Thanks, That Was Fun

Starving artist Jordan Lockhart is 30 years old, underemployed, oversexed, and screwed up. She’s coming off a disastrous streak of drunken one- night stands and dead-end relationships when she rekindles a romance with ex-boyfriend Mark Chaplin, “the one that got away.” Against her better judgment, Jordan soon finds herself falling once again for Mark, a quirky, charming, pot-smoking massage therapist. The sex is great, their chemistry is red-hot, and just when it seems that things may actually work out this time around, Jordan discovers that Mark has also fallen in love....with his cute bisexual neighbor.
Heartbroken, Jordan seeks solace in boozing it up with her motley crew of friends: Dean, an overweight, lovelorn librarian, Genna, a banker on a perpetual search for Mr. Right, and Iris, a single mother who views parenthood as somewhere between a part-time job and a hobby. Jordan bitterly swears off men and relationships to focus on her art and her budding alcoholism. Then, she meets Louis.

Louis Avery is a twenty-year-old painter and a devout Catholic with movie-star looks and “an ass like Brad Pitt.” Jordan projects every romantic ideal she has ever harbored onto Louis, who enjoys Jordan’s affections but strives to remain chaste, work on his paintings, and ultimately escape to the wilds of Alaska to live “the natural life.” First sweetly, then desperately, Jordan tries to dissuade Louis from moving to Alaska. She fails, Louis leaves, and Jordan screws her courage to the mast and decides to go for broke to win back the man she loves...even if it means doing something really stupid in the process.

"Thanks, That Was Fun" is a humorous look at modern love and the lengths some people go to in order to get and keep it. The witty dialogue, sharply drawn characters and unconventional ending make it a satisfying read for anyone who is single, heartbroken, in love, or in between.