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The Girl's Guide to (Man) Hunting (Bluebonnet #1)

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Once, Miranda felt a little exposed…

Miranda Hill can’t believe her eyes—her cocky ex-boyfriend, pro-hockey player Dane Croft, is back in Bluebonnet, Texas, after all these years. He ditched her – and their little town – just as some rather shocking photos showed up on the internet for the whole town to see. Miranda wasn't so lucky. Stuck in Bluebonnet and left to fend for...more

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Published May 1st 2012 by Berkey Heat

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Apr 27, 2012 Guilty Pleasures rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Welcome to Bluebonnet, Texas, a fictional town just north of Houston....Let me go on record as saying if Bluebonnet was real, I would be packing up my stuff and heading up from just south of Houston! Ms. Clare has created a fun, friendly, small town with to die for men and feisty women!

The Girl's Guide to (Man)Hunting is a sexy, funny story about life in a small town, revenge, redemption and best laid plans going awry. Miranda has a lot of anger, resentmen...more

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May 24, 2012 Jae rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-read-by-author, contemporary, silly-lol

I didn't enjoy this one at all. It's about Miranda who wanted to take revenge on her ex-boyfriend (whom she hated very very very much). She wanted to ruin his reputation with dirty photos, same like he did to hers nine years ago. I would've let things go and move on and let the past be just that, past. Why muck everything up for the things that happened nine years ago? Then again, I'm not an immature 27 year-old tramp.

And i use the word tramp very loosely. Miranda came on Dane way too strongly f...more

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May 06, 2012 Angela the Fair ~Lusty Lace~ rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

4.5 Stars
Review also posted at link: Under The Covers Book Blog

The Girl's Guide to (Man) Hunting
by Jessica Clare
(Bluebonnet # 1)

This first installment of the Bluebonnet series has kicked off with a sweet, romantic and hot start. If you like small town settings with characters that are easy to fall in love with, this is the book for you.

Miranda Hill is Bluebonnet’s Librarian with her nickname “Boobs of Bluebonnet”. She was given this name in high school as half-naked pictures of her had surfaced...more

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May 01, 2012 Julie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

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When I picked up The Girl’s Guide to (Man) Hunting by Jessica Clare, I really needed a light and fun read. I had just finished reading a very heavy and dark urban fantasy book and needed a complete change of direction. I needed to giggle and blush. When this book arrived, I thought it would be just perfect to lighten my mood. But even if it did fit the ‘complete change of direction’ requirement, it didn’t work well to make me giggle and blush. I just did...more Posted at Yummy Men & Kick Ass Chicks

When I picked up The Girl’s Guide to (Man) Hunting by Jessica Clare, I really needed a light and fun read. I had just finished reading a very heavy and dark urban fantasy book and needed a complete change of direction. I needed to giggle and blush. When this book arrived, I thought it would be just perfect to lighten my mood. But even if it did fit the ‘complete change of direction’ requirement, it didn’t work well to make me giggle and blush. I just didn’t connect with the characters. *insert sob*

Right from the beginning, I just didn’t love Miranda. And it’s sort of important to like her since she is the main heroine of the story. When she was eighteen, she went into the ‘make-out closet’ with Dane and while they were making out (meaning her shirt was lifted over her breasts and his hand was in her pants) photos were taken and posted on the internet. Dane left pretty much the next day to pursue his career in the NHL leaving Miranda alone to deal with the scandal. The photos going online caused Miranda’s mother to have a nervous breakdown and forced Miranda to stay in her little town instead of leaving for the big city to pursue her dreams. She gained a horribly cruel nickname and even though it’s nine years later, people are still talking about the incident and are still calling her by that rude nickname. But her mother is finally well enough so Miranda is moving to the big city in a few weeks time.

That’s how the story starts off. That and Dane is no longer playing hockey and has moved back into town with two of his high school buddies to open up a wilderness training camp. I think that just about covers it.

