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Don't Look Down

by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer

Don't Look Down Cover

ISBN13: 9780312348120
ISBN10: 0312348126
Condition: Standard
Dustjacket: Standard
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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie teams up with USA Today bestselling author Bob Mayer to write a sizzling, high-octane romantic adventure about a straight-talking woman and a straight-shooting man...

Lucy Armstrong is a director of television commercials who's just been recruited to finish a four-day action movie shoot. But she arrives on the set to discover that the directing staff has quit, the make-up artist is suicidal, the stars are egomaniacs, the stunt director is her ex-husband, and the lead actor has just acquired as an advisor a Green Beret who has the aggravating habit of always being right.

Green Beret Captain JT Wilder had thought that hiring on as a military consultant for a movie star was a good deal: easy money and easier starlets. Instead he has to babysit a bumbling comedian, dodge low-flying helicopters, and resist his attraction to a director who bears a distracting resemblance to Wonder Woman. Then the CIA calls and he realizes that somebody is taking "shooting a movie" much too literally.

Full of suspense and humor, non-stop action and fast-paced dialogue, Don't Look Down is the perfect blend of male and female, adventure and romance, Mayer and Crusie.

Review:

"Mayer's delectably dry sense of humor perfectly complements Crusie's brand of sharp wit, and together the two have cooked up a sexy, sassy, and smart combination of romance and suspense that is simply irresistible." Booklist

Review:

"Despite plenty of blood-and-guts violence, there's not much mystery to pull the reader along. Oddly wimpy and not much fun." Kirkus Reviews

Review:

"[Cruise's] name alone is bound to generate demand." Library Journal

Synopsis:

Praise for Jennifer Crusie and Bet Me:

"Bet you can't stop reading it. Absolutely, irresistibly hilarious."

--Kirkus Reviews

"Crusie maintains her winning streak...wickedly witty, deliciously sexy."

--Booklist

"Twisting plot and the snap and flash of witty dialogue...Crusie navigates it with assurance and outright brio."

--Washington Post

"Crusie is smart and literate...and a master of fast-paced, witty dialogue."

--The Seattle Times

"Bet Me has it all: laugh-out-loud lines, novel characters, and a torch-hot ending."

--Rocky Mountain News

"Witty, sharp, and wickedly funny, Bet Me is eminently satisfying."

--Booksense

Praise for Bob Mayer:

“Sinewy writing enhances this already potent action fix. An adrenaline cocktail from start to finish.”

--Kirkus Reviews on Cut-Out

“A daring rescue mission produces a climax with enough suspense and action to satisfy the most jaded of thriller fans.”

--Library Journal on Dragon Sim-13

“Fascinating, imaginative, and nerve-wracking.”

--Kirkus Reviews on Dragon Sim-13

“A nail-biter in the best tradition of adventure fiction.”

--Publisher’s Weekly on Dragon Sim-13.

“Sizzling, first-rate war fiction.  Exciting, authentic, and explosive.”

--The Macon Beacon on Eyes of the Hammer

Synopsis:

New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie teams up with USA Today bestselling author Bob Mayer to write a sizzling, high-octane romantic adventure about a straight-talking woman and a straight-shooting man…

Lucy Armstrong is a director of television commercials who's just been recruited to finish a four-day action movie shoot. But she arrives on the set to discover that the directing staff has quit, the make-up artist is suicidal, the stars are egomaniacs, the stunt director is her ex-husband, and the lead actor has just acquired as an advisor a Green Beret who has the aggravating habit of always being right.

Green Beret Captain JT Wilder had thought that hiring on as a military consultant for a movie star was a good deal: easy money and easier starlets. Instead he has to babysit a bumbling comedian, dodge low-flying helicopters, and resist his attraction to a director who bears a distracting resemblance to Wonder Woman. Then the CIA calls and he realizes that somebody is taking “shooting a movie” much too literally.

Full of suspense and humor, non-stop action and fast-paced dialogue, Don't Look Down is the perfect blend of male and female, adventure and romance, Mayer and Crusie.

About the Author

Jennifer Cruise is the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today bestselling author of Tell Me Lies, Crazy for You, Welcome to Temptation, Faking It, Fast Women, and Bet Me.

Bob Mayer is a former Green Beret and the USA Today bestselling author of thirty-two novels under his own name and the pen names Robert Doherty and Greg Donegan. He has over two million books in print.

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imahdina, March 31, 2008 (view all comments by imahdina)
It is a good bed reading. The family touch and softness cruise bring joint with mayer macho and adventurous side, present a good read. Light insight about military/navy and movie maker are ok. It is an entertaining light reading. :)
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michellevt34, September 18, 2006 (view all comments by michellevt34)
This book is a perfect blend of masculine and feminine. It has it all: romance, movie-making, intrigue, and surprising danger. Crusie's and Mayer's characters pop, and include fickle demanding actors, a deceitful ex-husband, a hilariously precocious little girl, her cynical aunt (who bears a striking resemblance to Wonder Woman), and a mysterious ex-military hero who turns out to be much more than meets the eye. The story is not predictable, and the dialogue keeps the reader turning pages long after bedtime.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312348120
Author:
Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Author:
Cruise, Jennifer
Author:
Crusie, Jennifer
Author:
Mayer, Bob
Subject:
General
Subject:
Humorous
Subject:
Motion pictures
Subject:
Television advertising directors
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Romance - Suspense
Publication Date:
20060404
Binding:
HC
Language:
English
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
9.55x6.37x1.21 in. 1.49 lbs.

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