Dinca’s review of Brand New Me (Konigsburg Series, Book 4) by Meg Benjamin
Contemporary Romance published by Samhain 7 Dec 10
This is the fifth book in Meg Benjamin’s series set in the small town of Konigsburg, Texas, and the first one I have read. I seem to be on a new author experience lately, which is turning out to be a wonderful adventure. I look forward to picking up the first four stories that take place in Konigsburg.
Thomas Ames is trying to make a go of his bar, the Faro, that he won in a poker game. Being an outsider in a small town is a major drawback. Even having the best beer and food doesn’t have much pull over the bar owned by the local guy. Then he hires a down-and-out new girl in town who wants to rent part of his building for a coffee house.
Deirdre Brandenburg has the misfortune of being the daughter of a prosperous man, who equates everything with the all-mighty dollar – including who his daughter will marry, which brings us to the ex-boyfriend who wants in on the money, and his solution to the problem is to be as devious and obnoxious as he can get.
I have to hand it to Meg Benjamin. She does a great job on the characters. The Faro has a true family of friends. Apparently Tom and Deirdre are both new to this series, so I will have to backtrack and read about the others. I do look forward to more of the lives and tales in this small Texas town. There seems to be equal parts romance, character building, villains, and town support. The biting Iguana is a nice touch.
It’s very well written and no grammatical or typographical errors jumped out at me to spoil the story.
Grade: A
Summary:
If any man wants more than a dance with her, they’ll have to get past him…
Deirdre Brandenburg has an MBA and a dream to become the coffee supplier for Konigsburg’s growing restaurant industry. What she doesn’t have is money,
courtesy of her billionaire father’s scheme to make her come home. All she needs is three months until her trust fund kicks in. Until then, she needs a job.Hiring the new girl next door is a no-brainer for ex-gambler Tom Ames. He’s already succeeded in making his bar, The Faro, a growing tourist draw. Deirdre’s
beauty will pull in the locals—particularly every red-blooded male in the Hill country. As he watches her transform from tentative business wonk to confident,
sassy barmaid, he realizes he wants first crack at her heart.When Big John Brandenburg sends Deirdre’s ex-boyfriend to drag her home, the plan backfires, leaving Tom’s bar in shambles and Deirdre kidnapped by a band of loony Texas secessionists.
Things are looking pretty bleak—except the good people of Konigsburg have no intention of giving Deirdre up, either. Even if it takes every Faro employee, every last Toleffson, and one cranky iguana to give the honky-tonk lovebirds a chance at forever.
Warning: Contains dirty dancing, hot summer sex, a honky-tonk makeover, and one nippy iguana.
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