Whether the sun is shining, or not, this collection of wonderful books will help you relax, chill out and enjoy the free time. Still working? These are worth escaping out at lunchtime and finding a quiet corner, forget the world for a while and just enjoy reading! Part 2 Next Week……

The Difference a Day Makes Carole Matthews

Synopsis: William and Amy Ashurst are typical townies, dedicated professionals at the top of their tree, with two adorable children and an au pair who cooks, cleans and cares for them all. Then one day Will collapses on his way into work and he decides he’s never going back...

…Three months later, Amy is standing outside Helmshill Grange, a sullen monstrosity of a house, deep in the Yorkshire moors, with their own land as far as the eye can see. It’s what William says he’s always wanted. Within days, Will’s traded in their brand new Audi for a clapped out Land Rover, and brought home chickens, goats, sheep, a serial-killer cat and a mad dog.

Then tragedy strikes and Amy learns that it’s one thing living the dream, but when the dream’s not your own, how long is it until the dream becomes a nightmare?

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Hot Brands Verdict
One of our favourite authors, Carole Matthews always delivers a memorable story and this one doesn’t disappoint, it’s warm, funny, perfection. It is utterly absorbing, and once started you will find it impossible to put down, with a fabulous feel good ending!

How to break Your Own heart Maggie Alderson

Synopsis: Do you always sleep in separate beds?'

A question from her outspoken friend Kiki shocks Amelia Bradlow into taking stock of her 'perfect' life. She might have the adoring husband, the flat in Mayfair and the weekend cottage, but what about the things that really matter? Like the unmentionable matter of the baby they haven't had . . .

Just when she is most confused, up pops gorgeous Joseph Renwick - the first boy she ever kissed - back in town and dangerously single.

Struggling to put thoughts of him aside, Amelia makes some big changes. A reinvigorated career and a style makeover turn her into a new woman - but husband Ed preferred the old one.

So with her internal clock ticking ever louder, Amelia has to decide whether to stay in her nearly happy marriage, or take a gamble on going solo. Is it better to break your own heart than to settle for second best?

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Hot Brands Verdict
Wonderful, wonderful writing, a really mature storyline, just couldn’t put it down, it will keep you intrigued about the outcome until the very last page. Perfect summer reading!

 

Pack Up the Moon Anna McPartlin
Synopsis : For Emma and her friends life is bursting with possibility. But when a night of celebration ends in tragedy, and she loses the man she loved more than life itself, her world is turned upside-down and she plunges into despair.

Her loyal friends rally round but they too are haunted by memories of that fateful night - and by secrets of their own.

In time, Emma learns that she can live - and even laugh - again. But whether she will ever recover that sense of joyous possibility ...

Or feel the rapture of loving and being loved ...

Or trust her heart ...

Well, to find that kind of courage, Emma needs a miracle.

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Hot Brands Verdict

Poignant, funny, wonderful storytelling, it will make you smile, it will bring a tear to your eye, it will captivate you in so many ways. Perfect summer reading!

Unsticky Sarra Manning

Synopsis Pretty Woman for the noughties generation, Unsticky is one of the most exciting novels of 2009. Fresh, contemporary and unlike anything else, Sarra Manning perfectly captures the life that we have now.

Grace Reeves is struggling. She’s surviving as a fashion assistant at Skirt magazine, where people think nothing of ordering £20 sushi as a regular lunch and don’t realise that she’s wearing Primark not to make a fashion statement, but because that’s all she can afford. Not that she can even afford Primark when she has bailiffs hammering down the door of her dingy Archway flat.

When art-dealer Vaughn appears in her life following a messy break up in Liberty’s bag department, she can’t help but be intrigued, especially when the Marc Jacobs bag she was crying over arrives to her office. Vaughn is her passport to the glamorous and exciting world that Grace has only so far been able to glimpse. But he’s not expecting her to be his girlfriend, he wants her to be his professional mistress. This isn’t a relationship, it’s a contract. In return for thousands of pounds in cash, a generous clothing allowance and all the spa treatments a girl could need, Grace has to be at his beck and call.

Grace has to learn about the ways of the jet set pretty quickly, and soon she’s out of her depth. She never thought she’d have to learn the intricacies of dinner party seating plans or believe that she could feel wrong in a Zac Posen dress. But where does she draw the line between acting the trophy girlfriend and selling herself for money? What happens when the line between mistress and girlfriend gets blurred? As time passes it becomes clear that both Grace and Vaughn have a lot to learn about relationships.

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Hot Brands Verdict
This really is like Pretty Woman, it twists and turns and develops into an unlikely romance, as you find yourself learning more about each character. Perfect beach reading.

Platinum Jo Rees

Synopsis: It’s revenge time. Female style

Frankie Willis is a twenty-five-year-old blonde computer whizzkid, searching for adventure as a stewardess on board mega-yacht Pushkin;

The Hooker -Peaches Gold is a risk-taking, tough-talking, knockout brunette who’s LA's most influential madam. At nearly forty, she’s got a little black book that could bring Hollywood’s A-list to its knees;

The Lady – Emma Harvey is a fiery red-headed aristocrat.She’s a social mover and shaker, who at fifty is happily married to the most handsome man in England.

Three women who have every reason to distrust and despise each other.But their hatred for one man will unite them. For ever. He’s…

The Billionaire - Yuri Khordinsky, the ruthless Russian oligarch.He’s on a mission to get recognition in polite society and will stop at nothing to get it.

But this time he’s crossed the wrong women. And they’re determined to get back on top.


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Hot Brands Verdict
Fast, pacy, it does what it says on the cover, gives you an escapist beach reading adventure.

Little Black Dress
Wherever you are spending your summer, Little Black Dress books offer the perfect escapist read for today's women - ideal for whiling away long sunny days. Whether on the beach, in the park, or curled up on the sofa at home, these titles are the perfect way to spoil yourself - short, romantic treats that deliver every time.

PURSES AND POISON by Dorothy Howell
The shopaholic sleuth returns… Nobody wants to be an accessory to murder... including Haley Randolph. Her ideal murderous encounter is buying a pair of killer heels. The ex-girlfriend of her sort-of boyfriend Ty Cameron – the drop-dead gorgeous Claudia Gray – literally drops down dead. Claudia was poisoned with food from Haley’s mothers catering company. Haley’s heard of death by chocolate, but death by edible fruit bouquet?


A MOST LAMENTABLE COMEDY by Janet Mullany
1822, England: Lady Caroline Elmhurst is twice-widowed, down on her luck and pursued by creditors. But she’s optimistic about finding a new husband – or if necessary, a rich lover – and when she meets handsome, mysterious Nicholas Congrevance at a house-party in the country, she sets out to entice him. For his part, Nicholas simply sees Lady Caroline Elmhurst as just the sort of woman he’s used to exploiting – rich, available, and gullible. Neither realizes the other is penniless and neither has any intention of falling in love...

Hot Brands Verdict
Handbag sized, perfect for reading on the beach, on the way to work, or at quiet moments when no one is looking. Everyone needs a Little Black Dress!

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