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Bootscootin' Blahniks
Bootscootin' Blahniks is a romantic comedy with a chick lit, gone-country twist. Think Sex and The City meets Urban Cowboy. A Manhattan apparel designer, who's also a closet country line dancing queen, has traded-in her stiletto-clad clientele for (1) the frequent shoppers of a Music City tractor supply store and (2) a tomato-growin' bootscootin' cowboy. Is her best fit on the dance floor?
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D.D. Scott
40 books86 followers"...one of the top Romantic Comedy/Humorous Mystery writers out right now." — ENT (Ereader News Today)
D. D. Scott is an International Bestselling Author and an Amazon and Barnes & Noble Top 100 Bestselling Author. With over 300,000 books sold, including 30 titles in 5 genres and chart-topping audio books, too, she treats her readers to stories with loads of laughs and a bunch of heart. You can get the scoop on her, her books and her adventures as a new, vegetarian (almost vegan) yogi in her new cyber home — www.ddscottville.com
D. D. Scott is an International Bestselling Author and an Amazon and Barnes & Noble Top 100 Bestselling Author. With over 300,000 books sold, including 30 titles in 5 genres and chart-topping audio books, too, she treats her readers to stories with loads of laughs and a bunch of heart. You can get the scoop on her, her books and her adventures as a new, vegetarian (almost vegan) yogi in her new cyber home — www.ddscottville.com
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December 9, 2011
It has been a while since I enjoyed a book less than this one. I could barely force myself through it. The conversations didn't flow naturally and the writing was awkward and filled with errors and misused words. Among other things, the author clearly does not know what a Freudian Slip is, what type of information is in a Physician's Desk Reference, that Sangria is not a Tuscan drink, nor what the word guttural means. It really needed re-edited by someone with an adequate fund of knowledge. The only good things I got out of this book was a giggle at a dog named Studly Pete and a new appreciation for my nikes.
September 9, 2011
The title was cute and I found it as a freebie ebook, so I thought I'd give it a whirl. So glad I didn't pay for it. I had to stop reading the story around page 50 as I just couldn't bring myself to read anymore. I love a good romance as much as the next person, but I found the writing style to be awkward. I think the author was trying for a down home feel, but it just wasn't working for me. The constant use of hyphenated adjectives was distracting (I know, a weird thing to zero in on) as was going from phrases like ornery and earth-worn to vernacular and biorhythms. I can't imagine how she managed to fill 310 pages (according to ibooks) about line dancing and hybrid tomatoes. To those that finished and enjoyed the story, my hat's off to you.
September 6, 2025
Great read!
Wasn’t sure about this book till I got further in plot. But it turned out to be a great book and even adding in a few life lessons!
Wasn’t sure about this book till I got further in plot. But it turned out to be a great book and even adding in a few life lessons!
April 18, 2011
2.5 stars rounded up for some good chemistry between the protagonists
I must say, as silly as this story line seemed to me, it had potential and was well reviewed. Sadly, it just didn't come together for me even though I wanted it to and kept waiting for it to. This book is based on the far fetched concept of a neglected Manhattan socialite running away from her self-absorbed family to follow her dream of being a fashion designer in Nashville, where she can follow her second passion bootscootin' (which is apparently country dancing). Early in the process, she gets into a car accident rear ending a cowboy, who coincidentally is a tomato farmer, great bootscooter and owner of a bootscootin' saloon. The author spends most of the book telling telling us why, even though they clearly like and complement each other, and have great chemistry, it wouldn't work between the pair (to the point you're like lady you are right - this would never happen). Add to them their friends making three gorgeous cowboys, all single, in their mid-thirties and three overprivileged Manhattan thirty-somethings, also single and available who come together for perfect pairings. All the girls abandon their NY high lives, along with the heroine's self-absorbed mom to live happily ever after in jean and boot wearing, country music playing and dancing, beer slinging and southern drawling living? Nope - never bought into it for one second. Had Roxy Rae Vaughn (like any socialite would name her daughter Roxy) done it solo, I could almost have bought into it. I tried to excuse the fact she claimed poverty continuously, even after hearing about her overpriced townhouse full of expensive things, never mind her car and jewelry, and had to believe she couldn't afford simple things like eating out? And, the fact that it never occurred to her to liquidate some of these assets for necessary cash flow? Add in a Reality TV show and dad showing up at the end with new Manolo Blahniks for the occasion (like he would based on his set up) and you just simply torpedoed what was left of all hope for redemption.
