Böcker av Lisa Doyle

Ella's life has just turned upside down. Her parents got divorced, and her dad moved to Ohio with his new love, Cynthia. Meanwhile, Ella's mom landed her dream job teaching at a law school-only problem is, it's in the boonies. They move next door to Grace Childs, the queen (and president) of the Snow Ridge sophomore class-gorgeous, popular, rich-you name it, she is it. Mousy gymnast Ella knows she's not one of "Them," but can't resist Grace's charity. Ella soon makes the cheer team-but Grace, shockingly, doesn't. And that's when Ella's life begins to go downhill.Grace begins to bully Ella in ways large and small. Soon, Ella firmly but gently stands up to her, and that's when Grace's passivity turns to aggression. Ella's life begins to spiral until she finds an unlikely ally in Cynthia. She's on a journey of change, seeking revenge, finding true friendships and learning to speak her truth no matter the consequences. What lengths will she go to to stay true to herself while not letting anyone push her around?

By and large, Amanda Keane, makes pretty good decisions. Okay, she might not have the best taste in men, but she's got great friends, a good job, and an independent spirit. That is, until her 30th birthday ushers in a whirlwind romance with a sexy Irish musician who leaves her, not at the altar as she imagined, but accidentally pregnant. And when he disappears, she's downsized out of a job, her apartment is robbed, and lapsed health insurance coverage leaves her with a C-section to pay for, Amanda is launched headfirst into the life of a broke single mom. But her friend and uber successful ob-gyn, Joy, clues her into an unlikely temp position with one of Chicago's celebrity elite that just may be the answer to all her woes. Or could it be just the beginning?It's with serious trepidation that Amanda embarks on her surprisingly lucrative new career: underground wet nurse to the offspring of Chi-town's rich and famous. Amanda must quickly understand how to live at the whims and mercy of the one percent as she deals with the irony of nursing - and loving - someone else's child, while still making ends meet for her own daughter. And then there's Cute Daycare Dad (aka Dan), who's obviously interested in her. But can she afford to tell him what she really does for a living? Is her new job (something she thought went out with the 19th Century) a shameful thing? Just another way of selling her body? Or does it have something to teach her after all?A novel of motherhood, its many demands, and all the little triumphs along the way, MILKED is a warm and witty debut about making tough choices and traveling the roundabout road to happiness.