Buy used:
$10.28
$7.49 delivery June 5 - 26. Details
Used: Good | Details
Sold by WeBuyBooksUK
Condition: Used: Good
Comment: A few small marks or stains to the page edges/pages . Darkened tan to the page edges/pages . Minor shelf wear. Sun damage has caused slight fading to the colours of the cover Over 10 Million items sold. Fast dispatch and delivery. Excellent Customer Feedback. Items sold & shipped from the UK.
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet or computer – no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera, scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle app

Follow the author

Karen Hawkins
+ Follow
More books from this author
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Talk of the Town Paperback – Nov. 18 2008

by Karen Hawkins (Author)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 207 ratings
See all formats and editions
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Hawkins pens a delightfully sexy tale of modern love in a small Southern town.

Do Blondes Have More Fun?
Newly divorced Roxie Treymayne is dying to find out. After years of being the perfect Southern lady, all she ended up with was a cheating husband. So she goes bombshell blond, gets a provocatively placed tattoo, and prepares to live it up as a Bad Girl. But then her mother falls ill...and Roxie is forced to return to Glory, North Carolina.

He'd Love to Know.
Once the town bad boy, Nick Sheppard is now Glory's highly respected sheriff. When the hot blonde he stops for speeding turns out to be formerly prim Homecoming Queen Roxanne Treymayne, Nick doesn't quite know where to look -- though he'd like a much closer one at the tattoo peeking from her shorts.

But It Takes Two to Tango.
Roxie and Nick had a steamy fling in high school, but a love affair between a Southern princess and a boy from the wrong side of the tracks was doomed from the start. Now they have a second chance. Can they get it right? Or will they just end up...the talk of the town?
Read more Read less
Previous page
  1. Print length
    432 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pocket Books
  4. Publication date
    Nov. 18 2008
  5. Dimensions
    10.16 x 2.54 x 17.15 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    141656022X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1416560227
  8. See all details
Next page

Product description

Review

"Fun and highly entertaining!" -- New York Times bestselling author Rachel Gibson

About the Author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Hawkins writes novels that have been praised as touching, witty, charming, and heartwarming. A native Southerner who grew up in the mountains of East Tennessee where storytelling is a way of life, Karen recently moved to frosty New England with her beloved husband and multiple foster dogs. The Dove Pond series is a nod to the thousands of books that opened doors for her to more adventures, places, and discoveries than she ever imagined possible. To find out more about Karen, check in with her at Facebook.com/KarenHawkinsWriter, @KarenHawkinsAuthor on Instagram, and at her website, KarenHawkins.com.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pocket Books (Nov. 18 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 141656022X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1416560227
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 200 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.16 x 2.54 x 17.15 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 207 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Karen Hawkins

Karen Hawkins

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Hawkins writes novels that have been praised as touching, witty, charming, and heartwarming. A native Southerner who grew up in the mountains of East Tennessee where storytelling is a way of life, Karen recently moved to frosty New England with her beloved husband and multiple foster dogs. Her highly acclaimed Dove Pond series is a nod to the thousands of books that opened doors to more adventures, places, and discoveries than she ever imagined possible.

To find out more about Karen, check in with her at Facebook.com/KarenHawkinsWriter, @KarenHawkinsAuthor on Instagram, and at her website, KarenHawkins.com.

To sign up for information on sales, contests, and free giveaways, just copy and paste the link below into your browser:

http://karenhawkins.com/lists/?p=subscribe

Customer reviews

4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
207 global ratings

Top review from Canada

Almagator
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful, funny, passionate, and a touch of mystery. Love this book!
Reviewed in Canada on August 7, 2015
Verified Purchase
This book was so enjoyable and refreshing to read. Romance, humor, a touch of mystery. I am totally hooked and eagerly waiting to devour more books by this delightful and refreshingly different author.
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

Translate all reviews to English
Sandra R
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun all the way
Reviewed in Australia on April 13, 2017
Verified Purchase
Fun all the way ! Slow burn romance for a couple who found each other again after 15 years. Loved the small town antics and the 'Hot Cop' ! 4.5 stars.
Report
Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious and zanny characters....
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2009
Verified Purchase
This book is totally worth buying!! I bought this book after reading a few reviews expecting to get some laughs, but what I got was rip roaring comedy and the most zanny and quirky characters that just made me wish the story never ended.

