The Man Test by Amanda Aksel
Marin Johns is San Francisco’s Pollyanna couples therapist. She’s months away from wedded bliss when she discovers her fiancé is having an affair. After nursing her broken heart with Kleenex and break-up songs, she adopts a new brand of thinking when she uncovers a tell-all book that proves all men are liars and cheaters who will do and say anything so they’re not found out. No exceptions.
In an attempt to convince her friends of her newfound truth, she begins a fictitious relationship with James, a do-gooder from Montana. Marin seeks any means necessary to catch him cheating from hiring a PI to enlisting the help of a fidelity tester. Will her new "boyfriend" beat the statistic or will Marin regret the satisfaction of being right?
In an attempt to convince her friends of her newfound truth, she begins a fictitious relationship with James, a do-gooder from Montana. Marin seeks any means necessary to catch him cheating from hiring a PI to enlisting the help of a fidelity tester. Will her new "boyfriend" beat the statistic or will Marin regret the satisfaction of being right?
~~I received this in exchange for an honest review~~
According to this book that Marin pics up at the book store, All men cheat and lie. She finds this out, after her Fiance' is caught red handed with another women, in their bed. She goes through the normal stages of grief. Then she snaps out of it because of this book. It kind of reminds me of the movie Down With Love, where the main character feels that she can have a "loose" relationship just like a guy does, and not have feelings for that person. With her friend Telly's help, Marin sets out to prove her theory, that all guys cheat and lie about it. But in the process, there are some repercussions that arise. Can she do this without hurting someone? Can she do this and not break her own heart?
I found this book interesting. It was different than I normally read. So that in itself was a good thing. I felt bad for Marin, she got her heart broken by her Ex, and now she is on this man hating spree, that is until she meets James. Marin, is being selfish, and I believe that is OK. She is just wanting to protect her heart, however, in my opinion she goes to far to prove her theory about men.
Amanda Aksel loves a love story, and this is one in a round about way. Character gets heart broken ,goes crazy, then finds a good one. HEA. I recommend this book to everyone
According to this book that Marin pics up at the book store, All men cheat and lie. She finds this out, after her Fiance' is caught red handed with another women, in their bed. She goes through the normal stages of grief. Then she snaps out of it because of this book. It kind of reminds me of the movie Down With Love, where the main character feels that she can have a "loose" relationship just like a guy does, and not have feelings for that person. With her friend Telly's help, Marin sets out to prove her theory, that all guys cheat and lie about it. But in the process, there are some repercussions that arise. Can she do this without hurting someone? Can she do this and not break her own heart?
I found this book interesting. It was different than I normally read. So that in itself was a good thing. I felt bad for Marin, she got her heart broken by her Ex, and now she is on this man hating spree, that is until she meets James. Marin, is being selfish, and I believe that is OK. She is just wanting to protect her heart, however, in my opinion she goes to far to prove her theory about men.
Amanda Aksel loves a love story, and this is one in a round about way. Character gets heart broken ,goes crazy, then finds a good one. HEA. I recommend this book to everyone
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AMANDA (ah-MAHN-dah)- Latin- Meaning lovable or worthy of love.
Fitting. I've always had an affinity for love.
Being born in sunny San Diego in the mid 80’s to a young military couple gave me plenty of insight into the dynamics of a romantic relationship. Somewhere between moving coasts every three years, I found myself engrossed in fairytale romances and dressing up like a bride.
My first real love was writing. By my sophomore year in a new high school in Virginia, I had a slew of short stories, songs, poems, and articles to my name. Writing was fun. It was a way to get the emotions, dialogue, and pictures out of my head, and create a destiny for my characters.
I had no intention of making a career in writing, because it wasn’t what I did, it was who I was. In reality, I wanted to be an actress. Ah, to be the face of someone else’s authored story. The plan was to move in with my aunt in L.A. after graduation, but had a change of heart. Instead, I stayed with my high school sweetheart (now husband) and attended a film school in Norfolk, VA. It was at this school that I discovered my love for writing screenplays and felt compelled to follow that path. But…as the practical girl I was brought up to be, I decided to go to a real university. While working full time, I completed my BA in Psychology in four and a half years. Becoming a couple’s therapist had always been my “backup” career and there I was on my way to solving love's most complicated quandaries one couple at a time.
With all my new free time after graduation, I decided to turn my full-length screenplay into a novel in hopes it would help my screenplay sell. I think I was in the middle of writing chapter two when I realized that everything I had ever written was to prepare me for that moment when I knew I was a novelist. Talk about the affirmation of my life. Now my plan is to solve love's most complicated quandaries one novel at a time.
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