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Without A Pail
Jackie Evans, a prominent New York attorney who was well on her way to making partner, left her career, her home, and family behind to follow a southern girl named Suzanne to South Carolina. Jackie spends the next four years of her life dealing with neglect and infidelity, until the day she heard those dreadful words ‘I don’t love you anymore.' Now with her dreams shattered and her heart broken, she moves back to Manhattan and in with her fortune teller sister. While she tries to resurrect her law career, she takes up dog walking as a distraction where she meets a fellow dog walker named Casey and embarks on a new but casual relationship. Soon after, she finds an associate position at a family law firm that specializes in divorce law.
Jillian Abbott, the wife of a wealthy aristocrat, is blindsided by divorce papers and is forced to leave her home of twenty years. She moves into a posh Manhattan penthouse overlooking Central Park and obtains a lawyer to help her fight the battle to regain what is rightfully hers in the divorce settlement. But as Jill tries to rebuild her life, she soon realizes that the lifelong attraction she has for women is much more than curiosity. When her dog walker and friend Casey suggests an impromptu ‘coming out’ dinner party, Jill comes face to face with a woman she had not only met the night before at a client dinner, but had shamelessly come on to. She is taken aback by Jackie’s presence in her apartment realizing she is Casey’s girlfriend; however, despite that fact, Jill cannot deny her intense attraction to Jackie.
But when Suzanne comes back into town, she throws a wrench into Jackie’s world, begging for another chance. As these worlds begin to collide, Jackie struggles with her feelings, old ghosts, and the forces which are leading her heart to a place she is terrified to go…up that hill without a pail.
Jillian Abbott, the wife of a wealthy aristocrat, is blindsided by divorce papers and is forced to leave her home of twenty years. She moves into a posh Manhattan penthouse overlooking Central Park and obtains a lawyer to help her fight the battle to regain what is rightfully hers in the divorce settlement. But as Jill tries to rebuild her life, she soon realizes that the lifelong attraction she has for women is much more than curiosity. When her dog walker and friend Casey suggests an impromptu ‘coming out’ dinner party, Jill comes face to face with a woman she had not only met the night before at a client dinner, but had shamelessly come on to. She is taken aback by Jackie’s presence in her apartment realizing she is Casey’s girlfriend; however, despite that fact, Jill cannot deny her intense attraction to Jackie.
But when Suzanne comes back into town, she throws a wrench into Jackie’s world, begging for another chance. As these worlds begin to collide, Jackie struggles with her feelings, old ghosts, and the forces which are leading her heart to a place she is terrified to go…up that hill without a pail.
521 pages, Paperback
Published September 16, 2017
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About the author
Michelle Marra
20 books4 followersMichelle Marra was born in a small town in New Jersey and now lives in Pennsylvania with her wife of twenty-eight years. Michelle’s creative mind is always at work, whether it is in the form of children’s books, poetry or lesbian fiction; she is always writing. When not writing she is an avid guitar player and song writer.
Michelle spends her days hard at work in the IT field in Philadelphia. She is an advocate for the rights amongst all species as well as truth and justice. With the completion of her Master’s in Criminal Justice, Michelle is looking to assist in the research and education for intimate partner violence as she seeks to join the sector of higher education.
When not working or writing, Michelle enjoys Spinning and Kick Boxing. She also enjoys spending time at the beach and when she finds the time, you will spot Michelle with a guitar in her hand or her nose in her Kindle reading books by her favorite Lesbian Fiction Authors.
Michelle spends her days hard at work in the IT field in Philadelphia. She is an advocate for the rights amongst all species as well as truth and justice. With the completion of her Master’s in Criminal Justice, Michelle is looking to assist in the research and education for intimate partner violence as she seeks to join the sector of higher education.
When not working or writing, Michelle enjoys Spinning and Kick Boxing. She also enjoys spending time at the beach and when she finds the time, you will spot Michelle with a guitar in her hand or her nose in her Kindle reading books by her favorite Lesbian Fiction Authors.