The one on one scenes with Roxy and Zayne (leading cowboy) and Roxy and Zayne's mom, were the only saving graces in the book for me. Had the author stopped telling us what was happening shouldn't be happening and helped us bridge how it could happen, this would have been a different book. Hoping she gets it right in subsequent books, but I don't expect to personally find out unless I don't have to pay for it. The bottom line is there are some sweet moments, but the author didn't complete scenes enough for me in some cases and kept saying the same things over and over, and the end result was disappointing for me.
I must say, as silly as this story line seemed to me, it had potential and was well reviewed. Sadly, it just didn't come together for me even though I wanted it to and kept waiting for it to. This book is based on the far fetched concept of a neglected Manhattan socialite running away from her self-absorbed family to follow her dream of being a fashion designer in Nashville, where she can follow her second passion bootscootin' (which is apparently country dancing). Early in the process, she gets into a car accident rear ending a cowboy, who coincidentally is a tomato farmer, great bootscooter and owner of a bootscootin' saloon. The author spends most of the book telling telling us why, even though they clearly like and complement each other, and have great chemistry, it wouldn't work between the pair (to the point you're like lady you are right - this would never happen). Add to them their friends making three gorgeous cowboys, all single, in their mid-thirties and three overprivileged Manhattan thirty-somethings, also single and available who come together for perfect pairings. All the girls abandon their NY high lives, along with the heroine's self-absorbed mom to live happily ever after in jean and boot wearing, country music playing and dancing, beer slinging and southern drawling living? Nope - never bought into it for one second. Had Roxy Rae Vaughn (like any socialite would name her daughter Roxy) done it solo, I could almost have bought into it. I tried to excuse the fact she claimed poverty continuously, even after hearing about her overpriced townhouse full of expensive things, never mind her car and jewelry, and had to believe she couldn't afford simple things like eating out? And, the fact that it never occurred to her to liquidate some of these assets for necessary cash flow? Add in a Reality TV show and dad showing up at the end with new Manolo Blahniks for the occasion (like he would based on his set up) and you just simply torpedoed what was left of all hope for redemption.
The one on one scenes with Roxy and Zayne (leading cowboy) and Roxy and Zayne's mom, were the only saving graces in the book for me. Had the author stopped telling us what was happening shouldn't be happening and helped us bridge how it could happen, this would have been a different book. Hoping she gets it right in subsequent books, but I don't expect to personally find out unless I don't have to pay for it. The bottom line is there are some sweet moments, but the author didn't complete scenes enough for me in some cases and kept saying the same things over and over, and the end result was disappointing for me.
October 29, 2011
Manhattan apparel designer Roxy Rae Vaughn, who's also a still-in-the-closet, country line dancing queen, wants to be a fashion success story. Tired of being nothing more than a Fifth Avenue up-and-comer, thanks to her elitist parents, Roxy moves to Nashville, Tennessee and opens a boutique in a local tractor supply store, the only retail space she can afford. Short on cash and way, way down on luck, she rear-ends a pick-up truck belonging to a tomato-growin', bootscootin' cowboy who is anything but the perfect fit for her career plans, although he is her ideal dance partner. Can Roxy accept that her best fit is on the dance floor moving to her own style and her cowboy's lead?Tomato farmer by day and bootscootin' instructor by night Zayne McDonald doesn't give a damn about winning Nashville's heirloom tomato contest, even though his late father did. Zayne wants to honor his father, but what he really wants is to line dance his way to a winner's spotlight. When he and Roxy are discovered by a huge dance show producer, Zayne learns it's partnering with Roxy that's his winning hybrid mix. That is, if he can keep her and the tomato contest away from Beefsteak Jack Baudlin, the toughest tomato man in CMT country.
