Exciting Release: 'Mistletoe on 34th Street' by Lisa Dickenson!

Olivia has never experienced a snow-covered, 'traditional' Christmas before. Having grown up in a family that chose winter sun over decking the halls, she's not sure what all the fuss is about. So when she and her co-workers are stranded in New York after a work trip, Olivia is perfectly happy spending the holiday season in The Big Apple.
John, Olivia's friend, on the other hand is so upset and is desperate to get home in time for his big family get-together. Nevertheless, determined to make the best out of the situation he sets out to show Olivia how enchanting Christmas in New York can be. And when she adds handsome New Yorker Elijah into the mix, could the magic of the season finally be working its charm on Olivia? As December 25th draws closer, Olivia suddenly finds herself with a decision to make: who does she really want to kiss under the mistletoe this Christmas?
I'm so incredibly excited that we are being treated to a sparkling new Lisa Dickenson read this month! I've had the absolute pleasure of reading all of Lisa's works so far and fell in love with her writing when I first read her debut novel 'The Twelve Dates of Christmas' a few years ago. She now has a completely new festive novel to share with all of us and I honestly can't wait to read 'Mistletoe on 34th Street.' I love the cover and the book description and I just know this book will be one of my 2016 Christmas favourites... CAN'T WAIT! 
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Upcoming Release: 'The Wedding Date' by Jennifer Joyce!

Delilah James, singleton and smoothie-addict, has six months to find a date for her oldest friend’s wedding. Oh, and to prove to her ex, best man Ben, that she has totally moved on since he dumped her out-of-the-blue nine months, eight days and seventeen hours ago…

So, with her two BFFs playing Cupid, Delilah launches herself into the high-tech, fast-paced and frankly terrifying world of dating. Luckily there’s the hot new guy at work, Adam Sinclair, to practice her flirting on – even if, as a colleague, he’s strictly off-limits!

Yet time’s running out and date after disastrous date forces Delilah to tell a little white lie – and invent a fake boyfriend! But will her secret crush on Adam ruin everything? Does she even care about Ben anymore? And is it too late to untangle her web of lies and take a real date to the wedding…?

On the 28th of March Jennifer Joyce's 'The Wedding Date' will be released by Carina UK and it's a March release which I am really excited about! I just love the gorgeous cover and the blurb promises a captivating and romantic story which I already just know I am going to fall in love with. Can't wait to pick this up (and luckily I already managed to get a review copy)!

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Upcoming Release: 'The House on Bellevue Gardens' by Rachel Hore!

Rosa has arrived in London from Poland to look for her younger brother Michal. But he has disappeared, and now she’s alone, with nowhere to stay and no one to help her. 

Stef is running away from her boyfriend Oliver and the claustrophobic life she’s been living in his opulent flat. Frightened, friendless and far from her family, she needs somewhere to hide.

Rick is living in a limbo; a shy young man sheltering from the world to write and draw and dream. He needs a place to nourish his creativity.

All three find refuge at 11 Bellevue Gardens, the shabbiest house of a smart white-painted Georgian terrace in North London. Here, its owner Leonie herself once found sanctuary following a brief career as a model in the sixties and a destructive marriage. Now, out of gratitude, she opens her house to others in need.

However, the house which has provided sanctuary for so many is now itself under threat. Can Leonie rescue the place that saved her all those years ago…?

If I'm completely honest... The simply stunning book cover of Rachel Hore's upcoming release 'The House on Bellevue Gardens' is already more than enough for me to want to pick up this novel: I love everything about it! Luckily, the blurb also promises a captivating story, so even more reason to read this book as soon as it will be released later this month. Definitely one of February's releases I'm most excited about and I really hope I'll enjoy the novel as much as I hope I will (and otherwise I'll just continue on staring at the pretty cover...)!

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Exciting Release: 'A Diamond from Tiffany's' by Melissa Hill

It's been two years since Ethan Greene and Gary Knowles collided one fateful evening outside Tiffany & Co on Fifth Avenue. A mix-up with their shopping bags sent each man's life on an unexpected trajectory, and while Gary and his fiancée Rachel are heading for the altar, Ethan's love life is not so settled. 

