Archive for October 9th, 2009

Tamara Goodwin has always had anything and everything she’s ever wanted in life. At 16, you could say she’s rather spoilt. Not only is she a spoilt brat but she’s also incredibly ungrateful and doesn’t seem to respect her parents.

Until one day, her dad kills himself. It turns out Tamara and her mother are so much in debt that their fabulous house has had to be reposessed. Tamara and her mother move down to Kilsaney to stay with Tamara’s Aunt Rosaleen and Uncle Arthur. Whilst there Tamara happens upon a locked book in a travelling library.

When the book is finally opened, Tamara is shocked. It seems to be fore-telling what will happen tomorrow…

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I don’t know if any of you have noticed but one of the most popular female names in women’s fiction seems to be LUCY. It is ridiculous the amount of books I’ve seen with Lucy as one of the main characters. I begin to think: Can’t they come up with another name? There are millions of names out there!

So far I have 10 books (11 if you count The Chocolate Lovers’ Diet) which have a Lucy. They are: Lucy in the Sky by Paige Toon, Lucy Springer Gets Even by Lisa Heidke, Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married by Marian Keyes, Heaven Can Wait by Cally Taylor, The Chocolate Lovers’ Club (and Diet) by Carole Matthews, The Sinful Life of Lucy Burns by Elizabeth Leiknes, The Secret Life of the Slummy Mummy by Fiona Neill, After You by Julie Buxbaum, My Single Friend by Jane Costello, The History of Lucy’s Love Life in 10.5 Chapters by Deborah Wright.

I’m sure there are some I’ve missed so leave a comment with them in and I’ll add them to our list. I admit that I do like the name Lucy I just find it tiresome after reading so many books with the same main character name! There are also a few authors called Lucy, too: Lucy Diamond, Lucy Dawson, Lucy Dillon, Lucy-Anne Holmes.

It’s still untitled but the synopsis for Wendy Holden’s next book is already up on Amazon. It’s due for release on 21st January 2010, and as soon as we have a title, I’ll post it for you! Here’s the synopsis:

“A hilarious tale from Sunday Times Number 1 bestselling author Wendy Holden Wendy Holden’s wonderful new novel is Cinderella with a twist: boy meets girl and they fall in love. But he hasn’t told her his secret: he’s actually a prince. And, once his parents find out he’s seeing a commoner, they forbid him from seeing her. Ever again. But maybe, just maybe, these star-crossed lovers still have a chance of happiness. The new Wendy Holden will make you laugh and it’ll make you cry — it’s guaranteed to entertain.”