Millies Fling

Millies Fling [Kindle Edition] - Jill Mansell (Author)

Millie's Fling is a super cute and wicked funny book and I thoroughly enjoyed myself while reading it. (Night Owl Romance 20090828)

Readers will find a charming romp in Jill Mansell's Millie's Fling. (BookPage 20090831)

Mansell is a very talented writer who definitely tapped into the issues of love, work, friendship and moving on. I actually laughed out loud at several points in the book and closed it with a grin on my face. (Meg Snider Write Meg 20090901)

Fans of chick lit - if you haven't read Mansell yet - what are you waiting for!? (Luanne Olliver A Bookworm's World 20090901)

Ms. Mansell creates such likable and heartwarming characters (like Millie and Orla) that the reader can't help but root for them. (Julie Peterson Booking Mama 20090902)

[A]nother cute story by Jill Mansell. (Andrea Mason So Many Books, So Little Time Blog 20090908)

Mansell has a gift for writing charming characters - most so quirky that you can't help but love them. (Jill Hart Blog Critics 20090910)

It was cute and it played out well. I will definitely look forward to more of Jill Mansell's novels. (Ashley Lee Bellas Novellas 20090911)

Millie's Fling is a feel-good book for chick lit fans or readers looking for a light and funny novel packed with memorable characters. (Anna Horner Diary of an Eccentric 20090911)

I definitely recommend this book for some light, fun reading! (Swapna Krishna S. Krishna's Books 20090915)

Jill Mansell has surpassed herself once again in Millie's Fling. Chicklit and women's fiction readers will enjoy this spontaneous journey in Cornwall, England. (Serena Agusto-Cox Savvy Verse & Wit 20090914)

If you are looking for good chick-lit, you can do yourself a favour and pick up one of Jill Mansell's books. (Marg Bates Reading Adventures 20090914)

An absolute delight! (Wendy Hines Wendy's Minding Spot 20090917)

Millie's Fling is funny and witty and transports readers to the English countryside. This is one of Mansell's best. (Joan Burton BookLoons.com 20090921)

Of course, we get our happy-ever-after, but we get SO MUCH more along the way in MILLIE'S FLING. (Camellia The Long and Short of It 20090921)

Jill Mansell never fails to delight me with her books. Her characters are always warm and far from perfect - which makes them so lovable! (Kristi Herbrand Books and Needlpoint 20100114)

Millie's Fling is altogether a delightful read about love, love gone wrong, sex, and romance, and the complications those combinations bring. (Mary Popham ForeWord )

Millie's Fling is a delightful way to spend an afternoon, a feel-good Brit chick lit novel, light and funny, and packed with memorable characters. (Lanine Bradley San Francisco Book Review )
He's the best thing that ever happened to her. He's also the worst. He's Millie's Fling.
From one of the premiere contemporary authors in the UK, here is a fun and romantic tale that proves the road to matchmaking hilarity is paved with good intentions.
Bestselling novelist Orla Hart owes her life to her friend Millie Brady, whose rotten boyfriend has just left her. So Orla invites Millie to Cornwall, where Millie looks forward to a summer without any dating whatsoever. But Orla envisions Millie as the heroine of her next novel and decides to find Millie the man of her dreams. Except the two women have drastically different ideas about what kind of guy that should be.
With Orla and Millie working at cross-purposes, and a dashing but bewildered hero stuck in the middle, the summer will turn out to be unforgettable for all concerned...
PRAISE FOR JILL MANSELL:
Pick this up at your peril: you won't get a thing done till it's finished."
Heat magazine
"Classy chick-lit that appeals to women of all ages. She [Jill Mansell] has a fantastic ability to keep a number of storylines running at the same time without losing the reader in a labyrinth."
Daily Express
"Slick, sexy, funny stories."
Daily Telegraph
"A romantic romp full of larger-than-life characters."
Express
"Fast, furious and fabulous fun. To read it is to devour it."
Company
" Expect to run the gamut of emotions, as this book is both laugh-outloud funny and tear-jerkingly sad. Basically, you won't put it down."
New Woman

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After the Leaves Fall

After the Leaves Fall [Kindle Edition]
Nicole Baart (Author)

I loved this book. From page one, Baart's distinctive style engrossed me. After the Leaves Fall is a beautiful portrait of a young girl struggling with life, love and decisions. Julia wants to be someone else, or at least not who she is. Life hasn't been kind to her. She grew up with a mother who didn't want to be a mother. She preferred Julia call her by her first name instead of mom. The only bright spot in her life was her father, who loved her unconditionally.

Julia wasn't bothered much when her mother left one day and never returned, but when her father dies, she's devastated. Baart skillfully and beautifully exposes Julia's grief, raw and multi-layered. She's left with wounds so deep, she doesn't like to talk about her parents to anyone.

