Docia Kent figures Konigsburg, Texas, is the perfect place to get over her lying fianc and hide out from her meddling parents, but she doesnt reckon on vet Cal Toleffson, a six-foot-five-inch hunk of gorgeous manhood who takes one look at Docia and knows shes the love of his life. Now if Cal can only convince Docia to give love a chance, while fending off burglars, con men, jealous rivals, and the eccentric citizens of Konigsburg, maybe they can even make it to happily ever after!
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Meg Benjamin writes about South Texas, although she now lives in Colorado. Her comic romances are set in the Texas Hill Country in the mythical town of Konigsburg. When she isn't writing, Meg spends her time listening to Americana music, drinking Texas and Colorado wine, and keeping track of her far-flung family. She recently retired from twenty years of teaching writing, Web design, and desktop publishing. She love to hear from readers--contact her at meg@megbenjamin.com.
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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great start to the series!,
By Jennie Smith (South Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Venus in Blue Jeans (Paperback)
Docia Kent figures Konigsburg, Texas, is the perfect place to get over her lying fiancé and hide out from her meddling parents, but she doesn't reckon on vet Cal Toleffson, a six-foot-five-inch hunk of gorgeous manhood who takes one look at Docia and knows shes the love of his life. Now if Cal can only convince Docia to give love a chance, while fending off burglars, con men, jealous rivals, and the eccentric citizens of Konigsburg, maybe they can even make it to happily ever after!(from goodreads)
Sometimes we need a break from the reading that we are doing and Meg Benjamin's series has done just that for me! Venus is very well written, has a great plot (with mystery, drama, and hunky goodness) and kept me coming back for more. When I read my romance novels I find (sometimes) that I have to try to get over little things in order to really enjoy it (minor mistakes in plot, too much detail about the things we don't really care about, etc.). That is not the case with this novel. Docia and Cal are completely believable characters and I found myself rooting for them and going through the struggles they are going through. I cannot wait to see what happens next with all of these characters and can only guess what will happen when all of their relatives come to town. Cal, the vegetarian veterinarian, and Docia, the trust fund baby, definitely add spice to the little town of Konigsburg, Texas and I can only imagine what is to come!
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
First book and it packs a punch,
By E.H. On Books And More (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Venus in Blue Jeans (Paperback)
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Cal Toleffson - The vet, who is also the newest member of the small town of Konigsburg. He brings so much more than his skill with animals to the town- the grapevine is all abuzz with who will be the lucky girl to get with him. Docia Kent - Trying too hard or just hiding from herself, with Docia you never can tell - when she spots Cal however - that's a decision that was definately not hard to make. The Plot After living in Konigsburg, Texas for two years, you would think the town would have embraced a newcomer by now, not so in Konigsburg - everything was politics and Docia Kent was most definitely not politically correct. Literally hiding her bushel under a light due to a past break-up she gets on with her days as best as she can. When she spots not only the newest resident of Konigsburg but someone who makes her sit up and take notice, she treads a weary path as everything is not always as it seems in small town Konigsburg. Vet Cal Toleffson knows exactly what he sees when he sets eyes on Docia - a goddess and he intends to get to know her better. Deciding that only one night is all they can give to each other, their plans becomes farcical when the entire town decides to give their opinion on any plans they have for romance. However with all the comedy around town, there is also something dark slithering through and it seems to have earmarked Docia and all she loves dear. With the town not embracing her with open arms, can she rely on Cal or is he just bidding his time to disappoint her as well? Surprise Element There was a lot of little gems in this story. Not only was the setting a pleasure (small town settings does it for me), but the characters that goes with it made me sit up and had a laugh, more laughs and i fell in love - even with the weirdest of the bunch. The fact that the mystery runs parallel to the romance between Cal and Docia was also another treat - and it really was a mystery - Ms. Benjamin has that little extra something with her tension filled scenes that you really won't want to put this one down until you have reach the very end. Predictability With small town you never know what to expect. The fact that both Docia and Cal were not from Konigsburg, made all the difference to the story. Everything else going on was more or less par for the course and Ms. Benjamin run with it and i really like her take on what these people get up to in this small town. Smut/Ick Factor A fair amount of fun was to be had by all. These two made up for the time they were apart every chance they get. No shy wall flower was Docia and Cal was just waiting on someone like her - believe me they got it on as much as they could... I feared for the sanity of this little town - the heat flowing off these two was just phenomenal. Positive A new to me author, Meg Benjamin has certainly made me sit up and take a second look with this wonderful read. Docia and Cal are really the life of the party and they make the most of the situation they are in and I had fun with them. This book had a little of everything, the warring community, the dysfunctional family situation, the love interest - that was a laugh a minute. Then there is the psycho neighbour with the even more psychotic dog - as I said - a laugh a minute. The town dynamics is so accurate of what small town living is like - you never know what the grapevine is up to at any hour of the day. Ms. Benjamin does a brilliant job with the small details like descriptions of places and the situation at hand and this made a whole lot of difference to the shape of this book. A big hit in this book for me was how Ms. Benjamin highlighted all of Docia's assets - she was a full figured goddess and she had everything in all the right places - Ms. Benjamin dressed her nicely, she gave her the allure to have men breaking out in sweat and she had that holier than thou air (when she wanted to) to annoy the hell out of family, friends and warring neighbours... I can't say enough about how funny the characters in this book were, there were not only ha ha giggles funny moment - but they were also so sarcastically rude - I cracked up with laughter. The town and it's personalities were very well developed, I knew where the town was coming from and I got to know the stories behind local feuds and other minor happening in the town. There was a good pace to this book, and some characters were larger than life and although no one really scary, there was definately an eclectic bunch of people floating around Konigsburg. Negative The one little niggle that stood out for me was the fact that that there was no chatter between Docia and Cal. With a relationship that is in the getting to know you stage, Docia and Cal spend more time getting their smut on or caught up in towns business than actually any quality time on them as a couple.. This,I only picked up on at the end of the book - everything else was so nicely done, I almost missed the fact that these two did not spend anytime talking to each other about themselves as a unit. Covers I did like this cover, I am not a big fan of cover with actual face view - as I like to form my own opinion of what the main protags are like, however this cover does a really good job of what I picture Docia to look like.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Venus in Blue Jeans: Konigsburg, Texas Book 1 (Kindle Edition)
This was a pleasure to read. The plot wasn't so flimsy or far-fetched that it was unbelievable or absurd. It has a great deal of TX history that led to the plot and actually had me wanting to go read up on the state's history. I started the book while making dinner and finished it before bed. I would recommend this as great escapism reading.
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