December 19, 2011
Ugh! I cannot think of any other characters with whom I felt no connection. I became so tired of Roxy's whining about no money while surrounded by such a posh household that I began skipping great chunks of this book. I couldn't even get into the tension purportedly created by illness and a rancher's struggle to achieve. What a waste of my time this book became. I tried to like it and, even though I read to the end (mostly), I cannot recommend this book to anyone. Nor will I buy - even if they are free - the books about the friends.
February 17, 2023
Roxy, the only daughter of a pair of self-absorbed Manhattan socialites, heads to Nashville to make it on her own as a belt buckle designer. When she runs into the back of tomato farmer Zayne's pickup truck, the sparks that fly aren't just from his bumper. Their relationship is schizophrenic: he pops a perpetual boner and she is just as hot for him, yet their banter is streaked with venom. Will they or won't they? Oh, don't be silly. I found the proofreading mistakes got worse towards the end, as if there was an unmissable deadline approaching.
February 20, 2013
I liked this story, especially the secondary characters (Roxy's girlfriends, Zayne's mom -- love his description of her), and I understand that the author was trying to show (not tell) the conflict between the hero and heroine.
That being said, I felt (and this is only my opinion; others will probably disagree) that the hero and heroine bickered and fought entirely too much. It made me tired just listening to them insult each other. Roxy calls the cowboy "a**hole" too much for my taste.
Roxy is a little annoying, complaining about not having money and how badly her parents treated her, then living in a fancy townhouse, and driving a Mercedes, plus accepting the expensive Blahnicks that her father sends. Speaking of her father, the font that the author used for his letter was very difficult to read -- stick with the same font as the rest of the book, please.
Just when I got to Chapter Fifteen and thought that Roxy and Zayne were going to stop fighting, they started back up. Later, Roxie's mom shows up in Nashville and tries to make amends and Roxie says she was a horrible mother and she's despicable. It seemed that the author was trying to make Roxie come off as tough and feisty, and sometimes it worked. In that scene, though, the heroine was just plain mean. That didn't exactly endear me to Roxie. My mom and I are very close and even if we weren't, I wouldn't think of saying things like that to her. Roxie's mom is still her mom no matter what happened in the past.
Also, Roxie doesn't have any money, but she's soaking in expensive bath oil and carrying a designer purse?? This made me nuts because I am laid off right now and on a very tight budget, plus other problems. I can't buy the Italian Beauty items I always loved from HSN (I had to cut off my cable, so I couldn't do it anyway), I'm still carrying the purse I bought four years ago, and I'm eating Ramen noodles and buying stuff at the dollar store. I'm sorry to say that I didn't have much patience with Roxie.
The other reviewers talked about typos and editing mistakes. I didn't really notice too many but a couple leapt off the screen-- "summonsed" instead of "summoned" and "What do we do know?" instead of "What do we do now?"
When I heard Roxie use the expression "fixin' to", it really got on my nerves even though there were jokes about which dialect Roxie and her friends were going to adopt. Zayne said "fixin' to" also, and it was fixin' to drive me crazy.
For a light read and escape to Music City USA, this book wasn't bad. I read the preview for "Stompin' on Stetsons," and it looks like a lot of fun. I think I will like it better.
That being said, I felt (and this is only my opinion; others will probably disagree) that the hero and heroine bickered and fought entirely too much. It made me tired just listening to them insult each other. Roxy calls the cowboy "a**hole" too much for my taste.
Roxy is a little annoying, complaining about not having money and how badly her parents treated her, then living in a fancy townhouse, and driving a Mercedes, plus accepting the expensive Blahnicks that her father sends. Speaking of her father, the font that the author used for his letter was very difficult to read -- stick with the same font as the rest of the book, please.
