Swing Set

by Janice Weber

Who has not thought about trading in a husband or wife – totally – for an evening?The burdens of adulthood are slowly crushing the life (but not the lust) out of Tom Visser, police chief of Birchfield, Massachusetts. His wife Patti, busy raising their three children, vibrates neither with Tom’s angst nor his libido. Dr. Joan Stroker, an expert in Flemish counterpoint, is furiously writing an erotic novel that will make her the envy of academe. As her deadline approaches, Joan realizes she knows little about the art of love and even less about writing fiction. Her plight seems to amuse husband Marcus, a businessman besotted with French opera and, unbeknown to Joan, his mistress Wren.Enter libertine philosopher Cody Gunn and his delicious consort Lydia, who leave sunny Santa Monica to experience the rigors of New England. Lydia will be teaching heliotelepathy – whatever that is – at Birchfield Academy while Cody pens deep thoughts about the pilgrims. Bored silly within a week, Cody decides to open a swingers club in the Birchfield woods. When, miraculously, Tom and Joan convince their spouses to accompany them there, six formerly sane adults find themselves caught in a sexual typhoon far from harbor. As Priapus collides with Venus, their “no strings attached” couplings are hilarious, bawdy, full of wonder, and ultimately life changing. “Fifty Shades of Grey” times six!

307 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 21, 2012

About the author

Janice Weber's novels, most of which have something to do with music, have a worldwide following. Her debut novel, The Secret Life of Eva Hathaway, enjoys near cult status and is widely recognized as iconic Chick Lit - though appearing years before the genre was invented. Its colorful characters, verbal virtuosity, wit, and sensuality established the hallmarks of a style that has earned Weber comparison with Mark Twain, Fran Liebowitz, Harold Pinter, and Robert Ludlum.