What's the recipe for a happy marriage?
That's what chef Jill Morgan Storm wants to know, and according to responses to the "Marriage Satisfaction Surveys" she and her closest friends cooked up, the answer is to marry a traveling salesman who is rarely home.
And Jill certainly deserves some happiness, after everything she's been going through. Her teen-aged son, who only speaks to her in French, needs college tuition. Her crazy mother is determined to find her a man—and only brings her unsuitable ones. A pesky schoolteacher keeps annoyingly trying to fix her life. Her sous chef job is in jeopardy, and, most aggravating of all, her ex-boyfriend has absconded with her favorite skillet.
What's a single mom to do?
Faced with the answers to her surveys, she sets off to find the traveling salesman who can share her dreams. Along the way, can she find herself and a man who will claim her heart?
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"Witty dialogue and wickedly funny characterizations make Kathy Carmichael’s Hot Flash a jewel among romantic comedies. Great fun!"
~ Eve Gaddy, Harlequin Superromance author
~ Eve Gaddy, Harlequin Superromance author
"Hot Flash is a keeper! It has heart, and I’m going to read it again. And again. Wonderfully well done!
~ Kay James, Romance Reader at Heart
"I have never laughed or cried so hard as I have with this truly wonderful book!"
—Kathy Boswell, managing editor, The Best Reviews
"I highly recommend Hot Flash to anyone who loves to read romance. You will not be disappointed." —Romance Junkies
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***MY HONEST REVIEW OF HOT FLASH***
Jill just can’t seem to get her love life together. Her
ex-husband changed genders, and her ex-boyfriend won’t return her favorite
skillet. Needing fast cash to send her son to college, she devises a plan to
marry a traveling salesman. She figures he would have money, and not be around
to cramp her style. But her plan begins to backfire as each candidate falls
short of her expectations. Then throw in her son’s former third grade teacher
who continuously shows up at the most inopportune moments, and you have a
recipe for disaster.
The slapstick comedy had me laughing from cover to cover.
You can’t help but love each of these characters. There were so many memorable
phrases in this story, it can’t help but be unforgettable. This is the second
book by this author that I have read, and I loved both, but this one is
definitely my favorite so far.
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About the Author
USA Today Bestselling author Kathy Carmichael resides on the west coast of Florida with her Scottish husband, two not-so-wee sons, three cats, a part-time dog, and a huge collection of dust bunnies.
Kathy writes award-winning romantic comedies and humorous mysteries. Her Texas Two-Step romance series is a reader favorite.
Kathy's romantic comedy, Hot Flash, was named by the American Library Association's BOOKLIST magazine as one of the Top 10 Romance Fiction titles for 2009.
In addition to her novels, she’s sold short stories and wrote a bi-monthly column on the business of writing for a national writing trade magazine. Kathy is also a contest judge for Writers Digest.
She’s a member of the International Thriller Writers, an active member of the Mystery Writers of America, Sisters-in-Crime, Novelists Inc., the Florida chapter of MWA, is the published author liaison of the Tampa Area Romance Authors, and is an active member and past national board member of the Romance Writers of America.
Kathy loves hearing from readers.
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I really enjoyed this one too, such a chaotic life she leads.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Julie, for the delightful review. I'm so glad you enjoyed Hot Flash!
ReplyDeleteSharon, you are so right.
ReplyDeleteKathy, I love to read books this funny. You are so talented.
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