Venus in Blue Jeans (Konigsburg, #1)

Venus in Blue Jeans (Konigsburg #1)

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A guy. A girl. A Chihuahua. Two of them will find the love of their lives.

Coming off a broken engagement to a lying charmer, all bookstore owner Docia Kent wants is a fling, not a long-term romance. And for her fabulously wealthy and fabulously nosy parents to butt out of her life for a while. The Texas Hill Country town of Konigsburg looks like the perfect place to get

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Kindle Edition, 280 pages
Published January 27th 2009 by Samhain Publishing
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Tara Cadenelli
extremely enjoyable read. great cast of characters, sweet romance, interesting plot. just re-read in anticipation of the sequel. love a good series!
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Characters

Cal Toleffson – The vet, who is also the newest member of the small town of Konigsburg. He brings so much more than his skill with animals to the town- the grapevine is all abuzz with who will be the lucky girl to get with him.

Docia Kent – Trying too hard or just hiding from herself, with Docia you never can tell – when she spots Cal however – that’s a decision that was definately not hard to make.

The Plot

After living in Konigsburg, Texas for two years, you would think the town would h...more
Tracy
Konigsburg, Texas may be a tourist's nirvana, but the residents have to live there year round and they take their town pretty seriously. New business owners like Dorcia Kent are given the hairy eyeball for a while until they prove themselves, even if they have lived in town for two years. If meddling Margret Hastings has her way, in fact, Docia would be run out on a rail with her hair on fire. Meanwhile, tall and good looking veterinarians like Cal Toleffson who've only been in town for a couple...more
Mlleelizabeth
I’ve had this book in my tbr pile for quite a while. I finally read it and it is a cute, funny contemporary romance between a vet and a bookshop owner who are both outsiders in a small central Texas (hill country) town. For the most part I enjoyed both the story and the characters and I loved Ms. Benjamin’s descriptions of Konigsburg and its colorful folks who live there. Ms. Benjamin knows Texas and writes it well.

This is primarily a romantic comedy with a touch of suspense tossed in. There is...more
Jennie Smith
Sometimes we need a break from the reading that we are doing and Meg Benjamin’s series has done just that for me! Venus is very well written, has a great plot (with mystery, drama, and hunky goodness) and kept me coming back for more. When I read my romance novels I find (sometimes) that I have to try to get over little things in order to really enjoy it (minor mistakes in plot, too much detail about the things we don’t really care about, etc.). That is not the case with this novel.

Docia and Ca...more
~ames~
Cal is Konigsburg's latest transplant. He has signed on with the local veterinarian as a partner. And as the newest piece of man-meat, the women in town are finding any little reason to bring Fluffy into to see him. But Cal is not interested in anyone until he sees her, his dream woman.

Docia Kent is in need of a margarita. And the only place to get one is the local watering hole. There she catches Cal's eye, and he catches hers. But Docia leaves before introductions can be made.

A few days late...more
Janga
Dialogue so real and funny you'll wish you had overheard it at a local bar; Texas-size H/H in Docia Kent and Cal Toleffson(although he's a transplant from the Midwest), who have jobs they love that don't involve spies, corporations, or law enforcement; a suspense plot that gives a new wag to an old dog without detracting one iota from the romance; sexy love scenes that are hot and tender and sometimes even humorous; and a small town filled with individuals, some of them flawed and foolish--these...more
Elaine Dowling
A true Texas romance. The hero and heroine are taller than everyone else and better endowed. The villains are pathetic, bungling and slightly goofy. The plot (what there is of it) is far fetched, withstands ZERO factual scrutiny and is completely irrelevant to the rest of the book. Plot details do, however, manage to mention both Sam Houston and the Alamo. Oh, and ultimately, it is all really about the food.

Steamy, nice prose, reads well, fairy tale level romance, not a bad way to waste an even...more
Lola4
You can't tell a book by its cover, and in this case the cover resembles nothing in the story. This book was better than I expected, turning out to be a rather sweet, light romance with some gratuitous porn thrown in, although not needed to carry the story. It was a fast, entertaining read in which the good guys were surprisingly appealing, the bad guys were also well-drawn, even the minor characters (including the four-footed ones) were given distinct personalities, and the story was cute and s...more
Kaetrin
I'd heard excellent things about this series and I actually bought this book a while ago. With the St. Patrick's Day sales, I picked up the next 4 books in the series too so I thought I'd better read the first one. Docia Kent is a nearly 6 foot tall, curvy and beautiful woman who runs a bookstore in Konigsburg Texas. She is fairly new to the small town and hasn't been well accepted by the locals, in large part due to the efforts of mean spirited (and one dimensional) Margaret Hastings. Cal Tolef...more
Sherri   *Mistress of Laundry*
This was a cute fun read, my first by the author. Her style reminds me of a cross between Jennifer Crusie and Kristen Higgins: light and witty with a happy ending and a few pets thrown in. ;-)

Overall I'd give this a 3.75 star rating. I liked it but didn't go out of my way to continue reading. I probably would read more by her.
Kelly
Another freebie through Amazon that I liked. I feel like I'm on a roll. As the new vet in town, Cal has all the single ladies panting after him but he only has eyes for Docia, the aloof owner of a local bookstore. For her part, she's trying to fit into the small town of Konisburg and not make waves, which is backfiring on her big time when she unwittingly makes enemies with the town busybody. Hot sex, a snarling cat, a pathetic chihuahua and good food make this is a damn fun read.
Christy Jones
OMG I have found my new favorite author! I loved this book! The author spent a lot of time developing, not only the main characters, but also the secondary characters. This story is about Cal and Docia falling in love in a small town, with a nasty neighbor, wonderful friends, a lot of family, a chihuahua named Senior Pepe, a crooked antique book dealer and lots of steamy sex. What more could a girl ask for?
Liz B
I loved the characters and setting, but the romance was BORING. That makes it very hard to decide whether or not to read (buy) more books in the series.

