Frisky Business - Clodagh Murphy (2012)

Frisky Busines is about a girl, a mystery man, a baby, old flames, kinky sex and secrets. Romy Fitzgerald always planned to go the conventional route: boyfriend, marriage, children. Motherhood via cupboard sex at a costume party with a stranger dressed as Darth Vader didn't feature on her to-do list. But when she gives birth to her son Luke nine months later, he turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to her. As Luke gets older, however, Romy knows that at some point she's going to have to tell him about his father. Trouble is, she never found out 'Darth's' real name. But when an old flame arrives back in her life, the plot thickens. Kit Masterson was always 'the one who got away' and now he's back from New York and seems intent on playing happy families with Romy and Luke. But Kit has his own secrets to hide ... As Romy begins to wonder if she'll ever find her mystery man from the party, she learns that in real life secrets rarely stay hidden, especially when it comes to love. But will Romy find her dark knight or will she be left to raise Luke (Han) solo? The first chapter describes the moment of Luke's conception and sets the tone for the recurring theme of intimacy in the book. The story explores such topics as penchants for BDSM and elderly people's sexuality, and is somewhat of a departure from the author's previous work in that sense (notwithstanding the fact that there are plenty of intimate scenes in her other books). However, all of the core elements that made her previous books so enjoyable are also evident in Frisky Business - likeable characters, palpable affection between family and friends, hilarious dialogue and plenty of warm fuzzy feeling scenes. (SBB)

What happens when you fall pregnant to a stranger dressed as Darth Vader? That's the dilemma facing the heroine of Clodagh Murphy's latest novel Frisky Business. The summary says: "Romy Fitzgerald's life is firmly on track. She runs a successful business, has great friends and knows what she wants. That was until her father died. Suddenly she's not sure about anything anymore. So when she has a one-night stand at a party with a stranger dressed as Darth Vadar, she tells him things she's never told anyone before ...about herself and her father's death. They'll never see each other again so her secrets are safe, right? Until Romy realises that she's pregnant with Darth Vadar's baby and now she has to face some awkward questions about what really happened the night of Luke's conception. Romy's going to have to come clean, but when her ex-boyfriend Kit Masterson returns from New York and seems happy to go along with the charade of playing the part of Luke's father, it seems like the answer to her prayers. Kit was the love of her life, and maybe her secrets, and the true identity of Darth Vadar, can stay hidden forever. But Kit has his own reasons for coming home and buying into the ready-made family. And as masks slip and true identities show, Romy and Kit quickly discover that in real life secrets never stay hidden, especially when it comes to love." Frisky Business is out in June.

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