
Itβs Not PMS, Itβs You
Rich Amooi
Publication date: October 31st 2019
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Romance
βRomantic Comedy of the Year!β
βThis novel is a Netflix movie waiting to happen.β
βI loved every second of this book!β
βWarning: This author causes book hangovers.β
βOh my. Be still my heart.β
βLaugh out loud of epic proportions.β
βLoved it. Still laughing.βRuth βRuthlessβ Harper is on the verge of becoming managing partner at her all-male consulting firm and she wonβt let anything stand in her way. That includes men, relationships, and that dreaded F word, FEELINGSβdistractions she eliminated long ago.
After the worst day ever (a near-death experience and a public wedgie, for starters), Ruth realizes she doesnβt want to live and die alone. She puts together a business plan to find the perfect man and dives head first into the murky online dating pool. All she wants is a high-powered executive who understands how important her career is. If only it were that easy.
Problem is most men are intimidated by Ruthβs confidence and shocked by her bluntness. The exception being her landscape designer, Nick, whose cool demeanor and unsolicited dating advice are driving her nuts. Heβs the antithesis of the business-oriented man Ruth envisions for herself, so why do all signs keep pointing back to him?
A romantic comedy novel for the ages. Order now. Donβt delay. Operators are standing by.
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EXCERPT:
RUTH
I have orchestrated multi-million dollar business deals and have butted heads with Fortune 500 CEOs and some of the biggest corporate lawyers in the country, but my biggest challenge by far was trying to remove a monster wedgie during my spinning class without the gorgeous guy behind me noticing.
Casually turning my head to the right, I checked my periphery, confident I looked like some halfwit who was thinking of changing lanes on a stationary bike.
I couldnβt tell if the man had his eyes focused on me or on the instructor in front of the class, but it didnβt matter at this point. I had real-world issues here and needed to solve the dilemma before my butt sucked all my clothes inside my body and turned me inside out.
With every revolution of my bikeβs spinning wheel, the wedgie seemed determined to go deeper, like a burrowing squirrel who hadnβt found a suitable place for habitation.
I got up at five in the morning for this torture?
To make matters worse, the instructorβManson, Mussolini, or whatever his name wasβappeared to be on a mission to send us all into cardiac arrest. And donβt even get me started on the chafing from a bike seat that was obviously manufactured with materials excavated from the surface of Mars.
I needed a distraction for the extraction.
Glancing down at my water bottle in the drink holder, I came up with the perfect plan. I would wait for the instructor to get us up off our seats again for the next sprint, then drop my water bottle on the floor to create a ruckus.
If the man behind me was a gentlemanβno wagers, pleaseβhe would get off his bike and get the water bottle for me, thus taking any attention away from my derriΓ¨re long enough for me to perform the embarrassing and delicate wedgie-removing procedure without him seeing.
Ironically, the song changed to βShake Your Bootyβ by KC and the Sunshine Band.
βOff your butts!β the instructor barked out like a psychotic sea lion with Touretteβs. βTake it up to level five for a sprint. Thirty seconds. Go! Go! Go!β
Perfect timing.
I slammed my water bottle to the floor behind me for the distraction.
It crashed against the back wall with a loud BOOM.
Never let it be said I did anything half-assed.
No pun intended.
I checked my periphery again to see if the guy fell for the trap.
Bingo.
He slowed his pedaling and glanced behind him at my bottle on the floor.
After he made a move to get off his bike, I lifted my butt off the seat, leaned forward on the handlebars, shifted all my body weight over to my left hand, and used my right hand to reach behind me and remove the mother of all wedgies.
Oh, no.
Completing the task was proving to be difficult since it was almost impossible to pedal while standing up on the bike with only one hand gripping the handlebars.
I used one finger, then two, then three, but still couldnβt dig out the wedgie that must have been halfway to China by now.
Losing confidence with every second that passed, I wobbled back and forth like the Elvis bobblehead doll on the dashboard of my dadβs 1977 Cadillac Coupe deVille.
Things were heading south in a hurry.
There was a sharp pain in my left wrist.
My elbow buckled.
Timber!
The fall to the floor was not graceful.
I banged my shoulder on the handlebars on the way down, slid off the bike sideways, and hooked my foot on top of the pedal. My other leg flew over my head and got wedged in between the bike seat and the drink holder.
Great.
Now, I had two wedgies.
Before I had a chance to untangle and upright myself, two hands gripped me from under my armpits and lifted me to my feet in one swift motion.
I looked up, dazed, confused, blinking a few times.
It was the guy who had been on the bike behind me. βAre you okay?β
There was genuine concern in his voice, but I was a big girl and could take care of myself.
Flustered, I said the first thing I could think of. βI do that all the time.β
A smile tugged at the corner of his lips. βOf course.β

Author Bio:
Rich Amooi is a Taleflick Discovery Winner, Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal Recipient, Holt Medallion Finalist, and the Amazon Bestselling author of 17 romantic comedies, including It’s Not PMS, It’s You, Dying to Meet You, There’s Something About a Cowboy, and Madam Love, Actually.
A former radio personality and wedding DJ, Rich now writes romantic comedies full-time in San Diego, California, and is happily married to a kiss monster imported from Spain. Rich believes in public displays of affection, silliness, infinite possibilities, donuts, gratitude, laughter, and happily ever after.
Get a FREE romantic comedy by visiting his website at richamooi.com.
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Wow, I feel like that’s something that would happen to me. Or my daughter, as she’s as clumsy as I am but would be much more likely to take a spin class. lol
Best wishes to Rich on his release. Thanks for hosting, Jacquie.
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I think this will be a fun read π
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I love the sound of the blurb and the excerpt. This sounds like a real winner, and laugh out loud funny, A candidate for my TBR. Wishing Rich all the best on his release!
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Itβs such a cute title, Iβm sure he does well.
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I have a daughter who could be Ruth. Sounds like a great book!
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I love a lighthearted romance ow and then π
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Sounds like a good one, Jacquie. I’m like Staci, I wouldn’t do a spin class. Not talented enough.
Good luck on the release, Rick.
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I admire authors who can write good comedy. It is a special gift. This excerpt had me chuckling. Thank you for sharing, Jacquie, and best wishes to Rich!
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Comedy is subjective, so it takes a deft touch to appeal to a wide audience.
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That was a fun excerpt and I could feel her embarrassment:)
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Poor lady.
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