Showing posts with label chic lit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chic lit. Show all posts

Aug 26, 2010

** Seven Sunny Days **

Title: Seven Sunny Days
Author: Chris Manby
Condition: Preloved, Excellent
MYR 20

When Rachel Buckley announces that she is going to get married, her best friends Yaslyn and Carrie Ann can't wait to give her a proper send-off. No second-rate male stripper in a smoky bar for Rachel though. The girls choose instead to take a 'hen week' in Turkey, in the all-inclusive surroundings of luxurious Club Aegae.


It should be the perfect trip. But all three girls are bringing along more than their luggage. While Rachel looks forward to her wedding day with excitement, Carrie Ann wonders why the pain of her abusive marriage didn't end when the decree nisi arrived - and Yaslyn considers the possibility that she might never be ready to marry her boyfriend Euan.


Add unlimited free cocktails, rampant reps and a nasty dose of sunstroke and suddenly 'getting away from it all' comes dangerously close to 'going back to nothing'. Can three firm friendships survive just seven sunny days?

** Love and Devotion **

Title: Love and Devotion
Author: Erica James
Condition: Preloved, Excellent
MYR 20

Harriet Swift has her life organised just the way she wants it; a satisfying career, her own immaculate flat and a new boyfriend. But her well-ordered world is turned upside down when her only sister is killed in a car crash. Harriet has never been the maternal type, but with an orphaned nephew and niece to look after, she has no choice but to leave her old life behind.
Divorced Will Hart also thinks he has the perfect life. A firm believer in living for the moment, he has a terrific relationship with his teenage daughters and has happily swapped a career as a lawyer for that of an antiques dealer. Then a startling revelation causes Will's life to unravel...
Both Harriet and Will have no choice but to piece together a new future for themselves - but will they be able to see it through?

Aug 19, 2010

Second Chance

Title: Second Change
Author: Jane Green
Condition: Preloved, Excellent
MYR 20 (SOLD..TQ!!)

The story of a group of people who haven't seen each other since they were best friends in school, they reunite when one of them dies in a terrible tragedy. Recapturing the intimacy of their younger days, they are each surprised at their impact their encounter brings.

** Twenties Girl **

Title: Twenties Girl
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Condition: Read Once, Excellent
MYR 24

Lara has always had an overactive imagination. Now she wonders if she is losing her mind. Normal twenty-something girls just don't get visited by ghosts! But inexplicably, the spirit of Lara's great aunt Sadie - in the form of a bold, demanding Charleston-dancing girl - has appeared to make one last request: Lara must track down a missing necklace Sadie simply can't rest without. Lara's got enough problems of her own. Her start-up company is floundering, her best friend and business partner has run off to Goa, and she's just been dumped by the love of her life. But as Lara spends time with Sadie, life becomes more glamorous and their treasure hunt turns into something intriguing and romantic. Could Sadie's ghost be the answer to Lara's problems and can two girls from different times end up learning something special from each other?

Jan 7, 2010

** When The Boys Are Away / Take A Chance **

Title: When The Boys Are Away / Take A Chance (Omnibus - 2 Books in 1)
Author: Sarah Webb
Book Condition: Excellent, New
MYR22 (SOLD..TQ!!)


When The Boys Are Away:
Meg Miller had had enough of living out of a suitcase. She'd spent three years trailing around the globe with two children, following her professional sailor boyfriend, Simon. However, when she returns to Dublin she realises that all her friends have moved on, leaving her with only her eccentric family for support. When Simon announces he's moving home for good, Meg quickly discovers that living apart is sometimes easier than living together. But when Simon's past comes back to haunt him, she realises that it's time to stop playing and start fighting for what's important.


