{"id":23704,"date":"2017-01-17T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=23704"},"modified":"2017-01-17T05:12:01","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T11:12:01","slug":"new-book-life-after-jerks-is-the-perfect-gift-for-those-who-dread-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2017\/01\/17\/new-book-life-after-jerks-is-the-perfect-gift-for-those-who-dread-valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"New Book &#8220;Life After Jerks&#8221; is the Perfect Gift for those who dread Valentine&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-372048 alignleft\" title=\"Sites and Sutton Publishing\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Sites-and-Sutton-Publishing.jpg\" alt=\"Sites and Sutton Publishing\" width=\"250\" height=\"94\"\/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; No special someone in your life? Allergic to roses and sworn off chocolate? Tired of all the romantic pressure of Valentine&#8217;s Day? Sites and Sutton Publishing is launching a new book that is guaranteed to bring smiles, smirks and for some, uncontrollable laughter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Life After Jerks&#8221;, by local authors Scarlet Middleton and Cybil Crawford, is the woman&#8217;s field guide to the many types of jerks that plague society.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_372051\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Life-After-Jerks.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-372051\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-372051\" title=\"&quot;Life After Jerks&quot; is the Perfect Valentine for Those Unlucky at Love.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Life-After-Jerks-480x360.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Life After Jerks&quot; is the Perfect Valentine for Those Unlucky at Love.\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-372051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Life After Jerks&#8221; is the Perfect Valentine for Those Unlucky at Love.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->We&#8217;ve all met at least one. Some have dated and even married a jerk. &#8220;Life After Jerks&#8221; offers healing, hope and hilarity for those longing to break away from the jerks in their life.<\/p>\n<p>Every episode described in the book is ABSOLUTELY true. The authors find that truth is stranger than fiction, some things you just can&#8217;t make up, and eventually you can learn to laugh at anything.<\/p>\n<p>Kay Sites of Sites and Sutton Publishing explains, &#8220;When we met Ms. Middleton and Ms. Crawford, we were so blown away by their stories and their positive and encouraging message we knew this was a book we wanted to publish. Plus, it is so funny we were laughing out loud as we read it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Things you&#8217;ll learn about jerks in this book include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daddy was right about Bad Boys, darn it.<\/li>\n<li>If he seems too good to be true\u2026 he probably is.<\/li>\n<li>Never accept collect phone calls from a correctional facility.<\/li>\n<li>Beware of Elvis impersonators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Life After Jerks&#8221; is available on Amazon.com in paper back and kindle versions. &#8220;Hilarious and well written. It is smart, empathetic and an easy read. You can&#8217;t help but feel better after reading it,&#8221; according to Debra Sutton. &#8220;It&#8217;s a great gift to cheer up that friend or loved one that has a jerk in her life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To be totally fair, the authors are currently writing a sequel with the working title, &#8220;Mean Girls&#8221;. &#8220;In our research on jerks, we discovered a whole new set of stories from our guy friends that have dated and\/or married the female equivalent of a jerk,&#8221; states Scarlet Middleton.<\/p>\n<p>Middleton and Crawford&#8217;s message is simple. There is &#8220;Life After Jerks&#8221;. It&#8217;s a fine life indeed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Life After Jerks&#8221; is available on Amazon.com in paper back and kindle versions.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Sites and Sutton Publishing at 128 Public Square, Clarksville, TN 37040 or call 931.905.2626.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville, TN &#8211; No special someone in your life? Allergic to roses and sworn off chocolate? Tired of all the romantic pressure of Valentine&#8217;s Day? 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