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| Talk of the Town | 
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Sales Rank: 10688
Category: Book
Author: Karen Hawkins
Publisher: Pocket
Studio: Pocket
Manufacturer: Pocket
Label: Pocket
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: 1st Pocket Books Pbk. Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 141656022X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781416560227
ASIN: 141656022X
Publication Date: November 18, 2008
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Product Description
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Hawkins pens a delightfully sexy tale of modern love in a small Southern town.Do Blondes Have More Fun? Newly divorced Roxie Treymayne is dying to find out. After years of being the perfect Southern lady, all she ended up with was a cheating husband. So she goes bombshell blond, gets a provocatively placed tattoo, and prepares to live it up as a Bad Girl. But then her mother falls ill...and Roxie is forced to return to Glory, North Carolina. He'd Love to Know. Once the town bad boy, Nick Sheppard is now Glory's highly respected sheriff. When the hot blonde he stops for speeding turns out to be formerly prim Homecoming Queen Roxanne Treymayne, Nick doesn't quite know where to look -- though he'd like a much closer one at the tattoo peeking from her shorts. But It Takes Two to Tango. Roxie and Nick had a steamy fling in high school, but a love affair between a Southern princess and a boy from the wrong side of the tracks was doomed from the start. Now they have a second chance. Can they get it right? Or will they just end up...the talk of the town?
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Great contemporary debut January 6, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Roxie Tremayne was once the belle of Glory, North Carolina. Her only goal when she married the town golden boy was to escape her small town after a torrid affair with bad boy, Nick. Now divorced from philandering Brian, and sporting a sex-kitten makeover, she returns home to care for her ailing mother. Nick is now the town sheriff and finds that he still cannot resist Roxie, despite his resolve to only get involved with potential Ms. Right's. Determined to spend as little time with her as possible, Roxie makes it difficult as she fills in for her mother at a retirement home and gets involved with a trio that fashion themselves investigators after one episode of CSI too many. A recent death and the discovery that he was blackmailing half the town have them convinced that his death was intentional. And it's all Nick can do to keep a short leash on the trio and their ring leader, Roxie.
Hawkins is best known for her historic romances, which is why this is my first time reading one of her novels. She has written a fun and engaging story (and I liked the twist with Brian), but at times it is over the top. That did not keep me from enjoying the chemistry between her lead characters and the quirky seniors that occupy her day. As her debut in contemporary romance, Hawkins has done a great job.
On a side note, was it me, or does "Roxie Tremayne" sound more like a porn star than a southern magnolia?
Tracy Vest, January 2009
 Wallbanger January 5, 2009
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I kept waiting for this book to get funny or interesting - it never did. Finally halfway through the book I gave up. This book was a total waste of time and money.
One Star Too Many - save your time and read something else January 5, 2009
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was in the mood for something light, funny and a bit quirky. Based on the back cover description, this book seemed to fit the bill. I managed to slog through the first 32 pages hoping and hoping that the characters would not annoy so much. That somehow the author would begin to develop them beyond the cardboard facade. No such luck. It took a week to get through another 20 pages of weak characters and sloppy writing. I can't say a single positive thing about any character or the haphazard writing of Ms. Hawkins.
Here's a hint for Pocket Books: Publish the writings of the person who wrote the back cover. That was the best part of the book.
 Absolutely Loved It! January 3, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was my first time to read this author. It was a quick pick up at the airport, so I didn't know quite what to expect. What I found, was an author who I plan to continue reading.
The characters are great. Tundy made me laugh out loud! There are so many plots within plots. The characters are well written and their stories intertwine so well. Even the small town of Glory becomes a character within the book.
It's definitely a page-turner which made this a quick, enjoyable read.
Humor + Romance + Mystery = A messy house & A great read... December 30, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I always pre-order all Karen Hawkins historical romances because they are funny and have a great story. I was not disappointed with the change to contemporary romance. In this novel Roxie ends up back in her home town after her divorce taking care of her mother and runs into her first love. That sounds like a lot of similar plot lines but this author brings a very funny cast of characters that gives the reader lots of twists and turns. I loved the back story of Roxie's divorce - so funny (in a twisted way), Enjoy!
If you enjoy this book I would also suggest;Not Another Bad Date (Avon Romance), Unravel Me (Berkley Sensation) and Into Thin Air (Signet Eclipse).
Check out Karen's historical romances; To Catch a Highlander, How to Abduct a Highland Lord, To Scotland, With Love.
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