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Sep 12, 2011

♡KarLynP♡ rated it:

DNF. I got halfway and called it quits. I wanted to like this one, but it read too much like a run-of-the-mill HQN Blaze(ish) with very little story and whole lot of sex starting in the first few chapters. Now typically I love a romances with a lot of good sex, but for me I need to get to know the characters and care about them. I also need a compelling story to glue it all together, not some shallow mystery with an obvious ending. I didn't get any of that in this story.

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Jan 14, 2009

Kathrynn rated it:

What a nice feel-good, funny, very hot, romantic-suspense set in a rural town about 4 hours north of Denver, Colorado. The two main characters, Molly and Ben, were a delight to read about. As I was reading, felt a tad of Robyn Carr's style as other members of the small rural town were introduced. A series could easily come from the other characters, i.e., Quinn (Molly's brother), Lori, Helen, etc. I'd sure run out and buy more in this series by this author!

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Jan 17, 2009

Auntee rated it:

Add me to the list of fans of Victoria Dahl's extremely sexy, and often hilarious romance, Talk Me Down. This book was packed with sexual tension, was blessed with witty dialogue, had some laugh out loud moments, and even had an element of suspense thrown it. I was totally captivated by it, so much so that I had a hard time putting it down.

Molly Jennings writes erotic romance, is quite successful at it, but no one knows about it. Not her family or friends. No one but her editor. More...

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Mar 07, 2009

Isis FG rated it:

The only reason I bought this book was because I was wandering around Borders, saw it, and remembered that a bunch of my GR friends had rated it highly. So I thought I'd give it a try. And it was a good pick-up - a surprisingly steamy, funny contemporary romance.

Talk Me Down is about Molly Jennings, an erotic romance writer, who moves back to her small hometown of Tumble Creek after a bad break-up with an boyfriend who has possibly turned into a delusional stalker. The experience More...

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Nov 26, 2009

Summer rated it:

Talk Me Down was a rather cute story about a young woman named Molly, moving back to the small town she grew up in after living in the city. Tumble Creek is an extremely small town near Aspen, CO where during the winter the entire city is literally closed off from the world. Molly has enjoyed living in Denver for many years and her career as an erotic fiction writer has given her stability and freedom from having to rely on anyone. However, after her aunt dies she's willed to own the house and d More...

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Jan 09, 2009

Julie (jjmachshev) rated it:

A lot hot, a lot humorous, and just a whole lot of fun! "Talk Me Down" by Victoria Dahl is the story of a woman who moves back to her tiny hometown to escape from a determined, but fairly harmless stalker; only to run into the boy-turned-man who fueled the fantasies that turned her into a best-selling erotica author.

She keeps her secrets to avoid disappointment. He hates secrets and scandal. She's a hot-selling erotica author. He's a small-town sheriff. They're both More...

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Jan 19, 2009

MelissaB rated it:

I was annoyed with the heroine for not telling the COP hero about the guy stalking her and about keeping her occupation secret when she supposedly was not ashamed of it. She seemed very selfish about those things and I didn't like how she tried so hard to make everything only about the physical because I didn't get the sense that she had real reason for that except for the author to further the plotlines. The star rating got bumped up from a three because the ending was pretty good and because B More...

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Apr 09, 2009

Miss Kim rated it:

4 ½ stars

Talk Me Down should be titled Talk Dirty to Me, and that’s not just because I’m a big Poison fan, either. Whew! Hot, hot hot! I really enjoyed this story about a cop—my favorite hero—and an erotic romance writer. He was her brother’s best friend while growing up, and she was too young for him. She’s had a crush on him for years, and has even written one of her novels with him as the hero. She’s come back to town permanently, and has pretty much blew his socks off. Howe More...

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Jan 13, 2009

Holly rated it:

Trying to escape her ex boyfriend and his band of Merry Men, Molly Jennings returns to her hometown of Tumble Creek, Colorado and immediately runs into her naughty muse, Chief of Police, Ben Lawson. Ever since their last encounter ten years ago, Ben has been her secret inspiration in her career as an erotic fiction author and seeing him again has caused her imagination to go into overdrive. And that's not the only thing that is in overdrive. The town's gossips are in an uproar, dogging her every More...

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Jun 20, 2010

Mahyar rated it:

Damn entertaining! One of the best laugh-out-loud funny books I’ve ever read. I loved Ben and his unfunny yet adorable jokes. And Molly was such a flirt! Who knew girls could be so good at dirty talking? After reading about numerous shy and inhibited heroines, I really enjoyed Molly’s boldness. Actually, all characters in this book were quite awesome except Cameron, who was the most annoying person EVER.

