false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189520365m/1870749.jpg 1402668 16 <div><div><div>The Secret Is Out!<br>Madeleine Wickham is Sophie Kinsella, and <i>The Gatecrasher </i>is just as delicious as her internationally bestselling Shopaholic series. Madeleine Wickham&#8217;s bitingly funny and edgy style keeps fans coming back for more. So hold onto your haute couture hats, as you dive into the fantastic world of Wickham! <br><br>Everything's coming up roses for Fleur Daxeny, as she goes through more rich men than she does designer hats....if that's humanly possible. Beautiful, charming, and utterly irresistible, her success at crashing funerals to find wealthy men is remarkable. But behind Fleur&#8217;s Harvey Nichols wardrobe, is a woman with a mysterious past. <br> <br>Fleur wastes no time in seducing her latest conquest, the handsome and rich widower Richard Favour, and she swoops into his life like a designer-clad tornado. His children are caught up in a whirlwind as their father's new girlfriend descends on the family estate leaving chaos and excitement in her perfume-scented wake. Soon, more than one family member is suspicious of Fleur's true intentions. </div><div> Fleur is not one to wear her heart on her Chanel sleeves, but she soon finds herself embracing Richard and his lovable family. But just as Fleur contemplates jumping off the gold-digger train for good and enjoying the ride of true love, a long-buried secret from her past threatens to destroy her new family. Fleur is thrown into a race against time to prove herself to Richard before it's too late. Can she trust her heart or will she cut ties and run away as fast as her Prada pumps can take her?<br> <br>Take a wild and marvelous ride with <i>The Gatecrasher</i>, whose clever, chic, and sassy style will leave you desperately wanting more wonderful Wickham!</div></div></div> 2092905 1998 The Gatecrasher total:1707|5:107|4:355|3:762|2:394|1:89| 1707 5118 2530 296 2 1 false false Sun Nov 09 18:17:37 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 08:47:09 -0800 2008 2 0 false true Wed Nov 26 06:32:48 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 06:38:17 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 22:05:55 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 10:34:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 18:27:33 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 18:36:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 21 06:29:16 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 06:29:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 12:22:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 12:26:07 -0800 2008 However I found it was very slow -- at one point, I picked it up and was surprised to find that I was half-way through,...more...]]> 2 0 false true Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 22:27:24 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 08:49:59 -0700 2009
I picked this one up and put it down several times. I finally read it while at the gym, so I was a captive audience. It is not a book to curl up on the couch with.

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The book starts out with Fleur, a single mom, trying on ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 18 07:41:49 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 07:54:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 01 10:02:11 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 08:39:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false true Fri Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 10:28:28 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 10:36:41 -0700 2008
I loved the twists and constantly wondering what ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 13:42:39 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 13:42:39 -0700 2009 This particular story was about a woman who treated men like credit cards, had been doing so for years, until she meet...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 11:12:17 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 11:15:16 -0800 2008
The story tracks a gold-digger whose pattern is to pick up widowers at funerals or memorial services, then fleece them -- until this time, when maybe she will fall in love. I found the chara...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 11 23:44:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 23:50:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 09:26:23 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 09:16:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 23:06:27 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 23:09:34 -0700 2009 There was a part or two where I ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1870749