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Lynn McDonald is the author
of he best-seller, Ladies, If
Your Horse Is Dead…
Dismount! She lives in
Sarasota, Florida with her
husband Michael McDonald—
or, as she refers to him, “the
love of my life”—along with
their two eight-year-old four-
legged children (Shetland
sheep dogs),Scoop and Dover.

Lynn is also a very funny
motivational speaker with a
national clientele. She is a
petite, 5'3" dynamo whose
small stature is left in the
wings when she takes center
stage wearing her giant, world-
class smile accessorized by
her comfortable old flannel pj's
and shaggy slippers. “Any
coffee in the house ?” is
always her opening line. As
she climbs up on a tall kitchen
stool and tucks her legs
beneath her like an Indian
squaw, she leans forward into
the audience and wins them
over with her humorous and
down-to-earth messages.

Whether you are reading her
books or attending one of her
workshops, she’s guaranteed
to win you over too. In seconds
you will feel as if it’s just you
and her, sitting at your kitchen
table, sipping on coffee and
chatting like best friends.

Enjoy your shopping trip!

And while you’re at it, pick up
a copy of Ladies, If Your Horse
Dead…Dismount!

One day last summer, late in the afternoon after speaking at a convention,
I began a long drive home. On my way home I stopped at the local market to
pick up some coffee and milk for the next morning. I came out of the store
with milk, coffee, and so much more! I was carrying three bags full of stuff
like ice cream, cookies, potato chips, onion dip, sugar-coated cereal, candy
bars, and my favorite, angel food cake, amongst other items that had caught
my eye as I waited in the checkout lane.

After walking to my car and unloading my bags onto the front passenger
seat, I put the key in the ignition with one hand while rummaging with my
other hand to find and open the angel food cake wrapper. When I found it,
I tore off a hunk of the sweet, spongy cake and stuffed it into my mouth.
As I was chewing, I glanced at the bags next to me on the front seat
wondering, “Why did I buy all that junk?” That was the moment this book was
conceived, right then and there, the very second I answered my own
question: “I bought all this junk because I went shopping on an empty
stomach, hungry, and without a shopping list.”

Think about it. It’s not any different from looking for a man when you
are hungry for a relationship, starving for affection, and desperate for
companionship. If you go out without a shopping list, you’re going to take
home a lot more than coffee and milk. You got it…junk! With that thought I
smiled, looked up, and saw a woman coming out of the boutique next to the
market carrying more shopping bags in her arms than I thought any one
person could handle. “That’s it!” said that little voice in my head. “It’s all about
shopping! Getting the perfect man is exactly like shopping!”
I pulled out a pen and started to write right in the parking lot. A plan emerged
that I wanted to share with women on how to convert their well-developed
shopping skills into the means to find their perfect mate. And now you have it
in your hands: a step-by-step plan and a personal shopper—me!—to take you
on a shopping trip like you’ve never taken before. A trip that includes cleaning
out your emotional closet to make room for the perfect garment and writing a
shopping list so you don’t take home any junk. Why, we will even go window-
shopping. (Remember, for now just look! Don’t touch!) I will show you where
to go shopping for the man who perfectly fits your list, and I will be with you at
the checkout lane for your final purchase.

What are you waiting for? Go ahead—buy the book and let’s get started. I’ll be
waiting for you in Chapter One! Right after I get a cup of
coffee. Do you want one?