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Beckham’s Welcome Baby Girl

The Beckham’s finally have another girl in the house! UsMagazine.com reported that Victoria and David Beckham welcomed their baby girl, Harper Seven, at 7:55 a.m. Sunday morning at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. This is the first daughter for the couple, who have been married for twelve years and have sons Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, 8, and Cruz, 6. Baby Harper weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz., and a rep for the family released this statement: “David and Victoria Beckham are delighted. Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz are excited to welcome their new baby sister to the family.” Wondering about the name choice? The middle name, Seven, is in reference to David’s old soccer jersey number when he played for Manchester United. Do you like the name?

On Tour: With Just One Click by Amanda Strong

Amanda is on tour July 11-25 with her novel With Just One Click “Reluctance was matched with a pit in my stomach; once I joined,…

In My Mailbox: Week of July 10

In My Mailbox: Week of July 10, 2011

Title: Pushover
Author: Laurel Mayer
Received: From Laurel Mayer
Synopsis: Dani Wilder is a rising star on the Hollywood culinary scene, and she thinks she has finally found the perfect locale for the launch of her first restaurant. The prime spot sits on Sunset Boulevard, highlighted with rich wood beams, a vaulted ceiling, private booths and a stunning loft so high that the fall could kill someone. In fact, it did.

As this mild-mannered chef prepares to open L.A.’s “it” restaurant, she stumbles upon the sordid, dark secrets of her otherwise perfect boyfriend’s past. Impossibly handsome and pediatrician to celebrity kids, Jack has it all – including a former fiancée he never mentioned, or got over. Accused of pushing a woman to her death in the space on Sunset, Rebecca Sterling shares more than history with the restaurant, she was engaged to Jack and now she’s back in town.

Yes, Rebecca returns to do what she does best: spin a web of lies and get her way. And her deceptive methods work as usual with Jack. It’s certainly awkward for Dani, but is it dangerous? Dani suspects Rebecca got away with murder, lied to Jack, and is sabotaging the restaurant. Dani’s love, life, and livelihood are entangled in Rebecca’s scheme, and at what cost? After all, the only thing Rebecca loves more than making an entrance is making an exit.

Title: The What If Guy
Author: Brooke Moss
Received: From Danielle @ Entangled Publishing
Synopsis: What would you do if you’re “what if” guy showed up at the lowest point of your life?

(Autumn Cole clocked hers with an encyclopedia.)

After losing her job at a swanky Seattle art gallery and finding out her father has been hospitalized, single mother Autumn Cole reluctantly returns to her tiny hometown of Fairfield, Washington to put the pieces of her life back together.

Her disgruntled twelve-year old son isn’t thrilled about going from hip to hick, but Autumn’s got it worse. She resumes her role as the daughter of the town drunk, promptly facing a crisis with her father that’s been decades in the making.

Running into Henry Tobler, and nearly breaking his nose, is almost more than she can handle, but can rediscovering love–and herself–with her “what if” guy teach Autumn to forgive before it’s too late?

Title: Luck of the Devil
Author: Patricia Eimer
Received: From Cathy @ Entangled Publishing
Synopsis: Being the youngest daughter of the Devil isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. The days of teenage rebellion and vows of chastity made just to tick off her father are over, and now all Faith Bettincourt wants is a nice, quiet life. Unfortunately, thanks to the unexpected arrival of her demonically-downsized sister, a ditzy succubus roommate, and dear old Dad himself, Faith’s plans for a relaxing vacation spent watching reruns go up in flames.
Now it’s all Faith can do to keep the family reunion from Hell (literally) under wraps, and the angelically-inclined hottie across the hall from realizing there’s something weird about his neighbor. And, thankfully, it’s working. Until an angelic stalker shows up in a bid to steal her powers and take over the world.
Forget watching reruns. With the way things are going, Faith will need the luck of the Devil just to survive until Monday.

The First Husband by Laura Dave

Annie Adams is almost thirty-two and quite happy with her life. She writes a successful travel column that takes her all over the world, has enough money to enjoy life, and lives with her boyfriend, movie director Nick, in Los Angeles. But Annie’s seemingly happy life is put on hold when Nick announces one night that he needs a break from Annie- to pursue another woman. Annie is rightly shaken, and stumbles through her haze into a neighborhood bar- where everything changes. She meets Griffin, a chef who is visiting town and immediately charms Annie. He is everything she was looking for in a man- and she promptly marries him and within three months is packing her bags to restart life in rural Massachusetts. But when she doesn’t take immediately to the cold weather and Griffin starts to become obsessed with opening his new restaurant and she meets Griffin’s former girlfriend who Griffin’s mother still clearly adores, Annie wonders if she made a mistake with her first husband.
The third novel by Laura Dave, The First Husband, was a very real and down to earth read. The struggles Annie goes through with both Nick, Griffin, and her new life had no blinders on them. Readers can feel Annie’s pain and confusion throughout the pages, and it really sucked me into the story. I thought Dave’s writing was fantastic, with wonderful pictures of life in rural Massachusetts, and the fabulous sprinklings of Annie’s travels. I am a major travel junkie, so this aspect of the story was quite thrilling for me. There is just enough talk about Annie’s travel column and experiences to entice readers but not overload them on her work. I really enjoyed this novel, but sometimes I felt it was almost too fast-paced. There was more than one instance where I became confused because the story line wasn’t adding up, and one where I thought the name Nick was used where Griffin should have been, which threw me off. But overall, the lesson about love and acceptance is very clear, and I thought the story was very sweet yet real at the same time. I would definitely recommend Laura Dave’s latest novel.
[Rating: 4]

