Archive for March 3rd, 2011

Shelley thought she had it all - a loving husband, a gorgeous house and most importantly her 3 beautiful. However, her world is shattered when husband Charlie runs off without a word after his business empire collapses around them. Shelley’s house is sold from under her feet, she’s left with no money, and 3 children who don’t understand where their dad has gone. Shelley is forced to move in with her mother-in-law Vera who hasn’t seen the family for years after an argument with Charlie, something Shelley has never got to the bottom of, and finds herself having to work, look after 3 confused children and keep herself from bursting into tears over a lost marriage. When Russian billionaire Lukaz comes into the picture, Shelley’s unsure about his motives after finding out he did business with her estranged husband. Will Shelley be able to hold it all together for her family without her husband and what exactly is Charlie’s big secret?

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Confessions of a Karaoke Queen by Ella Kingsley isn’t out for a while yet - in fact, it isn’t out until the 8th of December 2011 but we already have the cover and synopsis for the novel! It sounds absolutely brilliant, and I am a bit gutted we have to wait so long for the book. I think the cover is totally in keeping with the sound of the book and one way or another, I’ll be picking this book up! Here’s the synopsis:

Maddie Mulhern is suddenly in charge. Her mum and dad - former 80s pop duo Pineapple Mist - have left for the summer on a nostalgia concert tour, so Maddie must manage their struggling Karaoke bar, ‘Sing it Back’. It suits Maddie down to the ground, in fact. After years of trudging through temping jobs, she needs a change. When Maddie spots an advert for a new prime-time show looking for a bar to be the setting of a fly-on-the-wall documentary, she has the genius idea that this is just the sort of exposure that the place needs. Together with the bar’s old-timers (faded drag queen Ruby du Jour, suave barman Alex and wannabe actress/reluctant waitress Jasmine) she’ll turn the karaoke bar around into a huge global brand and make pots of her money for her family. Simple. Right? Money-grubbing TV exec Evan and the seemingly too-smooth-to-be-true producer Nick might just have other ideas …As the TV series builds to a live final episode, will Maddie see the truth in a Careless Whisper? Will Nick be able to keep his Poker Face? One thing’s for sure, before the credits roll there’ll be Blood on the Dancefloor …

Julia William’s fifth novel The Summer Season will be released at the end of June. 30th June 2011 to be precise and here is the beautiful cover! I’m a huge fan of Julia’s and have read all of her books bar The Bridesmaid Pact and I look forward to The Summer Season with relish! I adore the cover, perfect for the summer season (excuse the pun). Here’s the synopsis:

Passions flare, secrets unravel and love blossoms in the heart of the summer season.

Lovelace Cottage, a country cottage in Sussex, stands overlooking the small village of Hearts Ease. Originally owned by a famous Victorian botanist who created a love knot garden, the house and garden have over the years fallen into a state of disrepair.

Joel has recently inherited the house but is struggling to come to terms with being a single dad after the sudden death of his wife, and is hiding a painful secret, the house and garden seem like one burden too many. His original plans to renovate the house and restore the garden to share with his wife, are all in ashes. It seems that Lovelace Cottage is destined to remain forever in a state of decay.

Then Kezzie, guerrilla gardener bursts into his life, and demands not only that he restore the gardens to their former glory, but he opens them up to the public too.Together as they restore the garden at Hearts Ease to its former glory, they discover the tragedy locked there, and by doing so uncover the secrets of their own hearts.