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There Are No Men (On the Edge Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Carol Maloney Scott (Author), Nick Rissmeyer (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 out of 5 stars 1,614 ratings
Will any man make it to a second date?

Divorced thirty-something Claire doesn’t know who’s in her dating pool—but she’s doing her best to avoid shark-infested waters.

Leaving her clueless and insensitive husband behind was a smart move after losing her fertility, but now she’s riding the wave of flying toupees, strange men in leather thongs, and drunken nights in painfully impractical shoes.

Claire desperately wanted to be a mother, but now she’ll settle for one middle-aged man worthy of a second date. After a long drought, men are flooding her shores and she’s drowning in choices.

There’s Justin, the 25-year-old IT boy-genius with the GQ looks and cougar fetish, who won’t take ‘no’ for an answer. A woman would have to be a blind, lesbian nun not to fall for him, but he reminds Claire of her wasted youth.

And then the charming but mysterious Dr. Nathan appears, but he’s cheating on her with his medical mistress—a demanding cardiology practice.

To further rock her boat, Claire’s ‘stable’ career in publishing has been tossed about by her floundering company’s launch of a new line of trendy, salacious books. Cookbooks aren’t selling these days, but this stuff is flying off the shelves—and challenging Claire’s attitude about sex, work . . . and her tempestuous new life.

When her best friend convinces her to buddy up with the aspiring writer who just moved in across the street, Claire rejects the idea—he has already caught her in more than one embarrassing and scantily clad situation.

Giving in to her friend’s nudging, she tries to ignore the details she discovers about him, including his hard rock night gig and his mesmerizing blue eyes, in the hopes his literary talents can pull her publishing house up from the bottom of the ocean.

Claire’s dilemma begs the question: Are there NO men or TOO MANY?

There Are No Men is Book 2 in the On the Edge series.
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My name is Carol, and I’m addicted to Romance. I grew up in the Hudson Valley area of New York, surrounded by “city folk,” like my Manhattanite mom and Bronx-native Dad, who taught me to be sweet on the outside, yet tough on the inside. As a result, I’m often gifted sassy labels like “firecracker” or “feisty,” which I choose to take as a compliment, due to my Irish/Eastern European heritage. My romantic history is as real (and complicated) as that of the heroines in my novels. I’ve been divorced, relocated, plunged fearlessly into the turbulent waters of online dating—only to retreat, yelping, at the occasionally shocking climate before bravely renewing my efforts—until finally, I grabbed hold of happiness and refused to let go. While I did eventually find my “HEA” in the form of a real life relationship, I also fell in love with writing, and it’s a romance I can’t get enough of. That’s why I can’t help chasing after that thrill of first love, of never-ending passion, of self-discovery, of romance—even if that chase leads me to (and sometimes over) the edge.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00M9ST84U
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Edgy Chick Press
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 30 July 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.0 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 346 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 2 of 5 ‏ : ‎ On the Edge
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Carol Maloney Scott is a happy and productive wife, empty nest mom, and wiener dog fanatic. She is a lover of donuts and eye shadow palettes, and is failing every day in her quest to become a morning person. She is a career coach, author and speaker, and loves to use her gifts to create happiness for others. Her stories are hilarious and romantic, with a touch of real life drama, and her non-fiction is fun, actionable, and results-oriented.

Join her on "The Edge" for giveaways, cover reveals, excerpts, contests and members-only content at www.carolmaloneyscott.com/, and at www.careerhappinessmap.com to learn about her transformation career coaching programs and download your free career guide.

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Customers find the book humorous, with one mentioning it made them laugh out loud, and they appreciate its easy readability and well-written content. The plot receives mixed reactions - while some enjoy the sweet ending, others find it meaningless and predictable. Customers disagree on the pacing, with one describing it as slow.

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13 customers mention ‘Humor’13 positive0 negative

Customers find the book humorous, with one mentioning it had them laughing out loud, while another describes it as an entertaining story of a divorced woman.

"Thoroughly enjoyed this book. The humour, the heartache, the human under what the world sees. Very well written. Not too heavy." Read more

"This had me laughing out loud and I found it impossible to predict the ending so difficult to put down. Harmless and funny" Read more

"Easy reading book. Fun and flirty. Enjoyable and light hearted. Well written with only a few editing mistakes but great free read." Read more

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Customers thoroughly enjoyed this book, with one describing it as a heartwarming and funny read.

