Jennifer Crusie is a staple of contemporary romance. As such I felt the need to expand my acquaintance with her. Before this, I had only read Bet Me. So you see, I really needed to fix this oversight. I got Manhunting from the library and breezed through it in just a few short days.

Kate Svenson is a brilliant business woman in financial planning. She thrives on helping small businesses create and execute business plans that stabilize and expand their business. It’s been years since she’s worked on small scale though. Working for her dad, Kate does work for big business now and making oodles of money. She should be on top of her game, but three broken engagements in three years point to something wrong under the surface.

Her friend Jesse Rogers, a woman who Kate helped a long time ago with her cake decorating business, sets Kate down to do what Kate does best—make a plan! Not just any plan, but the plan that will help Kate find her perfect man and take a vacation while she’s at it. Her qualities are good on paper but the men she meets are anything but perfect. In fact her experiences at the Cabins make quite a joke.

Jake Templeton is the landscape manager and silent partner at the Cabins. His brother Will runs it and is the face. Will, like the rest of the family (which never makes an appearance), is tired of Jake’s lazy lay about ways.  He wants Jake to take more interest in the hotel but Jake is determined to stay an ex tax attorney and not indulge in a single ambition. One failed marriage has cured him of what ambition he had.

Jake and Kate are thrown together a lot. Kate is certain he’s not her Mr. Perfect. Jake’s certain Kate is just like his ex-wife. They’re both about to find out how wrong they are…

Kate and Jake are kind of flat characters for me. They read like any other contemporary romance novel leads. Nothing in particular set them apart for me. The whole novel was like eating candy. It was good while you read it but ultimately lacking in nutrition.

Rating: 3 Stars

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