Forget Prozac. If you’re suffering from a bout of the dating blues, maybe it’s time to go green. Go buy yourself a copy of Never Kiss a Frog: A Girl’s Guide to Creatures from the Dating Swamp and prepare to crank up your endorphins.

Have you heard that you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince? In her rip-roaring frog tour de force, relationship expert Marilyn Anderson debunks that fairy tale and warns gentle maidens everywhere about the dangers of FrogFellas. She has made it her mission to save you from the likes of Count Frogula, Sir Frogalot and the Godfrogger.

Wise and witty Anderson waded through the muck of the dating swamp to spare you from soiling your Manolo Blahniks. Her well-documented research exposes a motley crew of verdant villains that you should avoid while searching for your prince. To laugh and learn, sneak a peek at the Nightmare on Slime Street or have Close Encounters of the Frog Kind.  After Gone with the Warts, you may be tempted to say, “Frankly, my dear…”

Anderson has been around the block, or I should say, around the swamp. Trained as a biologist, her stand-up comedy chops shine through as she dissects the male species and holds them under a microscope. She skewers amorous amphibians with her rapier wit, but she is never mean-spirited. Her clever barbs never sink to the level of frog abuse. Couched in punny poems, wart warnings and ribbet snippets are some very wise words about affairs of the heart.    

Beautifully illustrated with whimsical cartoons, Never Kiss a Frog is an antidote to romantic burnout. This mildly risqué book is peppered with scatological humor. It may not be suitable for your pre-teen daughter, but if you’re a female over the age of 16, you’ll probably recognize a few frog fiascos of your own. You may find yourself having frog flashbacks as some of the unsavory characters from your own past rear their little green heads.