Her marriage is missing something. Could a past-its-prime 80s metal band help lovemake a comeback?Brenda's life is going nowhere fast. With her promotion at work out of reach and her husband putting off starting a family to run for office, she can't help but look back to her glory days. When nostalgia encourages her to write a fan letter to the lead singer of her favorite 80s band, she never expected an invitation to dinner and an unbelievable proposal…Brenda's letter inspires lead singer Keith Kutter to record the band's comebackalbum in her living room, which she immediately agrees to. But her excitement fades when her house is overrun by prowling groupies, nonstop noise, and the band's insatiable impulse to party. When her status as a muse conflicts with her marriage, Brenda must make a choice: the life she might have lived or the life she tried to escape…Beside the... Views: 16
FIRST LOVE ISN'T FOREVER...Exhibit A: Faith's little sister, Skye, who muddled through her first divorce at the tender age of twenty-one. Faith has always provided damage control when Skye's love life gets too reminiscent of a daytime drama. But now that Faith has finally found the job, if not the man, of her dreams -- as a culinary writer, currently living la dolce vita in Italy -- she can't just jet back to small-town Minnesota to help her suddenly pregnant little sister heal her broken heart and anemic bank account. BUT NEVER SAY NEVER!Faith has been putting off this homecoming for years, ever since her dad left her family in the lurch, her mother left her in charge of Skye, and a sub-zero case of cold feet led her to call off the engagement to her high school sweetheart, Flynn. But a return to the amber fields of grain might just be what Faith needs to gain some perspective on her past -- and figure out h... Views: 15
At Penford High School, Brittany Taylor is the queen bee. She dates whomever she likes, rules over her inner circle of friends like Genghis Khan, and can ruin anyone's life with a snap of perfectly manicured fingers. Just ask the unfortunate few who have crossed her. For April Bowers, Brittany is the answer to her prayers. April is so unpopular, kids don't know she exists. One lunch spent at Brittany's table, and April is basking in the glow of popularity. But Brittany's friendship comes with a high price tag, and April decides it's not worth the cost. Inspiring and empowering, this is the story of one girl who decides to push back. Views: 15
exit the groom...Child psychologist Gwen Traynor has learned the hard way that "perfect" men aren't always what they seem. After being dumped the night before her wedding, she's understandably wary of diving back into the dating pool. But when she meets Alex Coughlin, she's convinced her luck is changing. He's smart, handsome, funny -- an ideal rebound guy. She doesn't intend to fall in love with him, but scintillating dates and mind-blowing physical chemistry have a way of winning a girl over.enter the ex...Just as things are heating up with Alex, Gwen meets her newest patient -- a precocious preschooler whose chaotic soap opera-actress of a mother, Harmony, sounds an awful lot like one of Alex's crazy ex-girlfriends. Mostly because she is one of Alex's crazy ex-girlfriends. Unfortunately for Gwen, Harmony has a secret that plunges them all into a real-life daytime drama, complete with sex, lies, and Vegas elopements. With Harmony determined to reunite wit... Views: 15
A perfect, feel-good festive read about love, life and family. Tis the season to be jolly...isn't it? Amelia is at breaking point. She's just lost her job and Doug, the love of her life, still hasn't broken up with his girlfriend. Surely a trip to the quiet countryside is just what she needs? Phil is about to leave beautiful Buttersley for the other side of the world! The sunny shores of Australia will mean a new life with his girlfriend, but something is holding him back... Ella has never felt this way before – Jake O'Donnell is the most gorgeous man she's ever seen. And the more time she spends babysitting his kids, the more her feelings grow! Stan should be happy. He loves his wife and their adorable baby girl more than anything! So why, when everything's finally going right, are they arguing more than ever? One thing's for sure, even when Buttersley's first snowflakes begin to fall, it's never too cold for love to blossom... Perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley, Cathy Bramley and... Views: 15
'A well written, light, warm hearted read.' Netgalley Reviewer One divided family, one life-changing year... Harriet Singer hasn't been home in ten years. When her beloved dad dies suddenly, she races to be there for her estranged siblings, despite the memories it brings back. Then Harriet learns that all four Singer siblings must live together for one year, caring for their dad's Animal Sanctuary, or forfeit their inheritance. Living under the same roof could make or break the family, but it's time Harriet stopped running and faced her past. Especially when her first love turns up... A heart-warming story about love, hope and family, perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley and Heidi Swain. Views: 14
