Jennifer Crusie Books In Order

Dempseys Books In Publication Order

  1. Welcome to Temptation (2000)
  2. Faking It (2002)

The Billionaire’s Club: Texas Heartthrobs Books In Publication Order

  1. It Must Be Christmas (2016)

Gilmore Girls Books In Publication Order

  1. Coffee at Luke’s (2007)

Standalone Novels In Publication Order

  1. Manhunting (1993)
  2. Getting Rid of Bradley (1994)
  3. Sizzle (1994)
  4. Strange Bedpersons (1994)
  5. Charlie All Night (1995)
  6. What the Lady Wants (1995)
  7. Anyone But You (1996)
  8. The Cinderella Deal (1996)
  9. Trust Me on This (1997)
  10. Tell Me Lies (1998)
  11. Crazy for You (1999)
  12. Fast Women (2001)
  13. Bet Me (2004)
  14. Don’t Look Down (With: Bob Mayer) (2006)
  15. The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes (2007)
  16. Agnes and the Hitman (With: Bob Mayer) (2007)
  17. Dogs and Goddesses (With: Anne Stuart) (2009)
  18. Wild Ride (With: Bob Mayer) (2009)
  19. Maybe This Time (2010)

Short Stories/Novellas In Publication Order

  1. Hot Toy (2015)

Short Story Collections In Publication Order

  1. Crazy People (2012)

Smart Pop Books In Publication Order

  1. Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Television Show (With: Scott Westerfeld,Charlaine Harris,Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Kevin Andrew Murphy,Christie Golden,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Lawrence Watt-Evans,David Brin,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Laura Resnick,Sarah Zettel,Nancy Kilpatrick,Michelle West,,,,,Roxanne Longstreet Conrad) (2003)
  2. Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in The Matrix (By:David Gerrold) (2003)
  3. Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire (With: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,,Laura Anne Gilman,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Josepha Sherman,Laura Resnick,Michelle Sagara West,Candace Havens,,Steven Harper,,,Roxanne Longstreet Conrad) (2004)
  4. What Would Sipowicz Do? Race, Rights and Redemption in NYPD Blue (By:) (2004)
  5. The Anthology at the End of the Universe: Leading Science Fiction Authors on Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (By:Stephen Baxter,John Shirley,,Lawrence Watt-Evans,Adam Roberts,Susan Sizemore,,Jacqueline Carey,Vox Day,Cory Doctorow,A.M. Dellamonica,,,,MariaAlexander) (2005)
  6. Navigating the Golden Compass: Religion, Science & Daemonology in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials (By:) (2005)
  7. The Man from Krypton: A Closer Look at Superman (By:) (2006)
  8. James Bond in the 21st Century: Why We Still Need 007 (By:) (2006)
  9. Halo Effect: An Unauthorized Look at the Most Successful Video Game of All Time (By:) (2007)
  10. Secrets of the Dragon Riders: Your Favorite Authors on Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle (By:) (2008)
  11. Secrets of the Dragon Riders: Your Favorite Authors on Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle: Completely Unauthorized (By:) (2008)

Anthologies In Publication Order

  1. Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Television Show (2003)
  2. Totally Charmed (2005)
  3. Santa, Baby (2006)
  4. Antiheroes (2011)
  5. Be Mine (2013)

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Jennifer Crusie Books Overview

Welcome to Temptation

Sophie Dempsey is content living a quiet life filming wedding videos until an assignment brings her to Temptation, Ohio. From the moment she drives into town, she gets a bad feeling; 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. All Sophie wants to do is film the video and head home. All Phin wants to do is play pool with the police chief and keep things peaceful. They both get more than they bargained for when Sophie’s video causes an uproar and the proper citizens of Temptation set out to shut them down. As events spiral out of control, Sophie and Phin find themselves caught in a web of gossip, blackmail, adultery, murder, and really excellent sex. All hell breaks loose in Temptation as Sophie and Phin fall deeper and deeper in trouble…
and in love. AUTHORBIO: JENNIFER CRUSIE is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Tell Me Lies and Crazy for You. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, and teaches writing at Ohio State University.