Rachel dreams are within her grasp; her restaurant is going from strength to strength and she and Gary are set to be married amongst family and friends at an idyllic New York location. But when they arrive in the city only days before the ceremony, Gary seems distracted and restless. Could he be having second thoughts? 

Ethan is anxious to see Terri again at the wedding; he truly felt they had something special, and plans to use the time in New York to prove to her that their relationship deserves another chance. 

Will the romance of New York and Tiffany's work its magic on the couples once more?

I love Melissa Hill! She's a brilliant author and Christmas wouldn't be the same without one of her stories. This short story collection seems like a real treat and I'm sure any chick lit fan will enjoy this. I can't wait to get my hands on a copy myself and look forward to spending some time with these stories this Christmas!

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Exciting release: 'Bella's Christmas Bake Off' by Sue Watson!

Bella Bradley is the queen of television baking – a national treasure. Her Christmas specials have been topping the ratings for years and her marriage to Peter ‘Silver Fox’ Bradley is the stuff of Hello magazine specials. 

But this year things are going to be different. 

For Amy Lane, Bella’s best friend from school, life hasn’t held quite the same sparkle. And when Amy’s husband walks out three weeks from Christmas, it seems their lives are further apart than ever. 

Amy has watched Bella’s rise to fame fondly, despite the fact Bella was always a terrible cook. But when she realises that Bella’s latest Christmas book is made up entirely of Amy’s mother’s recipes, the gloves are off… 

After winning a competition to appear on Bella’s TV show, Amy is going to make sure that for Bella and her viewers, this will definitely be a Christmas to remember… 

Happy publication day to the lovely and wonderful Sue Watson! Her new festive novel 'Bella's Christmas Bake Off' is released today and it's a read I am really excited about. I've really enjoyed all of Sue's novels so far and I'm so happy she decided to release a fabulous Christmas-themed book this year. I already love the cover and the description of 'Bella's Christmas Bake Off' and I just know this will end up becoming one of my favourite 2015 Christmas reads. Baking and lots of Christmas cheer? Count me in! 

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Upcoming release: 'Who Do You Love' by Jennifer Weiner

Rachel Blum and Andy Landis are eight years old when they meet late one night in an ER waiting room. Born with a congenital heart defect, Rachel is a veteran of hospitals, and she's intrigued by the boy who shows up all alone with a broken arm. He tells her his name. She tells him a story. After Andy's taken back to the emergency room and Rachel's sent back to her bed, they think they'll never see each other again. 

Rachel, the beloved, popular, and protected daughter of two doting parents, grows up wanting for nothing in a fancy Florida suburb. Andy grows up poor in Philadelphia with a single mom and a rare talent that will let him become one of the best runners of his generation. 

Over the course of three decades, through high school and college, marriages and divorces, from the pinnacles of victory and the heartbreak of defeat, Andy and Rachel will find each other again and again, until they are finally given a chance to decide whether love can surmount difference and distance and if they've been running toward each other all along.

Tomorrow, on the 27th of August, Jennifer Weiner's newest novel will be released (in the UK; US fans have been able to get the book since the 11th of August) and it's a book many people, including me, are quite excited about! I've really enjoyed Jennifer Weiner's other works, such as 'In Her Shoes' and most recently 'All Fall Down.' I just love the description of 'Who Do You Love' and have a feeling this will be quite an amazing read. Without a doubt one of the August 2015 releases I am most excited about and I can't wait to get my hands on a copy!

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Exciting Release: 'The Lost Child' by Ann Troup!

Mandy Miller disappeared from Hallow’s End when she was just three years old. 

She was never found.

Thirty years on, Elaine Ellis is carrying her mother’s ashes back to Hallow’s End to 

scatter them in the place that she once called home. Elaine has never been there, but 

it’s the only place Jean talked about while she was growing up – so it seems as good a 

place as any.

