Maybe This Time

Andie Miller is ready to move on with her life. She wants to marry her fiancé and leave behind everything in her past, especially her ex-husband, North Archer. But when Andie tries to gain closure with him, he asks one final favor of her. A distant cousin has died and left North the guardian of two orphans who have driven away three nannies already—and things are getting worse. He needs someone to take care of the situation, and he knows Andie can handle anything. When Andie meets the two children, she soon realizes it’s much worse than she feared. Carter and Alice aren’t your average delinquents, and the creepy old house where they live is being run by the worst housekeeper since Mrs. Danvers. Complicating matters is Andie’s fiancé’s suspicion that this is all a plan by North to get Andie back. He may be right because Andie’s dreams have been haunted by North since she arrived at the old house. And that’s not the only haunting.Then her ex-brother-in-law arrives with a duplicitous journalist and a self-doubting parapsychologist, closely followed by an annoyed medium, Andie’s tarot card–reading mother, her avenging ex-mother-in-law, and her jealous fiancé. Just when Andie’s sure things couldn’t get more complicated, North arrives to make her wonder if maybe this time things could just turn out differently.Filled with her trademark wit, unforgettable characters, and laugh-out-loud scenarios, Maybe This Time shows why Jennifer Crusie is one of the most beloved storytellers of our time.

the new York Times bestselling Author Of bet Me, Tell Me Lies and welcome To Temptation delivers Her Long-awaited Novel

andie Miller Is Ready To Move On In Life. She Wants To Marry Her Fiancé And Leave Behind Everything In Her Past, Especially Her Ex-husband, North Archer. But When Andie Tries To Gain Closure With Him, He Asks One Final Favor Of Her Before They Go Their Separate Ways Forever. A Very Distant Cousin Of His Has Died And Left North As The Guardian Of Two Orphans Who Have Driven Out Three Nannies Already, And Things Are Getting Worse. He Needs A Very Special Person To Take Care Of The Situation And He Knows Andie Can Handle Anything.

when Andie Meets The Two Children She Quickly Realizes Things Are Much Worse Than She Feared. The Place Is A Mess, The Children, Carter And Alice, Aren’t Your Average Delinquents, And The Creepy Old House Where They Live Is Being Run By The Worst Housekeeper Since Mrs. Danvers. What’s Worse, Andie’s Fiancé Thinks This Is All A Plan By North To Get Andie Back, And He May Be Right. Andie’s Dreams Have Been Haunted By North Since She Arrived At The Old House. And That’s Not The Only Haunting.

what Follows Is A Hilarious Adventure In Exorcism, Including A Self-doubting Parapsychologist, An Annoyed Medium, Her Tarot-card Reading Mother, An Avenging Ex-mother-inlaw, And, Of Course, Her Jealous Fiancé. And Just When She Thinks Things Couldn’t Get More Complicated, North Shows Up On The Doorstep Making Her Wonder If maybe This Time things Could Be Different Between Them.

if Andie Can Just Get Rid Of All The Guests And Ghosts, She’s Pretty Sure She Can Save The Kids, And Herself, From The Past. But Fate Might Just Have Another Thing In Mind…

publishers Weekly

crusie (bet Me) Is Back On Her Own--after A Couple Of Books Written With Bob Mayer--with A Sweet, Offbeat Romantic Tale Of Second Chances. Thirty-four-year-old Andie, Hoping To Cut The Ties That Still Bind Her To Rich Ex-hubby North, Winds Up Instead Getting Drafted To Fix The Troubled Orphaned Children Of North's Cousin, Who Live With A Grouchy Housekeeper And A Crew Of Ghosts That Have An Interest In The Kids And Their Gothic Mansion Home. But There's No Ordinary Fix For This Unruly Bunch Of Living And Undead As Andie Tries To Cajole Them All--troubled And Lonely Kids Alice And Carter, Dead Aunt May Aiming For A Do-over, Newly Dead Dennis, And Ancient Spooks Miss J And Peter--into Moving On. Crusie's Created A Sharp Cast Of Lonely Souls, Wacky Weirdos, Ghosts Both Good And Bad, And Unlikely Heroes Who Are Brave Enough To Give Life And Love One More Try. You Don't Have To Believe In The Afterlife To Relish This Fun, Bright Romp. (sept.)

Entreated by her ex-husband to help with two orphans recently placed in his custody, a closure-seeking Andie discovers the task to be much harder than anticipated in light of the orphans' delinquent antics, a haunting, and Andie's rekindled feelings.