Julie's Accidental Journey
to Bestsellerdom
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Julie is the bestselling author of The Accidental Housewife: How to Overcome Housekeeping Hysteria One Task at a Time. A book written as she went through a series of life-changing detours—love, marriage and a baby carriage. Stressed, guilt-ridden and struggling to balance her home, family and sanity with her multiple roles and responsibilities as a wife, mother, and advertising executive, Julie navigated these detours by developing and testing simple off-beat home-keeping tips and sprinkling them with her trademark humor and positivity. She then put them into a book, The Accidental Housewife. Before long, Julie built both a community of like-minded women and became a sought-after home-keeping contributor and go to gal appearing regularly on The Today Show, The View, Rachael Ray, The Drs, Fox and Friends, iHeart Radio and ABC Audio Networks.
Julie’s next detour came in the winter of 2023 when she was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer. Grateful she discovered it early and now over a year in remission she regards herself as one of the lucky ones. Julie navigated this journey with the the same positivity and humor (in high heels too!) that she embraced during her accidental housewifely detour. But this time Julie also realized a dream: She wrote her first women’s fiction novel, The Accidental Sisterhood. A book Jenna Blum, New York Times bestselling author describes as— “Witty and unexpected. Think Liane Moriarty’s Big Little Lies with a Dexterized dash of Sex and the City.”
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The Accidental Sisterhood marks Julie’s return to the spotlight and her passion to inspire others as they go through life’s unexpected and accidental detours. She is continuing to do this in media appearances and speaking publicly about the power of positivity and sisterhood, and turning life-changing detours into dreams, no matter how big or little. Julie is an advocate for the Moffitt Cancer Center and was their featured survivor speaker at its 2024 National Board of Director’s Meeting and keynote speaker at Hooter’s 2024 Woman’s International Day luncheon.
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Julie lives in St. Petersburg Florida close to her son Luke. He is her beacon of light and the ultimate acknowledgment of a blessed life, loved and lived fully. . . And never giving up.
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Julie's Next Accidental Journey
October 2024!
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The Accidental Sisterhood arrives in bookstores in October in harmony with Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During this month and beyond, Julie will be talking about the realization of her dream and sharing her personal passion to raise awareness of the need for mammograms, self exams and the power of sisterhood.
The latter the central theme in her smart, page-turning book about four strong women, and one man caught in a web of love, lust, laughs and lies unraveled by their personal resiliency, guts and the incredible power of sisterhood.
The Accidental Sisterhood will be released on October 8, 2024, and available for purchase on Amazon in paperback, e-book, and audiobook.
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A percentage of the book’s sales will be donated to Moffitt Caner Center. Julie will also be raising funds with The Accidental Sisterhood team for the annual Miles for Moffitt event in November 2024.
