Archive for February 21st, 2011

Juliet was desperate to buy a home with her boyfriend Simon, and when she lays her eyes on Lovelace Avenue she knows that is her home. However, things go badly wrong for Juliet when she finds out that Simon has been sleeping with her best friend Hanna. She throws Simon out, and starts living as a bit of a slob, unsure that she even wants a home without anyone to share it with. Juliet is heartbroken and so she turns to the homemaking books of her beloved grandmother Violet to get her through. She finds herself making beautiful aprons and other homely goods that make her feel like she has a purpose. Juliet finally feels like she has a little control back in her life, and like she’s ready to move on from Simon. Is Juliet going to find true love, and her real home, ever again?

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Thanks to the lovely people over at Simon & Schuster, we have a fabulous giveaway for you this week! We have 5 copies of Matt Dunn’s brand new novel The Accidental Proposal up for grabs - I reviewed it last week and loved it, so you’ll definitely want to be getting your hands on a copy of this! All you have to do is fill in the Google form below, and we’ll choose 5 winners at random using random.org after the closing date.

Open to UK residents only, competition closes at midnight on February 27th 2011. One entry per household - multiple entries will result in all your entries being removed. Please read our Terms and Conditions before entering. Good luck!

Last year I read and reviewed Sheila O’Flanagan’s latest novel Stand By Me when it came out in hardback and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The paperback version will be out on 14th April 2011 and as is becoming the way these days, Sheila now has an entirely new cover look. Don’t get me wrong, the new cover is absolutely stunning, but I liked Sheila’s old cover look and I like my covers to match (I’m actually writing an article about this so look out for that later this week). Here’s the synopsis:

Dominique (‘Domino’) lives a charmed existence as wife to one of Ireland’s most successful businesssmen, Brendan Delahaye – until the day Brendan disappears, leaving his company in disarray and Domino and their daughter alone to face the music. STAND BY ME is the story of Domino’s recovery and her journey from obliging and dependent wife to a stronger and happier woman, with a new man ready to step into the gap left by her deserting husband. And that’s when Brendan comes home, handsome and charismatic as ever, expecting life to carry on just as it was before...