It wasn’t just a funny book, though; it was hot too. Sizzling hot! One of my fa More...

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Apr 05, 2010

Alycia rated it:

I don't typically read a lot of contemporary romance, but I really enjoyed this one and plan on reading more of this series and genre.

Talk Me Down is about an erotica writer who moves back to her small mountain hometown of Tumble Creek, CO from Denver once she inherits her aunt's house. Molly Jennings likes to keep her life a secret, especially her career from friends, family, and lovers. Moving back to her hometown fortifies Molly after dealing with an ex-boyfriend who can't seem to More...

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Jan 19, 2009

librarygirl rated it:

I keep going back and forth with my star rating. I loved this book but got tired of Molly about half way through. She was hilarious but her secrecy and stubborness got old fast. Other than that, I loved it! It was a fast, funny read and Ben was awesome!

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Sep 18, 2011

Holly rated it:

Read more of my reviews at BookGasmic.

4 1/2 - 5 stars

Contemp romance is usually not my thing. But, surprisingly i was immediately won over by this one.

After 10 years, Molly Jennings is moving back home to Tumble Creek, Co. Back to small town life, and if she has her way, into the bed of schoolgirl crush, and her brother's best friend, Chief of police Ben Lawson. But, Molly has a secret and Chief Lawson is bound and determined to find out what it is.

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Mar 23, 2009

Corrine rated it:

Overall, though I did have a few problems with this book, this was a fast, fun, sexy and not too deep read. Molly has returned to her home town of Tumble Creek, CO, after inheriting a house. She's hoping the move will jump start her muse (she writes erotic fiction), keep her stalker ex away, and give her time to reacquaint herself with police chief Ben Lawson. The last time Ben saw Molly, he was 22, she was 17, and he was caught in a very compromising situation. Molly has built fantasies about t More...

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Mar 29, 2011

Catherine rated it:

Joint review with Sophia originally posted on Fiction Vixen.

Book Chat with Catherine and Sophia – Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl

Today Catherine and I are chatting about Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl. Since this is a book chat the following may be considered slightly spoilery. We’ve tried not to reveal anything key that would ruin the book for anybody, but everyone has a different opinion about what a spoiler is so keep that in mind if you decide to read any further.
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Feb 09, 2012

MrsJoseph rated it:

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How quickly things go from “The Shit” to some shit.

I’ve been reading Everything I Know About Love I Learned from Romance Novels, gleefully finding new romance authors to fall in love with. When the book mentioned Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl, I immediately went to download a sample. The sample? Wonderful! Funny and sexy and cute. The plotline, the beginning and the author’s voice were all things that really intrigued me about th

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Jan 23, 2012

Anzu rated it:

When he put his hands on his hips, she could see his big gun, and not the big gun she was interested in, either.

And so starts my most wonderful adventure into Hornyland. That’s right folks. Don’t miss this chance for nothing in the world! This book is a must-read!

*sarcasm ends here*

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What. The. F*ck.

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Seriously.

Another book involving a horny city girl and a More...

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Nov 05, 2011

Julia rated it:

I had to revisit this review, just as I often revisit this book. Dahl's Tumble Creek series is a favorite of mine to re-read, and "Talk Me Down" is a favorite within the series. While the drama/thriller portion of the story doesn't do much for me, I adore the relationship between the main characters. Molly makes me laugh out loud, and the development of her relationship with Ben is steamy and sweet.

Re-read 2/9/11 - Recommended this one to my girlfriend last weekend, she More...

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Feb 21, 2009

Maggie rated it:

It's been a while since I've read just a straight-up romance, and I have to say, this was surprisingly enjoyable.

Molly has moved back to her hometown to escape an ex-boyfriend who is ruining her life and sort of stalking her. She has a secret career and no one, not even her family, knows what she does. She immediately runs into her older brother's best friend, the police chief, who she's had an infatuation with for years. Things move pretty quickly from there. They get hot and he More...

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Jan 01, 2009

Jenny Rebecca rated it:

I love Victoria Dahl's contemporary as much as I love her historical which is unusal. This book made me laugh out loud every ten pages or so and smile every 5. I enjoyed both of the main characters and the plot kept me interested throughout. A very fun good read.
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Jan 25, 2010

Amanda rated it:

This book was right in all the right places, i was a bit nervous to read this book because i didn't know the author, but i was so surprised no only by the realness of the characters and the town and feelings and the problems they shared but by the oh my GOD steamy parts. THIS is a book i will NEVER part with. I was so happy with how Aggressive Molly was because by reading the back of the book i was expecting to see a very shy button on girl who dreamed of being wild but no that was not the case. More...

