Archive for November 2nd, 2009

Last week I ran a giveaway on the site to win a copy of Julia Williams’ latest book Last Christmas. Thank you to all of those who entered! My 3 year son picked the winner out of all the entries and the winning one is…

DOT!

Congratulations Dot, please send me your postal address to [email protected] asap and I’ll pop the book in the post! Sorry to all those who didn’t win, but keep your eye for more comps on Chick Lit Reviews and News!!

A new release I spotted over the Romantic Novelists’ Association blog today that I liked the look of was Starting Over by author Sue Moorcroft. Sue has moved to new publishers Choc Lit, and this is her first release with them. The book is due out on 30th November, but you can read the prologue and first chapter online here. Here is the synopsis for the book:

“New home, new friends, new love. Can starting over be that simple?

Tess Riddell reckons her beloved Freelander is more reliable than any man - especially her ex-fiancé, Olly Gray. She’s moving on from her old life and into the perfect cottage in the country.

Miles Rattenbury’s passions? Old cars and new women! Romance? He’s into fun rather than commitment.

When Tess crashes the Freelander into his breakdown truck, they find that they’re nearly neighbours – yet worlds apart. Despite her overprotective parents and a suddenly attentive Olly, she discovers the joys of village life and even forms an unlikely friendship with Miles. Then, just as their relationship develops into something deeper, an old flame comes looking for him…

Is their love strong enough to overcome the past? Or will it take more than either of them is prepared to give?”

Cat and Noel Tinsall are having a few troubles in their marriage at the moment. Cat is struggling to juggle her home life with her job as a columnist, and Noel is scared of being made redundant, something he doesn’t want to share with his wife.

In the small village of Hope Christmas near to where Noel’s engineering company is building an eco-town, the residents there are gearing up for Christmas. Marianne is still reeling after being dumped by Luke, her fiancée; and farmer Gabriel is helping his young son Stephen get over the abandonment of his mother Eve.

Will all 4 be able to get over their worries before the festive season is upon them once more? Or is their Last Christmas their last happy one?

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