I can't wait for the next installment of Glory, North Carolina's residents. I have to really commend Karen Hawkins' sense of humor. The condom scene is just one that made me laugh so hard because it was just so unexpected and just so hilarious.

All I can say is that everyone should just go buy this book and make sure to keep it in your keepers shelf so that you can come back and laugh often with the folks of Glory, N.C.

:oP Smile!
One person found this helpful
 Report
AK78
2.0 out of 5 stars Etwas enttäuschend
Reviewed in Germany on June 22, 2009
Verified Purchase
Karen Hawkins ist eine der Autorinnen, deren Bücher ich kaufe, ohne die Geschichte zu kennen. Doch von diesem war ich enttäuscht.
Dieser Roman spielt im Gegensatz zu den anderen Romanen von Karen Hawkins in der heutigen Zeit.

Roxie Treymayne, frisch geschieden und frisch erblondet, kommt zurück in ihre Heimatstadt wegen der Krankheit ihrer Mutter. Gleich nach ihrer Ankunft wird sie vom Sheriff angehalten und der ist niemand anderer als Nick Sheppard, ihr heimlicher Ex-Lover aus Highschool-Zeiten und ehemaliger Badboy. Die Anziehung zwischen den beiden ist ungebrochen.

Als weitere Handlung geht es um einen Unfall, der eventuell keiner war, und den Mystery Murder Club (grosse Fans von CSI) aus dem Seniorenheim, der dies untersucht.

Insgesamt ist der Roman ganz nett, die Nebenfiguren machen aufgrund ihrer Skurilität (Tundy, Aunt Clara und die anderen Seniorenheimbewohner, der Hund, der immer schläft) Spass, aber insgesamt ist der Roman etwas unausgegoren.

Das Problem mit den Klassenschranken (sie Southern Princess und Homecoming Queen und er der Badboy), das auf der Rückseite des Buches angedeutet wird, ist eigentlich kein Problem, da kaum jemand etwas gegen die Beziehung hat. Einige Nebenfiguren werden eingeführt, haben kurzen Auftritt und das wars. Über Roxys Mutter und Bruder erfährt man nicht so viel.
Man hat etwas das Gefühl, als wäre eine Fortsetzung geplant (evtl. Mark und Susan?), um mehr zu verraten, aber ich weiss nicht ob ich dies lesen möchte.
Für ein 400 Seiten Buch ist die Geschichte relativ wenig. 100 Seiten weniger wäre auch gut gewesen.

Ich freue mich auf den nächsten historischen Romane von Karen Hawkins. Der wird wieder besser.
3 people found this helpful
 Report
FozzieBear
3.0 out of 5 stars Readable but overall disappointing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2009
Verified Purchase
First of all the good - hats off to Karen Hawkins for trying something new. The characters are engaging, the premise of the town of Glory believable and there were some genuinely funny moments with the fantastic elderly crowd of the Murder Mystery Club.

The book was readable and I didn't end it thinking that I wasted my money, I did however feel that it could have been much better than it was. The plot moved too slowly and by about two thirds of the way through I was getting impatient for something - anything! - to happen. As the 'mystery' did come to its conclusion I was left disappointed - without spoiling it for anybody all I will say is that the 'villian' was highly obvious from the moment they were introduced into the story and frankly the ending of the 'mystery' was an utter damp squib.

There was some good in this book and seeds are sown at the end to lead into a possible sequel between Susan and Mark. I hope to see this happen and that Karen Hawkins can build on the good things from this book and rectify some of the bad.
2 people found this helpful
 Report
Kitty
4.0 out of 5 stars Talk of the Town
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2010
Verified Purchase
This is the first book from the author which is set in the town of Glory. The second book,  Lois Lane Tells All  continues with some of the characters from this book.

I really enjoyed both of these stories, the second book just slightly more. The stories both have some great characters and a bit of mystery and of course, some steamy sex! A lot of fun reading and recommmended! I'll be looking for more books by the author.
Report