Getting Personal

Getting Personal #1

by Diane Amos

Sometimes good intentions aren't enough. No one knows that better than Monique St. Cyr, parochial school dropout, dieter extraordinaire, and sucker for wounded animals. By day she writes obituaries for the local newspaper. By night, this investigative reporter wannabe with pit bull tenacity has a habit of leaping headlong into things, with both eyes closed. To liven up things a tad, her mother, an erotic fiction author, enlists Monique's help with research for her next book about online dating. Before she knows it, Monique's mailbox is swamped with eager prospects including Jake Dube, a cop whose equipment includes a wickedly sexy grin and eyes hot enough to melt tempered steel. Suddenly Monique's life is anything but dull.

Genres: Romance

312 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

The thought of writing a book never entered my mind until a friend mentioned she was writing a romance and belonged to the Maine Chapter of the Romance Writers of America. I accompanied her to a meeting, and I was hooked. Undaunted, to me, writing a book was simply stringing together sentences to form paragraphs, arranging the paragraphs into scenes, then placing the scenes into chapters. If I wrote enough chapters-viola, I had a book.
Little did I know!
Finally, nine books and seven years later I received "The Call" at 10:11 AM on October16th, 2002. The editor of Five Star wanted to discuss my book! The rest is history.
I live in a small town north of Portland, Maine with my husband, Dave. We have four grown children, four grandsons and two granddaughters. I operate an art studio in my home where I teach both children and adults. Many of my adult students have taken classes from me for years and have become great friends. We have so much fun in class, at times, I wonder whether I should be paying them. I hope they don't read this bio.
I'm an established Maine artist. My paintings are in private collections across the United States. When I'm not writing or painting, I'd like to say I'm either racking up miles on my exercise bike or jogging in a marathon-sounds impressive, but don't believe it. I know that exercise is good for me, but why can't it be as much fun as it looks on the television infomercials that persuade us to buy their torturous machines?
I enjoy spending time with my family at our camp on a small Maine pond or watching television-I confess I'm a reality show addict-what better place to find characters for my books!
I've been married for over thirty-five years to my real-life hero, a man who's supported and encouraged me over the years and still puts a smile on my face.

Reviews

[Deborah Neil · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great read! It was funny, romantic, love for all animals, and much mote. The bird had to be one of my favorite characters next to the Mom. I definetly recommend reading this book. It was a quick and easy read. Something I will read many more times. I gave this book 5 stars.

[Kelly Pelissier · Rating 3 out of 5]

author my mom met in Maine

[Darlene · Rating 4 out of 5]

This easy-to-read book had me laughing out loud! It is hysterical. Can't wait to read Mixed Blessings which continues the story.