Just a Few People I Want to Punch in the Throat Vol 1-6

Jen Mann

Summary

We all have a list of people we'd like to punch in the throat. Okay, maybe not really punch them, but we can imagine it, right?  
  
This is a compilation of New York Times bestselling author Jen Mann's first six volumes of short stories available as for the first time as a complete collection.  
 
Jen Mann has no filter and says what everyone else is thinking.  
  
She's has a sharp wit and an even sharper tongue. In this edition, she takes aim at Sarah, the very person she ever wanted to punch in the throat...at only four years old. She also turns her laser focus on lazy parenting, teen crushes, and her sex life. Basically, as far as Jen is concerned, nothing is sacred. 
 
You'll laugh, you'll cringe, you'll nod along and say, "Oh man! I do that too!" Jen is the BFF you've been waiting for.

Available since: 09/18/2020.

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