The desperate ex-wives of Colina Linda are back in this
second installment of the Ex-Wives series. Recovering from
the shock of Lally Chandler snagging the most eligible
billionaire in town, the other former love interests are
striving to keep their lives on track. Jessica DiSantini is
trying to find one good reason to keep her world famous
composer boyfriend (is spine-tingling sex really good
enough?), while Caitlin Latch struggles to pay the bills
after getting downsized from her job at the rape crisis
center. Caitlin's son is acting strange -- could it be
puberty or is it a creepy Internet stalker who's out to
hurt him?
Meanwhile, Lally is in the lap of luxury. So why doesn't it
feel as good as it should? Being a high-profile missus sure
isn't turning out the way Lally envisioned. Constant social
events and fundraising can be fun, but the inability to be
herself and do anything without constant scrutiny is
certainly taking its toll. It doesn't help that Lally's
estranged daughter has taken over her old house, changed
all the locks and is blackmailing her for a tidy sum every
month. What's a poor rich woman to do?
Although the elements of a juicy chick lit novel are
present, this revisiting of the Colina Linda ex-wives falls
a bit flat. These characters seem to be stuck in their
mundane lives without most of the glitz and glamour.
Hopefully, the closing to this trilogy, TO KILL A HUSBAND,
will revisit the down-and-dirty side of the rich and semi-
famous while serving up a suspenseful mystery.
With Lally back from her honeymoon with husband number
four; Jessica content with her burgeoning relationship with
Mr. Right Now; and Janey newly confident and newly
remodeled by her plastic surgeon, it is not Caitlin’s turn
for romance.
Unkindly nicknamed ‘The Snatch’ by the other exes, Caitlin
struggles to fit in. Her divorce didn’t leave her
comfortably well-off and in fact her ex-husband’s unseemly
mental breakdown and subsequent hospitalization left her
nearly destitute. But Caitlin is determined to live the
life she deserves, and to give her son all the same
advantages as the other children in his exclusive school.
But things are looking up with the new-found support of the
exes, who rally around Caitlin to help her find a new man.
The only catch in the exes’ plan is Caitlin’s son. He’s
developed a sudden interest in his absent father and seems
to have an unnatural attachment to his computer. Caitlin
discovers a disturbing email in his account, and then
begins to receive threatening messages herself. Who is
sending these messages? Can the mystery mailer crumble the
careful castle of lies Caitlin’s built to protect herself
and the fortune she knows should be hers? Will he strike
the other exes’ inboxes? Caitlin must turn to the other ex-
wives for help in this hilariously funny, sarcastically
witty, and deliciously catty novel about the never-ending
pursuit of happiness. Translation: an even bigger bank
account.
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