Today I’m happy to participate in the blog tour and giveaway for Anne Pfeffer’s new novel Just Pru! Read all about this exciting new book and be sure to enter the giveaway at the end of the post.

About the Book:

When twenty-five-year-old Pru Anderson—braless, pajama-clad, and clutching her cat, Chuck—is rescued from her burning Los Angeles apartment, the thing that scares her most is meeting the neighbors. New people make her hide in the bathroom, counting by sevens, but when her home is destroyed, she must turn strangers into friends …  or crawl back to the controlling parents she only recently escaped.

What would her idol, Pepper Hathaway, do? That’s a no brainer: the detective-slash-supermodel heroine from Pru’s favorite TV series would take no prisoners while looking fierce in a tankini and stilettos. So when the chance comes up to live with playwright Ellen, Pru sets aside her fears and goes for it.

Thus begin the adventures of a girl who’s never had a job, a friend, or a first kiss. Swept into Ellen’s whirlwind life, Pru begins to build her own, as director’s assistant for a new play, muse to brooding actor Blake, and possible love interest to adorably neurotic neighbor, Adam.

Only one thing can derail Pru’s exhilarating journey. Well, actually, it’s two things—and they’re in a car headed straight for LA to torpedo her life. When the past that nearly destroyed her comes calling, who will she be: a Prudence or a Pepper?

My Review:

Publisher: Amazon Digital Services

Format: ebook

Source: CBB Book Promotions

Pru, not Prudence, has lived two months away from home. Her money has run out, she has no job prospects, and her parents are waiting for any excuse to whisk her back to a suffocating existence. Oh, and Pru is burdened with near-crippling anxiety.

And that is when a fire destroys everything she owns except for Chuck, her beloved cat.

Pru must call on reserves she doesn’t know she has, speak to people she has never met, even seek advice from the deceased or those who never lived in order to find where she belongs. Though her therapist has died, he is still with her as Pru conjures his words of strength at moments of crisis. In addition to the internalized voice of her deceased therapist, Pru relies on wisdom gleaned from her favorite TV heroine Pepper Hathaway. The honest, self-revelatory voice author Anne Pfeffer has created for Pru is absolutely delightful.

Forced out of her apartment, Pru meets new people and discovers her ability to empathize (as well as draw on lessons from TV heroines), all of which leads her to the theater and comic predicaments only she can fix using her unique intuition. The start is a little slow, but soon the reader is fully engaged with agoraphobe Pru and her many personal struggles.

You might think a fire that destroyed all her belongings would be the end of Pru. Instead, the fire offers her the opportunity to make a new life for herself. Because of the fire, Pru has no choice but to reach out to others and begin to interact in the world. At size 16, she had always thought herself undesirable. She had also believed she had nothing worthwhile to contribute. Now Pru is on a journey to discover her true self. With extraordinary courage, she does the things (as Eleanor Roosevelt advises) that she thought she could not do.

I love the way the author uses fire as a symbol for death and rebirth. Just Pru is the delightful story of a brave, compassionate woman reaching toward new life following the overdue death of her former self.

Click here to preorder Just Pru from Amazon for only $2.99!

About the Author:

Anne Pfeffer worked in finance and was a children’s rights attorney before she decided to follow her respective dreams of writing books and working in her pajamas. Since then, she has self-published the novels Any Other Night, The Wedding Cake Girl, and Girls Love Travis Walker, which was named one of IndieReader.com‘s Best Indie Books of 2013.

Anne loves her family, cool breezes, carbohydrates, and elastic waistbands. She lives in Santa Monica, California, with her dachshund, Taco. Learn about her latest projects at http://www.annepfeffer.com.

Detailss for the books in the giveaway:

Just Pru

When shy, anxious Pru loses her apartment in a building fire, she learns how to make friends and find love.

“….a laugh out loud, heartwarming story…. The eccentric characters are easy to fall in love with and to cheer for…” The Self Publishing Review

Girls Love Travis Walker

Despite his sexy charm and good looks, Travis must struggle to get the job and girl that he wants.

“This novel deserves every award it got… an incredible redemption story that’s both lighthearted and sincere…” http://www.talksupeblog.com

The Wedding Cake Girl

When expert scuba diver Alexandra wants to leave her island home for college, she must stand up to her difficult, demanding mother.

“A well written emotional plot with a lot of twists and turns that will keep you hooked from the beginning. Highly recommended for all YA genre fans…” http://www.coziecorner.blogspot.com

Any Other Night

After Ryan’s friend Michael dies with a secret, Ryan must take over Michael’s unfinished business.

“…. beautifully realized characters in a gripping, page-turning plot….This lively, fresh young-adult romance is Say Anything for a new generation…”

Reviewed as Loving Emily. www.kirkusreviews.com

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