RESULTS NOT TYPICAL is Out Now!

Today is October 1st, which means that my novel Results Not Typical is out now!* You know, if that wasn’t clear from all the blog touring, tweeting, etc.

This is what it’s about:

The Devil Wears Prada meets Weightwatchers and chick-lit meets corporate satire in the debut novel from Catherine Ryan Howard, author of the bestselling memoir Mousetrapped: A Year and A Bit in Orlando, Florida

Through their Ultimate Weight Loss Diet Solution Zone System, Slimmit International Global Incorporated claim they’re making the world a more attractive place one fatty at a time. Their slogans “Where You’re Fat and We Know It!” and “Where the Fat IS Your Fault!” are recognised around the globe, the counter in the lobby says five million slimmed and their share price is as high as their energy levels. But today the theft of their latest revolutionary product, Lipid Loser, will threaten to expose the real secret behind Slimmit’s success…

The race is on to retrieve Lipid Loser and save Slimmit from total disaster. If their secrets get out, their competitors will put them out of business. If the government finds out, they’ll all go to jail. And if their clients find out… Well, as Slimmit’s Slimming Specialists know all too well, there’s only one thing worse than a hungry, sugar-crazed, carb addict – and that’s an angry one.

Will the secret behind Slimmit’s success survive the day, or will their long-suffering slimmers finally discover the truth?

And Chick Lit Club are first out of the gate with their review (thanks Shirley!), and they’ve said:

“When I read the blurb for Results Not Typical, I was slightly concerned that the corporate element of the book was going to alienate me as a reader and that I’d find it hard to get into the story because of that – but as soon as I started reading, I gobbled the book up (no pun intended). It’s a delightfully satirical tale, with a fresh perspective on the well-established theme of weight loss, and a quirky writing style. Just like its title, this book is anything but typical and if you want to take a chance on something completely different, this is the story to choose.”

Win a Free One…

I’m giving away 5 paperback copies on Goodreads so if you’re a member (or you sign up to be one) you can enter here for your chance to win.

…Or (Better Yet!) Buy One

If you’d rather buy it (or, let’s face it, read it this side of Christmas; the giveaway doesn’t even close until October 31st), you can find Results on:

• Amazon.com
• Amazon.co.uk
• Amazon.de
• Lulu (.epub)
• Smashwords (all major formats)
• iBookstore

priced $16.95 in paperback and $2.99 in e-book.

If you do read it, please consider writing a review. They help more than you know.

*It’s self-published, and therefore doesn’t really have a release date other than a date I pick as a focus for my promotional efforts.