Just when I got to Chapter Fifteen and thought that Roxy and Zayne were going to stop fighting, they started back up. Later, Roxie's mom shows up in Nashville and tries to make amends and Roxie says she was a horrible mother and she's despicable. It seemed that the author was trying to make Roxie come off as tough and feisty, and sometimes it worked. In that scene, though, the heroine was just plain mean. That didn't exactly endear me to Roxie. My mom and I are very close and even if we weren't, I wouldn't think of saying things like that to her. Roxie's mom is still her mom no matter what happened in the past.
Also, Roxie doesn't have any money, but she's soaking in expensive bath oil and carrying a designer purse?? This made me nuts because I am laid off right now and on a very tight budget, plus other problems. I can't buy the Italian Beauty items I always loved from HSN (I had to cut off my cable, so I couldn't do it anyway), I'm still carrying the purse I bought four years ago, and I'm eating Ramen noodles and buying stuff at the dollar store. I'm sorry to say that I didn't have much patience with Roxie.
The other reviewers talked about typos and editing mistakes. I didn't really notice too many but a couple leapt off the screen-- "summonsed" instead of "summoned" and "What do we do know?" instead of "What do we do now?"
When I heard Roxie use the expression "fixin' to", it really got on my nerves even though there were jokes about which dialect Roxie and her friends were going to adopt. Zayne said "fixin' to" also, and it was fixin' to drive me crazy.
For a light read and escape to Music City USA, this book wasn't bad. I read the preview for "Stompin' on Stetsons," and it looks like a lot of fun. I think I will like it better.
December 5, 2011
I love Kindle books under $3 and was just waiting to buy this one when I had some room on my bookshelf. When the book dropped to free I decided to give it a whirl.
Overall the story line is pretty cute. A Manhattan born and bred socialite decides to throw her upbringing to the side and follow her dreams designing affordable accessories for country girls in Nashville. Along the way she meets Zayne and his mother and her life is turned upside down. Trying to chase her dreams Roxy often wonders if she can have love, success, and happiness or if she'll have to settle for one, two, or none.
Obviously a book priced 99 cents on Amazon would indicate to most that the author was new/independent. Thus editing and plot could be suspect.
I have to agree with other reviewers that the story jumped quite a bit. One minute we are planting seeds and the next minute the tomatoes are wilting and undersized. One minute everything was fine with Roxy's family and the next thing her mom is on her doorstep. Linking together all of the jumps in the plot required quite a bit of fill in the blanks and an imagination. Overall it wasn't terrible - just cheesy and hard to believe. Since I read for escapism I overlooked the jumps and unbelieveability of the story but I can see how others might want to skip this book.
I'll finish the series since I'm a sucker for series but I probably won't be rereading this book/series anytime soon.
Overall the story line is pretty cute. A Manhattan born and bred socialite decides to throw her upbringing to the side and follow her dreams designing affordable accessories for country girls in Nashville. Along the way she meets Zayne and his mother and her life is turned upside down. Trying to chase her dreams Roxy often wonders if she can have love, success, and happiness or if she'll have to settle for one, two, or none.
Obviously a book priced 99 cents on Amazon would indicate to most that the author was new/independent. Thus editing and plot could be suspect.
I have to agree with other reviewers that the story jumped quite a bit. One minute we are planting seeds and the next minute the tomatoes are wilting and undersized. One minute everything was fine with Roxy's family and the next thing her mom is on her doorstep. Linking together all of the jumps in the plot required quite a bit of fill in the blanks and an imagination. Overall it wasn't terrible - just cheesy and hard to believe. Since I read for escapism I overlooked the jumps and unbelieveability of the story but I can see how others might want to skip this book.
I'll finish the series since I'm a sucker for series but I probably won't be rereading this book/series anytime soon.
October 19, 2011
I got this as a free eBook download and it was a good way to read a new author I hadn't read before.
