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Friendship Heirlooms Series, Book 6: Clumsy Girl's Guide to Having a Baby (Friendship Heirlooms Inspirational Romance Series) Kindle Edition

by Karen Wiesner (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
Return to Peaceful, Wisconsin and read the stories of those secondary characters in an all-new spin-off series. Nuggets of faith can be passed down as heirlooms from friend to friend, heart to heart, soul-mate to soul-mate.

Book Six Friendship Heirloom: Maturity

Clumsy Girl's Guide to Having a Baby is the follow-up to Clumsy Girl's Guide to Falling in Love. Clumsy Girl's Guide to Falling in Love begins the tale of Zoe Rossdale, the clumsy girl who always has her elbows, feet, eyes, and brass-red hair going in the wrong directions. Curt Bertoletti has spent years trying to forget the seriously messed-up Zoe and her embarrassing ways. Even as he vows that he won't stray again, he can't help remembering how well he and Zoe fit together. They'd truly been two abnormal peas in an even stranger pod. For better or worse, Zoe will always be Zoe--the clumsy girl with her dress tucked into her pantyhose, toilet paper stuck to her shoe and trailing in her wake. If Zoe will always be Zoe, the only question left is, can they both live with that fact? Forever?

Clumsy Girl's Guide to Having a Baby continues the tale of clumsy girl Zoe, back, married to the love of her life, Curt, and setting off on another crazy adventure--maybe the most fun and dangerous of all. Having a baby!

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    Friendship Heirlooms Inspirational Romance Series
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    377 pages
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  4. Publication date
    January 27, 2016
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"Although this is a sequel to CLUMSY GIRL'S GUIDE TO FALLING IN LOVE, you can appreciate the new novel without having read that one or any of the other books set in Wiesner's fictional town of Peaceful, Wisconsin. More than "clumsy", Zoe is downright accident-prone (in real life, we'd suspect a neurological issue). For the most part, she accepts her lifelong problem with resigned good humor. At this point, she has been married to Curt, the love of her life, for five years. She's estranged from her father (now married to her late mother's sister) but has been embraced wholeheartedly by Curt's huge, affectionate, loud, and nosy Italian family. The "having a baby" part of the story doesn't start until about halfway through the book, although Zoe and Curt discuss the possibility earlier. The story centers on the tension between Curt's love for Zoe and his passion to prove himself as a worthy contributor to his family's restaurant business. After years of preparation, he's ready to open a branch of the restaurant in Minneapolis. His frequent absences have put a strain on the marriage. The imminent grand opening brings the situation to a crisis, because he hasn't found anyone else to manage the new place yet. The prospect of moving to Minneapolis is a deal-breaker for Zoe, not only because she has never wanted to spend her life anywhere except Peaceful, but because she loathes and fears the big-city environment to the point of phobia. Her pregnancy, welcomed but unexpected, adds another layer of complication, especially since Curt worries about leaving her alone while completing his preparations for the opening. On top of her habitual clumsiness, she suffers many pregnancy-related woes, some typical and some verging on bizarre. The story unfolds partly in Zoe's distinctive, funny first-person narrative voice and partly in third person from Curt's viewpoint. The author makes both characters sympathetic and understandable. The interaction of feminine insecurity and masculine cluelessness is delightful and touching. Wiesner pulls off the most effective type of humor, in which the humorous predicaments aren't funny to the protagonists suffering through them. At the same time, the serious aspects of Curt and Zoe's relationship and the problems they grapple with remain convincingly real. The supporting cast features a charming group of quirky, relatable secondary characters. The reader doesn't feel, as in some relationship-centered stories, that the hero and heroine live in a social vacuum. This novel also has inspirational content, and the religious dimension is realistically integrated into the story as a natural part of the couple's life. By the conclusion, hero and heroine achieve a fully satisfying and believably well-earned happy ending. A third novel will explore Zoe's experience with 'having it all'." ~Author Margaret L. Carter margaretlcarter.com/

5 Stars! "If you do not believe that a story about a zany, clumsy, married redheaded female can be funny, then read the Prologue. Zoë has the most humiliating - yet hilarious - pregnancy symptoms that a woman can get. During it all, Zoë is trying to support her husband's dream of setting up a branch of the successful family restaurant in Minneapolis. This means Curt has often been absent for the past five years. (Zoë remains in tiny Peaceful, Wisconsin. No big city for this clumsy lady!) She also has to deal with her father, who has never been there for Zoë. Worse, he now has a rocky marriage to Zoë's late mother's sister. I thought the story of Curt and Zoë dating and getting married was good, but now that the couple have been wed for over five years, it is even better. Romantic, hilarious, and highly recommended!" ~Huntress Reviews

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01B5U5WUG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Writers Exchange E-Publishing (January 27, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 27, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 10.3 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 377 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 3 ratings

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Karen Wiesner

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Creating realistic, unforgettable characters one story at a time…

In addition to being a popular writing reference instructor and writer, professional blurbologist and freelance editor, Karen Wiesner is the accomplished author of 144 titles published in the past 25 years, which have been nominated/won 134 awards, with 19 more releases contracted for spanning many genres and formats.

