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Ex Trophy Wives #1
You Dropped a Blonde on Me
A delightful new romantic comedy from an author who "never disappoints."* ( New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson)
She was the perfect party-planning, haute-to-the max trophy wife. Now Maxine Cambridge is broke, unemployable and living with her mother and teenage son in a retirement village, with her self-esteem kicked to the curb.
Until her geeky former classmate Campbell Barker returns, all grown-up- and off-the-scale smokin' hot. Campbell refuses to believe Max isn't that smart, funny girl he's crushed on since high school. The more Max tries to show him he's wrong, the more she rediscovers her long-retired mojo. Now, she's ready to throw down some payback on her ex-life and fight for what she deserves...
She was the perfect party-planning, haute-to-the max trophy wife. Now Maxine Cambridge is broke, unemployable and living with her mother and teenage son in a retirement village, with her self-esteem kicked to the curb.
Until her geeky former classmate Campbell Barker returns, all grown-up- and off-the-scale smokin' hot. Campbell refuses to believe Max isn't that smart, funny girl he's crushed on since high school. The more Max tries to show him he's wrong, the more she rediscovers her long-retired mojo. Now, she's ready to throw down some payback on her ex-life and fight for what she deserves...
357 pages, Paperback
First published October 26, 2010
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Dakota Cassidy
168 books1,945 followersDakota Cassidy is a national bestselling author with over thirty books. She writes laugh-out-loud romantic comedy, grab-some-ice erotic romance, hot and sexy alpha males, paranormal shifters, contemporary kick-ass women, and more.
Invited by Bravo TV, Dakota was the Bravoholic for a week, wherein she snarked the hell out of all the Bravo shows. She received a starred review from Publisher Weekly for Talk Dirty to Me, won an RT Reviewers Choice Award for Kiss and Hell, along with many review site recommended reads and reviewer top pick awards.
Dakota lives in the gorgeous state of Oregon with her real life hero and her dogs, and she loves hearing from readers!
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Invited by Bravo TV, Dakota was the Bravoholic for a week, wherein she snarked the hell out of all the Bravo shows. She received a starred review from Publisher Weekly for Talk Dirty to Me, won an RT Reviewers Choice Award for Kiss and Hell, along with many review site recommended reads and reviewer top pick awards.
Dakota lives in the gorgeous state of Oregon with her real life hero and her dogs, and she loves hearing from readers!
Connect with Dakota online: https://twitter.com/DakotaCassidy https://www.facebook.com/DakotaCassid...
Join Dakota Cassidy’s Newsletter The Tiara Diaries! Join here: http://mad.ly/signups/100255/join
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July 10, 2011
2 ½ stars. Not as entertaining as I had hoped. The heroine was hard to like and caused her own problems and humiliation.
STORY BRIEF:
Maxine (Max) was a prom queen and cheerleader in high school. Instead of going to college she married Fin who was wealthy through his car dealership. Max is now 40. Fin has been having affairs. His latest affair Lacey put a notice in the newspaper saying they were engaged. (This was before Max even knew about the affair.) Max and her teenage son left Fin to live with Max’s mother in a retirement village. Somehow Max didn’t think to take her wardrobe, and she has no money. Fin has a crew of powerful attorneys. Max has the cheapest attorney money can buy, who isn’t helping. Max applied for every job she could think of, including fast food places. No one would hire her. She put up signs offering to walk dogs for the retired people in the village, and it worked. Finally she is making a little money.
Campbell was nerdy in high school and had a crush on Max. At age 40 he’s turned into a major hunk. He recently came to the retirement village to help his father who is recovering from a heart attack. He is still attracted to Max even though she has no makeup and wears her mother’s frumpy clothes. Their paths cross frequently in the small village. Max is attracted to Campbell, but she won’t let herself have him because she doesn’t trust her judgment.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
I like the plot. I like stories where a character is at rock bottom and slowly pulls herself out which happens here. I liked the events that helped her change and find some strength. But somehow it dragged, I’m not sure why. The dialogue was ok. Max has a humorous voice, but I didn’t laugh out loud. At times I was impatient for it to be over.
