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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. Cal knows commitment is impossible, especially with a woman as cranky as Min Dobbs. Even if she does wear great shoes,... read more
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Summary edit
Unlikely lovers Min Dobbs and Cal Morrisey agree not to pursue a relationship after one date, but they are thrown together again as they deal with a jealous ex-boyfriend, a determined psychologist, and a bizarrely intelligent cat.
Characters edit
- Shane: Add a description of this character.
- Agnes
- Minerva "Min" Dobbs: Main character, nickname Min
- David
- Lisa Livia
- Brenda
- Kopf
- Tony
- Calvin "Cal" Morrisey: Known to make women fall in love with him and then he leaves them. Average relationship lasts about 2 months.
- David Fisk: Minerva's ex who makes a bet with Cal
- Maria
- Blick
- Taylor
- Diana
- Carpenter
- Xavier
- Joey
- Roger
- Harry
- Rhett
- Frankie
- Dann
- Mann
- Wilson
- Liza: Min's best friend with red hair
- Bonnie: Min's other best friend and is a mini-blonde who is interested in Cal's friend Roger
- Palmer
- Frau
- Garth
- Nanette
- Teufel
- Doyle
- Cynthie: Cal's psychologist ex-girlfriend that wants him back for a book deal
- Schulter
- Evie
- Tisch
- Sie
- Gott
- Keller
- Danke
- Stirn
- Bett
- Gabel
- Don
- Casey Dean
- Boden
- Ende
- Hammond
- Geld
- Wasser
- Tony Capa: One of Cal's business partners and best friends
- Roger Packard: One of Cal's business partners and best friends and falls in love with Bonnie
- Diana Dobbs: Minerva's sister who is getting married.
- Harrison "Harry" Morrisey: Cal's nephew
- Nanette Dobbs: Min and Diana's mother.
- George Dobbs: Min's father
- Elizabeth Margaret "Bink" Remington-Pastor Morrisey: Cal's sister-in-law and Harry's mother
- Lynne Morrisey: Cal's mother
- Emilio: Owns Cal's favorite restaurant that Min also enjoys
- Susie: Diana's friend that Min and her friends refer to as "Wet". Her former boyfriend is marrying Diana and she's in the wedding party.
- Karen: Diana's friend that Min and her friends refer to as "Worse". She is the other bridesmaid in Diana's wedding.
- Brian: a waiter at Emilio's and his nephew
- Jefferson Morrisey: Cal's father
- Reynolds Morrisey: Cal's brother and probably the only man on the planet who made Cal look a little plain
- Shanna: Lesbian bartender at The Long Shot and Cal's neighbor and is very unlucky at love
- Greg: Diana's fiance and Wets ex-boyfriend
Quotes edit
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“Look, I'm not ready for you. I'm not prepared. I don't have any defenses when you're around. I make these plans and I mean it, I really do, and then I kiss you because I'm crazy about you which would be fine if I didn't fall in love with you but there that is, just standing there, and you know it, you know you've got me.”
Minerva "Min" Dobbs -
“This fairy tale thing, it's not for kids.”
Minerva "Min" Dobbs
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“Nobody in my life has ever known me the way you do. Nobody in my life has ever made me feel as good as you do. You know me, you know everything about me, and when you leave me, you’re going to be leaving the real me, the me nobody else has ever seen, that’s who you’re going to be rejecting.”
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“If you’re wearing white cotton lingerie, you’ll feel like white cotton, and you’ll act like white cotton, and white cotton cannot get a man, nor can it keep one. Always wear lace.”
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Some things are supposed to be made with butter. You’re one of them.”
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“Can we go to work now? Because we’re about a minute away from breaking out the ice cream and talking about our feelings, and I don’t think we can come back from that.”
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“Infatuation doesn’t last because it’s conditional and conditions change, but if it’s real love, it turns into mature, unconditional love, and new chemicals are released in the brain, endorphins that make you feel warm and peaceful and satisfied and content whenever you’re with the one you love.”
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“Sexy is in your head and you don’t feel sexy so you don’t look it.”
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the edge of chaos was a time of turbulence, mental chaos if the system was a human being, but also the time of greatest potential, possibly the place where life starts. “The place,” the grad student had said, “where the system cascades into a new order and moves from being to becoming.”
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It was really frustrating avoiding the calls of somebody who didn’t have the decency to pick up a phone.
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“Your cat just got cat hair on me.” “It’s only fair,” Min said. “Your suit just got expensive suit lint on him.”
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Cal shook his head. Watching Roger date was like watching a toddler in traffic.
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Setting & Locations edit
- Hochzeitskleid
- Savannah
- Telefon
- Essen
- Stripperin
- Flamingo
- Sind
- Freundin
- Pavillon
- Spielfeld
- Bink
- Samstag
- Minuten
- Bratpfanne
- Beifahrersitz
- Schneekugel
- Sekunden
- Keyes
- Thema
- Marsala
- Veranda
- Unsinn
- Zeitung
- Statistikerin
- Bewegung
- Unterhaltung
- Hüften
- Floristin
- Augenschein
- Kino
- Korsett
- Atlanta
- Kakao
- Farben
- Bewunderung
- Ordnung
- Kleidersack
- The Long Shot: The bar where Min and Cal meet. Shanna bartends there.
- Emilio's: Owned by Cal's best friend and Liza ends up working there.
- Min's Apartment: Home to Min and her snow globes it is an attic apartment and Bonnie lives on the first floor.
- Dobb's Residence: Home of Nanette and George Dobbs. Diana also lives there.
- Morrisey Residence: Home of Jefferson and Lynne Morrisey.
- Serafino's: The hottest place in town, but the chef is trying to make a statement with his food.
- Cherry Hill Park: Where Harry plays baseball. Cal and Tony coach.
First Sentence edit
Once upon a time, Minerva Dobbs thought as she stood in the middle of a loud yuppie bar, the world was full of good men.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 16 of 100 in AAR Top 100 Romances 2010. (authoritative list)
Preceded by It Had to Be You, and followed by The Duke and I.
This is book 8 of 100 in AAR Top 100 Romances 2007. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Devil in Winter, and followed by Welcome to Temptation.
This is book 5 of 100 in AAR Top 100 Romances 2004. (authoritative list)
Preceded by As You Desire, and followed by Dreaming of You.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jennifer Crusie (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Country: USA
Publication Date: August 2004
ISBN: 978-0312987855
Page Count: 432
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Country: USA
Publication Date: August 2004
ISBN: 978-0312987855
Page Count: 432
Awards edit
- RITA Award (2005: Best Contemporary Single Title)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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- Jennifer Crusie: Author's website
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