I know we are supposed to feel sorry for poor Miranda and the fact that her life was essentially ruined thanks to these photos that Dane supposedly put online but I just couldn’t get myself to really care. Instead I wondered why her mother was so affected by it. Really that is what put Miranda’s life on hold: not the photos themselves but her mother’s reaction. And when Dane comes back, Miranda wants revenge. I did think that her inner dialogue about ‘good Miranda’ and ‘evil Miranda’ was cute. Basically she wants to bring the same humiliation that Dane caused back to him. And since he is now running a wilderness survival training business, she goes to him and signs up for a week in the woods learning how to survive. And shock and surprise, Dane is her instructor.

I did like the idea of Miranda and Dane in the forest together for a week. Mind you they are with 5 other men – one of which is really full of himself and causes many eye-rolling moments – but they still manage to find time to ‘be alone’ in the woods. *wink wink nudge nudge* Hot steamy time in the woods. I liked the language that was used in this book. Some erotic titles use overly harsh words and I find that isn’t necessary to get the ‘sexy’ point across. Jessica does well with that in this book. The book is hot, the scenes steamy, without being crass. The only thing that sort of threw me off about Miranda being on a wilderness survival training thing for a whole week is that she survived a little too easily…after having only brought with her a bunch of fancy lingerie to help in her plan to seduce and embarrass Dane. She’s not really an outdoors person yet she had no problem being out there with no shelter, no food and no…well nothing! And she’s not allowed a camera out there yet she plans on exacting her revenge out there… That part wasn’t really clear either. If there was a little more focus on her feeling about being there in the woods and about her mother and less on ‘must get revenge even though my plan doesn’t really make sense’, I think it would have worked better for me. Made things more realistic.

And that’s what made this book meh for me: Everything just happened without much explanation behind it and the people were not really well developed. You knew their back stories but only in the most minimal of details. Just enough to get by but not enough to really create that bond that is so important in a book. And I find it especially important in an erotic book because you have to truly feel for the characters in order for the book to be more to the reader than just sex.

I did like Dane though and not once did I truly believe that he was responsible for Miranda’s humiliation. He’s suffered his own public humiliation over the past few years. He’s known as a womanizer even though that is not even a little bit true. In fact, he hasn’t touched a woman in over three years! Yet his friends believe the hype like everyone else and treat him like a man who can’t keep it in his pants. Mind you things happen pretty fast with Miranda in the woods, but that’s not really the point. I just don’t understand why Dane just didn’t tell his friends the truth. Instead he suffered their jabs and teases every day.

The scene at the end where all is fixed and Dane… I won’t tell you more but basically it’s the scene where all is resolved, that scene is charming. It made me smile.

This book has an interesting premise but I just didn’t mesh well with the way it was executed. Miranda was a little too all over the place and Dane was good but not enough to save the book for me. I may still check out the second book in this series, The Care and Feeding of an Alpha Male due out October 2nd 2012. This is Colt and Beth Ann’s story. I liked Colt a lot in this first book and Beth Ann was interesting enough. She’s the type of character that you know there is more to (at least I hope). And Colt is just a wilderness yummy man. As for The Girls Guide to (Man) Hunting, due to the fact that I just didn’t connect with it well, I give it…

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Jul 01, 2012 →kelly♥[: rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-book, breathtaking-cover

My Rating: 3.0

I first saw the book with its stunning cover and its sexy title at Barnes & Noble, I knew I had to get my hands on it as soon as possible. What did the author mean by man hunting I wondered? Now I know. It stands for one word. Revenge.

Miranda and Dane had made out - and done other things - in a closet on the last day of senior year. The next day, Dane left for the NFL without a single word to Miranda and pictures popped up over the web of what they did in the closet. Bluebonn...more

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Jun 10, 2012 Dark Faerie Tales rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Review Courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales

Quick & Dirty: Things get spicy in a little Texas town.