I loved Campbell’s strength and adoration of Max. He was competent with everything he did. She was messed up and mistreated him. She was flighty, bitchy, sniveling, wimpy, whiny, insecure, and self-destructive. She repeatedly jumped to inaccurate conclusions and lashed out. Sure she had an excuse, but it was hard to feel sympathy. I compare this to Susan Elizabeth Phillips who wrote several books about heroines at rock bottom pulling themselves out. Circumstances and others mistreated those heroines and caused humiliation. In this book the heroine causes her own misfortune and humiliation. That made it less fun – her less likeable. And then her friend Lenore met a neat guy, but she too was bitchy and mean to him. So both heroines were low in likeability. I can handle unlikeable heroines if the author somehow makes them endearing. That’s what was missing for me.
I wanted more details at the end about what Fin had to pay, his penalties, the actual divorce settlement, etc. A little justice, revenge, and seeing his pain would have added more feel good to the story. Romantically, the story does have happy endings. The sex scenes were ok. Max is insecure about her aging, sagging body. Campbell is the same age, but I wondered why he had no sagging body parts. His body was muscled perfection. This adds to female insecurities about aging.
DATA:
Story length: 357 pages. Swearing language: strong, including religious swear words. Sexual language: moderate. Number of sex scenes: 4. Number of sex scene pages: 10. Setting: current day small town in New Jersey. Copyright: 2010. Genre: contemporary romance, women’s relationship fiction.
STORY BRIEF:
Maxine (Max) was a prom queen and cheerleader in high school. Instead of going to college she married Fin who was wealthy through his car dealership. Max is now 40. Fin has been having affairs. His latest affair Lacey put a notice in the newspaper saying they were engaged. (This was before Max even knew about the affair.) Max and her teenage son left Fin to live with Max’s mother in a retirement village. Somehow Max didn’t think to take her wardrobe, and she has no money. Fin has a crew of powerful attorneys. Max has the cheapest attorney money can buy, who isn’t helping. Max applied for every job she could think of, including fast food places. No one would hire her. She put up signs offering to walk dogs for the retired people in the village, and it worked. Finally she is making a little money.
Campbell was nerdy in high school and had a crush on Max. At age 40 he’s turned into a major hunk. He recently came to the retirement village to help his father who is recovering from a heart attack. He is still attracted to Max even though she has no makeup and wears her mother’s frumpy clothes. Their paths cross frequently in the small village. Max is attracted to Campbell, but she won’t let herself have him because she doesn’t trust her judgment.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
I like the plot. I like stories where a character is at rock bottom and slowly pulls herself out which happens here. I liked the events that helped her change and find some strength. But somehow it dragged, I’m not sure why. The dialogue was ok. Max has a humorous voice, but I didn’t laugh out loud. At times I was impatient for it to be over.
I loved Campbell’s strength and adoration of Max. He was competent with everything he did. She was messed up and mistreated him. She was flighty, bitchy, sniveling, wimpy, whiny, insecure, and self-destructive. She repeatedly jumped to inaccurate conclusions and lashed out. Sure she had an excuse, but it was hard to feel sympathy. I compare this to Susan Elizabeth Phillips who wrote several books about heroines at rock bottom pulling themselves out. Circumstances and others mistreated those heroines and caused humiliation. In this book the heroine causes her own misfortune and humiliation. That made it less fun – her less likeable. And then her friend Lenore met a neat guy, but she too was bitchy and mean to him. So both heroines were low in likeability. I can handle unlikeable heroines if the author somehow makes them endearing. That’s what was missing for me.
I wanted more details at the end about what Fin had to pay, his penalties, the actual divorce settlement, etc. A little justice, revenge, and seeing his pain would have added more feel good to the story. Romantically, the story does have happy endings. The sex scenes were ok. Max is insecure about her aging, sagging body. Campbell is the same age, but I wondered why he had no sagging body parts. His body was muscled perfection. This adds to female insecurities about aging.
DATA:
Story length: 357 pages. Swearing language: strong, including religious swear words. Sexual language: moderate. Number of sex scenes: 4. Number of sex scene pages: 10. Setting: current day small town in New Jersey. Copyright: 2010. Genre: contemporary romance, women’s relationship fiction.
January 27, 2020
From the beginning it is clear how this is gonna end, but it is a fun and lighthearted read.
