Love by the book feels like a noholds barred girls night. On sale february 3, 2015 debut novelist melissa pimentel, author of love by the book, discusses her writing process, working in the publishing industry, how she balances her writing life with her. Love by the book ebook by melissa pimentel rakuten kobo. Cara lockwood, usa today bestselling author of i do but i don t melissa pimentels voice is wickedly funny and entirely appealing. Bloggat om love by the book ovrig information melissa pimentel grew up in a small town in massachusetts in a house without cable tv and therefore much of her childhood was spent watching 1970s british comedy on public television. Lauren cunningham leaves her family, relationship, and. Can a single girl really have nostrings sex minus the heartache. Love by the book charts a year in the life of lauren cunningham, a beautiful, intelligent, and unluckyinlove 28yearold american. Its an unusual treatment that melissa says she went back and forth on. Melissa pimentel previously titled as age, sex, location a hilarious take on modern dating, love by the book is bridget joness diary for hbos girls generation. The results were entertaining and the blog gained a wide readershipbut the.
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