No-nonsense businesswoman Kate decides it is time to settle down after three broken engagements. When her friend tells her about a Kentucky golf resort crawling with men, Kate high tails it so horse country to find the man of her dreams, or at least the one that meets all the qualifications on her spreadsheet. After several chaotic (and absolutely hysterical) dates where most of her suitors end up with injuries or in the emergency room, she looks forward to her daily "fishing trips" with Jake, a former successful tax attorney who would rather nap on the lake than take a deposition. Jake, surprisingly has managed to escape Kate's string of bad luck. Two people could not have less in common, and yet the sparks ignite, despite Kate being a little too similar to his ex-wife.

Meanwhile, the only other person at the resort who is not afraid of her Kate, is newly engaged Penny, who has decided this is the perfect place to play the field before she ties the knot. When she gets caught up in the romance, she questions whether she is right to get married.

Crusie has penned another witty romantic comedy that is sure to please. Jake and Kate are an engaging duo at transitioning points in their lives - can either of them give for the other? The writing is fresh and the dialogue crisp - it flows effortlessly and could easily be adapted as a screenplay.

Cute, tender and hysterically funny. Fell in love with Kate and Jake. Enjoyed how their romance snuck up on them. Appreciate the way Crusie gets a point across in one sentence - whether humor or sentiment. After reading Manhunt - I'm hooked and will be a Crusie fan for life.

As I have written in other reviews I am Not a reviewer. I just love to read and this is one of my favorite books. I took it on vacation to Disney World when it came out. I read it at least 5 times on vacation. Couldn't tell you how many times since. Along with Welcome To Temptation, they are my favorite Jennifer Crusie books.

Jennifer Crusie has a witty voice and sultry vocabulary. This is a fun and easily read book. Perfect for the single gal who wants to laugh at her own attempts to find love. She may even get some new ideas! For the happily married reader, Manhunting will remind you of the joys and grief experienced while dating.

This is really one of those rare books that overwhelm Amazon's rating system - Amazon only allows you up to five stars, but this book is really worth much more, if there was such a thing as ten stars, this book would be it, IMHO.

One of the fun things of finding a brilliant author with a backlist is that you get to read some really good gems, and this sure is one of them. Nothing different or unusual about the plot - uptight, female executive goes husband-hunting and ends up with the exact opposite of what she had planned; but the way this book is done, wow! The characters, the way they interact, the dialogue, even Jennifer Crusie's signature craziness, is all there, this book is simply a masterpiece, if you are looking for a solid few hours of enjoyment, "Manhunting" is sure to deliver!

The characters - it's funny, but I read a *serious* work, and I recognize the characters - vaguely. I read a Jennifer Crusie book, and these people - I know them, they're me, my friends, people that I could relate to. I think it's because they're unpredictable, and don't fit into a mold - that makes them more real, because people seldom do predictable things in real life, and sometimes life is even a little crazy. So I think that Jennifer Crusie *does* real life better than some of the more serious authors that I have read. I suppose it helps that Ms. Crusie really is a brilliant author - it's women like her who spoil me for any other kind of novel.

I had just finished reading "A Summer to Remember" by Mary Balogh, and, transported in another time and another place, these two books have a similar plot (which is not hard to do, considering that this must be "the" most used romance plot ever). And I thought this book was done better. I especially loved that Ms. Prim and Proper managed to liberate herself all by herself, and wasn't waiting for "Mr. Right" to do it for her. I generally like it more when women are able to do things on their own, instead of waiting for *him* to fix them, but rather, they fix themselves. What brought this observation to mind was the "going swimming in the lake" thing, Kate did it on her own, while Lauren had to be forced into it. I usually hate being forced into *anything*, even by Mr. Right, so I liked this particular part of the story a lot better here.

But that just my observation!

Loved "Manhunting". Read it, you'll love it too.