Nothing special, a real chick lit.
While part of the Ex Trophy Wives Series, each can be read as a standalone
October 29, 2010
Max Cambridge was totally in love when she signed a prenup, now Max is totally broke thanks to that very same ironclad prenup. It’s one hell of a messy divorce, so much so Max is forced to move in with her mother…in a retirement village…with her son. Because every good rich man knows to leave his ex with nadda. Max is in for it, especially since she’s never set foot in a Walmart before never mind having to apply to a job at a fast food restaurant.
Whats worse? Applying to said job at fast food resturant, making a scene & running into someone you know from high school. Even worse, he’s hot hot hot. With Campbell’s help, can Max return to her old self? Can she get her mojo back?
You Dropped A Blonde On Me is the first book in Dakota Cassidy’s Ex Trophy Wives Series and her first contemporary romance.
I was a bit leery reading a contemp, especially by Dakota Cassidy. I started reading again with “chick lit” and when I jumped into paranormals, Mrs. Cassidy was one of my firsts. I was slightly afraid it wouldn’t live up to Mrs. Cassidy’s paranormals, in terms of the snark & the quick wit. When I was reading “chick lit” I felt like many of the female characters were pretty stupid and blind. Thank all that is unholy, not only did Mrs. Cassidy stay true to the snark & the quick wit, she surpassed my expectations.
Max is made of awesome, but here’s a secret for you all. Max is loosely based on Mrs. Cassidy & her divorce. No wonder I liked Max, she might be down & out for a bit, but she picks herself up & keeps on going. Did I mention she snarks? Oh does she snark! Did I also mention there is a character named Seamus? *snort*
The only difference I found between Mrs. Cassidy’s paranormals is there isn’t as much pop culture references in her contemp, as there is in the paranormals. It doesn’t make a difference at all, just the only difference I noticed. Her tone doesn’t change at all, thank the gods and goddesses or snark.
Snark, thy name is Dakota Cassidy. No matter which genre she’s writing, Dakota Cassidy tells good story. I may even have sniffeled a little iddy bit. But don’t tell anyone!
By the way, you can read the first chapter of YDABOM on Mrs. Cassidy’s website!
Whats worse? Applying to said job at fast food resturant, making a scene & running into someone you know from high school. Even worse, he’s hot hot hot. With Campbell’s help, can Max return to her old self? Can she get her mojo back?
You Dropped A Blonde On Me is the first book in Dakota Cassidy’s Ex Trophy Wives Series and her first contemporary romance.
I was a bit leery reading a contemp, especially by Dakota Cassidy. I started reading again with “chick lit” and when I jumped into paranormals, Mrs. Cassidy was one of my firsts. I was slightly afraid it wouldn’t live up to Mrs. Cassidy’s paranormals, in terms of the snark & the quick wit. When I was reading “chick lit” I felt like many of the female characters were pretty stupid and blind. Thank all that is unholy, not only did Mrs. Cassidy stay true to the snark & the quick wit, she surpassed my expectations.
Max is made of awesome, but here’s a secret for you all. Max is loosely based on Mrs. Cassidy & her divorce. No wonder I liked Max, she might be down & out for a bit, but she picks herself up & keeps on going. Did I mention she snarks? Oh does she snark! Did I also mention there is a character named Seamus? *snort*
The only difference I found between Mrs. Cassidy’s paranormals is there isn’t as much pop culture references in her contemp, as there is in the paranormals. It doesn’t make a difference at all, just the only difference I noticed. Her tone doesn’t change at all, thank the gods and goddesses or snark.
Snark, thy name is Dakota Cassidy. No matter which genre she’s writing, Dakota Cassidy tells good story. I may even have sniffeled a little iddy bit. But don’t tell anyone!
By the way, you can read the first chapter of YDABOM on Mrs. Cassidy’s website!
January 6, 2013
Oh I really liked this book and am so glad I finally read it. Maxine (Max) is going through a long drawn out divorce from her slimey rich husband who has cheated on her with a younger blonder model of her former self. She and her teen son are forced to live with her mother in her retirement village as the slimey soonto be ex-husband has left her her with nothing and no support for Their son. She is over 40 and trying to get a job for the first time to support them....not having luck at all...she meets up with someone she went to high school with who is also staying at the retirement village with his dad nursing him back to health. Campbell is a sweetheart and super hot. He has been crazy about Max since high school. Oh I LOVED Campbell! I loved reading a HEA!!
