Chick Lit Starts Over

A Clean Slate  by Laura Caldwell
Laid off from her job and dumped by her boyfriend, 30-year-old Kelly McGraw, suffering from memory loss, decides to reinvent herself and embarks on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to confront the past in order to face the future.

A New Lu  by Laura Castoro
Divorced and at the height of her career, 50-year-old lifestyle columnist Lu Nichols, agreeing to be the subject of an extreme makeover, discovers that she is pregnant, which horrifies her daughter, thrills her boss and leads to a special relationship with a younger man.

Must Love Dogs  by Clare Cook
Anticipating her first date in more than a decade, divorced preschool teacher Sarah Hurlihy wonders about the man whose personal ad she responded to and is stunned when he is the last person she expected.

The Not-So-Perfect-Man  by Valerie Frankel
Stunned when she is left widowed and a single mother after being happily married, Frieda Schast discovers that it is difficult to plunge back into the dating game.

The Starter Wife  by Gigi Levangie Grazer
When her Hollywood studio head husband unexpectedly divorces her to marry a pop starlet, Gracie seeks refuge at a friend's Malibu mansion, witnesses the impact of the divorce on her young daughter, and interacts with a series of dysfunctional men.

White Bikini Panties  by Kelly James-Enger
When she catches her boyfriend with another woman, Trina Elders, arming herself with the self-confidence she never knew she had, transforms herself into an adventurous, irresistible woman with a penchant for thongs, push-up bras and the wild life.

The Undomestic Goddess  by Sophie Kinsella
After making a mistake that will ruin a chance of a partnership, attorney Samantha Sweeting suffers a breakdown, gets on a train and ends up in the middle of nowhere, where she is mistakenly hired as a housekeeper.

Starting From Square Two  by Caren Lissner
Everything comes easily to Gert Healy: dating, love, marriage. But when her husband, Marc, dies in a car accident, 29-year-old Gert must search for happily ever after – again. When her single girlfriends decide that it is time for her to brave the often confusing world of dating, Gert finds herself searching for a second chance at love amidst the leather-jacketed and mini-skirted crowds.

I Do (But I Don't)  by Cara Lockwood
In spite of her incorrigible curly hair, Lauren Crandell is a neat-freak and organizational guru, qualities that make her the perfect wedding planner. But when two weddings in one day go haywire, and hunky firefighter Nick Corona comes to the rescue – twice – Lauren realizes there are a few important details in her own life she hasn't been tending to since her divorce. Namely, her sex life.

Fourplay  by Jane Moore
When Jo’s husband, Jeff, decides that he “can’t imagine life without” Candy, he’s not referring to sugary confections. So he trots off with his 23-year-old secretary, with whom he had been having an affair for six months. Jo braves the perils of the dating game once again, this time with children in tow, but her life becomes complicated when four men start vying for her affection.

The Ivy Chronicles  by Karen Quinn
Losing her job at the same time her divorce goes through, Park Avenue resident Ivy Ames starts up a new business helping upscale New Yorkers earn entry for their kindergarteners into the city's most exclusive schools.

Flip Flopped  by Jill Smolinski
Keeley Baker-Kekuhi is broke, stuck in a dead-end job, studying an extinct volcano – and her husband, Kam, has just dumped her for a hula dancer. Even worse, he’s now demanding custody of their four-year-old son. But things are looking up. Enter Ian Gardiner, an artist rep whose boyish good looks catch Keeley’s eye.

Good Grief  by Lolly Winston
Grieving over the death of her husband from cancer, 36-year-old Sophie Stanton finds her personal and professional world in a shambles and, in an attempt to reinvent her life, moves to Ashland, Oregon.