M Is For Mama And Also Merlot

From Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti and Met Opera soprano Kate Mangiameli comes M is for Mama (and also Merlot), a board book -- not for babies, but for their moms! Yes, motherhood is amazing, but let's face it: it's not unicorns and rainbows all the time. Some days you find poo on your leg, and some days you're covered in vomit. Being able to find the humor in all the ups and downs is a mommy-must! This irreverent board book, hilariously illustrated by popular U.K. artist Helene Weston, provides laughter, reassurance, confidence, honesty, and perhaps even a moment of relaxation for expectant, new, and not-so-new moms. Board book. 6-1/2'' square. Full-color. Mature content. Praise for M is for Mama (and also Merlot): ''All my mommy friends love this book almost as much as they love wine.'' -- Amy Schumer ''My new go-to gift for new mothers is this book and a bottle of wine.'' -- Jesse Tyler Ferguson ''This is the perfect gift for a new mother (or ANY mother). Funny, touching and original.'' -- Connie Britton Laura Benanti is a Tony Award-winning Broadway and television actress who has recently starred in My Fair Lady and can be seen on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert in her hilarious character of Melania Trump. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter. Kate Mangiameli is an operatic soprano who is a member of the world-renowned Metropolitan Opera Chorus. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter. Helene Weston is an illustrator based in the U.K. She has done work for a variety of charities, magazines, authors, and bloggers. She has a strong following on Instagram, where she chronicles the heartwarming and humorous trials and tribulations of parenthood.

Everyday life may be rife with challenges for the modern woman, but she prevails with her hip humor and sassy sentiments. We may be invincible, but we are also tired; we may be quirky and stressed, but we also know how to live and love large, with attitude. Here is a book that celebrates you in all your outrageous glory.

Major Ernest Pettigrew is perfectly content to lead a quiet life in the sleepy village of Edgecombe St Mary, away from the meddling of the locals and his overbearing son. But when his brother dies, the Major finds himself seeking companionship with the village shopkeeper, Mrs Ali. Drawn together by a love of books and the loss of their partners, they are soon forced to contend with irate relatives and gossiping villagers. The perfect gentleman, but the most unlikely hero, the Major must ask himself what matters most: family obligation, tradition or love? Funny, comforting and heart-warming, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand proves that sometimes, against all odds, life does give you a second chance.

It isn’t that Tina wants to be a male basher—it’s just part of her persona. She can’t help herself. To her, men are all full of themselves. They’re an unnecessary distraction that she has no desire to indulge in—that is, not until Dan Mason strolls into town and literally smashes into her at Amelia’s. Seeing someone as gorgeous as Dan sends Tina’s desire meter into overdrive at an alarming rate. A summer of exciting life changes is on the horizon for the girls of Tarrytown, and if Tina ever hopes to have a chance with Dan Mason, she has to make changes too… beginning with herself. Desire and a Bottle of Merlot, Book Five, in the Like Sisters series, is a romantic comedy novel that will appeal to fans of chick lit, women's fiction and humorous books. Like Sisters is a laugh out loud series of best friends, hot guys and the right amount of steam to have you anxiously waiting for the next book. Note: There are no cliffhangers in this series, but since the characters carry over, the books are best read in sequence. Like Sisters Romantic Comedy Series: #1 Payback and a Bottle of Merlot #2 Insecurity and a Bottle of Merlot #3 Destiny and a Bottle of Merlot #4 Intrigue and a Bottle of Merlot #5 Desire and a Bottle of Merlot

Mama of ten Abbie Halberstadt helps women humbly and gracefully rise to the high calling of motherhood without settling for mediocrity or losing their minds in the process. Motherhood is a challenge. Unfortunately, our worldly culture offers moms little in the way of real help. Mamas only connect to celebrate surviving another day and to share in their misery rather than rejoice in what God has done and to build each other up in hard times. There has a be a better way, a biblical way, for mamas to grow and thrive. As a daughter of Christ, you have been called to be more than an average mama. Attaining excellence doesn’t have to be unsettling but it will take committed focus and a desire to parent well according to God’s grace and for His glory. M is for Mama offers advice, encouragement, and scripturally sound strategies seasoned with a little bit of humor to help you embrace the challenge of biblical motherhood and raise your children with love and wisdom. Mama, you are worthy of the awesome responsibility God has given you. Now it’s time to start believing you can live up to it.

If you’re a mom (or mom-to-be) who wants to raise decent human beings, maintain your pre-baby identity, and not lose your sh*t along the way, congrats: you’ve just found the parenting book of your dreams. The Rebel Mama’s Handbook for (Cool) Moms is a girlfriend’s guide to early motherhood. It’s the Coles Notes for all those boring baby books you never read. It’s the instruction manual you wish your kid(s) came with - complete with cocktail list. Welcome to motherhood. Let’s do this.

When life gets your goat, bring in the herd Jennifer McGaha never expected to own a goat named Merle. Or to be setting Merle up on dates and naming his doeling Merlene. She didn't expect to be buying organic yogurt for her chickens. She never thought she would be pulling camouflage carpet off her ceiling or rescuing opossums from her barn and calling it "date night." Most importantly, Jennifer never thought she would only have $4.57 in her bank account. When Jennifer discovered that she and her husband owed back taxes—a lot of back taxes—her world changed. Now desperate to save money, they foreclosed on their beloved suburban home and moved their family to a one-hundred-year-old cabin in a North Carolina holler. Soon enough, Jennifer's life began to more closely resemble her Appalachian ancestors than her upper-middle-class upbringing. But what started as a last-ditch effort to settle debts became a journey that revealed both the joys and challenges of living close to the land. Told with bold wit, unflinching honesty, and a firm foot in the traditions of Appalachia, Flat Broke with Two Goats blends stories of homesteading with the journey of two people rediscovering the true meaning of home.

A USA Today, New York Times, Washington Post BestsellerChauncey Greer, the suave and successful owner of the Cute Boy Greeting Card Company, never wants for the attention of guys just as hot as he is. After a couple of bad dates Chauncey finds himself in church, where the minister’s message inspires him to return to the singing career he had launched as a teenager. Things heat up when Chauncey’s rediscovered singing talent lands him in the middle of a protest over homophobia in the black church, and Chauncey’s old singing partner–and former lover–makes a dramatic and unexpected entrance.