October 18, 2014
This book was so utterly predictable from page one, but for some reason I just couldn't stop reading it. The story of a trophy wife passed over for a newer model, the husband screws her over, and in the aftermath she finds her old self along with a hot new guy.
Don't know that I would seek this book out, but if you see it lying around and have a couple of hours free it is an ok read to keep you occupied.
Don't know that I would seek this book out, but if you see it lying around and have a couple of hours free it is an ok read to keep you occupied.
November 30, 2010
What a delightful grown up story of learning to cope with divorce and overcoming obstacles. And quite a departure from previously written "colorful" language style too. Very nice.
February 19, 2021
Great premise, but the h needed enormous amounts of therapy. The H was an idiot for staying with her.
September 12, 2013
You Dropped a Blonde on Me by Dakota Cassidy is the first book in her new Ex Trophy Wives series. How could you not pick up a book with a title like that?
Maxine Cambridge is being traded in for a younger model by her soon-to-be ex-husband. As if her messy divorce wasn't bad enough, Maxine has zero money and is forced to beg for work at a fast food restaurant (which she doesn't get), while she and her son live with Maxine's mother in a senior citizens' retirement village. But things start looking up when Maxine runs into her old high school classmate Campbell Barker, who's helping out his dad who lives in the same retirement village. Slowly, Maxine puts the pieces of her life back together and gets involved with Campbell. But despite her attraction to him, Maxine wonders if she can ever really trust a man again ...
This book is part contemporary romance and part women's fiction. There's a definite empowerment message as Maxine remembers what made her, well, Maxine, and not just somebody's trophy wife. A big part of the story focuses on Maxine reclaiming her life, her sassy attitude, and her self-worth. I liked that part of the book a lot, and it was nice to read about a nice, normal hero like Campbell. He's a genuinely good guy with the patience of a saint when it comes to Maxine.
But there were some things that pulled me out of the story, the main one being this: Maxine has never been to Walmart until after her husband dumps her. Seriously. Never been to a Walmart, and never shopped at a Walmart. Despite how rich Maxine's husband was, I thought that was a little unrealistic that she would never, ever, not once in her life, have been to a Walmart -- not even just to grab a quick soda, get gas, or something like that.
Also, some of the humor just didn't work for me. Now, humor is a very, very subjective thing, and it's hard to write. Really, it's one of those things where you're either going to love an author's humor or you're not. I enjoyed some of the humor, especially when it came to Maxine's voice and her doubts about dating Campbell, but I did think some of it was a little over the top, especially some stuff that takes place during a bingo game at the retirement center. (Ironic, I know, since my own Bigtime books are so campy and over the top.)
Although this book didn't work for me quite as well as I wanted it to, if you're looking for a light, breezy read and are in the mood to laugh, you might want to give this one a shot.
Maxine Cambridge is being traded in for a younger model by her soon-to-be ex-husband. As if her messy divorce wasn't bad enough, Maxine has zero money and is forced to beg for work at a fast food restaurant (which she doesn't get), while she and her son live with Maxine's mother in a senior citizens' retirement village. But things start looking up when Maxine runs into her old high school classmate Campbell Barker, who's helping out his dad who lives in the same retirement village. Slowly, Maxine puts the pieces of her life back together and gets involved with Campbell. But despite her attraction to him, Maxine wonders if she can ever really trust a man again ...
This book is part contemporary romance and part women's fiction. There's a definite empowerment message as Maxine remembers what made her, well, Maxine, and not just somebody's trophy wife. A big part of the story focuses on Maxine reclaiming her life, her sassy attitude, and her self-worth. I liked that part of the book a lot, and it was nice to read about a nice, normal hero like Campbell. He's a genuinely good guy with the patience of a saint when it comes to Maxine.
