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Posted on Monday, October 11th, 2010 by Chloe
Molly Greene loves being married to her husband Dan, and thinks that the pair of them have a pretty perfect life. They both have good jobs, a nice house, and are both still very much in love. However, when Molly finds one of her ex-boyfriends on Facebook, she can’t resist sending him a little message to say hi. She doesn’t realise though that it is going to set off a chain of events which just might ruin everything Molly has ever worked for, and might push her beloved Dan away for good. Molly knows she has made a huge mistake contacting him again, but she can’t take it back, so what is she going to do? Hide it from Dan and hope it never gets out, or tell him the truth and face up to the fact he might leave her forever? And what happens when Molly can’t shake him off? How far will he go to get Molly back for good?
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Posted in 2010 releases, Book Reviews, Rating: 5/5 | 4 Comments »
Posted on Friday, October 8th, 2010 by Leah
Kate and Rikki have been married for two years and understand completely how the other works, knowing they don’t have to be together 24/7 and that with both of them being barristers, sometimes work comes first. When Rikki lands the case of his career, helping Cassandry Carnaby in her high-profile divorce, Kate can’t help but feel a bit jealous it isn’t her working the case, or a case like it.
Until her mentor Angus invites her in to join a high-profile case of her own: helping Jez Benson, and, more importantly, opposing her husband Rikki. Rikki is furious with Kate for taking the case and suddenly their happy, easy-going marriage has done a complete 180 and has hit the skids. As Kate and Rikki pull in opposite directions as they each help out their clients, it suddenly seems as if marriage was a bad idea.
Can Kate and Rikki put the court case aside to sort out their own lives or will they both fight so hard to win the battle that they completely forget they ever loved each other in the first place?
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Posted in 2010 releases, Book Reviews, Rating: 2/5 | 1 Comment »
Posted on Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 by Leah
Two years ago, Andy went travelling with best friend Lexi, determined to have some fun together whilst they visited new places. What Andy didn’t expect was to come back from the trip, bruised, broken and scarred with Lexi missing after a catastrophic accident. Two years down the line, Andy is little more than a hermit, living her life without leaving her apartment, with the only time she ever goes out having to be in total darkness so nobody sees her scar.
She knows that it’s no way to live, so when her sister Kate’s flat burns down, she agrees Kate and her boyfriend Luke can move in with her and her cat, Baz. Andy soon realises that despite everything she has gone through, and is still feeling, it isn’t just her who was affected the day of the accident and realises that she’s been hiding for too long and needs to change her life and stop being scared of what other people think. It’s not easy for her, even more so since she still wonders exactly what happened to best friend Lexi, and is desperate for any kind of closure. But Andy has secrets of her own, secrets that will eventually come out.
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Posted on Monday, October 4th, 2010 by Chloe
Lucy Streeter thought she had her life pretty sussed out. She runs a clothes shop, where she also gets to show off her own designs that she does in her own spare time, she’s mum to her grown up son Nat who is at University, and she gets on really well with the other occupants of Paradise Street, where their shops are based. However, Lucy decides to pay a visit to a fortune teller one day, and finds out a bit of shocking news… she has just days to live. Lucy is horrified that her time on Earth is nearly up, and makes some radical decision and changes that the old Lucy never would have done. Is Lucy going to be able to make the most of her last few days with her family and friends, or is it just too little, too late?
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Posted in 2010 releases, Book Reviews, Rating: 4/5 | No Comments »
Posted on Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 by Danielle
Angela Clark is in love—with the most fabulous city in the world!
When Angela catches her boyfriend with another woman at her best friend’s wedding, she’s heartbroken and desperate to run away. With little more than a crumpled bridesmaid dress, a pair of Louboutins, and her passport in hand, Angela decides to jump on a plane for . . . NYC!
Settling into a cute hotel and quickly bonding with benevolent concierge Jenny—a chatterbox Oprah wannabe with room for a new best friend—Angela heads out for a New York makeover, some serious retail therapy, and a whirlwind tour of the city. Before she knows it, she’s dating two sexy guys and blogging about her Big Apple escapades for a real fashion magazine. But while it’s one thing telling readers about your romantic dilemmas, it’s another working them out for yourself. Angela has fallen head over heels for the city that never sleeps, but does she heart New York more than home?
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Posted on Friday, October 1st, 2010 by Leah
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.
A lot has changed in the intervening years since Shep’s death and Irene is keeping a terrible secret from her family. One that will shock the family to their core when they find out exactly what Irene has done to get over her son’s death. A revelation that will cause further secrets to spill out, about Shep, about what happened the day he died and about how little she really knows about her own flesh and blood.
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Posted on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 by Leah
After Judith Summers’ latest relationship breaks up, in part due to her pet Cavalier George, and her son Joshua heads off for University, Judith’s life is looking a bit empty and she’s suffering from ‘empty nest’ syndrome. A chance encounter on Hampstead Heath with a fellow dog-owner who adopted a dog from Many Tears Animal Rescue. After her step-daughter then adopts a dog from the same centre, Judith browses the website and decides to head down to Wales to visit the centre in person.
Once there, Judith learns that not only can you adopt dogs from the centre, but you can also foster dogs whilst the centre looks for new homes for the dogs. Judith thinks it sounds like a fantastic idea and decides to go for it, hoping it’ll cure the empty feeling she currently has. George, though, isn’t too keen on the idea and when Judith gets her first foster dog, there’s no telling what George will do to keep Judith to himself…
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Posted on Monday, September 27th, 2010 by Chloe
Zoe Kidd loves being her band, Dirty Money, with her three girl friends, but they are really struggling to hit the big time. Despite the numerous letters and demos they have sent to record companies, they’ve never gotten further than the local clubs and pubs, and Zoe is sure Dirty Money is never going to be the global sensation she desperately wants. So when American hit maker Louis Castle insists he can help the girls go much further with the band, they snap him up. Unfortunately, it seems that Louis has other ideas about how to get the attention of the record company… and it doesn’t involve ALL the members of Dirty Money. Will Zoe be able to turn her back on the band she’s put her heart and soul into?
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