Faking It

Meet the Goodnights, a respectable family who have run a respectable art gallery for generations. There’s Gwen, the matriarch who sedates herself with double crostics and double vodkas, Eve the oldest daughter who has a slight identity problem she has two, and 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. Holding everyone together is Matilda, the youngest daughter, who’s inherited the secret locked down in the baseme*nt of the Goodnight Gallery, the secret that she’s willing to do almost anything to keep, including break into a house in the dead of night to steal back her past. Meet the Dempseys, or at least meet Davy, a reformed con man who’s justbeen 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. 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, a painting of three evil fisherman closing in on a dyspeptic tuna, multiple personalities, miscellaneous Goodnights and Dempseys, 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. Faking It: What has reality ever done for you?

Coffee at Luke’s

The quirky world of Stars Hollow and the incredible relationship of the Gilmore Girls mother Lorelai and daughter Rory are best friends continues to engage viewers after seven seasons, with its lightning fast dialogue, dry wit, and unusual take on family relations. In this satirical yet sensitive collection of essays, leading writers weigh in on how this unique show has successfully broken the teenage sitcom mold and gained viewers of all ages. Addressing questions such as What are the risks of having your mother be your best friend? How is Gilmore Girls anti family, at least in the traditional sense? and What’s a male viewer to do when he finds both mother and daughter attractive? this anthology also looks at how the characters are shaped by the pop culture they consume and how prevalent a feeling of class consciousness is within the series.

Manhunting

Objective: Find Man
Must be rich, handsome and successful

Kate Svenson is attractive, successful, a brilliant businesswoman and miserable. After three failed engagements, she realizes it’s time for a plan
an organized, detailed agenda with a clear goal: finding Mr. Right.

The Cabins resort is ripe with eligible bachelors, all rich, distinguished and ambitious just her type. And they’re dropping like flies around her…
at least, that’s how Jake Templeton views the situation. After he’s stuck pulling her latest reject out of the swimming pool, Jake’s convinced this femme fatale is trouble. Especially for him.

But can a man who’s sworn off ambition for good and a woman hanging from the top of the corporate ladder find common ground in the unpredictable territory called the heart, where the word proposal takes on a very different meaning…
?

Getting Rid of Bradley

High school physics teacher Lucy Savage is finally Getting Rid of Bradley-and his hideous green recliner. In fact, her front lawn is littered with her cheating ex-husband’s belongings. Because despite standing her up in divorce court, Bradley is out of her life for good. Or so she thinks. When her sister takes her to lunch to celebrate Lucy’s single status, all their talk of a no-good louse named Bradley catches the attention of a cop – who wants to arrest the very same Bradley for embezzlement. And Officer Zach Warren figures the lovely Lucy can lead him straight to his target. When someone shoots at Lucy and then blows up her car, Zach insists she needs twenty-four-hour protection. What does he think her three dogs and attack cat are for? Still, he insists on moving right in to Lucy’s house…
Now there’s danger lurking outside and in her own kitchen, bathroom – and bedroom. Or maybe Zach, who looks like a bad boy with that shaggy dark hair and black leather jacket, is really one of the good guys, and just what Lucy needs.

Sizzle

Business takes a back seat to romance when accountant Richard Parker encounters Emily Tate, an advertising executive running a new ad campaign for a sensual new perfume called Sizzle.

Strange Bedpersons

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 and thinks Cinderella is politically incorrect. He wants to get ahead in business; she just wants him only not the social climbing Nick, but the sweet, caring, unbuttoned down Nick.

And Nick wants her, too, but there’s no way Tess is about to play second fiddle to his obsession to make partner.

Yet somehow she finds herself agreeing to play his fianc e for a weekend business trip that could make or break Nick’s career. And while he’s wrapped up in convincing Tess that he needs her in his respectable world, Tess is doing her best to keep her left wing opinions to herself and her hands off Nick.

