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Talk of the Town
Fans of New York Times bestselling authors Carly Phillips, Jennifer Probst and Julie James will fall in love with Sherrill Bodine!
GOSSIP QUEEN DETHRONED!
Darlings, what a to-do at the Daily Mail today! After fifteen years as Chicago's gossip guru, Rebecca Covington has been demoted from divulger of secrets for the city's elite to headlining recipes in the Home and Food section. Apparently, a touchy senator is threatening legal action for Rebecca's latest extramarital scoop. But Windy City rumor has it that new CEO and dreamy Pierce Brosnan look-alike David Sumner downgraded Rebecca in favor of fresher, younger blood on the social beat.
Industry insiders expect Rebecca to fight her denouement, and inquiring minds have already seen the feisty maven trading quips and searing glances wtih her arresting new boss. Rebecca swears she'll reclaim her shining star status, but can the dishy diva even cook? And how can she ignore David's arousing effect on her sensibilities?
Don't miss a trick, darlings. Sparks are going to fly.
GOSSIP QUEEN DETHRONED!
Darlings, what a to-do at the Daily Mail today! After fifteen years as Chicago's gossip guru, Rebecca Covington has been demoted from divulger of secrets for the city's elite to headlining recipes in the Home and Food section. Apparently, a touchy senator is threatening legal action for Rebecca's latest extramarital scoop. But Windy City rumor has it that new CEO and dreamy Pierce Brosnan look-alike David Sumner downgraded Rebecca in favor of fresher, younger blood on the social beat.
Industry insiders expect Rebecca to fight her denouement, and inquiring minds have already seen the feisty maven trading quips and searing glances wtih her arresting new boss. Rebecca swears she'll reclaim her shining star status, but can the dishy diva even cook? And how can she ignore David's arousing effect on her sensibilities?
Don't miss a trick, darlings. Sparks are going to fly.
311 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 7, 2008
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About the author
Sherrill Bodine
13 books48 followersI’m sure growing up in my grandmother’s house, taking care of my developmentally disabled mother, forged who I am, but I don’t believe any one thing defines me. My philosophy of life is that we are all in this together—and we need to embrace one another with as much grace, humor and compassion as we can muster. I see life as big, bigger, biggest, and I want to take everyone along with me on the journey. I not only attend black-tie affairs and work on charity board projects, but I am also just as likely to be taking a grandchild to lunch and a movie. I’m happily married to John, with whom I eloped when I was an 18-year-old freshman in college. It was quite the scandal. We have four beautiful children and 11 grandchildren.
I won my first writing award in the seventh grade in a statewide essay contest about a television broadcast of Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates. Instead of Silver Skates, they sent real skates, which I enjoyed immensely. I’m only sorry I don’t still have them so they could hang in my office.
While moving 22 times across the country and rearing our children, I sold stories to Fate Magazine, Home Life Magazine and True Confessions. In 1988, I sold my first novel and a week later received a two-book contract from Fawcett. Sixteen novels later, I’ve seen The Other Amanda win the Wisconsin Romance Writers of America Write Touch Readers’ Award and Talk of the Town chosen by Cosmopolitan magazine as its “Red Hot Read” for February 2009.
aka: Lynn Leslie and Leslie Lynn
I won my first writing award in the seventh grade in a statewide essay contest about a television broadcast of Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates. Instead of Silver Skates, they sent real skates, which I enjoyed immensely. I’m only sorry I don’t still have them so they could hang in my office.
While moving 22 times across the country and rearing our children, I sold stories to Fate Magazine, Home Life Magazine and True Confessions. In 1988, I sold my first novel and a week later received a two-book contract from Fawcett. Sixteen novels later, I’ve seen The Other Amanda win the Wisconsin Romance Writers of America Write Touch Readers’ Award and Talk of the Town chosen by Cosmopolitan magazine as its “Red Hot Read” for February 2009.
aka: Lynn Leslie and Leslie Lynn
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November 18, 2008
Reviewed for queuemyreview.com; book release Dec08
Dishy gossip and fabulous recipes. Does that combination grab your attention? What if I throw in a delicious romance? Well, you can get all that and more in Sherrill Bodine’s first full length contemporary “Talk of the Town”. Once I started this book, I just couldn’t put it down.
