Beth O’Leary meets Motherland. The funny, uplifting debut, that's soon to be a television adaptation! Five unlikely friends and a year that’ll change everything. Not for the easily offended! ABOUT A MOMENT ON THE LIPS: ETTA has had enough. At 5 ft 3 and size 20, she is determined to make a change. A change for herself, her daughter, and to show her ex, Robert, that she is, in fact, not only good enough for him but, in fact, far too good. JENNA is being driven mad by her mother-in-law’s critical and overbearing personality. And with her wedding fast approaching, she’s determined to regain control of her body and the big day. VAL is feeling lost and in shock after her husband of thirty years has upped and left her. Why? Good question. Val has no idea, but she’s determined to find out. NICKY has been on a downward spiral since her divorce. Struggling to move on and lonely with only her cats for company, food has become her best friend. YANA has new life in England. Despite marital bliss being everything she’d hoped for, Yana misses her family back in Russia and has developed some new habits that even her new husband isn't unaware of. Together they improve their lives and discover that it's never too late to strive towards the life you've always wanted. A note to readers from the eleven times Amazon All-Stars Award-winning author, J Taylor: “If you love to laugh and adore highly relatable, strong female characters that you’ll fall in love with and root for every step of the way, this is the book for you.” Excerpt from A Moment on the Lips: The second of June started eventfully: I got held hostage at work, and it was actually quite good fun. At Elm Lodge, there are three main foundations of the residents’ lives. Television, routine and food. The latter has become a massive issue of late. You probably remember it being mentioned that our chef had implemented a new menu, which has been met with a mixture of resistance, anger and sheer outrage. It came to a head today after this week’s menu options were given out. No one was happy and there were a lot of complaints, but it was Reg who decided enough was enough. ‘I will not eat that muck!’ he bellowed through the closed door as I perched on the commercial pack of toilet rolls, reading the Daily Mail on my phone. ‘I want our old menu back. Until I see some steak and kidney pudding, fish and chips on a Friday and our Sunday roasts – and I mean beef, pork and chicken, not nut roast, whatever that is when it’s at home! – we are staying put! And that includes the member of staff we have! That’s right, we have a hostage! Etta is in here too!’ "A Moment on the Lips is pure escapism! Think Bridget Jones meets Bridesmaids; it’s feel-good and completely hilarious!" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Curl Up With A Book Blog. Perfect for fans of Kristen Bailey, Beth O’Leary, and Mhairi McFarlane. What readers are saying: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Many books I’ve purchased have promised a “laugh-out-loud read”, which didn’t happen, but with this book it absolutely did’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Lovely heart-warming and absolutely hilarious read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I literally laughed out loud and cried with laughter reading this book, I could not put it down. Brilliantly funny, thought provoking and heart-warming’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I’m so glad I purchased it! I literally laughed out loud. I enjoyed every moment of this book; can't wait for more!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Fantastic, funny, yet touching, and some hilarious one-liners that had me howling!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Relatable, sweary, and completely hilarious!" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Every woman should read this book’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I cried with laughter and did not want it to end’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Brave, witty and uplifting.’