Pat Gaudette

‘Books For Women’

One of the most delightful writing teams for snappy, fun, light, women’s fiction has got to be the team of Janice Kaplan and Lynn Schnurnberger. If you’ve read The Botox Diaries or one of their other books, I shouldn’t have to say any more. If you haven’t read any of their recent books, you don’t know what you’ve been missing! Read more »

The complete title of this small book by Michelle Mitchell is I’m Sleeping With Your Husband: His Wife, His Mistress, and His Two Lives. Most of the book is told in the voice of the mistress. A couple chapters are in “his” voice. Toward the end, his wife’s voice is heard for a few pages. Read more »

Having a baby should strengthen a marriage, right? Right? Wrong! Unfortunately, in many marriages, the birth of a child can signal the beginning of the end of the relationship between the parents. Babyproofing Your Marriage, the new book by Stacie Cockrell, Cathy O’Neill, and Julia Stone, is an absolute must read for new parents (particularly mothers) who want to keep the marriage from being thrown out with the baby’s bath water. Read more »

Pamela Redmond Satran is the type of author I’d like to be. Her book, Younger, is the type of novel I’d like to write. It’s easy to read, inspiring without being preachy, and the main character is easy to empathize with. I have some of her earlier books on my “must read” list. Read more »

Gigi Levangie Grazer’s book, The Starter Wife, was the basis of a 2007 television series of the same name. I hadn’t heard the term “starter wife” before and decided to add this book to my “must read” list. I almost wish I hadn’t. Read more »

I have several books I’m currently reading that fit into the “light-and-frothy” category. I thought by the title that Cassandra King’s Queen of Broken Hearts would fit into that category. Once I started reading, I found the story to have more substance than I expected. I really enjoyed this book! Read more »

I was prepared to not enjoy reading Wandering Hearts, a first novel by Donna J. Grisanti. It’s written during the Depression, the main characters face desperate situations, and, it’s not a light-and-frothy easy read. Adding to that, the book is 644 pages of small type. Then I started reading… Read more »

Generally, books on finance can be dry and difficult to read. That’s not the case with Money Without Matrimony: The Unmarried Couple’s Guide To Financial Security. Authors Sheryl Garrett, CFP, and Debra A. Neiman, CFP, MBA, have put together a book that is not only easy to read, it is interesting as well. Read more »