Bet Me [Paperback]

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 nemesisthe gorgeous and successful Calvin Morriseythat 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.

Bet Meis the winner of a 2005 RITA Award.

Jennifer Crusieis theNew York Times,Publishers Weekly, andUSA Todaybestselling author ofMaybe This Time,Welcome to Temptation,Tell Me Lies,Crazy for You,Faking It, andFast Women. She has also collaborated with Bob Mayer to writeWild Ride,Agnes and the HitmanandDon't Look Down. Crusie earned her bachelor's degree from Bowling Green State University, a master's from Wright State University, and a master of fine arts from Ohio State University. Before devoting herself to writing full-time, Crusie worked as a preschool teacher, an elementary and junior high art teacher, and a high school English teacher. She lives on the banks of the Ohio River.

1. A recurring theme in the book are elements from classic fairy tales. Can you identify some of them?
2. How does the author modernize or change the fairy tale elements from their classic form? What does she accomplish in the story by changing them?
3. Max Luthi, a fairy tale scholar, says that fairy tales are unreal but not untrue. Does this apply toBet Me?
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