Jules Moulin

La vida de Ally Hughes es un caos. Con una niña que requiere toda su atención, una madre controladora que sigue cada uno de sus pasos y unas largas jornadas como profesora en la Universidad de Brown... Bastante tiene con organizarse ella sola, como para penar en hombres... ¡O en tener sexo! Y entonces aparece Jake, un alumno diez años más joven que ella que le hará vibrar como nunca en toda su vida. Pero eso no puede ser. Ally no está preparada para tener una relación.
Diez años después, Jake reaparece inesperadamente. Ahora sale con su hija Lizzie, y lo que es peor, Ally todavía siente algo por él... ¿Cómo va a seguir viéndole? ¿Es posible que madre e hija se hayan enamorado del mismo hombre?… (més)

Thanks to First to Read I was able to read an ARC of this book for review.
I really enjoyed this book. It's such a quick, fun and sexy read that I finished it in almost one sitting. When I first read the synopsis of the book I was unsure as to how Jake "dating" her daughter would work out for Ally but now that I've read the book I love that little turn of events..especially once Jake reveals that he wasn't actually dating Lizzie ;).
The chapters alternate between the past and present. The past explains the weekend Ally spent with Jake 10 years ago while the present brings Jake back to Ally through a dinner with her daughter Lizzie.

I don't want to say too much or give anything away but everything works out in the end, I promise!… (més)

Jules Moulin's debut novel, Ally Hughes Has Sex Sometimes, is a highly entertaining novel. Alternating back and forth between past and present, this breezy, steamy read is a delightful older woman/younger man romance that is fast paced with appealing, likable characters.

Ally Hughes is a college professor raising her daughter, Lizzie, on her own. She is a single mom who has devoted her life to her daughter and she is not interested in dating. One weekend while Lizzie is away, Ally has a scorching hot fling with one of her students, Jake Bean. Not wanting the ten years younger Jake to tie himself down while in his early twenties, Ally pushes him away. Fast forward ten years and Lizzie is now grown up and on her own when Jake re-enters Ally's life. He makes it clear that he would like to resume their relationship, but is Ally finally ready to take a risk on love?

Ally's life has undergone a few changes in the intervening years, but surprisingly, her feelings for Jake remain the same. Currently on Sabbatical from her teaching position, she is grieving a recent loss while trying to guide Lizzie into taking a different career path. She has also reconnected with an old college friend and so far, she has resisted his efforts to take their relationship into a more romantic direction. After reconnecting with Jake, her attraction to him comes roaring back to life, but Ally is quickly distracted by an unexpected and potentially dangerous situation with Lizzie.

Jake's life has gone in a radically different direction since he last saw Ally, but one thing has remained constant: his feelings for her. As soon as he realizes who Lizzie is, he carefully orchestrates a meeting with Ally who, of course, recognizes him immediately. Jake is upfront about his desire to pick up their relationship where it left off, but Ally continues to argue against them becoming involved again. Just as Jake is making a little headway with Ally, the demands of his career and the situation with Lizzie threaten to derail their fledgling relationship.

Ally Hughes Has Sex Sometimes by Jules Moulin is a quirky, fun novel that has a surprising amount of depth. The storyline is interesting and the characters are well developed and rather charming. Despite the slightly unrealistic aspect to Ally and Jake's romance, it is an all around light-hearted love story that I highly recommend to fans of contemporary fiction.
… (més)