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By Anna David
This is going to be a big week on MaNiC MoMMy as we’ll have THREE books for you (one will be the debut of my short story ebook on Thursday)! Make sure you come back to enter to win all three of them this week!
The first one is a memoir, and I love the memoirs I feature on here because, well, I only choose the best of the best when it comes to memoirs!
Falling For Me is by Anna David who has also written some amazing fiction including Party Girl and Bought if you haven’t checked her out before. Now I would describe Falling For Me as the cool chick’s Eat Pray Love, not that I didn’t enjoy Eat Pray Love, but Falling For Me is just a hip book.
And you’ll love Anna from the very first chapter when she falls in love with a married man but restrains herself, although they spend two weeks together. I don’t know how she did it because the passion was definitely there. She’s a great writer.
She gets back to NY after discovering she has fallen in love with a married man (but very good for her she didn’t act on it)! While lamenting the love that was not to be, she finds the book, Sex and the Single Girl, by Helen Gurley Brown, who was Cosmo’s editor for years beginning in the sixties. While some of Helen’s advice was less than sensible for today’s sexy single girl, Anna decides to embark on a journey following the advice in the book, in “the hope of overcoming the fears and insecurities that had haunted her for years.”
You’ll laugh at her dating antics, and some of them you'll be like ... whoa! (check out the excerpt down below!) You'll travel with Anna, get some decorating and fashion tips, learn to cook a mean roasted chicken, and read a great story when you get Falling For Me.
Read Chapter One here. I promise you’ll be hooked. But if this chapter doesn't snag you, read this one about how Anna beds a much younger man in her quest for finding herself -- Oh.My.God. Gimme summa dat! HOT! HOT! HOT!
To enter to win Anna’s book, and I’ve asked this question before on my blog, tell me if you were choosing a title for your memoir RIGHT THIS VERY MOMENT, what would the title be? Make sure, as always, to leave an identifying name so I know how to reach you/who you are, and also your email if you can!
Thanks to Anna for sharing her amazing memoir with us, and check in later tomorrow evening for another great book. And then on Thursday, I'll be sharing my novella, The Cell Phone Lot with all of you. If you haven't gotten any info on it yet, you can friend me on FB to learn more! (When you do friend me on FB, just tell me you read MaNiC MoMMy so I know where you're coming from please!)
Remember, MaNiC MoMMy is aiming to feature great books each and every week this year, and you’ll have a chance to win it as well! Please stop by often as I’m now posting new books more than once a week! Open to US/Canada residents only, and thanks to all the participating authors and publicists for providing the books. You can check back on this post over the weekend to see if you’ve won the book!
80 comments:
Right this very minute...Sleep Deprived haha
My simple complicated life....
Margaret(singitm)
"I am Living a Never Ending Episode of Seinfeld"
Back to school. Why you should not do it in your 30's and working full time!
Making it through the day
qweska8402
Chocolate can save you
eloisepeaches (meg)
Right this moment:
Time management with multiple sports and one child; how do parents do it with more than 1??
-tmd636
take this job & shove it!
Neverending Laundry
Bev V (shaggy552-at-gmail-dot-com)
Always Al
Don't panic... Eat a cupcake
Nonsensical Shennanigans: Everything from Cookies to Comedians and the ridiculousness in between
Forever Plateau
Melissa Rem
Dreaming Big
(I am really thinking 2012 is going to bring a lot of good changes for me).
Carly H
Right now the title would be Not So Desperately Seeking...
I'm seeking a job, a child, a balanced life - but all in a very healthy, non-obsessive way.
I'll go with the name of my blog: Dani's Starting to Happen!
dani
Just another manic Monday, I with it were .....1972
RIght this moment:
Food Poisoning or stomach flu...
Love conquers all
Some prayers do get answered.
By Terri M.
:)
....Stop The Pain....
(but I liked 'Sleep Deprived' also!)
How to put your back out and still be awesome
My memoir title..
Smooth Sailing
(just got off a cruise)
keodell@centurytel.net
When bitch marries butch or tales of of a maid of honor in lesbian wedding.
