By Lani Diane Rich
5 Spot
Paperback

When Portia heard her mother’s voice on her machine that fateful day she just knew the Miz Fallons were at it again. Portia returns to her home town of Truly, Georgia, not so much by choice but rather by trickery.

Ex and the Single Girl Excerpt It hadn't been that bad when Peter’d been around. I'd been clean, lively, happy. I smelled good. I flossed. But then one day - Valentine's Day, if you can stand the irony - I came home to a half-emptied apartment and a half-assed goodbye note scribbled in the title page of a book. And not just any book. Peter's book. The one he'd written during two years of late nights and early mornings while I encouraged him, making coffee and providing sexual diversions. © Lani Diane Rich Published with permission

Upon her arrival her mom, aunt and grandmother immediately start in with their meddling. They set Portia up with what was meant to be a one night stand with a handsome British author but ends up turning into a summer long romance…well, sort of. Does playing hard to get count?

After being dumped by her long time boyfriend and then British novelist Ian Beckett wanting to “just be friends” Portia is convinced that it’s the curse of the Miz Fallons and their penis Teflon that is causing all of her man troubles.

Family secrets begin to reveal themselves. Portia begins to unravel the truth about her father whom she hasn’t seen since she was three years old. The real story behind who her grandfather really was surfaces and what, or rather who caused the split between her aunt and the love of her life. Portia is determined to fight the curse of the Miz Fallons and penis Teflon once and for all.

Bookworm's Briefing
Ex and the Single Girl is both comically fun and heart warming at the same time. Lani Diane Rich’s style of writing is sure to give her readers some southern comfort.