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Improper Etiquette
Scoffing at the hopelessly outdated etiquette, decorum, and advice that they find in a lover's guidebook by Miss Matilda, written in 1949, three very modern women soon find themselves searching the volume for some timeless and frank advice on their love lives. By the author of Play with Me. Original.
260 pages, Paperback
First published July 3, 2007
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About the author
Janice Maynard
542 books431 followersJanice Maynard came to the writing life early! When her third grade short story, “The Princess and the Robbers”, won a red ribbon in a school arts fair, Janice was hooked. She followed up that early success with a more commercial piece in the sixth grade… “Why My Mom Loves To Drink Coke”. No advance for that one, but she won a six-pack of Coke… remember those great little bottles?
In junior high Janice began circulating her work to a wider audience. A dozen or so notebook pages stapled together made the rounds in some particularly boring classes, with the riveting tales carefully hidden behind textbooks.
High school meant the big time… editor of the school newspaper, the Maroon and White. Janice used her insightful editorials to delve into such meaty subjects as “locker room odor” and “why we need two-ply tissue in the student bathrooms”.
College brought lots of writing, but very little of it creative… four years later, Janice stepped into the adult world as a fully certified elementary teacher.
Despite motherhood, full-time employment, and keeping up with an “always into something” husband, Janice never lost her love of writing or the desire to be published. In 1996 she realized her long-time dream when Kensington Publishing bought her first book, Sweetheart. That exciting moment was followed by the sales of two more books in the Precious Gem line.
In the fall of 2002, Janice left the classroom to pursue writing full-time.
In junior high Janice began circulating her work to a wider audience. A dozen or so notebook pages stapled together made the rounds in some particularly boring classes, with the riveting tales carefully hidden behind textbooks.
High school meant the big time… editor of the school newspaper, the Maroon and White. Janice used her insightful editorials to delve into such meaty subjects as “locker room odor” and “why we need two-ply tissue in the student bathrooms”.
College brought lots of writing, but very little of it creative… four years later, Janice stepped into the adult world as a fully certified elementary teacher.
Despite motherhood, full-time employment, and keeping up with an “always into something” husband, Janice never lost her love of writing or the desire to be published. In 1996 she realized her long-time dream when Kensington Publishing bought her first book, Sweetheart. That exciting moment was followed by the sales of two more books in the Precious Gem line.
In the fall of 2002, Janice left the classroom to pursue writing full-time.
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August 4, 2011
Not really an anthology the way I think of anthologies. This is a collection of three short stories by the same author. All three have a woman finding a relationship guide from 1949 and following some form of advice they find within. Three sex matches later and three HEA's. i guess the book really works. Pretty hot sex but light on the plot. But this is a regular failing of most short stories. Still, an above average read. a high three, but still enough disbelief to stick with a three star rating.
August 18, 2010
Light, loose and prefect for that day that I wanted to forget.
February 6, 2011
I really enjoyed this book mostly the first and second story. Over all worth getting.
July 25, 2011
Janice Maynard is making me re-think the novella. I enjoyed her single title, but her novellas are perfect if you have a few minutes to spare.
October 2, 2011
Two strong ones and one weak one.
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