White Sand is a novel with many spelling mistakes with a quite fun plot about restoring the power of the sand mages. If you like political maneuvering go for it. Some neat fight scenes with the sand magic. A lot of betrayals and secret dramas and secrets and quirky characters. The native culture is pretty awesome but the foreign ones are rather undeveloped, and the female representative not great. So, excellent plot action, a setting that needs some work to fully come together, and a small number of very strong characters. Thought by many to be the better of the two novels (White Sand, The Aether of Night.) Views: 14
'This book contains flash blokes, glamorous girls, expensive cars and false boobs. The tans may be fake but everything you read really happened.' Becci Fox is an Essex girl through and through. She just wants to be comfortable and spoilt, taken out to nice places and showered with presents. And she is. She lives in the grounds of her parents' manor house, drives a Mercedes SLK and had a boob job when she was eighteen. She's ambitious, working hard during the day as a bridal buyer. And at night she plays hard, clubbing at Sugar Hut and Faces, mixing with celebrities and soap stars. She knows how to handle the footballers who buy you Cristal champagne and make you feel like the most special person in the room (only they've got five other girls on speed dial). But when she falls for a sexy racing driver, is she finally out of her league? Becci shares six dramatic months in her life as she and her friends have fun, fall in love, handle heartache and betrayal, and even plan a big... Views: 14
Would you ever consider a marriage pact? Holly Miller did. In a heartbroken and drunken haze, it had all seemed to make perfect sense. George was her best friend – would always be her best friend – and if they both found themselves single at the age of thirty, well, why not? But when, a decade later, a man Holly hasn't seen for years claims she’s signed a contract and she has to marry him, Holly realises exactly why it was not such a good idea. Forget the fact that her career is going places, forget that she's head-over-heels in love with her gorgeous boyfriend, George wants the pact fulfilled and will stop at nothing to get his way. At twenty-nine Holly’s life had been falling neatly into place – but the dramatic reappearance of her oldest friend is about to turn her whole world upside down, in ways she could not even imagine… Can I do become I don’t? Or will it all end horribly ever after…? ‘The perfect tonic…hilarious!’ - OK Faith Bleasdale lives in London and writes full time. ‘Deranged Marriage’ is her fourth novel. To find out more about Faith and her other novels visit www.faithbleasdale.com. Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books. Views: 14
In Maggie Barlow's world, reality is overrated. So what if her singing career has hit a sour note or she's no longer the ingénue that she used to be? So what if she drinks and smokes a bit too much or likes to chat with a fairy godperson who appears to her from time to time? She's the queen of denial and an actress to boot—she can just take on the role of someone she likes better than her sorry self. Regrettably, that role is currently Dorothy in the Little Britches Theater Company's production of The Wizard of Oz.Dorothy on the Rocks is the story of a funny, lovable, totally self-destructive woman who, after a night of one-drink-too-many, wakes up with a strange man in her bed: confident, handsome, sexy, twenty-eight-year-old Jack. What happens next is what makes Barbara Suter's coming-of-middle-age tale so much fun. For when the make-believe is finally stripped away, our hurt, lonely, and very afraid heroine finally takes center stage and finds herself... Views: 14
Mary is a nursing sister at a Lancashire prison camp for the housing and treatment of German POWs. Life at work is difficult but fulfilling; life at home a constant round of arguments – often prompted by her fly-by-night sister, Ellen, the apple of her shorttempered father's eye. Then Frank turns up at the house one night – a guard at the camp, he's been watching Mary for weeks – and won't leave until she agrees to walk out with him. Frank Shuttleworth is a difficult man to love and it's not long before Mary gives him his marching orders. But Shuttleworth won't take no for an answer and the gossips are eager for their next victim, for the least hint at fraternization with the enemy. Now, not only Mary's happiness but her very life is threatened by the most dangerous of wartime secrets... Views: 13
"Holidays are about surviving the gaps between one meal and another."For one long hot summer in Devon, three families are sharing one very big house in the country. The Herreras: made up of two tired parents, three grumbling children and one promiscuous dog; the Littles: he's loaded (despite two divorces and five kids), she's gorgeous, but maybe the equation for a truly happy marriage is a bit more complicated than that; and the Browns, who seem oddly jumpy around people, but especially each other. By the pool, new friendships blossom; at the aga door, resentments begin to simmer. Secret crushes are formed and secret cigarettes cadged by the teens, as the adults loosen their inhibitions with litres of white wine and start to get perhaps a little too honest ... Mother hen to all, Evie Herreras has a life-changing announcement to make, one that could rock the foundations of her family. But will someone else beat her to it? Views: 12