Charlie All Night

Dumped by her boyfriend and demoted from WBBB’s prime-time spot, radio producer Allie McGuffey has nowhere to go but up. She plans to make her comeback by turning temporary DJ Charlie Tenniel into a household name. And if he’s willing to help cure her breakup blues with a rebound fling, that’s an added bonus. Charlie just wants to kick back, play good tunes and eat Chinese food. He’s not interested in becoming famous. But he is interested in Allie. And after all, what harm is a little chemistry between friends? But suddenly their one-night stand has become a four-week addiction. Night after night on the airwaves, his voice seduces her…
and all the other women in town. He’s a hit. It looks as if Charlie’s solved all Allie’s problems…
except one. What is she going to do when he leaves? ‘Crusie has a gift for concocting nutty scenarios and witty one-liners…
Genuine laughs.’ -People

What the Lady Wants

Nothin’ like a dame…
Mitch Peabody was learning pretty fast that the life of a private detective was not all it was cracked up to be. Cheating husbands, suspicious wives, unsuspecting mistresss case after case left him cynical and disillusioned. This was nothing like the world of tough talking detectives and smart mouthed, stunning dames he’d envisioned…
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 like 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 only interested in catching the double crossing crooks who murdered her uncle…
or did the lady want to catch him?

Anyone But You

A timeless tale from the first name in romantic comedy Jennifer Crusie! Part basset, part beagle, all Cupid…
can a matchmaking hound fetch a new love for his owner? For Nina Askew, turning forty means freedom from the ex husband whose career always came first, from their stuffy suburban home. Freedom to have her own apartment in the city, freedom to focus on what she wants for a change. And what she wants is something her ex always vetoed a puppy. A bouncy puppy to cheer her up. Instead she gets…
Fred. Overweight, smelly and obviously suffering from some kind of doggy depression, Fred is light years from perky. But for all his faults, he does manage to put Nina face to face with Alex Moore, her gorgeous, younger downstairs neighbor. Alex looks great on paper a sexy, seemingly sane, surprisingly single E.R. doctor who shares Fred’s abiding love for Oreos but a ten year difference in age, despite his devastating smile, is too wide a gap for Nina to handle. Ignoring her insistent best friend, some interfering do gooders and the ubiquitous Fred not to mention her suddenly raging hormones Nina thinks anyone but Alex would be a better bet for a relationship. But with every silver haired stiff she dates, the more she suspects it’s the young dog loving doctor she wants to sit and stay!

The Cinderella Deal

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie brings humor and storytelling magic to this modern day romance about a match with a dubious beginning that is destined for a fairy tale ending. Daisy Flattery is a free spirit with a soft spot for strays and a weakness for a good story. Why else would she agree to the outrageous charade offered by her buttoned down workaholic neighbor, Linc Blaise? The history professor needs a makeshift fianc e to secure his dream job, and Daisy needs a short term gig to support her painting career. And so The Cinderella Deal is born: Daisy will transform herself into Linc’s prim and proper fianc e, and at the stroke of midnight they will part ways, no glass slippers attached. But something funny happens on their way to make believe bliss, as a fake engagement unexpectedly spirals into an actual wedding. Now, with Linc and Daisy married and under one roof, what started as a game begins to feel real and the people who seem so wrong for each other realize they may truly be just right.

Trust Me on This

New York Times bestselling novelist Jennifer Crusie combines fast paced banter, sexy situations, and unforgettable characters in this delightful romance about two reluctant lovers who couldn t be more wrong about being right for each other. Trust Me on This Dennie Banks is an investigative reporter chasing down the biggest story of her career. Alec Prentice is a government agent working undercover to catch an elusive grifter. When they meet by accident, it’s a case of mistaken identities at first sight. What they don t mistake is the instant attraction they have for each other, an attraction they ll do everything in their power to resist because Dennie thinks that Alec is running interference for her interview subject, and Alec suspects that Dennie is linked to his swindler. As the confusion grows, so do their feelings for each other, and what begins as a romantic comedy of errors may just end in the love affair of a lifetime.

