I’m Sarah Winslow a single, sleek, professional woman, living the high life in downtown Seattle–or I used to be. I thought I was experiencing the mother of all hangovers, but I have amnesia and lost five years of memory. I’m now Sarah Reddix. Apparently, I’m married to a pudgy and not-so-prosperous husband. I’m a stay-at-home-mom and raising three kids under five, including twins. My closet is full of athletic inspired footwear, clothes bought at the same place people buy their groceries, and I don’t even recognize my own body.
I can accept that I have somehow landed in the future, but what I’m struggling with is where I’ve ended up. I see none of my old self in this new environment. My bank account has been completely emptied. My friends won’t return my calls. My incompetent receptionist, whom I almost fired on several occasions, now has my job. And my so-called husband won’t give me any answers.
As I slowly piece together the mystery of how my dreams and aspirations could have disintegrated so completely in five short years, I find myself utterly failing to manage this life I can’t imagine choosing. I try tirelessly to turn my life back around while supervising three rambunctious boys, but none of the management courses I’ve taken or any of my corporate-honed skills yield results with these little people. My attempts are futile.
To complicate matters, I finally meet the man of my dreams. He is rich, successful, and adventurous, nothing like the man I married. Now I have to decide whether I follow my bliss and “do-over” my life, or do I stay with a man I committed to in a world I never wanted?
You can read more about Sarah in Wake-Up Call, the first book in the “Wake-Up” series, published by Henery Press.
About Wake-Up Call
Sarah Winslow wakes up with a terrible hangover…and a kid in her boyfriend’s bed. She makes the horrifying discovery that, due to a head injury, it’s not a hangover. She’s got memory loss. Overnight, five years have disappeared, and she’s no longer the hard-living, fast-track, ad executive party girl she thinks she is. Now, she’s the unemployed, pudgy, married, stay-at-home-mom of three kids under five, including twins.
As she slowly pieces together the mystery of how her dreams and aspirations could have disintegrated so completely in five short years, she finds herself utterly failing to manage this life she can’t imagine choosing. When Sarah meets the man of her dreams, she realizes she’s got to make a choice: Does she follow her bliss and “do-over” her life? Or does the Sarah she’s forgotten hold the answers to how she got here…and how she can stay?
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GIVEAWAY: Leave a comment by 12 a.m. eastern on Thursday, September 17 for your chance to win a print copy of Wake-Up Call. (US entries only, please.)
Meet the author
Amy Avanzino received a Bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley and a Master’s from the University of 
Washington. She is a former advertising executive, who has spent the last several years writing, while doing extensive hands-on research for her WAKE-UP CALL series. She’s a contributing writer of Hap Scotch, a play performed at the 2008 Frigid Festival in New York, which won two Audience Choice Awards.
Amy currently lives in the stands above the football fields, basketball courts, and baseball diamonds around Folsom, California, with her husband and four children.
Visit Amy at www.AmyAvanzino.com, on Facebook and on Twitter.
Wow! Sounds great! Would love to read this! Thanks for the chance!
What a fascinating concept! Can’t wait to read this!
What a surprising premise! Definitely enticing and I’m interested to read Sarah’s story. But I’m also curious. It says this is the first book in the “Wake Up” series. I’m just wondering how other books in the series continue the story — do different people wake up, or does Sarah keep working on fixing her life?
Jane, thank you for your question. Each book within the series is about a different woman, all from Sarah’s playgroup. They each have their own “wake-up call.” You can keep in touch with the characters throughout the series, but the stories and protagonist change. I hope you enjoy 🙂 Amy Avanzino, author of WAKE-UP CALL
Thanks for the explanation!
Sounds exciting, can’t wait to read it
Sounds intriguing. Count me in.
My oh my! 😮 This is the most unusual concept for a mystery series I have read. You certainly have captured my attention! Thanks Dru for stepping a little outside of the usual cozy zone and introducing it to us. Thanks also for the chance to win a copy. 🙂
Sounds like a very interesting book!
Wow! That is a scary prospect.
This book sounds great! I would love to add a print copy of Wake-Up Call to my bookshelf. Thank you for this opportunity!!
What an interesting concept to use for a mystery. It definitely would hold a readers interest if written well. Thanks for the information Dru. robeader53@yahoo.com
what a bummer. Life is not what it used to be.
Sounds interesting. Would love to try it.
Great to get in on the beginning of a series.
Wow! This would definitely be an interesting read~ Thanks for the giveaway!
Wow, dont know what to think? lol sounds interesting, would love to see how it turns out, ty for the chance
Very interesting book, now I really want to know how it turns out! Thanks for the giveaway.
Wow, this sounds like a Hallmark Movie gone bad. Adding to my TBR list. Thanks for the giveaway.
A captivating book which interests me. Thanks for this great giveaway.
Sounds like most moms’ life at one time or another. 🙂 Can’t wait to read it.
This is not my usual preference in reading, but something about your book has me hooked and I would love to read it!
Really caught my attention.
Love the idea of a character trying to figure out how they got there–sounds like a great read.
Sounds like a nightmare!
Love this concept
This reminds me of Before I Go To Sleep.
Wow! This story sounds like it could be fun or heartbreaking for Sarah. Would love to find out. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
What a great premise, the chance to compare two versions of your own life. I think we’d really enjoy this book. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
I’m not sure I’m living the life I envisioned years ago, but it’s not because of years I’m missing and don’t know what happened, 🙂 Interesting premise, and should be an interesting read.
I like the idea of these dual timeline stories. Thanks for the info and chance to win!
Ooh… Count me in. I really want to read this one!
Just heard a lecture from an Italian expert on Egypt who recently joined UC/B. I wonder who else I might be “listening to” from there? I also have a relative in Folsom. But it’s the premise of this novel that intrigues me.
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