Archive for July, 2009

Little Black Dress only have two releases in August…

SAMANTHA SCOTT JEFFRIES - I DO, I DO, I DO - 6TH AUGUST

Isabelle needs to get away from it all. With a boss from hell and a boyfriend so elusive he’s almost non-existent, life’s looking pretty drab. Then a humiliating cock-up costs Izzy her job and things seem so grim not even a shopping spree can lift her spirits.

What’s a girl to do? Six months as a wedding planner in Mallorca could be Izzy’s answer. If she can’t make it work with a man, at least she can help make other women happy with theirs. But when love is in the air, things don’t always go the way you plan…

LUCY BROADBENT - A HOLLYWOOD AFFAIR - 20TH AUGUST

Love and loyalties get tested in another gripping LA drama from Lucy Broadbent

Pearl Sash lives the dream. Adoring husband, perfect child, and a glamorous Hollywood Hills mansion. Shame how perfect gets boring, isn t it? Cue the re-entrance of Brett.

Dangerous, sexy Brett who she married years ago, and who left her the second his own Hollywood star was rising. Now he s back, wanting to start over. No man ever made her feel so bad. No man ever made her feel so good!

Will Pearl make the right decision to get her own Hollywood ending?

Tansy Harris is a terrible mother. The kind who forgets to pick her children up from school, the kind who drinks half a bottle of wine at lunch-time, the kind who comtemplates an affair with her son’s teacher. The very worst kind.

But then, Tansy’s life is not one she ever wanted. When she married Max, and agreed to have his children, it was on the proviso that it wouldn’t change them: they’d still do whatever they want, see the world, be free. But they have changed, and Tansy can’t cope. With a full-scale meltdown looming, something must be done, and Tansy decides the answer is India. It’s somewhere she and Max always planned to visit together, but this is a trip Tansy will take alone: to take stock, sort her head out, come back a better person.

India turns out to be nothing like Tansy imagined, and yet everything she hoped for. But when she visits an old backpacker friend who’s joined a cult in the south, Tansy lifts the lid on something terrifying and much, much bigger that her. And the moment she realises she’s in the wrong place at the wrong time…. is the moment it’s too late.

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We posted a while ago about the news of Belinda Jones’ new book (and first with publishers Hodder) Living La Vida Loca. Well, it’s now up for pre-order on Amazon with a release date of 15th April 2010! There is also a full synopsis up as well so here it is:

“Carmen’s been trapped in an oppressive relationship for Too Darn Long. So when her equally rock-bottom friend Beth suggests the ultimate escape – dancing their way through a series of scorchingly-hot countries – she can’t resist!

But, when the sun goes down, do they have what it takes to go beyond the uno-dos-tres of the steps and to free their hearts for love?”

I’ve read a few of Belinda’s books, my favourite being her last book Out of the Blue so I can’t wait for this! We’ll post the cover as and when it’s out there.

One of this summer’s “must-reads” is Lindsey Kelk’s debut novel I Heart New York which I absolutely loved. Luckily for those of us who loved that book, Lindsey has already written its sequel called I Heart Hollywood! It’s not due out until 7th January 2010, but here’s the synopsis:

“Angela Clark fell head over heels for New York, but will the sun-drenched glamour of Hollywood win her heart? Angela Clark can’t believe her luck! She’s an English girl living in New York with a dream job at hip magazine The Look and a sexy boyfriend. Her latest assignment takes her to Hollywood to interview hot actor and fellow Brit James Jacobs.Thrown in at the deep end she heads west with best friend Jenny dreaming of Rodeo Drive and Malibu beach. Soon Angela discovers that celebrity life in Hollywood is not all glamour, gloss and sunshine. Despite his lady-killer reputation, the only person who seems genuine is James. Then a paparazzi snaps them in an uncompromising position and suddenly Angela is thrust into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons! Can she convince all those close to her — especially her boss and her boyfriend — not to believe everything they read? And will Hollywood ever win Angela’s heart?”

You can read the first chapter now on Lindsey’s website here: First chapter of I Heart Hollywood

JT Maroney is an experienced river guide who takes boats up and down the Grand Canyon. This is to be his 125th trip and he’s looking forward to the journey with his fellow guides, Dixie and Abo. But JT has no idea of what lies ahead.

Among his guests are Ruth and Lloyd, veterans at the Canyon but now carrying a big burden, Amy and her mother Susan who are trying to get close despite the growing gap between them, Jill and Mark Compson and their two sons, hoping to enjoy a family holiday, Mitchell and Lena, another couple with their own issues, and two singletons, Peter and Evelyn who are along for the ride. But none of them knows what is about to happen on the ride of a lifetime.

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Anne Marie Forrest’s third novel in the Rosie Kiely series is released tomorrow (July 30th) and is called Win Some, Love Some. It sounds like a really great read:

It’s dream-come-true time for Rosie, Caroline and Dana when they win 11 million Euros in the lotto. Determined that neither they, nor their families and friends should lose their heads, and keen to avoid unwanted attention from the public, they decide to keep their win a secret.

Of course, they don’t intend to spend all the money on themselves. Caroline plans to use the bulk of their fortune to make an even bigger fortune. Rosie wants to help Seán, a homeless teenage friend and, also, her boyfriend Finn whose band badly needs funding. And Dana wants to help her boyfriend Doug further his education and find a direction in life.

But all this will have to be done in secret, without those they help knowing where the money has come from, and that’s where the trouble begins …

Wow, these date changes are flying in! Having already drafted up my August posts, I went on Amazon to see if all the books for the next few months haven’t had date changes. Christina Jones’ new novel Moonshine‘s publication date has been brought forward and will now be released on August 6th. As a huge Christina fan I look forward to it and I love the beautiful cover!

For Cleo Moon, some things just never go according to plan …Newly single and unemployed, Cleo Moon ups sticks and moves to the gloriously rustic hamlet of Lovers Knot. With its host of mad but delightful neighbours, she very soon feels at home, especially when she finds The Most Beautiful Boy in the World slumped on her doorstep – the drop-dead-gorgeous and achingly-upper-class Dylan Maguire.

But when she is given the taxing task of organising the annual Harvest shindig, things start going HORRIBLY wrong for Cleo. She decides to dust off an old book on winemaking to concoct a new harvest tipple, and by the time she’s uncorked the first bottle, nothing in Lovers Knot will ever be the same again …

Nina Bell is another new author, and has signed with publishers Sphere, and her debut novel Sisters-In-Law is due for release in September. The funky eye-catching cover looks really cool, and the plot sounds just like something I would love to read. Here’s the synopsis:

“Sisters-in-law Kate, Helen and Olivia all have one thing in common - they’re hiding something. It’s not easy being part of the high-achieving Fox family: the expectations and demands of their husbands and children; the jealousies and rivalries; and the endless Sunday lunches where somehow everything feels like a competition. So when mysterious Sasha enters their lives, bloodied from the battlefield of a painful divorce, buried frustrations rush to the surface. Why is Kate’s husband Jonny working so late at the office, and how will she cope at home alone? Can army-wife Heather trust Jack to come back to her next time, or is he drawn by temptations in a foreign field? And will Simon’s explosive secret blow Olivia’s marriage apart once and for all? Three sisters-in-law. One devastating divorcee. Whose husband is about to play with fire?”