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…
In Tell Me Lies, Jennifer Crusie dishes up a funny, sexy, suspenseful novel about small town secrets, big time betrayals and the redemptive power of love, laughter and chocolate brownies. ‘A humorous mixture of romance, mystery, and mayhem. A winner!’ Susan Elizabeth Phillips, New York Times bestselling author of Breathing Room ‘Lovers of Susan Isaacs mysteries, take heart There s a new author on the block!’ Woman s Own ‘A jaunty tale of love and murder…
the plot springs some genuine surprises…
there s enough intrigue and scandal here to make a small city stay home.’ Publishers Weekly ‘Smart, sexy and howlingly funny. Having a bad day? Tell Me Lies is just the tonic to make you laugh again.’ Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of The Apprentice

Crazy for You

High school art teacher Quinn McKenzie’s life is perfectly normal and it’s making her insane. She’s living with Bill, the nicest guy in Tibbett, Ohio, and he’s crazy about her. Really crazy. Quinn is already having serious doubts about the future of their relationship when Fate intervenes, in the form of the scrawniest, squirmiest scrap of a dog you’d ever want to lay eyes on. She figures if the dog has the good sense to detest Bill on first sight, she ought to pay attention. And besides, there’s Nick Ziegler, local mechanic and totally unsuitable love interest. Of course, that only makes Nick all the more appealing, not to mention his phenomenal aptitude between the sheets, and against the wall, and in the car, and…
But getting rid of Bill is harder than Quinn ever expected. In fact, Bill was the last person she would have thought would try to hurt her. Thank God Nick is as capable with a two by four as he is with an automobile engine! Jennifer Crusie’s second contemporary romance is a smash literally! You’ll laugh while you’re tucking the covers around you a little tighter. Alison Trinkle

Fast Women

Nell Dysart’s in trouble. Weighed down by an inexplicable divorce and a loss of appetite for everything, Nell is sleepwalking through life until her best friend finagles a job for her with a shabby little detective agency that has lots of potential and a boss who looks easy to manage. Gabe McKenna isn’t doing too well, either. His detective agency is wasting time on a blackmail case, his partner has decided he hates watching cheating spouses for money, and his ex wife has just dumped him…
again. The only thing that1s going his way is that his new secretary looks efficient, boring, and biddable. But looks can be deceiving, and soon Nell and Gabe are squaring off over embezzlement, business cards, vandalism, dog napping, blackmail, Chinese food, unprofessional sex, and really ugly office furniture, all of which turn out to be the least of their problems. Because shortly after that, somebody starts killing people. And shortly after that, they start falling in love. Jennifer Crusie’s Fast Women will keep you guessing, laughing, rooting for Nell and Gabe and hoping that Gabe’s cousin Riley wins their bet!. AUTHORBIO: Jennifer Crusie is the USA Today and New York Times Bestselling author of Tell Me Lies, Crazy for You, and Welcome to Temptation. She teaches writing at Ohio State University and lives in Columbus, Ohio.

Bet Me

This is New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Crusie’s novel about long shots, risk management, true love, and great shoes…
. Minerva Dobbs knows how to work the odds. Calvin Morrisey always plays to win. But when they face off, neither one is prepared. Because when real life meets true love, all bets are off…
. 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 and keep him on his toes. When they say good bye at the end of their evening, they cut their losses and agree never to see each other again. But fate has other plans, and it’s not long before Min and Cal meet again. Soon they’re dealing with a jealous ex boyfriend, Krispy Kreme doughnuts, a determined psychologist, chaos theory, a freakishly intelligent cat, Chicken Marsala, and more risky propositions than either of them ever dreamed of. Including the biggest gamble of all true love.

Don’t Look Down (With: Bob Mayer)

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie teams up with USA Today bestselling author Bob Mayer to write a sizzling, high octane romantic adventure about a straight talking woman and a straight shooting man
Lucy Armstrong is a director of television commercials who’s just been recruited to finish a four day action movie shoot. But she arrives on the set to discover that the directing staff has quit, the make up artist is suicidal, the stars are egomaniacs, the stunt director is her ex husband, and the lead actor has just acquired as an advisor a Green Beret who has the aggravating habit of always being right.