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Jan 15, 2009

Rebyj rated it:

What a FUN read!
Molly moves back to her hometown after being away for 10 years and meets back up with Ben who she had teenage hot fantasies about.

Molly is refreshingly written as sexually confident, funny and easy to connect with. I actually laughed out loud reading this book. The scene where Molly puts on a seductive look and starts walking towards him only to distract him by the sound of her bunny slippers slapping against the floor was the funniest scene I've read in a book More...

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Feb 03, 2012

Maggie rated it:

FUNNY. Funny funny funny and sexy as hell.

I don't only like the Heroine, I LOVE her. Why? Because of this:

Yes, she was irresponsible sometimes, and irreverent, and she’d failed trigonometry and couldn’t build a fucking house out of Lincoln Logs, much less iron and rare timber. And she hovered on the razor’s edge of constant scandal and didn’t really give a shit if or when she tumbled over. Yes, she was imperfect. But that didn’t mean she wasn’t also spectacular.

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Jan 19, 2012

KatiD rated it:

When the Smart Bitches and Jane from Dear Author kicked off their campaign "Buy a Contemporary - Save the World" I was in. I bought and simply adored Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy, their first choice. So of course, when they chose the second book, Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl and announced a Borders discount to buy it, I jumped.

I'm sorry to say that Talk Me Down will be my first "meh" read of the year.

Molly Jennings has moved back to Tumble Creek, CO, wh More...

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Sep 28, 2011

Ruthie rated it:

I do love it when contemporary romance is funny–that is, when it’s funny funny, not just quirky funny or feisty funny or we-girls-do-love-our-shoes funny. I’d heard Victoria Dahl’s Talk Me Down was the right kind of funny, so I bought it, and it didn’t disappoint. Set in an isolated Colorado mountain town in the winter, Talk Me Down is the story of erotic romance writer Molly’s fling with the local sheriff, Ben, who fueled Molly’s sexual imagination when she was young and proves himself up to th More...

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May 10, 2011

Tracy rated it:

~* 3.5 Stars *~
Flirty and Fun, If Thin
It's been ten years since Molly Jenkins left the small mountain town of Tumble Creek, Colorado for the bright lights of the city of Denver, but a bad case of writer's block brought on by the stress of a stalker ex-boyfriend coupled with the inheritance of her aunt's house gave Molly an opportunity too good to pass up. The day she returns she runs into the one man that has haunted almost every dream and fantasy she's had for each one of those ten ye More...

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Jan 18, 2011

Megan rated it:

The predictable and annoying suspense subplot prevented me from unreservedly enjoying this otherwise energetic, fun, completely contemporary read. I thought the conflict (or at least the conflict unrelated to the suspense subplot) between Molly and Ben (her desire for secrecy, his desire for control over secrets) was unique, rooted in the characters' personalities and histories, and very well-constructed, given that it required both characters to compromise and to grow in order to resolve it. I More...

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Jul 17, 2010

Jessi rated it:

Summary: Molly Jenkins has a secret job as a bestselling erotic fiction author, but when a creepy ex threatens to blow her cover, she returns to her hometown of Tumble Creek, Colorado to lay low. When she falls for the former high school heartthrob--now the chief of police--Molly must reignite her writing career, fight off the town gossips as well as a stalker, and hide it all from her newfound beau.

I think I have found a new author to add to my must-read list. The story was hilariou More...

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May 19, 2010

Crista rated it:

I heard someone equate Victoria Dahl's contemporaries to Susan Elizabeth Phillips contemporaries. I am ALWAYS on the lookout for new contemporary authors, so I rushed out and found all three Tumble Creek books... I feel like I've been duped. I would liken Dahl's writing more to Carly Phillips than my beloved Susan Elizabeth Phillips.

My biggest complaint with this book is it's shallowness and silliness. I like my books to feature characters with some "meat" or "depth" More...

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May 09, 2010

Anna rated it:

I used to devour Harlequin romances as a teen, the really old-fashioned kind where the paperback covers portray the heroine as pretty and fragile and the hero dark and autocratic. I learned a lot of vocabulary and syntax from those British Harlequins. I was in the public library recently and thought I'd revisit this genre. Umm, they've really changed over the past decades. I like that the hero and heroine are closer in age: in this paperback the hero is five years older than the would-be par More...

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