"Thoroughly enjoyed this book. The humour, the heartache, the human under what the world sees. Very well written. Not too heavy." Read more

"This book started off really well. The plot was great and a real heart warming one. But it did drag on a bit and ended very abruptly!!!..." Read more

"Easy reading book. Fun and flirty. Enjoyable and light hearted. Well written with only a few editing mistakes but great free read." Read more

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"Easy reading book. Fun and flirty. Enjoyable and light hearted. Well written with only a few editing mistakes but great free read." Read more

"Funny romantic and a very good read ! This reminded me a bit of Wendy Holden books :) :) :)" Read more

"Quite well written for the genre but I could not take to Claire at all...." Read more

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"Thoroughly enjoyed this book. The humour, the heartache, the human under what the world sees. Very well written. Not too heavy." Read more

"This had me laughing out loud and I found it impossible to predict the ending so difficult to put down. Harmless and funny" Read more

"This book started off really well. The plot was great and a real heart warming one. But it did drag on a bit and ended very abruptly!!!..." Read more

"...Dislikes: the plot was thin, and the author appeared to forget that the protagonist's best neighbourhood buddy was married to a Doctor." Read more

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  • Suze Walms
    5.0 out of 5 stars THERE ARE NO MEN!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 June 2016
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    Thoroughly enjoyed this book. The humour, the heartache, the human under what the world sees.
    Very well written. Not too heavy.
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  • swiftdale
    4.0 out of 5 stars Funny
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2016
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    This had me laughing out loud and I found it impossible to predict the ending so difficult to put down. Harmless and funny
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  • Trisha Adu-Poku
    3.0 out of 5 stars Whhhaaaaat
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 February 2017
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    This book started off really well. The plot was great and a real heart warming one. But it did drag on a bit and ended very abruptly!!! Quite disappointing actually
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  • avidreader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good light reading.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 January 2016
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    Easy reading book. Fun and flirty. Enjoyable and light hearted. Well written with only a few editing mistakes but great free read.
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  • Indigo Butterfly
    4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable and funny!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 June 2016
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    Enjoyable and funny!
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  • Nic
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 October 2015
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    Funny romantic and a very good read ! This reminded me a bit of Wendy Holden books :) :) :)
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  • Jo Holloway
    4.0 out of 5 stars Not my kind of heroine
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 September 2015
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    Quite well written for the genre but I could not take to Claire at all. Perhaps only those who drink themselves silly would really empathise with her, but I just wanted to slap her silly all too often. Felt sorry for Dixie! Despite all this I did want to keep reading to the end however.
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  • Mcnix
    3.0 out of 5 stars Predictable and yet annoyingly inconsistent
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2017
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    Likes: the individual characters were fun and fairly well drawn
    Dislikes: the plot was thin, and the author appeared to forget that the protagonist's best neighbourhood buddy was married to a Doctor.
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  • BrainyBlonde
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Highly Entertaining Read
    Reviewed in the United States on 27 December 2014
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    There Are No Men is one of those books that grabs your attention on the very first page. When we're introduced to the protagonist, beautiful thirty-something Claire, she's out on a really awful first date. We've all been there, right? So, it's easy to empathize with the character. I won't spoil how the date ends, but I still snort laugh every time I think about it. Unfortunately for Claire, this disastrous evening is just the beginning in a series of trials and tribulations she must face as she searches for a life companion.

    There's a lot of depth and poignancy in the journey taken by Claire. Life has dealt her a rough hand and because of her bad first marriage and the reasons for it ending, she doesn't feel worthy. She thinks she knows what kind of man she needs and she's very resistant to any guy who doesn't meet her criteria, like her hot, young co-worker, Justin, and her new neighbor, writer/musician Brandon. Meanwhile, she concentrates all her efforts on making a relationship with a guy who's perfect on paper work.

    In addition to the romantic plotline, two things I really enjoyed about this book were Claire's job (She works at a publishing house.) and all the intrigue there (Can the company save itself by taking on spicier authors/books? Who's accessing employees' private e-mails?), and Claire's relationship with her feisty dachshund, Dixie. As a dog lover, I'm always delighted when a canine character makes its presence known in a book, and Dixie certainly did. She had tons of personality, and her shenanigans (She manages to bring Claire closer to one of the men in her life while doing her best to drive another away.) were one of the highlights of the book.

