Mommies Behaving Badly
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In her witty, wry, insightful new novel, Roz Bailey follows the adventures of one woman who's discovering a new state–and a whole new state of mind. . . Some signs are hard to ignore. . . When Ruby Dixon's car is stolen–again–on the day her husband is offered a job in Portland, Oregon, the message seems clear. It's time to give up stressful New York living in favor of bucolic bliss in the Great Northwest. Others you don't see until it's too late. . . Now Ruby, Jack, and their three children have a palatial house in a peaceful burb, and everything's perfect. Except that Ruby can't get a decent haircut, can't seem to crack her neighbors' shells. . .and Jack is constantly away on business. If it wasn't for her new friend Ariel, another transplanted New Yorker who's earned the ire of the local PTA, Ruby would be about ready to cry uncle. And some guide you right where you need to be But if life is dependable for one thing, it's unexpected turns, leaving Ruby and her children in a far from familiar place. Their new situation is beyond terrifying. . .But it's also somehow exhilarating. Because Ruby is about to find out just what can happen when there are no compromises, no safety nets, and no rules to follow but your own. . . Roz Bailey went to college in New York City and never looked back. She spent the better part of her twenties searching for a fine romance, both at work as an editor and after hours in Manhattan. She's a huge fan of cities and hopes to one day return to a lifestyle full of museums and theaters, far from the land of minivans and drive-through windows.She currently lives with her husband and two children in the Pacific Northwest, where she has taken up walking in the rain and teaching art literacy. She is immersed in a study of slackers and can be found doing research in local coffee shops while working on her latte addiction, one day at a time.
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Roz Bailey. Mommies Behaving Badly
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Mommies Behaving Badly. Roz Bailey
Contents
1. Almost Famous
2. Cowboy Hats and Hemorrhoids
3. Can Do!
4. Tidings of Conflict and Joy
5. Ch-Ch-Changes!
6. We Wish You a Manic Christmas
7. One Shrimp, Two Shrimp…
8. Jack: A Very Merry Dysfunctional Christmas
9. Flying with Children
10. Into a Rockwell Painting
11. Life Inventory
12. The Secret Society of Mommyhood
13. Ms. Bliss
14. Afternoon Shmooze
15. Jack: The Guilts
16. Puppy Love
17. Fiction and Literature
18. Karmic Boomerang
19. Adapt or Die
20. Open-toed Shoes at a Funeral?
21. Crank Up the Muses
22. Life with Daddy
23. Eleventh Floor—Ladies’ Lingerie
24. Bad-Weather Moment
25. Filling the Void
26. Jack: Stepped On It
27. Road Runner and Bambi
28. My Posse Don’t Do Paparazzi
29. Lolly!
30. Stilettos Off
31. Four Martinis and an Actor
32. Girl Talk
33. Jack: I Luv Dezi
34. A Cinderella Tale
35. Ask Salesperson for Mate
36. Prodigal Dad
37. Separations
38. The Smart One
39. Retail Therapy and Green M&Ms
40. Bad Mommy! Bad!
41. Aruba, Jamaica…
42. Party Girls
43. Presto! Baby!
44. Girls’ Night In
45. The Lady Is a Champ
46. Jack: Redemption
47. 50 Ways to Heal Your Marriage
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POSTCARDS FROM LAST SUMMER
“Bailey does a great job at keeping the plot twists coming…She’s created the summer’s ultimate beach read.”
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“We don’t buy the person,” Oscar said in a deadly low rasp reminiscent of a serial killer in a film, “only the name.”
“Not this name,” Morgan hissed. I saw my short, sweet writing career flash before my eyes as she tossed her napkin onto the table and stood up. “This writer is not for sale.”
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