Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie

Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie

Minerva Dobbs knows all about risk management, which is why it's such a shock when David, her extremely logical choice for a boyfriend, dumps her three weeks before her perfect sister's wedding: David was not supposed to be a wild card. 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. What follows is a novel of destiny, chaos theory, Krispy Kreme donuts, the spirit of Elvis, Chicken Marsala, and a gamble for the highest stake of all: true love.

Jennifer Crusie is the bestselling author of Maybe This Time, Welcome to Temptation, Tell Me Lies, Faking It, Fast Women, and Bet Me, which has been featured in the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today. She has also written Wild Ride, Agnes and the Hitman, and Don't Look Down with Bob Mayer. Crusie graduated from Bowling Green State University with a bachelor's degree, a master's degree from Wright State University, and a master of fine arts from Ohio State University. Crusie worked as a preschool teacher, elementary and junior high art teacher, and high school English teacher before focusing solely on writing. She lives on the Ohio River's banks.