Showing posts with label Momnesia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Momnesia. Show all posts

Saturday, August 5, 2023

This or That Giveaway № 114 ~ For Internal Use Only by Cari Kamm OR Momnesia by Lori Verni-Fogarsi #ForInternalUseOnly #Momnesia

   

I have sooooo many books!

The This or That Giveaway! feature that I post every Saturday is a way for me to cull my collection and to share some of the many books I have. I get to clear off some of my shelves to make room for more books and give someone else the chance to enjoy these treasures.

Good luck and be sure to stop back next week!

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For Internal Use Only
by Cari Kamm
Paperback ~ February 2013

Chloe Kassidy has just been accepted into one of Manhattan’s most exclusive art exhibits, Love Through Light. However, with her singular dedication to her career, she soon realizes that in sacrificing her personal life, she has never been in love. A hopeless romantic who is terrified of heartbreak, Chloe begins to enlist the help of her circle of friends to learn about love through their very different stories and experiences.

In Chloe’s emotional rollercoaster to having the greatest love story ever told, she’ll learn that like her photography she must use the negatives in life to develop and prove that she’s a strong woman who found her way to love through light.

Inspired by the notion that women grow up with ideas of true love and destiny, For Internal Use Only approaches those ideas with a decidedly twenty-first century viewpoint. A humorous love story with an edgy and dramatic twist, For Internal Use Only is a vastly entertaining novel that gives each of us a new fairy tale to look forward to: our own.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Momnesia
by Lori Verni-Fogarsi
Paperback ~ Published March 2012

She's smart, pretty, and runs her own business. So then why does she feel so dead inside? Between work, two kids, and a husband who finds her about as exciting as furniture shopping, this is the story of a (formerly-exciting but now way-too-typical) suburban mom who diagnoses herself with "Momnesia" and sets about finessing a new version of her old vivaciousness:

MOMNESIA (mahm-nee-zhuh) - noun: Loss of the memory of who you used to be. Caused by pregnancy, play dates, and trying to keep the house cleaner than the Joneses.

She finds some adventure pursuing her own interests, and does make some new friends (including the battery operated variety), but still feels like nothing more than a caretaker.

In between dealing with her husband's manic-depressive behavior, drama with her friends, and some naughty Internet escapades, she keeps facing the question, "Is it that I haven't been myself? Or is it that I am being myself but just different than I used to be?" It isn't until she tosses the Invisible Rule Book altogether that she discovers life--and love--have more to offer than she ever imagined!

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Saturday, April 22, 2023

This OR That #Giveaway № 101 ~ Momnesia by Lori Verni-Fogarsi OR The Wisdom of Hair by Kim Boykin #Momnesia #TheWisdomOfHair

  

I have sooooo many books!

The This or That Giveaway! feature that I post every Saturday is a way for me to cull my collection and to share some of the many books I have. I get to clear off some of my shelves to make room for more books and give someone else the chance to enjoy these treasures.

Good luck and be sure to stop back next week!

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Momnesia
by Lori Verni-Fogarsi
Paperback ~ Published March 2012

She's smart, pretty, and runs her own business. So then why does she feel so dead inside? Between work, two kids, and a husband who finds her about as exciting as furniture shopping, this is the story of a (formerly-exciting but now way-too-typical) suburban mom who diagnoses herself with "Momnesia" and sets about finessing a new version of her old vivaciousness:

MOMNESIA (mahm-nee-zhuh) - noun: Loss of the memory of who you used to be. Caused by pregnancy, play dates, and trying to keep the house cleaner than the Joneses.

She finds some adventure pursuing her own interests, and does make some new friends (including the battery operated variety), but still feels like nothing more than a caretaker.

In between dealing with her husband's manic-depressive behavior, drama with her friends, and some naughty Internet escapades, she keeps facing the question, "Is it that I haven't been myself? Or is it that I am being myself but just different than I used to be?" It isn't until she tosses the Invisible Rule Book altogether that she discovers life--and love--have more to offer than she ever imagined!

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The Wisdom of Hair
by Kim Boykin
Paperback ~ March 2013

Life can be beautiful, but it takes a little work...

