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Rocky Mountain Romance

(Six Pack Ranch #7)

Vivian Arend (Goodreads Author)

4.16 · Rating details · 2,463 ratings · 177 reviews

Second chances are the sweetest—and the hottest.

It took a spectacularly embarrassing break-up to knock Steve Moonshine Coleman off his lazy butt. In the ten months since that night, he’s changed his ways, and now that Melody’s back in town, it’s time for this sweet-talking cowboy to convince her to get back in the saddle with him.

A return to her veterinary position in Rock ...more

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Jan 08, 2017 Talltree rated it liked it

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3.5 stars!

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Oct 24, 2014 Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews rated it really liked it

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4 STARS

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I’ve been a huge fan of the Six Pack Ranch/Coleman Family/Thompson & Son’s series by author Vivian Arend since its inception. I’ve always appreciated the complexity of the stories, the huge family ties, and of course the absolute sexiness that comes with her writing. While I enjoyed Rocky Mountain Romance, for me it didn’t have the same charm and I just didn’t feel that since of “rightness” with Slick‘s review posted on Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews

4 STARS

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I’ve been a huge fan of the Six Pack Ranch/Coleman Family/Thompson & Son’s series by author Vivian Arend since its inception. I’ve always appreciated the complexity of the stories, the huge family ties, and of course the absolute sexiness that comes with her writing. While I enjoyed Rocky Mountain Romance, for me it didn’t have the same charm and I just didn’t feel that since of “rightness” with this couple. Despite that, spending time with a lot of the Coleman clan was a huge bonus in this book.
Steve Coleman, one of the Moonshine clan, and Melody Langley had a casual relationship that ended a little over a year prior to the beginning of this book and it ended in spectacular fashion when in the middle of a bar with all of Steve’s friends and a lot of his family present, Melody dumped a pitcher of beer on his head right before she left town for a year to add some extra studies to her veterinarian degree. The beer incident and the loss of Melody was an eye opener for Steve and he’s made changes in his life over the past year. Now that Melody is back and resuming her position at the vet clinic where she worked, Steve has plans to win her back and show her how he’s changed.
I’m usually a huge fan of rekindled romance but to be honest sometimes you have to wonder if maybe there was a reason it didn’t work in the first place. I really felt like Steve went over and beyond trying to convince Melody he had changed and was a better man and the thing is I truly believed Steve changed and why she may have set those changes in motion it became clear as the book went on that there were other reasons why he wanted to change. More than that though, he liked the changes he made and they way they made him feel. However I really, really felt like this relationship was one sided; that Steve put way more into it than Melody did. Yes, I get that Melody was back and her position at the Vet clinic took on a huge role shortly thereafter, but I just didn’t feel she put in half as much effort at Steve. While it was obvious they enjoyed their sexy times that “heat” between them than you normally feel with Ms. Arend’s characters just wasn’t present. Again this could be because they’d known each other and dated for two years so there was a familiarity already there that made them more comfortable than exciting.
There were obviously some points being made in this book about women being accepted into the ranching community as equals, organic farming and ranching, and new and improved ways of doing things; all of which are fine because our world is changing and sometimes those “good old boy” communities have a hard time with change but at times I felt like this weighed the book down. I do love the way Melody stood up for herself, did everything she could and more to prove herself and her abilities, and the way she refused to back down. I liked Melody’s character; I’m just not sure I liked her relationship with Steve.
What I have always loved about this series is the family aspect and we got to see many of the Coleman clan in this book which is always a highlight for me especially because Gabe had quite a few memorable moments. We checked in on many of the past couples and it is always wonderful to how they are progressing and how their family is changing. We also got a few hints as to what might be coming down the line in future books which has me intrigued. No doubt about it, the family scenes really were the highlight for me in this book.
As a lover of this series and this author’s work this is a review that was hard for me to write because for once I didn’t absolutely love this book. Personally, I hope we see more of Steve and Melody in a future book; I’d like to see Melody catering a little bit more to Steve rather than Steve doing all the work in their relationship. I enjoyed Rocky Mountain Romance and as always I’m looking forward to the next book in the Six Pack Ranch/Coleman/Thompson & Sons saga because I’m hooked and I will always want to know what happens next! ...more

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Oct 17, 2014 Vicki rated it really liked it

Shelves: netgalley, contemporary, cowboys

Although I'm not usually a fan of second chance romances, this one was a surprise. I thought the pacing was good and even though it was a little predictable at times, overall extremely entertaining. Definitely need to read the previous books in the series.

