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    Book News: Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin

    Posted on Friday, August 14th, 2009 by Leah

    A realese date and synopsis have been released for Emily Giffin’s next novel Heart of the Matter. It’s due for release on 22nd July 2010 and sounds fabulous:

    As the wife of a leading paediatric plastic surgeon, Tessa Russo can’t help but contemplate how fragile life can be. How one moment you can be going about an ordinary day, and the next, everything you once took for granted can be snatched from you. Tessa knows how lucky she is, still madly in love with her husband after seven years, with two beautiful children. Yet beneath the perfect facade, the cracks are beginning to show…

    Valerie Anderson takes nothing for granted. But with one phone call, her world is turned upside down forever. As a single mother, she was always protective of her son Charlie, and will live to regret how one seemingly insignificant decision leads to a terrible accident - one that will leave Charlie forever scarred.

    It is only when Nick Russo, Charlie’s surgeon, enters their lives, that Valerie finally dares to hope again. As the lives of two very different women dramatically intersect, they are forced to question everything they hold dear, and face a future that neither one had ever envisaged.

    Click here to read a sneak peek of Heart of the Matter!

    Posted in 2010 releases, Book News | 3 Comments »

    Book Review: Star Struck by Anne-Marie O'Connor

    Posted on Friday, August 14th, 2009 by Chloe

    Star Struck - Anne Marie O'Connor

    Catherine Reilly still lives at home with her sisters and her father, for whom she is the carer. She’s single and not particularly outgoing, which is why it is a complete shock for her family when Catherine applies to be on the global singing competition “Star Maker”.

    She auditions and amazingly makes it through - but Catherine really doesn’t have a clue of the madness that awaits her as she carries on in the competition. Richard Forster, the worlds music mogul, has got his eye not only on Catherine but a few others in the competition too. Is it all going to be too much for the shy girl from Ireland or will she be able to make all her dreams come true and become a true star?

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    Posted in 2009 Releases, Book Reviews, Rating: 4/5 | 1 Comment »

    Book News: Positively Yours by Amanda Hearty

    Posted on Thursday, August 13th, 2009 by Leah

    amandaheartypositivelyyoursWe posted about Amanda Hearty’s second novel, Positively Yours, a while ago and said it would be out on August 13th but that’s actually the Ireland release date. It isn’t out in the UK until April 2010 unless you buy it off Amazon! The synopsis for Positively Yours reads:

    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 2010 releases, Book News | No Comments »

    Book Review: Mad About The Boy by Maggie Alderson

    Posted on Thursday, August 13th, 2009 by Leah

    madabouttheboymaggiealderson1‘Some of my best friends are homosexuals. I just didn’t expect my husband to be one too.’

    A year after Antonia and Hugh move to Australia with their 4 year old son Tom, everything is going terribly well. They have a lovely house, they’re very popular - and then Hugh tells Antonia he is gay and has a boyfriend …

    It’s only the arrival of Ant’s outrageous lavender-haired uncle Percy that lifts her out of her depression and sends her off to the gym - to combat the lardy thighs her comfort eating has given her - where she meets the mysterious James, and falls head over heels in lust.

    Soon Ant finds she’s over Hugo - but by then her problems are only just beginning …

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    Posted in 2002 releases, Book Reviews, Rating: 5/5 | 1 Comment »

    Book Cover: The Secrets We Keep by Colette Caddle

    Posted on Thursday, August 13th, 2009 by Chloe

    thesecretswekeepLeah only posted the news of Colette Caddle’s new novel The Secrets We Keep yesterday, but I have found the book cover today on Colette’s website. It’s not due out until 29th April 2010 so there’s a bit of a wait but it sounds really good:

    Four years ago Erin Joyce left Dublin under a cloud and bought a guesthouse in the remote, beautiful village of Dunbarra. The Gatehouse attracts a strange clutch of guests who, once ensconced, never want to leave. There’s Hazel, a shy artist, and her sweet, silent daughter Gracie. Sandra, a brash American, wants to know everything about everyone. Then there’s wise old easy-going PJ, who’s seemingly part of the furniture. But Erin’s fragile happiness is thrown off-balance by the arrival of A-list Hollywood actor Sebastian Grey.

