Crazy in Love

by Lani Diane Rich

Book Overview

Flynn Daly is moving out of Boston to run an inn in the middle of the country where there's nature, bugs and other worries. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446618241
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Forever
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 4.1"

Customer Reviews

Crazy fun read

Lani Diane Rich has got to be the most underrated author in the romance genre. Her writing is every bit as good as Susan Elizabeth Phillips and Jennifer Crusie, but somehow you just don't hear as much about her. I highly recommend all of her books. Her heroines are spunky and her dialogue is great. Don't miss the sort of sequel to this book- "Wish You Were Here" which tell's Freya's story.

Crazy In Love

Flynn Daly's great-aunt Esther ran the The Goodhouse Arms Inn in the small town of Scheintown, New York. Flynn's dad and her sister Freya think Flynn needs to clean up her act and get out of her bad neighborhood, so after Aunt Esther's death, they send her to the inn to oversee things until they decide what to do with it. Flynn is not cut out for the country life. She's a city girl through and through. And when she's greeted by Aunt Esther's ghost on her first night there, she really wants out. Jake Tucker used to be a cop but now he is the bartender at the inn. He's trying to figure out how to put Gordon Chase away because he believes Chase is responsible for Esther's death. He plans to use Flynn to get the job done. Flynn and Tucker team up to try and solve the mysteries surrounding the inn. Flynn knows she'll have to eventually leave, and Tucker knows she can't stay, but neither want her to go now. When the killer goes after Flynn, she may never leave...at least not alive. Stolen money, jealousy, romance and a ghost are just a part of the fun that is Crazy In Love. Flynn, Tucker, the funny folks of Scheintown and a ton of witty humor do the rest. Crazy In Love is a delicious cocktail made with a splash of romance and dash of suspense. It's terrific! Nannette reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

You're in for a treat

What happens when you're almost thirty and have difficulties maintaining a steady job and a steady relationship? If you're Flynn Daly, you find yourself presented with an offer you can't refuse. Tired of worrying about Flynn's safety, love life and diminishing bank account, Flynn's family schedules an intervention. She joins the family hospitality business and is sent to the Goodhouse Arms inn. The inn belonged to her great-aunt. Now that Aunt Esther is dead, Flynn's job is to keep the staff calm until her father finds a buyer for the inn. Jake Tucker was a cop until a key piece of evidence in a high-profile case he was working on went missing. He's now a bartender at the inn. Mercy, his sister and the inn's chef, is hoping that he'll move on with his life. But is it a coincidence that Gordon Chase offered to buy the inn just before Aunt Esther died? And is there a connection between Chase and the missing evidence? Flynn's job is to keep the staff calm but she finds herself drawn to the inn and the friendly people. She also finds herself sharing her room with the ghost of great-aunt Esther. Jake finds that his first impression of a spoiled rich girl is wrong. There is something about Flynn that he finds irresistible. Has Flynn finally found a job and a guy that she can commit to? Crazy In Love is a sweet, fun book. The plot keeps moving, there's plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and likeable characters. Flynn and Jake are people you'd want to be friends with. The sibling relationships were also a lot of fun. Flynn and Jake have great relationships with their older sisters. Freya and Mercy are convinced that they know what's best for their younger siblings. Mix in embezzlement, unsolved crime and some CWIL (Crazy Women In Love, an acronym that I love!), and you're in for a treat. Armchair Interviews says this blend of mystery and romance is very satisfying read!

5 Stars plus more

This is my second Lani Diane Rich novel. My first was The Fortune Quilt which I enjoyed a lot. But while Quilt's strength was the likable heroine and her strange and strangely relatable situation with her family but with a rather weak romance, Crazy in Love (Warner Forever) is strong on characterizations, the pairing (Flynn/Jake) have undeniable chemistry, the dialogue is witty without being forced, and the secondary characters are as interesting as the main characters without taking over. Oh yeah, there is a plot with a rotten scoundrel (or two), an old historic inn, murder, a ghost and sisters getting their way all happening in the prerequisite sleepy smalltown hamlet that doesn't seem to get much sleep. And it is loads of fun and on the fun factor alone, I would give this novel 5 stars. So in reality, this novel gets 5 stars plus more because it reminded me just how much fun a romance novel could be.

Crazt in Love

When we first see Flynn she is a slightly flighty bohemian who enjoys her life in NYC. She caves to family pressure (sister Freya can be very persuasive) and goes to upstate NY to oversee a B & B left to the family by Aunt Esther. The plan is for Flynn to hang around and keep the place going until Flynn & Freya's daddy , the real estate mogol, finds a buyer. Flynn is met at the train station by Jake, former cop and now bartender at the B & B. Jake would like to find out who is behind the mysterious death of his father , he and Flynn become involved in a private eye op. Flynn is helped in her adjustment to rural upstate NY by Aunt Esther the Deceased. Then there are the cow creamers, CWILs, dead bodies, 2 dectctives--one pro and one very amateur. There is murder, mahem, mystery in this delightful story. Two of the many things that I enjoyed about this book . Well 3 if you include Jake the Yummy. Flynn's character development. NYC to upstate was a good move for her. The other was the mystery. It was tense, tight, with a surprise conclusion.