J.M. Kearns, Ph. D., is a best-selling author of non-fiction,
a novelist, and an indie music maven who lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
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THE BOOKS
ex-Cottagers in Love
J.M. Kearns’ novel ex-Cottagers in Love was published in May 2008 by Key Porter Books in Toronto. It tells the tale of an uncle and a nephew, both damaged by the loss of a beloved family cottage in Muskoka, both in love. With dark humor, it explores such themes as the US v. Canada, the mythic Canadian summer cottage, corporate torment, love, sex, and family.
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ex-Cottagers in Love is available in Canadian bookstores and can be purchased online at amazon.ca.
Why Mr. Right Can’t Find You
J.M. Kearns’ best-selling non-fiction book Why Mr. Right Can’t Find You was published in January 2007 in Canada and the UK, and in the United States in January 2008. It has been embraced by reviewers and the public on both sides of the Atlantic, and has been featured on television, radio, and the press.
Not just another relationship book, Why Mr Right Can't Find You was called by Maclean’s contributing editor Julia McKinnell "the best self-help book I’ve ever read". It treats the finding of a lifetime partner as a proactive adventure, devoting a full third of its length to the neglected subject of compatibility, and another third to a detailed guide to internet mating (Kearns met his own partner online). Straddling the line between witty essay and self-help, it serves up good news about the much maligned male gender, along with generous helpings of warmth, wisdom, and humor. If you haven’t found the right person, Kearns says, it isn’t because there’s something wrong with you. A worthy man is out there looking for you right now: and he is your greatest ally. "The world is full of lonely winners," he says, and his book explains how your own good efforts can lead you to the one who is right for you.
For more on this book, please go to www.WhyMrRight.com
Better Love Next Time
The sequel to Why Mr. Right Can’t Find You will be published in January 2009 in the U.S., Canada and the UK.
Many of us feel as if we are stuck in an endless loop of a botched romantic comedy: the past relationship that went wrong seems to spell trouble for the future, even if we find the right person. In Better Love Next Time, J.M. Kearns offers help with the pain of a breakup, and more than that, he explains how to understand and heal the damage it has done to you. He shows you a simple (and entertaining) way to diagnose what went wrong, so history won’t have to repeat itself; and then reveals how to uncover the “manual for happiness” that your own heart has written in your past, and apply it to your future. Laced with colorful vignettes and as compassionate as it is honest, Better Love Next Time ensures that when you do find Mr. Right, you will arrive whole, renewed and ready for a good relationship, and then helps you steer it to success.
