Faking It

by Jennifer Crusie

Paperback, 2003

Publication

St. Martin's Paperbacks (2003), Edition: a, 432 pages

Description

Art forger/mural artist Matilda Goodnight is struggling to pay off the mortgage on the family business and keep the family secrets hidden. She hides in Clea Lewis's bedroom closet to steal back a forged painting and finds herself closeted with con man/thief Davy Dempsey. Everyone in Tilda's world is pretending to be someone else. All of them, are Faking It.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Caro

RT: Former con Davy Dempsey is royally pissed. He's just discovered that his ex-financial advisor Ronald "Rabbit" Abbott has ripped off $3,000,000 and given it to Davy's former girlfriend and actress Clea Lewis. To get his money back, Davy breaks into the house where Clea is currently staying so he

can get access to her bank account numbers.

Meanwhile, newbie art collector Clea refuses to return a painting she bought from the Goodnight Gallery, former art forger Tilda Goodnight knows she must steal it back. Her niece unknowingly sold a "Scarlet" painting and as all of the Scarlet's are forgeries, selling one could bring down the Goodnight Gallery and send Tilda to jail. Davy and Tilda's mid-burglary close encounter in Clea's closet leads to an uneasy, if intriguing alliance. Outwitting her is turning out to be a challenge as two botched burglaries will prove.

This laugh-out-loud romp is one to treasure! Nobody combines wit, irony and sexy sizzling plots better than New York Times bestseller Jennifer Crusie. An automatic buy!

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LibraryThing member allthesedarnbooks

Even better than Fast Women! I'm now a Crusie addict, and in love with Davy Dempsey to boot. This one's fun, sexy, and funny as hell.

LibraryThing member rosinalippi

This novel is a marvel for the way it juggles multiple themes and stories and ends up as a very satisfying whole. And it's funny. Even the tag line: Faking It - What has reality ever done for you? made me laugh.

Davy and Tilda are two very unusual but believable characters, well worth getting to

know.

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LibraryThing member magst

Faking it is another great light romantic comedy by Jennifer Crusie. I loved the characters, and the dialogue was witty and sparkling. The book reminded me of screwball comedy movies. Her characters are believable and fun. Great book and I would suggest buying it because you will want to re-read

this book again and again.

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LibraryThing member kikianika

Art, crime and comedy? odd mix, but it works. Mainly because no one else can pull these weirdos off like Crusie can. Also on a seperate note, I like the hardcover blurbs of Crusie's books so much better. the paperback covers made me put the books back so many times because I figured I wouldn't

enjoy them. Silly, silly covers.

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LibraryThing member wyvernfriend

many years ago when Tilda was much younger she painted some pictures in the style of the daughter of a famous artist and those pictures were sold by her father. When one of the last ones is sold by mistake she feels that she has to go hunting for it. WHen she's looking for it Davy Dempsey finds her

and helps her, but what are his motives. Will he still respect her when he finds out that she's a world class forger?
A fun light romp.

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LibraryThing member nevacampbell

Great book. Loved the mix of detective novel with a hesitant love story involving many characters. Very descriptive about the art.

LibraryThing member amf0001

This is my 8th? 10th? reread of this book. It's a beloved favorite. Set against the backdrop of a failing art gallery, a sexy conman meets a fraudulent artist and hi-jinx ensue. It's funny, sexy, and you just want to visit this world and stay in it forever. I always like Jennifer Crusie, but this

is a particular favorite.

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LibraryThing member MuseofIre

Another good one. Everybody in the interesting cast of characters (my favorite is Nadine, Tilda's teenage niece) is playing a part or wearing a mask. Also enjoyed Tilda's knowledge of art and art forgery and Davy's con games. Surprisingly little sex.

LibraryThing member readingrat

My first Jennifer Crusie but not my last. This was a really fun, light, little read.

