Kate’s 2¢: “Talk Of The Town” by Karen Hawkins

“Talk Of The Town” by Karen Hawkins

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   This is not the usual genre I would down-load, but I thoroughly enjoyed this random selection sent to me from NLS. The humor and sexual tension kept this story about former teen-aged lovers trying hard not to re-ignite their love as adults moving along at a fast pace. The elderly residents were wonderful. Erin Jones did a good job of reading the nine and a half hours of this story.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hawkins was raised in Tennessee, where she lived with her parents, biological brother and sister, an adopted sister, numerous foster siblings and a number of foreign exchange students. It was not uncommon for 12-15 children to be living in the house at any one time.

Hawkins has a Ph.D. in political science, and spent time teaching political science at a small college in Georgia. She studied writing by joining the Romance Writers of America and attending their workshops and conferences. Before she was published, she won RWA chapter and national contests for her work, allowing her to gain feedback and critiques from actual editors. With this feedback, she refined her craft, and sold her first book in 1998. She now publishes two books a year. Hawkins was also the driving force behind the two Lady Whistledown anthologies, developing the idea, gaining a publisher, and organizing the intertwined parts of the books. She also has a beautiful son and daughter who inspire her to write and for whom she enjoys making sandwiches.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Talk of the town DB68598

Hawkins, Karen. Reading time: 9 hours, 29 minutes.

Read by Erin Jones. A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress.

Romance

After divorcing her cheating husband, “good girl” Roxie Treymayne dyes her hair blond and gets a tattoo. When her mother falls ill back in Glory, North Carolina, Roxie returns and runs into her high school flame, Nick Sheppard–now the town sheriff. Explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2008.