Opening Sentence: Like everything else bad that happened in Miranda Hill’s life, rear-ending old Mrs. Doolittle was purely the fault of Dane Croft.

The Review:

Meet Miranda Hill, small town girl, librarian and part time helper in her mother’s antique shop. She used to be a good girl, and still mostly is, with one really awful exception. One night. One party. One glaring example of what young love could d...more

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Jun 09, 2012 HJ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Let me start off by saying that I really like Jill Myles (aka Jessica Clare for the purpose of this book). I like her sometimes quirky, but not too stupid heroines, and her pretty awesome heroes.

But this book? Not so much.

Maybe not having the heroine's 1st person POV has something to do with it, but I really just wanted to slap the heroine silly for the first half of the book. I mean really, what intelligent woman sets out on a 7-day survival-training camp with seduction in mind? Out in the wood...more

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May 12, 2012 Christi Snow rated it 5 of 5 stars

My Review:
What an incredibly sexy and entertaining book. I really, really enjoyed this one. For the last nine years, Miranda has been known as the Boobs of Bluebonnet. Right after graduation, she spent 7 minutes in a closet with Dane and that seven minutes ruined the rest of her life. Someone took photos and posted them on the internet, ruining her reputation and causing her mother’s nervous breakdown. Finally 9 years later, and Miranda‘s mom is finally stable enough again so that she can have h...more My Review:
What an incredibly sexy and entertaining book. I really, really enjoyed this one. For the last nine years, Miranda has been known as the Boobs of Bluebonnet. Right after graduation, she spent 7 minutes in a closet with Dane and that seven minutes ruined the rest of her life. Someone took photos and posted them on the internet, ruining her reputation and causing her mother’s nervous breakdown. Finally 9 years later, and Miranda‘s mom is finally stable enough again so that she can have her own life. She’s three weeks away from a new career and move to Houston when Dane rolls back into town. He’s starting an outdoor survival school with two of his best friends and she sees this as her opportunity for revenge before she starts her new life.

For Miranda, thoughts of Dane feature anger, revenge, and hurt. But for Dane, he only remembers Miranda as the one who got away. He's spent the last nine years partying his way through the NHL and when that dream suddenly ended he figured out what's really important about life. That epiphany has led him back to Bluebonnet Texas to start a survival school and is shocked when Miranda is part of his first week-long class. He thinks that she's a plant there by his partners to test his will-power.

This book is so good. It's Miranda and Dane and 5 other guys out in the wilderness together. Miranda joined the class to get revenge, but she excels in the class...I loved that about her character. She is such a tough girl. Honestly, the last nine years of her life have been incredibly miserable and she's innocent of the judgement this small TX town has levied on her that entire time. I can't imagine standing up to that kind of ridicule day after day.

For his part Dane has made some bad choices too, but he also knows way too much about being judged harshly when he didn't do anything wrong. I really loved how into Miranda he is. He truly looks at her as the one who got away and can't resist her when she joins his first class, although he really REALLY tried to resist. Their relationship is built entirely on lies, but I loved these two together when they both forgot all that. They were so naturally perfect together.

It definitely helped my enjoyment of this book that I read it while on a campout in TX...perfect for reading a book where the characters are spending 7 days in a wildlife survival school. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I liked the characters and the premise. Everything about it was well-done and extremely HOT. I look forward to reading more of this series!
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May 06, 2012 Bookaholics rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Girls Guide to Man Hunting by Jessica Clare
Contemporary Romance –May 1st, 2012
4 stars

Goodgirl Miranda Hill has lived years of shame when Dane Croft posted pictures of her ‘exposed’ on the internet. It is a scandal that continues to haunt her as the ‘Boobs of Bluebonnet.’ Since Miranda lives in a small town that knows everyone and everything this has made her life very rough. To make matters worse Dane just left town after the fallout to become a big athletic star.

