DNF, Did Not Finish: I bailed less than halfway through because the main character is a manipulative, selfish bitch and I couldn't stand reading another word. Maybe she learns better. But IRL that's not my experience with manipulators, so nope. ( )

dnf @ 81%

I can't read it anymore!!
This book started cute - Molly coming back to her small town and getting into relationship with the person who she always dreamed about - local sheriff Ben.
She's a erotic/romance novel writer and she hides it from everyone (including her family and friends) and says that she's not afraid of it being uncovered. Okay Jen ( )

This was good and funny. I really liked it. I'm only giving it 4 stars because I don't think it has "re-read" quality. But I want to read more by this author! ( )

Talk Me Down
3.5 Stars

Molly Jennings is a writer of erotic romance, but she keeps her profession secret from her family and friends. After a difficult break-up, Molly returns home to Tumble Creek to escape her manipulative ex and becomes involved with her childhood crush turned Chief of Police, Ben Lawson. No stranger to scandal, Ben is wary of falling for the secretive Molly, but must put his reservations aside when someone starts stalking her...

Molly is an endearing mix of witty sarcasm and ditzy silliness. Despite her often good intentions, she is constantly getting into trouble and calling Ben to come to the rescue. For most of the book, Ben is an incredible hero, sexy, honorable and loving. Unfortunately, toward the end, he turns into a petulant, sanctimonious jerk whose humungous ego almost gets Molly killed.

The plot is comprised of two main threads, Molly’s secret profession and her creepy stalker. While the keeping secrets trope is usually a no-no for me, in this particular case it isn’t too bad perhaps because Ben is aware of the secret from the get go.

The suspense plot seems obvious and straightforward at first but the twist at the end caught me completely by surprise, so kudos to Dahl in this respect.

All in all, a mostly light and entertaining read with a heart-pounding climax. Will read more by this author. ( )

I only got to chapter 4 on this audiobook. I found it a bit to focused on their thoughts of how attractive the other person is.. and not enough actual interaction between them. Then when she starts to fantasize about him in great detail and "enjoys herself"... that was enough for me. I am not a prude or anything, but I tend to not enjoy books when they are so focused on sex this early on in the books. Just too much of it for me. ( )