Getting up and Getting on [Paperback]

M Bridges (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 17, 2008

The much anticipated second title in the Award Winning Betty Jean series. Betty Jean is in California making a new life for herself but is haunted by her past...even stalked by it. She has to find the strength to get up and get on with her life, proving that sometimes the easiest part of a break up is the breaking up. Betty Jean shares this story with her assistant turned best friend, Sheila Cooper who is in need of a little getting up and getting on of her own. Sheila has always run from the emotional side of love having witnessed it s destructive power, but when she meets Cyron de Monbleau she discovers there s no place left to hide. Both women soon realize that life, like love, is not a spectator sport. To win at either, you have to be an active and full participant.

Editorial Reviews

Review

RAW Rating: 4 (out of 5) Moving on GETTING UP AND GETTING ON is the continuing story of Betty Jean Carlson. She has come out of a bad relationship with Ezekiel and moved from the South to the West Coast. Her friend Sheila accompanied her and is forever after her to take off the bathrobe, get off the couch, go out and start living again. Sheila finally succeeds and the two of them meet a very handsome man who has eyes for Betty Jean. Sheila is just a bit jealous, but soon finds a man of her own. Betty Jean is still having difficulty washing Ezekiel completely away. He haunts her dreams as well as her waking hours and is causing havoc with her new relationship. This is a love story that stands alone even though it is a sequel. Betty Jean is developed enough in this book so it is easy to understand her hang up with Ezekiel as well as her need for Byron, the new man in her life, even if I did find myself wanting to shout at her to get over it and get on with her life. It is a good study in how to get rid of the baggage we sometimes carry without even realizing it. The story has enough twists and turns, hints and suggestions to increase the tension level. It is well worth reading. - --Alice Holman of RAWSISTAZ.com

M Bridges is back with another page-turning novel -- Getting Up and Getting On. Betty Jean is back and so are a few other unforgettable characters. Readers won't be disappointed and will have a hard time putting the book down. ~ --Shelia M Goss, National Bestselling Author of My Invisible Husband

About the Author

MBridges has finally succumbed to the voices! The author grew up on the Southern end of California, moving with her parents and siblings to Texas in her early teen years. Always an avid reader and writer the author recalls writing her first stories for her most enthusiastic and encouraging fan at the time, Ms. Horton, her teacher from the first through third grades at Ralph Waldo Emerson in Compton, California. She attended the University of Houston-Downtown for several years where she attempted to become the first student to ever receive tenure unfortunately the quest was denied, but she still has hope. Her disciplines include English, Speech Communications and Technical Writing. She wrote her first manuscript, a romantic-fantasy, at twenty and is currently the author of ten manuscripts. She writes anything from poetry, to short stories, fiction to non-fiction and has a desire to see all fifty plus of her stories completed and on book shelves one day. Though she left the Pacific coast years ago, her heart remains there, but hopes to see exotic beaches and distant shores, which beckon almost as incessantly as the stories and characters in her head.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: LOF Publishing; 1st edition (April 17, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976444119
• ISBN-13: 978-0976444114
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,909,904 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bag Lady, July 15, 2008

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Donielle - See all my reviews

This review is from: Getting up and Getting on (Paperback)

Getting Up & Getting On by MBridges is the second book in the Betty Jean series. Betty Jean Carlson moved to California to leave behind memories of hurt and pain left from a bad break-up. Now in California with her best friend, Sheila, Betty Jean just does not know how to get it together. As only a friend can, Sheila pleads and begs and finally gets Betty Jean to do something with herself besides go to work and come home. Finally beginning to live again, Betty Jean and Sheila meet two men who could make their lives a little bit brighter. But will the hurt and pain Betty Jean holds on to catch up with her?

I had a great time reading Getting Up & Getting On. MBridges did an excellent job of giving us characters we can relate to and cheer for. I felt for Betty Jean, I loved Sheila like my own best friend, and I was really feeling the brothers that brought welcomed changes to both of their lives. If you are like me and have not read the first Betty Jean novel Are You Satisfied, Yet?, do not worry. You will not feel as though you have missed anything as Getting Up & Getting On is a full story all on its on. And like me, you will want to get the first book to read how it all began. MBridges gives us a well-written and developed story that will leave us wanting more in the end. I am eager to read the next title in the series, Love Happens, to find out what is next for these wonderful characters.


Reviewed by Donielle
APOOO BookClub

4.0 out of 5 stars Moving On, May 1, 2009

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The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Getting up and Getting on (Paperback)

GETTING UP AND GETTING ON is the continuing story of Betty Jean Carlson. She has come out of a bad relationship with Ezekiel and moved from the South to the West Coast. Her friend Sheila accompanied her and is forever after her to take off the bathrobe, get off the couch, go out and start living again. Sheila finally succeeds and the two of them meet a very handsome man who has eyes for Betty Jean. Sheila is just a bit jealous but soon finds a man of her own. Betty Jean is still having difficulty washing Ezekiel completely away. He haunts her dreams as well as her waking hours and is causing havoc with her new relationship.

This is a love story that stands alone even though it is a sequel. Betty
Jean is developed enough in this book so it is easy to understand her hang up with Ezekiel as well as her need for Byron, the new man in her life, even if I did find myself wanting to shout at her to get over it and get on with her life. It is a good study in how to get rid of the baggage we sometimes carry without even realizing it. The story has enough twists and turns, hints and suggestions to increase the tension level. It is well worth reading.

Reviewed by Alice Holman
of The RAWSISTAZ(tm) Reviewers

5.0 out of 5 stars Years upon years can be poured into relationship. For it to end suddenly makes it seem like a waste of time, May 4, 2008

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Getting up and Getting on (Paperback)

Years upon years can be poured into relationship. For it to end suddenly makes it seem like a waste of time - Betty Jean is trying to get over that lost time in "Getting Up & Getting On". She's out of it after her relationship ending and the hard arduous process of trying to end it in the first place - Sheila Cooper, her longtime friend pushes her to move on and live again - it can't be that difficult can it? "Getting Up & Getting On" is recommended to romance fans everywhere with a focus on chick lit - and for community library fiction collections.