There is no relationship quite like the one between a guy’s mom and his girlfriend/fiancee/wife. Even in the best of circumstances, conflicts will arise. After all, who hosts Thanksgiving now? Who participates in finding and buying the wedding gown? How often is HE going to visit his mom? It doesn’t take much for this relationship to become troubled.

In It’s Either Her of Me: A Guide to Help a Mom and Her Daughter-in-Law Get Along, Ellie interviews moms, the girlfriends, the sisters, and the sometimes clueless men to learn how to help everyone get along.

In Ellie’s first book on single moms, Mom, There’s a Man in The Kitchen and He’s Wearing Your Robe, she draws upon her own experience and the stories of many other single women, their children, and the men who date them. She offers encouragement, strategies, and a very healthy dose of humor for the single-but-looking mom.

How do you balance your social life with being a parent? How do you set a good example for your impressionable kids when you’re on the prowl? What if your kids dislike your date? Where do you spend the night if the relationship turns serious? And – most important – how do you make sure your kids are comfortable with it all? Ellie provides the answers in Dating for Dads: The Single Father’s Guide to Dating Well Without Parenting Poorly.