But there were some things that pulled me out of the story, the main one being this: Maxine has never been to Walmart until after her husband dumps her. Seriously. Never been to a Walmart, and never shopped at a Walmart. Despite how rich Maxine's husband was, I thought that was a little unrealistic that she would never, ever, not once in her life, have been to a Walmart -- not even just to grab a quick soda, get gas, or something like that.
Also, some of the humor just didn't work for me. Now, humor is a very, very subjective thing, and it's hard to write. Really, it's one of those things where you're either going to love an author's humor or you're not. I enjoyed some of the humor, especially when it came to Maxine's voice and her doubts about dating Campbell, but I did think some of it was a little over the top, especially some stuff that takes place during a bingo game at the retirement center. (Ironic, I know, since my own Bigtime books are so campy and over the top.)
Although this book didn't work for me quite as well as I wanted it to, if you're looking for a light, breezy read and are in the mood to laugh, you might want to give this one a shot.
dnf-did-not-finish
August 23, 2011I tried. I really tried to get through this book, but I could not even get half way. Even though it's the summer of romance novels for me, life's too short to finish something I am struggling to read.
I feel sheepish because the book is well received by others. The author is described as a great comedic talent by some. Yet I just could not get into it.
In a romance or a chick lit book, I think one needs to relate to the heroine at some level and in this book, I just could not. She's too dumb, I fear. Maxine marries a wealthy older man straight out of high school - not something I'd do, but that does not make me dislike her. She signs an apparently air tight pre-nup that means even after twenty years of a marriage where she doesn't work he can still kick her out on her ass without a penny, and allow his son to live in that same poverty as he sticks with her. This is where I start getting irritated - family law is not my specialty, but from what I've seen is that most lawyes would fight harder to at least get maintenance support paid while she takes care of the son. And there's a pretty good case to be made to undo at least part of the prenup. But she doesn't even put up a fight. She takes the word of some shopping mall lawyer who charges her on the credit card and does not get a second opinion. She doesn't say to the judge, hey this doesn't seem fair. Of course if she had there would be no book, but it would be less irritating.
Apart from that maddening set-up, I'm not crazy about the writing style. I believe the author is trying to be humorous, but I find the writing style to cluttered and cliched.
Finally, at the beginning of each chapter there's a little note of advice to ex-trophy wives giving them advice on how to survive. It's a little technique that I've seen other authors use in one form or another, particularly Meg Cabot. It can be effective or annoying. Here, it's just annoying. Partly because, I just can't relate to trophy wives, and partly the author seems to use it as a device to foreshadow the plot for the entire chapter. Why not just let things unfold?
I feel sheepish because the book is well received by others. The author is described as a great comedic talent by some. Yet I just could not get into it.
In a romance or a chick lit book, I think one needs to relate to the heroine at some level and in this book, I just could not. She's too dumb, I fear. Maxine marries a wealthy older man straight out of high school - not something I'd do, but that does not make me dislike her. She signs an apparently air tight pre-nup that means even after twenty years of a marriage where she doesn't work he can still kick her out on her ass without a penny, and allow his son to live in that same poverty as he sticks with her. This is where I start getting irritated - family law is not my specialty, but from what I've seen is that most lawyes would fight harder to at least get maintenance support paid while she takes care of the son. And there's a pretty good case to be made to undo at least part of the prenup. But she doesn't even put up a fight. She takes the word of some shopping mall lawyer who charges her on the credit card and does not get a second opinion. She doesn't say to the judge, hey this doesn't seem fair. Of course if she had there would be no book, but it would be less irritating.
Apart from that maddening set-up, I'm not crazy about the writing style. I believe the author is trying to be humorous, but I find the writing style to cluttered and cliched.
Finally, at the beginning of each chapter there's a little note of advice to ex-trophy wives giving them advice on how to survive. It's a little technique that I've seen other authors use in one form or another, particularly Meg Cabot. It can be effective or annoying. Here, it's just annoying. Partly because, I just can't relate to trophy wives, and partly the author seems to use it as a device to foreshadow the plot for the entire chapter. Why not just let things unfold?
December 21, 2010
I'm a Dakota fan, let that be known first! A break from her paranormal, You Dropped a Blonde on Me, AKA, Suck it up, Princess... for those of us who followed Dakota's video-blogs when she wrote this book, delivers in true Dakota style. Max is a walking suitcase with the amount of baggage she carries around in this book, but how she overcomes the many twists and turns that life gives her during a divorce will make the reader love her.
