Love by the book melissa pimentel

Lauren moves to london looking for fun, not commitment. Melissa pimentel writes with an incredibly fresh and sassy voice, capturing perfectly the wonderful, ridiculous, and sometimes goddamn awful world of modern dating. Love by the book by melissa pimentel overdrive rakuten. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Though she isnt looking for anything serious, she would like someone she can spend time with.

Warwicks is hosting debut author melissa pimentel on thursday, february 12th at 7. Melissa pimentel feeling old before her time, lauren moves to london in search of the fab single life replete with sexy englishmen. Love by the book by melissa pimentel 2015, paperback for. Contemporary women, fiction, humorous, romance, romantic comedy pages. This author tried all the dating guides so you dont have to. Author melissa pimentel s new novel, love by the book, has a pretty spectacular premise.

This science experiment eventually led to melissa landing a publishing deal with penguin books. Buy love by the book book online at low prices in india. A stupid cupid cocktail party will be the theme of the evenings event. Several years, many drafts and a few nearnervous breakdowns later, i finished the book and penguin kindly agreed to publish it. Love by the book is a comical dating romp through the early years of the new millennium with the dubious assistance of dating guides and rule books of the past and fairly recent. The results were entertaining and the blog gained a wide readershipbut the experiment ended. Melissa pimentel delivers smart, funny, and modern retelling of jane austens persuasion, where a young woman comes facetoface with a lost love, proving that the one that got away is sometimes the one you get back.

Before meeting her fiance, melissa spent much of her time trawling the london dating scene for clean, nonsociopathic sexual partners and blogging about it, which became the. Love by the book by melissa pimentel starts off slow. Melissa pimentel grew up in a small town in massachusetts in a house without cable tv and therefore much of her childhood was spent watching 1970s british comedy on public television. It took me a while to get through the first several chapters, however, it quickly picked up and i couldnt put the book down. Melissa pimentel author of love by the book goodreads. Love by the book charts a year in the life of lauren cunningham, a beautiful, intelligent, and unluckyin love 28yearold american. Lee love by the book a novel por melissa pimentel disponible en rakuten kobo. But why cant she convince the men shes seeing that she really isnt after anything. For fans of sex and the city, pimentel offers a fictionalized account of a reallife experiment in dating lauren cunningham, a 28yearold american in london, has left a serious relationship behind in portland, maine, to seek liberation and sexual adventure across the atlantic.

She follows one love relationship book monthly to find a love that is worthwhile. At twentytwo, she made the move to london and has lived there. Bloggat om love by the book ovrig information melissa pimentel grew up in a small town in massachusetts in a house without cable tv and therefore much of her childhood was spent watching 1970s british comedy on public television. A laughoutloud debut novel that will delight fans of bridget joness diary and hbos girls love by the book charts a y. A laughoutloud debut novel that will delight fans of bridget joness diary and hbos girls love by the book charts a year in the life of. Kindle store go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. Feeling old before her time, lauren moves to london in. When melissa pimentel moved to london to get her ma in 2004, the dating scene wasnt exactly what she expected. Melissa pimentel love by the book a novel world of digitals. Each month, shed try a different strategy, ranging from the rules to belle du jour, and blog about her experiences. In love by the book, pimentels protagonist, lauren, explores this idea fulltilt by adopting an advicebookofthemonth approach to the problem. Melissa pimentel is the author of the newly published love by the book, which details her foray into following a different dating guide for a month in london and blogging about her experience. Cara lockwood, usa today bestselling author of i do but i dont melissa pimentels voice is wickedly funny and entirely appealing.

A laughoutloud debut novel that will delight fans of bridget joness diary and hbos. Jan, 2015 love by the book by melissa pimentel starts off slow. Captain wentworth has evolved into ethan bailey, a forbes magazine featured technology entrepreneur, who, i was happy to discover, treated ruby much more warmly than wentworth treated anne after their angsty decade. After a breakup, lauren decided to make an experiment. On sale february 3, 2015 melissa pimentel, the author of love by the book, discusses what she learned from the various dating. Lauren cunningham leaves her family, relationship, and career in maine for a new adventure. Love by the book by melissa pimentel on writing youtube.

Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The main character, newly single at 28, moves to london and decides to try a new dating guide each month everything from the infamous rules to the total bro guide, the game. A laughoutloud debut novel that will delight fans of bridget joness diary and hbos girls love by the book charts a year in the life of lauren cunningham, a beautiful, intelligent, and unluckyin love twentyeightyearold american. Reading love by the book is like taking a tour of london on the arm of an audaciosu adn hilarious new friendin other words a whole lot of fun. Love by the book melissa pimentel 9780143127284 netgalley. Employed by the science museum its only natural lauren would take a scientific approach to her dating woes. Cara lockwood, usa today bestselling author of i do but i dont melissa pimentel s voice is wickedly funny and entirely appealing.

Love by the book by melissa pimentel lauren cunningham has a great job but her love life is lacking. A laughoutloud debut novel that will delight fans of bridget joness diary and hbos girlslove by the book charts a year in the life of lauren cunningham, a beautiful, intelligent, and unluckyin love twentyeightyearold american. Author interview melissa pimentel, author of love by the book. Author interview melissa pimentel, author of love by the. I usually dont read much contemporary romance fiction, but i have a weakness for retellings so i was thrilled to get the chance to read this book. A hilarious take on modern dating, love by the book is bridget joness diary for hbos. Cara lockwood, usa today bestselling author of i do but i don t melissa pimentel s voice is wickedly funny and entirely appealing. Reading love by the book is like taking a tour of london on the arm of an audaciosu adn hilarious new friend in other words a whole lot of fun. Book giveaway for love by the book by melissa pimentel dec. Love by the book ebook by melissa pimentel rakuten kobo. Feeling old before her time, lauren moves to london in search of the fab single life replete with sexy englishmen. It was surprisingly heartwarming and gave me a sense of familiar feminine power, while not being a book directly supporting the feminist movement. Love by the book melissa pimentel haftad 9780718186852. Melissa pimentel, becca stewart, penguin audiobooks.

On sale february 3, 2015 debut novelist melissa pimentel, author of love by the book, discusses her writing process, working in the publishing industry. At twentytwo, she made the move to london to do an ma in modern literature at university college london. I often found myself laughing out loud and quickly turning the pages to find out what that months dictum would have lauren doing. Penguin presents the audiobook edition of love by the book by mellisa pimentel, read by becca stewart. This author tried all the dating guides so you dont have. Previously titled as age, sex, location penguin presents the audiobook edition of love by the book by mellisa pimentel, read by becca stewart. Love by the book kindle edition by melissa pimentel. Melissa pimentel previously titled as age, sex, location a hilarious take on modern dating, love by the book is bridget joness diary for hbos girls generation. So the former editorial assistant turned to books for advice. Melissa pimentel grew up in a small town in massachusetts in a house without cable and therefore much of her childhood was spent watching 1970s british c. Read love by the book a novel by melissa pimentel available from rakuten kobo. Reading love by the book is like taking a tour of london on the arm of an audacious and hilarious new friend. Love by the book by melissa pimentel fantastic fiction.

Intelligent, sharp, yet full of heart and warmth, melissa is a new talent that i am incredibly excited about and this book will have you laughing and cringing with every page you turn. Melissa pimentel reimagines persuasion in her own way, turning quiet and humble anne elliot into determined and witty ruby atlas. Jan 21, 2015 on sale february 3, 2015 melissa pimentel, the author of love by the book, discusses what she learned from the various dating guides she tried in her experiment that resulted in this hilarious. Author melissa pimentels new novel, love by the book, has a pretty spectacular premise. Love by the book by melissa pimentel dating tips youtube. She used books that i am familiar with like the rules and find a husband after 35 using what i learned at harvard business school.

Melissa shares her whirlwind journey to publication with us below. On sale february 3, 2015 debut author melissa pimentel discusses love by the book, a hilarious journey into the land of dating guides. On sale february 3, 2015 melissa pimentel, the author of love by the book, discusses what she learned from the various dating guides she tried in. Love by the book audiobook, written by melissa pimentel. Love by the book by melissa pimentel about the book. A hilarious and refreshingly honest foray into modern dating, age. The book after having to call off my great blog adventure due to falling in love with one of my test subjects, an editor at penguin uk approached me about trying to turn the blog into a novel. Ten years later, rubys single, having spent the last decade focusing. Love by the book feels like a noholds barred girls night. The one that got away is a book that i was interested in reading because i had read that it was a modern retelling of persuasion by jane austen. Jan 21, 2015 on sale february 3, 2015 debut novelist melissa pimentel, author of love by the book, discusses her writing process, working in the publishing industry, how she balances her writing life with her.