Posted on February 22nd, 2010 by Chloe
I’ve been looking forward to Hester Browne’s new book The Finishing Touches for a while now, so I was really excited when Isobel from Hodder sent us over this image of the brand new book cover! I think it’s gorgeous, so girlie and pink and I bet it’s even more pretty in real life! Its due in the shops on May 13th, and here’s the synopsis:
“Every girl should know what the finishing touches are.
That dash of gloss on the cheekbones to lift your complexion.
High heels for poise, and a luscious lipstick for the perfect pout.
It’s the spritz of perfume on the pulse points and the…
….ability to stand on your own two feet?
When 21st century girl Betsy is called in to rescue an exclusive finishing school from financial ruin, she knows she must change the school drastically, if it’s ever to survive.
So it’s out with debutante decorum and in with modern manners and man-management.
But before she can teach the girls how to walk in high heels, Betsy may just have to remember how to wear them herself.
With the added bonus that her gorgeous friend Jamie and the surprisingly hunky bursar Mark both seem to rather approve of her new stilettos…”
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Posted on February 20th, 2010 by Leah
As part of Kate Forsyth’s blog tour for her book The Puzzle Ring, we offered her a slot on Chick Lit Reviews and we agreed that writing a timetable of her day would be fantastic. Enjoy!
6.30am Crawl reluctantly out of bed
Make tea & sew up hem to Ben’s school trousers
Make school lunches and ensure he has homework/diary etc
7am Ben leaves for school
Make breakfast for me and the other two kids
Clean up/pack dishwasher/make beds/load of washing on
8.15 Shower & get dressed
8.45 Take kids to school
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Posted on February 19th, 2010 by Chloe
Sean thought his life was perfect - he was married to wife Belle and they have a young daughter Amy who is the light of their life. But when Belle reveals she’s having an affair and wants Sean to move out, he’s shell-shocked and heartbroken. Fen works in a bookshop in Bath and lives with her ill son Connor, but they’re happy being just the two of them. Fen is hiding a shocking secret that is eating her up, and when she takes in a lodger who turns out to be Sean, the two become closer than they could have imagined. Will the pair be able to bury their demons and come together as a family, or is the past just too much for them to bear and set to ruin their future happiness?
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Posted on February 18th, 2010 by Leah
Tilly Bagshawe is back in the summer with her next book Scandalous which is due out on 24th June. The book cover has finally been released and I absolutely love it. It’s very sleek and fitting to Tilly’s books. The synopsis also sounds fab, doesn’t it:
Ultimate glamour, sheer escapism, it has to be Tilly Bagshawe! Sasha Miller comes to Cambridge with a dream and leaves on a mission. After falling for the lies and charms of her Director of Studies ‘Theo Dexter’ she finds herself betrayed, humiliated and nursing a bundle of broken dreams. Heading to the US she is determined to rebuild her life. Years later, Sasha emerges from Harvard Business School with one thing on her mind, the downfall of the now famous Professor Theo Dexter. Meanwhile Theo’s long suffering wife Theresa also finds herself betrayed and cast aside for a younger and prettier model. Unable to cope she returns to Cambridge a broken woman and tries to rebuild her life away from the scheming Theo Dexter. One night Sasha turns up at Theresa’s door, she wants revenge at any cost, will Theresa help her? From the deepest betrayal comes a shocking alliance. Two vengeful women, one very unlucky man!
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Posted on February 18th, 2010 by Leah
I haven’t read any of Abby McDonald’s novels (be it adult or young adult) but I do like the sound of her books and I do plan on buying her debut adult novel as soon as I can as it’s had some great reviews. Her second adult book The Liberation of Alice Love is due out on 8th July and I really love the sound of it plus I adore the cover! Here’s the synopsis:
Alice Love keeps her life (and boss, and family) running in perfect order, so when her bank card is declined, she thinks it’s just a simple mistake. But she soon discovers that someone has emptied every penny from her bank account, spending her hard-earned savings on glamorous holidays, sexy lingerie, and a to-die-for wardrobe, and leaving Alice with thousands of pounds worth of debt.
