Your Cheatin' Heart

by Nancy Bartholomew

Once upon a time Maggie Reid had a nice home, a rich husaband, and an adoring daughter. But that fairy-tale life hit the skids when her no-good man left her for a busty bottle blonde, and her rebellious teenage daughter went with him. Maggie's mama didn't raise no fool, though. Wide-awake and smelling the Starbucks, Maggie decides to follow her heart and becomes a country-western singer at the Golden Stallion Club.

There, she glimpses her destiny--a lanky cowboy in steel-tipped boots and tight jeans. Though she's determined to meet Marshall Weathers, she sure isn't desperate enough to kill her pesky ex-brother-in-law, Jimmy, to do it. As fate would have it, Weathers is the detective investigating Jimmy's murder, and Maggie is his leading suspect. Unless she wants to sing the prison blues, Maggie's got to do some fancy two-stepping to expose Jimmy's true killer--and find her true love.

Genres: Chick Lit, Romance, Mystery, Fiction, Contemporary

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Sandra Munger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Her husband dumped her for a younger woman and her daughter insists on living with her dad. But she has gone back to the love of her life - singing. When her ex brother in law is killed, she is in line as a murder suspect. A hunky policeman and a mystery. Fun book

[Niece · Rating 5 out of 5]

Country Singer Maggie Reid-light funny mystery

[Cindy Chung · Rating 1 out of 5]

Brought it on a trip knowing it'd be bad. But at least I didn't have to bring it home. Literally trashy.

[Ellyn (Mrs. Darcy in my Dreams) · Rating 4 out of 5]

3 1/2 ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ cute and light! I think she took the southern dialect and grammar a little far, but otherwise it kept me interested!

[Diane ~Firefly~ · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story time line was a little difficult to keep straight, but interesting. Maggie grows as a person after her divorce (still not sure exactly how long ago that happened). Some of it is silly and I don't understand how she made it out alive, but it is nice to see someone pursue their dream. The hero is a cop who doesn't share information which is kind of annoying. There were plenty of suspects in the death of Maggie's ex-brother-in-law, Jimmy. I kind of hope some of them get thrown in jail for something else.

My one personal issue I had with this story is it never said where it was located. I got the city Greensboro (which could be North Carolina) and West Virginia was mentioned as a home state for her ex, but I'm not sure what state the book happened in.

[ᯓ★raquel · Rating 4 out of 5]

La historia es humorística mientras Maggie narra sus problemas, fortunas y más problemas. Los personajes eran geniales y creíbles, y me descojoné de risa por algunas de las situaciones en las que Maggie se metió. Maggie está decidida a demostrar que no asesinó a su cuñado. A ella le está costando hacer eso debido a un elenco de personajes con los que está relacionada. Por suerte para ella se encuentra con el guapo detective, Marshall Weathers.

Me gustó mucho este libro, y me hubiera gustado un poco de edición: había algunos agujeros sutiles en la trama, pero nada que perjudicara el flujo de lectura.

En general, ¡una lectura agradable!

[Mary Kinietz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Light mystery mixed with steamy romance.

[S Miller]

Used - Very Good