My Year of Casual Acquaintance. This item is unavailable.My Year of Casual Acquaintance

"A fun, entertaining novel! I can't imagine anyone who wouldn't enjoy this book as much as I did." —Leslie A. Rasmussen, award-winning author

Twelve months, 12 encounters, 12 chances for happiness.

When Mar Meyer’s husband leaves her for another woman, she makes a bold decision: she walks away from everything—her home, her friends, even her name.

Starting over in midlife isn’t easy. But Mar is determined to reinvent herself—one month, one experience, and one casual acquaintance at a time.

As the year unfolds, Mar drifts in and out of unexpected encounters: a struggling gym friend, a flirty dance instructor, a hilariously overbearing consultant, a kind older gentleman… and Charlie, a charming bestselling novelist who wants more from Mar than she’s ready to give.

Each connection teaches her something new. But keeping things casual comes at a cost—and sooner or later, Mar must decide: is she protecting herself… or holding herself back?

Filled with humor, heart, and an unforgettable cast of characters, My Year of Casual Acquaintances is a moving, often funny story about starting over, opening your heart, and embracing human connection.

Ruth F. Stevens likes to create stories that will make readers laugh and cry. A former public relations executive in New York and Los Angeles, she is a produced playwright and author of a previous novel, Stage Seven, which was a featured selection of national online book club and Alzheimer's awareness organizations. Ruth is a proud member of the Women's Fiction Writers Association and the Dramatists Guild of America and serves as a volunteer and acquisitions editor for AlzAuthors.