Would you drop your life to go work for oil-rich billionaires in their remote oasis?

At twenty-three, Lizzie Harwood is mysteriously recruited to become a property manager for billionaires. Legally forbidden to talk about her employers, she calls their country 'Xamnesia.' The place has its perks, such as receiving diamond watches and a hug from Michael Jackson, but with her anxiety about succeeding and habit of never telling her family what's really going on, Lizzie will do anything to keep this dream job. And with these bosses, that's one bad rabbit hole to fall into.

Will smuggling one million dollars be what snaps her out of her fog? Can she get her act together and quit Xamnesia for real?

A humorous travel memoir of a normal girl on a jet plane to self-destruction-land. With self-deprecating humor and total honesty, discover what working for oil-rich billionaires can do for your self-esteem... and your underwear.

Interview with the Author

Why did you write your life story?
I've never told this story to anyone, almost. So... certain chapters came as a huge shock to my mother and siblings. But... my life back in Xamnesia made me the person I am today. Many of us struggle in our twenties. We have energy and take chances, but it's also a struggle. I wrote it as an act of service for anyone who faces or faced similar struggles so they know they're not alone. And to make readers smile, wince, cringe, gasp, and hopefully laugh a little.

Who would love reading Xamnesia?
Anyone who enjoys a bit of escapism... It's also for people who love or aspire to travel, take a risk, and those who wonder if their family is weird.... And those who need to take stock of their underwear and get themselves some new lovely underwear because they've been undervaluing themselves (and their underwear). Not in a fetish way... (although those folks are welcome to read also).
Please note, this story contains adult themes and is not intended for juvenile or young adult readers.

Tell us, can you really not say which country Xamnesia is and which billionaires you worked for?
It doesn't matter where Xamnesia is - the Middle East, Moldavia, or Texas - it takes readers into a truly bizarre world full of excess and shopping and throwing money around. There are many places on Earth with bosses like mine. I'm not saying we shouldn't go work for these people, but rather that I found working for them to be funny, funny-not-in-a-funny-way, exhausting, amazing, yet mainly weird.

Is this your first memoir?
Yes. A follow-up to Xamnesia may appear someday. My other books are women's fiction and suspense with strong female protagonists.

Tell us, can you really not say which country Xamnesia is and which billionaires you worked for?
It doesn't matter where Xamnesia is - the Middle East, Moldavia or Texas - it takes readers into a truly bizarre world full of excess and shares how I (like many twenty-somethings) put others before myself, and hid behind risk taking. It's meant to make you laugh, and wince, and be glad you didn't make such terrible life choices as I did in my twenties. And if you did, to feel like you're not the only one!! Email me if this story resonates with your own life. I'd love to hear from you.