But now Dane is back and sw...more The Girls Guide to Man Hunting by Jessica Clare
Contemporary Romance –May 1st, 2012
4 stars

Goodgirl Miranda Hill has lived years of shame when Dane Croft posted pictures of her ‘exposed’ on the internet. It is a scandal that continues to haunt her as the ‘Boobs of Bluebonnet.’ Since Miranda lives in a small town that knows everyone and everything this has made her life very rough. To make matters worse Dane just left town after the fallout to become a big athletic star.

But now Dane is back and sweet Miranda has decided she wants revenge. She plans to seduce him and post pictures of him in a compromising situation! Now he will know how she has felt being humiliated. She has the perfect opening because Dane has opened up a survival school and she has signed up to get close to him. But what happens when she starts falling for Dane all over again? Can she hurt him like he hurt her or will she have a change of heart?

Dane can’t believe Miranda Hill, the sexy girl he knew of nine years ago has signed up for his school. She is sexier than ever. But something feels off, she isn’t quite the same trusting girl he used to know and Dane is determined to make her his own.

This fun, light read is super steamy as Miranda pursues Dane with surprising results. Miranda is torn between loving Dane and reminding herself of all the reasons not to trust, the lying, deceitful backstabber! She can’t believe she is falling for his old tricks again.
Any reader will root for Miranda, who wouldn’t want a little payback after years of humiliation? But for her to fall so quickly for Dane again seemed a bit fast and seemed improbable. Otherwise, I liked that Miranda stayed true to her character. It was fun to read Miranda twist Dane with her newfound seductress skills. On the other hand, Dane is a decent if sometimes rather clueless hero. But I liked how his character changed and how he proves himself worthy of Miranda’s tender heart at the end.
Fast, easy to read this contemporary romance is filled with misunderstanding and lots of steamy sex to keep readers amused and entertained.

Reviewed by Steph from the Bookaholics Romance Book Club
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May 04, 2012 Danielle rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Review originally posted at Ramblings From This Chick

First just let me say that this book is HOT! Seriously. The chemistry between Dane and Miranda is electric and I found I had to fan my face quite a few times after reading one of their love scenes. I wasn't really sure if I would like this book. I'm not too big on revenge story-lines, but I found myself pleasantly surprised. I really liked this book and I definitely can't wait to read more from this author.

Miranda and Dane dated briefly when t...more Review originally posted at Ramblings From This Chick

First just let me say that this book is HOT! Seriously. The chemistry between Dane and Miranda is electric and I found I had to fan my face quite a few times after reading one of their love scenes. I wasn't really sure if I would like this book. I'm not too big on revenge story-lines, but I found myself pleasantly surprised. I really liked this book and I definitely can't wait to read more from this author.

Miranda and Dane dated briefly when they were in high school. While at a graduation party together they played Seven Minutes in Heaven and things got pretty hot and heavy between the two. Then the next day Dane was off to play hockey in the NHL and Miranda was left to deal with the aftermath. Not only did Dane leave without a goodbye but apparently photos were taken of the two in the closet and then posted on the internet for all the world to see. Miranda has spent the last nine years with being known as the "Boobs of Bluebonnet" as well as living with the hurt and anger at being betrayed. When Dane moves back into town and starts a survival training school with two of his buddies from high school, Miranda sees this as on opportunity to finally get the revenge she has always wanted. So she enrolls in the school with plans to destroy Dane.

Dane has returned to Bluebonnet with hopes of reinventing himself and his reputation. For the past year he's been living of the grid in Alaska with some buddies from high school and now they've decided to start a survival training school. He's shocked to see his old girlfriend Miranda has enrolled in his class. Dane has always thought of Miranda as the girl that got away and has thought of her often in the past nine years.

In order for Miranda's plan of revenge to work, she needs to seduce Dane, post compromising photos of him on the internet and then leave him high and dry just like he did with her. But all of that goes awry when Miranda starts to get closer to Dane. It seems he's not the guy she thought he was and the more time they spend together the more Miranda seems to fall for him and her plan just seems to go out the window.