    I'm so glad to have found a new voice in Women's Fiction that's as entertaining as Carol Maloney Scott's and I look forward to reading more of her work. If you're in the mood for a read that has both humor and heart, give There Are No Men a try.
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  • M Maher
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly enjoyable read. Laughed out loud more than once ...
    Reviewed in Australia on 10 April 2017
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    Thoroughly enjoyable read. Laughed out loud more than once, and keen to read the rest in the series. Very invested in the characters now and don't think I could go back to book number one (book two was the first I read in this series), wish I had started there!
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  • An Avid Reader
    4.0 out of 5 stars Some laughs, some tears
    Reviewed in Australia on 5 July 2016
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    I got a few belly laughs from Claire's mishaps, and the wry tone was amusing. At first Claire's personal insecurities that colour her actions and contribute to her hilarious dating misadventures were rather touching and I felt great sympathy for her. I don't know whether it is a style thing that could be improved with a thorough content edit, but Claire did verge on the uncomfortably obsessive even though she did have traumas to get through and beyond. On balance the feel-good - and wanting to know what next absurd situation she would find herself in outweighed the discomfort enough to keep me reading to the 'awww' upbeat ending.
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  • ElizaB
    4.0 out of 5 stars Overall funny read that held my interest (even though it dragged a bit half-way through).
    Reviewed in the United States on 7 June 2015
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    I really felt for Claire because she married her high school sweetheart and thought she’d have her HEA, but things didn’t go as planned.
    She’s now 36, divorced, had a hysterectomy so she can no longer have the baby she so desperately wants and is in the midst of dating; using the Internet along with meetups in the community.

    There are three men (almost four) who are in the mix. I always think it’s funny that writers have the main character in this dry spell (hence the book's title) only to suddenly have attractive men almost falling from the sky. You have Justin, the 25 year old IT guy at her work who Claire thinks could be a model. You have Brandon, the 28 year-old hunk who just happens to move in across the street and Nathan an attractive 40 year-old cardiologist. And strangely enough, none of them were met online. A bit more realism would have been nice; not every guy has washboard abs and surfer looks.

    I laughed several times throughout and loved the witty “real” banter that went on with her friends. I thought there would be more of Jane and her husband; especially since they live next door, but Claire seemed to spend little amounts of time with lots of different people so I didn’t feel as strong a connection to her core support group as there could have been.

    The part that got more than tiring was the whole wearing stilts and getting drunk routine. Once I could see, but the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome. Were it not for the fact that Justin and Brandon were around when they were, Claire could have easily found her way into a Lifetime Television for Women movie.

    Another aspect that could have been improved on is the fact that Claire made decisions over and over again with very little information. How can you decide you love someone or that they’re “the one” when you’re hardly with them? Same for the guys. This is hard because I don’t want to add spoilers, but the guy she ends up with declares his love and he hasn’t really spent much time at all with her. He really doesn’t have any idea of who she is as a person, so it was a little hard for there to any heartfelt “romancy” feelings when she spends so little time with any of the potential candidates.

    Due to this, I never really felt I knew any of the men that well. You get a very broad brush, but you don’t really know what makes them tick. There’s also lots of questions left unanswered about two of the guys and it would have been nice to have seen Claire have it out with the one and let us get to know that one she ends up with more so these characters could have been more well-rounded. Because of this, I found the end a little anti-climactic and without an epilogue, you don’t know if they’ll last a month or forever.

    I was left wanting more of Rebecca’s story. There’s a mini discussion about why she never talks about her relationships, but then it just abruptly ended. She’s seeing someone at the end, but what happens? I was even left wondering about Rick, the divorced father of two Claire meets at a restaurant. He’s the “4th” guy I mentioned earlier. There’s also Claire’s sister and Brandon’s sister. More fodder for future books?

    Carol Maloney Scott is a new author for me, but I would certainly check out her other work should she write anything else. The story dealt with lots of real issues for women that I appreciated and touched on the heartache and disappointment that sometimes happens in life. Things weren’t sugarcoated, but the humor and friendships added the right touch of humor to otherwise serious issues of life, love and dreams.
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  • Kimberley Wiseman
    2.0 out of 5 stars Hard to get through.
    Reviewed in Canada on 29 April 2019
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    I'm a little over half way through this book, and I find I'm having to force myself to finish it. It is tedious and slow moving. There isn't really much interaction between the main character and the possible love interests. I find her to be whiny, judgmental, close-minded and self righteous; not to mention prudish and self-involved. Also, there may have been a couple of parts that were funny, but definitely not "Laugh out loud." I don't think I'll be reading any more from this author.
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