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via Color of Loneliness by Madeleine Beckett.

The Story.

This book cracked me up. I have so many clippings from it and when I say read it, I mean read it. The story is really about poor Myra and her crappy life. Just when you think this poor girl is going to bury herself in the sand, something else happens. It was her friend Susie that was too funny for words. Like how she refers to her undies as “rotten cottons” I almost did pee myself.

After the bad luck streak was at an all time high she decides to leave Philadelphia and move into her recently deceased Grandfathers house. Everything goes wrong here too. Her Ex Trent (douche from the word go) is still trying to stalk her. Her bff Susie deflects a lot of it and is there every step of the way for Myra. I loved that part of the book. Susie is married and has boys who are little demons and a husband Jeff who is adorable. Susie is on a never ending diet and gushes day after day about a new fad diet or her need to pizza and a snicker bar. There was an endless supply of Susie diet humor too. She was priceless!

Enter Dylan, the contractor, who Susie just spouts filth about day after day. she asks Myra “did you ride the drill yet?” So freakin funny. Anyways bad things happen, strange things happen, and then Dylan happens. I say no more! Book two is introduced at the end and now I am going to research and find out when it is out.

I think this is a 5* chicl lit girlie girl funny book go get it & lets support out authors who need some word of mouth press!

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For real I am so on a good book roll

Myra Sommers, an attractive young copy editor living in Philadelphia, makes the tough decision to return to her family home in Nyssa, Oregon. A recent death leaves her with no remaining family, and she decides to heal and regroup there. Her decision to leave is solidified by recent revelations involving her cheating ex-boyfriend, Trent. 

Myra parts ways with her only friend, Susie O’Connor, a zany woman who’s more than a little insane. In Nyssa, Myra finds little immediate comfort in her “new” home which is literally falling apart around her. She sinks into a deep depression, exacerbated by her feelings of loneliness and isolation in the small town.

News of Myra’s return takes no time to spread through Nyssa, and she quickly encounters several locals, some friendly, some not. Among the friendly faces is Jim, an elderly neighbor whom she begins to rely on for help and companionship. When she realizes that she’s going to have to hire someone to do repairs on her broken-down home, Jim gives her the name of a local contractor, Dylan Lawson, who has done work for him in the past.

When Myra calls Dylan for an estimate, she’s astounded by the contractor’s gruff, surly demeanor. But she trusts Jim and there are few other options in the small town. 

Dylan can’t help but notice that Myra is young, single, and beautiful, which makes him suspicious of her real reason for calling him. The women in Nyssa pursue him relentlessly but he’s not in the least bit interested.

After Myra approves his estimate, Dylan begins the process of repairing her home. While he works, she begins writing a book; that is, when she’s not fielding insane calls from Susie who misses her like crazy. 

Slowly, a reluctant friendship develops between the pair, followed by romantic feelings which neither of them can fight. However, their painful past experiences threaten to tear them apart. Can they move beyond their despair and open their hearts to love?

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I started this thinking it had to be cute cause of the cover. The bright color and the Dr looked adorable. I was SO correct. I love bragging when I am right. So the story is Pilar Alvarez, therapist extraordinaire, and somewhat crazy assistant Margo. There were some quick one liners from Margo. She was always watching out for Pilar.  Pilar lived in a nice little house and her unemployed sister Izzy was there to mooch off of her. Pilar had a great family an older sister who was married with kids and that is all her Mom wanted for her. She tired to make Pilar go on dates that were disasters. Pilar’s Dad was a partner in a law firm and very prominent in the community. She had a stalker sort of boyfriend who couldn’t take no for an answer. Victor would embarrass her, follow her around and tell people he was her fiance. She has several patients who were equally nuts yet somewhat hilarious!. Lori the hair dresser was in love every other day and then out of the love immediately after.

The best part was when the new psychiatrist moved into the suite next door. She meets Ford and feels some sort of connection and they sort of pal around. After little while for talks about his son. OOppps Pilar messes up again and gets chummy with a married man. Poor girl doesn’t get a break. .

Mitch is a patient who turns out to be Derek Reynolds a pretty famous actor who turns out to be in “no” need of therapy. I was pissed off! I thought maybe (wrong as it would be) Dr Alvarez would be the “one” for Mitch. Maybe he needed someone his total opposite to get him on the right path. Mitch is just as messed up as the other patients.

I will say I really recommend this one for the laughing. I cracked up so many times over the characters and the ending was hysterical too. I wont give away but a patient gets married. Seriously a funny book. No question a 5*

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