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The First Wife by Emily Barr
Publisher: Headline Review
Release Date: 15th September 2011
Rating: 4/5
Source: Received from the publisher.
Amazon Summary:

Lily, a young woman left alone in the world on the death of her grandparents, finds purpose when she befriends Harry Summers, a grieving widower, whose wife Sarah recently took her own life in Barcelona. The pair fall in love and Lily finally finds the security she has never had. But Lily’s life takes a darker turn when she realises there may be more to Sarah’s death than meets the eye. Anxious to find the truth before she marries her beloved Harry, Lily sets off to Barcelona in search of answers. What she discovers is more shocking than she could ever have imagined…

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Good Girls Don’t by Victoria Dahl
Published by Harlequin
Release Date: August 30th 2011
Rating: 4/5
Source: The publisher via NetGalley, thank you!
Summary:

With her long ponytail and sparkling green eyes, Tessa Donovan looks more like the girl next door than a businesswoman – or a heartbreaker. Which may explain why Detective Luke Asher barely notices her when he arrives to investigate a break-in at her family’s brewery. He’s got his own problems – starting with the fact that his partner Simone is pregnant and everyone thinks he’s the father. The last thing he needs is a nice girl like Tessa getting under his skin.

Tessa has her hands full, too. Her brother’s playboy ways may be threatening the business, and the tensions could tear her tight-knit family apart. In fact, the only thing that could unite the Donovan boys is seeing a man come after their “baby” sister. Especially a man like Luke Asher. But Tessa sees past the rumors to the man beneath.

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The Empty Nesters by Nina Bell
Publisher: Sphere
Release Date: 1st September 2011
Rating: 4/5
Source: Received from the publisher for review
Amazon Summary:

Clover Jones and Laura Dangerfield have been best friends since their children were born. Along with Clover’s stylish, powerful friend, Alice, they share holidays, sleepovers, school runs and childcare. They’re like one big family. But all families have their secrets. When the children leave home, Clover and Laura’s lives and marriages change forever, and the old rules on love and loyalty no longer apply. And when Alice decides she wants what they’ve got, Clover and Laura have to find out who they really are. Without the children, can their marriages - and friendship - survive?

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Escape by Barbara Delinsky
Publisher: Doubleday
Release Date: 5th July 2011 (paperback)
Rating: 4.5/5
Source: Bought for Kindle.
Amazon Summary:

One day, 32-year-old Emily Aulenbach leaves her New York law office early, drives home, packs her things, and drives nonstop to a seaport town in New Hampshire. On the surface, her spontaneous exit seems to have no single cause. She loves Manhattan, adores her husband James, and knows that most lawyers would beg for her job at the prestigious firm. None of those lures, however, suffice for the almost indefinable something that pulls Emily back to the place where she once broke her heart and ruined her friendship with her closest friend. A soul-tugging romance by a proven master of the craft.

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The Look of Love by Judy Astley
Publisher: Bantam Press
Release Date: 7th July 2011
Rating: 4/5
Source: Received from the publisher for review.
Amazon Summary:

Bella has given up on men. Happily divorced, her latest boyfriend just omitted to tell her about his current wife, so she’s back on her own again. Then her ex-husband turns up, wanting to sell the family home in which she and their two teenage children are well settled.

But all their lives are changed when a television company rents the house for a reality TV fashion makeover programme. Against her better judgment Bella finds herself taking part in the programme, and while she learns a little bit too much about what really goes on behind the scenes, she also discovers that love can appear in the most unexpected places…

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Starstruck by Jane Lovering
Publisher: Choc Lit
Release Date: 1st September 2011
Rating: 4/5
Source: Received from the publisher for review.
Amazon Summary:

Our memories define us don’t they? And Skye Threppel lost most of hers in a car crash that stole the lives of her best friend and fiancé. It’s left scars, inside and out, which have destroyed her career and her confidence. Skye hopes a trip to the wide dusty landscapes of Nevada and a TV convention offering the chance to meet the actor she idolises will help her heal. But she bumps into mysterious Sci-fi writer Jack Whitaker first. He’s a handsome contradiction cool and intense, with a wild past. Jack has enough problems already. He isn t looking for a woman with self-esteem issues and a crush on one of his leading actors. Yet he’s drawn to Skye. An instant rapport soon becomes intense attraction, but Jack fears they can t have a future if Skye ever finds out about his past … Will their memories tear them apart, or can they build new ones together?

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My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend by Elodia Strain (Based on the movie by the same name)
Publisher: Cedar Fort, Inc
Release Date: 8th August 2011 (paperback)
Rating: 4/5
Source: Received from Netgalley to review.
Amazon Summary:

Jesse is looking for the “right guy.” When she bumps into Ethan, a despairing writer who she inspires, she thinks she’s found him. But only moments later she meets Troy, a successful advertising executive who makes almost every moment romantic. Both seem perfect, but things are not always what they seem. My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend is a fun romance that blends warm sincerity with fresh storytelling.

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What The Nanny Saw by Fiona Neill
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date: 18th August 2011 (paperback)
Rating: 4/5
Source: Received from the publisher for review.
Amazon Summary:

Nanny required to take care of needs of busy professional London family

When penniless student Ali Sparrow answers Bryony and Nick Skinner’s advertisement her life changes overnight.

She is catapulted into the privileged and excessive world of London’s financial elite. At first everything is overwhelming - from twins who speak their own language to a teenage girl with weight issues and a son almost her own age. Then there is Bryony, who has one eye on her dazzling career and the other on Ali’s failings.

When boom turns to bust and a scandal erupts that suggests something corrupt has been hatched behind the Skinners’ front door, their private life is suddenly public news. And as Ali becomes indispensible, she realizes she’s witness to things she probably shouldn’t see.

But is she principled enough to keep the family’s secrets when the press come prowling for the inside scoop? Or will she dish the dirt on the family who never saw her as anything other than part of the scenery?

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