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Oct 11, 2014 Tanya rated it really liked it

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This one is 4 stars, honestly not my favorite of the series, but I can't say I have disliked any I have read by Vivian Arend.

Melody is a large animal vet. Steve Coleman and Melody casually dated for 2 years apparently, and then they broke up and she left for a year for further vet training. For those like me who have trouble placing characters, Steve is Anna's brother from the Thompson spin-off (Anna Coleman and Mitch Thompson's book). Steve has two other brothers as well. Melody is very good f This one is 4 stars, honestly not my favorite of the series, but I can't say I have disliked any I have read by Vivian Arend.

Melody is a large animal vet. Steve Coleman and Melody casually dated for 2 years apparently, and then they broke up and she left for a year for further vet training. For those like me who have trouble placing characters, Steve is Anna's brother from the Thompson spin-off (Anna Coleman and Mitch Thompson's book). Steve has two other brothers as well. Melody is very good friends with Allison, Gabe's wife (prior book in the series as well). The book opens with Meloday's return to the area. During the interim, Steve has thought a lot about their relationship and very much wants a second chance. Amid this romance is the usual catching up of other couples, and the saga of Melody dealing with being a large animal vet in an male-dominated ranching world where she is not always accepted.

What I liked about this book, and all of the series for that matter, is the strong family bonding and relationships seen among the Coleman family, and everyone involved. In this one, apparently Steve was a bit immature when the dated before. This may have been presented in prior books in the series, but honestly I can't recall the couple. The author does an awesome job of showing his changes and mental processes, not only in regard to Melody and their romance but his entire family. We really got to see his growth. We also see Melody as an incredibly mature professional woman as she struggles in a male-dominated field, dealing respectfully with others at all times. Arend is blatant about preaching just a tad about changes necessary in that ranching community with regard to the "younger generation" and woman.

What prevented the 5 star rating I gave some of the other books of the series is this book was a tad dull at times honestly. The steam factor was not as high as some others, but that was fine. The characters just seemed a bit bland though for Arend. The conflict with coworkers and clients for Meloday and the family saga for Steve were also dull at times. So, while they had some relationship issues, that was pretty much it. The characters were decently rounded out, but even the bit of excitement near the end just seemed stuck in there rather than a coherent part of the story. So, this particular book was not my favorite due to being a tad boring at times, but the writing was excellent as always. I look forward to the next one.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley for an honest review. ...more

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Oct 10, 2014 Christi Snow rated it really liked it

My Review:
This may be #7 in the series, but it's the first book I've read from it. While that certainly works because the book is great as a stand-alone, I have to admit I think I've fallen in love with the Coleman clan and will probably go back and read some of the others because I enjoyed the characters and the glimpses into their stories were intriguing.

But this book was about Melody and Steve. They broke up (i.e. Melody dumped him with a pitcher of beer over his head) ten months ago. Since My Review:
This may be #7 in the series, but it's the first book I've read from it. While that certainly works because the book is great as a stand-alone, I have to admit I think I've fallen in love with the Coleman clan and will probably go back and read some of the others because I enjoyed the characters and the glimpses into their stories were intriguing.

But this book was about Melody and Steve. They broke up (i.e. Melody dumped him with a pitcher of beer over his head) ten months ago. Since then, Steve has come to the realization of what a jerk he was...not just with her, but in life. He's made a total life transformation in his life in the past 10 months and now that she's back he wants to show her that he deserves her this go around.

Melody's aspect of the story was much less romance-centric. While she's a bit leery of Steve's plan and ability to go through with being a good guy, she's concentrating on her new life as a big animal vet. Something that some of the area ranchers are taking issue with. Normally I'm all about the romance aspect of the story line, but in this book, I was all about this side of her life and how it was all going to work out for her. She's a tough gal working in a male dominated world, but I loved her attitude about it all. It's frustrating at times, but she's so professional. The only people that truly see her lose her cool are Steve and her girlfriends...even though she's dealing with some truly horrid, bigoted jerks. She's awesome!

