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 Lauren Peterson has a brand new life, but no idea what to do with it.
After calling off her engagement, she’s single for the first time in years and ready to take on the world. Instead, she discovers that starting over isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
When a spinster aunt she barely remembers bequeaths her a house in Portland, Oregon, Lauren intends to fix it up and flip it for a tidy profit. However, her big mouth (which is always a step ahead of her brain) has other ideas, and before she knows it, she’s moving in.
As Lauren takes on the task of making the house into home, she discovers plenty of surprises and colorful neighbors to shake things up. From faulty wiring and a new sinkhole in the living room, to the salty curmudgeon next door, Lauren’s new life is heading in unexpected directions. Her friends and family think she’s making a grave mistake, but for the first time ever, it might not be Lauren’s mouth, but her heart that will finally come out ahead.
“French shines at writing
chick-lit with characters that face bigger problems than a bad shopping habit or a few extra pounds. Her
fourth effort follows the lead of her previous novels, combining real issues with healthy doses of humor.
Readers who appreciate French’s realistic portrayals of young women finding their way won’t be
disappointed with her latest.” —Booklist
Length: 256 pp
Genre/Category: humorous women’s fiction
Period: contemporary
North American rights, Forge
For all other rights contact The Cooke Agency.
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Wendy French Smith was raised in Vancouver, where she was certain her parents unwittingly cursed her writing career with a happy and stable childhood. In an effort to overcome her unfortunate beginnings, she sought artistic torment at the University of Victoria, but despair eluded her. Although she earned a BA in Writing and English, she didn’t suffer for a moment. Hoping for worse luck south of the border, she moved to Portland, Oregon but happiness continued to stalk her, day and night. Finally, she conceded defeat, abandoned her quest for misery, and began writing humorous women’s fiction.
Wendy French Smith now resides on the Washington Coast.
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