THE HOT FLASH CLUB STRIKES AGAIN

A new quartet of “ailing” women seeks to relieve their problems at The Hot Spa, a wellness center. While the women’s ages vary widely, similar problems--in-laws--bring these flawed women together. Grandmother Polly’s daughter-in-law is keeping her away from her grandchild. Beth must fight her significant other’s family, who favor his high school sweetheart. Pregnant Carolyn’s high blood pressure rises when her rich father marries a ditsy fortune hunter. And Julia’s husband’s ex-mother-in-law is out to destroy her marriage. While this title is not as compelling as Thayer’s first Hot Spa novel, Wendy Dillon enlivens the antics with her “between-us-girls” narration. M.T.B. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/SEP 05]