Gold In Old ♕ : Preloved ❤: March 2011

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Dogs and Goddesses by Jennifer Cruise, Anne Stuart, Lani Diane Rich
Book says:
Abby has just arrived in Summerville, Ohio, with her placid Newfoundland, Bowser. She’s reluctantly inherited her grandmother’s coffee shop, but it’s not long before she’s brewing up trouble in the form of magical baked goods & steaming up her life with an exasperating college professor. And then there’s Daisy, a web code writer, & her hyperactive Jack Russell, Bailey. Her tightly-wound world spins out of control when she discovers the chaos within & meets a mysterious dog trainer whose teaching style is definitely hands-on. Finally there’s Shar, professor of ancient history at Summerville College, who wakes up one morning to find her neurotic dachshund, Wolfie, snarling at an implacable god sitting at her kitchen table, the first thing in her life she hasn’t been able to footnote. What on earth is going on in this unearthly little town? It’s up to Abby, Daisy, & Shar to find out before an ancient goddess takes over Southern Ohio, & they all end up in the apocalyptic doghouse…
LBD shouts:
Three single women are about to learn that, when it comes to love, you really can teach an old dog new tricks…

The Fidelity Project by Susan Conley
Book says:
Jacinta Quirke & Maxine O’Malley, a.k.a. Jax & Max, need a plan, fast. They’ve just heard rumours that they are about to lose their jobs at advertising agency ACJ in Dublin. Could they make it in the (supposedly) more lucrative world of TV? Their proposal: a documentary on fidelity. Is long-term monogamy a sham as cynical Max believes? Or will Jax, the hopeless romantic, prove her wrong. Putting a variety of couples into the hot seat, they get the cameras rolling. But when they turn on each other’s love-lives, the trouble really starts…
LBD shouts:
Friendship, passion and fidelity – nothing’s ever simple when it comes to love!

Animal Instincts by Nell Dixon
Book says:
Clodagh Martin is fond of her celebrity sister Imogen, but in small doses. So when she turns up drunk at Rainbow’s End, Clodagh’s animal sanctuary, announcing she’s in trouble & staying for a long visit, Clodagh’s not exactly delighted. She has enough problems right now. The business is broke, and there’s been a worrying wave of vandalism. Is someone really trying to ruin her? A big property magnate, bad-lad Jack Thatcher, has been showing a rather strong interest in Clodagh lately. But is it her or her assets he’s after?
LBD shouts:
Lose yourself in this gorgeously indulgent tale of romance, mystery & a foul-mouthed parrot!

It Should Have Been Me by Phillipa Ashley
Book says:
When Carrie’s fiance Huw suddenly calls off their wedding, & she finds out he’s marrying another woman, she’s devastated. Desperate to get away, Carrie jumps at her best friend Rowena’s suggestion of a road trip in her VW camper van. But when Rowena has to pull out and Matt Landor, an old friend of Huw’s, ends up filling the breach, she’s not so sure. Will fate take the pair on an altogether different journey?
LBD shouts:
‘This wonderfully romantic and funny novel manages to fulfill all the best fantasies, including a gorgeous, humanitarian hero and a camper van!’ –Katie Fforde

Perfect Image by Marisa Heath
Book says:
Young, naive & stunning, Katrina is trying to make it as a model in Paris, sharing a tiny, run-down dorm & only just scraping a living. She’s about to cut her loses & head back to London when she’s spotted one night & asked out by THE ultimate movie heart-throb, actor Dominic Cayley. She knows not to get too excited though — his girlfriends never last longer than a few dates. But when he keeps turning up on her doorstep, whisking her off for super-glam party weekends in Monaco, showering her in expensive jewels & designer clothes, she’s more than happy to be swept off her feet…
LBD shouts:
An edgy, glitzy, addictive romance — be careful what you wish for!

Girl from Mars by Julie Cohen
Book says:
I, Philomena Desdemona Brown, do solemnly swear to forsake all romantic relationships… It’s not like the vow, made by Fil & her three nerdy male best friends, seemed much of a big deal at the time. Frankly, Fil wouldn’t know romance if it hit her in the face, & with her real love being her artist job at Girl from Mars, the comic whose heroine has never had a love interest, she doesn’t exactly mind being relationship-free anyway. Until her world is rocked to its core when one of her long-standing quartet & Girl from Mars herself both unexpectedly fall in love. Is it time to give in to temptation & finally fall in love?
LBD shouts:
A truly out-of-this-world romance from LBD star Julie Cohen!