I really liked this book and I really enjoyed Miranda and Dane together. When I first picked up this book I thought Dane was going to be an asshole that seems to redeem himself in the end, but that was not the case at all. Dane is an all-around good guy. He has genuine feelings for Miranda and he's actually quite sweet. Also, Dane is freaking HOT! Seriously, these two were smoking together and I just couldn't stop reading about them.

I am really looking forward to the next book in this series. I find myself fascinated by Colt and Grant and I am eager to get my hands on their books.(less)

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Dec 07, 2012 Jen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance, ebooks-epubs-pdfs

2.5 to 3 Stars

I'm making this short and sweet since I don't think I have one interesting thing to say about this book. The one word that keeps repeating over and over is meh. The character development was weak and Miranda was reduced to a killer set of knockers out for a little revenge. I can't believe I just wrote the word "knockers" but there it is. If I had to hear about her perfect and pretty breasts one more time, bad things were going to happen to my kindle. I get it! She's got a nice pair...more

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Jul 10, 2012 Alexia Chantel rated it 3 of 5 stars

3.5 Stars

Fun and sexy, this book is a light entertaining read perfect for hot summer days. The peacefulness of nature calls to Dane and Miranda, well maybe Miranda is a slightly stronger call than nature since Dane can’t seem to keep his hands off her.

Once you read the blurb for The Girl’s Guide to (Man) Hunting you might write Dane off as a jerk, a guy who doesn’t care about others and will never feel sorry for anything. And in a way that is true, but Dane has gone through a betrayal himself an...more

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Sep 26, 2012 Nicole rated it 2 of 5 stars

I really really wanted to like this one. I enjoyed the writing, but Miranda just drove me nuts. Actually, Dane did too. And all the sex they're having in the woods while there are other people not that far away? You'd think sound would travel... I got about halfway through and DNF'd it. I might try the author's next book, but I hope there aren't as many improbable situations to try to ignore.

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Apr 27, 2012 Jess rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Review posted: Happily Ever After - Reads

Small towns can be brutal to live in when you’re in the middle of gossip and scandal. Miranda had pictures taken of her during a private moment with Dane when they were in high school and naked pictures of her ended up online. Dane left town the next day, heading to the NHL, a dream he had been working toward for years and Miranda was left to deal with the fallout. Her mother had a breakdown and Miranda had to endure the small town whispering and gossip a...more Review posted: Happily Ever After - Reads

Small towns can be brutal to live in when you’re in the middle of gossip and scandal. Miranda had pictures taken of her during a private moment with Dane when they were in high school and naked pictures of her ended up online. Dane left town the next day, heading to the NHL, a dream he had been working toward for years and Miranda was left to deal with the fallout. Her mother had a breakdown and Miranda had to endure the small town whispering and gossip as she stayed for the next 9 years to take care of her mom and all the time she wanted revenge on Dane, believing him to have set her up and put the pictures out there for everyone to see. When she finds out that he’s back in town and running a wilderness survival school with two of his high school friends, Miranda signs up for a week long class. She’s packing her camera and she wants revenge and she wants Dane to feel what she’s had to deal with all these years.

Dane has a bad public rap – he’s made out to be a Casanova in the NHL and a case of ‘he said, she said’ with his team’s owner’s wife, resulted in his career ending. He’s back in his hometown of Bluebonnet, Texas to get his life back on track and start on this new venture with his friends. After his playboy ways (exaggerated by the press) followed him through the NHL, his friends and now business partners basically tell him to keep it in his pants so this new business can get off the ground and succeed without any gossip caused by Dane. Easier said than done when he sees his high school crush and the girl who got away, Miranda, come in for a week long survival class.

A slow smile curved his mouth, and he pulled her closer to him. His hand caressed her cheek and stroked down her neck, playing with the neckline of her shirt. Touching her as if he owned her – possessed her. The thought made her weak. “That was just one tiny orgasm,” he said. “I bet if you give me the chance, I could make you come two, maybe three times in a row.”