“The problem with cutting your own hair is that once you start, you just keep cutting, trying to fix it, and the truth is, some things can never be fixed. The day of my daddy’s funeral, I cut my bangs until they were the length of those little paintbrushes that come with dime-store watercolor sets. I was nine years old. People asked me why I did it, but I was too young then to know I was changing my hair because I wanted to change my life.”

In 1983, on her nineteenth birthday, Zora Adams finally says goodbye to her alcoholic mother and their tiny town in the mountains of South Carolina. Living with a woman who dresses like Judy Garland and brings home a different man each night is not a pretty existence, and Zora is ready for life to be beautiful.

With the help of a beloved teacher, she moves to a coastal town and enrolls in the Davenport School of Beauty. Under the tutelage of Mrs. Cathcart, she learns the art of fixing hair, and becomes fast friends with the lively Sara Jane Farquhar, a natural hair stylist. She also falls hard for handsome young widower Winston Sawyer, who is drowning his grief in bourbon. She couldn’t save Mama, but maybe she can save him.

As Zora practices finger waves, updos, and spit curls, she also comes to learn that few things are permanent in this life—except real love, lasting friendship, and, ultimately… forgiveness.

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

WWW Wednesdays April 30, 2014


WWW Wednesdays is hosted by Should Be Reading

To play along, just answer the following three questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

Clicking on the book covers will take you to Goodreads for more information about the books listed below.

What are you currently reading?

Spun by Catherine McKenzie
One of my fav authors - my stop on the Spun book tour is May 5th.

The Debt Collector by Susan Kaye Quinn (audiobook)
I've read a few of the episodes and I love listening to it. The narrator is perfect! 

Texasville by Larry McMurtry
Hoping to get back to this one soon.

What did you recently finish reading?

The Twelfth Child by Bette Lee Crosby
Another favorite author - another wonderful story!

Destination Wedding by Deanna Lynn Sletten
Another one of my must read authors - loved this story! 

A Perfect Fit by Heather Tullis (audio-book)
Liked the story - not so much the narrator. Not sure if I want to continue listening to the series.

Momnesia by Lori Verni-Fogarsi
This was read for my book club. I really liked it. Some of the members didn't. To each her own, right?

What do you think you will read next?

Breaking the Rules and Bending the Rules by L.K. Lewis
My stop on the Bending the Rules book tour is May 8th.

What's on your WWW this week?

Leave me a comment and
I'll stop by to check out your reads.



Be sure to check the sidebar for my current giveaways!

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

WWW Wednesdays April 23, 2014


WWW Wednesdays is hosted by Should Be Reading

To play along, just answer the following three questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

Clicking on the book covers will take you to Goodreads for more information about the books listed below.

What are you currently reading?

Momnesia by Lori Verni-Fogarsi
Book group meets on Thursday - hope I'm done by then!

A Perfect Fit by Heather Tullis (audio-book)
Just about done with this one!

Texasville by Larry McMurtry
Hoping to get back to this one soon.

What did you recently finish reading?

Love Illusion by Chineka Williams
Check back tomorrow for my thoughts and enter the giveaway!

The Last Original Wife by Dorothea Benton Frank
Check out my thoughts here and enter the giveaway!

What do you think you will read next?

Hidden by Catherine McKenzie
I can't wait to get started on this one!

What's on your WWW this week?

Leave me a comment and
I'll stop by to check out your reads.



Be sure to check the sidebar for my current giveaways!

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Winners @ The Book Bag!

I have more winners to announce! 

The first one is for Putting Makeup on Dead People 
by Jenn Violi


And the winner is ......

bn100!! 


Next up for grabs is Momnesia 
by Lori Verni-Fogarsi



And the winner is ......

Amanda!!

Congratulations to both of you!

Emails have been sent and 
books will be on their way! 


Be sure to check the sidebar for my current giveaways! 

Sunday, April 8, 2012

In My Mailbox (17)


In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by 
The Story Siren
Each week we spotlight the books we've received for review, swapped, won, purchased or downloaded. 

My mailbox was very empty and sad this week. 


And then on Saturday, 
the mailman delivered these 2 great books. 


Won


Momnesia by Lori Verni-Fogarsi
from Chick Lit Plus 

and 

The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch
from Amy over at Bookzilla 

Thanks so much for making my mailbox happy!! 

So many books! So little time!!
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