Alice Fieliding

Penny Barkers 2nd chance at love and life Alice Fieliding

Penny has always played it safe; logic and fear have made her choices. But tonight her heart not her head is making decisions. The result is a roller coaster of a ride. Think 50 shades of grey meets Bridget Jone's diary. It's a light hearted romantic tail of embarrassing raunchy sex stories, funny situations and witty dialogue served with a spot the clues twisting plot, a real "laugh out loud" page turner. Most of the novel is told by the main character "Penny barker" Whos own character through a series of comical embarrassing events, is transformed during one particular evening; whilst attending a high school reunion. Penny found her soul mate "Nick" at an early age. Problem is she was too young to recognise true love and appreciate what a rare and valuable commodity it is. Foolishly she let it slip through her fingers. Twenty years and one divorce later fate has given her a 2nd chance if only she can find the courage to seize the day. Six reacquainted school friends and a stranger reveal their most embarrassing comical sexual encounters. There referred to by their school nick names. Scarecrow is about to marry a man who can never remain faithful; double dick is now recently divorced his wife run off with another woman. Martini is high maintenance needs compliments on a daily bases and never lets a man get to close due to fear of getting hurt. Duracell is arrogant, stubborn and can never admit when his wrong. Panda has an IQ of 150 but adopts a submissive role attending to her husbands every need. The reader is drip fed information, red herrings and genuine clues throughout the book. The story unwinds and intertwines at a reasonable fast pace. There are three mini stories set in Penny's past that support the main plot but also tell their own tale. Penny has no interesting sex story to tell, will she become an object of public ridicule. Has she been betrayed in order to win a £20 bet? Who is the killer stalking Penny? Will Nick recue Penny and become her knight in shinning armour that she has waited 20 years for. If you are looking for a romantic funny sexually exciting read that will recapture your youth and inject some spice into your love life than you have found it.