Author Name: Tilly Bagshawe Website: http://www.tillybagshawe.com/index.php Bio: Tilly Bagshawe upset the nuns at her catholic girls' boarding school by getting pregnant unexpectedly at seventeen. Expelled but undaunted, she gave birth to a beautiful daughter alone and went on to Cambridge University as a single mom, taking her baby with her. Tilly had a successful career in finance before fulfilling her dream of becoming a writer. Now married with two more children, she lives in Los Angeles and London. In addition to her bestselling novels, Tilly has contributed to numerous British newspapers and magazines including Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Elle, The Sunday Times, The Times and The Daily Mail. Titles: Showdown, Adored, Do No Disturb, Scandalous, Flawless. She also has two titles published under Sidney Sheldon: Mistress of the Game, and After the Darkness.
Categories: Best Female Character, Best Male Character, Best Series Prizes: 2 winners will receive a copy of Reunion by JL Penn Winners will be announced August 23rd. Please post below to enter your nominations, or email me directly at Samantha@chicklitplus.com. The top 5 from each category will go on to the final voting process. Some early nomination votes for these categories include: Rachel- Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin- Best Female Character ‘I Heart’ Series by Lindsey Kelk- Best Series ‘Shopaholic’ Series by Sophie Kinsella- Best Series
Ashling Donovan decides to move from Des Moines to Los Angeles in hopes of becoming a successful teleplay writer. After moving in with her boyfriend, Ashling sets her sights on securing a job. But when said boyfriend unexpectedly breaks up with her for a Myspace girl, Ashling is desperate for a job, a home, and money. When she shows up to interview as a PA, Ashling is seized with an opportunity, a lie, that could change her life. Overnight, Ashling becomes a widely known head writer, creator of a new show, and her own personal assistant, all in one. But will the truth about her double life identity be discovered- and ruin her Hollywood reputation? Love You, Love Your Work, Let’s Do Lunch! is Micheline McAllister’s second novel, and just as filled with juicy Hollywood secrets as the first. It was comical to read how people in LA will fall all over themselves trying to name drop, and what some people will do to get ahead. I highly enjoyed reading Ashling’s tale from an Iowa nobody to a big name in Hollywood, all because of a well crafted lie. I did think a couple times that there was no possible way someone could make up being a well respected writer, but in the land of celebrities, I guess almost anything is possible. I think chick lit readers will find humor in this novel, appreciate good writing, and be able to escape in the heroine’s double life. Rating: 4/5
Categories: Best Novel from a Debut Author, Best Novel Written by a Celebrity, Most Intriguing Concept Prizes: 2 winners will receive Tonya Planks debut novel Swallow Winners will be announced August 23rd. Please post below to enter your nominations, or email me directly at Samantha@chicklitplus.com. The top 5 from each category will go on to the final voting process. Some early nomination votes for these categories include: The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen- Best Novel from a Debut Author LA Candy by Lauren Conrad- Best Novel Written by a Celebrity Tuesday Tells it Slant by Holly Christine- Most Intriguing Concept
Samantha Kelly is a 32 year old personal assistant working in Hollywood, hoping for her big break. While working fourteen hour shifts and doing mundane tasks like calming down her bosses wife and picking up dry cleaning for everyone on set, Samantha wonders if she is stalled out. Long shifts, little pay, and no recognition on top of being single and having an untrustworthy best friend has Samantha ready to call in quits in Los Angeles. But when another friend offers Samantha a part in her movie, her life suddenly starts looking better and better. Offered more acting jobs, Samantha soon can afford the nicer things in life, including bigger homes and designer clothes. But while her bank account and fame keep expanding, Samantha’s love life and friendships seem to be depleting. The life of a working celebrity suddenly doesn’t seem so exciting and fabulous. Can Samantha find a way to balance it all? Welcome to My Life, the debut novel from Micheline McAllister gives an insider’s look on the Hollywood scene. McAllister has worked in the entertainment industry as a personal assistant, actress, writer and artist, and holds nothing back when recounting this tale. I enjoyed reading both sides of the main character- her bleak life as “just” a personal assistant, to the high life of being an overpaid actress. I like the fact that this novel is written from an “insider” because there are a few eye-openers about the industry that had me shocked! My only downside was that Samantha’s character didn’t stick with me after I closed the book; I almost forgot who she was and what her story was. But the duration of the novel is witty, fast-paced, and filled with juicy tidbits that will satisfy chick lit fans. Rating: 3.5/5
Categories: Best Villain in a Novel, Best Scandal in a Novel, Best Tear Jerker Novel Prizes: 2 winners will receive both novels from Micheline McAllister- Welcome To My Life and Love You, Love Your Work, Let’s Do Lunch! Winners will be announced August 23rd. Please post below to enter your nominations, or email me directly at Samantha@chicklitplus.com. The top 5 from each category will go on to the final voting process. Some early nomination votes for these categories include: Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner- politician’s affair- Best Scandal I Heart Paris by Lindsey Kelk- Cici- Best Villain The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen- Best Tear Jerker
It is time to start giving nominations to those books and authors you feel deserve it! The first annual Chick Lit Plus Awards are kicking off, and I am so excited to see who you want to win. There are 21 categories in all, but I will be showcasing three different categories a day. Please not that even if that day has passed, everyone still has the opportunity to vote on each and every category. Just find the original post or send me an email at Samantha@chicklitplus.com for your vote to count. This week will be all nominations, and then I will narrow down each category to five potential winners. Beginning the week of August 30th, the final voting will begin! I also have excellent prizes to give away, courtesy of some lovely authors. I will have different books up for grabs on each voting day. This includes your votes for nominations and the final vote- lots of ways to win! Each time you put your vote in, your name is submitted to win the prize for that day. The winners during the nominations voting will be announced August 23rd, and the winners during the final vote segment will be announced September 6th. So vote, vote, vote! Thanks in advance to everyone who participates, and to all the authors who donated their novels for prizes! Day 1 Categories: Best Laugh Out Loud Novel, Best Romance Novel, and Best BFF Novel (Best Friends Forever). Click here to vote!
Categories: Best Laugh Out Loud Novel, Best Romance Novel, and Best BFF Novel (Best Friends Forever.) Prizes: Winners will be announced August 23rd. Please post below to enter your nominations, or email me directly at Samantha@chicklitplus.com. The top 5 from each category will go on to the final voting process. Some early nomination votes for these categories include: Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Hander- Best LOL Novel Hook, Line, and Sink Him by Jackie Pilossoph- Best LOL Novel Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner- Best BFF Novel