Future Tour: Do Not Lick the Phones by Britney Bronte

Britney will be on tour August 8-22 with her novel Do Not Lick the Phones The True Confessions of a TV Psychic! A sparkling romcom…

Author Profile: Linda Francis Lee

Author Name: Linda Francis Lee

Website: http://lindafrancislee.com/content/index.asp
Bio: Linda Francis Lee is a native Texan now calling New York City home. Linda’s writing career began when her article “There Is No Finish Line” was published in her university’s quarterly magazine. But she got sidetracked from writing when she started teaching probability and statistics. Later she found her way back to writing, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution called her breakout novel, Blue Waltz, “absolutely stunning.”
Now Linda is the author of twenty books that are published in sixteen countries around the world, in languages as diverse as Japanese and Russian. Two of her most recent novels are in development for feature films, and she is in the process of co-developing a television series set in her beloved Texas.
When Linda isn’t writing, she loves to run in Central Park and spend time with her husband, family, and friends.

Recent Titles: The Devil in the Junior League, The Ex-Debutante, and Emily and Einstein
See my review of Emily and Einstein
Visit Linda’s Blog!
Bio Retrieved from lindafrancislee.com

Daniella Brodsky Giveaway

I have a very fun giveaway courtesy of the fantastic author Daniella Brodsky! Daniella has just released a special edition eBook of her novel Diary of a Working Girl- which was nominated for a People’s Choice award in the film version Beauty and the Briefcase starring Hilary Duff! Here’s how the giveaway will work: the first five people to purchase the special edition eBook of Diary of a Working Girl and send me proof of purchase will receive a signed paperback copy of any of Daniella’s books! It’s a buy one, get one free deal! You can use the link below to directly purchase from Amazon, or visit Daniella’s website. Once you purchase, send me an email at Samantha(at)chicklitplus(dot)com with your proof of purchase included (such as the receipt you will be emailed). This giveaway is open worldwide, and big thanks to Daniella for letting me be a part of this! I will close this page once the first five have emailed me.

On Tour: Click an Online Love Story by Lisa Becker

Lisa is on tour July 4-17 with her novel Click: An Online Love Story Fast approaching her 30th birthday and finding herself not married, not…

Beneath a Starlet Sky by Amanda Goldberg and Ruthanna Khalighi …

Lola Santisi, daughter of Hollywood royalty, is stuck between two worlds. On one hand, she has LA- with her doctor boyfriend who finally isn’t an actor, who seems he could be The One, and where she can wear Crocs and get away with it. On the other end is New York, where she is the CEO of her BFF’s fashion line, Julian Tennant Inc., and always has her Louboutin stiletto’s firmly planted on the ground. The bicoastal life is getting to Lola, Julian Tennant’s fashion line is plummeting, and Lola’s brother just got dumped- by Lola’s best friend, Kate Woods, rising star at CAA. While Lola tries to piece her brother’s heart back together, figure out what got Kate to jump ship, and book Julian’s designs for a magazine cover, her life starts to spin out of control. Add in the backstabbing, ridiculous demands of the Hollywood elite, and a mother with a reality show, and Lola has her hands full. Navigating her way through crisis after crisis, whether with a Croc or Louboutin on her pedicured feet, Lola works to keep her life sane, save her and Julian’s careers, and find happiness with her boyfriend.
Beneath a Starlet Sky is the follow-up from Celebutantes by Amanda Goldberg and Ruthanna Khalighi Hopper. While I haven’t read the first book and worried that might hinder my experience, it really didn’t. I picked up on the character’s lives smoothly and adored Lola. She cared so much about everyone around her; her family, friends, and boyfriend, and I really wanted good things for her. The insider gossip on what really happens in Hollywood is outrageous, but in a laugh out loud, “are you kidding me?” kind of way. I laughed a lot while reading, but felt sometimes that the other shoe dropped on one to many occasions. Every time something good happened to Lola, something worse would occur to wipe out the happiness. I found myself sighing towards the end of the book because I knew something terrible was going to happen every chapter, it got a little stale for me. But the ending was a happy one, and overall I thought it was a fun book, and if you like reading about celebrities and the insane world they live in, I would definitely recommend Beneath a Starlet Sky to you!
[Rating: 4]