Rebecca has been Chicago’s Daily Mail gossip queen for fifteen years. Then, new management and a threatened lawsuit results in her dethronement. With two years left on her contract, she is moved to the Home section to write a miniscule Food column. Rebecca may be temporarily down, but she’s certainly not out. She fully intends to do whatever it takes to get her column back. Then she meets a handsome man who makes her senses trill…and it’s her new boss!
It’s going to be difficult to write about all the things I enjoyed about this novel without giving away too much of the storyline. There are several subplots involving secondary characters, but Bodine is careful not to overwhelm the reader. One of the most enjoyable factors for me personally was the heroine of this story is in her 40s. YES, there is love and romance over 40! Rebecca has suffered the loss of her parents, the loss and damage of an ugly divorce, and now the loss of her job. Each of these losses have injured her sense of self and self-worth; and each time it’s harder to ‘bounce back’. I also liked how the heroine doesn’t try to play the ageism card even though there is certainly a sense of that when management wants to go in a ‘younger, sassier, sexier’ direction. I’m certain there are more than a few readers who can identify with the heroine’s feelings on that one! This story even takes on a subplot regarding recurring episodes of depression.
I think this book is mostly about change. There are career changes, relationship changes, and personal changes for most of the primary AND secondary characters. And I think that for many people, change has become something feared past 40. So I appreciate the way Bodine has depicted change in this story. Not all the changes are good…but then again, that’s true in real life too. Not all the changes are wanted…but again, that’s life. These changes are what makes the tale more realistic and enables readers (at least, THIS reader) to identify even more closely with the heroine.
The contemporary setting is perfect for this story because it just wouldn’t work any other way. The romance is sweet, sexy, and downright hot, in turns. The hero is conflicted and has a few issues of his own to work out because, hey, he’s in his late 40s and has lived a lot of life too. There’s some ups and some downs for most of the characters throughout the story, but the happy ending is worth waiting for. My emotions were engaged, I laughed and cried. I even admired the recipes though I’m definitely NOT the cook in my family. Put all these things together, and Sherrill Bodine has certainly found a recipe for success in my book with “Talk of the Town”.
Dishy gossip and fabulous recipes. Does that combination grab your attention? What if I throw in a delicious romance? Well, you can get all that and more in Sherrill Bodine’s first full length contemporary “Talk of the Town”. Once I started this book, I just couldn’t put it down.
Rebecca has been Chicago’s Daily Mail gossip queen for fifteen years. Then, new management and a threatened lawsuit results in her dethronement. With two years left on her contract, she is moved to the Home section to write a miniscule Food column. Rebecca may be temporarily down, but she’s certainly not out. She fully intends to do whatever it takes to get her column back. Then she meets a handsome man who makes her senses trill…and it’s her new boss!
It’s going to be difficult to write about all the things I enjoyed about this novel without giving away too much of the storyline. There are several subplots involving secondary characters, but Bodine is careful not to overwhelm the reader. One of the most enjoyable factors for me personally was the heroine of this story is in her 40s. YES, there is love and romance over 40! Rebecca has suffered the loss of her parents, the loss and damage of an ugly divorce, and now the loss of her job. Each of these losses have injured her sense of self and self-worth; and each time it’s harder to ‘bounce back’. I also liked how the heroine doesn’t try to play the ageism card even though there is certainly a sense of that when management wants to go in a ‘younger, sassier, sexier’ direction. I’m certain there are more than a few readers who can identify with the heroine’s feelings on that one! This story even takes on a subplot regarding recurring episodes of depression.
I think this book is mostly about change. There are career changes, relationship changes, and personal changes for most of the primary AND secondary characters. And I think that for many people, change has become something feared past 40. So I appreciate the way Bodine has depicted change in this story. Not all the changes are good…but then again, that’s true in real life too. Not all the changes are wanted…but again, that’s life. These changes are what makes the tale more realistic and enables readers (at least, THIS reader) to identify even more closely with the heroine.
The contemporary setting is perfect for this story because it just wouldn’t work any other way. The romance is sweet, sexy, and downright hot, in turns. The hero is conflicted and has a few issues of his own to work out because, hey, he’s in his late 40s and has lived a lot of life too. There’s some ups and some downs for most of the characters throughout the story, but the happy ending is worth waiting for. My emotions were engaged, I laughed and cried. I even admired the recipes though I’m definitely NOT the cook in my family. Put all these things together, and Sherrill Bodine has certainly found a recipe for success in my book with “Talk of the Town”.
