Mona Berman has it all—a twenty-year marriage, a
successful career as a romance novelist, and three
teenage daughters. But when her husband, Brian, leaves
her for someone younger, thinner, blonde, and
French, she has to step back and take a good,
long look at her life. First, her career. She can’t
continue to write about “Happily Ever After,” so she
changes the heroine of her new book from a hot young
thing to a forty-something woman who manages to find
happiness without a man. Her agent isn’t too
happy—the heroine is how old? She doesn’t get the
guy in the end? How is that even possible? But
Mona is tough, and she’s got Anthony, her personal
assistant, and a few good friends to cheer her on and
keep the stiff martinis flowing. And Ben. Ben is her
plumber, but not your average plumber. He’s smart enough
to know that Brian was never good enough for her, and
sexy enough to be cast as the romantic lead in quite a
few of her books. The sound of his voice alone can send
her imagination into full romantic overdrive. Then
she meets Mitch, who might be just the guy for her. And
there’s still Ben, who’s managed to come to her rescue
more than once. But—there’s a book to publish, a
soon-to-be-ex-husband to deal with, and what has Aunt
Lily done this time? Can Mona work this all out? Can
life imitate art, and can Mona write her own happy
ending?
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