Odd Mom Out
Contents
PRAISE FOR JANE PORTER’S NOVELS
Acknowledgments
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Epilogue
About the Author
Copyright © 2007 by Jane Porter
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First eBook Edition: September 2007
Summary: “Jane Porter returns with another entertaining tale of a bohemian, single working mother who finds herself at odds with the stay-at-home, alpha moms”—Provided by publisher.
ISBN: 0-446-40290-7
1. Single mothers—Fiction. 2. Working mothers—Fiction. 3. Stay-at-home mothers—Fiction. I. Title.
PRAISE FOR JANE PORTER’S NOVELS
ODD MOM OUT
“Jane Porter knows how to scoop the reader into the palm of her hand. She knows her characters intimately and makes sure the readers get to know them, too.”
—Stella Cameron, New York Times bestselling author
“Nobody understands the agony and ecstasy of single parenting better than Jane Porter. Alternately funny and touching, ODD MOM OUT champions a woman’s right to be herself, even at a PTA meeting.”
—Vicki Lewis Thompson, New York Times bestselling author
“Fresh, fun, and real, Jane Porter’s writing is a delight!”
—Carly Phillips, New York Times bestselling author
FLIRTING WITH FORTY
“Calorie-free accompaniment for a pool-side daiquiri.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Strongly recommended. [Jane] Porter’s thoughtful prose and strong characters make for an entertaining and thought-provoking summer read.”
—Library Journal
“This is an interesting coming-of-age story . . . It asks the questions, how much should we risk to find happiness, and is happiness even achievable in the long run? True-to-life dialogue and, more important, true-to-life feelings.”
—Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine
“An interesting May-December . . . romance between two nice individuals who . . . must defy societal relationship taboos of the older woman and much younger man. Readers will want the best for Jackie . . . fans will enjoy this fine look [as] Jackie gets her groove (or does she?).”
—Midwest Book Review
“Don’t miss the sexy story of Jackie, a forty-year-old divorced mother who finds a romance she wasn’t even looking for with a much younger man.”
—Complete Woman
“A terrific read! A wonderful, life and love affirming story for women of all ages.”
—Jayne Ann Krentz, New York Times bestselling author
THE FROG PRINCE
“Witty, smart, sophisticated . . . I loved this book!”
—Christine Feehan, New York Times bestselling author
“Entertaining and witty . .
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