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    Author of the Week: Kate Lace

    Posted on Thursday, June 18th, 2009 by Leah

    Kate Lace is the author of 4 Little Black Dress novels and her 4th, Love Boat, is out in October. Kate also writes romantic fiction under the name of Catherine Jones (her actual name!) .

    Before turning to writing Kate was in the Army and got promoted to Captain. She also met and married her husband during her Army days. After falling pregnant and having to leave the Army, Kate was invited to help out on a magazine and that is where she discovered she could really write. Kate has also appeared on University Challenge in 2005.

    I read The Chalet Girl ages ago and really enjoyed it. I’ll have to try and get my hands on it again. I love Little Black Dress books so it’s great to have another author whose LBD books I enjoy. Her other novels are The Trophy Girl, The Movie Girl and The Love Boat. I haven’t read any of those but do want to read them!

    To read more about Kate and her books, visit her website!

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    Posted in Author of the Week, Little Black Dress | No Comments »

    Book News: The Love Boat by Kate Lace

    Posted on Thursday, June 18th, 2009 by Leah

    Kate Lace, the pen name of Catherine Jones, has her fourth Little Black Dress release out on October 1st. It’s called The Love Boat. Having enjoyed The Chalet Girl, I look forward to The Love Boat. The synopsis reads:

    Working as a chef on a luxurious holiday yacht, Poppy’s come a long way from her parents’ pub in Cornwall and enjoys a tranquil existence sailing around the Greek islands.

    Until the Garvie family show up that is. When their boisterous behaviour forces Poppy to pay a visit to a super-yacht docked nearby, she meets handsome deckhand Charlie and everything gets a lot more exciting.

    She wouldn’t mind getting cosy in her cabin with him! But why does Jake, the brooding skipper, keep rocking the boat? When it comes to falling in love, Poppy may be in danger of going overboard…

    Posted in 2009 Releases, Book News | No Comments »

    Book News: The Debutante by Kathleen Tessaro

    Posted on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 by Leah

    Kathleen Tessaro, author of Innocence, Elegance and The Flirt, returns with her fourth novel on October 1st which is titled The Debutante. There is no cover yet but the synopsis sounds good:

    Can the secrets of one woman’s past change another woman’s future? Cate is a gifted young artist who survives in New York by producing remarkable copies of Old Masters.She arrives in London to stay with her aunt Rachel who owns an auction house, determined to leave the pain of her past behind.

    Cate is sent to Devon with Rachel’s colleague Jack to value the contents of Endsleigh, the grand Georgian home of a former socialite. But inside, its once elegant interiors are now worn with age and dust. Then Cate discovers hidden in the back of one of the bookshelves, an old shoebox containing an exquisite pair of silk dancing shoes from the 1930′s along with a mysterious collection of objects - a diamond brooch, a photograph of a handsome young sailor, a dance card, and a beautiful pearl and emerald bracelet from Tiffany’s.

    Unable to solve the questions in her own life, Cate quickly becomes engaged in solving the mystery of the shoe box and begins to unravel the story of Baby Blythe; bright, beautiful and reckless, she was the most famous debutante of her generation. The clues in the box reveal a tale of a dark, addictive love, a tale that will lead Cate to uncover some secrets of her own.

    Posted in 2009 Releases, Book News | 2 Comments »

    Book Review: The Ballroom Class by Lucy Dillon

    Posted on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 by Chloe

    Lucy Dillon - The Ballroom ClassAngelica loves to dance, so when she returns home to Longhampton, she decides she will teach a ballroom dancing class at the local dance hall. As a former World Class dancer, Angelica is sure she can turn the town’s residents into the next Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. But are her class up for the challenge? And are all they all dancing to the same tune, or entirely different ones?

    Lauren and Chris, engaged to be married, are finding preparing for their wedding harder than they thought. Lauren wants a fairytale, but Chris just wants it over with. Lauren’s parents Bridget and Frank are very happily married and proud of their daughter, but Bridget is hiding a secret which is eating her up inside. Finally, Katie and Ross have marital woes, Katie resents going out to work while Ross gets all day with their two children, Hannah and Joe. Can the music bring all the couples closer together and heal the rifts, or is it too late for them all?