As Elaine settles into her holiday cottage in the peaceful Devonshire village, she gets 

to know the locals; family she never knew she had; eccentric and old-fashioned 

gentry, and new friends where she would least expect them. But she is intrigued by 

the tale of the missing girl that the village still carries at its heart, and which somehow 

continues to overshadow them all. Little does she know how much more involved in 

the mystery she will become…

On the 19th of May Ann Troup's debut novel titled 'The Lost Child' was released by Carina UK and it's a release I am quite excited about! 'The Lost Child' promises to be an intriguing and mysterious novel which will have us on the edge of our seats. I have a good feeling many people will be talking about this book and I can't wait to pick it up myself! 

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About Ann Troup

Ann lives in Devon in a small house just a pebble’s throw from the beach. She shares her home with her husband and a small white dog, both occasionally allow her to be inattentive to them so that she can write. Her many skills include an unparalleled ability to consume coffee and the gift of being able to kill houseplants by merely admiring them. 

In addition to that she is a great proponent of the Miss Havisham method of housekeeping, which includes regarding cobwebs and dust as nature’s ornaments. Her debut novel 'The Lost Child' will be published by Carina UK on 19/5/2015.

Upcoming release: 'The Knockoff' by Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza!

When Imogen returns to work at Glossy after six months away, she can barely recognize her own magazine. Eve, fresh out of Harvard Business School, has fired “the gray hairs,” put the managing editor in a supply closet, stopped using the landlines, and hired a bevy of manicured and questionably attired underlings who text and tweet their way through meetings. Imogen, darling of the fashion world, may have Alexander Wang and Diane von Furstenberg on speed dial, but she can’t tell Facebook from Foursquare and once got her iPhone stuck in Japanese for two days. 

Under Eve’s reign, Glossy is rapidly becoming a digital sweatshop—hackathons rage all night, girls who sleep get fired, and “fun” means mandatory, company-wide coordinated dances to Beyoncé. Wildly out of her depth, Imogen faces a choice—pack up her Smythson notebooks and quit, or channel her inner geek and take on Eve to save both the magazine and her career. 

I immediately liked the sound of 'The Knockoff' when I first read the book's blurb and also fell in love with its cover. The description reminds me a bit of 'The Devil Wears Prada', which I really enjoyed, so I already look forward to checking out Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza's new novel which will be released on the 19th of May!

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Exciting release: 'Don't Tell the Brides-To-Be' by Anna Bell!

Chick lit fans might be familiar with author Anna Bell's wonderful book series consisting of 'Don't Tell the Groom' and the 2014 sequel 'Don't Tell the Boss.' I was incredibly happy to hear Anna Bell was busy writing a third part of the series and 'Don't Tell the Brides-To-Be' was released by Quercus on the 12th of February!

With a baby on the way and her business starting to boom, has Penny finally found her happily ever after? 
Things are looking up for Penny Robinson. She's kicked her gambling addiction and even started her own business: Princess on a Shoestring, an all-inclusive service for brides-to-be looking to pinch pennies on their big day. Between family rows and wardrobe calamities, wedding planning is no piece of cake... but Penny's got it all under control. That is, until a rival planner decides to take her down - one hard-won bride at a time. Now Penny must fight to save her reputation and her livelihood before its too late. But when a romantic weekend away has some unexpected consequences, Penny's expectations for her career are brought back down to earth with a bump.
I can't wait to sit down with 'Don't Tell the Brides-To-Be' and read more about Penny's adventures. Be sure to pick up your own copy of the book as soon as possible, especially if you're a chick lit fan, because this is a series you do not want to miss!
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Upcoming Release: 'The Marriage Mender' by Linda Green

Alison is a marriage mender. Her job is to help couples who fear they have reached the end of the line. But the trouble with spending your time sorting out other people’s problems is that you tend to take your eye off your own.
Even when her husband’s ex Lydia arrives on the doorstep demanding to see her son, Alison thinks she can handle it.
But what Alison doesn’t realise is that Lydia is the one person who has the ability to destroy their happy family. And sometimes the cracks can run so deep that even a marriage mender can’t repair them.
I'm not familiar with author Linda Green's work, but I'm really looking forward to picking up her upcoming release 'The Marriage Mender'! I love the idea of the book and I can't wait to read more about Alison's experiences mending other people's marriages and how she will protect her own family from possible danger. I love being introduced to new authors and I have high hopes for Linda Green's newest novel! The book will be released on the 28th of August, so be sure to add it to your wishlist right now!
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