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Book Covers: Penguin releases re-designed Marian Keyes Covers

Posted on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 by Chloe

With the release of the cover of Marian Keyes’ latest novel ‘The Brightest Star in the Sky’, Penguin have also redesigned the covers for some of Marian’s older titles too. They all follow the same format of her newest book with her name and title in the middle of the book, and the covers are also very colourful.

I really like them, and think they are an improvement on the older more dated ones. Here’s the ones that have been released so far… what do you think?

Posted in Book Cover | 3 Comments »

Book Review: Feels Like Maybe by Claire Allan

Posted on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 by Chloe

** Read our exclusive interview with Claire Allan here **

Aoife is in an on/off relationship with Jake, but things hit the skids permanently when Aoife finds herself unexpectedly pregnant. Jake doesn’t want to know so she is left to deal with the hormones of pregnancy and shocks of birth all alone. She hasn’t even got her mum because they don’t get on, and they’re back home in Ireland while she’s in London.

On the other hand, her best friend Beth and husband Dan have been secretly trying to get pregnant with no success, and they’re devastated. They put on a brave front to Aoife, but inside they’re falling apart. Why can’t Beth just tell her best friend of her woes? Will Aoife and Jake work it out, or is someone special lurking around the corner?

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Posted in 2008 releases, Book Reviews, Rating: 5/5 | 2 Comments »

EXCLUSIVE GIVEAWAY: Win a Copy of Sasha Blake's debut novel!

Posted on Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 by Leah

Thanks to the lovely people at Transworld we have 5 copies of Sasha Blake’s debut novel, BETRAYAL, to give away! To get yourself a copy, email [email protected] with your home address and the first 5 people win a copy. It couldn’t be easier. It is, however, UK ONLY. If you’re wondering what Betrayal is about, here is the synopsis!

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.

Look out for an exclusive interview with Sasha Blake coming tomorrow!

Posted in 2009 Releases, Book News, Giveaways | 1 Comment »

Book Cover: Positively Yours by Amanda Hearty

Posted on Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 by Leah

amandaheartypositivelyyours The cover has finally been released for Amanda Hearty’s second novel Positively Yours and I love it! It’s published on August 27th by Transworld and sounds like a great read:

Beth Prendergast has fallen hook, line and sinker for her boss. Tom Maloney is everything she wants in a man and they seem made for each other. But when Beth discovers that she is pregnant Tom makes it clear that a baby was never part of his plan. Is Beth really ready to take on motherhood all on her own?

Grace Miller’s life changed when she met and fell in love with American Ethan. A house near the beach in sunny San Diego is a far cry from the small terraced house where she grew up in North Dublin. But when Ethan’s firm offers a transfer to Ireland, Grace is unsure about moving back home and all the family pressure it will bring.

Erin Delaney has the perfect marriage, but still yearns for one thing – a child. Her husband John reassures her constantly that this will happen in good time. But Erin’s obsession with falling pregnant is getting worse and worse and soon puts a strain on their relationship.

As Beth, Grace and Erin all face big choices and changes of the heart, they soon realize their lives will never be the same again.

Posted in 2009 Releases, Book News | 1 Comment »

Author Interview: Veronica Henry

Posted on Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 by Chloe

To coincide with the review of her latest book, Marriage and Other Games, the lovely Veronica Henry said she would do a little interview with us for the blog! In case you haven’t heard of her (where have you been?!), Veronica’s written 7 books which have all been really successful, and she’s also a scriptwriter for TV shows as well. So let’s see what Veronica has to say in her interview…

1. Can you describe your latest novel in a sentence?
The theme is forgiveness - should you always be expected to forgive in a marriage, or are there times when you should forget your vows and move on?

2. How easy was it to make the transistion to writing novels from scriptwriting?
They are two very different disciplines. Scriptwriting is collaborative, you are very much part of a team, but there are also more restrictions - time limit, budget, continuity - that have to be taken into consideration. It also teaches you the craft of plotting, which was useful when I jumped ship. With novels you have more freedom, but you have to motivate yourself. I love both, but feel I am able to put more of myself into my novels.

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Posted in Author Interviews | 1 Comment »

Book Review: Wedding Season by Katie Fforde

Posted on Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 by Chloe

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Sarah Stratford is a wedding planner with a difference - she doesn’t actually believe in love. She is great at her job and loves organising wonderful weddings for people but that’s as far as it goes - she’s got no love life herself. She’s got 2 friends she counts on for help at her weddings - hairdresser and make up lady Bron whose stuck in a loveless relationship, and dressmaker Elsa who likes it behind the scenes.

When Sarah manages to sign herself up for 2 very important weddings on the same day, she needs her friends more than ever and they all have to pull together to pull off the amazing weddings their clients want. They’re so busy, they haven’t got time to even think about their own love lives, but is love coming out from the most unlikely places?

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Posted in 2009 Releases, Book Reviews, Rating: 5/5 | 2 Comments »

Date Change for The Wish List by Martina Reilly

Posted on Monday, July 20th, 2009 by Leah

Martina Reilly’s new book The Wish List was supposed to be released on October 1st but has been bumped up to a July 30th release which is great for all of Martina’s fans! I can’t wait to try and get my hands on it as it sounds brilliant:

Like any married couple, Allie and Tony have had their fair share of heartache. But when Tony’s actions force Allie and her young sons out of their home, things take a desperate turn for the worse. Without her husband around, Allie must cope with two increasingly inquisitive children – as well as the reappearance of her estranged father.

So when her eldest son Mark befriends a mysterious next-door neighbour, Jeremy, Allie’s glad he’s found a distraction. The only trouble is that Mark believes Jeremy is Santa Claus – and that he can put the family back together. While Jeremy becomes increasingly mortified at the mix-up, a little magic never did anyone any harm – did it?

Posted in 2009 Releases, Book News | 1 Comment »

Book Review: Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot

Posted on Monday, July 20th, 2009 by Leah

Lizzie Nichols has a problem, and it isn’t that she’s blowing her college graduation money on a trip to visit her long-distance boyfriend Andy in London.

She just can’t keep anything to herself, including her indignation at finding out her beloved boyfriend wasn’t completely faithful to her during their separation. She’s now out on the streets with no money and a non-changeable airline ticket home for exactly a month away.

Fortunately, Lizzie’s best friend, Shari, comes to the rescue. She’s spending the summer in the South of France catering weddings in a romantic sixteenth century chateau, and she’s able to sort Lizzie out with a job. One glimpse of the gorgeous Chateau Mirac, not to mention the equally gorgeous son of the owner, and Lizzie is hooked.

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Posted in 2006 releases, Book Reviews, Rating: 5/5 | 3 Comments »

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Archive for July, 2009

Book Covers: Penguin releases re-designed Marian Keyes Covers

Book Review: Feels Like Maybe by Claire Allan

EXCLUSIVE GIVEAWAY: Win a Copy of Sasha Blake's debut novel!

Book Cover: Positively Yours by Amanda Hearty

Author Interview: Veronica Henry

Book Review: Wedding Season by Katie Fforde

Date Change for The Wish List by Martina Reilly

Book Review: Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot

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