Twenty Five Reasons: Why Charlie Should Never Read Jane’’s Books to Jane

Jane’s plan to engage her husband in more romantic acts has numerous disastrous consequences.

From the author of The Carley Patrol and Mother Confessor comes a story about the pitfalls of marital bliss.

For 15 years, Charlie and Jane Hart have been mostly happily married. However, Jane believes her husband has become too comfortable in their marriage. She hopes that by marking her favorite romance novel passages with suggestive sticky notes, Charlie will be inspired to spice up their dull relationship.

As it happens, Jane’s dreams were better than Charlie’s ability to carry them out -- even when he WANTED to try to be a better husband. Is happily ever after only true in fairy tales and romance novels?

(#25 Reasons Why Charlie Should Never Read Jane’s Books to Jane is Phyl Campbell’s answer to a different very popular book whose title is a number, two words, and then a color. She didn’t like the idea of that book -- two people that were basically strangers getting together to perform sex acts on each other and it works because the guy is filthy rich? C’mon! Instead, take a couple in a committed relationship -- like couples in the TGIF sitcoms of the 90s -- and show the world the work involved in learning and appreciating your partner. #25 Reasons has saved marriages and convinced a lot of people that Phyl Campbell had hidden cameras in their homes. Phyl Campbell denies the latter of such allegations.)

Chapters:
A Night that Ends Badly
Unwanted Advances
Love in the Great Outdoors
Lumberjacks and Wolves
Alarm Clock Hell
Advice from the Peanut Gallery
Baby it’s on... Backwards
A Very Merry Unbirthday to Jane
The Gift of Dance
Sexual Congress
Early to Bed, Early to Rise
Are You Coming With Me Or Not?
Ignoring the Elephant
Hard for the Money
Ultra-Thin For Her Pleasure
Double Painful Double Date
Doggie Style
Pop Up Porn
Twenty Questions with a Teenager
An Unwelcome Visitor
Along Came a Spider
Mother’s Day
About the Ending(s)
25 Reasons (1st Ending)
25 Reasons (2nd Ending)
About the Author

Chapters may be read independently and out of order, though the published order should reflect vignettes of the school year, starting in the fall and ending in the late spring.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if a skunk got into the church during a funeral?
Ever had to deal with a wife who was afraid of spiders?
Ever had to not strangle your spouse for getting the WRONG feminine hygiene products?
Have you ever had your partner remember your birthday wrong?
Have you ever had your offspring interrupt you during foreplay or sex?
Have you ever planned a camping trip -- and then it rained?
Have you ever tried to go shopping with your partner?
Have you ever seen a pop-up ad on your partner’s computer and mistaken it for something else?
Have you ever wanted to smother someone with a pillow because they did not shut off their alarm in the room you shared?
Has your partner ever gotten you funeral flowers for a holiday like Mother’s Day or your birthday?
Has your partner ever tried really hard -- and still gotten it so wrong you could cry?
Has you partner ever tried so hard you cried for a different reason?

Phyl Campbell has been scribbling dialogue on pieces of paper ever since she was old enough to hold a pencil. Like Jane, she’s somewhat notorious for lists. When neither writing nor thinking up diabolical plots to take over the world, Phyl enjoys spending time online, curled up with a book, creating music, with her husband and son, or teaching. She appreciates your questions and comments. ＂Like＂ her Phyl Campbell Author Page on Facebook, visit her webpage www.phylcampbell.com, or follow her on Twitter @phylc_author.