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Book Review of Reinventing Mona

Reinventing Mona
Reinventing Mona
Author: Jennifer Coburn
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Mona Warren leaves her job as an engineer at age 31, determined to change her life. She is tired of fading into the background, and she wants to win the heart of her dream guy, accountant Adam Ziegler. Her best friend, Greta, thinks Mona should take the time to find herself, but Mona is determined to make herself into the kind of woman Adam would fall for. To that end, she convinces magazine columnist Mike "the Dog" Dougherty--the ultimate male chauvinist--to help her. She dutifully signs up when Mike suggests that she take a class in exotic dancing, and when she finally does score a date with Adam, she even takes Mike's suggestion to have an actor impersonate a rock star and pretend to be her ex-boyfriend. Adam finally starts to fall for Mona, but Mona is caught off guard when she finds that she has feelings for Mike. Completely captivating, Coburn's latest will undoubtedly net the hearts of romantic comedy fans.