#BookReview: After Happily Ever After - A Novel by Leslie A. Rasmussen

Synopsis: Maggie Dolan finds herself at forty-five at a crossroads in her life. Once a high-level executive, she’s chosen to be a stay-at-home mom for the last seventeen years. But now with her daughter, Gia, soon leaving for college, and her husband, disconnected and with secrets he hasn’t shared, Maggie decides it’s time to figure out what she wants for the rest of her life. As she begins her journey, she has to deal with a narcissistic mother, a brother who doesn’t like her and most damaging of all, the news that her father, her rock, has medical issues that may take him from her. Overwhelmed by all these issues, she’s led in a direction that could destroy what she’s built and make her question the choices she’s made. She’s torn between the life she’s always known and something more exciting that she never expected.
This title will be released on April 6, 2021. 


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Rating: 5 Stars
My Review: Debut has never looked or read so good! I loved this one with its laugh out loud story and unforgettable characters.  This one will having you laughing and having fun as you turn each page.  I loved how I could relate to the characters so much.  It was like this book was written just for me and my life.  

Review

"Rasmussen is a freelance journalist and former TV sitcom writer and the latter is evident in the novel's sharp, funny dialogue and Maggie's wry, observational narration." 
--Kirkus Reviews 

"Leslie A. Rasmussen has written a fiction story that most women can relate to in one way or another with compassion and love. After Happily Ever After is a wonderful read that will not disappoint. I highly recommend After Happily Ever After to women both young and old."
--Readers' Favorite, five stars 

"A Connecticut housewife traverses middle age with self-deprecating wit and aplomb in Leslie Rassmussen's novel After Happily Ever After." 
--Foreword Reviews

About the Author

Leslie A. Rasmussen was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from UCLA and went on to write television comedies for Gerald McRaney, Burt Reynolds, Roseanne Barr, Norm McDonald, Drew Carey, and Ralph Macchio, as well as The Wild Thornberrys and Sweet Valley High. Later, she earned a master’s degree in nutrition and ran her own business for ten years. Most recently, Leslie has written personal essays for online magazines such as Huffington Post, Maria Shriver, and SheKnows. She loves dogs and besides having two adorable Labradors, she volunteers at the Burbank Animal Shelter in Burbank, California. Leslie lives in Los Angeles and has two sons, and a husband she’s been with since college. This is her debut novel. She lives in Los Angeles.

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