The story was entertaining.
Manhattan apparel designer Roxy Rae Vaughn, who's also a still-in-the-closet, country line dancing queen, wants to be a fashion success story. Tired of being nothing more than a Fifth Avenue up-and-comer, thanks to her elitist parents, Roxy moves to Nashville, Tennessee and opens a boutique in a local tractor supply store, the only retail space she can afford. Short on cash and way, way down on luck, she rear-ends a pick-up truck belonging to a tomato-growin', bootscootin' cowboy who is anything but the perfect fit for her career plans, although he is her ideal dance partner. Can Roxy accept that her best fit is on the dance floor moving to her own style and her cowboy's lead?Tomato farmer by day and bootscootin' instructor by night Zayne McDonald doesn't give a damn about winning Nashville's heirloom tomato contest, even though his late father did. Zayne wants to honor his father, but what he really wants is to line dance his way to a winner's spotlight. When he and Roxy are discovered by a huge dance show producer, Zayne learns it's partnering with Roxy that's his winning hybrid mix. That is, if he can keep her and the tomato contest away from Beefsteak Jack Baudlin, the toughest tomato man in CMT country.
The story was entertaining.
Manhattan apparel designer Roxy Rae Vaughn, who's also a still-in-the-closet, country line dancing queen, wants to be a fashion success story. Tired of being nothing more than a Fifth Avenue up-and-comer, thanks to her elitist parents, Roxy moves to Nashville, Tennessee and opens a boutique in a local tractor supply store, the only retail space she can afford. Short on cash and way, way down on luck, she rear-ends a pick-up truck belonging to a tomato-growin', bootscootin' cowboy who is anything but the perfect fit for her career plans, although he is her ideal dance partner. Can Roxy accept that her best fit is on the dance floor moving to her own style and her cowboy's lead?Tomato farmer by day and bootscootin' instructor by night Zayne McDonald doesn't give a damn about winning Nashville's heirloom tomato contest, even though his late father did. Zayne wants to honor his father, but what he really wants is to line dance his way to a winner's spotlight. When he and Roxy are discovered by a huge dance show producer, Zayne learns it's partnering with Roxy that's his winning hybrid mix. That is, if he can keep her and the tomato contest away from Beefsteak Jack Baudlin, the toughest tomato man in CMT country.
June 5, 2012
Cheesey, yep, feel good, yep, fun book definitely!
Description:
Bootscootin' Blahniks is a romantic comedy with a chick lit, gone-country twist. Think Sex and The City meets Urban Cowboy. A Manhattan apparel designer, who's also a closet country line dancing queen, has traded-in her stiletto-clad clientele for (1) the frequent shoppers of a Music City tractor supply store and (2) a tomato-growin' bootscootin' cowboy. Is her best fit on the dance floor?
My Thoughts:
I was totally in the mood for a fun/funny feel good romance that had a contemporary spin with likable characters. This is exactly what I got with this novel. Roxy is hilarious, Zayne is the perfect foil for her. A light-hearted feel good book. Not too deep and nothing to take seriously. It was perfect for the mood I was in ...and I would read the next in the series.
A 3 star rating from me as it met my needs and I truly enjoyed it. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to take a break from deeper books and just have a romantic bit of fun. a
Description:
Bootscootin' Blahniks is a romantic comedy with a chick lit, gone-country twist. Think Sex and The City meets Urban Cowboy. A Manhattan apparel designer, who's also a closet country line dancing queen, has traded-in her stiletto-clad clientele for (1) the frequent shoppers of a Music City tractor supply store and (2) a tomato-growin' bootscootin' cowboy. Is her best fit on the dance floor?
My Thoughts:
I was totally in the mood for a fun/funny feel good romance that had a contemporary spin with likable characters. This is exactly what I got with this novel. Roxy is hilarious, Zayne is the perfect foil for her. A light-hearted feel good book. Not too deep and nothing to take seriously. It was perfect for the mood I was in ...and I would read the next in the series.
