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The Secret Ingredient
The Secret Ingredient
Author: Jane Heller
WHAT IF A SECRET POTION… Meet Elizabeth Baskin, who falls in love, gets married, and discovers six years into her union that the magic is gone--or, rather, fading. Her husband Roger has grown a paunch, lost interest in sex, and seems allergic to conversation. What's a disgruntled wife to do? COULD TURN THE DULLEST DUD… After taking...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780312261726
ISBN-10: 0312261721
Publication Date: 2/9/2002
Pages: 323
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 28 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1
This was a GREAT read! I started it late last night & just had to finish it today. It was one of those stories that stick with you for a while. It certainly made me remember to appreciate my husband.
Booklover57 avatar reviewed The Secret Ingredient on + 44 more book reviews
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If you're a Jane Heller fan, this is another fun story. Fast reading and lots of chuckles....
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Hilarious! I loved this book!!
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Jane Heller is one of my favorite mystery authors! This book lives up to her reputation!
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Two wives give their husbands a secret potion and realize that they should have left them the way they were. A great and fun read.
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robinmy avatar reviewed The Secret Ingredient on + 2104 more book reviews
After six years, Elizabeth Baskin's marriage has lost it's magic. Her husband, Roger, is just not interested in her anymore. So, she consults a celebrity doctor who prescribes a packet of herbs to be mixed in Roger's orange juice. But instead of rekindling her romance with Roger, she finds herself stuck with a man she hardly recognizes and doesn't even like. Suddenly, Elizabeth is breaking into the doctor's office and running from the law, all in an attempt to restore Roger into his old imperfect self.

This was a fun book with the usual Jane Heller humor. My rating: 4 Stars.
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This book is a silly but fun read. It's the perfect antidote after you've read a serious book like I did. I just finished a Jodi Picoult novel and needed something light like junk food and this is it~would be a perfect beach or poolside read!
bookdeejay avatar reviewed The Secret Ingredient on + 132 more book reviews
Fun story. A case of be-careful-what-you-wish-for.


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