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Other pseudonyms: Forbes Arnone
Jennifer Garcia's love of travel began when she traveled to the West Coast to visit her father at the age of three. Her home until she was sixteen was a small coastal town near Boston. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, two sons, and two dogs.
Her lifelong love for reading and writing was put aside for many years while she made her way in the world and nurtured her young family. Even though she is older, and life never seems to settle, she’s finding her way while attending college full-time in pursuit of a B.A. in English Literature. She also runs a business, and is still caring for her family. Believing she can do it all, with the help of her family, she worked on her first novel during the late hours of the night while balancing the rest of her life during the day. Her hard work paid off, as her first novel, My Mr. Manny, will be published August 2013.
Reviewed by Natasha Jackson for Readers' Favorite
Mia Balducci dreams of having a big, loving family like her own big Italian brood in small town Massachusetts. As a teenager, Mia leaves Massachusetts for sunny Los Angeles and although for years it never feels like home, she eventually adjusts and makes her life there. In college, Mia reconnects with a childhood friend and their romance blossoms. Unfortunately, she doesn't get her 'happily ever after' with Alex, but she does get a beautiful daughter named Lucia. Jennifer Garcia does a good job of illustrating how getting what you want doesn't always occur by taking one set path. My Mr. Manny turns our preconceived gender notion on its head by giving us a strong female lead who is unapologetic about the choices she’s made after her divorce.
Enter sexy, green-eyed Dominic, the financial executive turned full-time caregiver for Lucia, and you've got all the ingredients for a burgeoning romance. My Mr. Manny is a simple and sweet romance about two people who thought their best chances at love were behind them. But with the help of Jennifer Garcia and a precocious little girl named Lucia, they were able to find true love when they least expected it. Despite the loss and betrayal both Dominic and Mia felt, they were both strong enough and willing to risk their hearts again and it paid off in the end.
Garcia superbly paints the struggles of a single mother and the guilt she feels for not giving her daughter a father or leaving her overnight for the first time. Those are real struggles that all mothers deal with, especially during the early days of romance. My Mr. Manny proves that today’s woman can work, be a mom, and have a sexy man to stand by her side. This is a short but sweet tale that will touch your heart.
