The only good thing happening in Michaela (Mike) Edwards'
life is when her best friend, Gunther, surprises her and
comes to visit. Gunther travels the world as a journalist,
so she doesn't get to see him as much as she'd like.
But other than his visit, her world has fallen apart.
Although she writes fantastic ad copy, she gets caught up
in office politics by backing the wrong guy and she's
suddenly without a job.
Now, Mike has to figure out what she really wants from
life, and it's tough to do when circumstances are forcing
her to move back in with her father -- the very man who
suddenly has a girlfriend after years of being alone.
Awkward doesn't begin to cover it.
To add to her confusion, being alone isn't as attractive as
it used to be. Gunther, who practically reads her mind and
definitely knows her better than anyone, is striking sparks
off of her -- which just adds to the confusion.
Honestly, I picked up this book thinking it would be a
quick read for a review. Then I fell in love with the
characters and Ms. Shanman's writing style, and read until
2 a.m. Mike is great, but I probably really fell in love
with Gunther. You can just hear his Australian accent
pouring from the pages, which is enough to make your heart
jump a little. Add in the comfortable, yet sexy,
relationship between Mike and Gunther and you'll find your
heart beating patterns it hasn't beat before. Thanks for
the great read, Ms. Shanman!
In this smart, sexy, wickedly funny new novel, the acclaimed
author of Right Before Your Eyes introduces an
unforgettable and irresistibly real heroine: a woman who is
forced to reinvent herself— and discovers that the biggest
risk is not taking one at all.
Michaela “Mike”
Edwards doesn’t do sugar and spice. But when mishandled
office politics get her unexpectedly fired, the young
advertising hotshot finds herself doing the unimaginable:
moving back in with her widowed father, unraveling her
complex feelings for an Aussie journalist named Gunther, and
rethinking her entire life. She could never have guessed
that fate would land her in a classroom teaching “life
skills” to sixth-grade girls who desperately need her. But
with a best friend rapidly becoming something more, and a
family she’s just discovering, Mike is about to learn that
going places in life doesn’t have to mean going it alone.
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