Archive for September 3rd, 2009

Sapphire Jones runs a successful hen weekends business, but ironically she’s pretty unlucky in love herself. She’s already had 1 failed marriage, and her latest fling with Jay seems to be getting too serious for Sapphire’s liking.

Things start to look up for Sapphire when she gets to host a celebrity hen-night but an unwelcome face makes a return, and ends up introducing Sapphire to some unsavoury people she can’t seem to get rid of.

Add that to the fact that things aren’t going well with Jay, her friendships with Jazz and Sam her best mates are waning and her mum is having some serious problems too. How is Sapphire going to solve all her problems, and has she let love slip away when she least wanted it to?

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One book missing from our September releases posts (Part I & Part II) was Caitlin Davies’ new novel Friends Like Us. It’s out on the 3rd September (today!) and sounds like a great read:

1989. At the end of an idyllic summer holiday, four teenage girls swear to be ‘blood sisters’, sticking with one another through thick and thin, sharing their secrets come what may.

2005. The four friends’ lives have followed very different paths. Single mother-of-two Loreen is struggling to make ends meet, endlessly searching for love via the internet. Just back from California, Karen can finally introduce her friends to her long-term lover. Bel has embarked on a controversial new career as a paparazzi, anxious to make her way in a tough man’s world. And Ashley has not been in touch.

Just why is she keeping so quiet about her new boyfriend? Despite their pledge, all four women have been keeping secrets from one another. Secrets that finally burst into the open - with surprising and shocking results.

Paige Toon has only written three novels yet she’s cemented her place as one of my favourite authors. I’ve reviewed all of her books: Lucy in the Sky, Johnny Be Good & Chasing Daisy and all have been as brilliant as the last. Paige’s biography on her site reads:

I was born in 1975 and my dad’s career as a racing driver meant that I grew up between Australia, England and America. I worked at heat magazine for eight years as Reviews Editor, but left to have a baby. I’m now a full-time author and freelance journalist. I live in North London with my husband Greg and son Indy.

We’ve also done an author interview with Paige and in it she gives us the details about that ending in Johnny Be Good as well as the synopsis for her fourth novel, Pictures of Lily, which I assume will be out next year (I hope so!). She also tells us about a possible sequel as her 5th book… read more here.

Not only does Paige write fantastic novels but the covers (and titles - they all appear to be songs, Johnny B. Good, Lucy in the Sky (thanks to Hannah Montana for telling me that), although I have no idea if Chasing Daisy is inspired by a song) of her books are outstanding. I’d buy her books just for the covers! Thankfully though the books are just as great. I highly recommend all three.

Visit Paige’s website here.