Ex and the Single Girl

by Lani Diane Rich

Portia Fallon calls it PTE - or the Penis Teflon Effect. It's the way all the women in the family deflect men like ping pong balls. No man has ever 'stuck' with a Fallon woman for more than two years, and Portia has nearly surpassed that record. Until her live-in boyfriend dumps her. Now, everyone from her mother Mags to Auntie Vera and Grandma Bev is convinced that Portia must have sex with a temporary man. Enter Colin Beckett, a sexy, smart, and unsuspecting British novelist, who's visiting her small town of Truly, Georgia, for the summer. Then enter once again Portia's ex-beau, who's decided to fight to win her back. Now Portia faces a slippery decision: Which of these men has the right stuff to make a commitment stick?

• ISBN10: 0446693073
• ISBN13: 9780446693073
• Publish Date: 14 November 2005
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Out of Print: 9 March 2009
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
• Imprint: Warner Books
• Edition: 2003. 2nd Printing ed.
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 272
• Language: English

Reviews

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For the most part, I liked this. Portia was an interesting character with more than her share of family strife. Unfortunately, I hated almost every other character in the book. Except Ian, I liked him. The rest of them can take a long walk off a short pier. Her mother, grandmother, and aunt were a bunch of horrid, selfish bitches. It’s no wonder that Portia thinks she’s messed up. What kind of mother pushes her daughter to sleep with a stranger within hours (if not minutes) of her meeting him? Ridiculous. Not to mention her detestable ex.

If Portia’s family had been more likeable, I could have easily given this 4 or 4.5 stars.