May 11, 2012
Sherrill Bodine is a longtime acquaintance and I love her bubbly personality. So I picked up Talk of the Town and could NOT put it down!! What a delightful heroine and yummy hero. What I loved most were all the relationships in the novel, not just the one between the unlikely hero and heroine. At the center of a varied and lifelike cast, Rebecca is a larger than life character who feels deeply and tries to help others. She has been hurt many times and now in her 40's, it's harder and harder for her to take a chance on caring when she might end up with her heartbroken again. The story is hopeful and REAL and I plan on reading more of Sherrill's new books. I don't usually read sensual novels, but it's easy to realize when a sensual scene is coming and it was easy to skip those pages and get on with the story. The rest was delightful with a message of love and hope for any age!
June 22, 2021
Sherrill Bodine excels in writing books that provide a wonderful diversion from the quotidian tasks of life.She invites us into a world of fashion, fun, and a bit of fantasy. Living in Chicago, I enjoy her roman a clef tidbits and I love to identify who the characters might be in real life. Her writing still is so delightful, so enjoyable.
October 10, 2024
Refreshingly nice heroine. Decent beach read.
April 28, 2025
Love this book. Rebeccas career is so exciting, but she is a really nice person. The romance was great.
Very good.
Very good.
June 7, 2009
There are not many romances out there where the main couple are both past the age of forty. With the majority of the romances I have read, the hero and heroine are usually anywhere from their mid-twenties to late thirties, with the exception of a few books where the hero is in his early forties. Usually the main female character is much younger than the hero by five to ten years, especially if he is around the big 4-0.
It was quite refreshing to read Sherrill Bodine’s new book, Talk of the Town, with the heroine not in her thirties, but forty-five years old! And the man she falls for is almost fifty. Sherrill shows that age is indeed just a number, and when it comes to passion and love, a man and woman can have great romance and sex as they enter the second half of their lives. So what if one of the characters has grown children and a grandchild on the way? Maybe it helps that the male protagonist, David Sumner, is a Pierce Brosnan look-alike.
Rebecca Covington is the star columnist of Chicago’s newspaper, the Daily Mail. For the past fifteen years, Rebecca has been the paper’s gossip queen, and is respected and looked upon fondly. Her column, “Rebecca Covington’s World”, is loved by all of Chicago. Her life couldn’t be better even though her forty-fifth birthday is right around the corner. Rebecca keeps that bit of information about her age to herself because she looks more like a woman ten years younger. Rebecca makes a small mistake in her column and runs a blind item about a married politician cheating on his wife. Because Rebecca didn’t have her facts straight, she will be demoted, and her gossip column will be taken away from her. David Sumner, the new owner of the paper, wants a new columnist who is younger, sassier and sexier. This is quite a slap in the face to Rebecca, and she is ready to storm off to the competition, when the managing editor offers her a very different type of writing position.
Rebecca’s new job is working for the Home and Food Section where she will write a twice-weekly recipe column for the section. Rebecca is deflated but takes the position. And since Rebecca has worked so hard to get where she is, she will add a bit of flair to her new column, which will catch the eye of David.
Harry, who is Rebecca’s gay best friend, and likes to compare himself to Rupert Everett from My Best Friend’s Wedding, work together as a team to come up with the wonderful recipes. See, Rebecca can’t cook at all and if she didn’t have Harry to help her, she would be up a creek without a paddle. Soon, their dishes, along with her witty comments make the Home and Food section a success. And when David and Rebecca finally meet, they are both in for a surprise because neither is what the other one expects.
David is a widower who deeply loved his wife. He promised himself he would never love like that again. But when he meets Rebecca, he is intrigued. He would love to get to know the woman behind the writing. Rebecca doesn’t mind stringing David along, and if she keeps him happy, perhaps she can get her old column back. Not only do these two find themselves enjoying each other’s company, but their relationship changes from a working one, to that of friendship and finally of lovers. Rebecca is soon falling for David, but she can’t decide how truthful she should be with him. She can’t really cook, and lately she is not sure which way her life is headed. Also, she accepts an offer from another competitor that may ruin any hope of a future with David.
