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My Own Personal Soap Opera
Sourcebooks - release: April 1, 2010
Frankie McNally doesn't just write for a soap opera, her life resembles one. Head writer for the soap opera, Lust for Life,
Frankie is being courted by both Victor Pendergrast, a dashing older
man sent in to save the show's sagging ratings, and Luke Blades, the
soap's totally hot leading man. Just when she thinks life can't get
more complicated, a jewel thief starts copying the show's storyline—a
development that could send the show's ratings soaring if it doesn't
get Frankie and Victor arrested first. Can Frankie write her way out of
this one? And can she put make-believe aside long enough to discover
the truth of her own heart?
The Darcy Cousins
Sourcebooks - release: April 1, 2010
One might reasonably expect that a young lady dispatched in disgrace across the Atlantic to England would strive to behave with decorum, but Mr. Darcy's incorrigible American cousin, Clarissa Darcy, manages to provoke Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mr Collins, and the parishioners of Hunsford all in one morning! And there are more surprises in store for that bastion of tradition, Rosings Park, when the family gathers for their annual Easter visit. Georgiana Darcy, generally a shy model of propriety, decides to take a few lessons from her unconventional cousin. And Anne de Bourgh, encouraged to escape her "keeper," Mrs. Jenkinson, simply… vanishes.
In this tale of friendship, rebellion, and love, two young women entering Society forge a strong connection. A connection that is sorely tested when they both set out to win the heart of a most dashing—and dangerous— gentleman.
Beautiful People
Sourcebooks - Release: April 1, 2010
Darcy's a struggling English rose actresss when The Call comes from L.A.. An Oscar-tastic director. A movie to make her famous. The hunkiest costar in Hollywood. So why doesn't she want to go?
Belle's a size-zero film star but she's in big, fat trouble. Hotter than the earth's core a year ago, she's now Tinseltown toast after her last film bombed. Can she get back to the big time?
Emma's a down-to-earth, down-on-her-luck nanny trying to weather London's cutthroat childcare scene and celebrity mom whirlwinds. What will it take for her to get back in control of her own life?
Jet to London, Hollywood and Italy; toss in a passionate star chef, a kind-hearted, disillusioned paparazzo, and a reluctant male supermodel; and find Wendy Holden at her best--a smash international hit.
Sleep No More by Susan Crandall
Forever
The night was always Abby Whitman's enemy. As a young girl she walked in her sleep, and one night, she started a fire that scarred her sister for life and left Abby with unbearable guilt . . . and a loneliness that echoes within her. Now Abby has begun blacking out again-with apparently fatal results. A car accident has killed the son of a prominent family. Even though the evidence seems to exonerate her, Abby is plagued by doubts-and soon by mysterious threats. Psychiatrist Dr. Jason Coble is intrigued by Abby and offers to help her explore the dark recesses of her mind. Through this terrifying journey, Jason's interest turns to passion, and he yearns to give her the love she craves. But first, Abby must trust him-and shed light on secrets that will rock this Southern town and reveal a danger that threatens them both.
Listen by Rene Gutteridge
Tyndale House Publishers
Nothing ever happens in the small town of Marlo . . . until the residents begin seeing their private conversations posted online for everyone to read. Then it’s neighbor against neighbor, friend against friend, as paranoia and violence escalate. The police scramble to identify the person responsible for the posts and pull the plug on the Website before it destroys the town. But what responsibility do the people of the town have for the words they say when they think no one is listening? Life and death are in the power of the tongue.
The Postmistress
by Sarah Blake
by Sarah Blake
Amy Einhorn Books - Release: February 8, 2010
It is 1940. France has fallen. Bombs are dropping on London. And
President Roosevelt is promising he won't send our boys to fight in
"foreign wars."
But American radio gal Frankie Bard, the first woman to report from the Blitz in London, wants nothing more than to bring the war home. Frankie's radio dispatches crackle across the Atlantic ocean, imploring listeners to pay attention--as the Nazis bomb London nightly, and Jewish refugees stream across Europe. Frankie is convinced that if she can just get the right story, it will wake Americans to action and they will join the fight.
Meanwhile, in Franklin, Massachusetts, a small town on Cape Cod, Iris James hears Frankie's broadcasts and knows that it is only a matter of time before the war arrives on Franklin's shores. In charge of the town's mail, Iris believes that her job is to deliver and keep people's secrets, passing along the news that letters carry. And one secret she keeps are her feelings for Harry Vale, the town mechanic, who inspects the ocean daily, searching in vain for German U-boats he is certain will come. Two single people in midlife, Iris and Harry long ago gave up hope of ever being in love, yet they find themselves unexpectedly drawn toward each other.
