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Stevie O'Neill, a young LA actress, recklessly marries visiting Robert Anderson and follows him to South Dakota. There, she discovers that her Hispanic/Irish ancestry doesn't bother her blue-eyed blonde in-laws, but her lack of domestic skills does-a situation Mom Anderson is determined to correct.
This orphaned, metropolitan smartass becomes an unwilling Martha Stewart in a student trailer park-but her life is not all drudgery, in Los Angeles she's a grunt in an army of wannabe celebrities, in South Dakota she's a star because of a beer commercial. Her brief fame even gets her a teaching job at the University.
Stevie's new existence is filled with adventures most city girls never experience-or want to. She goes pheasant hunting; she survives blizzards; she drives the Hereford Queen in the Homecoming parade. She's thrown into an extended family circle and learns to deal with all that goes with family life.
In the first year of an impulsive, hormone-driven marriage punctuated by misunderstandings and reconciliations, Stevie discovers that her Prince Charming has skid marks in his tights. Should she stick with him? At least for one more year?
"Stephanie "Stevie" O'Neill is an aspiring Los Angeles actress with a bright future. Armed with an MFA, several commercial credits and a modest inheritance, her life is on track. Orphaned when she was 16, Stevie is also fiercely independent, relying more on her cat for companionship than any man. That changes when she meets Robert Anderson, who surprises her with his wholesome Midwestern manners and quiet charm. Smitten, Stevie marries Robert and follows him back to his hometown. As their first year of marriage progresses, Stevie continually questions her decision to marry Robert and move with him to South Dakota. The premise is…original…particularly thought-provoking-and the story is engaging and believable, and Stevie is an appealing heroine. An adequate dose of…entertainment."-Kirkus Discoveries
“…sidesplitting comedy. It's an entertaining look into a realistic modern-day modern romance. Schnell's writing is guaranteed to generate smiles.”-Romantic Times, May 2004
“…I want to offer you my congratulations. What an amusing story you've crafted here! I flew through these pages, cackling throughout. This is a deft, funny, snappy book.”-Joyce Engleson, freelance editor
First Year,Barbara Schnell,iUniverse, Inc.,059528826X,Fiction,Fiction - General,General,Humorous,Romance - Contemporary,Fiction / Humorous
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