Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots (Signet Eclipse) [Paperback]

LuAnn McLane (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2006 | Series: Signet Eclipse

From the author of Hot Summer Nights

Sex and the City for small-town Southern gals who like their men red hot, and their beer ice cold...

Jamie Lee Carter is living easy in Hootertown, which is teetering on the Tennessee border. No complications until a Hollwyood producer comes to town to scout locations for his new movie. He's got a Jaguar. She's got a pick-up. When these two worlds collide, prepare for sizzle and sparks.

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LuAnn McLane is an author to watch. -- New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Signet (August 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451218922
• ISBN-13: 978-0451218926
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #514,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

LuAnn McLane writes southern bent romantic comedy for NAL and is currently penning her third novel in her Cricket Creek book series. Her books have appeared on best selling lists including Barnes and Noble, Rhapsody and Doubleday Book clubs. She recently collaborated with country superstar Wynonna Judd with Restless Heart. She lives in Florence, Kentucky and when she isn't writing... she enjoys family, friends, cooking, reading, music, travel and University of Kentucky basketball.
www.LuAnnMcLane.com

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really charming read!, August 2, 2006

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Naliny D. Negron "Bookjunkie#1" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots (Signet Eclipse) (Paperback)

Jamie Lee Carter is a Southern Belle from the dark roots on her hair to her bare feet. She has been secretly in love with her brother best friend all her life but the only way that Griff Sheldon sees her is as her brother little sister, or so she thinks. That is why when she makes a pact with her best friend to "spice up her love life" and Hollywood producer Parker Carrington shows in Hootertown she sees the perfect chance to fulfill her pact. That's when things start getting interesting, with a little competition and jealousy. This is a small town romance and in this little town everything is possible. LuAnn McLane has mastered a romantic comedy full of charm and sass! The characters are real, refreshing and so charming! This is another favorite, she did a great job in combining the heat, sparks and sexiness of a romance with the charm and sass of a comedy. I couldn't put this book down, another page turner you can't miss! There is an excerpt for her next book on this series and I can hardly wait!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A laugh out loud and hot romance, August 27, 2006

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Judy "book reader" (Cincinnati, ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots (Signet Eclipse) (Paperback)

Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots is a knock your socks off, laugh out loud good time.

Hair stylist Jamie Lee Carter is just happy with her life in small town Hootertown, Ky. But something is missing. Next thing she knows big time Hollywood producer Parker Carrington is driving into town in his shiny Jag. Is Parker the bit of excitement she needs or has it been under her now all along with hometown boy Griff Sheldon? Jamie Lee is so sure at first and she makes a pack with her best friend Macy to go for what they want this summer.

Jamie Lee and Griff's miscommunication sets off some of the funniest and sexiest scenes in print. Their banter is at times so funny and at others so moving.

LuAnn McLane's Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots will make you root for that small town girl to get her happy ever after. Looking forward to Macy's story, which I know will be as much fun and sexy as this book was to read.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Something is missing, January 27, 2008

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Ruffian (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dark Roots and Cowboy Boots (Signet Eclipse) (Paperback)

This is the second Luanne Mclane book I have read the first being Dancing Shoes.... I liked that one although there was something about it that bugged me and I couldn't get my finger on it. With this one I figured it out. While I liked the Southern girl references, and it was refreshing to have characters, especially the hero not being a millionaire, Jamie Lee's sometimes immature behavior and words after awhile really bug me. "My boobies"?!! I mean, come on---she is supposed to be 26 years old, not arrested at 13. I do have to agree that the romantic "hero" Griff is very hard to understand and to like. I spent more time being mad at him especially after tearing up when Jamie reveals her lifelong feelings for him but convinces him to leave. I did like Parker better but he is a shell of a person too. In summary, the first person perspective doesn't bother me so much, but in both of these books Luanne doesn't get us into the minds of the men and that is sadly lacking. Other authors do it much better. Perhaps she can shift back and forth between male and female characters in the first person. I am not sure I am going to read any more of her books--except through the library. They are pleasant but not noteworthy.