Shortly after marrying Andy, Ellen runs into Leo, her intense first love. Leo, a moody writer, has secretly preoccupied Ellen ever since he broke her heart. After seeing him again, Ellen wonders if her perfect life is truly what she wants or simply what she was expected to want.
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Love the One You’re With by Emily Giffin
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A Version of the Truth by Jennifer Kaufman
This review is the third in a series The Best of the Best in Chick Lit. Cassie Shaw’s life is like a bad country-and-western song. After her husband drives off a cliff, Cassie plucks up her courage and finds a job, comes to terms with her past and has the hots for her boss. Whew! More than a chick-lit novel, this is really about class conflict, and Cassie’s disarming, candid forthrightness carries the novel. -
Love and Other Impossible Pursuits
by Ayelet Waldman
This review is the second in a series The Best of the Best in Chick Lit. Emilia Greenleaf adores her husband, Jack, but her inability to connect with her five-year-old stepson, William, has only loomed larger since the death of her own baby, Isabel. Jack doesn’t understand Emilia’s coldness to William until he learns she is guarding a secret she fears will destroy their marriage. -
In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner
This review is the first in a series The Best of the Best in Chick Lit. This book follows the struggles of the Feller sisters and their grandmother Ella as they forgive the past, reclaim each other’s love, and become their best selves. Within a year and a half, all three women, who seemed only to share a shoe size, possess more than they ever dreamed possible. -
Getting Things Done
by David Allen
As mothers, we must renew ourselves physically through nutrition, fitness, sleep and rest, we must also make time for friends, and find time alone to restore our emotional and spiritual well-being. When we allow ourselves time to renew, we are rewarded with more energy, engagement, and focus that we can bring to our lives and our families. Sounds good! David Allen shows us how to deal with the “stuff” of our lives and getting rid of the clutter in our lives that we don’t need. -
Carry the One
by Carol Anshaw
Carol Anshaw wastes no time in setting the world to spinning in Carry the One, her wonderful and often funny fourth novel. -
Make Way for Picture Books
The Caldecott Medal is given annually to one children’s book illustrator since 1938. While each is unique we have our favorites. Your children will love the classic tale, Make Way for Ducklings. -
Four Books to Try
As the frenzy of the holiday season and the New Year slowly simmer down, you may actually have some time for the lovely pleasure of reading. But what to read? We’ve got a slew of recommendations for you.
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Victorya Rogers
Victorya Michaels Rogers is a Life & Love Coach, equipping women to create and keep healthy relationships. Rogers’ authored four books, including Finding a Man Worth Keeping and The Automatic 2nd Date. Her latest release is the DVD “Straight Talk About Sex for Christian Couples” co-written with Sex Therapist Debby Wade. Victorya has been seen and heard on national TV, Radio, and print—from MTV to Focus on the Family, Cosmopolitan to Woman’s World. This former Hollywood agent is also an active REALTOR® at Coldwell Banker Residential. She’s part of First Friday Women and lives in Southlake with her husband, Will, and their two children. Learn more about her coaching services at www.Victorya.com. -
Samantha Conner
In my “past life” I earned a degree in Education at TCU and taught elementary school. But these days, I am working as a super stay-at-home-mom with a serious craft addiction. During naptime, I am an avid blogger, runner, and nester. My blog is the place where I chronicle my journey in homemaking and sell my fabulous handmade bows, tutus, and hair accessories. I have a loving husband and two young daughters. Their enthusiasm and support is what drives my creativity in home decor, unique crafts, party planning, holiday fun, and all things girly. I am dedicated to creating a warm, loving home for my family. And to me, that means a lot of 'crafty how-to’ projects along the way. I believe that life can be more fabulous with the use of polka dots, tulle, ribbon and rhinestones! I hope you enjoy sharing in our adventures and that I can inspire you to 'get crafty' in your own home. Follow my crafting journey at craftytexasgirls.blogspot.com -
Rhonda Sargent Chambers
Rhonda, a former model and owner of RSC Show Productions, considers herself a “naturalized Texan”. After moving to Texas from San Francisco, she began her modeling career at a young age walking runways around the world from Japan to Mexico. She transitioned from full-time modeling to fashion show production with the creation of RSC Show Productions. As an instructor and speaker in the modeling community for over 30 years, she is a respected figure who consults with modeling agencies to develop criteria and guidelines for professional models to follow. Rhonda and her husband Kit have been together more than 20 years. The busy mom’s schedule is somewhat flexible since she owns her own business, but it’s the couple’s two boys, Callahan, 12, and Ford, 10, who now shape Rhonda’s daily routine. She is active in the community both personally and professionally giving her time to organizations such as Children’s Cancer Fund, Mane Gait Therapeutic Center, Child Abuse Prevention Center, Big Thought and The Elisa Project. She is passionate about fashion, and her forte will offer wonderful shopping and wardrobing tips for busy moms on the go! www.rscshow.com -
Maxi Erdmann
I am Maxi Erdmann, and I reside in Keller, TX with my four sweet babies and my husband, Nathan. A University of Oklahoma grad, I love all things SOONER! I love food, but I don’t cook, I love music, but I don’t sing, (except in the shower), and I have a ridiculously expensive obsession with make-up. I have been writing since I could form letters and my mother put a pencil in my hand. Prior to having my third and fourth baby, I was a teacher at Southlake Christian Preschool. Before moving to Texas, I lived in Oklahoma where I spent my days as a full-time mom of twins and part-time make-up artist. I have also lived in Nashville, TN where I worked for Gaylord Entertainment and Springhouse Golf Course. My other interests include all things sports related and a new endeavor as an aspiring (learning!) photographer. It seems, along with my pencil, I have always had a camera around my neck. My days are filled with loud kids, tons of laundry and enough extra-curricular activities to keep six people busy. I’m up for the challenge, and I love every minute of it... -
Brooke Hortenstine
Brooke Hortenstine is a Dallas-based editor, writer and charitable volunteer. As editor-at-large of PaperCity magazine, Brooke chronicles the evolving Dallas social scene and writes about all things luxurious — fashion, food, beauty, and interior design, to name a few. She has appeared as a style authority in television segments, and has been published in periodicals such as In Style and Four Seasons Magazine. Contemporary art, dining, travel, music, modern furnishings, and southern customs — think iced tea, old monograms and SEC football — top her lists of likes, as well as giving back to her community. She sits on the Board of Directors of the Dallas Contemporary artspace and the President’s Advisory Council to the AT&T Performing Arts Center, and serves as a member of Cattle Baron’s Ball benefiting the American Cancer Society. Her family includes her husband Blake Hortenstine, a ranch real estate broker, and their two-year-old son, Rollins Hortenstine.
