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Book News: The Secrets We Keep by Colette Caddle

Posted on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 by Leah

Colette Caddle’s 10th novel will be called The Secrets We Keep and will be released on the 29th April 2010. I’ve only read a few of Colette’s novels but I really enjoyed Red Letter Day! The synopsis for The Secrets We Keep reads:

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?

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Author Interview: Sheila O'Flanagan

Posted on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 by Chloe

Sheila O’Flanagan, one of Ireland’s best authors, has been writing books since 1999 when her first title Suddenly Single was published. 10 years and 15 books later, Sheila’s new book The Perfect Man is due for release next month in the UK (September 2009), and the paperback of her 14th novel Someone Special (which I loved!) shot to the top of the UK bestseller’s list! We had a chance to ask Sheila some of our burning questions, and she was lovely enough to answer them for us. So here is the our author interview with the lovely Sheila O’Flanagan!

Q1. Tell us about your latest book in a sentence.

Romy is very happy working in Australia and away from her difficult extended family, but having to come back to Ireland to take care of her mother after an operation means that the problems she’d left behind have to be dealt with.

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Book Review: Could It Be Magic? by Melanie Rose

Posted on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 by Chloe

Melanie Rose - Could It Be Magic?

Jessica Taylor was happily walking her dogs and meeting a nice man when she was struck by lightning and life as she knew it changed beyond belief. When Jessica wakes up, she finds she is now Lauren, a mother of four and married to Grant, whether she likes or not. She’s not sure if it’s a dream, but when she goes to bed as Lauren, she wakes up as Jessica. She soon comes to realise that she is living both lives - she’s Lauren when Jessica sleeps, and vice-versa.

As she settles into the life of Lauren, Jessica starts finding out things about Lauren that she doesn’t like, things that might tear her new family apart. Will she be able to keep up with living 2 lives, or is she going to ruin both without meaning to? Can Jessica convince anyone of her dilemma, or is the magic just for her?

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Book News: Babymoon by Melanie La'Brooy

Posted on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 by Chloe

Although I haven’t heard of her, Melanie La’Brooy is back in September with her 4th novel. Published by Piatkus on 3rd September, Babymoon looks to be a funny look at impending motherhood, and sounds like one I will really enjoy! Here’s the synopsis:

“The countdown to mummydom has started …Isabelle and Jack are expecting their first child. And Isabelle is the very model of a calm Earth Mother-to-be. Or she would be if she wasn’t consumed by anxiety about finding her pelvic floor, watching birthing videos or being accepted into the yummy mummy parade with a very practical mobility system. Even worse, as Isabelle’s tummy grows, so does the distance between her and her adored Dr Jack who, it seems, has quite different priorities. But with the support of a host of new mothers and friends all full of the worst possible advice, just maybe Isabelle can make it through pregnancy and childbirth with her dignity, her relationship and some more private bits intact. Then again, maybe not.”

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Exclusive Cover: Last Christmas by Julia Williams

Posted on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 by Leah

juliawilliamslastchristmas We finally have the cover for Julia Williams’ next novel Last Christmas - how lovely is that?! It’s due out on October 5th and since I loved her first two novels I can’t wait to read this one!:

Catherine Tinsall is gearing up for Christmas – in the middle of summer. As the Writer in Chief on Happy Homes magazine, she is putting together a ‘perfect Christmas’ competition, to remind readers of the festive season’s true meaning.

In the sleepy Shropshire village of Hope Christmas, Marianne Mistletan enters with the suggestion that her village’s nativity play be held in the ancient chapel of Fitzcross Manor, home to the St Nicholas family. Catherine is completely entranced by the idea, and Marianne to her delight finds that she has won.

Waiting in the wings to help Marianne organise the set design is the cool and charismatic Joe Carpenter, who may or may not be just what she wants for Christmas. Meanwhile, for Catherine, the Happy Homemaker image is wearing thin, as her fifteen-year old marriage appears to be in trouble.

