Better Than Your Dreams

In this follow-up to Better Off Without Him, Mona Quincy once again faces life’s tough moments with good friends, lots of laughs, and a cold, dry martini.   For the past eighteen months, Mona has had a long-distance relationship with the man of her dreams, Ben Cutler.  She’s been in LA working on a screenplay, while he’s been keeping the NJ home fires burning.  But now she’s back, and she needs to answer a very serious question – will she marry Ben? Mona doesn’t think she ever wants to get married again – not even to someone as practically perfect as Ben Cutler.  But before she can think about her own marriage plans, she’s got a few other weddings to deal with.  Her Aunt Lily doesn’t think that being almost eighty should deter her future happiness, and has met her perfect partner in Vinnie DeMatriano, who just happens to be the uncle of a slightly notorious crime boss.  True, they’ve only known each other three months, but they want to tie the knot - in Mona’s back yard.  Then Miranda, Mona’s oldest daughter, announces that she’s ready to get married after a three month long courtship of her own – to Ben’s son, David. Ben believes in love at first sight, and is thrilled for Miranda and David.  Mona – not so much.  She doesn’t want her daughter to marry anyone after such a short time.  As they find themselves at odds for the very first time, Ben thinks they should step back and take some time away from each other.  Mona is still unwilling to commit fully to Ben, and can only stand by as Carmella Ciavaglia, Vinnie’s wedding-planner daughter, circles Ben like a great white shark.  Will Mona finally get her Happily Ever After?  Or has she learned her hardest lesson just a little too late?