Books like Flirting with Forty by Jane Porter
Jackie Porter has left behind a second home and a Porsche, taking with her only her children and a broken heart after a divorce. Heading toward her 40th birthday, she retreats to sunny Hawaii, thinking this trip will be the last of her loneliness.
There she meets Kai, a strikingly young surf instructor whose presence revitalizes her spirit. Their intense, unexpected romance becomes the most surprising chapter in Jackie’s life. Back in Seattle, she must juggle single parenthood while the memory of Kai lingers.
Though he has not forgotten her and their distance—both the years that separate them and the miles of ocean—remains great, Jackie faces disapproval from friends and the question of whether to risk everything for a chance at happiness.
Synopsis: A story of rediscovering love, confronting past choices, and navigating the new dynamics of single motherhood in the present day.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Jane Porter
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