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September 17, 2017
Jack and Jill
It wasn't til Jackie was talking to her sister about having a pail....that the names clicked. I really liked the storyline. The characters were written believable. Lol I have every time I thought it was the end of the book there was another chapter and then when I thought it would continue it ended. I definitely recommend this book.
It wasn't til Jackie was talking to her sister about having a pail....that the names clicked. I really liked the storyline. The characters were written believable. Lol I have every time I thought it was the end of the book there was another chapter and then when I thought it would continue it ended. I definitely recommend this book.
January 21, 2018
This book is in dire need of an editor. The grammar is horrible and the writing is choppy. It took me twice as long to read because sentences just didn't fit or didn't make sense. It's also very boring and unbelievable. The book should have ended halfway through. Another reviewer said that its not a typical lesbian romance novel where the couple falls in love right away...but it is. It definitely fits the standard. They bump into each other and it's love at first sight but they fight it for 20 chapters just like every other lesbian romance novel. I hated both of the lead characters. Jackie was the more likeable of the two. Jill was a hipocritical whiny bitch. She was constantly nagging and really just needed to grow up and get over herself. And she was supposed to be the older one. Right. **slight spoiler** Jill didn't like it when the first woman she went out with pushed her to have sex but she was okay with pushing Jackie to move in with her. And constantly badgering her about it and even when Jack said no she kept pushing and nagging and literally ruining everyday they were together because she couldn't take no for an answer. Jack had just gotten out of a horrible relationship. Give her a minute to breathe you insensitive twat. ** End spoiler**
July 16, 2019
Excellent story very good wtiter, looking forward to reading other books.
January 9, 2018
A lesbian romance told in a very different way
First of all, this was a really long journey of self discovery, betrayal, friendship, second chances in love and in life. What I liked the most about it, is that the MC‘s don't fall helplessly in love with each other within the first chapter, this book was so different from the typical lesbian romance we usually see with most known authors were they feed us with the same thing over and over again, the “i meet you and I can't live without you” or "lesbian falls for the straight girl and then we have to go through all the unrequited love story” and yes although you may say that all those things are exactly what we see here, it's however told in a completely different way and that is what made this one a five star for me.
First of all, this was a really long journey of self discovery, betrayal, friendship, second chances in love and in life. What I liked the most about it, is that the MC‘s don't fall helplessly in love with each other within the first chapter, this book was so different from the typical lesbian romance we usually see with most known authors were they feed us with the same thing over and over again, the “i meet you and I can't live without you” or "lesbian falls for the straight girl and then we have to go through all the unrequited love story” and yes although you may say that all those things are exactly what we see here, it's however told in a completely different way and that is what made this one a five star for me.
January 22, 2019
WOW
When I saw that this book averages over 9 hours to read, no where did that include the numerous times I had to stop in the middle of a paragraph to go blow my nose, wipe the tears from my eyes, or just take a breather because of the emotions running through me. I have read all of Michelle Marta’s books and have not been disappointed yet. By far, one of the best books I have read.
Thank You for another GREAT book.
When I saw that this book averages over 9 hours to read, no where did that include the numerous times I had to stop in the middle of a paragraph to go blow my nose, wipe the tears from my eyes, or just take a breather because of the emotions running through me. I have read all of Michelle Marta’s books and have not been disappointed yet. By far, one of the best books I have read.
Thank You for another GREAT book.
March 12, 2019
This was definitely a very good read for me !💞 I was thoroughly entertained . Though it seemed like Jackie and Jill weren't ever going to acknowledge the fact that they have a connection . It was quite strange that when you first wrote there first encounter where they feel there electricity . After that it like they can't recall the encounter ever happened . Until well into the center of story . That kind of frustrated me a bit . Which I guess means you wrote a strong story !💞
February 24, 2018
I really did enjoy the storyline. I just sometimes get hung up on spelling and grammar errors. The characters were both lovable and frustrating, strong and vulnerable, perfect and flawed...complicated, as is life. I would definitely pick up more from this author, as her ability to create a good story and characters is enjoyable.
