For Jackie’s 40th birthday, her friend Anne arranges for them to leave Seattle’s rainy winter and escape to beautiful Hawaii, but then Anne’s husband gets sick, and Jackie, who is newly divorced, ends up going alone.
While she’s there, she meets a younger man who makes her feel not-so-old. She’s happy in Hawaii — relaxed, which isn’t a word that we mothers often use to describe ourselves. When she returns to Seattle, she tries to figure out how to get that feeling back, while dealing with her ex-husband, her two kids, and her growing design business.
Her friends have supported her through so much, but can the married soccer moms support their single friend’s fling with a younger man on a faraway island?
As a married mom myself (and quickly approaching 40 at that), I related well to these characters. I too have fantastic friends who support me. I can even relate to them having trouble dealing with this big change. In fact, as a happily married woman, I have a hard time just reading about her fling. Why? It’s exciting and marriage is not always.
That said, reading about the heartbreak of divorce is almost as hard. Jackie’s kids suffers, she suffers, and she wonders where she fits in now that her life has experienced this major change.
Flirting with Forty was a good quick escape novel. I could almost feel the warm breezes of a Hawaiian beach as I read it, and hopping a plane in these winter months sure is tempting! I enjoyed Jane Porter’s Mrs. Perfect a bit more more (which I reviewed HERE), but I do know that I’ll definitely be looking for more of Jane Porter’s books in the future.
You can speak live with author Jane Porter on Blog Talk Radio on December 5th at 1PM ET. Call into (646) 378-0039, listen online or sign up for a reminder at Blogtalkradio.com.
Flirting with Forty has also been made into a Lifetime Original Movie starring Heather Locklear. It premieres this weekend. Catch it December 6, 7, and 8 and 9pm ET/PT. I think it will make a cute movie, and if I watch it this weekend, I’ll update this post with my thoughts.
We have a fantastic giveaway this week, open to U.S. and Canadian addresses. One of you will win this cool Lifetime beach tote with a copy of the book, and ten more of you will win the book. Leave a comment, and I’ll post the winners December 10.
The winners of last week’s giveaways are:
The winner of the great gift for booklovers, A Life Well Read, is #37 Deborah Wellenstein.
As a special thank you to all of you who didn’t win, they have offered 10% off. Just enter DDALWR1 on the “Special Offers” page at www.alifeunplugged.com.
The winner of the Poirot Definitive Collection (which is now on sale at amazon for only $50) is #115 Felicia Shapiro.
The winners of the Lobster Tale DVD are #247 Katerina Webb, #145 Joanne, #250 Marc, #190 Sarah Hanson, #17 Carol Dziuba.
5 Minutes for Books managing editor Jennifer Donovan is a contributing editor at 5 Minutes for Mom. She blogs at Snapshot about daily life with her tween daughter and preschool son.
Forty in a week!
I would love to read this! Thanks for the chance, [email protected]
i love reading books. this is great.
Well I already hit 40 and it isn’t so bad.
love it
Looks great! Thanks for the giveaway!
I would wrap it up and put in under the tree for myself, because my husband just doesn’t get the gift giving thing.
would love to read this- saw the movie and it wasn’t bad- would like to read the book though
I think I read an excerpt from this book as a magazine sneak peek. Would love to find out how the story ends!
I really like the movie on Lifetime, sounds like a cool prize!
I’m past 40 but it sounds like a fun read I could relate to!!!!!
This looks like a great book, I would love to win! Thanks!
This sounds like an awesome book! Thanks for the opportunity!
Thanks for the chance to win!
This book sounds great.Thanks for the opportunity!
PLEASE COUNT ME IN ON THIS AWESOME GIVEAWAY 🙂
My daughter is turning 40 in 2009, this would make a great gift for her!
Great giveaway! Would love to read this book.
I am 39 and will be 40 in May(and I can’t wait–yipee!!!), so this book would be perfect for me.
Alicia Webster
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ty 4 the AWESOME GIVEAWAY
The Next Great Book to Read! Thanks for the chance to WIN!!
Please enter me
After this snow storm we had this week I could so use a book to curl up with. What better story than a vacation to really take me out of my element!!!!!! Please choose me!!
Would love to read this book!
This sounds like a great book. Thank you for having this giveaway.
Sounds like a great book!
I would love to read the book. I love the tote also.
sounds like a good book.
I would love to get abck into reading and this seems like the perfect way to start 🙂
Please enter me.
Great giveaway!
This book sounds great!
Sounds like a good book–would love to read it! Thanks!
SOUNDS FUN!
I love to read and this book sounds great.
Thanks for the chance to win such a great gift!
Please enter me!
the TV movie was great, Im sure the book is too
Hey, I’d love to win! I’m running out of books to read! 🙂
I would love to win this – perfect read snuggled up by the fire. I can dream of warmer weather!
Was a cool mivie
I saw the previews for the movie…I would love to read the book!
WOW This sounds like a great book to read over Christmas break.
Having hit the big 4 0 this year, i know exactly how this character feels. I would love to read this book! Sounds great!
This would be a fun read…please enter my name…..Happy Holidays!
throw my name in the hat and pick it LOL
Thank you for having this. I would love to win. Thank you
[email protected]
Please enter me 🙂
Nice prize. Count me in!
I watched the movie on Lifetime last weekend. Loved it – of course Jane Poter is an excellent author but not all books made into movies play out so well 🙂