I absolutely loved Talk of the Town. Sherrill Bodine has written an engaging read that made me smile as I turned every page. When you are first introduced to Rebecca, you may think she is a bit of a spoiled Prima Donna, but your opinion quickly changes when you see how loyal she is to her friends and readers. Rebecca may care about having the best clothes money can by, as well as making sure to remain in the spotlight, but she doesn’t let all that go to her head. She is one smart cookie who can sell herself and overcome most problems. She is self assured and proud and that is all the things that attracts David to her. David is simply, “the cat’s pajamas”. He is handsome, and shall I say dreamy? But even though he has these looks, he is also a great person. He is generous and wants the best for his employees and friends, much like Rebecca wants. When Rebecca enters his life, she is a whirlwind of energy and optimism that makes him happy. Plus, these two are so very compatible when it comes to sex. David and Rebecca steam up the sheets. Sherrill Bodine is quite a pro at writing these scenes.
Talk of the Town hits so many high marks for me. I really couldn’t find any fault with this book and it is one contemporary romance that should tickle your fancy. I was tickled all the way till the last page.
It was quite refreshing to read Sherrill Bodine’s new book, Talk of the Town, with the heroine not in her thirties, but forty-five years old! And the man she falls for is almost fifty. Sherrill shows that age is indeed just a number, and when it comes to passion and love, a man and woman can have great romance and sex as they enter the second half of their lives. So what if one of the characters has grown children and a grandchild on the way? Maybe it helps that the male protagonist, David Sumner, is a Pierce Brosnan look-alike.
Rebecca Covington is the star columnist of Chicago’s newspaper, the Daily Mail. For the past fifteen years, Rebecca has been the paper’s gossip queen, and is respected and looked upon fondly. Her column, “Rebecca Covington’s World”, is loved by all of Chicago. Her life couldn’t be better even though her forty-fifth birthday is right around the corner. Rebecca keeps that bit of information about her age to herself because she looks more like a woman ten years younger. Rebecca makes a small mistake in her column and runs a blind item about a married politician cheating on his wife. Because Rebecca didn’t have her facts straight, she will be demoted, and her gossip column will be taken away from her. David Sumner, the new owner of the paper, wants a new columnist who is younger, sassier and sexier. This is quite a slap in the face to Rebecca, and she is ready to storm off to the competition, when the managing editor offers her a very different type of writing position.
Rebecca’s new job is working for the Home and Food Section where she will write a twice-weekly recipe column for the section. Rebecca is deflated but takes the position. And since Rebecca has worked so hard to get where she is, she will add a bit of flair to her new column, which will catch the eye of David.
Harry, who is Rebecca’s gay best friend, and likes to compare himself to Rupert Everett from My Best Friend’s Wedding, work together as a team to come up with the wonderful recipes. See, Rebecca can’t cook at all and if she didn’t have Harry to help her, she would be up a creek without a paddle. Soon, their dishes, along with her witty comments make the Home and Food section a success. And when David and Rebecca finally meet, they are both in for a surprise because neither is what the other one expects.
David is a widower who deeply loved his wife. He promised himself he would never love like that again. But when he meets Rebecca, he is intrigued. He would love to get to know the woman behind the writing. Rebecca doesn’t mind stringing David along, and if she keeps him happy, perhaps she can get her old column back. Not only do these two find themselves enjoying each other’s company, but their relationship changes from a working one, to that of friendship and finally of lovers. Rebecca is soon falling for David, but she can’t decide how truthful she should be with him. She can’t really cook, and lately she is not sure which way her life is headed. Also, she accepts an offer from another competitor that may ruin any hope of a future with David.
I absolutely loved Talk of the Town. Sherrill Bodine has written an engaging read that made me smile as I turned every page. When you are first introduced to Rebecca, you may think she is a bit of a spoiled Prima Donna, but your opinion quickly changes when you see how loyal she is to her friends and readers. Rebecca may care about having the best clothes money can by, as well as making sure to remain in the spotlight, but she doesn’t let all that go to her head. She is one smart cookie who can sell herself and overcome most problems. She is self assured and proud and that is all the things that attracts David to her. David is simply, “the cat’s pajamas”. He is handsome, and shall I say dreamy? But even though he has these looks, he is also a great person. He is generous and wants the best for his employees and friends, much like Rebecca wants. When Rebecca enters his life, she is a whirlwind of energy and optimism that makes him happy. Plus, these two are so very compatible when it comes to sex. David and Rebecca steam up the sheets. Sherrill Bodine is quite a pro at writing these scenes.