A 3 star rating from me as it met my needs and I truly enjoyed it. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to take a break from deeper books and just have a romantic bit of fun. a
January 21, 2012
Roxy Rae Vaughn is tired of living in her parent’s spotlight and on their dime. She wants to make a go of it her own as a clothes designer so she starts her own shop in a little corner of a feed store. She has sunk every dime of her money into this hop to make a go of it. so imagine her dismay when she rear ends a cowboy and doesn’t have the money to fix his truck. Cowboy turned tomato farmer Zayne McDonald is intrigued by Roxy and thinks hard to keep her around.
This book was alight feel good book.. Roxy is a feisty caring individual with a heart of gold and Zayne is just the kind of man you want the protagonist to find. The vivid descriptions took this reader on a bootscootin good time as she imagined all the reactions between Roxy and Zayne. Truly a book you’ll want to read if you love a good romance.
This book was alight feel good book.. Roxy is a feisty caring individual with a heart of gold and Zayne is just the kind of man you want the protagonist to find. The vivid descriptions took this reader on a bootscootin good time as she imagined all the reactions between Roxy and Zayne. Truly a book you’ll want to read if you love a good romance.
December 31, 2012
Roxy moves to Nashville to get away from her socialite parents who never seemed to care about her as an individual. She is determined to create a fashion business on her own terms and with her own financial means. She runs into Zayne who is trying to focus on his farm and an upcoming tomato growing competition. He is intrigued by her attempt to fit into her new southern home while giving it her New York flair.
This book was quick to start. The main characters met right away and there was instant attraction. After the initial set up of the plot I felt that the author dragged it out a bit and then didn't know where to go with the end. The problems are all tied up in the last chapter with a small flash forward to a happy, picture perfect ending. I felt there were some loose ends that weren't cleared up.
This book was quick to start. The main characters met right away and there was instant attraction. After the initial set up of the plot I felt that the author dragged it out a bit and then didn't know where to go with the end. The problems are all tied up in the last chapter with a small flash forward to a happy, picture perfect ending. I felt there were some loose ends that weren't cleared up.
December 16, 2011
I think enough reviewers have given a synopsis of the storyline, so I'll skip that part. I got this book with a box set of 6 of this author's e-books for a discounted price on Amazon. From the product description I was excited I'd stumbled onto what promised to be some fun, humorous reading. Sadly, I was wrong. I didn't expect any more from this book than a lighthearted read, but there was so much cheesiness (starting with the main male character being a tomato farmer named McDonald) it was all I could do to make it through to the end. It seemed the author was just trying too hard, and the end result was gross overuse of similes, metaphors, and the word "bootscootin'". There was potential here, but it just wasn't reached in my opinion.
April 23, 2012
Rather sadly this was a DNF. I couldn't get past the first few chapters and I really did try. It was like wading through something written in a foreign language and the person writing it doesn't have that language as their first language either. There were brief patches where the authors voice was good but the terrible premise of the story - line dancing - at least I think that's what bootscooting is. The Momma's boy unheroic hero and a heroine who seemed to be lacking a braincell were all too much. I can suspend disabelief so far but a designer clothes boutique in a tractor parts store? And I assumed the Blahnik thing must be connected to the shoes but really? and she line dances expertly?????
January 18, 2015
The word Bootscootin may be in the title, but is used entirely way too much! It's a cute story, but definitely too much detail in areas it doesn't need it. It seems to skip over things or bounce around. Roxy is 35 going on 16. She talks about stepping away from her parents money, yet lives in a paid for home. The author needs some good editing to take place here. There's not really paragraphs. The sentences just sort of mash together. My advice to the author, get someone to edit and proof read your work before publishing. You have a great idea for a book here, but it needs to be refined. My advice to the reader, wait and see if it gets rewritten and don't waste your time. The way it is, it's not worth the read.
