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The Fling
Left stranded at the altar by her fiancT, Patti decides to join her cousin Kate on a fun-filled trip--which should have been her honeymoon--to Hawaii, where they meet former showgirl Cherry Jubilee, who decides to give the two cousins a lesson in dealing with men. Original.
356 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 27, 2002
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Elda Minger
66 books40 followersUSA Today bestselling author Elda Minger is a RITA finalist and has won numerous awards, including Romantic Times' Best American Romance.
She is well known in the romance world for over two dozen romance novels, both series and historical, and numerous novellas. She is a popular speaker, and has given several very well received lectures at National Conferences and Universities.
Elda lives in Los Angeles with her family, both two and four footed.
She is well known in the romance world for over two dozen romance novels, both series and historical, and numerous novellas. She is a popular speaker, and has given several very well received lectures at National Conferences and Universities.
Elda lives in Los Angeles with her family, both two and four footed.
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June 24, 2015
What happens when you mix three young women, fun and Hawaii? You get THE FLING. Kate Prescott has a mission; she is going to cheer up her cousin, Patti, after she was dumped at the altar. Her uncle was going to surprise the couple with a honeymoon in Hawaii but he tells Kate to take her instead. More like sisters, Kate is going to see that Patti unwinds and takes her mind off her lousy former fiancee.
They soon depart and meet a cheerful personality on the plane. Her name is Cherry and she intends to snag a millionaire. Not everything goes as planned and Cherry ends up rooming with them for the next ten days. But what a wonderful ten days for everyone.
Jack McKenna intends on taking over his father's business. He has been summoned to one of his father's resorts and thinks he is going to have all his wishes met. Instead, if he can complete the next ten days working in the trenches and not give himself away, his father will retire. He is going to work as Jack Cameron. Here is where it gets a little tricky. He meets Kate and falls for her fast. Initially he does his utmost to keep her and her friends from knowing who he really is but most of the staff is aware he is James McKenna's son. You'll need to ignore that part.
The chemistry is good, the sex is intense, and they both want more but are still hesitant. After all, each knows they only have ten days. Kate has a few TSTL moments but Jack isn't letting go. Unknown to him his father wants his son to fall in love and does his best to help the love match succeed.
THE FLING has some very goofy humorous moments. I am normally not a big fan of 'chick lit' romances because there is usually too much profanity for my taste and little communication. Here, there were only a few times someone swore and, for the most part, all the characters talked. As in real life not everyone has closure and this may bother some readers. I was actually looking forward to a sequel but I couldn't locate another book. Even though I am giving it four stars I am going to list this as a 'Keeper'. Give this romance a try, you will be glad you did. I am.
They soon depart and meet a cheerful personality on the plane. Her name is Cherry and she intends to snag a millionaire. Not everything goes as planned and Cherry ends up rooming with them for the next ten days. But what a wonderful ten days for everyone.
Jack McKenna intends on taking over his father's business. He has been summoned to one of his father's resorts and thinks he is going to have all his wishes met. Instead, if he can complete the next ten days working in the trenches and not give himself away, his father will retire. He is going to work as Jack Cameron. Here is where it gets a little tricky. He meets Kate and falls for her fast. Initially he does his utmost to keep her and her friends from knowing who he really is but most of the staff is aware he is James McKenna's son. You'll need to ignore that part.
The chemistry is good, the sex is intense, and they both want more but are still hesitant. After all, each knows they only have ten days. Kate has a few TSTL moments but Jack isn't letting go. Unknown to him his father wants his son to fall in love and does his best to help the love match succeed.
THE FLING has some very goofy humorous moments. I am normally not a big fan of 'chick lit' romances because there is usually too much profanity for my taste and little communication. Here, there were only a few times someone swore and, for the most part, all the characters talked. As in real life not everyone has closure and this may bother some readers. I was actually looking forward to a sequel but I couldn't locate another book. Even though I am giving it four stars I am going to list this as a 'Keeper'. Give this romance a try, you will be glad you did. I am.
August 10, 2023
I enjoyed Jack & Kate's story and the supporting characters were great. The insta-love and marriage aspect wasn't the best but it worked in this story. I was hopeful that the next book in the series would provide other characters their stories and happily ever afters but it doesn't seem like the series continues with the same characters unfortunately.
March 21, 2024
So cute 🥺
August 2, 2007
Certainly an easy read...I put it on my Mom's smutty shelf because there are a bunch of steamy pages!
July 2, 2011
Good beach read in Hawaii!
July 16, 2012
This is a good book! They can make this into a movie. I love how the author wrote the book!:)
July 15, 2015
Easy read and a good romance novel. I like how it ended any other way would have been disappointing.
April 13, 2016
Sweet
Enjoyable break from the real world. It was an entertaining book, and I can't wait to read more books by this author.
Enjoyable break from the real world. It was an entertaining book, and I can't wait to read more books by this author.
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