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April 10, 2014
Fun After the Fire
“Fun After the Fire” by Madeleine Lakewood
Blurb:When Briana and her roommate Dan are left alone at the bonfire, their feelings–kept hidden since she first moved in–finally erupt. Can Briana resist the temptation, or are she and Dan in for a steamy night?
“Fun After the Fire” is a short 2500-word romp that’s sure to tease and please.
My Review:Madeleine Lakewood reached out to me, offering to send me her book for an honest review. I instantly downloaded it, and began reading.
Briana and Dan hooke...
A Questionable Friendship
“A Questionable Friendship” by Samantha March
Blurb:Brynne Ropert and Portland Dolish have been best friends since being paired as roommates in college. Seven years later they are now twenty-five, married, and living in Maine–– but the two women couldn’t be more different. Brynne finds fulfillment in her life as a wife, mother and owner of a small café and bookshop, but is struggling to expand her family. Portland is still coping with her mother’s death during her childhood, and her marriage i...
April 9, 2014
Glamour Puss – A Tongue-in-Cheek Guide on Being a Powerful Woman
“Glamour Puss – A Tongue-in-Cheek Guide on Being a Powerful Woman” by Anna Madsen
Blurb: Today, using womanly cleverness and beauty to get where you want in life is frowned upon by men (and even by other women!). Regardless, French women have always championed feminine skills such as wit, emotional intelligence and sex appeal to get that man, job or handbag, regardless of any labelling that might occur. It’s time to introduce that mindset to the rest of the world too.
What makes certain women i...
April 8, 2014
Keep Quiet
“Keep Quiet” by Lisa Scottoline
Blurb: Jake Whitmore has been trying to mend an ongoing rift with his sixteen-year-old son, Ryan. Just as they’re enjoying a rare bonding moment, when he’s not competing with the multitude of distractions that vie for Ryan’s attention, disaster strikes. A tragic car accident with Ryan at the wheel threatens to derail not only Ryan’s chances at college, but his entire future. Jake makes a split-second decision that saves his son from formal punishment, but plunge...
April 3, 2014
Fly Away
“Fly Away” by Kristin Hannah
Excerpt:
Chapter One
September 2, 2010
10:14 pm
She felt a little woozy. It was nice, like being wrapped in a warm-from-the-dryer blanket. But when she came to, and saw where she was, it wasn’t so nice.
She was sitting on a closed toilet seat in a restroom stall, slumped over, with tears drying on her cheeks. How long had she been here? She got slowly to her feet and left the bathroom, pushing her way through the theater’s crowded lobby, ignoring the judgmental looks ca...
April 1, 2014
We’ll Always Have Paris
“We’ll Always Have Paris” by Jennifer Coburn
Blurb:Jennifer Coburn has always been terrified of dying young. It’s the reason she drops everything each summer on a quest to travel through twelve European countries with her daughter, Katie, before it’s too late. Even though her husband can’t join them, even though she’s nervous about the journey, and even though she’s perfectly healthy, she spends three to four weeks a year jamming Katie’s mental photo album with memories. In this heartwearming...
March 26, 2014
Launching in the US: The Expat Diaries by Michele Gorman
The Expat Diaries: Single in the City
Michele Gorman’s romantic comedy debut, Single in the City, was a best-seller in the UK, where it was first published by Penguin, but despite being an American author, her books are less well-known in the US. We’d like to help change that!
Notting Hill Press launchedMichele’s series, The Expat Diaries, in the US on March 25th, and here’s a bit about the first book.
Take one twenty-six-year-old American, add to a two thousand year old city, add a big dose of...
March 25, 2014
The Golden Apple
“The Golden Apple” by Faerl Marie
Blurb:MEET POPPY PARKER, a recent widow who knows she must move forward but has no idea which direction to take. To start fresh, Poppy moves from her idyllic home in Georgia to the grimy glamour of New York City to open up her own boutique and find a way to live and love without her husband.
Austin Bandy has been in love with Poppy since the moment he laid eyes on her years ago, right before her wedding. Now she is back, grieving and broken hearted by her nearl...
March 24, 2014
To Catch a Creeper
It’s release day for Ellie Campbell! Their newest book is “To Catch A Creeper!”
“To Catch A Creeper” by Ellie Campbell
Blurb:To Catch A Creeper, to be published week beginning 24th March, is as follows. Cathy is riding high in her brand-new job at a (surprisingly bitchy) top London advertising agency working with best friend Rosa. But when Rosa’s pregnancy goes amiss and enemies sabotage her new career, she finds herself leading a chaotic double life of lies and deception, hiding a shameful sec...
March 21, 2014
Flirting with Monogamy
“Flirting with Monogamy” by Debra Rosenberg
Blurb:Gwendolyn Sanders has lost her Orgasm. Wrinkles are appearing on her forehead faster than an Etch-A-Sketch on steroids and her breasts haven’t passed the pencil test in ages. As if thatweren’tenough, her businessis tanking, her teenage son can’t lay off the weed, and her marriage just isn’t what it used to be. What’s a woman to do?
Gwendolyn’s journey from frustrated wife and mother to potential sex goddess hits a few bumps along the way. As her...
