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Flirting with Temptation

Kelley St. John
Forever (2009)
ISBN 9780446619233
Reviewed by Sally Gorsuch for RebeccasReads (3/09)

I wasn’t sure what to expect from “Flirting with Temptation.”  Basically, it seemed like it might be your typical chick lit: a young woman, in her early thirties, who is just sort of floating along from job to job, not paying attention to getting her life in order.  The main character, Babette Robinson, is full of energy and after repeatedly going from one job to the next; she accidentally creates the perfect job for her own special talent of being able to read people and what they really want.  With a little help from her loving family, newlywed sister Claire and their Granny Gert, she attempts to finally do things right and make a commitment in her life.  But being hired to “fix” the broken engagement of the man she loves and his current fiancé proves to be more of a challenge than she thought. 

The author did a very good job of writing “Flirting With Temptation” with a unique twist and making it fun to read.  She shows it’s never too late to figure what you’re capable of when you set your mind to it, and that we all make mistakes, no matter how well our intentions are.  Throughout the book, the author makes us feel Babette’s personal frustrations, clumsy attempts to do the right thing, and accidentally creating more problems as she goes along.  We can’t help but laugh with her and cheer at her solutions.  One part I can relate to specifically is when she puts on the suntan lotion, not thinking about checking to see if it is still good or not.  As a redhead too, I know how quickly she would have burned (because the lotion was too old), and when she was in extreme pain, I felt it, too.  Ms. St. John writes very clearly and even if you’ve never burned that badly yourself, you feel it.  Babette tries so hard and slowly comes to understand herself more and more as the story goes on.  It makes you want to cheer her on, even if you already know how it will end.  The other part of the story, her job as Love Doctor, is a little more surprising since it involves an energetic group of retirees and their triumph at not wanting to give up on romance no matter what your age.  No matter what age, we all want a companion to enjoy life with, not just go sit in a room and grow old.

“Flirting with Temptation” is very entertaining and funny, with an unusual story line.  It’s very believable and full of hope.  I will recommend this book to all my friends.

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