About the Book

Title: Ain’t Misbehaving
Author: Marji Laine
Genre: Contemporary Inspirational Fiction
Release Date: January 16, 2017

True, Annalee’s crime amounted to very little, but not in terms of community service hours. Her probation officer encouraged her with a promise of an easy job in an air conditioned downtown environment. She didn’t expect her role to be little better than a janitor at an after-school day care in the worst area of town. Through laughter and a few tears, Annalee finds out that some lessons are learned the hard way, and some seep into the soul unnoticed. Carlton Whelen hides behind the nickname of CJ so people won’t treat him like the wealthy son of the Whelen Foundation director. Working at the foundations after-school program delights him and annoys his business-oriented father. When a gorgeous prima donna is assigned to his team, he not only cringes at her mistakes, but also has to avoid the attraction that builds from the first time he sees her.

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My Review:
"Ain’t Misbehaving" by Marji Laine is a fun read about people with money and how Annalee and CJ meet each other. I really enjoyed this story. This story shows how some people judge others with money wrongly and need to realize that money isn't necessarily evil, but of course there are characters in "Ain’t Misbehaving"that show that money does make some people think more highly of themselves than they ought to.

This book has politicians and lawyers and judges. It is a story about betrayal. It is also about learning to trust and when to take a stand against wrong done to another person. This book shows that sometimes a secret is something that needs tor be shared before it gets shared the wrong way and at the wrong time.

This book mentions a couple of cases of child abuse but it is just mentioned in the story line a couple of times and one of those times is just explaining a child's handicap, and the other time it is handled immediately.

I really recommend this book if you want a clean love story and like stories where the heroes help children have a better life.

"Ain’t Misbehaving" is a complex story that has a lot of issues throughout the storyline but it all fits perfectly together and makes the reader think about why certain characters act the way they do. I think the reason this book is so enjoyable is because the characters are "true to life". These characters could be our neighbors and this story could happen just like it does in the pages of this book. Also, of course the story does happen in a real place in Dallas.

I can't wait to read book two in the series " Dallas Duets"

I was given a complimentary copy by the author and Celebrate Lit. These opinions are my own.

About the Author

Marji Laine has completed seventeen years of homeschooling with the surreal notion that she’ll now have time on her hands. But that’s unlikely. Her publishing company, Write Integrity Press, keeps her extremely busy. In her spare time, she teaches a high school and college Bible Study, leads a Sunday morning high school fellowship group, directs a children’s choir, and sings in her church’s adult choir. She enjoys road trips with her family and friends, photography, scrapbooking, and participating in musical theater. Her favorite past time is game night with her family and her kids’ extended collection of friends.

Guest Post from Marji Laine

AIN’T MISBEHAVING delves into the depth of life from the perspective of a shallow, sheltered woman. Annalee Chambers has been raised to pay attention to all aspects of society, particularly the appearance of success. Being cultured and socially-educated, she’s not really prepared to work in one of the poorest sections of town. And she’s really not expecting to find such joy intertwined with such poverty. Having my story set in my hometown has some fun aspects. I got to handpick the homes for the main characters and the locations for the after-school program. And even now when I drive past some of those places, I get all excited about the story again. For instance, I chose a particular building downtown to be CJ’s (the hero’s) condo. It’s in One Arts Plaza. This condo was for sale when I was writing the book so I was able to download actual pictures of the place including the view from its southeast facing patio. You’ll laugh, but I don’t drive by that building without looking up to the 18^th floor and half expecting to see CJ standing there.

AIN’T MISBEHAVING goes much deeper than only the setting, though. It was written a number of years ago, so many that I barely remembered the storyline. But when I started editing, I was moved to tears again and again. These characters are so real, and I would love to meet them! I hope you’ll enjoy AIN’T MISBEHAVING and watch for Annalee and CJ to have an extra special cameo part in Book 2 of the Dallas Duets, PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ.