Is it possible to be "in the mood" when your life is spent constantly juggling your bank balance to make ends meet?
In the Mood takes us into the life of Allison Jennings, a struggling single mom, struggling to keep her car from dying, struggling to make ends meet in her dead-end job in an ice cream parlour, batting away the sexual harrassment from her creepy little boss. Her only entertainment is reading tabloid tales about the rich and famous.
Then there is Ethan, her 10 year old son. He is a bright, extremely clever child, a budding little scientist in the making. She knows that very soon he will need to go to a better school. She needs money for his education and all the other things he will need to secure his future. How is she going to manage it all?
"Get married again" her ex says helpfully. But who has the time to meet men, let alone date? Then a fairy godmother in the form of Allison's old school friend Bunny, takes her in hand and gives her a massive makeover in preparation of snaring herself a husband - preferably a rich one. Together they attend a 4th of July party at the estate of billionaire Dex Needham.
The attraction between Dex and Allison is instantaneous - and is it possible they have met before?
Every now and then I feel the need to take a break from gory, gruesome murder thrillers - which I love - and escape with some pure chicklit. In the Mood is just such a book, light and funny and heartwarming, a rags-to-riches love story.
Happy reading!
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