Archive for November 20th, 2009

Francesca Massi has dreamt of being an actress since she was 9 years old but now, at 29, her only claim to fame is starring in a car insurance advert. When Fran gets the chance to be a PA to Caroline Mason - one half of Hollywood’s most powerful couple, she jumps at the chance to have a springboard for her acting career.

However being a celebrity PA is nothing like Fran imagined, in fact it’s hell. As Fran starts losing her friends and potential Mr Right, she starts to wonder if it’s really worth it. Will Fran salvage her relationships before it’s too late?

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Martel Maxwell, a showbiz expert who has appeared on GMTV, has her debut novel due out on 15th April 2010 titled Scandalous. I’m not a huge fan of the cover; I think the font blends too much into the cover itself - you can barely see the Scan in Scandalous - but I love the sound of the book:

Meet Max and Lucy Summers – half-sisters and the best of friends. Max is a gorgeous showbiz reporter whose life is a whirlwind of celebrity parties, glamorous bars, juicy gossip and gorgeous men. Lucy, a beautiful, elegant fashion writer, has always been the sensible one, taking care of her little sister and never seeking the limelight. But that all changes when she falls for Hartley, Britain’s sexiest royal bachelor, and her lovelife is suddenly splashed across the front pages of the tabloids.

And when Hartley’s ex-girlfriend starts scheming to get her man back, Lucy realizes that she’s up against more than just the paparazzi… Meanwhile Max, tired of the non-stop partying that her job entails, has finally met the perfect man but when she finds out who he really is, she realizes that they can’t be together. Can Max walk away from the love of her life? And will Lucy play the fame game in order to keep hers?

The title for Emily Barr’s new book has finally been confirmed, and it’s The Perfect Lie. It’s due out on May 13th 2010 so there’s a bit of a wait unfortunately! Here’s the synopsis in case you haven’t seen it on our site yet:

“A girl flees to Venice to escape her dangerous past in this electrifying novel of intrigue, psychological tension and suspense…

Lucy Riddick is a nice, normal thirty-something girl, living an ordinary life in Cornwall. She has a lovely boyfriend and a brilliant best friend. To all appearances, life is going pretty well.

But one night Lucy packs her bags and vanishes, leaving her loved ones behind, desperate for answers. Because Lucy has a secret. It turns out she is not really Lucy Riddick at all. And when she steps off the train and arrives at her next destination, Venice, she will become someone else entirely. If she doesn’t, something bad is going to happen to her. But what happens if something bad is already there, waiting?”