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Fiona O’Brien is a great author who I recently discovered when I read her novel None of My Affair a few months ago. It was a fabulous read, and she has another book up for pre-order on Amazon already. Without Him is due out 3rd June 2010 so there’s a bit of a wait for it, but if it’s as good as her others, it will be worth the wait! I’ll post the cover when it’s available but for now here’s the synopsis:

“One moment, Shelley has everything - three beautiful children, an adoring property magnate husband, and the life of her dreams.
Then Charlie’s business empire crashes and he vanishes. The money’s gone and so is Shelley’s wonderful life. While their privileged daughters Olivia and Emma have to come to terms with being broke, eleven year old Mac is devastated without his Dad.

When Charlie’s estranged mother, Vera opens her doors to the broken family, secrets emerge that reveal there was more to Charlie than meets the eye. But Charlie’s shell shocked family aren’t the only ones asking questions . . .

Why is enigmatic Russian billionaire Lukaz Mihailov so keen to talk to Charlie?

Will blood always prove thicker than water. Maybe Charlie’s family are better off without him . . .”

Fiona O’Brien emailed us a while ago saying she wasn’t aware people in the UK knew her books existed, but I reviewed her third novel None of My Affair, and loved it. Fiona’s latest book is called No Reservations and was released earlier this year! We also managed to get an interview with Fiona which you can read below.

1. Tell us about your latest novel (No Reservations).

No Reservations began as a idea of a restaurant chasing its first Michelin Star. But then the characters who frequented it kind of took over the story……here’s preview of what’s going on:

Newly opened Dominic’s is the hottest restaurant in town.
On any given day, rock stars, fashionistas, politicians, and celebrities can be found drooling over the food or the latest gossip - and the most delicious item on the menu is its divinely handsome proprietor, Dom Coleman-Cappabianca.

But Dom has rather a lot on his plate: his Italian mother Cici for starters - a glamorous Sophia Loren lookalike, who’s behaving very naughtily indeed.
Then there’s his blonde PR exec girlfriend Tanya, who seems hell bent on promoting her own interests.

Enter Italian American beauty Carla Berlusconi fleeing her native New York to escape her old fashioned father and three macho brothers. Arriving in Dublin, she hides out in Dominic’s as a waitress. But who is she? And what is her real story?

P.J. O’ Sullivan is always getting himself into hot water: the sexiest doctor in town, he loves good food, good company, and his adoring dog Bones. But can he ever forge a relationship with his resentful son Alex? And will he ever heal from his beloved wife’s death and find true love again?
Charlotte Keating is the perfect daughter, the perfect mother and now, the perfectly behaved divorcee . But her daughter Candy is about to change all that. Thanks to her indulgent and very rich father, Ossie Keating, Candy knows there’s nothing money can’t buy – until having too much of it proves a recipe for trouble.

From loquacious Dublin, to the eternal delights of romantic Rome, and New York, the city that never sleeps, a series of sizzling revelations ensure Dominic’s glamorous patrons discover that some things are definitely better off the menu.

And while Dominic’s chases its first Michelin Star, more than one person is forced to admit – that when love is the dish of the day, and family fidelity is tested to its limits - there’s always second helpings when it comes to love.

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Carrie Armstrong and her family are going through some tough times at the moment. Carrie is coming to terms with the end of her long marriage to husband Rob, her daughter Hope is living alone in Spain and Carrie is worried about her well-being.

Supermodel daughter Ali seems to be settled with fiance Stuart and a wedding looming gives the whole family something to look forward to. But can they pull together to create Ali’s dream day, or is it going to be ruined by family feuds and friends affairs?

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No Reservations, the new novel by Fiona O’Brien was released yesterday, June 4th, and one we seem to have missed from our June Releases list. The synopsis reads:

Dom Coleman-Cappabianca is the divinely handsome owner of Dominic’s, the hottest restaurant in town. But he’s about to find out things are even steamier out of the kitchen …

For starters, his blonde PR exec girlfriend Tanya seems hell bent on promoting her own interests … whatever the expense …

Carla Berlusconi, the beautiful Italian American waitress, keeps her New York past to herself in Dominic’s. But who is she? And what is her real story?

As Dom juggles the restaurant and the antics of his glamorous Italian mother, Cici, family fidelity is tested, and he soon discovers that when love is the dish of the day … it’s a recipe for trouble ...