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  • 11/2015
  • 1502376768 B017TBC8A2
  • 381 pages
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  • 11/2015
  • 1502376768 B017TBC8A2
  • 266 pages
  • $12.99
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  • 11/2015
  • 978-1985135215 B017TBC8A2
  • 380 pages
  • $13.99
Deborah Kulish
Author
Moonlighting Bride

Adult; General Fiction (including literary and historical); (Market)

Moonlighting Bride

Happily Ever After Series First Novel

When rich meets middle class love ensues. But, will it be enough to keep newly married Jan Nichols from creatively financing her high maintenance lifestyle?

Jan Nichols is a newly married woman who has to give her paycheck to her dominating husband. Instead of her money going to support her high maintenance lifestyle, she now has to pay for things like electricity, insurance, groceries--and stay within her budget.

This comes as a complete surprise to her. How did marrying the man of her dreams suddenly turn her world upside down?

Jan has to figure out how she's going to maintain her standard of living at any costs. She can’t let him know what she's up to, and she still wants to make her husband happy.

But, when Jan realizes that her husband may be playing her for money—even at the expense of her life—she needs to find safety fast.

Reviews
Amazon

Great pool side reading.

Amazon

Great read! The plot was suspenseful, and kept me wanting more.

Amazon, Goodreads

Detroit, MI. Janet “Jan” Lee Nichols (29, marketing firm, MBA, nee Brooks) & Robert “Rob: Joseph Nichols (husband, Nichols construction co. owner) had just returned from their honeymoon in Barbados island, West Indies.
Rob whisked Jan off her feet & carried her over the threshold in their new house.
Suddenly they heard a noise in the kitchen.
It was Denise Nichols (wife/Rob’s stepmother) & Ed Nichols (husband/father) welcoming them home with a home cooked meal prepared by the 2 women.
Ding Dong!
Just so happened Jan parents Charles Brooks (millionaire, husband/father) & Beth Brooks (wife/mother) showed up also bringing wedding gifts.
Both parents had left.
Rob was already under the covers & snoring when Jan came up.
She wondered what she was in for.
The next morning after breakfast he wanted to combine credit cards & finances.
Jan was not thrilled about this idea at all.

Twin Towers. Troy Professional Centers. Hedge Corporation marketing Firm. Tracey (admin. asst.) & Tim welcomed Jan back to work.
Conference Room. Tracey, Tim, Jan, Bob (55), Margorie Hardcastle (marketing team director), Joe (associate), Joanne (Sr. project leader), & Ramone discussed several upcoming marketing projects.
Viva Italiano restaurant. Christie Roco (attorney), Gina Robbins (financial analyst), Dr. Monica Silverowski (sports medicine), & Jan were enjoying their BFF luncheon.
Jan had no money or credit card to pay for her meal.
7/4, The Nichols were hosting a party.

Denise, Ed, Charles, Beth, Dr. Silverowski, Pete Nichols (30, brother), Brian Nichols (28, brother), Christie, Manuel “Manny” Lopez (Christie’s fiancé, attorney), & Gina.
Bridal store. Jan, Monica, Gina, & Dr. Silverowski, went with Christie to try on their wedding dresses.
Troy, MI, Burger World (Big Beaver/John R St’s). Jan went to apply for a PT job.
Day Care Center. Mirabelle (mgr.) hired Jan also.
Jan told Bruce (laundry cleaning GM) goodbye; this want her type of work.
Jan heard Marjorie had fire someone.
Exclusive Saloon. Jan went to get a makeover.
Christie Roca & Manuel “Manny” Lopez are getting married.
What were Jan & Rob discussing?

I do not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing free books from publishers & authors. Therefore, I am under no obligation to write a positive review, only an honest one.

An awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very professionally written family drama book. It was quite easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters & facts to keep track of. This could also make another great family drama movie, an animated cartoon, or better yet a mini-TV series. There is no doubt in my mind this is an amazingly easy rating of 5 stars.

Goodreads

A good read.

Goodreads

Moonlighting Bride's protagonist Jan is a new bride who seems to have it made: she has a good job and a lifestyle with many perks, and now she's snagged the man of her dreams. Or is it the man of her nightmares?

Jan isn't used to the basics of daily living, whether it's budgeting and living within her means or worrying about groceries and bills. Her high standard of living has involved a relatively carefree lifestyle with few money worries, until Rob. Suddenly these are concerns - as is their wildly different financial lifestyles.

It's surprising to note that a moneyed woman in modern times would be so oblique as to not have realized this gaping difference in their lifestyles before marrying, but on the way back from the honeymoon this becomes quickly evident.

Don't most couples at least discuss basic money matters before they jump into marital bliss? One wonders that Jan (as well as Rob) has been so captivated by love and lust that the subject never came up, even concerning credit card use.

Be that as it may, it quickly becomes evident why Rob wasn't committed to discussing money matters. And Jan had plenty of warning signs, but chose to ignore them.

While the first few paragraphs of idyllic bliss lead readers to believe they will be pursing a light read, in reality Moonlighting Bride tackles all kinds of serious and thought-provoking issues as Jan's life begins to unravel and the carefree, flighty existence she has led turns into a tense situation.

Lest readers think this is an entirely serious social commentary, it should be mentioned that Moonlighting Bride holds more than a small degree of tongue-in-cheek humor that permeates situations and leads to laughs and fun, as when Jan insists that she hasn't gained any weight.

Light moments permeate the story line and provide much comic relief.

Determined to make her new marriage work, Jan begins a juggling act between leading the kind of lifestyle she's used to and making her new husband happy. It's an impossible dream already; but when she discovers new truths about the consequences of the one time she abandoned caution to impulse, she is tasked with a new objective: survival.

Expect a lot of shopping in Moonlighting Bride, and concerns over a high-maintenance lifestyle - but that's just one of the facets of a read that moves between a light leisure choice and one embedded with deeper issues of domestic violence and money management.

One of the pleasures of Moonlighting Bride is that nothing is what it appears to be. Readers move forward anticipating a certain progression of events, but just when the story line seems to oblige, it takes a complete turn and moves in the opposite direction. While the tone is light and airy at points, it's also a serious investigation of the progression of two personalities after their union, and provides an inviting story that offers no pat personalities or solutions.

The result is an engrossing read with more than light comment on marriage, fortunes, and the collision of two powerful lifestyles.

Goodreads

This is the first book of the Happily Ever After Quartet.

Jan Nichols, a highly ambitious, straight forward woman is a newly married bride of Rob Nichols. She always got what she wanted from her childhood. But after her marriage, Rob wants to make a budget plan to keep their future secure and wants her to spend accordingly and take all financial decisions together.

This did not go well with Jan but reluctantly she agrees to it. But she couldn't keep it for very long and with help of her friends decides to do a moonlighting job to make a few extra bucks, but making sure her husband doesn't get to know about it. It's interesting to see if she succeeds in her little venture and what she learns in this process.

Will Rob find out about her Moonlighting job?
What happens if he finds out?

The story is very beautifully penned down and the characters are described very well. The story shows money is not everything and how important is the family. It shows how difficult life could get if you start hiding something from hour spouse or family and the after-effects of it and how important is respect for each other in a relationship.

I liked the story and can't wait to read the next book in this series.

Formats
Ebook Details
  • 11/2015
  • 1502376768 B017TBC8A2
  • 381 pages
  • $2.99
Paperback Details
  • 11/2015
  • 1502376768 B017TBC8A2
  • 266 pages
  • $12.99
Paperback Details
  • 11/2015
  • 978-1985135215 B017TBC8A2
  • 380 pages
  • $13.99
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