January 28, 2018
What a story!!!
The story of Jackie and Jill what a beautiful challenging story for two soul mates that managed to find each other no matter what. The characters are beautifully described analysing their worries and fears. I really loved reading it.
The story of Jackie and Jill what a beautiful challenging story for two soul mates that managed to find each other no matter what. The characters are beautifully described analysing their worries and fears. I really loved reading it.
January 10, 2018
Good book
I really thought this was a good book. I enjoyed the characters and I enjoyed the storyline of how they got together.
I really thought this was a good book. I enjoyed the characters and I enjoyed the storyline of how they got together.
November 9, 2022
When Jackie returns to her sister in NYC after the woman she moved to broke things off, she has little interest in anything but a casual relationship. On two occasions she runs into a woman and feels something but shrugs it off and enters into something casual with Casey. Meanwhile, Jill, dumped by her husband in favor of a younger woman, is trying to cheat her out of the business they built and offers a settlement that leaves Jill with very little. When Jackie takes a job as an attorney, resuming the career she left, she is assigned Jill's case.
There's much more to say about this extremely long book. The first thing is that it's way too long and I have to wonder if there's an incentive with KU books to add pages and pages to a story that could have been at least 1/3 shorter. Most everything that occurs about the 2/3 mark was unnecessary, including the repetitive, multiple sex scenes. Also, if you set a book in a city where you don't live, ask someone to beta read just to make sure you've gotten it right. Unfortunately, there's a lot wrong here about the setting.
I'm going with a 3 instead of a 2 because there are some strong scenes in the first half of the book before the two MCs get together. But this book is a slog and I don't recommend it.
There's much more to say about this extremely long book. The first thing is that it's way too long and I have to wonder if there's an incentive with KU books to add pages and pages to a story that could have been at least 1/3 shorter. Most everything that occurs about the 2/3 mark was unnecessary, including the repetitive, multiple sex scenes. Also, if you set a book in a city where you don't live, ask someone to beta read just to make sure you've gotten it right. Unfortunately, there's a lot wrong here about the setting.
I'm going with a 3 instead of a 2 because there are some strong scenes in the first half of the book before the two MCs get together. But this book is a slog and I don't recommend it.
January 26, 2018
So sometimes you read a book...in the case of Something Tragic by Jessica Yeh I found it ended too fast. not a bad ending but I just wanted more..so much so I re-read the last half of the book right away again..but in the case Of this book...I did really like it but as I got towards the end I was just kinda hoping..like hurry up and get it over with...I scanned some in the later part of the book..good book and worth the read but maybe just a tad over done for me...it went from a 4.5 to a 4 and I am leaning to 3.5 but wont go that far ..maybe I should have just picked a ending part for myself.
June 20, 2020
Soooooo Good!
"Without A Pail" is really good, loved it. It captured my attention from the start, all I wanted to do was keep reading it.
Lucky for me, we had a stormy afternoon, allowing me to curl up and do just that while my wife and 3 grand daughters hung out playing "Road Blocks" :-)
It's going be another rainy day today, I think Ill start "It's All Coming Back To Me,"
"Without A Pail" is really good, loved it. It captured my attention from the start, all I wanted to do was keep reading it.
Lucky for me, we had a stormy afternoon, allowing me to curl up and do just that while my wife and 3 grand daughters hung out playing "Road Blocks" :-)
It's going be another rainy day today, I think Ill start "It's All Coming Back To Me,"
January 3, 2018
Good read
This book has all feelings one person can have in life. The ups and down but never giving up in life.
This book has all feelings one person can have in life. The ups and down but never giving up in life.
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