Secrets and Lies – Jaishree Misra
Anita, Zeba, Bubbles and Sam have a friendship that spans 20 years – a friendship born out of their years at a private girls school in Delhi in the early 90s. Beautiful, intelligent and secretive, they were the top clique; the girls that everyone wanted to impress – until the arrival of a newcomer to the school.
The Sari Shop Widow – Shobhan Bantwal
Since becoming a widow at age twenty-seven, Anjali Kapadia has devoted herself to transforming her parents’sari shop into a chic boutique, brimming with exquisite jewellery and clothing. Now, ten years later, it stands out like a proud maharani amid Edison’s bustling Little India. But when Anjali learns the shop is on the brink of bankruptcy, she feels her world unravelling…
To the rescue comes Anjali’s wealthy, dictatorial Uncle Jeevan and his business partner, Rishi Shah – a mysterious Londoner, complete with British accent, cool grey eyes, and skin so fair it makes it hard to believe he’s Indian. Rishi’s cool, foreign demeanour triggers distrust in Anjali and her mother. But, for Anjali, he also stirs something else, a powerful attraction she hasn’t felt in a decade. And the feeling is mutual…
Love disappointed, Anjali once before and she’s vowed to live without it – though Rishi is alowly melting her resolve and, she the shop regains its footing, gaining her trust. But when a secret from Rishi’s past is revealed, Anjali must turn to her family and her strong cultural upbringing to guide in finding the truth…
Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe – Jenny Colgan
Come and meet Issy Randall, proud owner of The Cupcake Cafe
Issy Randall can bake. No, more than that – Issy can create stunning, mouth-watering divine cakes. After a childhood spent in her beloved Grampa Joe’s bakery, she has undoubtedly inherited his talent.
When she’s made redundant from her safe but dull City job, Issy decides to seize the moment. Armed with recipes from Grampa, and with her best friends and local bank manager fighting her corner, The Cupcake Cafe opens its doors. But Issy has absolutely no idea of what she’s let herself in for. It will take all her courage – and confectionery – to avert disaster…
Plus delicious cupcake recipes inside the book!!
Sleeping with Beauty – Danna Kauffman
Once upon a time there was a beautiful graceful princess – sound asleep in the heart of a gawky, klutzy young woman…
At twenty-eight, elementary-school teacher Lucy Harper still feels more like a wallflower than the sex goddess she knows is trapped inside her. In fact, she can barely remember the last time she actually had sex. She claims she’s content with her life, but she doesn’t even realize she’s slipping into a coma-a sex coma, that is. Until It arrives: the invitation to her ten-year high school reunion.
Lucy’s childhood pals Jana and Grady are baffled by her decision to attend. But they’ve managed to put geek-hood behind them. This may be Lucy’s last chance to lose her loser reputation and knock her ex-classmates’ socks off-thanks to the modern-day fairy godmothers at Glass Slipper, Inc. For a not-so-small fee, they promise to bring out the princess in any woman. If only Lucy’s friends were more supportive, especially Grady. After all, he loves her like a sister. Doesn’t he?
Soon Lucy is under the scrutiny of eccentric self-made diva Vivian dePalma. And the diagnosis is dour: Lucy has slipped into the final stage of Sleeping Beauty Syndrome-meaning her love life is near death. Can Vivian rouse her in time for the reunion? And will a kiss from her teen crush really be enough to awaken her? For Lucy hasn’t quite opened her eyes to one important truth: the soul mate she’s been dreaming of has never left her side.
Fame – Tilly Bagshawe
The raw, sexual beauty of Sabrina Leon demands the attention of all. Plucked from obscurity, she’s the new darling of the film scene. But Sabrina has a problem. There’s a YouTube sensation rife on the web that looks set to destroy everything she’s fought for.
Hotshot movie producer Dorian Rasmirez has struggles of his own. A bitter feud with rival producer and playboy, Harry Greene, has resulted in the plug being pulled on every project he goes near. Casting Sabrina Leon in the remake of Wuthering Heights is a risk that might cost him.
Viorel Hudson was always destined for great things. Now he’s scored a role that every A-Lister in Hollywood auditioned for – the brooding Heathcliff. He may well be at the height of his career, but is he ready for his latest role… not to mention his latest co-star?
Memories and Such 