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 Just before her fortieth birthday, Mara Jane Mulligan, devoted wife and mother, runs out of bubble bath, and the ensuing panic attack drives her to Canada for more. She realizes that one foamy soak probably won't cure what ails her, so she takes a 30 day vacation from her life........

 Don't miss this latest book from the National Best Selling Author of The Do-Over, Kathy Dunnehoff...When Gwen hits the big 4-0, her husband leaves and her daughter takes off with a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band. Taking her daughter's place at the university seems like a good idea until she runs into the reason she dropped out twenty years before.. and he's also found his way Back To U.......

 Plan On It
It's a logical plan to Professor Hattie McLean. Date 6 men in 6 months and one will be the clear choice to father her child. But biology involves the heart as well... even if she didn't plan on it! 

 Kurz vor ihrem vierzigsten Geburtstag geht der zuverlässigen, treusorgenden Ehefrau und Mutter Mara Jane Mulligan das Schaumbad aus und die daraus folgende Panikattacke lässt sie bis nach Kanada reisen, um neues zu kaufen. Dort stellt sie fest, dass ein üppig schäumendes Bad wahrscheinlich nicht alles richten kann, was ihr fehlt, und beschließt, dreißig Tage Urlaub von ihrem Leben zu nehmen. 

 "My mom starred in the most popular beach party movie ever made. Sounds great, right?"
But for Amy there was something not great about her mother's decision to flee Hollywood for Minnesota and never look back. Now, forty years later, mother and daughter return to the City of Angels where surprise endings and happy beginnings are born.

Note: "Hollywood Beginnings" is a "Quick Read" approximately 80 pages long. 

In this friendly guide, you'll be given four do-able steps to map out your writing year (and stick to it!). Any writer can Choose What Matters, Learn How You Write, Be Realistic About Your Year, and Evaluate and Adjust. 

So... let's get started!

"After writing 125 books, I still found this lively, fun guide a great way to plan my writing year. Every writer can benefit from this humorous guide."

     B.J. Daniels, NYT and USA Today bestselling author of The Dark Side of the River romantic suspense series.

"A fun and practical guide to increasing your productivity and your joy quotient from a writer and teacher who knows all the ways we get in our own way, and how to get around them."

     Leslie Budewitz, three-time Agatha Award winning author of The Spice Shop mysteries.