LibraryThing member whimsyblue

This was my first JC book and I was hooked. Still, it's my favorite JC. A charming little story that makes you believe in love and good people.

LibraryThing member cindyloumn

At first it was a bit slow, and too many characters, with too many different names and under plots. But it grew on me. The main girl character reminds me of me, glasses, geeky, but adventorous. Really quirky chracters; her family and the art gallery, and who everyone was.
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LibraryThing member kikilon

enjoy them. Silly, silly covers.

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LibraryThing member Jthierer

Very very funny. I laughed out loud several times.

LibraryThing member KLmesoftly

A romance between an art forger and a con man. This is the first romance novel I've read, and I can't say I'll make a habit of dipping into this genre, but I did enjoy it.

LibraryThing member sdbookhound

Sorry, I just didn't really like this one. I usually love Crusie but this one wasn't for me.

LibraryThing member lauranav

I jumped right in and enjoyed every minute of this book. Funny, fun characters, great dialogue, and some crime and mystery thrown in. I will be looking for more by Julie Crusie.

LibraryThing member SunnySD

Artistic talent, con men, forgeries (centuries of them) and a few million dollars gone astray - and a bit of romance at the heart of it all. A wacky cast of characters, a far-fetched plot, snappy dialogue and quick pacing make this a fantastic curl-up on the couch and enjoy the afternoon kind of

read.

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LibraryThing member miyurose

If there’s one thing that Crusie is good at, it’s writing a fun story. From the moment Tilda and Davy bump into each other in Clea’s closet to the final page, there’s ne’er a dull moment in the lives of the Goodnights and Dempseys.

It’s hard to imagine a dull moment in their lives even

without that bump in the night. Everyone in this book is a character with a capital “C”. It could have been overkill, but I think Crusie gives them enough “real” characteristics to balance out the wacky. You want to root for them, even for the unconventional hit man.

The search for the Scarlett paintings gives a bit of meat to the romance, and I enjoyed it. For the most part, I really like what Crusie does. It’s a little like if Carl Hiaasen wrote romance books.

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LibraryThing member SophieCale

I liked Welcome to Temptation better as a romance. As a whole, I like Fake it better. The story was nuts, it made me laugh quite a few times. I really think that Gwen and Ford need their own book. Gwen is my new hero. I actually didnt "get" Tilda as a character, or Davey for that matter. The whole

art trauma didnt touch me the same way Sophie's problems did. The book was a much stronger Comedy and even Mystery than it was a romance. I did like the whole lousy sex thing. It's nice to see that addressed in a romance. A nice touch of reality.

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LibraryThing member Capnrandm

Been so long since I read this one, surprised with how rough around the edges Davy Dempsey is. Pure Crusie magic with the managing tropes and expectations, and a better mystery than WELCOME TO TEMPTATION.

LibraryThing member heike6

It was nice to catch up with the Dempseys again. Fine listening material.

LibraryThing member SophieCale

art trauma didn't touch me the same way Sophie's problems did. The book was a much stronger Comedy and even Mystery than it was a romance. I did like the whole lousy sex thing. It's nice to see that addressed in a romance. A nice touch of reality.

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LibraryThing member laverack

This was a light read (I read it in a day) but I enjoyed how each character was faking something. Witty.

LibraryThing member jetangen4571

Oh, how I love a Jennifer Crusie book! So do my friends, as evidenced by the books disappearances from my bookshelves. Once again I've resorted to getting a book on audio so I'll have it available when I want a fun and interesting read.
The Goodnight family has a long and interesting involvement

with art, and Tilda is the latest gifted one, and her family is just as convoluted. Resorting to burglary is a first, but she runs into a con artist who sometimes consults for the FBI who is resorting to burglary for personal reasons. And so the fun begins! I'll leave the plot clues to the publisher's blurb and skip the spoilers, but this is a great stress reducing read!
Aasne Vigesaa is really great for this narration with her ability to portray the characters and situations.

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