I was doing spring cleaning hours ago and found out that I have quite a lot of unread new books stashed in my room. Hahaha … All of them are still in good condition. Hahaha … I told Andrea that maybe I should post them on my blog and sell it online. Hahaha … And then she told me that the success rate will be very low coz not all of my readers are bookworms. Hahaha … xD Well, I seriously have no intention of selling them anyways. Hahaha … 1). Playing Away – Adele Parks Connie has been happily married for a year. She's just met John Harding. Imagine the sexiest man you can think of. He's a walking stag weekend. He's a funny, disrespectful, fast, confident, irreverent pub crawl. He is also completely unscrupulous. He is about to destroy Connie's peace of mind and her grand plan for living happily ever after with her gentle, loyal and loving husband Luke. It's against the rules. It's the closest thing you'll get to an affair without actually having one. 2). Rumour Has It – Jill Mansell When newly single Tilly Cole impulsively quits her London job for a fresh start in the small town of Roxborough she finds she's arrived in a hotbed of gossip, intrigue and rampant rivalry for the most desirable men. Tilly has no intention of joining in -- she's just happy with her new Girl Friday job. Then she meets Jack Lucas. Jack is irresistible...and he's got his eye on Tilly. But there are shocking rumours about his wicked reputation. Tilly doesn't want to be just another notch on anyone's bedpost. But is she being mature and sensible -- or is she running away from the love of her life? 3). Larger Than Life - Adele Parks Georgina fell in love with Hugh the first moment she saw him. She was eighteen. She's now thirty-two. In all that time she never loved another man. People are always bowled over with the concept of love at first sight and the idea of such constancy. Faces tend to fall when she mentions that at the time he was seeing a friend of hers, whom he subsequently married and had two children with. But, hey, girl. Life isn't a fairy tale. When his marriage breaks down Hugh finally moves in with George but her 'dream come true' turns into a nightmare when she accidentally falls pregnant and Hugh spends more time in the office than she does in Mothercare. George can't help but wonder whether the late nights at work are legitimate. She can't help but be disturbed that he can't remember his children's birthdays. George wants to believe Hugh been worth the wait but as her waistline expands so do her doubts. There has to be more to being a woman than kitten heels and expensive shopping sprees and more to love than erotic sex in exotic locations. What's bigger than the biggest love of your life? 4). Still Thinking Of You - Adele Parks New love, old friendships and a question of fidelity. Tash and Rich are newly engaged and wild about each other. They can't wait to celebrate their wedding with their closest friends, all of whom have known each other since university, where they enjoyed a hedonistic whirl of parties, popularity, sex and success. But is fun really as easy-come-easy-go in your thirties as it was in your twenties? How do relationships change once you leave college and have to cope with real life? And what if the love of that life were to reappear now? As old, long buried passions are reawakened, the group realise that a lot can change in twelve years. And a lot can happen in seven days… 5). Love Lies - Adele Parks Fern is staring thirty in the face and can't ignore the love lies any longer. Life with Adam was amazing once – although these days swinging from the chandeliers means D.I.Y not S.E.X. She believes a romantic wedding should be the next step but Adam just won't go down on one knee. 6). Beach House – Jane Green One summer a group of strangers - each with their own reason for wanting to step out of their busy life - meet at rented beach house in sunny Nantucket. There's Daniel, who's causing heartbreak for his wife Bee; recently divorced Daff, who feels she's lost touch with her daughter Jess; and Michael - son of the house's mischievous, free-spirited owner Nan - who is having an ill-advised fling with his boss. With so many lost souls gathered under one roof, very soon there are tears and laughter, friendship and - for some - even love. Each one of them is hoping for a new beginning. But will any of them find it? 7). Young Wives' Tales – Adele Parks For Better. For Worse Lucy stole her friend Rose's 'happily ever after' because she wanted Rose's husband and Lucy always gets what she wants. Big mistake. Rose was the ideal wife and is the ideal mother; Lucy was the perfect mistress. As Peter's interest diminishes and Lucy's domestic responsibilities increase, Lucy wonders if the 'happily ever after' is all a big con. Without a maternal bone in her body she's always playing catch-up in a game where she doesn't know the rules and can't understand what there is to win anyway. Rose doesn't have the vocabulary to describe Lucy, she doesn't like using expletives. A devoted single mum, she fills her life with labeling school uniforms, organic vegetables and car runs for extracurricular activities. She's an exemplary mother but the boys seem to need her less and less and without them she wonders what she amounts to. Her friends are concerned that her life is devoid of passion, romance or even plans for the future. They both envy Connie, who is happily married and is effortlessly balancing two kids with a fulfilling career until, that is, a dangerous old flame flickers back into view at the school gates and threatens her marriage. All three of these women need more than blind belief to negotiate their way through modern life. Things can only get better…or worse. Or better? PS: Andrea, if you are interested in any of them, you are more than welcome to borrow them from me.
Then a chance meeting with Scottie Taylor – the UK's sexiest pop star – lights fireworks in Fern that won't stop exploding. It's mind-expanding love at first sight for them both so when he proposes in front of a sell-out crowd at Wembley Stadium, there's only one answer. Yes, yes, yes!
Before you know it, Fern is living the celebrity dream in LA and a wedding planner is arranging designer shoe fittings. But isn't it all happening a little too fast? Why is this modern day Cinderella homesick for a rented two-bedroom flat in Clapham?
How do you know whether love is telling the truth? Fern must choose which version of this fairy tale is hers.
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