With her perfectly-organised world crumbling around her, Alice enlists the help of dashing fraud investigator Nathan and sets about clearing her name. But as she unravels the intriguing paper trail, she makes a shocking discovery: her thief is closer to home than she ever imagined.
Following the clues from London to Rome and LA, Alice edges deeper into a seductive new world, where honesty might not be the best policy, rules are made to be broken, and the power of a gorgeous cocktail dress shouldn’t be underestimated. Perhaps her alter-ego’s reckless, extravagant lifestyle is the one Alice should have been leading all along…
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Posted on February 17th, 2010 by Chloe
Cleo Quinn doesn’t have the greatest track record when it comes to men, but now Will’s come along. Handsome and attentive, he could be her Mr Right. Things are definitely looking up for Cleo… apart from one small problem with a rather large ego. Johnny LaVenture, sculptor extraordinaire and her personal childhood nemesis, is back in Channing’s Hill and tormenting her as if he’d never been away.
Meanwhile Cleo’s sister Abbie has a problem of her own – husband Tom has become distant and withdrawn, and she’s determined to find out why. But will the shocking truth mean the end of their idyllically happy marriage? The sisters are about to discover that the past can come back to haunt you, and that love can flourish in the unlikeliest of places.
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Posted on February 17th, 2010 by Chloe
I was lucky enough to get to ask the fabulous author Dorothy Koomson some questions just after I had read a copy of her brand new book The Ice-Cream Girls. I had a good think about the things I wanted to know, and I hope these questions answer a few of your questions too. I really am grateful to Dorothy for taking the time to answer my questions, and I hope you enjoy the interview!
Q1. Tell us about your latest book.
The Ice Cream Girls, my sixth novel, is about two women who were brought together in their teens by a tragic set of circumstances that made them infamous, were then separated and are now about to be reunited. They should be friends but in reality they have a lot to dislike each other for. The book is also about the secrets we keep and why we feel compelled to keep them.
Q2. The themes in ‘The Ice Cream Girls’ are quite strong, and obviously something you would have to research heavily before writing about them. What sort of research did you have to do before you wrote the book, and what effect has it had on you?
Each book I write needs a unique type of research (oohhh, I should really grown-up and serious, don’t I?!) but with all of my books talking to people about their experiences and reading their stories in their own words is the most important element of research. With most ‘issues’ shall we call them, you find that the same things are repeated over and over.
Every one of my books has had a different effect on me. With The Ice Cream Girls, I came away from the book feeling very strongly about the treatment of prisoners and how the survivors of domestic violence are viewed. I always held strong views about those subjects, but when you hear these stories over and over again, you start to feel as if you’ve lived it. I’m incredibly lucky that I’ve never been on the receiving end of domestic violence or been to prison, but with the research I did, I came to realise that almost all of us are only a few wrong decisions away from being in that situation. That’s a humbling – and ever so slightly scary – thought.
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Posted on February 17th, 2010 by Leah
It appears that the cover we posted back in January for Louise Canlish’s next novel Other People’s Secrets was merely a mock-up cover and we now have the actual cover for the book. I must say it’s miles better and it really stands out! I’m quite a fan of Louise after loving Since I Don’t Have You and I look forward to the release of Other People’s Secrets on 8th July 2010. Here’s the synopsis:
When Ginny and Adam Trustlove arrive on holiday in Italy they have been torn apart by personal tragedy. A boathouse on peaceful Lake Orta is exactly the place to start piecing together their lives. A day later, the silence is broken by the arrival at the main villa of the Sale family: wealthy, high-flying Marty, his beautiful wife Bea, and their privileged, confident offspring. It doesn’t take long for Ginny and Adam to be drawn in, especially when the teenage Pippi introduces a new friend into the circle. For there is something about Zach that seems to loosen old secrets ? and create shocking new ones …
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