Take A Chance:
AbbaFab, the hugely popular Abba tribute band, are in trouble. Gemma Redden, aka Agnetha, has just broken her ankle and finding a new singer to fill her white platform boots at such late notice isn't going to be easy. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and the youngest Redden sister, Mia, reluctantly agrees to don the blonde wig and sky-blue hot pants. For Mia, a shy piano teacher who has felt third best all her life, this is her big chance to prove herself to her two big sisters, Wendy and Gemma. But Wendy has been keeping a secret, a secret that could blow the band apart and devastate the close-knit Redden sisters. But secrets have a way of coming out when you least expect them to. And sometimes even the best of sisters gets it horribly wrong.


Jan 2, 2010

** Amanda's Wedding **


Title: Amanda's Wedding
Author: Jenny Colgan
Book Condition: Preowned, Good
MYR15

Mel and Fran can't believe it when their old schoolfriend Amanda, Satan's very own PR girl, pulls off the ultimate publicity stunt in getting herself engaged to a Scottish laird.
Who cares that Fraser McConnald has worn the same pair of Converse trainers for the last three years and that his castle is a pile of rubble with one Calor Gas heater - she'll be titled!
Gentle, decent Fraser is clearly ignorant of her wiles, and Mel and Fran, still smarting from the memory of all the mean things Amanda put them through in their days at Portmount Comprehensive, set out to sabotage this mismatch of the century.
So between fighting off the attentions of a love-crazed accountant, keeping Fran's deadly manoeuvres with the opposite sex under control and trying to win her own war of love with the elusive but gorgeous Alex, Mel finds herself attending a wild Scottish stag night, a hen night from hell, and preparing for a wedding that's everything you'd wish on your worst enemy.

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** Talking To Addison **

Book Title: Talking To Addison (SOLD!!) 
Author: Jenny Colgan
Book Condition: Preowned, Good
MYR15


Holly is a frustrated florist whose life doesn't exactly seem to be coming up roses. Fleeing the houseshare from hell, she moves in with Josh, a nice rich boy with a terminal case of sexual confusion; Kate, a city high-flyer with talons to match; and the gorgeous Addision, who spends his days communicating only with his computer and those who worship at the altar of Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
Holly's desparate to have a one-to-one with Addison, but can she drag him away from his monstrously ugly, not to say jealous internet 'girlfriend' Claudia, or will they just continually get their wires crossed?  

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Dec 28, 2009

** A Hollywood Ending **

Book Title: A Hollywood Ending (SOLD!!) 
Author: Robyn Sisman
Book Condition: New, Large Paperback
MYR18

Something is amiss in the perfect world of Paige Carson, movie star and Hollywood princess. Her co-star is a pig. Her Daddy has done the unforgivable. And, at twenty-nine, she's spotted her first wrinkle. The acting parts are drying up, and so is her love life.
Oscar Night is the final humiliation that sends Paige fleeing to London, where she's been offered a Shakespearean role on the stage. She's determined to prove her worth as an actress, lead a 'normal' life - and maybe even snare herself a cute English lord.
But Paige is in for a shock. London is damper, dirtier and far more carb-heavy than she imagined. The men are less Hugh Grant and more Heathcliff, to judge by her stuck-up neighbout, Ed Hawkshead. As opening night looms, Paige must learn not only how to master a decent British accent, but also to stand on her own two feet for the first time.

Nov 28, 2009

** Pillow Talk **


Title: Pillow Talk
Author: Freya North
Book Condition: Only Read Once, As Good As New, Large Paperback
MYR30


Petra Flint and Arlo Savidge were teenage sweethearts in a chaste, old-fashioned way. They never really told each other how they felt. Now, years later, the dreamy and creative Petra is a jeweller by day who crafts beatiful, intricate pieces from precious metals and vibrant gemstones. But by night, she is a sleepwalker, never fully able to rest.
Arlo is living in North Yorkshire teaching at an eccentric boys' boarding school. Like Petra, he carries with him something that makes it hard to sleep at night. In a tiny ice-cream shop one rainy day, Arlo and Petra stand before each other once again. Is this their second chance? Isn't old gold as good as new?
However, for love to blossom, they must finally put their pasts to bed. A past Petra can't quite remember. A past Arlo wants to forget.