I did enjoy watching the romance develop too. And although it is very hot and heavy, I really liked the way that the author emphasized the other aspects of their relationship besides the sex that created intimacy between them. They are both dealing with a lot...a lot of work, a lost of stress, a lot of expectations...but at the end of the day they come together and support each other...sometimes with a meal, sometimes with a massage, and yes, sometimes with sex. But this book was about the WHOLE relationship, not just the smexy times and I loved that. THAT maturity is the difference between where Melody and Steve were a year ago vs. where they are in the book. It was fun to see the difference.

Overall I enjoyed the book and definitely LOVED the veterinarian aspect as well as the romance. It was a good, entertaining, and smexy romance.

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Aug 24, 2014 Lisa rated it really liked it

Shelves: oct, 2014

ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars. This is a great addition to the series. The Coleman clan never disappoints. Steve and Melody were absolutely adorable together. Taking a chance on love again after a bad break-up was a slow moving process for them but in the end made for a perfect afternoon read.

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Sep 04, 2019 Alli Cooper rated it liked it · review of another edition

I don't think I've read a book by Vivian Arend yet that I didn't enjoy. This one was full length and there were some scenes that were hot hot hot! I loved that this is a second chance romance but it isn't based on "I DID SOMETHING UNFORGIVABLE BUT YOU'LL FORGIVE ME AFTER 3 WEEKS" This was "We dated and I was lazy and insensitive and didn't care as much as I should have, but now I've decided to grow up and be attentive". I loved Steve and his dedication to Melody and making things work between th ...more

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Feb 12, 2021 Teri rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: eros-challenge, adult, western, series, m-f, erotica, uno2021, mc-farmer-rancher, mc-veterinarian

My second of this series, which I am reading out of order, and I enjoyed this one much more than the first. Little drama, I did get frustrated with Melody at one point, but overall I liked her. I was hell fire pissed at the way some of the ranchers/farmers/assholes of the country were treating her, but I liked her and Steve together. He is a sweetie. As with the other, there are lots of things happening with other characters on the side and many interactions with the family members, which I like ...more

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Jan 27, 2019 Ivana Azap Feješ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Much better

It was much better than the previous book,much more believable,strong recommendation 😁 even when Melody iritated me with her atitude 😑

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Sep 08, 2014 Kaetrin rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobooks, contemporary, erotic-romance

Why I read it: Someone linked to the audiobook on Twitter and I one-clicked that sucker straight away.

What worked for me (and what didn’t): I’ve been enjoying this series mostly on audio – Rocky Mountain Freedom isn’t out yet so I read that one – and I was happy when I saw there was a new book out. Not only that, it’s a bit longer at more than eight hours of listening. Steve Coleman hasn’t featured strongly in the series previously. He was playing guitar and singing with the band at Trader’s Pub ...more

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Oct 19, 2014 LizBookAddict rated it really liked it

Shelves: contemporary, netgalley

*******NETGALLEY*******

4 Hot-Country-STARS!!!!

When I started this book I really had no high expectations because the love rekindled story never really appeals to me. But I am a fan of Ms Arend and this series I absolutely love.

The book starts off pretty slowly or atleast that is what I originally thought but in hindsight I appreciated the character building particularly Melody POV. She's a strong Heroine who knows what she wants and makes it absolutely clear from the offset. A very admirable tr ...more

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Oct 10, 2014 Kelly rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ebooks, contemporary, read-in-2014

Son of a gun! Starting with book 7 in this series MIGHT have been a teeny, tiny mistake. Now I'm going to have to go back and read all the books that came before because OMG! SUCH A FUN GROUP!

(For the record, I had no issues with starting the series this late in the game other than wanting to meet all the couples who came before. Something I can totally go back and do. YAY!)

Steve and Melody were so darn CUTE (and hot. For serious.). Yeah, Steve screwed up when they were together last, but he tot ...more

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Sep 04, 2014 Jackie Kiwibooknerd rated it really liked it

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Cant believe this is already the 7th book in this phenomenal series. This is by far one of my fave "cowboy series" out there.

This is the story of Melody and Steve. They dated for 2 years, before Melody had enough and left him. She then took off for a year for vet school and now she is back in town to take on a job at the local vet clinic.

