Molly Cannon's debut, Ain't Misbehaving, has been hailed as "sweet, sassy, and oh, my yes - sexy!" by New York Times best-selling author Mariah Stewart. Thanks to her no-good ex-husband, Marla Jean Bandy is single and looking for some fun - and she doesn't much care who it's with. But Jake, Marla's childhood crush, cares too much to let her make those kinds of mistakes. Jake tries to keep Marla out of trouble until she comes to her senses, but their time together makes Jake wonder if he's been missing out on something special all these years.
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"Marla Jean has not had a good year. She has had a rocky marriage and now has been divorced for a year. To make matters worse the husband who had professed to have loved hear for years had been cheating on her with the women who ran the bookmobile Ms Compton.A women who was 20 yrs Marla Jean's senior. In this small town everyone knows everybody and she is tired of hearing poor Marla Jean. So she is hurt over the lost relationship, her ego has been hit and to top it off she is lonely. So we start off with Marla Jean at a bar (Lu Lu's). She really just wants to get back in the saddle, if you know what I mean. So after dancing and flirting with all the eligible guys in town, finding herself in a car about to do something that she hadn't in a long while. Jake, is Marla's brothers (Lincoln) best friend. She has known him her whole life and has had a crush on him for all of her teenage years and here he is pulling her out of Donnie's truck. She is relieved (wasn't truly wanting Donnie), but is mad that he is just "watching" her for her big brother. The book is basically about these two characters fighting their attractions to each other. Marla Jean, not thinking she wants anything serious and just wanting some meaningless sex. Jake is very attracted to Marla but she is also very off limits being his best friends little sister. Evan though she is an adult and can make her own decisions. So they go through the story fighting their attractions tooth and nail. Marla Jean fighting with her EX, dealing with a business, dealing with ex's new girl friend who also just happens to be Jake's Aunt. It makes for some very comical situations.The book starts off a little slow. Learning about the town, what and who the characters are. They are well developed and Marla Jean is very likable. She is shown in the wrong lite to the town and is constantly either hurting herself or someone else. Never out of malice but is all ways shown as the jilted wife and is humiliated. You feel very sorry for her ex specially when she is constantly being interrupted by family, when all she wants is a little nookie! Her ex, is very self absorbed and now that he is divorced has nothing to do with Marla Jean unless it is to but in were not wanted. The story is very cute. Lots of comedy, situational mostly. I will a admit I even shed a couple tears. My only complaint if I was was to have any at all, would be the sex scene was a little under whelming. You know the 2 main characters are going to get together and should. When they do the sex is is quick when I was waiting for hot and steamy. So if you are looking for a hot and steamy..this is not it. There is tons of sexual tension and lots of wanting! Not my favorite book but very good overall. I would defiantly read this author again and it is defiantly worth the read."
— Julie (4 out of 5 stars)
" For a first book, it was a pretty good light romance. "
— Lisa, 2/20/2014" I just loved this light-hearted contemporary romance. I loved Marla Jean and Jake. And I adored the narrator of the audiobook production! She did a fabulous job with all the voices. There's nothing complex about the plot but fun characters and good writing, along with a great reader, made this book an absolute delight to listen to. I still would have enjoyed it had I read it in print, but I highly recommend the audio version if you enjoy audiobooks, southern accents and can get your hands on it. I got mine from the library but would have happily spent an Audible credit on it if I had to buy it. Well worth it! "
— Sheryl, 1/24/2014" Easy, fun, romantic read with just enough steamy. "
— Kowanda, 1/13/2014" Good book, great narrator! "
— KarenH, 1/9/2014" This was refreshing to read. It was not too smutty, not too scary, not too mushy, an all around good read that kept me going to the end. "
— Valerie, 12/4/2013" Four stars for the humor alone, really enjoyed the hero and heroine too. "
— Ladyacct, 11/4/2013" This is an excellent debut novel full of humor and heart. "
— Etidiams, 10/30/2013" I loved this book. It was a fun and sexy summer read! "
— Christa, 7/30/2013" Funny and heart felt. "
— Elizabeth, 5/17/2013" This book was such a fun book. I enjoyed it and thought that it would be a perfect book for a week at the beach. "
— Dottie, 5/6/2013" just finished this and i have to say its rare that i like a romance book but this one found just the right tone to keep it interesting. i enjoyed it so much it took less than a day to finish "
— Angie, 4/24/2013" I really liked this! It was a fun read and I'm adding Cannon's next book to my to read shelf. "
— Kris, 4/14/2013Molly Cannon lives a charmed life in Texas with her husband, Mr. Wonderful, and her extremely large cat Nelson. When she’s not writing, she spends her days reading, taking dance classes with MW, and watching every kind of sporting event imaginable. Molly has three grown children, all married to terrific people, and two wonderful grandchildren.
Susan Bennett, Earphones Award-winning narrator, has enjoyed an extensive career as a vocal artist. She has worked with major agencies on such accounts as Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, AT&T, Blue Cross, Goodyear, and Club Med. She also dabbles in the music industry as the singer and keyboardist for The Interactive! Band. Along with her guitarist husband, Rick Hinkle, she is the co-owner of Audiocam Music, a full-service recording studio.