
Bet Me
Jennifer Crusie · 2004
The romantic comedy as perfected art form. Min and Cal's relationship begins with a bet and becomes a genuine, funny, moving love story. Crusie writes banter with the precision of a watchmaker; every scene advances both plot and character. Literary readers who don't read romance consistently cite this as the exception they made.
Romance · the Pro canon
The case for it, the case against, and the rest of the canon open with Pro.