Talk of the Town hits so many high marks for me. I really couldn’t find any fault with this book and it is one contemporary romance that should tickle your fancy. I was tickled all the way till the last page.
November 23, 2008
Sherrill Bodine was very kind and generous in sending me her new book, Talk of the Town, which is due out in December. Thank you Sherrill, I really enjoyed it!
When Rebecca Covington, 15 year veteran gossip columnist for the Daily Mail in Chicago, finds out she has lost her job to a younger woman, she threatens to sue the paper. It seems the paper has been bought out by an as yet unidentified media mogul. Her boss tells her she will now be working with Kate, editor of the home and food section. This will be tricky because Rebecca hates to cook, doesn’t even really know how and her oven is broken. Rebecca’s friend Harry has recently inherited a lot of cookbooks and is willing to help her after Kate tells her she must actually cook a recipe while adapting it to her tastes. What follows is a hilarious episode in Harry’s new kitchen. Absolute laugh out loud moments.
Rebecca is determined to keep up her image because she feels in no time she will get her old job back. As she tells Kate, “her job is her identity, the armor she puts on every day. She needs it back to feel safe.” It seems that Rebecca’s husband had left her for a younger woman, leaving Rebecca with a lot of abandonment issues and fear of commitment.
When Rebecca is invited to a charity function, she spots an absolutely gorgeous man and the sparks fly as the two exchange looks. No stretch of the imagination to know that this is the new owner of the paper, David Sumner. When David tells Rebecca she can put her own spin on the food column, she does it in an innovative and very successful way. While their personal and professional lives progress, it is not always in a smooth fashion. There are a lot of bumps along the way along .
This book has a lot more going for it than just a romance. Although at times, you can turn up the air conditioning because there are some steamy love scenes here! Some “chick lit” books, I find are vapid without much real content, but not so this one. The plot line is extremely plausible. The characters are very well drawn, especially Rebecca and David. The reader gets to see all facets of their personalities as Bodine makes them come to life on every page. They both have had some triumphs and disappointments in life along with real heartbreak that left themfeeling adrift at times. Both work at learning how to deal with the emotional fallout, finally figuring out what they really want out of life. There are several more subplots involved with some wonderful peripheral characters that will keep the reader interested from the beginning until the very end. This new book from Sherrill Bodine will have you talking for quite a while. I really liked the story. 4****
When Rebecca Covington, 15 year veteran gossip columnist for the Daily Mail in Chicago, finds out she has lost her job to a younger woman, she threatens to sue the paper. It seems the paper has been bought out by an as yet unidentified media mogul. Her boss tells her she will now be working with Kate, editor of the home and food section. This will be tricky because Rebecca hates to cook, doesn’t even really know how and her oven is broken. Rebecca’s friend Harry has recently inherited a lot of cookbooks and is willing to help her after Kate tells her she must actually cook a recipe while adapting it to her tastes. What follows is a hilarious episode in Harry’s new kitchen. Absolute laugh out loud moments.
Rebecca is determined to keep up her image because she feels in no time she will get her old job back. As she tells Kate, “her job is her identity, the armor she puts on every day. She needs it back to feel safe.” It seems that Rebecca’s husband had left her for a younger woman, leaving Rebecca with a lot of abandonment issues and fear of commitment.
When Rebecca is invited to a charity function, she spots an absolutely gorgeous man and the sparks fly as the two exchange looks. No stretch of the imagination to know that this is the new owner of the paper, David Sumner. When David tells Rebecca she can put her own spin on the food column, she does it in an innovative and very successful way. While their personal and professional lives progress, it is not always in a smooth fashion. There are a lot of bumps along the way along .