Green Beret Captain JT Wilder had thought that hiring on as a military consultant for a movie star was a good deal: easy money and easier starlets. Instead he has to babysit a bumbling comedian, dodge low flying helicopters, and resist his attraction to a director who bears a distracting resemblance to Wonder Woman. Then the CIA calls and he realizes that somebody is taking shooting a movie much too literally.
Full of suspense and humor, non stop action and fast paced dialogue, Don’t Look Down is the perfect blend of male and female, adventure and romance, Mayer and Crusie.

The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes

You re invited to spend the weekend with three extraordinary sisters When she was sixteen, Dee Fortune kidnapped her two younger sisters and ran from danger. Now twenty nine, she’s still trying to control her shape shifting power no easy task when Danny James shows up one Friday morning with his deadly smile and dangerous questions about the past. Lizzie is determined to save her family from financial ruin by turning straw into gold; now if she could only stop turning forks into bunnies. Then Elric, a sorcerer, appears one Friday annoyed with the chaos Lizzie is creating in the universe and in his heart…
. The youngest Miss Fortune, Mare, towers above her sisters but her telekinetic power is dwarfed by their gifts. She spends her days at Value Video!! and her nights contemplating the futility of her existence. But then a gorgeous Value Video!! VP and Mare s long lost love turn up…
and they all turn up the heat on a weekend that no Fortune will soon forget!

Agnes and the Hitman (With: Bob Mayer)

Take one food writer named Cranky Agnes, add a hitman named Shane, mix them together with a Southern mob wedding, a missing necklace, two annoyed flamingos, and a dog named Rhett and you ve got a recipe for a sexy, hilarious novel about the disastrous side of true love
Agnes Crandall’s life goes awry when a dognapper invades her kitchen one night, seriously hampering her attempts to put on a wedding that she s staked her entire net worth on. Then a hero climbs through her bedroom window. His name is Shane, no last name, just Shane, and he has his own problems: he s got a big hit scheduled, a rival trying to take him out, and an ex mobster uncle asking him to protect some little kid named Agnes. When he finds out that Agnes isn t so little, his uncle has forgotten to mention a missing five million bucks he might have lost in Agnes s house, and his last hit was a miss, Shane s life isn t looking so good, either. Then a bunch of lowlifes come looking for the money, a string of hit men show up for Agnes, and some wedding guests gather with intent to throw more than rice. Agnes and Shane have their hands full with greed, florists, treachery, flamingos, mayhem, mothers of the bride, and most dangerous of all each other. Agnes and the Hitman is the perfect combination of sugar and spice, sweet and salty a novel of delicious proportions.

Dogs and Goddesses (With: Anne Stuart)

Abby has just arrived in Summerville, Ohio, with her placid Newfoundland, Bowser. She’s reluctantly inherited her grandmother s coffee shop, but it s not long before she s brewing up trouble in the form of magical baked goods and steaming up her life with an exasperating college professor. Stuart is a consummate mistress of her craft. Romantic Times BOOKreviews And then there s Daisy, a Web code writer, and her hyperactive Jack Russell, Bailey. Her tightly wound world spins out of control when she discovers the chaos within and meets a mysterious dog trainer whose teaching style is definitely hands on. Rich has a knack for creating memorable characters. Romance Reader at Heart Finally there s Shar, professor of ancient history at Summerville College, who wakes up one morning to find her neurotic dachshund, Wolfie, snarling at an implacable god sitting at her kitchen table, the first thing in her life she hasn t been able to footnote. Crusie is a master of fast paced witty dialogue. Seattle Times What on earth is going on in this unearthly little town? It s up to Abby, Daisy, and Shar to find out before an ancient goddess takes over southern Ohio, and they all end up in the apocalyptic doghouse…

Wild Ride (With: Bob Mayer)

