Chick Lit Central

We're pleased to welcome Rachel Beanland to CLC today to talk about her latest novel, The Half Life, which is now available. This sounds like a really interesting story and we are loving the cover. Thanks to Simon and Schuster, we have one copy to give away! Rachel Beanland is the author of The House Is on Fire and Florence Adler Swims Forever, which won the National Jewish Book Award for Debut Fiction.

We're excited to celebrate the publication of Isabelle Engel's debut novel, Most Eligible! This second chance romance sounds like such a treat and it's getting a lot of great reviews. Thanks to St. Martin's Press, we have THREE copies to give away! Georgia Rose is not going on the hit reality dating show Love Shack to find love. She’s there to write a killer exposé on the producers, which will guarantee the journalism job of her dreams.

Today we are pleased to have Lorraine Zago Rosenthal visiting us. Her latest novel, Always and Forever, is now available and it sounds like a powerful story. Lorraine has one copy to share with a lucky reader! In addition to her latest novels, Always and Forever and Charmed, Lorraine Zago Rosenthal is the author of Other Words for Love, published by Random House (Delacorte Press), New Money, and Independently Wealthy, both published by Macmillan (St. Martin’s Press).

By Melissa Amster Evelyn Schwartz has the perfect Hanukkah planned: eight jam-packed days producing the live-action televised musical of A Christmas Carol. Who needs family when you’ve got long hours, impossible deadlines, and your dream job? That is, until an accident on set lands her in the medical bay with one of her chronic migraines, and she’s shocked to find her ex-husband, David Adler, filling in for the usual studio doctor.

By Jami Denison "Into the Night," that song which infamously starts out with "She’s just sixteen years old/leave her alone," came out in 1980 and was a top twenty hit for an obscure singer, Benny Mardones. That this song became a hit says a lot about the time period and attitudes about teenage girls. Of course Mardones wasn’t the only one. The Beatles sang about a girl who was just seventeen, and other singers before them hinted about the youth of the girls they loved.

Today we are pleased to welcome Linda Dahl to CLC. Her latest novel, Tiny Vices, is now available and it sounds fascinating! We enjoyed learning more about Linda and this novel and we hope you will too. Thanks to Caitlin Hamilton Marketing & Publicity, we have TWO copies to give away! Linda Dahl began her career as a travel journalist and college teacher before turning to writing full time.

By Sara Steven With Gavin Renfrew still missing, Callie’s left to run Frenchurch Falls spa alone. But Gavin’s dirty dealings won’t stay buried for long. Now, the sharks are circling, and Callie’s in over her head. If she doesn’t play her cards right, she won’t just lose the business—she’ll lose everything. A woman scorned… Dawn Frobisher isn’t just Callie’s best friend—she’s a TV journalist desperate for a comeback. When a golden opportunity lands in her lap, it’s too good to pass up.

By Jami Denison Suspense readers know the drill: When a woman stalks a man and changes jobs to follow him, she’s up to no good. But suspense readers also know that things aren’t always what they seem. The woman in question is The Tutor, Courtney Psak’s first psychological thriller. Isabel, the tutor, has followed Grant’s family from New York City to Palm Beach, where she secures a job at the prep school that his stepson James attends.

We are pleased to feature The Reluctant Flirt by bestselling author Jennifer Probst (currently available) and Infidelity Rules by debut author Joelle Babula (available July 24th). Both sound like fun and entertaining reads and we're excited to tell you about them. Thanks to Get Red PR, one lucky reader will receive copies of both novels! Just one night… After discovering her husband’s affair, Sierra Lourde flees to New York City for a little damage control—and a lot of wine.

By Sara Steven Moulin Rouge meets The Greatest Showman in this romance between a vaudeville star and a showbiz tycoon who find love at the turn of the twentieth century—framed by mischievous commentary of a contemporary young historian. It’s 1897, and a new fashion for thin threatens to end the career of proudly fat vaudeville performer Evelyn Cross. Enter Thomas Gallier, the man behind the new palace of entertainment promising to be the apex of New York City’s theatrical scene.