Doing 360's In My Head
I have so much going on in my brain right now, it is just making me dizzy!! HAHA!!
Calm the F***Down
or maybe
Just Breathe....
Workin' on my fitness
crystal717
"Learning By Living" would be my title. You know how you THINK you know so much, but then have life experiences (marriage, kids, owning a home, pets, family and friends' deaths, etc) that make you reassess what you thought you knew? That would sum up my memoir- always learning.
JenFee9476
right now....How to Live with Young Adult(?) Children - Is it possible!
nicole
Lord, Lead Me Through It
kndyer
That's a hard question because my life is not very exciting right now. I definitely wouldn't have a lot to fill a memoir. I guess I would call it "Working Girl" because I just graduated college and I'm about to start working full time.
Thanks!!
-Jessica M
walkingcorpse11@hotmail.com
What Was I Thinking?
Since my daughter is close to graduating and going away to college, my title would be " Empty Nest is a Comin'"..
Wahhhhh
Amanda at Mom's Love
Byacourt at gmail dot com
Happy but Confused!
lizett34@yahoo.com
"A unique guide to the Accidental Gypsy way of life" or "How did I get here?"
"What's Next; the Never-Ending Drama of My Kids' Lives?"
planning a wedding, 365 days of silly details.
Finding My Way Back to Me
My Life as a Dog. Not original, it is the name of a movie, but the title just sticks in my mind, especially on days like this!
Mary F.
Lord, help me not to accidently poison my husband!
Brannanflooring@aol.com
The Trials and speed bumps of my life.
My Life Sucks!!!
Reassessment . . . .. .
in pain and hungry (just had a tonsillectomy) :(
"Embrace the Crazy, It's Easier" or "I Have A Lot of Irrational Fears"
groundhogs day...life with a baby and toddler in the cold days of winter.
At the moment mine would be pretty lame. Probably something like "18 Months to Go." (I'm counting down until we get to move back to the States).
In the end it's just a party...logical advice for the bride to be
My memoir would be called All Work and No Play...
-Donna W.
Remind Me Again Why I Went to Law School?
Emily116
Digging It, So Far
Thanks! Anna's books are fun.
writeoncindy(at)yahoo(dot)com
At the moment my memoir would be "Up to her knees in vomit". I'd love to be done with it!
I already posted here and I don't know what happened to it! :(
Here's my title right now:
Thriving(?)on Chaos
P.S. So excited and proud of you for the novella!! I knew you could do it!
Full Circle
The Happy Misadventures of Me
Right now it would be "I need a pedicure"!!!! Lol
Kconley1215 at msn dot com
Found but still Lost.
10 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Kill Your Teenager!
it's been one of those days...sigh. LeslieGC
Lately all I keep thinking is I Need A Break From Life!!
ChristinaL
Mai Thai :-p
karen...so far.
karenk
kmkuka at yahoo dot com
Life is full of regrets and they are hard to forget.
"Please Buy This Memoir, I Need Money to Get Ninja Lessons"
"Up 'Til Now"
bas1chsemail at gmail dot com
How Full is Your Excuse Bucket?
"What's Next?" or "Murphy's Law" because of my steady stream of bad luck.
I loved yourinvisiblepixie's "Nonsensical Shenanigans" ----very clever!
nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
Life is a gift.
"why am I writing a memoir. I'm boring" By me
Carie
Toxic Inlaws
I Have a Coffee Problem :)
We´re Having a Baby!
Kristi Hooke
"One Day at a Time"
kathygold9778
Right this very moment ... Trying to Find my way..
"Mommy Monotony" or "Just Jess"
How many butts can I wipe in one day? Sorry, gross I know but really!! This is getting old :(
Momma, mommy, mom, mom...what! and other life lessons from "Family Guy"
Mastering the Art of Killing Time (it sounds like something I've already read, though)
http://hatterscleancup.blogspot.com
"Do I Need to Flee The Country To Have A Moment To Myself???
Written by the very sleep deprived mom who can't even pee alone"
kewalker1972@gmail.com
The "Type A" Student's Guide to Surviving an Accelerated Nursing Program.
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