April 14, 2011
Roxy is feisty, sweet, capable, and I loved her go-get-it attitude. She's trying everything she can to succeed in the world on her own terms. But when she accidentally runs into cowbow, Zayne, her eyes are opened up to a whole new world.
Wow! I loved this book. The descriptions are so vivid and colourful it really feels like the reader's going through the same wild rollercoaster ride as Roxy and Zayne. And the love scenes are so sexy that I was getting pretty hot reading them! I fell in love with Zayne myself! It's a funny, sexy, sassy attitude of a read, and I can't wait to get stuck into the next one.
Wow! I loved this book. The descriptions are so vivid and colourful it really feels like the reader's going through the same wild rollercoaster ride as Roxy and Zayne. And the love scenes are so sexy that I was getting pretty hot reading them! I fell in love with Zayne myself! It's a funny, sexy, sassy attitude of a read, and I can't wait to get stuck into the next one.
September 27, 2011
I wasn't sure if I wanted to read this free book I downloaded for my Kindle. I'm glad I did. It was a little corny but it was entertaining.
I loved the back and forth with Roxy and Zayne's mom Kat. Those two cracked me up and reminded me of the strong willed women in my family. I also loved how Zayne respected both women but knew when to push them. It was good to see that in the story.
I also grew to love the secondary characters. They complimented everyone in the story and were very supportive of their friends and family. Scott set up the next stories in the series very well in this book. I look forward to reading the next couple books in this series. :)
I loved the back and forth with Roxy and Zayne's mom Kat. Those two cracked me up and reminded me of the strong willed women in my family. I also loved how Zayne respected both women but knew when to push them. It was good to see that in the story.
I also grew to love the secondary characters. They complimented everyone in the story and were very supportive of their friends and family. Scott set up the next stories in the series very well in this book. I look forward to reading the next couple books in this series. :)
November 19, 2012
In a few words…
The Good: Funny, sexy, cute, entertaining, Roxy.
The Bad: Un-hero, cheesy, redundant, writing (clunky, grammar, typos, overly wordy), pacing.
Despite all of my issues, I enjoyed this book. Except for Zayne's relationship with his mommy, which was really scary. (Certainly a therapists dream!) I would have liked the book better if there had been more romance and less…everything else. As a romance, this story is pretty fail, but as a humorous, chick-lit story it excels. I have the "boxed set" of this series so I'll continue reading it, plus the blurb for the next book sounds like it might be more of a romance so, fingers crossed!
The Good: Funny, sexy, cute, entertaining, Roxy.
The Bad: Un-hero, cheesy, redundant, writing (clunky, grammar, typos, overly wordy), pacing.
Despite all of my issues, I enjoyed this book. Except for Zayne's relationship with his mommy, which was really scary. (Certainly a therapists dream!) I would have liked the book better if there had been more romance and less…everything else. As a romance, this story is pretty fail, but as a humorous, chick-lit story it excels. I have the "boxed set" of this series so I'll continue reading it, plus the blurb for the next book sounds like it might be more of a romance so, fingers crossed!
May 23, 2011
Roxy Rae Vaughn, formerly of high-society Manhattan, has arrived in Nashville, where she's short of cash, but determined to make it on her own, as a custom western-wear designer. She's struggling along, in a tiny corner of a feed store, when she rear-ends drop-dead gorgeous hunk Zayne McDonald, resident tomato farmer and boot-scootin' champ.
Hot dancin', romancin' and tomato growin' competition. Learning to love and be loved, and about family.
This is a fun read. For those, like me, who don't know what a "Blahnik" is, they are apparently custom-made, high-fashion shoes.
Hot dancin', romancin' and tomato growin' competition. Learning to love and be loved, and about family.
This is a fun read. For those, like me, who don't know what a "Blahnik" is, they are apparently custom-made, high-fashion shoes.