The New York Times bestselling duo of Crusie and Mayer team up again with a hilarious paranormal novel that shows why the wildest ride at the Dreamland Amuseme*nt Park isn t the roller coasterMary Alice Brannigan doesn t believe in the supernatural. Nor does she expect to find that Dreamland, the decaying amuseme*nt park she’s been hired to restore, is a prison for the five Untouchables, the most powerful demons in the history of the world. Plus, there s a guy she s falling hard for, and there s something about him that s not quite right. But rocky romances and demented demons aren t the only problems in Dreamland: Mab s also coping with a crooked politician, a supernatural raven, a secret government agency, an inexperienced sorceress, an unsettling inheritance, and some mind boggling revelations from her past. As her personal demons wreck her newfound relationship and real demons wreck the park, Mab faces down immortal evil and discovers what everybody who s ever been to an amuseme*nt park knows: The end of the ride is always the wildest

Maybe This Time

Andie Miller is ready to move on with her life. She wants to marry her fiance and leave behind everything in her past, especially her ex-husband, North Archer. But when Andie tries to gain closure with him, he asks one final favor of her. A distant cousin has died and left North the guardian of two orphans who have driven away three nannies already, and things are getting worse. He needs someone to take care of the situation, and he knows Andie can handle anything…
. When Andie meets the two children, she realizes the situation is much worse than she feared. Carter and Alice aren’t your average delinquents, and the creepy old house where they live is being run by the worst housekeeper since Mrs. Danvers. Complicating matters is Andie’s fiance’s suspicion that this is all a plan by North to get Andie back. He may be right because Andie’s dreams have been haunted by North since she arrived at the old house. And that’s not the only haunting…
. Then her ex-brother-in-law arrives with a duplicitous journalist and a self-doubting parapsychologist, closely followed by an annoyed medium, Andie’s tarot card-reading mother, her avenging ex-mother-in-law, and her jealous fiance. Just when Andie’s sure things couldn’t get more complicated, North arrives to make her wonder if Maybe This Time things could just turn out differently…
.

Hot Toy

High school physics teacher Lucy Savage is finally getting rid of Bradley-and his hideous green recliner. In fact, her front lawn is littered with her cheating ex-husband’s belongings. Because despite standing her up in divorce court, Bradley is out of her life for good. Or so she thinks. When her sister takes her to lunch to celebrate Lucy’s single status, all their talk of a no-good louse named Bradley catches the attention of a cop – who wants to arrest the very same Bradley for embezzlement. And Officer Zach Warren figures the lovely Lucy can lead him straight to his target. When someone shoots at Lucy and then blows up her car, Zach insists she needs twenty-four-hour protection. What does he think her three dogs and attack cat are for? Still, he insists on moving right in to Lucy’s house…
Now there’s danger lurking outside and in her own kitchen, bathroom – and bedroom. Or maybe Zach, who looks like a bad boy with that shaggy dark hair and black leather jacket, is really one of the good guys, and just what Lucy needs.

Crazy People

Get ready for a holiday season you’ll never forget with three of today’s most sensational writers who know what every woman wants for the holidays. You’ll believe in Santa all over again with these seductive stories from: JENNIFER CRUSIEMayhem 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 in the arms of a sexy secret agent…
LORI FOSTERTwo dedicated coworkers with a lot of secrets and fantasies! between them must plan a Christmas party side by side and discover a love worth celebrating in this steamy office romance. CARLY PHILLIPSA ‘mistletoe moment’ begins when a no nonsense lawyer intent on seducing her boss meets his twin instead after giving him a scintillating kiss that leaves him begging for more…

Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Television Show (With: Scott Westerfeld,Charlaine Harris,Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,Kevin Andrew Murphy,Christie Golden,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Lawrence Watt-Evans,David Brin,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Laura Resnick,Sarah Zettel,Nancy Kilpatrick,Michelle West,,,,,Roxanne Longstreet Conrad)

COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED This collection of irreverent and surprising essays about the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer includes pieces by leading science fiction and fantasy authors. Contributors include bestselling legend David Brin, critically acclaimed novelist Scott Westerfield, cult favorite vampire author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and award winner Sarah Zettel. The show and its cast are the topics of such critical pieces as Lawrence Watt Evans’s Matchmaking in Hellmouth and Sherrilyn Kenyon’s The Search for Spike’s Balls. An informed introduction for those not well acquainted with the show, and a source of further research for Buffy buffs, this book raises interesting questions concerning a much loved program and future cult classic.

Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in The Matrix (By:David Gerrold)

COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED This thought provoking examination of The Matrix explores the technological challenges, religious symbolism, and philosophical dilemmas the film presents. Essays by renowned scientists, technologists, philosophers, scholars, social commentators, and science fiction authors provide engaging and provocative perspectives. Explored in a highly accessible fashion are issues such as the future of artificial intelligence and virtual reality. The symbolism hidden throughout The Matrix and a few glitches in the film are revealed. Discussions include Finding God in The Matrix, The Reality Paradox in The Matrix, and Was Cypher Right?: Why We Stay in Our Matrix. The fascinating issues posed by the film are handled in an intelligent but nonacademic fashion.

Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire (With: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,,Laura Anne Gilman,Sherrilyn Kenyon,Nancy Holder,Jacqueline Lichtenberg,Jean Lorrah,Josepha Sherman,Laura Resnick,Michelle Sagara West,Candace Havens,,Steven Harper,,,Roxanne Longstreet Conrad)

The constellation of characters and themes created in Angel, the popular Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin off, are explored in this collection of essays. A vampire author, a sex expert, a TV critic, a science fiction novelist, and Buffy writer Nancy Holder provide essays examining the different issues relating to the series, including Angelus as the prototypical high school bully, Angel as victim, Wesley’s many transformations, how Spike fits into Angel, the takeover of Wolfram & Hart, and Lindsey’s moral center.

What Would Sipowicz Do? Race, Rights and Redemption in NYPD Blue (By:)

Taking an entertaining, intelligent look at the culturally influential 11 year television run of NYPD Blue, this examination includes a collection of essays on topics ranging from the series’ portrayal of race relations in New York City to Sipowicz’s famously thorn*y demeanor. A media critic, two police psychologists, and addiction, interrogation, and sex experts contribute essays that take an accessible, intelligent look at a show that has redefined the police drama genre. From insightful analysis of the show’s evolution to lighthearted jabs at its quirks, this is a work that will deepen any fan’s Blue experience.

The Anthology at the End of the Universe: Leading Science Fiction Authors on Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (By:Stephen Baxter,John Shirley,,Lawrence Watt-Evans,Adam Roberts,Susan Sizemore,,Jacqueline Carey,Vox Day,Cory Doctorow,A.M. Dellamonica,,,,MariaAlexander)

COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED Every aspect of the science fiction classic The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is analyzed in a variety of quirky ways in this collection of essays. Topics include the logistics of the restaurant at the end of the universe, how the Internet is creating the real Hitchhiker’s Guide, an as*sessment of Vogon poetry, and an analysis of computing. The essays are written by both science fiction greats, such as Cory Doctorow, Lawrence Watt Evans, Stephen Baxter, Jacqueline Carey, and Alastair Reynolds, and up and coming writers.

Navigating the Golden Compass: Religion, Science & Daemonology in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials (By:)

COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED Contributors with backgrounds in philosophy, theology, science fiction, and children’s literature bring their expertise to this critical investigation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, and the insights it offers to today’s world. The His Dark Materials trilogy is an unusual sort of young adult series: one that appeals to adults as much as to their children thanks to its richly imagined world, rigorously explored cosmology, and unflinching confrontation of the modern answers to life’s big questions. Essays from a variety of critical disciplines do justice to the complexity and intrigue of this trilogy, exploring the answers to questions such as: Is His Dark Materials a new antireligious myth, or a failed perversion of Christian truth? and How does the story of the Specters of Cittagazze challenge our modern day scientific practices?