This book has a lot more going for it than just a romance. Although at times, you can turn up the air conditioning because there are some steamy love scenes here! Some “chick lit” books, I find are vapid without much real content, but not so this one. The plot line is extremely plausible. The characters are very well drawn, especially Rebecca and David. The reader gets to see all facets of their personalities as Bodine makes them come to life on every page. They both have had some triumphs and disappointments in life along with real heartbreak that left themfeeling adrift at times. Both work at learning how to deal with the emotional fallout, finally figuring out what they really want out of life. There are several more subplots involved with some wonderful peripheral characters that will keep the reader interested from the beginning until the very end. This new book from Sherrill Bodine will have you talking for quite a while. I really liked the story. 4****
September 25, 2010
Major conflicts were based on vague communication - a plot weakness. I had good and bad feelings about the heroine.
STORY BRIEF:
For 15 years, Rebecca has been Chicago’s gossip columnist for the Daily Mail newspaper. David the new owner has replaced her with twenty-something Shannon. Rebecca is now reassigned to write recipes for the Food Section. Rebecca can’t cook, but with the help of her gay plastic surgeon friend Harry, she creates recipes with gossipy tidbits at the end of each one. She wants her old job back. David’s the enemy. But when she meets him, sparks fly. She can’t resist him.
David lost his wife Ellen to cancer five years earlier. He promised himself he would be true to Ellen and never love another woman. He’s strongly attracted to Rebecca.
Shannon hates Rebecca and causes problems.
REVIEWER’S OPINION (WITH SPOILER HINTS):
The major conflicts were based on vague communication and inaccurate assumptions – a pet peeve of mine. When David traveled, Rebecca was hurt and jealous because she incorrectly assumed he was traveling with another woman. Later in the story, someone told David something based on an incorrect assumption. He believed it too easily which did not fit with his motivations and knowledge. When he confronted Rebecca, she should have asked him exactly what was said and clarified it with the truth. But she didn’t. She let him believe something false, and they broke up.
Throughout the story, Rebecca was frequently putting on a false front to her friends and others, pretending to be happy and in control. I’m naturally drawn to a character being open and honest among friends, so this bothered me. But I had to admire her resilience, talents, and quick wit.
DATA:
Story length: 310 pages. Swearing language: mild, including religious words. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 3. Total number of sex scene pages: 8. Setting: current day Chicago, IL. Copyright: 2008. Genre: contemporary romance.
STORY BRIEF:
For 15 years, Rebecca has been Chicago’s gossip columnist for the Daily Mail newspaper. David the new owner has replaced her with twenty-something Shannon. Rebecca is now reassigned to write recipes for the Food Section. Rebecca can’t cook, but with the help of her gay plastic surgeon friend Harry, she creates recipes with gossipy tidbits at the end of each one. She wants her old job back. David’s the enemy. But when she meets him, sparks fly. She can’t resist him.
David lost his wife Ellen to cancer five years earlier. He promised himself he would be true to Ellen and never love another woman. He’s strongly attracted to Rebecca.
Shannon hates Rebecca and causes problems.
REVIEWER’S OPINION (WITH SPOILER HINTS):
The major conflicts were based on vague communication and inaccurate assumptions – a pet peeve of mine. When David traveled, Rebecca was hurt and jealous because she incorrectly assumed he was traveling with another woman. Later in the story, someone told David something based on an incorrect assumption. He believed it too easily which did not fit with his motivations and knowledge. When he confronted Rebecca, she should have asked him exactly what was said and clarified it with the truth. But she didn’t. She let him believe something false, and they broke up.
Throughout the story, Rebecca was frequently putting on a false front to her friends and others, pretending to be happy and in control. I’m naturally drawn to a character being open and honest among friends, so this bothered me. But I had to admire her resilience, talents, and quick wit.
DATA:
Story length: 310 pages. Swearing language: mild, including religious words. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 3. Total number of sex scene pages: 8. Setting: current day Chicago, IL. Copyright: 2008. Genre: contemporary romance.
October 18, 2008
Daily Mail’s "It" gossip guru, Rebecca Covington has never been more on top of her game till now. After a scandalous incident with a senator, Rebecca is now finding herself in a position she never thought she would be in. When the new CEO, David Sumner arrives, he has demoted Rebecca to food columnist. David’s motto is “Out with the old and in with the new”. New, younger, fresh, hip; those are all the things David is looking for in his new "It" girl. Now Rebecca will do everything in her powers to climb her way back to the top. There’s just one small problem…Rebecca has found herself falling for her boss, David. Now what’s a girl to do?
