Plot: Money can’t buy happiness… but it can buy a decent fake. Ava Wong has always played it safe. As a strait-laced, rule-abiding Chinese American lawyer with a successful surgeon as a husband, a young son, and a beautiful home–she’s built the perfect life. But beneath this façade, Ava’s world is crumbling: her marriage isContinue reading “Book Review: Counterfeit By Kirstin Chen”
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Book Review: The Love Arrangement By Ruby Basu
Plot: Some deals are made to be broken… Independent and free-spirted Annika has no plans to settle down anytime soon… if only her parents felt the same way. But when her father unexpectedly falls ill, she’ll do anything to make things better. Even if it means suddenly blurting out she has a boyfriend. The onlyContinue reading “Book Review: The Love Arrangement By Ruby Basu”
Book Review: Elodie’s Library of Second Chances By Rebecca Raisin
Plot: An uplifting story about fresh starts, new beginnings and the power of stories, from the bestselling author of Rosie’s Travelling Tea Shop!When Elodie applies for the job of librarian in peaceful Willow Grove, she’s looking forward to a new start. As the daughter of a media empire, her every move has been watched forContinue reading “Book Review: Elodie’s Library of Second Chances By Rebecca Raisin”
Book Review: One Night On The Island By Josie Silver
Plot: One cottage. Two strangers.Every great love story starts somewhere . . . Cleo writes about love stories every day. She just isn’t living one of her own. When the editor of her dating column asks her to marry herself on a remote Irish island – a sensational piece to mark Cleo’s thirtieth birthday –Continue reading “Book Review: One Night On The Island By Josie Silver”
Book Review: Hopeless By Colleen Hoover
Plot: Sky Davis is starting sixth form having always been home-schooled, and wants to keep a low profile. But then she runs into Dean Holder – messy brown hair, smouldering blue eyes, and a temper straight out of Fight Club, someone who Sky is determined to avoid. There is something about Holder that sparks memoriesContinue reading “Book Review: Hopeless By Colleen Hoover”
Book Review: The Beach Café By Lucy Diamond
Plot: Evie Flynn has always been the black sheep of her family – a dreamer and a drifter, unlike her over-achieving elder sisters. She’s tried making a name for herself as an actress, a photographer and a singer, but nothing has ever worked out. Now she’s stuck in temp hell, with a sensible, pension-planning boyfriend.Continue reading “Book Review: The Beach Café By Lucy Diamond”
Book Review: The Holiday Bookshop By Lucy Dickens
Plot: One woman. One island. A bookshop in need of revival… Jenny has never been a risk taker. But when her best friend takes off on an American road trip, Jenny finds herself saying yes to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of her own and accepts the role of a bookseller in the Maldives. The island ofContinue reading “Book Review: The Holiday Bookshop By Lucy Dickens”
Book Review: After The Rain By Lucy Dillon
Plot: First, the clouds…Tara Hunter is a therapist on a mission to restore Longhampton’s community spirit after catastrophic flooding. But with her boyfriend AWOL, her family fragmented, and only a cat for company, Tara’s own life is crumbling. Then the storm…On top of everything, Tara’s father – last seen as he walked out on herContinue reading “Book Review: After The Rain By Lucy Dillon”
Book Review: Note To Self By Anna Bell
Plot: It’s never too late to follow your heart. One summer’s day seventeen years ago Edie and Joel meet.Their connection is instant and a friendship is born, although Edie can’t help but wish for more. But just as she builds up the courage to lay her heart on the line, one night changes everything… Edie’sContinue reading “Book Review: Note To Self By Anna Bell”
Book Review: Lucie Yi Is Not A Romantic By Lauren Ho
Plot: An ambitious career woman signs up for a co-parenting website only to find a match she never expected, in this unflinchingly funny and honest novel from the author of Last Tang Standing. Management consultant Lucie Yi is done waiting for Mr. Right. After a harrowing breakup foiled her plans for children—and drove her to aContinue reading “Book Review: Lucie Yi Is Not A Romantic By Lauren Ho”