“Three times?” Her breath caught a little at the thought. She’d read romance novels where the heroine screamed the entire time they had sex, and movies made it look like an hours-long marathon, of course, but her experiences had been sadly underwhelming in that respect. Even her rendezvous with Dane – while mind-blowing in itself – had been a brief excursion. “Is that normal?”

“It is when you’re in bed with me,” he said softly…

Sparks fly fast and crazy between these two and for Miranda, what starts out as a mission of revenge, ends up being so much more. As much as she hates it and even fears it, she lets herself be vulnerable around Dane again. They have some incredibly hot and naughty scenes out in the wilderness and Miranda lets herself go in a way she’s never been able to before. I really liked the progression of their relationship. They had to reconnect after 9 years apart and seeing their true feelings for each other come out over the course of a week was both sweet and satisfying.

There are plenty of sexy times going on for these two, but it never felt like it went too far. Dane likes to take control and only does when he realizes that Miranda is a bit indecisive and thinks too much. He sets to make her stop thinking, altogether, and it worked every time. They have a lot of air to clear though, since Dane is clueless about what Miranda has been dealing with all these years and he takes matters into his own hands once the truth about the pictures finally comes out.

I like the having the series set around the guys’ survival training school. The three men are all so different, we get a good idea about each of their personalities, and I’m interested to learn more about them during their own stories. I’m also a sucker for a small town setting; there’s something charming and horrifying all at once about it. I really felt for Miranda, having to deal with these photos of herself, the whispers behind her back and the talk that would just not die down in this town. She came across as a sweet, caring heroine, who may have initially been driven by revenge, but she was really just trying to deal with the hurt and pain that one moment has caused her. She struggles with following through on her plan versus doing what she knows is right by Dane. I liked her progression and I just wanted her to find happiness, finally.

I really enjoyed this story; it’s a fun read with characters that I loved getting to know. The friction that was set up between Dane’s business partner and friend, Colt, and Miranda’s best friend, Beth Ann will be great to see play out in book 2 (The Care and Feeding of an Alpha Male) – I love this title! Jessica Clare brings a story for Dane and Miranda that combines the sweet and naughty, and really had me enjoying their relationship throughout. (less)

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May 01, 2012 Mandi Schreiner rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, erotic

Miranda Hill and Dane Croft got hot and heavy at the end of high school in a closet at a party. But to Miranda's devastation, pictures of what they did inside the closet ended up on the Internet, and Dane left the next day to pursue a NHL hockey career without a word to Miranda. Left in the small town of Bluebonnet, Texas, by herself, Miranda became known by a derogatory nickname because of what ended up on the Internet. Her mother suffered a nervous breakdown because of the shame. Dane went on...more

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Mar 13, 2013 Paige rated it 2 of 5 stars

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***Detailed Review***

THE GIRL’S GUIDE TO (MAN) HUNTING just didn’t wow me. It had some awesome hot wooded scenes and I really liked when everything came out toward the end.

Miranda Hill has lived with the scrutiny that only a small town can produce since the scandalous photos surfaced of her on the web 9 years ago. Now, she’s two weeks from moving and starting her new job, but before she goes it’s time to get revenge.

Believing Dane Croft was the one behind the photos, as he was the one she was i...more

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Jan 24, 2013 Jessica (Find the Time to Read) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013, reviewed

Review Originally posted at Find the Time to Read

What I Thought: At first I was a little hesitant to read The Girl's Guide to Man(Hunting) I was worried that it would just be this crazy chick hell bent on ruining an ex's life. Instead I read a book that had me laughing at points, and at others had me running for a glass of ice water. Whoo-ee let me tell you, if you don't like a heavy dosing of erotica with your romance than The Girl's Guide to Man(Hunting) is NOT the book for you.