When Melody left him, Steve realised that he had made the biggest mistake of his life taking her for granted for so long. Now that she ...more

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Oct 21, 2014 Cas H. rated it liked it

Steve Coleman is a very lazy guy. He had the perfect girl, and he threw the relationship away just because he was too lazy to put anything into it.
Melody Langley is the ex-girlfriend of Steve and is going places. She just returned from a year long course in Veterinary medicine. She has returned to start a new life.
Steve has to prove that he has changed before Melody wants anything to do with him, including sex. She wants more, and Steve needs to give her more, or be lost to her forever.
This bo ...more

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Oct 11, 2014 Jennifer rated it really liked it

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Another great book by Ms. Arend. They had been together for two years, he was stupid, she moved away and now she's back. I loved how Melody and Steve worked their way to I love you. There was no instalove even with their history. Loved, loved, loved seeing all the Coleman and Thompson's. Can't wait to find out more about Lee and his mystery woman. And one of these days I will get around to reading Freedom and find all about Travis, Cassidy and Ashley. ...more

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Mar 01, 2016 Cali Jewel rated it it was amazing

Steve Moonshine Coleman lacked ambition and was content to go along in life never bucking the status quo. It takes losing the love of his life in a very public and ultra embarrassing break up to kick his butt into high gear. (and what an awesome butt too) Melody Langley works hard and plays hard and is looking for a man that can keep up in all facets of her life. Watching Steve try to prove he is the only man for the job is both entertaining and heart warming. Gotta Love Second Chance romances, ...more

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Sep 08, 2014 Mandy rated it really liked it

One of my favorite "family" series. Loved Steve and Melody's journey back to each other and I love how Ms. Arend builds conflict. She doesn't dump it all out there at one time and fill it full of angst.
I'm ready for Trevor's book!! ...more

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May 09, 2016 Tanielle rated it liked it · review of another edition

Refreshing read, kind of drawn out but in a good way. I thought there'd be more drama about why they broke up. Maybe more chase behind them realizing they should be together though. In the end this was a good one to read. ...more

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Oct 25, 2014 ms bookjunkie rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, 2014, contemporary, romance, western

3.5 stars

I liked it, but my brain had a tough time trying to keep all the Colemans and their spouses straight. Time to reread the series! ;)

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Feb 19, 2015 Michelle the Romance Witch rated it it was amazing

Shelves: free-arcs

wow totally sexy and sweet. full review coming soon to the blog.

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Jul 01, 2017 Abra rated it liked it

Shelves: alpha-female, small-town, contemporary, beta-male

The description for this book vastly overplays the action in this book. It's a good straightforward story about a female veterinarian. Melody Langley is a vet who works at the local veterinary clinic. About ten months ago, just before she left town for some additional training, she breaks up with her boyfriend Steve by pouring a pitcher of beer over his head in the local bar. He was pretty much a waste of time - a minimal effort kind of guy. You don't find out what specifically caused her to bre The description for this book vastly overplays the action in this book. It's a good straightforward story about a female veterinarian. Melody Langley is a vet who works at the local veterinary clinic. About ten months ago, just before she left town for some additional training, she breaks up with her boyfriend Steve by pouring a pitcher of beer over his head in the local bar. He was pretty much a waste of time - a minimal effort kind of guy. You don't find out what specifically caused her to break up with him for a while and I was worried it would be something stupid, and it was, but the kind of stupid thing he'd do back then.

When the story starts Melody returns to town and goes back to work at the clinic. The owner of the clinic (and her mentor) announces that he is going on vacation over the summer and that Melody is in charge of the large animal duties. Tom, the other vet who works there is furious and makes life as difficult as possible for Melody while the older vet is gone. I guess large animal duty is more prestigious than small animal duty. Some of the farmers are not happy having a woman work on their animals and they also make life difficult for Melody.

Steve took his breakup with Melody to heart and has spent the last ten months trying to be a better man. He talks Melody into giving him three months to prove he's changed.

I liked this book. I had no idea who the other characters were and there wasn't much explanation to go by, but it wasn't too big a problem once I figured out who Steve's brothers were. I gave up on the cousins and various other relatives. It would have probably helped if I had read the other books in the series.

