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September 3, 2007
Ruby Dixon's real life is a far cry from her romance writer persona. Cheerleading for her successful businessman husband Jack, caring for three children under the age of eight and trying to maintain her busy writing career leaves the 36-year-old Queens resident little time for the Cosmo-fueled nightlife she writes about. And after her husband's big promotion takes them to Portland, Ore., she feels like a total fraud. While relishing the smashing success of one recently published book, Ruby's struggling to finish another, adjusting to West Coast culture and dealing with a suddenly rocky marriage. Is husband Jack jealous of her newfound career high? Or have his many recent business trips been more bedroom- than boardroom-oriented? Oddly, though, there is little, if any, bad mommy behavior going on. The writing is snappy enough, but readers looking for the raucous romp promised by the title will be disappointed.

September 24, 2007
Ruby Dixon's real life is a far cry from her romance writer persona. Cheerleading for her successful businessman husband Jack, caring for three children under the age of eight and trying to maintain her busy writing career leaves the 36-year-old Queens resident little time for the Cosmo-fueled nightlife she writes about. And after her husband's big promotion takes them to Portland, Ore., she feels like a total fraud. While relishing the smashing success of one recently published book, Ruby's struggling to finish another, adjusting to West Coast culture and dealing with a suddenly rocky marriage. Is husband Jack jealous of her newfound career high? Or have his many recent business trips been more bedroom- than boardroom-oriented? Oddly, though, there is little, if any, bad mommy behavior going on. The writing is snappy enough, but readers looking for the raucous romp promised by the title will be disappointed.

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September 1, 2007
Ruby Salerno has it allthree kids, a husband she loves, a house in Queens, and her work writing serial romances. Now she is almost finished with her first chick-lit novel. Her agent is excited, her current publisher wants nothing to do with it, and husband Jack is acting passive-aggressive. As the holidays and crunch time with Rubys new book approach, Jack gets a promotion he cannot refuse that requires their relocation to Portland, Oregon. Ruby is surprised that Jack, who has never lived more than ten blocks from where he grew up, is willing to move, yet here she ishandling the packing, the children, and her writing. While Ruby humorously adjusts to her new world, her career takes off. The only problem is balancing family life, fame, and her disappearing husband. Bailey changes the focus of her writing fromnovels about successful singles(Postcards from LastSummer, 2006)to a witty, honest look at marriage and family, creating a richly entertaining story that will please her maturing fans and draw new readers.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2007, American Library Association.)