Book Synopsis I really thought I had a handle on life--then it broke off. Divorced since her daughter, Amber, was young, forty-something Tee has been handling her business--supporting herself after her would-be songwriter husband took off for L.A.--and shes done all right. But then everything changes. First, shes outplaced from her longtime job and doesnt tell anyone. Then she throws her daughter a dream wedding and, after overindulging in champagne, Tee wakes up in bed with the younger best man. For the first time in twenty- five years, she doesnt know who she is or what shes going to do every day. Deep in denial, Tee continues to live her life as if nothing has changed. After a series of financial missteps compound her already shaky situation, she teeters on the edge of bankruptcy. Thats when she decides that its time to wake up and face reality. Beyond making money, Tee never really decided what she wanted to do with her life. Then she just stopped thinking about it and invested her hopes in someone elses dream. Now its her chance to invest in herself. Can she step out on faith to follow her own dream? Review Quotes A great read for women, young and mature alike. --Connie Briscoe, New York Times bestselling author of Sisters & Husbands What Doesnt Kill You has defi nitely made me stronger! I love this book! --Sybil Wilkes, Tom Joyner Morning Show An ultimately uplifting tale. --Booklist The anti-pity party: snappy, fun, and inspiring. --Publishers Weekly About the Author Virginia DeBerry was a successful plus-size model, former Vice President of BB/LW modeling agency and served as editor-in-chief of Maxima magazine before becoming a novelist. DeBerry is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo. She currently resides in central New Jersey. Donna Grant spent more than a decade as a model for catalogs and advertisements. Grant has been featured on the pages of Essence , McCalls , Family Circle , and Womans Day , as well as appeared on Good Morning America , and Live with Regis and Kathy Lee . Grant served as the Managing Editor of Maxima before her writing career. A Brooklyn native, she is a graduate of New York University and still lives in the borough with her husband.