The Girlfriend Mom / Little Ricky Press (ePub)

"Her boobs are real, and so is her attitude."-Ali Wentworth, actress and New York Times bestselling author

Intentionally child-free, Dani falls in love with Julian, a divorced father, and must embrace a lifestyle she's purposely avoided, or return to her single life, eating oatmeal for dinner, standing half-naked at the kitchen sink listening to gospel music.

She can't give up Julian. He makes her feel like she's the heroine in a trashy romance novel, and they move in together. The alternating weekends with his kids, Nicole and Tyler, are like babysitting-only without compensation. She's presented with a Whitman's Sampler of motherhood and makes rookie mistakes. As it turns out, donations made to the Alzheimer's Foundation in the kids' names aren't what kids expect on Christmas morning-even when the receipts are wrapped with a pretty bow. In time, Dani unclenches and welcomes more responsibility and invests in the kids' well-being. "Julian! How are switchblades and crossbows appropriate toys for a 10-year-old?"

And just when she falls in love with Nicole and Tyler, Julian pulls the rug out and dumps her for a natural blonde. It's not a traditional divorce, and Dani is unsure if she has the right to see the kids. She won't be ignored and suits up for hand-to-hand combat and fights for a place in the kids' lives, including befriending Marie-the ex of her ex. With Nicole and Tyler's insistence that Dani remains in their lives, and with Marie's help, they DIY a new kind of family.