Listening to Frankie as well are Will and Emma Fitch, the town's doctor and his new wife, both trying to escape a fragile childhood and forge a brighter future. When Will follow's Frankie's siren call into the war, Emma's worst fears are realized. Promising to return in six months, Will goes to London to offer his help, and the lives of the three women entwine.
Alternating between an America still cocooned in its inability to grasp the danger at hand and a Europe being torn apart by war, The Postmistress gives us two women who find themselves unable to deliver the news, and a third woman desperately waiting for news yet afraid to hear it.
Sarah Blake's The Postmistress shows how we bear the fact that war goes on around us while ordinary lives continue. Filled with stunning parallels to today, it is a remarkable novel.
But American radio gal Frankie Bard, the first woman to report from the Blitz in London, wants nothing more than to bring the war home. Frankie's radio dispatches crackle across the Atlantic ocean, imploring listeners to pay attention--as the Nazis bomb London nightly, and Jewish refugees stream across Europe. Frankie is convinced that if she can just get the right story, it will wake Americans to action and they will join the fight.
Meanwhile, in Franklin, Massachusetts, a small town on Cape Cod, Iris James hears Frankie's broadcasts and knows that it is only a matter of time before the war arrives on Franklin's shores. In charge of the town's mail, Iris believes that her job is to deliver and keep people's secrets, passing along the news that letters carry. And one secret she keeps are her feelings for Harry Vale, the town mechanic, who inspects the ocean daily, searching in vain for German U-boats he is certain will come. Two single people in midlife, Iris and Harry long ago gave up hope of ever being in love, yet they find themselves unexpectedly drawn toward each other.
Listening to Frankie as well are Will and Emma Fitch, the town's doctor and his new wife, both trying to escape a fragile childhood and forge a brighter future. When Will follow's Frankie's siren call into the war, Emma's worst fears are realized. Promising to return in six months, Will goes to London to offer his help, and the lives of the three women entwine.
Alternating between an America still cocooned in its inability to grasp the danger at hand and a Europe being torn apart by war, The Postmistress gives us two women who find themselves unable to deliver the news, and a third woman desperately waiting for news yet afraid to hear it.
Sarah Blake's The Postmistress shows how we bear the fact that war goes on around us while ordinary lives continue. Filled with stunning parallels to today, it is a remarkable novel.
101 Glam Girl Ways to an Ultra Chic Lifestyle by Dawn Del Russo
received from the author for review
Every girl dreams of living a glamourous jet-set lifestyle, weather in
the lap of luxury or on a tight budget. Dawn Del Russo Author of 101
Glam Girl Ways to an Ultra Chic Lifestyle provides quick cheeky tips to
living that swank life. Put together simply each one-liner is
illustrated by Barbara Ann Scarrillo with charming, fashionable
sketches sure to delight. Indulge in this fabulous quick read. Dawn Del
Russo, high profile fashion stylist has been featured in print like US
Weekly, Life and Style, InStyle, Glamour, Real Simple, and on Fox 5 NY
for her style advice. Del Russo is also a contributing writer for
multiple online publications. She has a keen sense of style and trends
and is dedicated to helping women find their inner beauty, and
confidence starting from the style on the outside. 101 Glam Girl Ways
to and Ultra Chic Lifestyle is every women's secret guide to breezing
through life glamourously.
Nailed by Jennifer Laurens
received from Around the World Tours
One girl. Two guys. Who says three's a crowd? When Mandy takes an
unusual summer job-in construction-she has to prove she's just one of
the guys. But she gets more than she bargains for being the only girl
on the job. The mixture of hot guys, sunscreen, raw wood and
testosterone proves to be an elixir she can't protect her heart from.
Brooding Boston and flirty AJ find themselves looking at Mandy as more
than just a girl who holds a hammer. Mandy soon finds herself not only
lost in a whirlwind of a male-dominated world, but also the center of
an inadvertently "constructed" love triangle. Mandy must choose between
two guys who want her heart. But what's a girl to do when she wants
them both?
From Booksfree:
Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
Since the dawn of time, the Faerie have taken. . . .
Seventeen-year-old actress Kelley Winslow always thought faeries were just something from childhood stories. Then she meets Sonny Flannery. He's a changeling—a mortal taken as an infant and raised among Faerie—and within short order he's turned Kelley's heart inside out and her life upside down.
For Kelley's beloved Central Park isn't just a park—it's a gateway between her ordinary city and the Faerie's dangerous, bewitching Otherworld. Now Kelley's eyes are opening not just to the Faerie that surround her, but to the heritage that awaits her . . . a destiny both wondrous and strange.
Good Ghouls Do by Julie KennerHer only problem? With her classmates quickly turning over to the dark side, Beth doesn't know who to trust-or kill.
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