The comments that Rebecca would make in her columns on food analogies and how they related to real life had me smiling and laughing the whole time. I have to admit that even though David was supposed to be the bad guy, I still liked him. Talk of the Town was such a tasty delight that I wanted seconds, and thirds. This was a fun, up-beat, romantic comedy. If you are looking for something to take your mind of these long, cold winter months then look no farther then Talk of the Town. Sherrill Bodine is magic. I am definitely recommending her to all my friends.
The comments that Rebecca would make in her columns on food analogies and how they related to real life had me smiling and laughing the whole time. I have to admit that even though David was supposed to be the bad guy, I still liked him. Talk of the Town was such a tasty delight that I wanted seconds, and thirds. This was a fun, up-beat, romantic comedy. If you are looking for something to take your mind of these long, cold winter months then look no farther then Talk of the Town. Sherrill Bodine is magic. I am definitely recommending her to all my friends.
December 7, 2008
A nice easy read, would've made a better summer beach read release. I liked the sparring between the lead hero/heroine and the fact that they're both in their mid-to-late forties. My big quibble with the book was that as much as I liked and sympathized with heroine Rebecca Covingtion, I also hated her a bit. It's hard to put my finger on why exactly, but for every spunky moment she had, she had a too-stupid-to-live moment as well. The author would've been wise to spend much more time developing Becky's back story (why honestly did she define her self-image through her gossip column?) and her rivalry with Shannon (the upstart who gets her column). And I really disliked the fact that Shannon, who sabotaged Becky almost constantly got little to no comeuppance. Also, the author never really addresses just how illegal it is, not to mention awful, that the heroine was basically fired by the hero because of agism. The hero never appologises for it. That sets a very bad precident.
January 4, 2012
Well this morning I read my first book by Sherrill Bodine and went and bought another on my kindle Talk of the Town. I was not disappointed by either book. I expect I will read more books from Sherrill.
Rebecca is a popular gossip colume when she is let go in order to hire a younger writer. She still had two years left on her contract. So she got moved to food colume. She does not cook. She was still throwing in gossip that got people laughing.
David the new owner of the paper who fired her is a widower who is not going to love again. Is attracted to her. David ends up asking her out saying business was seperate than personal. Finds it hard to keep things seperate.
Rebecca is funny, fiesty and stubborn. She was tossed over by her husband for younger model now her job for the same reason. She is not giving up.
I enjoyed reading this book and as someone who is middleage I want to slap guys too for always wanting younger.
Rebecca is a popular gossip colume when she is let go in order to hire a younger writer. She still had two years left on her contract. So she got moved to food colume. She does not cook. She was still throwing in gossip that got people laughing.
David the new owner of the paper who fired her is a widower who is not going to love again. Is attracted to her. David ends up asking her out saying business was seperate than personal. Finds it hard to keep things seperate.
Rebecca is funny, fiesty and stubborn. She was tossed over by her husband for younger model now her job for the same reason. She is not giving up.
I enjoyed reading this book and as someone who is middleage I want to slap guys too for always wanting younger.
July 11, 2009
Talk of the Town
Written By: Sherrill Bodine
Published By: Forever an imprint of Grand Central Publishing, 2008, 326 pages, mass market paperback
ISBN 978-0446618588
Talk of the Town is a delightful story about a middle-aged gossip columnist who gets replaced by a much younger woman. As Rebecca fights back and tries to reclaim her “throne” sparks fly between her and the new sinfully-handsome boss. New CEO, David and Rebecca are oh-so-good together as romance sizzles in and out of the bedroom. The smoothly-flowing story is enchanting, tender and fast-paced! The sexual content is very hot without...
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Written By: Sherrill Bodine
Published By: Forever an imprint of Grand Central Publishing, 2008, 326 pages, mass market paperback
ISBN 978-0446618588
Talk of the Town is a delightful story about a middle-aged gossip columnist who gets replaced by a much younger woman. As Rebecca fights back and tries to reclaim her “throne” sparks fly between her and the new sinfully-handsome boss. New CEO, David and Rebecca are oh-so-good together as romance sizzles in and out of the bedroom. The smoothly-flowing story is enchanting, tender and fast-paced! The sexual content is very hot without...