    Erin finds herself drawn to this handsome enigmatic man, who used to walk with a swagger but now prowls the country lanes with haunted eyes. What trauma could have brought about this devastating change? Sebastian isn’t the only one in the Gatehouse with a secret. Why is Hazel cast so adrift? Where does PJ go each week without fail, and what really brought Sandra to Dunbarra? As Erin finds herself embroiled in her guests’ secrets she starts to ask herself: will she be ready to reveal her own?

    Posted in 2010 releases, Book Cover | No Comments »

    Author of the Week: Sheila O'Flanagan

    Posted on Thursday, August 13th, 2009 by Chloe

    sheila_oflanaganThis week’s pick for our Author of the Week is none other than Sheila O’Flanagan. We posted our Author Interview with the lovely Sheila yesterday, and we felt she also deserved to be highlighted in our Author of the Week spot due to her brilliant contributions to the “chick-lit” genre! In 10 years, Sheila has written 15 books, with the latest of these, The Perfect Man, due out in September in the UK. I’ve read 2 of Sheila’s books, Someone Special and Anyone But Him and loved, and I know my mum highly recommends her work as well, so Sheila is another that appeals across the age ranges. Here’s a bit about Sheila:

    “Sheila O’Flanagan pursued a very successful career in banking, foreign exchange dealing and treasury management before becoming a full-time writer based in Dublin. She also writes a weekly business column for the Irish Times and in her spare time plays badminton at competition level.”

    Sheila’s 14 published books have all been huge sellers, and I am determined to read some of her older books as I’ve been told they are just as good as her newer book! For more information on Sheila and her books, visit her website at www.sheilaoflanagan.com

    Suddenly SingleIsobel's WeddingFar From OverMy Favourite GoodbyeHe's Got To GoCaroline's SisterToo Good To Be TrueDreaming of A StrangerAnyone but HimHow Will I KnowYours FaithfullyBAD BEHAVIOurThree's A CrowdSomeone SpecialThe Perfect Man

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    Book News: RSVP by Tara Moore

    Posted on Thursday, August 13th, 2009 by Chloe

    Tara Moore - RSVPThere’s another Irish author on the block! Tara Moore’s debut novel RSVP is due out through publishers Orion in January 2010, and sounds fantastic! It’s a real blockbuster of a book along the veins of the Bagshawe sisters, Lulu Taylor and Rebecca Chance, and is sure to be a hit. Here’s the synopsis:

    “When Niamh Morrison becomes engaged to the love of her life, Rossa Granville, she sets in motion a chain of events that will see two wealthy and powerful Irish families clash as never before.

    Niamh: Despite her privileged upbringing, Niamh Morrison has spent her life wishing she could escape from the shadow of her beautiful, charismatic stepmother, Coppelia. Now, on the eve of her engagement party, she may finally get her wish. After all, her fiancé Rossa is the perfect partner, and the Granvilles the perfect family…

    Honoria: For Honoria Granville, her grandson’s engagement to Niamh Morrison represents the culmination of years of plotting, manipulation and deceit. But now the trap has been set - all she must do is wait for her prey…

    Carrick: As the natural heir to the Granville estate, Carrick has struggled to balance the demands of duty with freedom. But when Carrick realises that he is about to be disinherited in favour of his brother, Rossa, he decides to act…

    Coppelia: Sexy, ruthless and avaricious, Coppelia Morrison always gets what she wants. But when she discovers that her stepdaughter, Niamh, has become engaged to the grandson of her life-long enemy, she knows she’ll need to do everything within her power to stop the wedding…”

    It’s due for release on January 21st 2010, so we’ve got a bit of a wait, but it sounds fab and I can’t wait!

    Posted in 2010 releases, Book News | No Comments »

    Book News: Read The First Chapter of The Ice-Cream Girls

    Posted on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 by Leah

    Dorothy Koomson’s next novel, The Ice Cream Girls, is due for release on 18th February 2010 and you can now read the first chapter on her website - click here to read it (you will have to register, but it’s free!) The Ice-Cream Girls sounds fab and I can’t wait to read it:

    As teenagers Poppy Carlisle and Serena Gorringe were the only witnesses to a tragic event. Amid heated public debate, the two seemingly glamorous teens were dubbed ‘The Ice Cream Girls’ by the press and were dealt with by the courts.

    Years later, having led very different lives, Poppy is keen to set the record straight about what really happened, while married mother-of-two Serena wants no one in her present to find out about her past. But some secrets will not stay buried – and if theirs is revealed, everything will become a living hell all over again . . .

    Posted in 2010 releases, Book News | 1 Comment »

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