I felt that all...more

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Feb 27, 2013 Kimberly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Miranda is a head strong woman who's back in her little town in Texas where she once had 7 minutes of hell with a man named Dane. Years later, when she comes back to town, she vows to wreak vengeance on him after he had exploited a not-so-decent photo of her breasts all over the internet causing her to move in the first place. Best vengeance to wreak on a man she realizes... Sex! She tortures poor Dane at his outdoor wilderness camp and when it's all said and done, Miranda is not so keen on cont...more

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Jul 06, 2012 Kajol rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance

2.5 stars..

This is a story of a fair girl Miranda Hill, from the town of Bluebonnet, with BIG ~~boobs~~ - uh, basoomas- and even BIGGER brown eyes.

Everyone mercilessly caller her 'Boobs of Bluebonnet' because of an unfortunate prank years ago that she thought her ex, Dane Croft (dashing name, huh?), played on her by uploading their intimate pics online. She hid her pain and embarrassment beneath a stiff upper lip and worked like an honest, independent and responsible citizen in the local library. W...more 2.5 stars..

This is a story of a fair girl Miranda Hill, from the town of Bluebonnet, with BIG ~~boobs~~ - uh, basoomas- and even BIGGER brown eyes.

Everyone mercilessly caller her 'Boobs of Bluebonnet' because of an unfortunate prank years ago that she thought her ex, Dane Croft (dashing name, huh?), played on her by uploading their intimate pics online. She hid her pain and embarrassment beneath a stiff upper lip and worked like an honest, independent and responsible citizen in the local library. When she hears that her Adonis look-alike boyfriend is back in town, understandably she panics and rushes to her BFF Beth Ann.

So, the obvious reaction is a fiery need for revenge to make the rat-bastard ex pay for what he did. *howls of wild cheers and much fist pumping in the air*
Then the next obvious step would be to let him have a bitter taste of his own medicine. Why, wisely the even next step would be to take some photos of him in compromising position! And what better than having wild monkey sex with him for a week in wilderness and then again hump him to Mars and back for another week and THEN fall in love? Nothing else is better, that's what. And what;s more is forbid him from telling his friends about the "relationship" as soon as you initiate it, and then later go all crazy and stupid over why he didn't tell his friends. Also, never go anywhere else with him even when he asks you to, except bedroom- oh I'm sorry- make that kitchen, living room and any other place where you can have sex with him- and then again go CRAZY over why he didn't take you out in public. Hide any truth from him, don't include your best friend into the mess you're into and never confront anyone who walks all over you.. nothing, I tell you, NOTHING is better than doing all the above I just listed, or so thought our fair heroine, Miranda.

My thoughts and reactions- teeth-gnashing, facepalm, teeth-gnashing.. with moments of good scenes, repeat until tired.

If it wasn't for some of the well-written intimate scenes and an okay sort of rythem, I would remove 3/4th from the stars. I could see potential in the writing, so I think the writer can do a LOT better than this. Don't think I'll be picking up the next book, but can't say anything for sure. Maybe I will. But a long, long time later.
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Jun 09, 2012 Monica rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I picked this book up when I learned from Twitter that Jessica Clare is also Jill Myles (love her Succubus books). It was well worth the read. The only problem I had with the book was it was a tad too predictable, in most cases. The ending was epic and great, though.

I enjoyed the dynamic between Miranda and Dane. I loved how the conflict was a tad more steamy than the usual conflict as well. The sensuality in this book is amazing, there are a lot of nice wooded outside sex scenes and they are al...more

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May 20, 2012 Lesley (My keeper shelf) rated it 3 of 5 stars

I’m a bit torn about The Girl’s Guide to (Man) Hunting, I liked rather than loved the main characters Miranda and Dane, and although it had oodles of hot outdoor smexy scenes there wasn’t really that much else to it.

