Bet Me / Jennifer Crusie 337 p.

Another fun romance by Jennifer Crusie featuring 2 successful 30-somethings in an unnamed city which I suspect is Cincinnati. (In addition to mentions of Pete Rose, our heroine Min's apartment can only be reached by climbing a zillion steps: a dead giveaway.) The crux of the plot is that Min and Cal's first date is a result of a bet pal makes with a business associate. Min overhears the bet, Cal doesn't know it, and numerous misunderstandings ensue. Plenty of humor, food and strong female friendship round out the plot. In spite of (or perhaps because of?) the lack of violence here, I still preferred Agnes and the Hitman.