Karen's multi-award-winning and bestselling Incognito Series (romantic action/adventure/suspenses) has been revised and reissued.

Karen’s first foray into her favorite genre, romantic science fiction, is available now with the Arrow of Time Chronicles, including IMMUTABLE, INEVITABLE, INDELIBLE, and INDOMITABLE.

Karen's award-winning Denim Blues Mysteries (Christian romantic mystery trilogy with a private investigator, police procedural and amateur sleuth installment) is available now.

Karen writes the multi-award-winning Falcon’s Bend Series (police procedural mysteries) with author Chris Spindler of Auenwald, Germany. Books 1-6 and three novellas collections are available now.

Karen’s multi-award-winning Family Heirlooms Series (Christian romances) is now available. Books 1-7 of the spin-off series, Friendship Heirlooms Series, are also available. All titles are set in Karen's fiction town of Peaceful, Wisconsin. Her Peaceful Pilgrim Series is set in Peaceful, a modern-day small community with old-fashioned values and friendly people you'll want to get to know and visit often. Available now are HOME, Book 1; DESTINY, Book 2; ONCE UPON A CLICHÉ, Book 3; and A PERFECT MATCH, Book 5. Look for four more books in the series with REKINDKLED, Book 6, 2022; HEARTS ABLAZE, Book 4, 2022; AFTER THE GLITTER FADES, Book 7, 2023; and EXILED HEARTS, Book 8, 2023.

Karen’s Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series focuses on ghosts and horror and is set in her fictional Erie County, Wisconsin. Books 1-6 are now available. Books 7-12 as well as the first novella collection will be published between 2022-2024.

Karen’s Wounded Warriors Series (women’s fiction) and Gypsy Road Series (contemporary romances) have been revised and reissued along with her Angelfire Trilogy (contemporary romances). The spin-off series, Angelfire II Quartet, is also available now including ONLY THE LONELY, MIDNIGHT ANGEL, SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT, and PROMISES IN THE DARK.

Karen's writing reference titles include the bestselling FIRST DRAFT IN 30 DAYS as well as WRITING THE FICTION SERIES: The Guide for Novels and Novellas, BRING YOUR FICTION TO LIFE: Crafting Three-Dimensional Stories with Depth and Complexity, WRITING BLURBS THAT SIZZLE--AND SELL!. THE POWER OF PROMOTIONAL GROUPS, and COHESIVE STORY BUILDING. Her new writing reference is titled CPR FOR DEAD OR LIFELESS FICTION: A Writer's Guide to Deep and Multifaceted Development and Progression of Characters, Plots, and Relationships.

Karen’s book of poetry, Soul Bleeds The Poetry, Melodies, and Other Wanderings of Karen Wiesner (previously released as Soul Bleeds The Dark Poetry and Other Wanderings of K.S. Wiesner), is available now, reissued and expanded.

Karen also writes children's books including TAKING RESPONSIBILITY BUILDS TRUST (Making Good Choices Series, Book 1) has been reissued. TAKING CARE OF YOUR THINGS (Making Good Choices Series, Book 2) will be reissued TBA. KERI IS CUTE CUTE CUTE; I CAN TOUCH THE SKY; and CODY KNOWS with Linda Derkez are currently out of print.

From 2003 to 2014, Karen was the founding member of Jewels of the Quill, a popular promotional group of women authors that was featured in the September 2003 issue of RT Book Reviews. Jewels of the Quill produced two award-winning group anthologies per year from 2005-2011 (all currently out of print). Karen edited all 14 anthologies and designed the covers as well as contributing a novella to each. With the group anthologies, Karen started many new series’, which have been revised and reissued along with the single title novellas:

Books 1-10 and The Final Chapter of the Woodcutter’s Grim Series (Classic Tales of Horror Retold) are romantic fantasy and mild horror novellas and novels set in Karen's fictional town of Woodcutter's Grim, Wisconsin.

All seven novellas in the Kaleidoscope Series (contemporary romances) are now available.