If you're over 40, have gone through a messy divorce, and want to see how someone else handles it in a romance novel, pick this one up and give yourself a day to read it!
If you're over 40, have gone through a messy divorce, and want to see how someone else handles it in a romance novel, pick this one up and give yourself a day to read it!
February 21, 2011
You Dropped A Blond on Me is Dakota Cassidy's entry book into the world of ex-trophy wives. We meet Maxine, who spent 20 years busting a gut trying to be the woman and wife her older husband wanted. She sublimated her self into his wishes and demands.
Ms. Cassidy treats us to pain, hurt, embarrassment and laughter. Sometimes even within the same chapter as her character strains to build a life for herself and her son Connor. I believe that Ms Cassidy has reached new heights in her writing and I am looking forward to the trips she plans to take us on as this series unfolds.
Dakota, you've really sucked it up big time Princess and I think you have a winner.
Ms. Cassidy treats us to pain, hurt, embarrassment and laughter. Sometimes even within the same chapter as her character strains to build a life for herself and her son Connor. I believe that Ms Cassidy has reached new heights in her writing and I am looking forward to the trips she plans to take us on as this series unfolds.
Dakota, you've really sucked it up big time Princess and I think you have a winner.
February 3, 2020
Maxine don’t call me Max has lost it all. When she finally leaves her no good cheating husband he does everything in his power to leave her and their son Conner penniless. Thank goodness for her mother and her mother’s friends in the retirement community she has a place to stay and people who care. Can Max figure out how to stand up for herself and that not all guys are heartless jerks before she loses what little she has left.
December 17, 2010
It has been a long time since I couldn't put a book down till I finished it. I laughed. I commiserated. I totally got it. I would recommend this to anyone who has ever come out on the short end of a long relationship.
January 20, 2012
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January 11, 2023
I really enjoyed this one. I'm so happy I found Dakota Cassidy I've been enjoying all of her books so far.
January 29, 2020
Raw, heart-felt, and emotional are the three words that resonate with me after reading You Dropped a Blonde On Me. The plot and characters are so well developed that you feel like you are living the story with them. Strap in for an emotional roller coaster as you live Maxine’s divorce with her.
Maxine and her son Connor have wonderful support and help along the way. Her journey is fraught with baggage landmines everywhere from living a life for someone else. Maxine comes into her own on her own time frame with plenty of ups and downs along the way. Dakota Cassidy’s humor is prevalent throughout and she provides a HEA.
You Dropped a Blonde On Me is a wonderful Contemporary Romance with plenty of topics that will hit close to home for many, but the humor will keep you reading throughout the night.
Maxine and her son Connor have wonderful support and help along the way. Her journey is fraught with baggage landmines everywhere from living a life for someone else. Maxine comes into her own on her own time frame with plenty of ups and downs along the way. Dakota Cassidy’s humor is prevalent throughout and she provides a HEA.
You Dropped a Blonde On Me is a wonderful Contemporary Romance with plenty of topics that will hit close to home for many, but the humor will keep you reading throughout the night.
January 15, 2020
I voluntarily offered to review this book with no obligations and my opinions are honest!
This was a great book !
Maxine is being replaced by a younger model.
Now, Maxine and her son have to live in a retirement village with Maxine's mother.
Campbell is only at the retirement village to visit his father.
He was not expecting to meet Maxine there.
As they reconnect, feelings start to get involved.
Is Maxine ready for a relationship again?
Loved the characters + the storytelling !
It has all the ingredients that you need for a great book!
I can't wait for the next book in this series.
This was a great book !
Maxine is being replaced by a younger model.
Now, Maxine and her son have to live in a retirement village with Maxine's mother.
Campbell is only at the retirement village to visit his father.
He was not expecting to meet Maxine there.
As they reconnect, feelings start to get involved.
Is Maxine ready for a relationship again?
Loved the characters + the storytelling !
It has all the ingredients that you need for a great book!
I can't wait for the next book in this series.
January 23, 2020
I usually have a kind of book I like to read. Sometimes I go out of this norm all the way.
