Posted on February 26th, 2010 by Leah
Chocolate maker Chloe Lyon has recently moved to Sticklepond along with her grandfather Grumps, brother Jake and Zillah, her Grandmother’s cousin. Her business Chocolate Wishes is going from strength to strength and the only part of Chloe’s life that isn’t perfect is her love life. Her heart was broken as a teenager by Raffy Sinclair, who went on to become a huge rock star, and then years later, Chloe found herself being jilted practically at the altar. However, when a new vicar arrives in town, it seems as if Chloe’s life is about to get a little bit more difficult because the vicar is none other than Raffy Sinclair. Is Raffy still the same Raffy who broke Chloe’s heart, or is it possible that he’s changed? Better yet, is Chloe even over Raffy’s betrayal?
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Posted on February 26th, 2010 by Leah
Lucy-Anne Holmes’s debut novel was very well received within the chick lit community so I’m sure all her fans will be thrilled that her second book, The (Im)Perfect Girlfriend, is due out on 6th August 2010. Sarah Sargeant fans will also be thrilled as she’s coming back, too! Here’s the synopsis:
We kissed until it became necessary to stop so that we could breathe, by which time my lips were so swollen it looked like I’d been pleasuring a brillo pad. We grinned at each other again and I felt the urge to utter something brilliantly intellectual. ‘Have I mentioned that I’m hopelessly in love with you?’
Actress Sarah Sargeant has finally landed the perfect boyfriend. But as she leaves London for LA, Sarah finds herself morphing from the perfect girlfriend, baby voicing ‘i love you’s, into a nutty one who throws phones and screams a lot.
Where did it all go wrong? Was it the photo of a semi-naked ex-girlfriend doing a downward dog she found in her boyfriend’s filofax? Or maybe it’s the steamy sex scene she films with the handsomest man in the world, ever. Laugh-out-loud funny and brutally honest, The (Im)Perfect Girlfriend is the story of one woman’s search for her happy ever after. It is a novel that firmly establishes Lucy Anne Holmes as one of the best writers of romantic comedy today.
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Posted on February 25th, 2010 by Leah
Amber and Chelsea Stone aren’t exactly what you’d call close – they might have grown up together but their childhood’s couldn’t have been more different. Amber was the apple of her mother Margaret’s eye while she had a real disdain for elder daughter Chelsea, who just adores her father. When Chelsea gets an acting part Amber was auditioning for, the rivalry begins and nothing will be the same again.
Amber’s career then takes another direction and goes off in a big way, while Chelsea’s begins to flounder and she loses her way a bit. Their mother Margaret only seems to care for Amber, and this grates on Chelsea. So when a man decides to come between the sisters and have them vying for the same thing, will they do the sisterly thing and help each other or is it every Stone for themselves? And just who is going to take the ultimate revenge?
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Posted on February 25th, 2010 by Chloe
Tara Hyland’s debut novel Daughters of Fortune is due out on March 18th, but Tara is already having her book published over the Atlantic too in America! Tara posted the cover of her American book on her website, and I thought I could use it for a cover wars feature as I already know which I prefer! The UK one (left) is far superior in my mind, its far more attractive, and I would definitely pick this one up over the American cover (on the right). Which do you like?
“William Melville’s daughters are heiresses to the world’s most exclusive fashion dynasty. Beautiful and rich, they are envied by all. But behind the glittering facade of their lives, each girl hides a dark secret that threatens to tear their family apart. Smart, ambitious Elizabeth knows how to manipulate every man she meets, except the one who counts: her father. Gentle, naive Caitlin, the illegitimate child, struggling to fit into a world of privilege while staying true to herself. Stunning, spoilt Amber, the party girl with a weakness for bad boys; more fragile than anyone realises. As each of them seeks to carve out her own destiny, Elizabeth, Caitlin and Amber face difficult choices, which will take them in wildly different directions. But as old wounds resurface and threaten to destroy the foundations of the Melville empire, their paths will cross again. Because the simple truth is that, no matter how far you go, you cannot escape the claims of family.”
