The Illusionists (HarperCollins) is due for release on 27th February 2014.
There is no such thing as magic. There is only truth.’
London, 1870. A terrifying place for a young, beautiful woman of limited means. Life on the streets is relentlessly tough, where fortunes can be bought or sold and danger lurks around every corner. But Eliza Continue reading
It’s all about secrets and lies….We are stupidly excited about this upcoming release from Jane Fallon. Skeletons is due for release in March. It’s published by Penguin.
Here’s the blurb…
Jen has discovered a secret. It’s not hers to share, but is it hers to keep?
If she tells her husband Jason, he might get over the shock but will he forgive her for telling the truth? She might drive a wedge through their marriage.
(Published by Pan, and due for release on 16th January 2014.)
The Midnight Rose spans four generations and sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England. It follows the extraordinary life of a girl, Anahita Chavan, from 1911 to the present day. In the heyday of the British Raj, eleven-year-old Anahita, from a noble but impoverished family, forms a lifelong friendship with the headstrong Princess Indira, the privileged daughter of rich Indian royalty. Becoming the princess’s official companion, Anahita accompanies her friend to England just before the outbreak of the Great War. Continue reading
We’ve picked the five we’re looking forward to reading that have a romantic theme. We can never get enough of the love stories and the heroes, the happy endings and the heroines, Also these beautiful covers…
The Perfect Match by Katie Fforde.
Published by Century and released on 13th March 2014.
Three years ago Bella Castle left her home town nursing a broken heart over Dominic Thane, the man she fell in love with but couldn’t have. Now she’s made a new life for herself in the country, working as an estate agent. Bella loves her job and she loves her boyfriend. But recently he’s been preoccupied, and she’s starting to question if his future hopes and dreams are a perfect match for hers. Continue reading
The Unpredictable Consequences of Love by Jill Mansell. Published by Headline Review, January 2014. When Josh Strachan, newly returned to his home in north Cornwall from sunny California, first meets Sophie Wells, he’s immediately smitten. Sophie’s pretty, she’s funny, she has lots of friends and she clearly loves her job as a photographer, despite the sometimes tricky clients. There’s just one problem: Sophie has very firmly turned her back on love. It’s nothing personal, she tells Josh, but she just doesn’t do dates. And no one – even Sophie’s scatty best friend Tula – will tell him why. Josh is sure Sophie likes him, though, and he’s just got to find out what’s put her off romance. And then put things right…