Badass Bloggettes: *** 5 STAR REVIEW *** First Comes Love: A Chronicles of Moxie novel by Z.B. Heller

First Comes Love: A Chronicles of Moxie novel

Author: Z.B. Heller

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So I met this guy. He has the trifecta of awesomeness; hot, built, and amazing in bed. But the best part of it all is that he loves me. Did I mention that I puked all over him when we first met? No? Well, that’s a different story. Now the whole world wants to barf on us because we are disgustingly in love and let’s face it, the cutest couple on earth. But what happens when our love for each other may not be enough to face the road ahead? As the saying goes, first comes love, then maybe if your lucky he’ll put a ring on it, then comes…oh, the crap in diapers. So far I’ve faced a malicious girl scout, and jealous hoochie and a skunk that I may or may not have turned into a fur stole. Now Miles and I are facing our great challenge as a couple. As I’ve found out, sometimes life isn’t all daises and unicorn farts.

A BIG 5+ STAMPS

WARNING: DO NOT READ THIS BOOK IN A PUBLIC AREA IF YOU ARE EMBARRASSED LAUGHING OUT LOUD IN FRONT OF A BUNCH OF STRANGERS.

I attached this warning because I made the mistake of reading about Moxie in a doctor’s office and later in a restaurant. Both times all eyes turned to me and I’m sure many wondered who is that crazy woman laughing so hard she is crying.

First Comes Love is the first book I read by Z. B. Heller and she is now on my “Buy Immediately” when released list. What an absolutely awesome storyteller. This is actually the second book in the Chronicles of Moxie series but I didn’t feel that I missed anything by reading this book before I read the first book.

Moxie is a first grade school teacher dating a single dad, Miles. Dillon, Miles’ son is a fabulous, very smart boy who was in Moxie’s kindergarten class. Moxie is a woman with a “what comes up comes out” mouth and a lot of unexpected observations come out. This book has everything that you could want in a romance book, love, an evil step-mother that would put Cinderella’s to shame, sex, a little angst and, all of these heavier scenes are broken up with some of the funniest scenes ever.

“Miles?” I looked down at my boyfriend as I took fighting position. “Yes?” He looked up. Miles wasn’t phased by all the drama. After dating me for a while, he figured out there was always something crazy happening around me. “If something happens to me, make sure you clear the hard drive on my computer. I’m donating my porn collection to you.”

One of my favorite scenes were in the gynecologist’s office. Any woman who’s ever made that trip knows how embarrassing it is and Ms. Heller made me laugh until I cried. I will never go to my doctor again without thinking about Moxie.

“They’d obviously gone through this before. I lifted my head and said, “Is this your second baby?” Both let out a loud laugh. “Oh no. This is our seventh,” she said. My mouth went slack. This woman had pushed six watermelons out her cooch. Her vagina was probably so loose, her baby would just fall right out of her like it were shooting down a Slip‘N Slide.”

There is another scene at Disney World that is hilarious. Miles was trying to give Moxie and Dillon a little get away because he had to work and their breakfast with Goofy was goofy. I can’t share any more information without giving away too much that the reader needs to experience firsthand.

Moxie works through a lot in her relationship with Miles in this book. She is such a fun character that I wanted to invite her over and do shots or drink Margaritas with her. All the character in this book are wonderful and have personalities that are realistic; even the evil step-mother. They all connect in a perfect way to support each other through the ups and downs of life.

As Moxie tries to work out how she wants her relationship to move forward I feel for her and the emotional conflict that continually run through her head and out of her mouth.

I can’t stress how much I love this book. I highly recommend it. Let’s face it everyone needs a little laughter in their life. It is good for your health. I’m downloading The Chronicles of Moxie and The education of Moxie tonight to for more laughs.

Also check out Z.B. Heller’s Facebook page. She is asking her fans for input while writing her next book. I’m laughing as I read her questions. What a hoot!

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As a little girl, it was always a dream for Z.B. Heller to become She-Ra Princess of Power. Since this dream was unobtainable, she spent what was probably way too long in college trying to "find herself." Becoming an artist scratched the creative itch until the stories in her head got to be too loud for her to get anything else accomplished. She lives in St. Louis with her husband, son, and Flemish Giant rabbit, Chloe. In her spare time she likes to read, stalk celebrities on Twitter, and create the type of art people scratch their heads about.