SEVEN WAYS TO LOSE YOUR LOVER

Author: Alesia Holliday ISBN: 0425209946 7/2006 CONTEMPORARY Publisher: BERKLEY TRADE

Like so many women, Shane Madison hates confrontation. But also like a lot of women, sometimes Shane just wants a guy to hit the road, and fast. The solution: get them to break up with her. She started honing her techniques after the first guy she dumped—way back in eleventh grade—threw a baseball bat at her car, and since then she's become a master at getting men to make the first move (in the other direction). She's even shared her secrets with her girlfriends. But some men, it turns out, just aren't made for dumping. And Shane's kick-him-to-the-curb advice might just come back to kick her in the you-know-what, when she starts dating a gorgeous new guy—who, unbeknownst to her, is out for a little revenge after his last girlfriend took Shane's advice.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

Shane Madison has a unique talent for finding ways to make her boyfriends break up with her. After an unhappy break-up in high school, she's always thought that the best way is the one of least conflict. By allowing the man to think the break-up is his idea, all parties end up satisfied with no more broken hearts. When the owner of the boutique where Shane works asks her to help her niece get rid of her latest boyfriend, "Awful Ben," Shane reluctantly agrees. Little does Shane know that the cutie she just started dating is Awful Ben and he wants a little revenge against "The Breakup Artist."

With sharp wit and a lively heroine, SEVEN WAYS TO LOSE YOUR LOVER has all the ingredients for the perfect beach read. Shane has a likeable way about her, with a combination of sweet and sassy personality. The story is topped off to perfection with the inclusion of distinctive and adorable secondary characters, most notably the gay across-the-hall neighbors.

Lighthearted fun from start-to-finish, SEVEN WAYS TO LOSE YOUR LOVER shouldn't be missed.

Kendra Patterson