Then tragedy strikes and Catherine is forced to reassess her priorities, and work out what the perfect Christmas really means. And overseeing it all, is the figure of John St Nicholas, lord of the manor and perhaps, for some, a Christmas angel! For anyone who’s wondered whether Christmas is over-priced hype, think again

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Book News: Milly Johnson's 4th Book

Posted on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 by Leah

We have no title and no cover but we do have the synopsis for Milly Johnson’s next novel! It’s due for release on 4th March 2010 and sounds fab!:

When dynamic, power-dressing Christie blows in like a warm wind to take over their department, five very different women find themselves thrown together at work. But none of them could have predicted the fierce bond of friendship that her leadership would inspire …

Anna, 39, is reeling from the loss of her fiance, who ran off with a much younger woman. Her pride in tatters, these days Anna finds it difficult to leave the house. So when a handsome, mysterious stranger takes an interest in her, she’s not sure whether she can learn to trust again?

Then there’s Grace, in her fifties, trapped in a loveless marriage with a man she married because, unable to have children of her own, she fell in love with his motherless brood. Grace worries that Dawn is about to make the same mistake: orphaned as a child, engaged to love-rat Calum, is Dawn more interested in the security that comes with his tight-knit, boisterous family? When a sexy, footloose rock singer catches her eye, will Dawn have the courage to follow her heart?

At 28, Raychel is the youngest member of their little gang. And with a loving husband, Ben, and a cosy little nest for two, she would seem to be the happiest. But what dark secrets are lurking behind this perfect facade, that make sweet, pretty Raychel so guarded and unwilling to open up?

Under Christie’s warm hand, the girls soon realise they have some difficult choices to make. Indeed, none of them quite realised how much they needed the sense of fun, laughter, and loyalty that abounds when five women become friends. It’s one for all, and all for one!

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Book Review: The Only Boy For Me by Gil McNeil

Posted on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 by Leah

Most people would think Annie Baker had it all: an idyllic life in the country and a fabulous job as a film producer. And so would she, if it weren’t for the men in her life.

Her six-year-old son Charlie gets traumatised if she buys the wrong kind of sausages. Her tempestuous boss Barney is a Great Director, but keeps getting stuck with dog food commercials, and as for Lawrence, well, he just wants to get her fired.

And then she meets Mack…

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Book News: Coming Home by Melanie Rose

Posted on Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 by Leah

Melanie Rose’s second novel, Coming Home, is due for release on 7th January 2010 and sounds like a fabulous read. I also love the cover! The synopsis reads:

Ever experienced deja vu? An enchanting and magical novel from the author of Could It Be Magic? A freak snowstorm leaves a young woman unconscious and stranded. Coming to, she has no recollection of who she is or how she happened to be stuck in the middle of unfamiliar countryside. All she recalls is the warm arms of a passing stranger coming to her rescue and carrying her to safety!

She awakes in an idyllic country cottage, a cottage belonging to Vincent, a recently widowed city banker who uses it as his rural getaway. Dashing and polite, the woman can’t think of a better knight in shining armour. While the housekeeper isn’t best pleased abut her arrival, Vincent’s six-year-old daughter Jadie, can hardly contain her excitement, chattering away excitedly.

Trouble is, she’s been mute for the past two years! As she struggles with flashbacks to her past, memories come back to the woman which aren’t her own, bringing with them a stream of questions. What secrets does Vincent hide? Why has Jadie being silent for so long? Will she ever discover her true identity? Or is she, as Jadie believes, an angel come to save them all? An enchanting and magical novel about forgotten lives and second chances for fans of Cecelia Ahern and Sophie Kinsella.

Check out our review of Melanie’s fabulous debut novel, Could It Be Magic?.

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Archive for August, 2009

Book News: The Secrets We Keep by Colette Caddle

Author Interview: Sheila O'Flanagan

Book Review: Could It Be Magic? by Melanie Rose

Book News: Babymoon by Melanie La'Brooy

Exclusive Cover: Last Christmas by Julia Williams

Book News: Milly Johnson's 4th Book

Book Review: The Only Boy For Me by Gil McNeil

Book News: Coming Home by Melanie Rose

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