Flirting With Forty
Flirting With Forty is the third book I’ve read by Jane Porter and while it may have the most improbable story line, I thoroughly enjoyed each and every page, even those that had me tearing up a little.
Flirting With Forty is told from the perspective of Jackie Laurens, a newly divorced, on the brink of forty, single mother of two, who laments the life she had until she discovered her wonderful and successful husband was having an affair… with a gorgeous and much younger woman. In the divorce, she gets the big house and the two kids, and he gets to keep the second home, the Porsche, and the younger lover. It’s not an even split by any means.
To cheer her up, one of her married female friends plans a trip to Hawaii for Jackie’s fortieth birthday. The friend’s husband fakes illness to keep his wife from going on the trip and Jackie has to move out of her comfort zone on her own. Boy, does she!
From the back cover:
He got the second home and the Porsche. She got the kids and a broken heart. Now Jackie, post-divorce and heading toward the big four-oh, is on vacation in sunny Hawaii and staring down her upcoming birthday–alone. But not for long. She’s soon falling for Kai, her gorgeous, much younger surf instructor, and the wild passionate fling they have becomes the biggest surprise of Jackie’s life.
Back home in Seattle, Jackie has to struggle with single parenthood… and memories of Kai. He hasn’t forgotten her. Yet thousands of miles of ocean–not to mention an age difference that feels even wider–separate them. And, of course, her friends disapprove. When a choice must be made, can she, will she risk everything for her chance at happiness?
Flirting With Forty is Jane Porter’s second sappy romance novel of a current list of four (aside from all of her Harlequin novels) and it may be my favorite to date although it’s difficult to discount Odd Mom Out or Mrs. Perfect. Take a few hours and read some Jane Porter. She writes “feel good” books.