Blurb:

To-do list: Find maths tutor for Jacob. Book appointment for HRT. Fall in love again?

To the outside world, Lisa Darling looks like she has it all. A high-flying TV-executive and twice-divorced mother-of-two, she juggles her inbox and mum-duties with the calmness of a Buddhist monk. Even when her son’s pet hamster, Alan, suddenly gives birth to nine baby hamsters, Lisa takes it all in her stride.

Until handsome New Yorker Zach Russo arrives to replace Lisa’s best friend at work. There is something about Zach that just gets under Lisa’s skin and even her composure begins to crack.

When she clashes with Zach in the office (on an almost daily basis) Lisa feels hot and bothered. She tries to pass this off as one of the perimenopause symptoms she’s found on Google, until she finds herself in a sexy – and seriously ill-advised – clinch with him.

Could Lisa’s hot flashes actually be sparks? And is she ready to lose control and risk her heart again?

Fun, frank and fabulous, Lisa Darling is the romantic comedy heroine you’ve all been waiting for! Perfect for fans of Why Mummy Drinks, Carmen Reid and Serena Terry.

Review:

It’s Getting Hot In Here is not the kind of book I would usually read, but it was recommended to me by a fellow book blogger to inject some life into my reading mojo, and it absolutely did the trick. It’s easy to read, very funny and really heartwarming and I loved every second I was reading.

The narrator of It’s Getting Hot In Here is Lisa and she is a wonderful heroine. I loved her to do lists, her sense of humour and her determination to do the best she can for all the important people in her life. I don’t have children, but Jane Costello really brought the reality of living with a teenager and a young child to life and I loved becoming immersed in her reality.

Alongside the humour, Jane Costello tackles some quite serious issues that give It’s Getting Hot In Here an emotional edge. I was almost brought to tears by how touching some of these scenes are and I will be thinking about these characters for such a long time.

The hero of the piece is Zach, and it was really difficult not to warm to him to. He’s good looking, charismatic and flirtatious – what’s not to like? Jane Costello also does a brilliant job with the supporting cast including Lisa’s children, ex-husband and circle of friends. They’re all really believable characters that bring Lisa and Zach’s story to life.

I’m delighted to discover that Jane Costello has an extensive back catalogue and I will be reading from it very soon!

It’s Getting Hot In Here is available from Amazon.