In October there are some fantastic looking books being released including new releases from Martina Reilly, Lucy Dawson and Veronica Henry along with a short story collection from Sheila O’Flangan as well as a debut novel from Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and Julie Cohen has her first dip of a non-Little Black Dress novel!
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson - Inheritance - 1st October 2010
Notorious party-loving ‘It Girl’ Lyric Charlton has it all – the lineage, the looks and the lifestyle. A moneyed upbringing at the heart of one of the upper class’s most well-connected families, a finishing school education and an address book bursting with the world’s most powerful and high-profile people has crowned her the glamorous poster girl for the aristocratic glitterati.
But when her doomed relationship with suave boy-about-town Ralph Conway means she takes the good times too far, she is packed off to rehab by her worried parents, and the public shame and private humiliation that follow means Lyric’s only option seems to be to retreat into sober obscurity.
But what no one can predict is the dramatic chain of events her exile sets in motion. For Lyric’s treatment is the start of much more than a life as an ex-addict. It’s the catalyst that exposes a complex web of deceit and betrayal – and leads Lyric on an increasingly dangerous quest to find the final missing piece of the jigsaw of her life…
Martina Reilly - A Moment Like Forever - 7th October 2010
Andrea and Lexi thought they would be best friends for ever. Through thick and thin, growing pains and wild nights out, they were inseparable. But it was their biggest adventure that was to tear them apart: travelling through Australia, Andrea and Lexi are involved in a catastrophic accident. Andrea is left scarred but her best friend is nowhere to be found. What happened to Lexi? Two years later, Andy’s scar means she’s too scared to go out into the real world. Instead, she spends her time with her grumpy cat Baz and her hopeless boss Alistair. And Lexi still hasn’t been in touch. When Andy’s sister needs somewhere to stay, bringing her boyfriend and all their dramas with them, Andy realises she’s been hiding for too long. Just because she’s keeping some home truths buried doesn’t mean they’ll stay that way ...
Melanie Rose - Down To Earth - 14th October 2010
When Michaela Anderson signs up for a parachute jump she gets more than a case of vertigo… Suffering last-minute panic, Michaela’s three colleagues go first. But just as she takes her leap of faith, an almighty gale blows up from nowhere. When she returns to the ground, she finds the airfield deserted, her car gone and the seasons mysteriously changed. Posters nearby proclaim Michaela to have been missing for the last six and a half years…
But Michaela is determined to find out the truth. Was she kidnapped? Is she now suffering amnesia, or has something even more extraordinary occurred? With the help of handsome pilot Matt, Michaela sets out to find the truth. And what she discovers rocks everything she has ever believed in to the core… A magical tale that will enchant and enthral fans of Cecelia Ahern and Sophie Kinsella.
Brooke Morgan - Trapped - 14th October 2010
Everyone has to live with their past, but no one should be haunted by it…Ellie Walters is determined to get back on her feet after the break-up of her marriage. Now living on Cape Cod with her increasingly angry and troubled teenage son, Tim, she tentatively believes they can build a new life together. And when Ellie finds herself falling for her new neighbour’s son, Joe, she feels she can at last move on. Until, one day, elements connected to a tragic event in Ellie’s past - an event she has never been able to come to terms with - start appearing. It seems that someone is determined to make her suffer, all over again. Whilst a misunderstanding drives a rift between her and Joe and her relationship with Tim threatens to deteriorate completely, a confused and frightened Ellie seems powerless to stop what seems increasingly like a terrifying campaign of persecution. And Ellie is faced with the horrifying possibility that she’ll be trapped in this nightmare for ever…
Lucy Dawson - The One That Got Away - 14th October 2010
Would you risk your future for a night with your past? Molly Greene loves being married. Exciting adventures lie ahead for her and husband Dan that will change their lives for ever, but Molly’s not sure they’re making the right choices.
While teetering on the brink of the biggest decision she’s ever faced, she sends an impulsive message to the very last person she ought to contact, someone who should have stayed forgotten, and is now coming looking for her. When he finds her, there is no turning back.
One night is all it takes to threaten everything she holds dear - for good.
