Archive for December 16th, 2009

Zoe Barnes Passes Away

Posted By Leah on December 16th, 2009

BEST-selling “chick lit” author Zoe Barnes took her own life while on holiday on the Isle of Man, it was revealed yesterday.

The popular author, whose real name was Susan Morgan but wrote under the pen names of Zoe Barnes and Sue Dyson, died after taking an overdose of prescription drugs.

She was found dead in her room at the Falcon’s Nest Hotel in Port Erin at the end of October. A pioneer of the chick lit genre, which addresses the issues of modern women, often humorously, Ms Barnes, aged 52, wrote 45 novels.

They included Wedding Belles, Just Married and Return To Sender. An inquest was told the author, from Cheltenham, suffered severe pain from auto-immune disorders which led to depression.

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That is so sad and our thoughts and prayers go out to Zoe’s family. May she Rest in Peace.

Book News: The Way To A Woman's Heart by Christina Jones

Posted By Chloe on December 16th, 2009

Christina Jones has been a huge hit with her latest book “Moonshine“, and the paperback of that is due in January 2010. Her next book is already up for pre-order though, and it’s to be called The Way To A Woman’s Heart, and is due out on September 24th 2010. No cover yet but we’ll post it when it’s available! It sounds like another magical read, and here’s the synopsis:

“Cooking the perfect menu for the perfect date always seems simple at the time…Escaping from corporate city life into the heart of the Berkshire countryside, Sally Ellison had been expecting to find rural tranquillity and a chance to indulge in her favourite pastime ? cooking. So when she meets a devastatingly delicious chef by the name of Ash Lawrence, Sally knows she’s died and gone to food heaven. Things go from divine to celestial for Sally, however, when her favourite top-rated TV cookery programme ? Midnight Feast ? comes looking for a venue to film their latest show. But while Sally is pulling out all the culinary stops to become their most successful contestant ever, Ash is busy cooking up the ultimate recipe for winning Sally’s heart ? or should that be a recipe for disaster…?”

Book Cover: Please Forgive Me by Melissa Hill

Posted By Leah on December 16th, 2009

melissa hill please forgive meHere is the beautiful paperback cover for Melissa Hill’s latest book Please Forgive Me. It is so beautiful that I’m definitely going to buy it once it’s released on 15th April 2010. Here are our reviews for Please Forgive Me: Leah’s & Chloe’s and here’s the synopsis:

Don’t you wish you could change your life? Leonie thinks she has. The day she leaves for San Francsico, not even her best friend knows where she is.

Now she’s living in a gorgeous apartment, working in a flower shop, beginning to make new friends. Things couldn’t be more different. Until she stumbles on a bundle of mysterious love letters, and begins to wonder if maybe, instead of running away, she needs to start remembering all she’s left behind . . .