also by the author maureen reil chick-lit by any other name ( chick-lit collection ) chick-lit by any other name 2 ( chick-lit collection ) lily loves to love sleepyhead shares a secret i did write what i know chick-lit saved my life ( chick-lit trilogy book 1 ) chick-lit stole my life ( chick-lit trilogy book 2 ) chick-lit staged my life ( chick-lit trilogy book 3 ) chick-lit collection chick-lit trilogy mistletoe and wine ( christmas comedy trilogy ) mistletoe and wine 2 ( christmas comedy trilogy ) mistletoe and wine 3 ( christmas comedy trilogy ) christmas comedy trilogy lets get married ( lets get funny fiction ) lets get together ( lets get funny fiction ) lets get it started ( lets get funny fiction ) lets get serious ( lets get funny fiction ) lets get ready to rumble ( lets get funny fiction ) lets get physical ( lets get funny fiction ) the finch family holiday ( comical vacations ) the finch family holiday 2 ( comical vacations ) the finch family holiday 3 ( comical vacations ) a granny is for life , not just christmas lets get funny fiction 1 ( three-book bundle ) lets get funny fiction 2 ( three-book bundle ) lets get funny fiction ( six-book box set ) comical vacations 1 ( three-book bundle ) table of contents chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 12 chapter 13 chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 17 chapter 18 chapter 19 chapter 20 chapter 21 chapter 22 chapter 23 chapter 24 chapter 25 chapter 26 chapter 27 chapter 28 chapter 29 chapter 30 chapter 31 chapter 32 chapter 33 chapter 34 chapter 35 chapter 36 chapter 37 chapter 38 dedicated to my late mother kay reil chapter 1 before i knew what was happening , the branch was in my hand and i was swinging my arm back and forth and hitting the bloody thing with all my might .