Rosie O'Donnell--author; Find Me " City Boots is a bright first novel...fast-paced and clever. Ward is a new voice that deserves to be heard." "What do you want? What does Rae say?" City Boots is the rollicking story of 26-year old Rae Mullane's transcending quest for the real answers to those perplexing questions. Sobered up after several roller coaster years of blurry one night stands with men and women, Rae begins searching for love, understanding--and the perfect pair of cowboy boots. Celebrating a friend's wedding in New Mexico, Rae becomes entwined with a quirky group of strangers, including love-struck Ronny, warm and wise Lita, and fortune-telling Cook. When Rae falls head over boot heels for Cook's lover, the sexy and vexing Quinn, this city girl begins an odyssey of making love, and making peace with her past. In the end, she must decide. What does she want? What does Rae say? In this provocative debut novel, Elizabeth Ward kicks up a break-neck, life affirming, must-read tale.