Nov 22, 2009

** Under the Duvet **

Title: Under the Duvet
Author: Marian Keyes
Book Condition: Pre-owned, Excellent but pages yellowed with age
MYR15 (SOLD)
 

High heels, movie deals, wagon wheels, shoes, reviews, having the blues, builders, babies, families and other calamities. Her novels are adored by millions around the world - now read Marian Keyes' collected journalism and exclusive, previously unpublished material in Under the Duvet. 
Bursting with her hilarious observations - on life, in-laws, weight loss and parties; her love of shoes and her LTFs (Long-Term Friends); the horrors of estate agents and lost luggage; and how she once had an office Christmas party involved roasting two sheep on a spit, Moroccan-style - it's the perferct bedtime companion, and will have you wincing with recognition or roaring with laughter.

Nov 19, 2009

** Fallen Women **


Title: Fallen Women
Author: Sue Welfare
Book Condition: Pre-owned, Good
MYR15


It looks like Kate Harvey has fallen on her feet: running her own business from her house in London, a workable marriage, two kids, even best friends living in the same street. She can afford the occasional guilt trip home to her rural roots. 
But one late-night phone call changes everything. Her mother is in hospital, although far from being a fragile old lady in desperate need, she's tripped after one too many lunchtime cocktails - but that isn't the only surprise in store.
Kate's fall to earth comes with a resounding crash, as all her hopes and dreams are turned upside down. Fallen Women is a tale of trust betrayed and lives rebuilt, internet dating and the strange comfort of returning home after life in the fast lane.

Nov 5, 2009

** When She Was Bad **


Title: When She Was Bad
Author: Louise Bagshawe
Book Condition: Pre-owned, Very Good
MYR20

Lita and Rebecca are worlds apart. From the tough streets of the Bronx, Lita is determined to succeed - whatever the cost. Priveleged Rebecca has never wanted for anything. And when she inherits an estate in England, it's just the start of a whole new life. Linked by betrayal, Rebecca and Lita are set against each other. Until they discover that revenge can be very sweet indeed.

** Love Tangle **

Title: Love Tangle (SOLD!!) 
Author: Helen Townsend
Book Condition: Pre-owned, Good
MYR10

Juliet is determined to move up in the world - and marrying young surgeon Brendan is the first step. Teresa, her cousin, thinks marriage is a joke but is secretly looking for love. Brendan thought he knew what he wanted, but now he isn't so sure. Against a background of family rivalry, torn loyalties and startling revelations, the three get caught up in a triangle of love, lust and wedding plans. 

** Don't You Want Me? **

Title: Don't You Want Me? (SOLD!!) 
Author: India Knight
Book Condition: Pre-owned, Excellent
MYR10


Sex. There's a lot of it about. And Stella is definitely not getting her fair share. She's also got a few handicaps: she's the wrong side of thirty-five, she's a single mum (to the adorable Honey), and her French hot-bloodedness is liable to turn grown men pale. Mind you, the men she meets are either prema-tanned, tight-trousered smoothies with strangely white teeth or - easy, tiger - balding, poorly socialized podgers. One lot have black satin sheets, the other lot have, well, wives. What's a girl to do?


Outrageously entertaining. This is not only the wickedest book you'll read all year, but also the funniest.

Nov 2, 2009

** Cutting the Rocks **


Title: Cutting the Rocks
Author: May Roper
Book Condition: Pre-owned, Excellent (still looks new)
MYR15

For Lily, life is terrific: she has a fantastic job as a buyer of retro costume jewellery; a steady live-in relationship with Frank; her own home and plenty of good friends. Then Frank leaves and her boss announces she is selling the business - and suddenly life has lost its brilliance. Is Lily about to go under - or can she ride the storm, stop being one of life's punchbags, and perhaps even come out on top? With its razor-sharp observations on life and love, this is the novel for any woman who knows there has to more to life than this!