The first four novellas in Karen’s Adventures in Amethyst Series, contemporary romances set in the fictional Amethyst, Wisconsin are available now along with six novels in the series, Books 5-10. Look for Adventures in Amethyst Trio of Holiday Romances including the novels NEVER A BRIDE, Book 11; UNLUCKY IN LOVE, Book 12; and SHOTGUN WEDDING, Book 13 to be released in 2021.

The Cowboy Fever Series, contemporary romances set in the fictional town Fever, Texas, includes five novellas and a novel, available now.

The novellas The Amethyst Angel, A Home for Christmas, The Amethyst Star, and Creatures of the Night have been revised and reissued as 2-in-1 volumes.

Karen won the Inscriptions Engraver Award for best on-line columnist two years in a row, the Year 2000 for eXcellence in E-publishing Award: E-author from ebookadvisor, was a two time recipient of the E-Pub Ambassador Award, and was a two time recipient of The Simply Charming Award for outstanding promotion of e-books. She was also nominated for the 2000 EPIC Florence Moyer Service Award.

Visit her website and blog at https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/ and her Facebook author page at http://www.facebook.com/KarenWiesnerAuthor.

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  • LAS Reviewer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good Reading
    Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2016
    “I limped up the hill, glaring at the evil, innocent looking stool…”

    This was a first for me, I’ve heard about people who are this clumsy, but never really met them. This book brought me into the mind and life of a clumsy married woman.

    Clumsy Girl’s Guide to Having a Baby does not start at or before the marriage. It starts five years into the marriage. This was a simple love story, but a love story that does a fantastic job of depicting the marriage life. As the much anticipated follow up to A Clumsy Girl’s Guide to Falling in Love, it was a neat way to see what happens when the honeymoon is over.

    I loved reading about Zoe’s clumsy “accidents”. They are hilarious to the point of being almost unbelievable.

    It was so easy to visualize this young woman who trips over blades of grass or air. A young woman who gets into a lot of clumsy accidents and then she gets pregnant. Gets big and can’t see her feet. If for nothing else this book should be read for the hilarity of it all.

    That being said, Zoe’s clumsiness is not the only story here and that is a good thing. The book has some serious parts which made it all the more real because a marriage is sometimes serious. Couples don’t always communicate well and sometimes they disagree. It’s real life. The romance is hot but the bedroom door is firmly closed.

    A clever story told mostly from Zoe’s POV but with insight into Curt’s take on it all. A very entertaining read.

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  • Margaret L. Carter
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Funny, Tender Story of Married Love
    Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2016
    CLUMSY GIRL’S GUIDE TO HAVING A BABY, by Karen Wiesner. Although this is a sequel to CLUMSY GIRL’S GUIDE TO FALLING IN LOVE, you can appreciate the new novel without having read that one or any of the other books set in Wiesner’s fictional town of Peaceful, Wisconsin. This story unfolds partly in Zoe’s distinctive, funny first-person narrative voice and partly in third person from Curt’s viewpoint. The author makes both characters sympathetic and understandable. The interaction of feminine insecurity and masculine cluelessness is delightful and touching. Wiesner pulls off the most effective type of humor, in which the humorous predicaments aren’t funny to the protagonists suffering through them. At the same time, the serious aspects of Curt and Zoe’s relationship and the problems they grapple with remain convincingly real. The supporting cast features a charming group of quirky, relatable secondary characters. The reader doesn’t feel, as in some relationship-centered stories, that the hero and heroine live in a social vacuum. This novel also has inspirational content, and the religious dimension is realistically integrated into the story as a natural part of the couple’s life. By the conclusion, hero and heroine achieve a fully satisfying and believably well-earned happy ending. (I rated it 4 instead of 5 because of some typos.)
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  • Hotcha
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Clumsy Girl's Guide to Having A Baby Book 6
    Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2017
    I freely chose to review this book as it is the next of the series, and I had to see what Zoe would do after Curt wanted her back. Would she forgive him and let him back and what about for dad and her aunt? Zoe had some growing up to do and she had to let go her hatred that her dad married her aunt. With his porn addiction, could she let the man that forced her out on the street and back in her life when he never showed her any affection? I liked that Curt made Zoe so happy after being married for five years, as most men start to verve off , and that he started his dream of opening a branch restaurant miles away, but he had his priorities wrong and was selfish and to try to get Zoe out of her comfort zone by wanting her to move away from the town she loved and her friends to live in a big city where she couldn't breathe even, I cheered when Zoe got her act together and learned her lesson that hatred is something that hardens your soul and turns you bitter. I am proud that Zoe made the right choice and I look forward to see what she's up to next!
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