Here's the thing: I don't read romance in order to read about realistic, mostly healthy relationships between generally well-adjusted people. Because that, while nice and what we should all strive and hope for for ourselves and our loved ones, is NOT INTERESTING.
Carrie
2.5* There was nothing glaringly bad about this book, just nothing especially thrilling about it, either. The writing was decent, but a little too bland. Overall, the story idea should have worked better, but something about the writing ended up utilitarian instead of moving. Since I'm not a writer, I really can't put my finger on what didn't work. So 2,5*. It was okay and I finished it, but nothing special.

Rhea Rhodan
Sweet romance with believable conflicts and some hot love. The heroine is likable and easy enough to relate to; the hero big and tasty in all the right ways. Secondary characters range from villainous to lovable, all are well- (but not over-) drawn and add to the story. The plots was well-paced and interesting. Overall, an entertaining read. The rest of the series promises to be just as fun.
Brenda
I won a copy of Venus in Blue Jeans and loved it. The story is fun, romantic and sexy with a bit of a mystery and action. It's set in the small town of Konigsburg, Texas, with it's eclectic and quirky citizens. Cal is the new vet in town and once he sets eyes on Docia, the owner of the bookstore in town, he's smitten. It's a fun read with characters that made me smile. I'm looking forward to reading the other stories.
Shannon C.
I had never heard of this author but picked up the ebook free on promotion from Amazon. It was an entertaining, sometimes humorous contemporary romance, which reminded me a little in style to Jennifer Crusie's books. The story is set in a small town, and Benjamin does a good job giving that quaint, small town vibe. The characters were appealing and kept me turning the pages. Good beach read.
Maggie
This was a HOT book and it was exactly the type of book I needed for my vacation. This was recommended to me by a fellow reader who heard my plea to get away from overbearing alpha type males. Nothing a hot, sweet, vet can't cure I assure you!

The writing itself is probably not worth 4*s but my enjoyment of the book was, I'll look for more of this author's books in the future.
Manda Collins
Mar 24, 2010 Manda Collins rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: those who like Crusie, Erin McCarthy
Shelves: contemporary
A fun, sexy contemporary romance in the tradition of Jennifer Crusie. A tall, good-looking, good guy hero and a tall, good-looking, bookish heroine match wits against one another and some serious baddies lurking beneath the placid surface of small-town Konigsburg, Texas. I normally don't turn to Samhain for straight-up contemporary romance, but I'm definitely going to be reading the rest of the books in this fun series.
Ridley
I'm always surprised for some reason when ebooks are as good as any traditionally published book I've read. This is certainly one of those.

I loved Cal, the vegetarian veterinarian in Texas, and Docia the trust fund baby who just wants to make it on her own. Their courtship is sweetly awkward at the start before steaming up and boiling over into full-on love and passion. The suspense was drawn out well, with bits and pieces dropped throughout the novel, and the culprit a bit of a surpise.

Definite...more
Elyse Snow
This is a great opening to this lovely series about the Texas Hill Country. You don't need to be familiar with the Hill Country and its quirks to enjoy this book or the series, but you'll probably want to go there and see it if it real. It is, folks. Benjamin captures the quirks of a Hill Country town, a tourist town, and the romance between a transplanted Norwegian vet (who looks like a handsome, grizzly Viking) and a statuesque Texan beauty with the world's meanest cat. Benjamin really enjoys...more
Tonya
I got this book free on my Kindle and wasn't sure what it would be like. The description sounded really cute and to be honest I thought there would be alot more steamy scenes just from the cover. I have to say I really liked this book, more than I thought I would. I will for sure read the next three in the series.
Netty
That was a nice pleasant story. Warm bath after a long day. Characters were easy to like, the obvious meanie of the town, Margaret, reminded me of Lemon from Hart of Dixie. I enjoyed it. A hot vet who wouldn't take no for answer and a stubborn redhead who couldn't leave him alone. Perfect!
Eileen
The story hooked me from the first paragraph. Cal was a good character. I loved his banter with Wonder Dentist. The whole gang at the bar was funny. A good beginning to the series and can't wait to read them all. I'm also glad that Docia is a Venus.
Connie
This was about Docia and Cal. Cal was the Vet in the small town of Konigsburg TX and Docia was a book seller. It was a little more than a romance book with just a bit of a mystery involved. I enjoyed it and would read more by this author.
Linda Fitt
Was looking for a fun summer read. Downloaded this book because it took place in the Hill country of Texas, was in the top 100 books downloaded list & was free. Is 1of 4 in a series & downloaded the others after I finished reading this one.
Ellen
Fun book. Not over the top in any way. Yes, it is a romance; no, there are no surprises.

It is well written, has likeable protags, a flimsy little mystery that could have easily been left out, and a predictably lovely ending.
Nena Clements
This is such a charming story. The characters are real and refreshing and I love the way Meg filters the POV between characters to keep us in their heads. I downloaded this book as a freebee, but now I have to buy the rest, I'm hooked.
Heather d
What I liked? Good chemistry between the H and h. I didn't have to wait until the end of the book for them to get together. I like the small town feel.

What I didn't like? The story just plugs along. Nothing exciting really happens.
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Meg Benjamin is the author of the Konigsburg series for Samhain Publishing and the Medium Trilogy for Berkley InterMix. Her third Konigsburg book, Be My Baby, won a 2011 EPIC Award for Contemporary Romance. Book #4, Long Time Gone, received the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for Indie Press Romance. Book #5, Brand New Me, won a Holt Medallion and was a Long and Short Reviews Best Book. Meg...more
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