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    <body><![CDATA[I was surprised by this book. It took me a while to really get into it because I honestly thought it was just going to be about a &quot;hook-house&quot; but by the end you realize it is about so much more. This book is about secrets, cheating, facades, depression, and over-coming lost love. Addie is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39422557">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoy Sandra Dallas as an author.  This story had me guessing the whole time as to what was going to happen and who the characters were actually going to turn out to be.  This story centers around a &quot;hookhouse&quot; and one of the main characters is the &quot;hookhouse&quot; owner/mada...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69384627">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, I certainly enjoyed this book. It was different from some of her other books. Sandra Dallas is one of the best authors that people have not heard about. She has a very good style and character development and this story just a fun read for me. <br/><br/>As the leader of a Book Club, the firs...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80403261">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was disappointed.  I so loved Persian Pickle Club, I was looking forward to another quick, but enjoyable reading experience.  However, this book was slow to start, which I dislike very much and the characters really weren't that endearing, I wouldn't remember them next week is what I'm trying to s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72094992">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a good story once I got past one of the main characters occupations, a chili queen is a hooker.  Sometimes I think Sandra Dallas reaches for a dramatic and unexpected ending.  I am usually a little disappointing by the endings.  So why do I keep reading her books? This one did hold my inter...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78209898">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Actually, I'd probably give this book 3.5 stars.  Despite the &quot;suggestive&quot; subjective matter, I found the characters intriguing and I enjoyed trying to guess the outcome of the &quot;heist.&quot;  I loved the twist at the ending, although I wished the author would have written a little mor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54242825">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book  which takes place in New MExico in the 1800's is a  nice light read with  sone twists and turns to the plot-some I figured out and some took me by surprise. If this book was a multi part TV show the last page of chapter eight  would be the literal  cliff hanger. So glad to find out in cha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58268482">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[the book was REALLY slow at the beginning.  The perspective was interesting and the writing was ok.  The last half of the book was much better.  Discovering everyones stories and why they behaved the way they did was very interesting and added a lot.  Overall I'd say it's ok]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, I love Sandra Dallas, but I was disappointed in the writing - certainly the first half didn't measure up. But the story! Oh, what a tangled web we weave! Delightful twists and turns, plots and subplots. Honor among thieves? Hardly!  Simply a great yarn. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm liking Sandra Dallas.  I may not have picked this if I had read the dust cover, since the main character is a madam of a &quot;house of joy&quot;, but it was entertaining.  I had most of it figured out by the end, but there was one twist I didn't see coming.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this up because a book by the same author is on my book list club but the library doesnt have that one. It wasn't what I was expecting by the book's sypnosis,  but it was cleverly plotted and well written. Not really my thing though.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Read this a while ago, but picked up this copy at a local booksale. I enjoyed it for light reading...had read The Diary of Mattie Spencer, by the same author as well.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book! Lightly mysterious, sometimes funny, a twisting and changing plot that I kept trying to figure out but was left surprised by the author! ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Life has been hard on Addie French, but when she meets friendless Emma Roby on atrain, all her protective instincts emerge. Emma seems like a lost soul-someone who needs Addie's savvy and wary eye. When Emma's prospective suitor fails to show up, Addie breaks all her principles to shelter the girl at her brothel, The Chili Queen. Once Emma enters Addie's life, the secrets that unfold cause both women to question everything they thought they knew. With Sandra Dallas's trademark humor and pathos, The Chili Queen brings 1880s New Mexico to life in this unforgettable story of friendship, loyalty, love, and justice.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Have you seen <em>The Sting</em>? The ending of this book made me think of that movie. Great book. Makes you reread it instantly -- which I did!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I wasn't sure what this story was even about half way through, but ended up being pretty good and was an easy read.  Pretty clever too.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really like Sandra Dallas.  Her characters are engaging, the feel real to me.  I like the way some characters pop up in other of her books.  Fast read, but rewarding.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I would give it 3.75.  I really liked her characters and finding out who they really were by the end of the book.]]></body>
    
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