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Dating Without Novocaine

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For twenty-nine-year-old Hannah O'Dowd, finding a decent man in Portland, Oregon, is like pulling teeth!
Luckily, the self-employed clothing designer has a job she loves and friends to help ease the pain: oversexed Cassie (always good to have the opposite perspective, Hannah notes), analytical Louise (too much perspective not always good) and an in-the-flesh tooth puller, dentist Scott (could prove useful). But as she nears the big 3-0, she begins to realize that dating frantically may truly be the only solution to finding Mr. Maybe.
So, pumped up on nothing but drive and determination, Hannah cuts loose on her romantic quest. In fact, she kisses so many frogs she fears she'll turn green. (Note: While paling in comparison to her paralyzing fear of anything dental related, acquiring froglike qualities from hanging around losers—still not good.)
And she's only just begun!
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    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 25, 2002
      Talented seamstress Hannah O'Dowd cuffs men's pants to pay the rent, but while her hands hover at ankle-height, her attentions are focused a bit farther up. She's 29 and hasn't yet found her backyard barbecue guy: "I don't want to turn thirty and still not know who I'm going to marry," she gripes, setting the tone for this mild single-girl tale
      set in Portland, Ore. At least she has company in her loyal but flaky roommate, Cassie, who is taking belly-dancing classes to unblock her "sex chakra," and the more sensible Louise, a phone counselor at a crisis center. It's immediately obvious that Hannah is going to fall for their mutual friend Scott, a sweet and successful dentist who's allegedly off limits because he used to date Louise. Although there's never any doubt she'll end up with him, it's still satisfying when he gets her into the chair. In her first contemporary novel (after five romances), Cach is funniest in her descriptions of Hannah's dental phobia, and she adds a few touching scenes when Hannah's mother suffers a stroke. Unfortunately, the characters tend to toss around clichés rather than engage in meaningful dialogue. Even the young, single audience to which the novel is clearly pitched will find the heroine's dating fiascoes—the gay guy trying to go straight, the cop with attention-deficit disorder—old hat, but those in need of a dose of the tried and true may appreciate the familiarity. Agent, Linda Kruger.

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      March 15, 2002
      \deflang1033\pard\plain\f3\fs24 At 29, Hannah O'Dowd has a successful clothing design business and a group of supportive and caring friends: practical Louise, free-spirit Cassie, and handsome Scott, a dentist who torments Hannah with dental horror stories. But Hannah and her friends are all without significant others, and Hannah does her best to convince them to try Internet dating. Undeterred by her friends' reluctance, Hannah forges ahead into cyberspace and meets Wade, a cute wildlife biologist. Though he's sweet and attentive, Wade seems uninterested in having a sexual relationship with Hannah, and when she finds out why, their relationship ends. Pete, a gorgeous police officer who's four years Hannah's junior, appears to be a better option until it becomes apparent that he's really only interested in a physical relationship. Meanwhile, Hannah is confused by Scott's attentiveness to her: Could he possibly be interested in her? Hannah's refusal to see the obvious becomes irritating, but otherwise, this is an appealing tale of the trials and tribulations of the dating scene. (Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2002, American Library Association.)

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