You Dropped a Blonde on Me is not a totally curve ball, but it certainly is different from what my romance consists of.
Here our heroine is +40 woman, who spend most of her life being candy arm and now that things go to shit, she doesn’t know what to do and goes to her mothers to lick the wounds.
I am being too simple on the plot, but you get an idea from this, ok?
There was a thing here or there I wasn’t raving about and I could’ve gone without. But let’s focus on the good things: it’s incredible how an abusive relationship can destroy your foundation so hard and truly, you don’t remember who you are. The core of you.
And the idea of self-love is laughable. So, seeing this develop to a Maxine herself can be proud of made me smile and gave me hope.
Mostly in romance books that are here to tell you that confidence, security and e health place is not easy to achieve, but so possible.
You Dropped a Blonde on Me is not a totally curve ball, but it certainly is different from what my romance consists of.
Here our heroine is +40 woman, who spend most of her life being candy arm and now that things go to shit, she doesn’t know what to do and goes to her mothers to lick the wounds.
I am being too simple on the plot, but you get an idea from this, ok?
There was a thing here or there I wasn’t raving about and I could’ve gone without. But let’s focus on the good things: it’s incredible how an abusive relationship can destroy your foundation so hard and truly, you don’t remember who you are. The core of you.
And the idea of self-love is laughable. So, seeing this develop to a Maxine herself can be proud of made me smile and gave me hope.
Mostly in romance books that are here to tell you that confidence, security and e health place is not easy to achieve, but so possible.
April 20, 2021
Well this was fun. This is the first non-witchy book by this author i've listened to. It didn't disappoint. This started with a fast food chicken melt-down and never stopped. It was fun, and I really really didn't like the "ex" husband in this one. And man oh man the other woman, wow. Just....wow. What a spoiled brat.
April 23, 2024
I don’t know this didn’t wow me. I did enjoy some of it with laughter with the h trying to get on feet and all the older people but the romance was very subpar and lacking.
The h took forever to get a backbone and fight back at her ex and it actually became exhausting with her creating her own dilemmas..
The h took forever to get a backbone and fight back at her ex and it actually became exhausting with her creating her own dilemmas..
August 27, 2023
3.5
Not really my type of book, but Dakota is one of four authors I'll read anything they write. I did enjoy it, though it was a rough ride. I'm glad Max was able to find herself again in the end.
Not really my type of book, but Dakota is one of four authors I'll read anything they write. I did enjoy it, though it was a rough ride. I'm glad Max was able to find herself again in the end.
February 24, 2018
Cute but not as good as I’d hoped. Enjoyed the story of a woman starting over and how her insecurities rear their heads to her detriment. Quick read with likable characters.
October 6, 2018
Funny. Identifiable. As good as a romcom movie :)
December 2, 2020
pretty entertaining. I like the witchless series better
December 14, 2020
Pretty humorous and easy-to-recognize human behaviors. I did not find the characters annoying like other readers did, but the accents of some of them by the narrator got on my last nerve.
January 12, 2021
What an amazing awesome book. Wow I just loved this book. First time reading this author, love her books. Can't wait to read the next one in this series. 🔥💜🔥🧡🔥💛🔥💚🔥💙🌟🌟⭐⭐🌟🌟⭐⭐🌟🌟⭐⭐🌟🌟
June 5, 2021
The story started good. I really wanted to like it, but the FMC was just too “extra”. The story dragged on.., would have been better to end it at 8 hrs… dnf at 75%. Just couldn’t care anymore
October 14, 2021
An entertaining laugh out loud read. Some of the things Max gets into is hilarious to say the least. Just an amazing read and a must that will have you reading again. ❤️📚👍
December 24, 2021
It is not a book for intellectual people it exist only to waste ur time
May 24, 2022
RATING: 4.5-STARS
AGE: PG-21...SEX SCENES "R"
SERIES: EX TROPHY WIVES
FUNNY -FUNNY-FUNNY----LOVE funny series --really great storylines=)
MRS.C
AGE: PG-21...SEX SCENES "R"
SERIES: EX TROPHY WIVES
FUNNY -FUNNY-FUNNY----LOVE funny series --really great storylines=)
MRS.C
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