Cathy Woodman - Must Be Love - 14th October 2010
Vet Maz Harwood loves her job as a partner at a country vet practice in the picturesque town of Talyton St George. To add to her happiness, she’s in love with the gorgeous Alex, and he seems to love her back. As the new year dawns, Maz can’t help feeling that she’s never been happier. But when her business partner Emma suffers a terrible tragedy, it’s up to Maz to keep the practice going. Suddenly life is spiralling out of control, what with working all hours, fending off insults from Alex’s parents, keeping one eye on the lusty locum, and dealing with Emma’s precarious emotional state. It won’t take much to upset the apple cart. So when Maz discovers she’s pregnant, life gets even more complicated…
Immodesty Blaize - Ambition - 14th October 2010
Money. Fame. Love. Who says you can’t have it all? Being the daughter of a showbiz icon is a mixed blessing for Sienna Starr. Though she dreams of following in her famous mother’s footsteps, she wants to get to the top on her own merits. Securing a role as a chorus girl in the Follies seems a step towards achieving her ambitions. But life isn’t all glamour and glitz and, off the Strip, Las Vegas can be a dark and sinister place. Sienna then makes the mistake of ruffling the feathers of the show’s star, Brandy Alexander. A legend in her own dressing room, not least for her astringent charms, Brandy doesn’t take kindly to younger, prettier girls trying to outshine her. Yet Brandy’s has more than one skeleton in the closet and dark secrets she’d do anything to hide…
Sheila O’Flanagan - A Season To Remember - 14th October 2010
An enchanting collection of warm, poignant and Christmas-themed stories from the Sunday Times bestselling author.
In this wonderful collection of interlinked short stories Sheila O’Flanagan brings her own trademark sparkle to Christmas.
A time when friends, families and lovers traditionally come together and when every person is hoping their wishes will come true…
My third collection of short stories is set in a small family hotel over the Christmas period. Although each story is totally complete and can be read individually, characters from one can pop up in another. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet again Cora, Andie and Jin from Anyone But Him. There’s an extract on the site which I hope you’ll like…
Veronica Henry - The Birthday Party - 21st October 2010
Delilah Rafferty has lived out her tempestuous marriage to hell-raiser Raf in the full glare of the media spotlight. Now, from the luxurious comfort of her beautiful kitchen, Delilah is planning her birthday party, a night that will see a star-studded gathering of friends and family celebrate in traditional Rafferty style. But she has more on her mind than just invitations… Raf has been offered a part in a movie he can’t refuse. But will that mean he’ll succumb to the temptations he’s struggled so hard to resist for the last ten years - beautiful women and too much wine? And Delilah’s three daughters, Coco, Violet and Tyger, are building careers of their own, only too aware that the press are waiting for them to slip up. For although the Rafferty girls might look like angels, they are only human. As with all families, there are secrets and rivalries bubbling away, and on one gloriously starry night, it’s all going to come spilling out This is your invitation to a birthday party of the year…
Bernadette Strachan- Why Do We Have To Live With Men? - 28th October 2010
Why do we have to live with men? As another evening with her best friends and a few bottles of wine comes to an end, Cat O’Connor is left pondering this very question. And, escaping from a ruined love affair, she is about to find the answer. When Cat joins a group of women in a huge, decaying farmhouse deep in the countryside, she prepares to embark on six months without men. Cat is promised a nirvana of serenity where the chores are done without mutinous mutterings, where nourishing food simmers on the Aga and where feelings are taken seriously. But Cat soon discovers that women are no saints either …
Trisha Ashley - Twelve Days of Christmas - 28th October 2010
Christmas has always been a sad time for young widow Holly Brown, so when she’s asked to look after a remote house on the Lancashire moors, the opportunity to hide herself away is irresistible – the perfect excuse to forget about the festivities.
Sculptor, Jude Martland, is determined that this year there will be no Christmas after his brother runs off with his fiancée and he is keen to avoid the family home. However, he will have to return by the twelfth night of the festivities, when the hamlet of Little Mumming hold their historic festivities and all of his family are required to attend.
Meanwhile, Holly is finding that if she wants to avoid Christmas, she has come to the wrong place. When Jude unexpectedly returns on Christmas Eve he is far from delighted to discover that Holly seems to be holding the very family party he had hoped to avoid.
Suddenly, the blizzards come out of nowhere and the whole village is snowed in. With no escape, Holly and Jude get much more than they bargained for – it looks like the twelve days of Christmas are going to be very interesting indeed!
Julie Cohen - Getting Away With It - 28th October 201
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Liza Haven couldn’t wait to escape the small village where she grew up with her perfect identical twin sister, Lee. Her life in LA as a stunt woman is reckless, fast and free - and that’s just the way she likes it. But when a near-fatal mistake drives her home, she finds Lee gone and everyone in the village mistaking her for her twin sister. Liza has to deal with her ailing mother, the family ice cream business, and Lee’s dangerously attractive boyfriend. Liza’s always been the bad twin, but as she struggles to keep up the masquerade and puzzle out where her sister has gone, she realises it’s not so simple. She’s spent her whole life getting away with it - is it finally time to face up to who she really is and where she really belongs?
When Irene Stanley’s son, Shep, is shot dead, aged 15, in their Oregon home, the Stanley family only have one thing in mind: to see Shep’s killer Daniel Robbin sentenced to death. It isn’t until 19 years later, though, that the message finally comes through that Robbin has stopped his appeals and will be put to death within a month. 
