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Strange Bedpersons (Harlequin Temptation) (edition 1994)

by Jennifer Crusie

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Fiction. Romance. HTML: 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. He wants to get ahead in business; she just wants...him. But there's no way Tess will play second fiddle to his job. Yet somehow she finds herself agreeing to play his fiancée on a weekend business trip that could make or break Nick's career. And while he's trying to convince Tess that he needs her in his respectable world, Tess is doing her best to keep her opinions to herself and her hands off Nick.… (more)

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Title:	Strange Bedpersons (Harlequin Temptation)
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Wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy this at first. Like Manhunting, it took a few pages to get into the story, but I like the juxtaposition of views and opposing lifestyles in this. It’s somewhat amazing the author makes a romance between such disparate people believable. The plot resolves well, and some disagreements leading up to a wonderful scene at a very public dinner table are a delight. (

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SharonMariaBidwell | Mar 24, 2022 |

Tess and Nick broke up a while back. When Nick shows up at Tess’s door, he needs a favour. In order for a big promotion at his work (he’s a lawyer and his work (and money) has always been his priority), he needs someone to pose as his fiancee for a weekend event and he’s hoping Tess will help him out. They never had much in common beyond a wild attraction, and although Tess hesitates, she agrees. Not only that, she convinces her best friend to accompany Nick’s friend/fellow lawyer (Park) to the same weekend gathering, although she really can’t stand Park.

This was ok. Romance is not usually my “thing”, but sometimes the chick lit has enough other in it that it can be fun and light and enjoyable to me. There were attempts at humour that didn’t really make me laugh in this one, and I’m not sure I really liked any of the characters. There was a secondary plotline that was kind of interesting with a bit of a twist in it, which I liked. This was short and will be forgotten fairly soon, I’m sure. (

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LibraryCin | Jul 11, 2021 |

I wasn't sure if I read this book before and I had. It's good as all of Crusie's work is good but this is very dated in a way that others of her old books are not. The book was worth re-reading but not worth keeping. (

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phyllis2779 | Feb 10, 2018 |

"3.5 out of 5 stars, Tess and Nick were quite a pair to read about. Especially with..."

Check out my review and a TEASER here: http://frommetoyouvideophoto.blogspot.com/2011/01/made-grade-strange-bedpersons-... (

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fromjesstoyou | Mar 21, 2016 |

This was a decent story about a girl who likes to work with underprivileged kids, and her ex-boyfriend who is a wealthy attorney. A little mystery regarding a person from the main character's youth, along with a rekindling of romance make this a nice story. (

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Harlequin Temptation (520)

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Getting Rid of Bradley | Strange Bedpersons | What the Lady Wants | Charlie All Night by Jennifer Crusie

Strange Bedpersons [and] Manhunting by Jenny Crusie

Strange Bedpersons [and] Charlie All Night by Jennifer Crusie

What the Lady Wants / Charlie All Night / Strange Bedpersons / Getting Rid of Bradley by Jennifer Crusie

Bet Me | Tell Me Lies | Strange Bedpersons by Jennifer Crusie

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1995-07-14

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Tess Newhart

Nick Jamieson

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This book is for Eric Walborn
1960-1993
Because there was no one in the world like Eric,
So bright, so kind, so loving, so full of life,
So apt to make jokes and to understand them.
Also his face was beautiful, and we loved him.

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When Tess Newhart threw open her apartment door, Nick Jamieson was standing there - tall, dark, successful and suspiciously happy to see her, his pleasantly blunt face a nice human contrast to his perfectly tailored suit.

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Fiction. Romance. HTML:

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. He wants to get ahead in business; she just wants...him. But there's no way Tess will play second fiddle to his job.

Yet somehow she finds herself agreeing to play his fiancée on a weekend business trip that could make or break Nick's career. And while he's trying to convince Tess that he needs her in his respectable world, Tess is doing her best to keep her opinions to herself and her hands off Nick.

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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 fiancée 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.

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