Real Moms Aren't Perfect- The Adventures of Mom Released 2/11/08

For Immediate Release Jana Kaspar Barnes
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Real Moms Aren’t Perfect
(Carol Brady Doesn’t Count)

(Denver, CO, 02/11/08) Move over Mrs. Brady, a mother that real women can relate to has finally arrived in the form of Natalie Quill, the less-than-perfect heroine in The Adventures of Mom, the debut novel by former stand-up comedian and full-time mom, J. Kaspar Barnes.

Lost in the shuffle of the daily management of kids, husbands, households, and aging parents, many mothers come to a point in life where they ask, “What about me?” Such is the case with Natalie, full-time mom and PTA outcast who is desperate to find an exciting career—just one thing in her life at which she can finally succeed. Looking for fame, fortune, and, most importantly, an escape from housework, Natalie finally sets her sights on the career of mystery novelist.

Needing inspiration for story lines, Natalie blackmails her slimy half-brother into giving her a receptionist position in his private investigations office. She bungles her way through catching a client’s cheating husband, tracking down a neighbor’s amorous dachshund, finding a U.S. senator’s missing daughter, and eventually, cornering an assassin.

The book is rounded out by a cast of hilarious characters including:

• Natalie’s mom: Gloria, a senior citizen, addicted to TV, who is convinced she can write a hit series
• Natalie’s nasty step-mother: Leona, a.k.a step-satan, who lives to make Natalie’s life miserable.
• Natalie’s two daughters: Emma who is brilliant (was she switched at birth?) and Jenna, a hormonal teenager who is (naturally) thoroughly embarrassed by her mother.

Natalie’s strange family, affection for expletives, and inability to keep her mouth shut are exaggerated reminders to us all that there is no such thing as the ideal parent. But, in the end, the reader understands that moms come in many varieties, all shapes and sizes, and are generally much better parents that they give themselves credit for.

About the Author
J. Kaspar Barnes is a former stand-up comedian and present-day, full-time mother. Jana lives in Longmont, Colorado with her husband and daughter and is currently at work on the second novel in the Natalie quill series, Mom Strikes Back. Visit the author at adventuresofmombook.com or jkasparbarnes.com

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