September 28, 2011
A really fun-to-read debut in Scott's "The Bootscootin' series. Set in Nashville, Tennessee, you can be assured there will be country music, two-steppin' and plenty of cowboys around to mix it up. In addition, when a down-on-her-luck female from NYC arrives wearing Blahniks on her feet, and crashes into the backend of one gorgeous tomato farmer's truck, there's going to be some sparks flying, too.
Caution: You might run into some typos along the way as well as a few other missteps, but nothing major to disrupt your reading pleasure.
Caution: You might run into some typos along the way as well as a few other missteps, but nothing major to disrupt your reading pleasure.
February 4, 2012
Rich city girl moves to Nashville to get away from her parents money and prove to herself that she can make it on her own.
I had a hard time finishing this book for a few reasons. First, the language is a bit harsh in the dialog. Often I would speed through the cursing dialog. Then, Roxy's dogs which are quite prominent in the first half of the tale seem to fade out into nothing in the second half. Finally, romance genre by itself just isn't my cup of tea.
I started , gave it a chance...and was glad to see the end.
I had a hard time finishing this book for a few reasons. First, the language is a bit harsh in the dialog. Often I would speed through the cursing dialog. Then, Roxy's dogs which are quite prominent in the first half of the tale seem to fade out into nothing in the second half. Finally, romance genre by itself just isn't my cup of tea.
I started , gave it a chance...and was glad to see the end.
February 18, 2012
It was ok. Not sure what the big deal was with Zayne & his father, not sure why Roxy's father showed up at the end, irritated by the stereotypes (not every gay man is interested in fashion), and REALLY agravated that there's a tornado going by & they decide to have sex in a barn. Actually at that point I was kind of hoping the tornado would finish them off, but oh well. I didn't think the editing was that bad (lately I've read some that were horrific), but I agree with others that it was complete cheese, which I enjoyed over all.
September 26, 2011
I liked the book overall and would give it more like 3 1/2 stars but the 1/2 star isn't an option. I know there were times where it seemed to lose my attention and other times where I couldn't wait to turn the page. I can't pinpoint why I lost interest at times...could have been my mood.
I do like that there are some other books following featuring other characters and will have to pick up the 2nd book.
I do like that there are some other books following featuring other characters and will have to pick up the 2nd book.
January 2, 2014
I liked this book, it took me longer to read due to illness but I enjoyed batting back and forward. I think that bring fun in to a relationship. I did find some humor but not like I was expecting to. No out loud laughs but it did make me smile and chuckle at times. I feel opposites do work and we need someone unlike us to make our world go around. With just a enough difference to keep one smiling through the hard time. I feel this book gave that to the reader.
September 11, 2011
If it wasn't for the 'gag-me' alliteration the book might have gotten 2 stars. It was frustratingly annoying and disturbed the flow of the book. The author needs to edit. She would jump months ahead the story in the matter of a sentence there really was no continuity. It's too bad because the story idea was cute.
March 11, 2012
I thought this was a cute read. I liked Roxy, though not as much as I liked Zayne. Despite the fact that she was trying to make it on her own, she still came across as a bit self-entitled at times. This is the first book I've read from this author, but after reading this one, I'd pick up the next one in the series.
July 20, 2014
I wanted to like this one more. It just felt too wordy, almost like there was too much going on. I kept finding myself skimming chapters because I was a little bored with the story at times. I did like Roxy, Zayne and the others characters. Something else I noticed was the misuse of lots of words and spelling errors.
August 7, 2012
This made me giggle. I liked it. Didn't love it. but will read the next.
P.S. What is it with Cowgirls and Rhinestones? Everything I read when there is some sort of Cowgirl mentioned there is Rhinestones? On the belts, T shirts, Pants, Skirts etc? Like a bedazzled vomited on everything?! LOL Is it really like that?
August 31, 2012
I was pleasantly surprised with this one! Total southern country chick lit...and I love that! The writing was a bit redundant at times, but I fell in love with the characters (especially Zayne, YUM!) and the story line, so I put that to the side. Looking forward to reading more of the series to see how Roxy and Zayne pan out as well as how her relationship with her parents works out.
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