Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie

We knew that was going to happen, but we didn’t know who was a murderer. Like I mentioned earlier, I was actually quite into the plot of this one and not just because I wanted to see how the couple got together in the end. Sophie is victim of a few attacks and that only complicates matters more. Once Sophie and Phin have a thing going on, the book sort of switches over to a murder mystery and all the small-town rivalries and obsessions are revealed in the search to figure out who did it. I guess that’s normal, but this is one of the racier romances I’ve read lately. There is a lot of sex, but unusually it actually furthers the plot, reveals a whole lot of Sophie’s problems, and once the first couple of scenes are past we don’t get much more description they think about it, though. The romance becomes comfortable because the other issues are a little stressful, like Phin’s difficult mother, adorable child, and struggle to remain mayor and somehow keep his town happy, as well as Sophie’s trust issues and family hang-ups. What I really liked about this book is that there is so much more to it than the romance. He can’t help his attraction, though, and in the end, neither can she. He’s young, attractive, and rich, which to Sophie sends warning signs every time.

The mayor, Phineas Tucker, is in for it when Sophie and Amy arrive in town. Amy, Sophie’s sister, is thrilled, and try as she might, Sophie can’t really deny her little brother and sister much of anything because she wants to protect them and help them be successful. I don’t know why that appeals to me, but it’s catchy somehow! Sophie is a straight-laced thirtysomething who is happy with the success of her wedding filming business and less than excited to head to Temptation to make a movie with Clea, a former porn star who has connections with her brother. Now she’s making trouble for the town council, All hell breaks loose in Temptation as Sophie and Phin fall deeper and deeper in trouble.and in love.I love the quote on the back of this book, it’s why I picked it up, so I’m just going to stick it here: 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.Īs events spiral out of control, Sophie and Phin find themselves caught in a web of gossip, blackmail, adultery, murder, and really excellent sex. All Phin wants to do is play pool with the police chief and keep things peaceful.

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.Īll Sophie wants to do is film the video and head home.

From the moment she drive 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. Sophie Dempsey is content living a quiet life filming wedding videos until an assignment brings her to Temptation, Ohio.

Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie