Flirting with Fifty

By: Jane Porter

Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen

A sexy and sparkling later-in-life contemporary romance about a woman who leaps out of her comfort zone and takes a chance on love by New York Times bestselling author Jane Porter.

Paige Newsom is finally at a place in her life where she’s comfortable. She loves her job as a college professor in Southern California, lives close enough to her mother to visit her regularly, and has three daughters who are flourishing in their own careers. Paige has no plans to upend her life again after her divorce eight years ago, but she’s about to embark on a new adventure: co-teaching a course that includes a three-week international field study.

Paige can think of a dozen reasons why she shouldn’t go, one being a dazzling Australian biologist who will be teaching alongside her. Professor Jack King is charismatic, a world traveler, and more like Indiana Jones than Indiana Jones, all of which unsettles Paige, who prides herself on being immune to any man’s charms. She isn’t looking for love, and it turns out, neither is he. But as the two co-professors lead the rigorous program together, first on campus, then in beautiful Tanzania, their biggest challenge will be working closely together while resisting the undeniable chemistry they feel when they’re with each other.

Critic reviews

“Two college professors get a second chance at love when they’re recruited to co-teach in this satisfying contemporary romance from Porter...Readers will appreciate Porter’s refreshing focus on middle-aged protagonists.”—Publishers Weekly

“Porter has few rivals when it comes to writing with grace and compassion about the emotional messiness of everyday living, not to mention her ability to effectively delineate the challenges, both personal and professional, that women face at every stage of life. With its brilliantly rendered characters (including two refreshingly older romantic protagonists) and quietly empowering storyline that celebrates the rewards of stepping outside your comfort zone, this romance is both timely and timeless."—Booklist

Flirting with Fifty

I enjoyed the story and loved the adventure to Tanzania. I thought the love story portion was alittle too drawn out.

Insecure FMC

I could not finish this. I wanted it to but it was going no where and the fmc was too insecure.

Romance for the Empty Nesters

I loved that the characters were flawed. I don't know why we spent so much time on her daughter. It didn't seem relevant in the end. The book could have been longer with Ashley getting the help she needed

Great book!

I loved this book! I couldn’t stop listening I had to binge this as much as I could.

Paige is too whiney and insecure for my taste.

I listened to "Flirting with the Beast" first. I loved it. I wanted to love "Flirting with Fifty" so much because I use to live in Orange, I was a college professor just so many reasons I wanted to love it that I finished the book. But WOW, Paige was just way too whiney and insecure and inflexible for me. By the end of the book I was rooting for Jack to walk away. I couldn't understand what he saw in her. I've never write reviews but this was so frustrating for me to want to love it and just couldn't related to Paige at all. If it wasn't for the performance I'm not sure I would have been able to finish. Again, so bummed because I wanted to love it, just couldn't.