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Katy Carter Wants a Hero - Ruth Saberton (2010)
High school teacher Katy dreams of being a bestselling novelist, working on her historical romance about a highwayman whenever she can. But her own romantic happily ever after comes to a grinding halt when she is forced to play host to her ambitious fiance James' colleagues. The resulting dinner party fiasco makes Bridget Jones' blue soup incident look quite tame. After James dumps her, Katy heads to stay with her friend, the vicar's wife, in Cornwall. There she bumps into a famous romantic hero, Gabriel Winters, who's in town to shoot a movie. When the dreamy actor makes Katy an offer she can hardly refuse, Katy's life becomes more dramatic than even her imagination could have dreamt up. Definitely one of 2010's funniest stories, with Katy Carter the sort of chick lit heroine we've all been waiting for.
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Keeping Mum - Kate Lawson (2009)
Cass, who runs an antique shop, is about to head off to Cyprus with her choir when her friend Fiona asks her to spy on her boyfriend Andy. Very reluctant to get involved, Cass wonders if Fiona is right to be suspicious when she spots him at the markets with a younger girl. Meanwhile Cass is fending off the unwanted attentions of an architect with a man bag, and dealing with the early arrival of her houseguests, her overbearing mother and her toyboy boyfriend. Not that things are going to be any more peaceful in Cyprus . . .
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Kickstart my Heart - Lana Penrose (2009)
This picks up where To Hellas and Back finishes, with Lana heading to London after her four years in Greece leaves her with a broken marriage and her self-confidence at an all-time low. Through a friend she joins the entourage of a nice-guy Australian pop star (despite him not being mentioned by name, it's not hard to work out it's Darren Hayes). As a woman at the tail-end of her 30s who has to dive back into the dating pool, Lana finds herself embracing her inner rock chick/cougar during her dalliances with a range of unsuitable men. She also takes to stalking an author, passing her number on to Russell Brand and getting up close (well, close enough to touch his arm, anyway) with Guns N Roses' Slash. Will she ever rediscover that crazy little thing called love?
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Killer Cocktail: A Molly Forrester Novel - Sheryl J. Anderson (2005)
"Solving a murder is like falling in love, you get caught up in it, then boom it's over and you vow never to do it again, till next time." Molly Forrester, an advice columnist for Zeitgeist Magazine, needs time out. After solving the murder of her editor, she fell in love with a cop and thought her career as a serious journalist would take off but to her dismay none of that happened. Her friends, sensing her depressed state, invite her to the Hamptons for a flash engagement party with lots of wine, partying and guys. All is going well until the girls get a knock on the door from the groom-to-be, saying his fiancee has been found dead. Can Molly help save the day by clearing him and finding the true murderer? Look out for wine-fuelled arguments, bridal wars, expensive jewellery and a case of 'I'm the better daughter-in-law' syndrome. This second book in the Molly Forrester Mysteries series is a fun-filled and light-hearted mystery that will keep you guessing right up to the last chapter. (PP)
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Kissing Mr Wrong - Sarah Duncan (2010)
English illustrator Lu is looking for Mr Right but she doesn't want to have children. When she meets tall, dark and handsome engineer Marcus at an art event, he ticks all the boxes but unfortunately is about to move to Minneapolis. Then she meets Nick, who works for an armed forces charity, who is so Mr Wrong - he's got an ex-wife and two sons and lives a far more chaotic lifestyle than the ultra-organised Lu. As Nick helps her trace a World War I soldier for her grandmother, Lu finds herself falling for him - if only she didn't have to play the stepmother role. The war research story offers a different and interesting thread to the familiar tale of a woman's search for Mr Right.
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Knit the Season - Kate Jacobs (2009)
This third instalment of The Friday Night Knitting Club takes us back to Walker and Daughter for the holidays. College-age Dakota Walker is struggling to find her way in the world. Torn between her blossoming career as a pastry chef and the future of the Upper West Side knitting store started by her mother, Georgia, Dakota struggles with having the life she wants while still remaining true to her mother's dream. Hoping to land an internship in the kitchen of the "V" hotel during the holidays, Dakota is stunned when her father, James, tells her he's planned for the whole family to spend Christmas in Scotland with her great-grandmother. As much as she wants to be with family for the holidays, she doesn't want to miss the opportunity for the internship, which would give her great career experience. At the same time, her head is also spinning with the news that her father has a new girlfriend and Peri, the knitting store manager, may be leaving Walker and Daughter for a new career. Dakota realises what it means to be a grown-up and has to make choices that will shape her future. This is a delightfully warm tale of family ties, the strength of friendships, and making tough life choices, and will no doubt put you in the holiday spirit. (LEK)
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Knotted - Michelle Holman (2009)
'When Daneka Lawton was awakened at 6am by her radio clock and Lily Allen singing her song Smile, she was unaware that her personal nemesis had just stepped off a 747 at the Auckland airport.' Danny is an ER nurse in the North Shore with funky coloured hair and an attitude to match. After her sister's death from breast cancer six months ago, Danny is raising her niece Mia and nephew Matt on her tight budget, with no family to support her. Until, out of the blue, Danny starts to receive letters from Ross Fabello, the brother of the children's dad, who is wanting to get to know the children and introduce them to his family. Worried, that the Italian-American family will take the children away from her, she ignores his letters. Finally after a series of unfortunate events Ross ends up at the hospital where she works. For both parties, it's hate at first sight as neither wants to give up the children. Ross hires a PI to investigate Danny while she Googles him and finds out he is also the famous author RF O'Rourke. After a series of events and slanging matches including the famous apple-throwing incident at the supermarket, together they discover more about each other and in time themselves. Filled with an interesting cultural mix, this book includes New Zealanders Pakeha and Maori as well as Americans, Italians and the Irish. This is one of those books that once you start reading you won't be able to put it down. (PP)
