Milked by Lisa Doyle
By and large, Amanda Keane makes pretty good decisions. Okay, she might not
have the best taste in men, but she’s got great friends, a good job, and an
independent spirit. That is, until her 30th birthday ushers in a whirlwind romance
with a sexy Irish musician who leaves her, not at the altar as she imagined, but
accidentally pregnant. And when he disappears, she’s downsized out of a job,
her apartment is robbed, and lapsed health insurance coverage leaves her with a
C-section to pay for, Amanda is launched headfirst into the life of a broke single
mom. But her friend and uber successful ob-gyn, Joy, clues her in to an unlikely
temp position with one of Chicago’s celebrity elite that just may be the answer to
all her woes. Or could it be just the beginning?
It’s with serious trepidation that Amanda embarks on her surprisingly lucrative
new career: underground wet nurse to the offspring of Chi-town’s rich and
famous. Amanda must quickly understand how to live at the whims and mercy of
the one percent as she deals with the irony of nursing – and loving – someone
else’s child, while still making ends meet for her own daughter. And then there’s
Cute Daycare Dad (aka Dan), who’s obviously interested in her. But can she
afford to tell him what she really does for a living? Is her new job (something she
thought went out with the 19th century) a shameful thing? Just another way of
selling her body? Or does it have something to teach her after all?
A novel of motherhood, its many demands, and all the little triumphs along the
way, MILKED is a warm and witty debut about making tough choices and
traveling the roundabout road to happiness.
By and large, Amanda Keane makes pretty good decisions. Okay, she might not
have the best taste in men, but she’s got great friends, a good job, and an
independent spirit. That is, until her 30th birthday ushers in a whirlwind romance
with a sexy Irish musician who leaves her, not at the altar as she imagined, but
accidentally pregnant. And when he disappears, she’s downsized out of a job,
her apartment is robbed, and lapsed health insurance coverage leaves her with a
C-section to pay for, Amanda is launched headfirst into the life of a broke single
mom. But her friend and uber successful ob-gyn, Joy, clues her in to an unlikely
temp position with one of Chicago’s celebrity elite that just may be the answer to
all her woes. Or could it be just the beginning?
It’s with serious trepidation that Amanda embarks on her surprisingly lucrative
new career: underground wet nurse to the offspring of Chi-town’s rich and
famous. Amanda must quickly understand how to live at the whims and mercy of
the one percent as she deals with the irony of nursing – and loving – someone
else’s child, while still making ends meet for her own daughter. And then there’s
Cute Daycare Dad (aka Dan), who’s obviously interested in her. But can she
afford to tell him what she really does for a living? Is her new job (something she
thought went out with the 19th century) a shameful thing? Just another way of
selling her body? Or does it have something to teach her after all?
A novel of motherhood, its many demands, and all the little triumphs along the
way, MILKED is a warm and witty debut about making tough choices and
traveling the roundabout road to happiness.
About Lisa Doyle
Lisa Doyle is a communications manager and freelance writer based in the
Chicago area. A native of Hinsdale, Illinois and a graduate of Miami University,
she spent several years editing business-to-business publications for the
personal care industry before moving to the nonprofit sector, and currently works
in advocacy for homeless families at Bridge Communities in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
She has written for major beauty trade publications (Global Cosmetic Industry,
Skin Inc, Salon Today, Modern Salon, Renew, Suburban Life) and is a
contributor to WOMEN REINVENTED: TRUE STORIES OF EMPOWERMENT
AND CHANGE (LaChance Publishing, 2010).
Doyle is represented by Claire Anderson-Wheeler of Regal Literary, Inc., a full-
service agency based in New York.
For more about Lisa, please visit her website.
On twitter she’s @bylisadoyle.
On Facebook she’s at https://www.facebook.com/bylisadoyle.
For buy links, please go to www.simonandfig.com.
Lisa Doyle is a communications manager and freelance writer based in the
Chicago area. A native of Hinsdale, Illinois and a graduate of Miami University,
she spent several years editing business-to-business publications for the
personal care industry before moving to the nonprofit sector, and currently works
in advocacy for homeless families at Bridge Communities in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
She has written for major beauty trade publications (Global Cosmetic Industry,
Skin Inc, Salon Today, Modern Salon, Renew, Suburban Life) and is a
contributor to WOMEN REINVENTED: TRUE STORIES OF EMPOWERMENT
AND CHANGE (LaChance Publishing, 2010).
Doyle is represented by Claire Anderson-Wheeler of Regal Literary, Inc., a full-
service agency based in New York.
For more about Lisa, please visit her website.
On twitter she’s @bylisadoyle.
On Facebook she’s at https://www.facebook.com/bylisadoyle.
For buy links, please go to www.simonandfig.com.
I read about this on sky. Sounds different
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