With This Fling (Summersweet Island #5) by Tara Sivec
Romantic comedy with an older couple. Can stand alone but you should read them all.Ā
Iāve been Summersweetened.
Just when I thought I couldnāt love Tara Sivec any more, she goes and writes a book about a woman my age (54) with a hot 57-year-old who are still so fun and sexy that readers of any age will love With This Fling.
Lauraās two daughters, Birdie and Wren, met their loves in previous books in the Summersweet Island Series, so we have seen Laura and her business, The Dip & Twist throughout the series. Iāve always loved her, she is cool, sarcastic, funny, and dates only younger men for quick flings. She is also basically everyone’s mom as new people have been added to her brood with each story.
Itās the week of Birdie and Palmerās week-long destination wedding, and Laura isnāt interested in bringing a young fling to her younger daughterās wedding. She would be too busy running around making sure everything goes smoothly and that nobody has a breakdown. But when Palmerās Uncle Dean shows up, Laura starts to question her āyounger menā rule.
OMG ladies. DEAN. ~~~SWOOON~~~. Dean designs and hand makes custom golf clubs (such an interesting job!). He doesnāt even have a home, just lives on the road going from one job to the next all over the country. Heās a grumpy, salt & peppered tattooed lone wolf who liked his nice quiet life, just him and his Harley.
Until he came to Summersweet Island for the wedding, took one look at Laura, and he was done for.
āJesus. You are stunning.ā
I loved how he just kept popping up all over the place, always there to lend a hand and take care of Laura. This woman has spent her life taking care of everyone else, and it literally brought me to tears to see her finally have someone there for her, even though she continually pushed him away.
āWhat do you need, sugar?ā
Things I loved (there are no dislikes):
- Characters in their 50s who are just as cool as her characters in their 20s.
- Visiting with all the other Summersweet couples.
- There were a few casual references to menopause, hot flashes, and aging bodies, but it was never harped on at all, and they were all funny and relatable. Most of the time they could be any age.
- Dean is literally the perfect man. āHard or slow, sugar? What do you need?ā
- While we are there for Birdieās wedding, the story very much focused on Laura and Dean.
- The banter between them was perfect!
- The sex was HOT and age-appropriate (yes, people in their 50s can still have crazy hot sex!)
- The cover is so perfect and exactly how I picture them (except real lol).
- The heartbreak and pride (at the same time) of your kids growing up and not really needing you anymore was written perfectly.
The Down & Dirty:
āItās called hot flashes, Dean. Donāt judge me.ā
āOh, Iāll give you hot flashes.ā
Rating: 5++ Stars, 4 Heat

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