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I Gave You My Heart, but You Sold It Online

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I love the series but this, the third book in the series, fell a bit short. I liked it but not nearly as much as the other two. I think it's because of the focus of the book not being the core characters Debbie Sue Overstreet and Edwina.

This book deals with Quint Matthews; Debbie Sue's ex, who lands himself in trouble with Internet dating and an overly large ego. After meeting Monica online Quint finds his identity has been stolen. Monica disappears as the credit card bills mount. So Quint turns to the Domestic Equalizers, Debbie Sue and Edwina's detective agency, for help. Driven largely by his overly inflated ego it's easy to see how Quint winds up in a big mess. Since he's going to be in and around Salt Lick anyway Quint sets up a date with Allison Barker, whom he also "met" on the internet.

Allison is surprised to find that her daughter has posted her profile on an online dating service. Jill has not only been talking with men online posing as her mother Allison, but has set up a date with Quint. When Quint shows up on her doorstep Allison actually goes on the date and meets Tag, Quint's friend, whom she finds more interesting then the drunken self centered cowboy. Big surprise there.

While Quint is a good secondary character he's less then likeable as the front man. I couldn't understand why any decent person would continue to agree to go out with Quint since he can't seem to finish a date between getting drunk or having a allergic reaction that has him hooking up with the EMT.

The identity theft mystery is not really a mystery at all and the murder isn't really a murder. We do see gender confused Eugene/Janine again who we met in the second book in the series. He/she has a history with Quint that is less then interesting. While I really liked Eugene/Janine in the last book he/she fell largely flat here.

Even with all the criticisms I still found this book amusing and it is nice to get a glimpse of Debbie Sue and Edwina again. Too bad their husbands were largely MIA. There are some really funny elements in this book that I felt rated the four stars, the toy party for instance. These are the bits that keep me reading, the funny little pieces that make the book worth reading.

I am hoping for another book in this series, if it's centered more around the original characters.

This was the first of this series that I've read and I don't know that I would try another one. Entertaining, but neither of the main characters - Quint and Allison - ever quite came alive for me. The best scene was the sex toy party and its aftermath; everything else, including the mystery, fell rather flat.

Biggest plus for me was all the details about rodeos as I am a big rodeo fan and I rarely ready mysteries that have former rodeo cowboys and clowns as main characters.

As the Domestic Equalizers, Debbie Sue and Edwina like to blunder

through the mysteries life throws at them. Their newest case is going

to be interesting as Debbie Sue's ex, Quint, shows up asking them to

find the thief of his identity. The murder was just an extra squirt of

fate in their lives.

And of course what would life be without one of the Domestic

Equalizers' friends being set up on a blind date? Strangely, Quint is

the man their friend gets set up with, courtesy of the friend's

daughter. Hopefully, it all ends up with a happy ending, or will it?

I gave you my heart but you sold it online is a humorous look at the

trouble that can follow friends around. The friends we see on a daily

basis and the friends we only see when they (or we) are in need. I

gave you my heart but you sold it online is a dash of humor, a dash of

small-town life (with some public indecency thrown in for pleasure),

as well as a dash of reality. It is a fun novel that looks at the

seriousness of new crimes that are popping up in today's society, like

identity theft. The characters are human, but flawed. A joy to get to

know. And it feels like you are leaving the family you like to visit

when the book is over. A very enjoyable read.

Barb

Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

The books by Dixie Cash are worth the price of admission for their titles alone, and this installment was much better plotted than My Heart May Be Broken, but my Hair Still Looks Great. This book is a combination comedy of errors, Texas charm, and old-fashioned romance -- with a little mystery thrown in for good measure, and all of it is highly enjoyable.

In Salt Lick, Texas former rodeo superstar Quint Matthews asks his ex girlfriend Debbie Sue Overstreet and her "Domestic Equalizers" partner Edwina Perkins-Martin to uncover the hideaway of the thief using his credit card. He informs the ladies that he was dating Veronica, but she vanished leaving his credit in shambles. Finally he insists they low key everything as he is in hiding after a highly publicized fiasco involving a Vegas transvestite. The beauty parlor owners agree to investigate the theft.

Quint fails to inform the two sleuths that he also is in town to meet in person for the first time his new on line girlfriend Allison Barker, a single mother raising a twelve years old daughter. What Quint does not know is that it is not the mom agreeing to a date, but the daughter masquerading as her mother. As the Equalizers work the case, Quint and Allison go out on a date, but she likes his friend Tag Freeman much more. Besides which, Quint has new problems with a stalker and a murder with him as the only suspect.

The third madcap Domestic Equalizers mystery (see MY HEART MAY BE BROKEN BUT MY HAIR STILL LOOKS GREAT and SINCE YOU'RE LEAVING ANYWAY, TAKE OUT THE TRASH) is a zany way out West teas tale filled with an eccentric cast (including the lead females). The wild enjoyable story line is character driven. Quint is quite a character as he jumps from the frying pan into the fire time after time. Edwina and Debbie Sue are as always stirring up trouble in between fixing hair as they try to locate Veronica until Quint gets in even deeper and they have to prove his innocence based on his being stupid not a killer. Dixie cash provides an amusing insane by fun thriller.

Harriet Klausner

I totally enjoyed this third installment in the series. The authors really have a way with dialogue and there are some very funny scenes. I like the way new characters are introduced with each book and take on leading roles. Often there's a lot of repetition when you read a series but I didn't find that with this one. BTW - you don't have to read them in order but I enjoyed them that way.

I Gave You My Heart is a great southern humor read. Highly recommend it for laughs.

Quint has had his identity stolen and has a very public relationship with a woman who just so happens to actually be a man. But instead of giving up on finding the right woman, he turns to internet dating. This is where he meets Allison, or meets Allison's daughter pretending to be her mother.

Allison is stunned that her daughter would sign her up for a dating site. She finds Quint to be attractive, but it's his BFF Taggert Freeman who really catches her eye and her heart.

As always Dixie Cash's writing never fails to keep me entertained. The toy party would have to be the highlight of the story. This one brought back another murder mystery like Since You're Leaving Anyway, Take Out the Trash, although it wasn't a major part of the story.

The budding relationship between Tag and Allison was almost immediate. I as the reader could see what a great match she and Tag would be before they even met. At times Allison did come across as a little dry and boring. Allison and Tag seemed more family-oriented whereas Quint was more into having a good time. I do truly hope to see Quint find some happiness.

This novel is a light read. A predictable story from beginning to end. I could see the whole plot from the first couple of Chapters. Definitely not worth the Kindle price of $9.99. If you have ten dollars to spend on a Kindle Book I would try a different one.

This author is so refreshingly hilarious and entertaining that it is a pleasure to read any and all of her books, I look forward to each new book.