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The Yellow Brick Road Gang (aka Guardian) #1
Best Laid Plans
The Yellow Brick Road Gang, otherwise known as Metaphysical Misadventures in the Search for Enlightenment, was once just a book club. Now, they are a circle of friends as close as family. Together they embarked on a spiritual search -- and throughout the last eight years each woman has come to realize that the only constant is change and that anything is possible.
Cristine and her partner have always approached their relationship like a business, and Cristine prides herself on her cool-headed and logical thinking. But when Cristine's partner decides he doesn't want to renew their relationship contract, Cristine is devastated. Trying to help her, the Yellow Brick Road Gang devises a ritual to bring Cristine a new Mix cayenne pepper for hot passion and dried mustard for strength, add a tiny bit of mint for sweetness, then cast into a fire.
Enter Daniel Burns. He is no ordinary man. In fact, he isn't a man at all…
Cristine and her partner have always approached their relationship like a business, and Cristine prides herself on her cool-headed and logical thinking. But when Cristine's partner decides he doesn't want to renew their relationship contract, Cristine is devastated. Trying to help her, the Yellow Brick Road Gang devises a ritual to bring Cristine a new Mix cayenne pepper for hot passion and dried mustard for strength, add a tiny bit of mint for sweetness, then cast into a fire.
Enter Daniel Burns. He is no ordinary man. In fact, he isn't a man at all…
352 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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Constance O'Day-Flannery
25 books126 followersConstance O'Day-Flannery is a best-selling American author of romance novels.
Constance O'Day-Flannery has never taken a writing course or attended college. She began writing in 1986 when her son entered school. While reading romance novels during her recovery from a hysterectomy, O'Day-Flannery began to think about the type of book she would want to read. She finished her manuscript 18 months later and sold it quickly. Since then, she has published over twenty novels, all of which have appeared on a national best-seller list. Many of her novels are paranormal or time-travel romances. She has been awarded the Romantic Times BookClub Award for Best Time Travel for Timeswept Lovers and the Romantic Times BookClub Award for Best Contemporary Fantasy Romance, Second Chances.
In 2001, O'Day-Flannery took a hiatus from writing. She spent three years living in Ireland before returning to the United States and continuing her writing career.
O'Day-Flannery currently lives in Pennsylvania. She has two children.
Constance O'Day-Flannery has never taken a writing course or attended college. She began writing in 1986 when her son entered school. While reading romance novels during her recovery from a hysterectomy, O'Day-Flannery began to think about the type of book she would want to read. She finished her manuscript 18 months later and sold it quickly. Since then, she has published over twenty novels, all of which have appeared on a national best-seller list. Many of her novels are paranormal or time-travel romances. She has been awarded the Romantic Times BookClub Award for Best Time Travel for Timeswept Lovers and the Romantic Times BookClub Award for Best Contemporary Fantasy Romance, Second Chances.
In 2001, O'Day-Flannery took a hiatus from writing. She spent three years living in Ireland before returning to the United States and continuing her writing career.
O'Day-Flannery currently lives in Pennsylvania. She has two children.
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January 7, 2016
well this book was unusual to say the least. While im a big fan of the paranormal the metaphysical i am sad to say escapes me. On the other hand who doesnt dream of the perfect man that can give the best orgasms ever? lol. In all realness while this book had a lovely message that i think everyone should read about how your thoughts and fears can manifest into reality i do believe that perhaps this book was meant for an older audience. The writing was beautifully done but to be honest i found it a bit dull other worldliness aside. The sex scenes had potential if they didnt do the fade out to black thing like in movies. Also i thought that it was a little unnecessary to have that many female characters. If she had been setting it up for a series and not a trilogy maybe but there were so many i couldnt keep track of who was who. The plot also moved a tad slowly and i feel could have been cut by at least 50 pages without detriment to the book. Overall this was a book with a great message, lovely writing, but one i believe meant for an older audience less interested in raunchy sex scenes and action filled plots
June 5, 2011
Not my thing. I actually like the main character, Christine and the idea of the Yellow Brick Road gang of women who are all friends supporting each other. but the whole lover from another dimension I just could not wrap my head around.
April 20, 2010
sometimes you just need an easy read! my first "paranormal" chick lit read.
August 31, 2011
3.5 for this story of a single woman who decides to have a baby by seven men she knows, so she won't know which is the real father.
June 7, 2015
What the fuck did I just (partially) read? Note to self: if the description of a book on my library's ebook-loaning app sounds like it at all has the potential to suck, then stay far away from it.
August 31, 2015
This book can be a little heavy-handed and preachy. I happen to agree with many of the new age ideas being pushed, but if I didn't, I probably wouldn't have finished the book.
November 22, 2016
Don't be misled by the Title. Overall a nice novel
November 15, 2011
I liked the book, but it was missing something.
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