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    Posted in 2008 releases, Book Reviews, Rating: 5/5 | No Comments »

    Book News: Knit the Season by Kate Jacobs

    Posted on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 by Chloe

    I have loved both of Kate Jacobs’ previous Friday Night Knitting Club novels, entitled The Friday Night Knitting Club and Knit Two. Therefore I was thrilled to find out a third novel in the series has been written and is called Knit the Season. We’ve spotted the gorgeously festive cover over on Amazon.com, and a sneaky synopsis too:

    “Knit the Season is a loving, moving, laugh-out-loud celebration of special times with friends and family. The story begins a year after the end of Knit Two, with Dakota Walker’s trip to spend the Christmas holidays with her Gran in Scotland, accompanied by her father, her grandparents, and her mother’s best friend, Catherine. Together, they share a trove of happy memories about past Christmases with Dakota’s mom, Georgia Walker, from Georgia’s childhood to her blissful time as a doting new mom. From Thanksgiving through Hanukkah and Christmas to New Year’s, Knit the Season is a story about the richness of family bonds and the joys of friendship.”

    I love the fact the book has moved on in time once more, after all Knit Two was set 5 years after the first novel, so the author is really moving the characters along in a brilliant way, and I can’t wait to read this one!

    It’s due for release on 3rd November 2009. Look out for reviews of Kate’s other books coming soon!

    Posted in 2009 Releases, Book News | No Comments »

    Book Review: Wedding Tiers by Trisha Ashley

    Posted on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 by Leah

    trishaashleyweddingtiersGrowing up in the beautiful Lancashire village of Neatslake, Josie Gray and her childhood sweetheart, Ben Richards, have always dreamt of living a life of rural self-sufficiency. And when Josie inherits her beloved Grandmother’s cottage, it seems they might just have got what they wished for. Josie throws herself into her wedding cake business, whilst Ben supports himself as an artist.

    But the tranquil village turns into a hive of activity when Josie’s childhood friend, Libby Martin - now a wealthy widow - returns to the village, planning a lavish wedding to rival any celeb bash. The day goes with a bang, and soon Libby and Josie are hard at work at their fledgling wedding business, hiring out Libby’s beautiful Elizabethan home for ceremonies, with Josie creating all manner of wonderful cakes.

    But amidst all this romance, Josie’s fairytale relationship with Ben turns into a nightmare, and she quickly becomes Love’s number one cynic - until charming wedding photographer, Noah Sephton, arrives in Neatslake, with a very different outlook on love!

    Can this hopeless romantic persuade pessimistic Josie to give romance another try? Or will it be a case of always the cake maker, never the bride!?

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    Posted in 2009 Releases, Book Reviews, Rating: 5/5 | 4 Comments »

    Book News: Betrayal by Sasha Blake

    Posted on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 by Leah

    sashablakebetrayalSasha Blake’s debut novel, Betrayal, is out on July 30th and is published by Bantam Books. The synopsis reads:

    Money
    Emily Kent is the daughter of one of the most powerful women on the planet. Her mother and billionaire father have laid the world at her feet - it’s not enough. Emily is determined to make her own luck.

    Lust
    Claudia Kent is Emily’s step-sister - all she craves is love. Desperate to escape the misery of her past, she meets the man of her dreams. Or so she imagines…Vengeance - Nathan Kent is the son of no one. Adopted, and then discarded by the one family who could have loved him, he has only one goal in life - to get his revenge.

    Greed
    As disgraced tycoon Jack Kent and his wife Innocence fight for supremacy over their vast empire, family ties are flung aside - no one will stand the way of their obsession with money, sex and power
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    Posted in 2009 Releases, Book News | No Comments »

    Book News: Shari Low moves publishers to Piatkus

    Posted on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 by Chloe

    Author Shari Low has moved publishers once more. According to The Bookseller, she is moving from current publishers Avon back to Piatkus where she originally began back in 2001. She has signed a two-book deal with Piatkus, and the first of those 2 books is to be called Just One Catch and is set for release in May 2010.

    Shari’s previous releases include What If?, The Motherhood Walk of Fame and A Brand New Me.

    From The Bookseller

    Posted in 2010 releases, Book Deals, Book News | No Comments »

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