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Agnes and the Hitman
Agnes and the Hitman | Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer
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Take one food writer named Cranky Agnes, add a hitman named Shane, mix them together with a Southern mob wedding, a missing necklace, two annoyed flamingos, and a dog named Rhett and you've got a recipe for a sexy, hilarious novel about the disastrous side of true love...Agnes Crandall's life goes awry when a dognapper invades her kitchen one night, seriously hampering her attempts to put on a wedding that she's staked her entire net worth on. Then a hero climbs through her bedroom window. His name is Shane, no last name, just Shane, and he has his own problems: he's got a big hit scheduled, a rival trying to take him out, and an ex-mobster uncle asking him to protect some little kid named Agnes. When he finds out that Agnes isn't so little, his uncle has forgotten to mention a missing five million bucks he might have lost in Agnes's house, and his last hit was a miss, Shane's life isn't looking so good, either. Then a bunch of lowlifes come looking for the money, a string of hit men show up for Agnes, and some wedding guests gather with intent to throw more than rice. Agnes and Shane have their hands full with greed, florists, treachery, flamingos, mayhem, mothers of the bride, andmost dangerous of alleach other. Agnes and the Hitman is the perfect combination of sugar and spice, sweet and saltya novel of delicious proportions.
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hes7
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Hoping to tackle some of my Audible + Libro.fm TBR in March. #bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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Agnes and the Hitman | Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

“Is it ok if I pretend you‘re an insurance salesman for awhile?”

“Sure.”

“How was your day dear?”

“I almost sold a policy, but the client gave me the finger and got away.”

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Airykah13
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Week 3! Improved from last week ☺️ #bookfitnesschallenge #bfc #bfcr2 @wanderinglynn

sudi Great job 👏👏👏 5y
wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 A great week! 🎉 You‘re making fantastic progress! Keep that awesome momentum going! 5y
julesG 👏👏👏 5y
Charityann Nice job!😊👍🏼 5y
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Airykah13
Agnes and the Hitman | Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

“Call on the devil to save you, you limb of Satan,” Doyle yelled down at her. —this made me laugh out loud

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julesG
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Funny book! Really relaxing to listen to as an #audiobook.

I did some #audiodyeing, followed by #audiocleaning - I tried to not make a mess. The fabric is supposed to be just where it is right now, to keep the sun out in the morning.

#BFC @wanderinglynn - dip-dyeing and cleaning made up 2k steps. Not bad. 😉

wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 And cool dyeing! 6y
Crazeedi Nice job, I did dying years ago when I was first married, its fun 6y
rockpools Nice! 6y
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FantasyEmma
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What a great book. Funny, sweet, and filled with action. I'm kind of sorry it's not a series.

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SheilaChew
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This is definitely chick lit of the rated R variety, but it was very entertaining and make me laugh. Agnes is a food writer who recently bought a house, is hosting a wedding, and making the wedding cake. And also somebody just tried to kidnap her dog and he fell into the basement she didn‘t know about and died. That‘s the first few pages! Fast paced and very funny.
Agnes makes breakfast for everyone, so here‘s the best pancakes I ever had!

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aizekj
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So much fun!

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readinginthedark
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Started this one on audio yesterday--super fun so far! I had never heard of it before now. Has anyone else read this?

DivineDiana New to me! 8y
ScientistSam Yes, I love Jennifer Crusie! Enjoy! I think this is the best of her books with other authors - otherwise I prefer the ones she writes solo. But Agnes is hilarious 8y
readinginthedark @DivineDiana It's funny! Can't wait to see what happens! 8y
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readinginthedark @ScientistSam Good to know! I didn't know this was going to be a romance; it's so fun! 8y
Mariposa_Bookworm You should definitely read Bet Me! So much fun and laugh out loud funny! I had to read for an undergrad elective on the romance novel. 8y
readinginthedark @Mariposa_Bookworm @ScientistSam Thanks, I'll track it down when I finish this one! 8y
SaturnDoo I have this on my tbr, thinking I should bump it up. ☺ 8y
readinginthedark @SaturnDoo You should! It's really fun so far. But I had to stop listening to it in the car because of the language and sex--my son's always with me. 😆 8y
SaturnDoo @readinginthedark 😀oh yeah those little ears don't need to hear that 8y
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Wandering_Resident
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Turning to an old friend after a trying day. Books and cats are so reliable!

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melissanorr
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If you like funny books and/or romances that are lighter, this is a good pick. While I enjoyed it, I couldn't give it a "pick" on my personal scale because I didn't love Agnes.

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Wandering_Resident
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On my second time through this hilarious romance. Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer are now in my top 5 authors guaranteed to make me laugh!

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Eyelit
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My third for #bookisholympics is a re-read. This book is completely ridonkulous - and I absolutely love it. I think I first read this when it came out almost a decade ago and reading it again is just as fun. Agnes is fantastic: capable, confident, and relatable. She is put through the wringer in a week: assassination attempts, crumbling house in need of repairs, a wedding to put on, mobbish connections, and she keeps her humor throughout. 😃

KarenaFagan Jennifer Crusie is amazeballs!!! Have you read Bet Me? 8y
Eyelit @KarenaFagan yep - it's one of my faves after Agnes. I think I've read all of her books (some hits, some misses). Do you know if she's written anything lately? 8y
Blair_Reads Sounds great 8y
KarenaFagan I don't think she has. Her website had a bunch of possible stories she was planning to write including ones about side characters from previous books, but not sure what's up. 8y
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Eyelit
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Instead of jumping on the good omens bandwagon (even though I want to!), I'm going to pick another book for day 16: Agnes and the Hitman. I'm currently re-reading this for #bookisholympics and it's crazy fun. Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer make a good team. Agnes is trying to fix up her failing southern estate in time for a wedding. Hijinks (and romance) ensue. #augustofpages #augustphotochallenge (photo borrowed from the Internet)

PurpleyPumpkin I've read this but totally forgot that it was a collaboration. And it was fun. 😊 8y
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Christy2318
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Perfect summer fun reading

MrBook Lol, sounds zany! 8y
Rebekaaah Such a good book! 8y
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BookInMyHands
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I'm not much of a romance reader, but this has enough humor to keep me reading. I read it a few years ago and then found it again in a box from my aunt last week. Just what I need tonight.

MrBook Lol, love that title. Catchy. 8y
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