistresses…until she walked through the door. Right down to her stilettos, Mae Sullivan was a knockout with a lethal body—and a lethal family to go with it. There was something not quite on the up-and-up about her, but she came with a case he couldn''t afford to refuse…and left him with a case of lust he hadn''t had since high school. It didn''t take long for him to fall for her, hook, line and sinker. But was Mae interested only in catching the double-crossing crooks who murdered her uncle…or did the lady want to catch him?

Tess Newhart knows her ex-boyfriend Nick Jamieson isn''t the right guy for her. He''s caviar and champagne; she''s take-out Chinese pot stickers. He''s an uptight Republican lawyer; she was raised in a commune. He wants to get ahead in business; she just wants…him. But there''s no way Tess will play second fiddle to his job. Yet somehow she finds herself agreeing to play his fiancée on a weekend business trip that could make or break Nick''s career. And while he''s trying to convince Tess that he needs her in his respectable world, Tess is doing her best to keep her opinions to herself and her hands off Nick.

Jamás se imaginaron comprometidos hasta el crimen. La vida de Maddie Faraday sería perfecta de no ser por... - su marido infiel - su desconfiada hija - su inquisitiva madre - su infeliz mejor amiga - sus vecinos fisgones - y ese tipo a quien entregó su virginidad hace veinte años y que acaba de aparecer en la puerta de su casa. Pero las cosas aún pueden ir a peor -ni se imagina cómo-, porque en breve estará metida de lleno en todo tipo de chismorreos, chantajes y hasta en un asesinato. Parece que la vida en el sur de Ohio no es tan aburrida después de todo...