Judy Astley - I
SHOULD BE SO LUCKY
Bantam Press
Hardback
£16.99
Viola is a bit
disaster-prone and this includes having had little luck with men. Her first husband (the completely lovely
father of daughter Rachel) was gay and her second was a philandering actor who
was killed in a car accident while leaving Viola for his mistress. She's rented out her house and is
recuperating at her mother's home for a while.
When on her first real night out since the accident, a puncture lands Viola’s car on a traffic
island at midnight and she comes across a man there stealthily planting a
quince tree, she doesn’t expect this to lead to adventures that involve
guerrilla gardening and a summer full of surprises, disasters, fun and flowers.
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Jill Mansell A WALK IN THE PARK
A Walk in the Park
Headline Books
Paperback
5th July.
£7.99
Romantic comedy set mainly in Bath, a bit in the Lake District...
It's been a while, but Lara Carson's back in Bath and lives are set to change as a result. Because Lara left her family and boyfriend Flynn eighteen years ago without a word to anyone. Why has no one heard from her since? Her childhood best friend Evie is thrilled Lara's back and able to share her happiness. Evie's about to walk down the aisle with her dream man, Joel. Or so she thinks... Then there's Flynn Erskine, even more attractive now and stunned to see Lara again. The spark between them is as strong as ever, but how's Flynn going to react when he discovers the secret she's been keeping from him? Oh yes, there's a lot of catching up to be done...
Kate Lace COX
Arrow Books
Paperback
£6.99
Gorgeous men in lycra, sex, intrigue and nailbiting rivalry set in the glamorous world of rowing in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics
Christina Courtenay
THE SILENT TOUCH OF SHADOWS
Choc Lit
Paperback
£7.99
What will it take to
put the past to rest?
When a professional
genealogist is harassed by a ghostly presence and decides to do some research
on her own family tree, she uncovers a six hundred year old love story.
Amanda Grange PRIDE AND PYRAMIDS
Sourcebooks
Paperback
£9.99
The Darcys get pulled into the Regency craze for Egyptology in this sequel to Pride and Prejudice
Liz Fielding THE
LAST WOMAN HE'D EVER DATE
Harlequin Romance
Paperback and eBook
$4.99
Claire Thackeray:
Hardworking single mom and gossip columnist. Hoping for the inside scoop on
sexy billionaire Hal North, aka her teen crush!
Most wary of:
Gorgeous men who set her heart racing. (Been there, got the T-shirt—and the
baby!)
Hal North: Bad boy
made good. Back in his hometown as new owner of the Cranbrook Park estate.
Determined to put his troubled past behind him.
Most wary of:
Journalists—especially pretty ones, like new neighbor and tenant Claire
Thackeray.
Annie Burrows AN
ESCAPADE AND AN ENGAGEMENT
Harlequin Mills
& Boon
paperback and ebook
Lady Jayne has vowed
only to marry for love. But where is she
going to meet anyone even faintly interesting when her grandfather guards her
so zealously? Cue one pair of breeches
purloined from a junior footman, a makeshift rope and an open bedroom window...
Sheila Newberry
YOUNG MAY MOON
Robert Hale
Hardback
Price £18.99
On the silvery sands
of Westwick, Suffolk, just before her sixteenth birthday, Young May Moon, as
she is known to family and friends, fyulfils the promise made to her late
father and becomes the Punch and Judy lady.
Assisted by her younger sister Pomona, Young May Moon discovers that
performing is in her blood, as four years earler, from this same place, their
fiery mother Carmen, a flamenco dancer absconded with the preacher from the
rival entertainment. The girls are
befriended by the O'Flaherty family, also lodging at The Swan, and May
experiences first love and the pain of parting...
Vanessa Devereaux
I'M ALL YOURS (Book Two of the Perfect Pairing series)
Evernight Publishing
e book
July 16th
Kyle and Evie only
think they hate one another...well, that's according to Sadie Sutton who thinks
with a little casting of a spell and the help of Perfect Pairing, these two
enemies will soon be lovers
Kat Black PLEASURE
BOUND
Ellora's Cave
Novella
$4.45
Sam Tyler is
thrilled to discover that her lover is whisking her away for a weekend of
exotic luxury as a treat for her birthday. As a woman who knows just what she
wants—her man all tied up like a living, breathing present—she’s quick to take
advantage of his generous mood and begins planning a surprise of her own. One
that turns out to be a hell of tough ask for a man who insists on always being
in control. Does Adam had the strength it takes to surrender?
Jane Wenham-Jones
PRIME TIME
Accent Press
Paperback
£7.99
5th July
Laura Meredith never
imagined herself appearing on TV she s too old, too flabby, too downright
hormonal, and much too busy holding things together for her son, Stanley, after
her husband left her for a younger, thinner replacement. But best friend Charlotte
is a determined woman and when Laura is persuaded on to a daytime show to talk
about her PMT, everything changes. Suddenly there s a camera crew tracking her
every move and Laura finds herself an unlikely star. But as things hot up
between her and gorgeous TV director, Cal, they re going downhill elsewhere.
While Laura s caught up in a heady whirlwind of beauty treatments, makeovers
and glamorous film locations, Charlotte s husband, Roger, is concealing a
guilty secret, Stanley s got problems at school, work s piling up, and when
Laura turns detective to protect Charlotte s marriage, things go horribly
wrong. The champagne s flowing as Laura s prime time TV debut looks set to be a
hit. But in every month, there s a "Day Ten" ...
