Archive for May 9th, 2009

Harriet Evans, author of Going Home, A Hopeless Romantic & The Love of Her Life returns with her fourth book on October 29th titled I Remember You. The cover hasn’t been released yet but if it’s anything like her previous covers it’ll be a great one. The synopsis reads:

Tess Tennant is moving away from London to the sleepy picture-perfect town where she grew up, to teach at the illustrious Langford College. She finds a cottage to share with a burnt-out city lawyer called Francesca. Around the corner is her childhood best friend Adam, who she’s always loved like a brother ! Rural life isn’t quite how Tess remembers it. Bored, she returns to London for a big night out with Adam but it all ends in tears. Heartbroken and heartsick,Tess has to take her class on a trip to Rome to visit the classical monuments, and she’s in the mood to be reckless.

Rome in May is beautiful, filled with the scent of jasmine and warm sunshine, and soon Tess is being swept off her feet by a charming stranger who takes her round the city for a magical week and she soon forgets the complicated problems waiting for her at home. But when she does return to Langford,Tess finds a note from Adam saying he’s leaving for a while.

What happened between them when they were young? And what is the secret of his mysterious past? I Remember You is about the secrets of a town past and present, about a girl who likes to daydream and whether your first love is your true love!

I posted book news about Heather McElhatton’s new novel Jennifer Johnson is Sick of Being Single, a week or so ago (see it here) and Heather herself has emailed me telling me that you can read the first 50 pages of Jennifer Johnson is Sick of Being Single at the HarperCollins website. It has been released in the US and it is out in the UK on June 1st.

Heather McElhatton’s previous novel is titled Pretty Little Mistakes. To read more about Heather and her novels, visit her website.

Heather has also agreed to do an Author Interview so look out for that soon!

Fab chick-lit author Adele Parks is back with her latest novel. Love Lies is due out on 30th July so there’s still a bit of a wait, but here’s the synopsis to get you in the mood!

Fern is glaring thirty in the face and can’t ignore the love lies any longer. Life with Adam was amazing once – although these days swinging from the chandeliers means D.I.Y not S.E.X. She believes a romantic wedding should be the next step but Adam just won’t go down on one knee. Then a chance meeting with Scottie Taylor – the UK’s sexiest pop star – lights fireworks in Fern that won’t stop exploding. It’s mind-expanding love at first sight for them both so when he proposes in front of a sell-out crowd at Wembley Stadium, there’s only one answer. Yes, yes, yes! Before you know it, Fern is living the celebrity dream in LA and a wedding planner is arranging designer shoe fittings. But isn’t it all happening a little too fast? Why is this modern day Cinderella homesick for a rented two-bedroom flat in Clapham? How do you know whether love is telling the truth? Fern must choose which version of this fairy tale is hers …

It sounds like another brilliant story from a great author, and we look forward to it being released in a few months time. It’s available for pre-order on Amazon now, and you can find out more about the author on her website at www.adeleparks.com

Eve and Ed Gallagher have just moved to their new apartment in New York City after his job transferred him. He’s eager, but Eve is feeling really lonely and a bit adrift.

But when she meets her elderley English neighbour Violet, a whole new friendship blossoms, and the Gallaghers begin to understand the other residents of their building and their lives too. Kim and Jason are struggling with their marriage and boisterous child Avery, Rachael and David seem to have the perfect family with their 3 kids; Emily is a single sportswoman but fellow resident Jackson is determined to crack her tough exterior.

Charlotte is a hopeless romantic and forever seeing the positive, and finally Todd and Greg are the apartment’s gay couple and probably the happiest of the lot. “The Girl Next Door” delves deep into relationships, new and old, to weave a wonderfully engaging story.

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