Dear Internet: It's Me, Avery: Avery Fowler 2.0 Series, Book 1

“This book is a really fun, fast read, with heaps of actual laugh out loud moments – get ready for strange looks if you’re sitting on public transport! I loved Avery, and felt she sounded a lot like a modern day Bridget Jones.”
- Selina Nisanyan, At Number 11 review blog

“I laughed so hard I snorted, I giggled so much I got tears; this is a must for your summer reading list.”
- Samantha March, Chick Lit Plus review blog 

“If you loved the Bridget Jones books, I think you will adore Avery!”
-Terry Tyler, author

“Oh, don’t judge me, people. We all do it. 

“Don’t try to tell me that you’ve never checked that weird mole on your thigh on WebMD. Or how to fold meringue on Epicurious. And, there’s no way that I’m the only one who clears her search history after looking up how to give a great bl— (Um, that last one’s not important.)” 

When newspaper reporter Avery Fowler discovers her husband is having an affair, the online help site HowTo.com is where she turns to navigate this challenging stage of her life. 

If the Internet is Avery’s information god, then HowTo.com is her Holy Grail. Its live chat option is like having a virtual life coach for the low, low price of $14.95 a month: 

“When I joined HowTo.com, it assigned me ‘Clementine’ as my advisor, based on my choice of ‘British female’ in the Preferences panel. That way, I can pretend that a Maggie Smith or Judi Dench type supplies the wisdom, tinged with a sassy touch of malt vinegar. (In reality, it’s most likely a bored, seventeen-year-old boy labouring in a New Delhi call centre.)”

Add into the mix a new boss, Victoria, whose managerial style calls to mind the Wicked Bitch of the West—or the Anti-Christ—and the poor girl needs all the help she can get! The stakes rise and hilarity ensues as our heroine struggles to take control of her personal life and topple her boss after she learns Victoria’s guilty secret. 

With Clementine (virtually) in tow, our heroine tackles such tricky questions as dating after divorce, sex once nothing points north anymore, and how to cover attempted murder scenes (despite a paralyzing fear of blood) as the new and improved Avery Fowler 2.0.