About East of Manhattan by Amanda Johnson:
Julie and Scott Cutter made a deal: 2 years. Scott will spend 2 years working as a butler for a rich reality TV star and then they will start the family Julie has always dreamed of. This makes total sense according to Julie’s life plan.This situation was all well and good until Julie learns that, at 35, she is approaching pre-natal geriatric status. Julie never considered herself old, but biology says different. For the first time her plan is in question. She debates if she should cough up the money to freeze her eggs, as her doctor suggests, or start trying to get pregnant earlier than expected. This is complicated by the fact that her husband lives in the basement of his celebrity boss’s Manhattan mansion instead of with her, across the East River in Queens. Oh, and Scott casually announces over brunch one morning he doesn’t want kids anymore. Convinced spending an idyllic Fourth of July weekend in the Hamptons will change his mind, Julie saddles up on the back of Scott’s motorcycle for the holiday festivities. A chance confrontation between Scott’s celebrity boss in the Hamptons confirms her worst nightmare, but also leaves her with a glimmer of hope. She returns to the city confused, alone and with a really great idea that might just be the beginning of a new future
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Author Bio:
Amanda Johnson is the author of the women’s fiction novel EAST OF MANHATTAN (June 2021). She is also an actor, voiceover artist, host, and producer.
She has written articles for Medium and About Amazon. As a screenwriter, her works include ALICE IN ASTORIA and BABYMOON as well as the stage play JENNIE. She is currently developing the television series TAPESTRY BREWERY.
After fifteen years on the east coast, Amanda now lives in her native Seattle with her family. Her favorite things are dark chocolate, the color lime green, playing on the beach with her son, Alice in Wonderland and craft beer.
About East of Manhattan: Julie wants a baby. Bad. But instead of starting a family, her husband has taken up residence in the basement of his celebrity boss’s Manhattan mansion.