"Anytime anybody in a movie says, 'What could go wrong?' something goes wrong."Ī green sign that read Temptation ¼ Mile loomed ahead, and Sophie reviewed her situation for the eleventh time that hour. "Don't say that." Sophie sank lower in her seat. "Oh, relax." Amy peered at Sophie over the top of her cat's-eye sunglasses. More riotously happy, southern Ohio landscape. "There's no need to rush." She stared out the window as she twisted the rings on her middle fingers. Maple trees had waved cheerfully in the warm breeze, cotton clouds had bounced across the blue, blue sky, and the late-August sun had blasted everything in sight.Īnd Sophie had felt a chill, courtesy, she was sure, of the sixth sense that had kept generations of Dempseys out of jail most of the time. Half an hour earlier, Sophie's sister Amy had been happily driving too fast down Highway 32, her bright hair ruffling in the wind as she sang "In the Middle of Nowhere" with Dusty Springfield on the tape deck. This is one of my favorite Jennifer Crusie's novels.Sophie Dempsey didn't like Temptation even before the Garveys smashed into her '86 Civic, broke her sister's sunglasses, and confirmed all her worst suspicions about people from small towns who drove beige Cadillacs. It'll give you more time to laugh at the wonderful wit that is Jennifer Crusie's trademark. Warning: The sex is explicit, but if it's not your cup of tea, you can breeze over it. Welcome to Temptation is an entertaining read that will bring you to laughter. The men do not, however, object to Sophie and Amy and will not turn down any opportunities to get to know the women better.Īs the documentary quickly turns into a potential porn film, Clea's husband Zane is murdered, the race for mayor of Temptation becomes dicey, and though Sophie tries, she can't seem to completely ignore Phin or his obvious charms. With a delightful if not crazy cast of characters, Temptation spirals out of control when hunky mayor Phin Tucker and the police chief, Wes Mazur, object to filming in the town. Sophie knew it would, even before the Garveys drove into her '86 Civic, broke her sister's sunglasses, and in short order, proved true all her suspicions about small towns and the folks who live in them.
With Amy, her slightly twisted sister in tow, trouble finds them before they even enter Temptation's city limits. Sophie Dempsey leads a nice quiet life filming wedding videos until she's hired to produce a documentary about Clea, an aging film star's return to her home town of Temptation, Ohio. And Welcome to Temptation is no exception. I enjoy the way she always carries her readers along with her for a wonderful, if not tumultuous, ride through love in modern-day America. She has an interesting, if not down right unusual way of looking at life and love. But no one makes me laugh out loud like Jennifer Crusie.
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