The pivotal break-up: You’re dating “The One.” You’ve planned your wedding, where you’re going to buy your first house, what you’re going to name your kids, and how you’ll spend your vacations over the next twenty years—and then he breaks up with you.

The inaugural volume of the Sex, Life, and Hannah novella series is a colorful palette of stories about the aftermath of heartbreak. Everything from the pros and cons of rebound sex, to navigating the manic mood swings over The Ex, to whether a leather harness and latex can help distract you enough to finally move on.

I created the Sex, Life, and Hannah series as a fun yet insightful look at relationships, sexuality, and ideologies through the eyes of a woman. Hannah is a character who lurks in all of us, behind our public façade and beneath the sheets. Her blunt assessment of situations, her raw emotions over men, and her often-troubled experiences are a comic tribute to life and love.

So sit back in your favorite wingback; lean back in your luxurious apricot-scented bubble bath; or plug your headphones into your iPod, and unwind to Sex, Life, & Hannah: Volume 1, Winter Season.