Archive for November, 2009

Melissa Hill is beyond fabulous and is one of my favourite authors ever. Her twists are legendary and I look forward to her new releases and I wish she was capable of writing more than on book per year! Her next book, to be called The Truth About You which Melissa confirmed on her Twitter page, is due for release on 22nd July 2010 and sounds fantastic:

One morning in the small town of Lakeview, Ella Harris finds a cardboard box on the doorstop of her café. At first she thinks it’s her usual muffin delivery but is shocked to find that the box actually contains a newborn baby. But what kind of mother would abandon a defenceless baby like that, and why?

Could it have been newly single Nina who, after being rejected by the father of her unborn child, has no choice but to return to Lakeview to stay with her estranged (and slightly peculiar) dad?

Or was it Lakeview-born Hollywood actress Eva Seymour, who on the eve of her triumphant return home from LA, has a completely ill-advised fling with a handsome co-star. A baby is certain to ruin her hard-fought-for career.

Or perhaps it’s happily married Jess who, as the only non-mum amongst her friends, finds herself increasingly left out. Terrified that she will lose them altogether, she embarks on becoming a mother too. But is she really rushing into something she really knows nothing about?

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?”

** Read our exclusive interview with Lucy Dillon here **

Rachel is a bit horrified when she finds out that her Aunt Dot has died and left her entire estate to her. Dot’s legacy is a boarding kennels in the middle of nowhere, a huge house and a lot of debts to go with it, and Rachel doesn’t much fancy moving and becoming at one with the dogs and their owners. However, when she arrives, she finds the people are nice folk with hearts of gold, and that the dogs quickly grow on you as well. Rachel soon begins to make friends with George, the dishy local vet; Zoe, a single mum of 2 young boys struggling to cope with them and new puppy Toffee; Natalie and Johhny, a couple who subsitute a baby for a dog for the time-being whilst they hide a painful secret, and of course Megan who helped Dot run the whole show. Will Rachel be able to settle down and mend her lonely heart once and for all?

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The Nanny Diaries was a really great read, and was turned into a hit movie starring Scarlett Johansson which I haven’t seen yet, but must get around to. Luckily, Nicola Kraus and Emma McLaughlin are bringing back the brilliant character of Nan for another book due out 1st April 2010 and it sounds fantastic. Here’s the synopsis:

Ten years after the fateful night when Nan was fired, she returns to New York with her husband, HH. Finally settling in to build a permanent home and get her consulting business off the ground, Nan’s plans are derailed by HH’s sudden desire to start a family - and her surpisingly strong resistance to the idea.

Matters are further complicated by a late-night, drunken visit from a now fifteen-year-old Grayer, who’s stumbled upon the nanny-cam tape Nan made on her last night in his mother’s employment - and wants some answers. Racked with guilt and struggling to find a way to help Grayer and his seven-year-old brother, Stilton, through their parents’ vicious divorce, Nan finds herself getting sucked into the Upper East Side world of wealth, power and dysfunction all over again.

Set against the backdrop of a Manhattan economy cracking along the fault lines, The Nanny Returns plumbs the humour and heartbreak of a community who chose money over love, only to find the money evaporate - and their children ready to tell all.

Melissa Elmet and William Hyde fell madly in love when they were teenagers and end up marrying in secret. However Melissa’s family get involved and the marriage ends up being annulled and the pair never see each other again.

Melissa now lives the life of an academic whereas Will is now a billionaire. Their worlds are incredibly far apart but they’re thrown back together when Will, an ex-MI6 agent, notices a link between recent killings and fears Melissa is next.

The pair end up on the run as Lola, a beautiful female assassin, chases them all over the world in hot pursuit.

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Jessica Ruston’s debut novel Luxury is getting some rave reviews from the newspapers, magazines and Amazon.co.uk and if you haven’t bagged your copy yet then why on Earth not? It has a beautiful cover and sounds fantastic (see below). The lovely Jessica agreed to do an author interview with us and here are her answers!

1. Tell us about your debut novel Luxury?

Luxury is based around the rivalry between two luxury hotel tycoons who met at college - Logan Barnes and Nicolo Flores. They fell out - over a woman, as is so often the case - and have been at loggerheads ever since. It’s also a family drama in many ways - the Barnes family is falling apart at the seams somewhat. Logan’s wife, Maryanne, is a pill-popping socialite, his daughter is an ambitious it-girl - maybe too ambitious; his son is a laid back musician who is torn between following his heart and doing what his father wants him to. When the novel opens, Logan is about to open the biggest and most opulent hotel of his career - Luxury - on a magical private island. But Nicolo is out to bring him down… There’s plenty of scandal, intrigue, sex and designer shoes…

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