"interesting family drama"
Ellen Markham's husband Tom insists that he loves her and
that his serial affairs are simply "JUST SEX". Rather
then give up on the hot action he craves, he attempts to
persuade Ellen to try it; she refuses as all she wants is
a monogamous relationship with as faithful of a partner as
she is to him. Instead after two decades of marriage
Ellen leaves her spouse taking their teens with her. Needing some time by herself and encouraged by her best
friend Jill, Ellen heads to the Tropics where she plans to
heed Tom's "sage advice and find a lover. Still as she
seeks a hunk to help her find her groove, she knows she
just wants her Tom, but without his womanizing. Susan Kay law provides an interesting family drama
starring strong characters. Tom is fascinating as he
rationalizes his sexual encounters outside of the marriage
as just safe sex to spice up his life; Ellen sees him as
just cheating. When she decides to "test" his hypothesis
using a free "get out of jail" card handed to her by Tom,
readers will root for her to find more than just a fling;
instead readers will sympathize with the heroine and hope
she obtains a new faithful love. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted May 29, 2007
SummaryEllen just got handed the dream of half of the wives in
America—her husband told her to have an affair.
With her CEO husband, her kids, and her house keeping her
busy, passion was never Ellen's first priority. But somehow
her husband managed to make time in his schedule for
it—with other women. Now he wants Ellen to believe that
his reckless liaisons were nothing more than "just sex." In
fact, he's so desperate to prove his point that he's
challenged her to find out for herself.
After so many years, Ellen is hauling out her rusty flirting
skills and following her free-spirited best friend into a
world she thought she'd left behind at the altar. She might
not have any more faith in this marriage, but she's about to
find some in herself—and what starts out as "just sex"
might end up being a second chance to find something better.
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