Genre: Romantic Comedy
Description:
“A married couple struggling with infertility decide to go outside of
their marriage for a consensual affair. One month, one exception and then
they'll decide if IVF is right for them.
Set in the sunny hills of Silver Lake, Los Angeles where the young
artists and lawless musicians roam, comes this thrilling, fun, comedic love
story that'll have you chuckling in public.
Becca and Mark have been trying to have a baby for years. Technically,
there's nothing wrong with them. They fight a lot, but what couple doesn't?
Everyone tells them to relax and it will happen. The next logical step is in
vitro, but that’s invasive and scary. If it isn’t physically meant to be, why
force it? The conundrum leaves Becca feeling anxious, depressed, and alone,
until the day her neighbor Macy, a wild-spirited music producer, introduces her
to Heathcliff, an undeniably attractive and attentive photographer. Becca’s
loins are awakened, and she wonders whether she and Mark are truly compatible.
When Mark’s mom, a sociology professor, admits to swinging and preaches about
the social imposition of monogamy, an idea brews: what if they went outside of
their marriage?
Before taking the plunge and making a baby in a lab, they need to
know, are they truly meant for one another?
They make an agreement: one month, one exception.
Will their relationship survive? Is letting go of each other, their
dreams of being parents truly the secret to getting everything they’ve ever
wanted? Or will their desires change completely?”
Author:
“Marian Bruno is an emerging author of humorous women's fiction
novels. She used to be an actress but still considers herself a comedian. She
studied at the renowned Second City Conservatory and Upright Citizen Brigade
theaters, performed stand up at The Comedy Store, debuted her own one woman
show and created several web series. She currently lives in Dallas with her
husband, a reality tv editor, and their two vivacious children. She has
thoroughly enjoyed the transition to novel writing as it has eliminated the
need to do her hair and face: she'd rather be outside under a tree with a book.”
Appraisal:
This was a fun read. I liked Becca and, while I sometimes got
irritated by things her husband Mark did, also understood where he was coming
from enough of the time to mostly like him as well. I got mentally pulled into
the struggles they were gong through and was hoping it would all work out. I
also wondered if I was going to end up with an unexpected ending of some kind
that I didn’t anticipate as an option. The other characters in the story were
interesting and kept things lively and entertaining. While the obvious reader
for this book would be a woman of child-bearing age or potentially her spouse,
but as an old grandpa well past that point I still found the story compelling
and good to get myself pondering how I would react if I was gong through what
the characters here did.
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FYI:
Some adult language and relatively mild adult content.
Format/Typo
Issues:
A small number of proofreading issues.
Rating: ****
Four Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 95-100,000 words
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