Melody was a good character. She stood up for herself when it was appropriate and put her head down and got the job done when that was appropriate. There are some battles that are just not worth fighting. The only thing that was weird is that with so much of Steve's family littering the ground, there was no mention of Melody's. This was all Melody's story. Other than his mom going to take care of his aunt, nothing happens to Steve. He went through his changes before the story starts and basically spends the novel being a good guy, which works. ...more

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Feb 17, 2019 Amyiw rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, x-2019, series, contemporary, audio

3 1/2
These are easy, sweet reads but not particularly special usually. There has been a few that I have not enjoyed for characters or plot but most are pretty nice. This one was good, a quick read. This was a second chance at romance. These two didn't have much more than benefits from their first relationship, so when Melody comes back to Rock Mountain, the new relationship is definitely different. Steve decides that he will fix what was wrong and has changed quite a bit since Melody left to do ...more

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Dec 21, 2017 Jackie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-erotic-romance, contemporary-romance, contemporary-setting, second-chances, new-beginnings, relationships-and-friendships, relationships, freebie, relationships-with-family, relationship-issues

I always enjoy a visit within the world of the Six Pack Ranch family and friends. This one is the second chance romance tale for Melody and Steve but it is so much more than just a love story, it is a story about personal growth, change and most of all the importance of family.

Between the humor and the sexy there is a whole lot of serious and taken altogether the book is well rounded character wise as well as is the plot itself.

The easy pace, wonderful look into small town ranching community and ...more

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Jul 06, 2018 Ruth rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Have enjoyed Vivian's Six Pack Ranch series so much and this one was another. Steve and Melody had previously dated and when Melody comes back to town to resume a place at the local vet clinic, the first person she runs into is Steve - an auspicious beginning or not? Steve has tried very hard to make positive changes in the year Melody's been gone, and he wants to prove to her that he's a better and more responsible man, and boy, does he do that! Lots of chemistry with these two, the pages almos ...more

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Jan 28, 2018 Shermaine Dowling rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A really good 2nd chance story

Msg Arend's book 7 in a series dealing with Coleman clan of ranchers, the telling of Steve and Melody's story was unique, with just the right amount of humor, heat, and HEA. I especially liked how regretful Steve was about how his selfish behavior had ended his relationship with Melody was before she left town to finish her veterinary training. He was so determined to show her he recognized the error of his ways, had been willing to change and wanted nothing more th ...more

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Feb 08, 2018 Deb Diem rated it really liked it

Rocky Mountain Romance by Vivian Arend is an entertaining read. Ms. Arend has given us a well-written book filled with fantastic, lovable characters. Melody is returning to her position in Rocky Mountain House after getting advanced veterinarian schooling. Steve turned his life around after Melody left for schooling and now wants a second chance. Their story is full of drama, humor, action and sexy bits. I enjoyed reading Rocky Mountain Romance and look forward to reading more from Vivian Arend ...more

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Apr 26, 2019 Michelle Ferrari-Johnson rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Non Vanilla

Melody has returned to Rocky Mountain after completing her advanced veterinarian degree. She isn't looking forward to running into her ex-boyfriend, Steve. When her car up and quits, Melody tries to get it started again. Until it catches fire that is. Trying to get Lady, a dog she is delivering to the senior home, her worst nightmare appears. Good ole Steve Coleman in all his glorious cowboyness has run to save her from the car fire.

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Dec 29, 2020 BookWorm rated it liked it · review of another edition

There was a lot to like about this book even if characters did use silly terms like 'lady veterinarian'. BTW that reminded me of a great Facebook page called Man Who Has It All. It's a parody account that highlights silly things like that and flips it e.g. male cyclist.

I'm not normally a fan of second chance romances but this one was realistic and well done. There hadn't been a major betrayal and it was relatively drama free. I appreciated that Melody had called it quits and hadn't put up and wi ...more

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Jun 22, 2017 Jamoz23 rated it really liked it

Another lovely read in this series.
Having a second chance to prove he has matured to the woman he lost makes Steve one happy cowboy.
Maddy comes back to become a part of the Rocky Mountain Animal Clinic but faces mysoginistic behaviour from some of the ranchers.
Getting back together with Steve was not on her list of things to do but she cannot help falling for the more mature man.
I wasn't 100% a fan of Maddy only because I felt Steve had to do way more of the proving things and Maddy coasted alo ...more

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With over 2.5 million books sold, Vivian Arend is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 75 contemporary and paranormal romance books, including the Stones of Heart Falls, Six Pack Ranch and Granite Lake Wolves.

Her books are all standalone reads with no cliffhangers. They're humorous yet emotional, with sexy-times and happily-ever-afters. Vivian pretty much thinks she's got the ...more