Veronica Henry THE
LONG WEEKEND
Orion
Paperback
£6.99
In a gorgeous
quay-side hotel in Cornwall, the long weekend is just beginning . . .
Claire Marlowe owns
'The Townhouse by the Sea' with Luca, the hotel's charismatic chef. She ensures
everything runs smoothly - until an unexpected arrival checks in and turns her
whole world upside down.
And the rest of the
guests arrive with their own baggage. There's a couple looking for distraction
from a family tragedy; a man trying to make amends for an affair he bitterly
regrets . . . and the young woman who thinks the Cornish village might hold the
key to her past.
Here are affairs of
the heart, secrets, lies and scandal - all wrapped up in one long, hot weekend.
Kate Harrison SOUL FIRE
Orion Indigo July 5th
Trade Paperback
£8.99
It's getting hotter on the Beach: as Alice gets closer to the killer, the killer gets closer to Alice. Watch out: Passion burns.
www.kate-harrison.com
Rosanna Ley The Villa
Quercus Original Paperback
July 2012
£6.99
When Tess Angel receives a solicitor’s letter
inviting her to claim her inheritance – the Villa Sirena perched on a clifftop
in Sicily - she is stunned. Her only
link to the island is through her mother, Flavia, who left Sicily during World
War II and cut off all contact with her family. Initially resistant to Tess
going back to Sicily, Flavia realizes the secrets from her past are about to be
revealed and decides to try to explain her actions. Meanwhile, Tess’ teenage daughter Ginny is
stressed by college and filled with questions that she longs to ask her father,
if only she knew where he was. Three
women, all seeking answers. Will Villa
Serena bring them together – or drive them apart?
Angela Britnell
IT'S COMPLICATED
Desert Breeze Publishing
Multiple E-book formats
$5.99
Charles ‘Black Ash’ Ashton temporarily abandons his jet-setting lifestyle to avoid being blamed for a multi-million pound poker scam and meets quiet, elegant math teacher Emily Worthing but the odds aren’t in their favor. After a disastrous affair cost Emily her heart and prestigious job she prizes honesty above all things. Ash makes his living at the poker table, where a little deviousness and the occasional white lie never hurt. Ash must leave behind his irresponsible past and Emily searches for the strength to forge a new future. Ash puts all his cards on the table one last time and he and Emily prove they’ve an ace in the hand called love.
Arrow
July 19th
Jilly sets up an au
pair business around her kitchen table to make ends meet. Marie-France becomes
an au pair in order to find her English father. And motherless eight year
old Lottie is determined to drive away
one au pair after another – until she finds the perfect match!
Lynne Connolly
IN
THE MOOD
Ellora's Cave
ebook
$5.99
The sound of a
saxophone drifting out of a Chicago blues club sends Matt
inside, hoping to
sign the player for his recording studio. Instead he finds
V. Passion drives
them from that moment on, and Matt can’t get enough of her
sweet body and
generous spirit. But as a former drug addict who
spectacularly
crashed out of the rock band Murder City Ravens, he has a lot
to prove.
V thinks she’s happy
with her lot until she receives an offer to join one of
the most innovative
and exciting bands in the world. Joining Murder City
Ravens could sever
her from Matt forever. How can she join the band when
she’s spending her
nights with the man who nearly destroyed everything they
had?
Matt and V have
decisions to make that might give them their life’s dream,
but could split them
apart. Which is more important, personal fulfillment or
love? Is it possible
to have both?
Nell Dixon A NEW
BAY WEDDING
Astraea Press
Ebook
£1.30
Emma has been busy
organizing her older brother’s lovelife but now Noah plans to turn the tables
on his meddlesome match-making sister. But is Ian the best man for this very
particular bridesmaid?
£1.30
Part of the Cornish
Short and Sweet series.
DJ Kirby MY DREAM OF
YOU
Punked Books
Ebook
£1.53
One summer’s day,
Betty let love carry her a step too far. That exquisite sun dappled afternoon
became one of her best memories, but also the catalyst for the worst experience
of her life. Now elderly, Betty has been running from her past since she was a
teenager, and it’s about to catch up with her. Will the experience be as awful
as she fears, or wonderful beyond imagining?
Sheryl Browne
SOMEBODY TO LOVE
Safkhet Publishing
Paperback or ebook
1 July 2012
£ 7.99 ,$12.99, EUR
9.99
Somebody to Love…How
do you tell her?
After a turbulent
marriage to a man who walked off hand-in-offshoot with something resembling a
twig, divorced mum, Donna O'Conner, doubts happy endings exist. She'd quite
like to find herself an Adonis with… pecs …and things. Alas, that's not likely,
when her only interest outside of work is hopping her three-legged dog in the
park, carrying a poop-scoop. In any case, Donna isn't sure she'd know what to
do with an Adonis if she fell on one. When PC Mark Evans comes along,
gloriously gift-wrapped in blue, however, she can't help wishing she did.
Mark, a single
father, is desperate for love. He doesn't hold out much hope, though, that
there is a woman out there with a heart big enough to love him and his autistic
son. Enter big-hearted Donna, plus three-legged dog. And now Mark has a
dilemma. Pretending not to mind her house-bunny chewing his bootlaces, he's
smitten with Donna on sight. Should he tell her his situation up-front?
Announcing he has a child with autism spectrum disorder on a first date tends
to ensure there isn't a second. Or should he skirt around the subject, which
amounts to a lie? When one lie leads to another, can he ever win Donna's trust
back? Admit that he didn't trust Donna enough to let her into his life?
Today Angela Britnell tells us about her writing process, describing
how her characters insisted she turn a short story into a full length novel.
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