Archive for January 17th, 2011

Book Review: Pieces of my Heart by Sinead Moriarty

Posted By Leah on January 17th, 2011

The modern woman is a Jill of all trades . . . Ava is a wife, lover, mother, daughter, friend, fixer, boss … so many different people, in fact, she no longer knows what it means to be herself. Not that anyone will let her – not her work-obsessed husband, nor her tearaway younger daughter, nor her out-of-control Dad, nor even her sassy-but-lonely best friend.

There’s always someone wanting something from her.She’s trying to do her best for all of them but lately feels like she can’t make everyone happy. And that’s before she discovers that her elder daughter Alison is in deep, deep trouble. Can Ava keep a hold of the most precious pieces of her heart? And what will happen if she loses one?

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Book News: Baby Be Mine by Paige Toon

Posted By Leah on January 17th, 2011

So the synopsis for my Most Anticipated Book of 2011 has been released and you have no idea how much I want to dance around the room to know that it’ll be out in less than 6 months! It is of course Paige Toon’s sequel to Johnny Be Good, Baby Be Mine. It’s out on 21st July 2011 (where can I get one of those countdown widgets…) and it sounds amazing. I absolutely can’t wait to see the cover as Paige has the most awesome covers, and I just can’t wait to have the book itself in my hands. Here’s the synopsis:

‘He’s not mine, is he?’ That’s the question I fear the most. You see, I have a secret. My son is not fathered by my boyfriend, but by one of the most famous people that ever lived. And he doesn’t even know it.

One-time celebrity personal assistant to wild boy of rock Johnny Jefferson, Meg Stiles is now settled and living in the south of France with her doting boyfriend Christian and son Phoenix. But they’re living a lie - a lie that will turn their lives upside down and inside out. Because Meg’s son doesn’t look like Christian, he looks like his rock star father and, sooner or later, the world is going to realise …