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May 27, 2011
I think the main thing i liked about this book was the fact that it was tied to the media (my future career).
The characters were interesting, but i felt like Sherrill Bodine could have explored their insecurities a lot more throughout the book. it definitely would have made the book more interesting and drawn me into the story of the characters a lot more.
The way it is now you can barely tell that David was struggling with guilt over loving someone besides his late wife.
Rebecca supposably had abandoment issues, but that didn't come across at all.
& i still wanna know what was going on with Harry. (i have this tendency to like the supporting characters more than i like the main ones!)
The characters were interesting, but i felt like Sherrill Bodine could have explored their insecurities a lot more throughout the book. it definitely would have made the book more interesting and drawn me into the story of the characters a lot more.
The way it is now you can barely tell that David was struggling with guilt over loving someone besides his late wife.
Rebecca supposably had abandoment issues, but that didn't come across at all.
& i still wanna know what was going on with Harry. (i have this tendency to like the supporting characters more than i like the main ones!)
February 5, 2012
I don't know about you, but Ms.Bodine's first book didn't really excite me as I thought it would. I felt like too many issues were brought up and then left unresolved like Rebecca's abandonment issues and David deciding to be with Rebecca right after he swore not to betray his deceased wife Ellen.
But I liked the theme of the book, and for once having lead characters much older than I did not bother me. The romance was sweet and the intrigue into why Shannon was gunning for Rebecca very interesting. The way Shannon exited abruptly was also a point of contention because it seemed really random.
But I liked the theme of the book, and for once having lead characters much older than I did not bother me. The romance was sweet and the intrigue into why Shannon was gunning for Rebecca very interesting. The way Shannon exited abruptly was also a point of contention because it seemed really random.
May 9, 2013
It started out with promise, strong(ish) female taking control over an out-of-control situation. In walks a love interest and I wish I could say it got better, but it really didn't. The characters weren't really the problem, nor the storyline exactly (though it did fall apart in places), it had more to do with the writing. There were a couple of page turns where I had to check if I didn't skip extra pages. There were gaps in the action and the dialogue. Speaking of dialogue, it was pretty flat. Lastly, this was listed as Romance, Erotica. Romance, yes. Erotica, not even close. I'd pass on this one and based on the writing, I passed on another by the same author that I had on hold.
October 4, 2010
Talk of the Town held my attention the whole way through. These was a nice romance going on throughout the book, along with enough drama to keep things interesting. The main character Rebecca is a true class act. All women should strive to carry themselves with the grace that she always manages.
I'm looking forward to the sequel.
I'm looking forward to the sequel.
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August 3, 2016
Book #11 of 2012
This book was just OK for me. It dealt with an older segment of the population (40s-50s), which is not a bad thing, just not what I'm usually looking for in romances since I don't really relate.
This book was just OK for me. It dealt with an older segment of the population (40s-50s), which is not a bad thing, just not what I'm usually looking for in romances since I don't really relate.
July 11, 2012
Beautiful ending to a delightful book. I love an older heroine and Rebecca Covington is a hoot. To be a successful columnist and witty but a bundle of insecurities is such a contradiction. I'm was happy with her HEA with David.
November 4, 2008
Romantic fantasy for the older, baby boomer generation.
January 5, 2009
This was a cute book.
March 6, 2009
A little too romance novel for my taste. Very simple, easy read, where not much happens. The ending was the best part.
April 13, 2010
reminded me somewhat of Sex & the City type of story. Ending was good, and nice to read about a 40+ couple.
June 17, 2013
Being demoted triggers life changing events, not just for gossip columnist Rebecca Covington but her coworkers and friends.
March 6, 2014
A funny, quick read. I loved that the 'heroin' Rebecca is in her fourties, with the passions, insecurities and struggles we all have.
It made me smile, kept me relaxed and I'm happy I read it.
It made me smile, kept me relaxed and I'm happy I read it.
January 19, 2009
Fun, light, and sophisticated. I read this over the holidays and it was a perfect getaway!
October 1, 2011
I have to admit I love a fluffy novel, that sad this one was particularly enjoyable.
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