Book Review and Giveaway: Skipping a Beat by Sarah Pekkanen

 Synopsis: What would you do if your husband suddenly wanted to rewrite the rules of your relationship?

High-school sweethearts Julia and Michael have left their humble West Virginia roots far behind for a glamorous life in Washington, D.C. As they achieve more in their careers—she as a high-end events planner, he as the CEO of his own sports-drink company—they lose themselves as a couple. After Michael has a near-death experience, he decides to give away all their wealth and focus on his relationship with Julia. But she’s not ready to forgive him for choosing his work over her, when she needed him most.

About the Author: Sarah is the mother of three young boys, which explains why she wrote part of her novel at Chuck E. Cheese. Seriously. Sarah penned her first book, Miscellaneous Tales and Poems, at the age of 10. When publishers failed to jump upon this literary masterpiece (hey, all the poems rhymed!) Sarah followed up by sending them a sternly-worded letter on Raggedy Ann stationery. Sarah still has that letter, and carries it to New York every time she has meetings with her publisher, as a reminder that dreams do come true. At least some dreams - Brad Pitt has yet to show up on her doorstep wearing nothing but a toolbelt and asking if she needs anything fixed. So maybe it's only G-rated dreams that come true. Other tidbits about Sarah: She was once rejected as a contestant on "Wheel of Fortune." She wrote an article for People magazine on a parrot psychologist. In college, she worked as a model and as an extra on the set of Hollywood movies. Oh, and she has a website (www.sarahpekkanen.com) where she holds monthly drawings for Godiva chocolates and books for her newsletter subscribers. She'd love it if you'd stop by and say hi sometime

 Review: I really liked this book- it was HONEST about the complexities of marriage and how most marriages are NOT fairy tale come to life, and require a lot of work by both parties. It was a wonderful case study of how simple things can lead to large results, and how we don't see domino effects very often in our lives. The book is funny, sad, sweet and honest all at the same time, you feel like Julie is someone you know. The chapter where she panicked and wrote out how she would survive in a divorce was brutally honest and will be all too familiar to a lot of people. The book truly is a modern day love story and I highly recommend it!

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