The Trouble with Valentine’s Day by Rachel Gibson
Valentine’s Day sucks. And this year it’s worse than usual for Kate Hamilton but she’s not expecting is a reunion with Mr Handsome Stranger, aka Rob Sutter, who, it just so happens, lives in the town. He’s a spectacular–looking former hockey player with a wild past of his own, who now lives a quiet (albeit slightly macho) life running his sporting goods store and fly–fishing. Kate & Rob are so wrong for each other that there must be something right. If only they can start seeing each other for who they really are…

Simply Irresistible by Rachel Gibson
Georgeanne Howard leaves her fiancé at the altar when she realizes she can’t marry a man old enough to be her grandfather, no matter how rich he is. Hockey superstar John Kowalsky unknowingly helps her escape, & only when it’s too late does he realize that he’s absconded with his boss’s bride. Seven years later, Georgeanne & John meet again. She is on her way to becoming Seattle’s domestic darling & he is past his hellraising days. Shocked to learn that he has a daughter, John’s determined to be part of her life. Georgeanne has loved John since the moment she jumped into his car, but will he risk the wrath of his boss, & one final chance at glory, to prove that this time his love will be everlasting?

Italian for Beginners by Kristin Harmel
Thirty-four-year-old Manhattan accountant Cat Connelly has always lived life on the safe side. But after her little sister gets married, Cat wonders if she has condemned herself to a life of boredom by playing by the rules. She decides to take a chance for once, accepting an invitation to spend a month with an old flame in Italy. But her reunion with the slick & gorgeous Francesco is short-lived, & she finds herself suddenly alone in Rome. It took an unexpected friendship with a fiery Italian waitress, a whirlwind Vespa tour of the Eternal City with a handsome stranger, & a surprise encounter with an old acquaintance to show Cat that life doesn’t always work out the way you expect, but sometimes you have to have fall in order to fly.

See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson
Jane Alcott leads a secret double life. By day, she’s a serious reporter covering the raucous Seattle Chinook hockey team — & in particular their notorious, gorgeous goalie Luc Martineau. By night, she’s the uninhibited ‘Honey Pie’, creating scandalous adventures in an oh-so-sexy & hugely popular magazine serial. Well, a girl’s got to pay the bills somehow… Luc has made his feelings about parasite reporters (and smart-mouthed, drably-dressed Jane in particular) perfectly clear. But Jane’s not about to let the likes of Luc get in the way of her ambitions – he’s about to discover that there’s a lot more to Jane than meets the eye…

Leopard Rock by Tarras Wilding
Little Black Dress goes safari with this gorgeous holiday romance. Roo Beckett knew there had to be a catch when she won first prize in a prestigious wildlife fim-making competition. A month’s mentorship in the beautiful South African game reserve, Leopard Rock, with renowened film-maker Wyk Kruger, seemed simply too good to be true. Sure enough, after her free-loading, fashion-magazine colleagues decide to tag along, Roo’s solo African adventure doesn’t have the best of starts. But that’s the least of her worries. Lost in the African outback, Roo’s soon struggling with a bigger & more unexpected problem – her attraction to the mysterious Wyk himself…

Confessions of an Air Hostess by Marisa Mackle
Poor Annie. Dumped by her boyfriend via text this morning while en route to the airport, she can think of better things to do than stand on a plane demonstrating emergency procedure & pointing out low-level lighting to hundreds of uninterested passengers. But what’s a cabin-crew gal to do when her love life hits turbulence? Annie bravely resolves to keep smiling through her fake tan — while there’s still a plane to catch, there’s still pastures new to discover. And one of these days she’s sure to really meet Mr Right. Isn’t she? A great love story & a fantastic, loveable heroine combine to make this a romantic novel that’s simply not to be missed.

Accidentally Engaged by Mary Carter
Psychic Clair Ivars has a flair for reading tarot cards, yet a total blind spot when it comes to predicting her own future — especially matters of the heart. Which might explain why she’s surprised to find herself accidentally engaged to vodka magnate Jack Heron after knowing him for only a few hours. What it doesn’t explain, however, is an increasingly strange series of events…and it definitely doesn’t explain the peculiar way Clair keeps thinking about Jack’s business partner, the tall, dark, mysterious and infuriatingly sexy Mike…