Miranda and Dane went to school together in Bluebonnet and found themselves getting very hot and heavy in a cupboard at a high school party. As Dane leaves Bluebonnet to be a hotshot hockey player Miranda is hurt at being left behind and finds out that photographs of their make out...more

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May 09, 2012 Krissy P (Kris) rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Girl's Guide to (Man) Hunting is another fun and sexy read by Jessica Clare a/k/a Jill Myles. Jill Myles is a favorite author of mine. She knows how to bring the humor and sexiness to her romance novels and this book was no exception. After reading this, I will never look at camping the same way.

Miranda Hill is the town librarian who is notorious for her Internet rendezvous with former boyfriend and ex-NHL star, Dane Croft. She has spent the last nine years with an awful reputation and nickn...more

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Sep 25, 2012 Madehoney rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book shows how a glich in the communication can bring a lot of trouble and sometimes make you hate the wrong people.

Miranda really can't think properly in Dane's presence and pass as careless at times in the name of the revenge, without paying attention to the changes in him, It frustrates me at points.

Dane on the other hand is oblivious and so deep in his fantasy girl that doesnt push for info when he should

The end with Dane's grand gesture is something you will never expect.

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Jul 01, 2012 marieno rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It's the perfect erotic novel for beginners. It's dirty enough but there is nothing hardcore about the sex scenes.

Even at the beginning of the story, you get the "vibe" that Dane is not really responsible for the scandal that ruined Miranda. So when she goes to the surviving camp to get her revenge, you know it's gonna backfire. I was always waiting for the shit to hit the fan and it spoiled the story for me.

The grand gesture that preceded the happy ending is funny and easy.

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Jun 11, 2012 Lucy Adhikari rated it 3 of 5 stars

I'm new to this whole erotica scene, and I have to admit I'm not a fan! Verdict: I couldn't bond well with the main characters, so the sex scenes alone just didn't do anything to me. If there was more romance involved or more background information on the characters may be I could have enjoyed their rendezvous better.

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May 04, 2012 Tessamari ♥Many Waters...♥ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: may-2012, hot-and-heavy, lead-character-s-sports-star

Three stars

I really wanted to like this more, but I just couldn't. I found myself skimming just so it could end faster. I didn't want to quit the story altogether just because I did want their issue resolved. I did like the chemistry between the H/h, it was pretty steamy at times, but all that steam kinda watered down the story, if that makes any sense. However, I did like the ending a lot. I found the hero's extreme gesture to say he's sorry very funny and sweet. And let me tell you, it was som...more

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Jan 26, 2013 Susan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot. I read this book after I finished the Fifty Shades trilogy. I liked the change in scenery. I thought that Miranda was a clever person, but sooooo weak. I wish she would have teased Dane a little more to make it more spicy when they finally "got it in."

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Aug 12, 2012 Anne Dirty Girls' Good Books rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, romance

This would have been a 5 star read for me, but I didn't like the last 1/4 of the book as much as the first 3/4. I was happy with the resolution in the end, though, and I'm hoping there will be another Bluebonnet book! The writing was good and funny. I liked the characters. It was a good read for me.

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Apr 21, 2013 Patti Loves FAB Romance rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, read-in-2013

The story was just a bit too far-fetched for me. Between Dane leaving his (adult) students for sex in the woods and Miranda instigating it - after what happened to her 9 years ago I didn't buy it.

The scene at the end was one of the cutest I've read tho...

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Dec 15, 2012 Emily rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemp

This could have been a good story, but it just fell flat. If it wasn't for a few funny lines I would have gave it a 1*. It's a shame when a good story is ruined by writing it to quickly and being dependent on sex scenes. Granted the sex was hot;)

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This is a pen name for Jill Myles.

Jill Myles has been an incurable romantic since childhood. She reads all the 'naughty parts' of books first, looks for a dirty joke in just about everything, and thinks to this day that the Little House on the Prairie books should have been steamier.

After devouring hundreds of paperback romances, mythology books, and archaeological tomes, she decided to write a fe...more

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