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City girl Jessie wouldn't have described herself "happy;" more like caustically content. One day the hard partying, Kundalini doing magazine editor was sent on assignment to cover a rodeo that takes place in the badlands of Eastern Montana. There, she met a lean, brown-eyed bullrider named... read more

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Jessie: A wry and witty New York City women's magazine editor who has a tendency to see the glass half empty.
  • Jake: A lean, brown-eyed bullrider and Army soldier who unfailingly sees the glass half full.
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  • “"Burn the ships."”
    Jake
  • “"Spirit. So this is where my adventurous spirit gets me--drinking boxed chablis from a plastic cup."”
    Jessie

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First Sentence edit see section history

"In the mid aughts, I thought I knew who I was."

Table of Contents edit see section history

Part 1
1. The Allure of Manly Men
2. Orgasm Face
3. Under the Big Sky
4. The Aircraft Carrier and the Party Boat
5. Cowboy Up
6. The Last Best Place

Part II
7. Long Horns and Asphalt
8. Burn the Ships
9. War Bride
10. The War of Northern Aggression

Part III
11. Go Big or Go Home
12. Dive into The Word
13. I, Chicken Farmer
14. Horse People
15. The Cheese Incident
16. Osmond Family Singalong
17. 200 Hammers
18. Genesis 3:16
19. Queen of the County

Part IV
20. Moonshine on Fire
21. June Born in July
22. Blue Tags

Glossary edit see section history

  • "Moan zone": an area on a man's body that, if manipulated correctly, will totally make him moan with pleasure; wacky women's magazine speak, in other words.
  • Homemade tomato wine: A fine vintage, courtesy of the Recession

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Jessie Knadler (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Berkley/Penguin Group
Country: USA
Publication Date: April 3, 2012
ISBN: 978-0-425-24568-2
Page Count: 322

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