The Man from Krypton: A Closer Look at Superman (By:)

COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED Leading writers discuss, debate, and celebrate the legend of Superman in this anthology, contending that his legend is a truly American myth. Superman was an immigrant with little more than the clothes on his back and raised by simple farmers, absorbing their humble values. He always chose to do the right thing, fighting for truth, justice, and the American way, and represents America at its best. The in depth analyses of the comics, films and cartoons are at turns funny, philosophical, insightful, and personal, exploring every aspect of the Superman legend.

James Bond in the 21st Century: Why We Still Need 007 (By:)

COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED The staying power of the world’s most dashing secret agent and the evolution of the James Bond franchise are explored in this smart yet nostalgic collection of essays. Leading writers, including Raymond Benson, J. A. Konrath, Raelynn Hillhouse, and John Cox, discuss the 10 sexiest Bond girls, the best villains, and the controversy surrounding the latest actor to play James Bond. Topics covered range from the playful how to build a secret lair and avoid the perennial mistakes made by would be world dominators to the thought provoking, such as Bond s place in the modern world, his Oedipal tendencies and perceived misogyny, and the unerring allure of the charming spy.

Halo Effect: An Unauthorized Look at the Most Successful Video Game of All Time (By:)

Halo Effect is a collection of essays on the bestselling video game Halo and is not authorized by Bungie, Microsoft, or any entity associated with Halo. Examining the Halo phenomenon from every angle from profiling the greatest Halo player who ever lived to providing a behind the scenes look at the making of the wildly popular, virtual reality Halo movies this guide is the ultimate companion for anyone who wants to truly understand this amazingly successful video game. With discussions on the role of religion and science in the game, this collection of essays also looks into the creation of and community reaction to the launch of the Halo series. Speculations on the upcoming movie and a rigorous analysis of the vehicles of Halo are also included.

Secrets of the Dragon Riders: Your Favorite Authors on Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle (By:)

Millions of readers adore Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle: its earnest hero, its breathtaking battles and, of course, its awe inspiring dragon Saphira. But there’s so much more to the series than meets the eye and Secrets of the Dragon Riders, edited by today’s second hottest dragon writer James A. Owen, shows readers what they’re missing. Why might Roran be the real hero of the Inheritance Cycle? What does Paolini’s writing have in common with role play games and modern action films? Are teenage writers judged more harshly than their adult counterparts? The YA authors in Secrets of the Dragon Riders some of them no older than Paolini when he wrote Eragon each take on a different aspect of the series to engage and entertain Paolini fans.

Secrets of the Dragon Riders: Your Favorite Authors on Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle: Completely Unauthorized (By:)

The author of ‘Here, There Be Dragons’ compiles a collection of essays from some of today’s hottest YA authors some of them no older than Christopher Paolini was when he wrote ‘Eragon’ who each present a different aspect of the series to engage and entertain Paolini fans.

Totally Charmed

From Cole’s downfall and Phoebe’s somewhat questionable fashion sense to the power of three in history and literature and a magical tourist’s guide to the Halliwells’s hometown of San Francisco, this clever, lighthearted essay collection offers a fun and funny look at the world of the WB hit series Charmed. Edited by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie, these accessible and entertaining essays apply the wit and insight of one of today’s leading romance authors to the stylish, occasionally campy fan favorite known for its scandalous outfits, revolving door of love interests, and the magical mayhem of three otherwise normal sisters who must fight against evil as they deal with the challenges of everyday life.

Santa, Baby

Get ready for a holiday season you’ll never forget with three of today’s most sensational writers who know what every woman wants for the holidays. You’ll believe in Santa all over again with these seductive stories from: JENNIFER CRUSIEMayhem 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 in the arms of a sexy secret agent…
LORI FOSTERTwo dedicated coworkers with a lot of secrets and fantasies! between them must plan a Christmas party side by side and discover a love worth celebrating in this steamy office romance. CARLY PHILLIPSA ‘mistletoe moment’ begins when a no nonsense lawyer intent on seducing her boss meets his twin instead after giving him a scintillating kiss that leaves him begging for more…

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