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Posted on February 24th, 2010 by Chloe
Frankie McCormick is just getting her life back on track. Her pig of a husband Tony left her for an American bimbo who he’s now having a baby with, and left her with their 2 young children to look after, a job to hold down and a life to run too.
When she meets Owen at work, she doesn’t expect him to be interested in a frumpy mum of 2, but luckily for her he is. However, there’s one problem - Angelica, Owen’s teenage daughter who seems hellbent on hating Frankie and making their relationship a misery. Is their relationship going to be able to survive the wrath of a wronged teenager or will it be heartbreak for Frankie once more? Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted on February 24th, 2010 by Leah
When Chloe and I first mooted the point about interviewing those that work within the publishing industry, we didn’t really know what the response was going to be. We know that those who work in the publishing industry are incredibly busy so we were thrilled when we got such a great response. Here is our first Industry Interview with the fab Sherise Hobbs who works at Headline.
1. Can you tell us, in as little detail or as much detail as you wish, what exactly it is you do within the publishing industry?
I’m an Associate Publisher in the Fiction department at Headline Publishing Group. This means I get to look after a number of fantastic authors and I’m also one of the editors responsible for acquiring exciting new authors.
2. How did you come to work as a book editor?
After my English degree, I floundered around for a little while trying to work out what I wanted to do. A spell doing work experience in the Fiction department of a large trade publisher made me realise that my dream job did indeed exist – all I then had to do was persuade someone to employ me! Luckily, soon after that, I got a job as an Editorial Assistant at Headline, and I’ve been with this brilliant company ever since.
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Posted on February 23rd, 2010 by Leah
I’m a huge fan of Louise Bagshawe and I absolutely loved her last book Passion. I was thrilled when she told us on Twitter about her 2010 release, then titled Revenge. That book is now called Desire and has a beautiful cover to boot. It’s due out on April 15th and here is the synopsis:
Lisa Costello is leading a charmed life – until she wakes up the morning after her glamorous Thailand wedding to find her new husband Josh dead in their bed, the murder weapon in her hand. She remembers learning at the wedding that Josh had been unfaithful, but she certainly doesn’t remember killing him. As Lisa flees the scene for Europe, ex-FBI trainee Sam Murray is on her trail. Catching up with her, he’s quickly convinced she’s been set up, and they start to work out which of movie producer Josh’s many enemies could be behind the hit. It’s a race against time to unearth the truth and keep Lisa out of jail – or gunned down by the professional assassin tailing them. And the danger only adds to the excitement of the passion brewing between them…
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Posted on February 22nd, 2010 by Leah
When Jaz discovers her husband Ian has slept with someone else – a quick fumble that meant nothing, says Ian – she kicks him out leaving Jaz’s mum Carol distraught. She thought Jaz and Ian were made for each other and thinks they should get back together for the sake of their son Matty.
Carol joins forces with Ian’s dad David in a bid to reunite their children which only serves to irritate Jaz more. So much so, that Jaz tells both Ian, David and Carol they will never see Matty again. Will Jaz follow through on her threat and can this family ever repair the many shattered relationships?
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Chocolate maker Chloe Lyon has recently moved to Sticklepond along with her grandfather Grumps, brother Jake and Zillah, her Grandmother’s cousin. Her business Chocolate Wishes is going from strength to strength and the only part of Chloe’s life that isn’t perfect is her love life. Her heart was broken as a teenager by Raffy Sinclair, who went on to become a huge rock star, and then years later, Chloe found herself being jilted practically at the altar. However, when a new vicar arrives in town, it seems as if Chloe’s life is about to get a little bit more difficult because the vicar is none other than Raffy Sinclair. Is Raffy still the same Raffy who broke Chloe’s heart, or is it possible that he’s changed? Better yet, is Chloe even over Raffy’s betrayal? 
