Love Button

by Tracy Whitwell

Alice is thirty nine and never has any time for herself. She has been with her partner, Tommi, for fourteen years and they have a five year old son called Barney. She works full time, feels like a frumpy pack-horse and is exhausted by money worries. She can hardly remember ever being carefree and nowadays sex comes way behind reading and even 'staring into space' as one of her priorities. Life explodes for Alice when, having forgiven an affair Tommi had before Barney was born, she discovers that a honking young blond from Tommi's work has just given Tommi much more than a peck on the cheek in his car. Tommi claims it was a one-off indiscretion but Alice wants to kick his face off and makes him go and stay with friends while she calms down and sorts her head out. Living off Prosecco and adrenaline she begins to address just what has gone wrong - with her relationship, job, motherhood and sex, and realises she's had enough of playing by the stupid rules, seeing as no-one else seems to bother. That's when the terrifying fun begins, as Alice decides to let her hair down and negotiate the steamy path of liberation with a variety of hot helpers... on a mission to find her LOVE BUTTON.

264 pages, Paperback

Published April 30, 2023

Reviews

[Simon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not my usual thing, but really enjoyed it.

Full disclosure - this isn't my usual kind of reading matter (is this chick-lit? I'm never sure of the definition) but I bought it because I remember loving Tracy Whitwell as an actress back in stuff like THE KNOCK in the '90s (okay, okay; I may have had a slight crush.) And you know what, I'm very glad I did. The story? A thirty-nine-year-old mother stuck in a stale relationship with a partner who refuses to grow up discovers he's cheating on her and sets out to even the score. I've no idea if this is a typical example of the genre, but it's funny, witty raunchy and a lot of fun. I'll be reading more by this author.

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This isn't a book that would normally appeal to me, but I'd read something else by the author and enjoyed it so thought I'd give this a go. Glad I did! I've been completely drawn in by the story and was unable to stop reading! I'm now going to be looking for more of her books!

[Jess Luigi · Rating 4 out of 5]

tracy whitwell i bloody love ya! girl power

[L M Hampton · Rating 4 out of 5]

saucy

Alice turned into a minx! Loved it and relatable! Would be great if there was a sequel in the near future