I don't often read such complex emotions written with such credibility. I believed every word. After the Leaves Fall is the kind of book that leaves you wanting more. I'm glad there's a sequel, and Baart is an author to watch. Her debut novel is highly recommended by this reviewer.  By Ane Mulligan "editor, Novel Journey"
Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• Print Length: 368 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (September 5, 2007)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English

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Rene Gutteridge (Author)
Clever novelist Gutteridge (the Storm series) has consistently upped the ante of Christian storytelling by offering her readers intelligent and entertaining texts. Her newest work delves into the deepest recesses of the human heart via the spoken word. The small town of Marlo, where nothing newsworthy ever happens, is blindsided when a mysterious Website begins posting the private conversations of its citizens. Intrigue and suspicion mount quickly and everyone is suspect and suspicious. When one of Marlo's police officers dies, newspaperman Damien Underwood commits himself to pursuing the site's creator. Damien's search hits close to home as he attempts to protect his wife Kay and two teens, Jenna and Hunter, from the escalating mistrust, lies, and deceit. Swirling acts of violence and voices of condemnation serve to heighten an already tense and fragile citizenry. Gutteridge's skillful handling of the power of words will have every reader quietly introspective. (Feb.)
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Belief in the power of words led Damien Underwood to a career in journalism and a job on his hometown newspaper, the Marlo Sentinel, where he uses words to persuade in op-ed pieces. But when an anonymous person records private conversations in people’s homes and posts them on a new Web site, Listentoyourself, words turn even loved ones against each other and threaten to tear the town apart. Suspicion about the originator of the Web site centers first on Underwood’s best friend, police officer Frank Merret, then on Underwood himself, before he finally discovers the source. The meanness of teenage girls, particularly against each other, also leads to violence and near tragedy, but the more relentless message is that “life and death are in the power of the tongue.” Gutteridge is fine at telling a story and portraying characters, including Underwood’s well-drawn teenage daughter and son, but her primary point about the power of words, with its religious undercurrent, would be more persuasive if it were less incessant. --Michele Leber

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 494 KB
• Print Length: 432 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (January 2, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English

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The Hangman's Daughter - Oliver Pötzsch

The Hangman's Daughter [Kindle Edition] Oliver Pötzsch (Author)

Amazon Exclusive: A Q&A with Author Oliver Pötzsch

Question: What initially inspired you to write this story?

Oliver Pötzsch: As a descendant of the executioner’s dynasty Kuisl, I have been fascinated by their history since my childhood. Engaging myself with the Kuisls makes me feel connected to a greater lineage. In addition, executions are a fascinating topic often treated with undue prejudice. In this respect my books are a defense of my ancestors’ honour.

Question: What authors or books have influenced your writing?

Oliver Pötzsch: Regarding historic novels, my writing has been influenced by Paul Harding, Robert Harris, and the fantastic novel Terror by Dan Simmons. But I also look up to many authors of the fantasy genre such as Tolkien, Terry Pratchett, and the almost forgotten Fritz Leiber.

Question: What research did you do while writing your book?

Oliver Pötzsch: My grandmother’s deceased cousin was a passionate genealogist. In his life he built an enormous archive of information about my ancestors and the hangman profession, and I have been allowed free use of this resource. Also, during my career as a journalist I made several radio programs on this topic, talking to herb women and guardians of cultural heritage and searching in many archives of Bavarian cities for my ancestors.

Question: Is there any character you most identify with? Why?

Oliver Pötzsch: I am a cross between Jakob Kuisl and Simon Fronwieser. I am sometimes ferociously melancholic like Kuisl, and I have his stubbornness and his grumbling taciturnity which can drive my wife crazy. But also, like Simon, I am curious, I can be charming and at times even loquacious, and I love great coffee!

Question: Have you considered trying your hand at other genres?

Oliver Pötzsch: In March 2011, my new book, The Ludwig Conspiracy, will be released. It’s about the mysterious background of the death of King Ludwig II, the Bavarian fairy tale king. The novel is set in the present day; it is a contemporary thriller which I took great pleasure in writing. And one day I want to write a fantasy novel. As a child I couldn’t get enough of them.

Question: Have you always wanted to be an author? What other careers have you pursued?

Oliver Pötzsch: As a child I wanted to become a soccer commentator, actor, and yes, as a matter of fact, I wanted to become a writer. I always made up stories and wasted my youth on never-ending fantasy roleplaying.

Question: What's it like to have a book published for the first time?

Oliver Pötzsch: The first book is like the birth of a child, a long-cherished dream come true. Apart from that, every novel is really hard work! But I can’t think of anything else to do.

Question: What's next for you?

Oliver Pötzsch: After the thriller about Ludwig II, I am writing the fourth novel in the Hangman series. Later I will fulfil another childhood dream of mine and go live in Iceland for a while. Without my mobile or laptop. It is something I promised my family. Well, I might take a big notepad for a few new ideas...

From Booklist

This novel has been popular in Germany since its 2008 publication there, and it’s easy to see why. Set in the mid-1600s in the Bavarian town of Schongau, it features a hangman, Jakob Kuisl, who is asked to find out whether an ominous tattoo found on a dying boy means that witchcraft has come to town. This is no idle fiction. The German rulers were, at the time, heavily involved in the detection, prosecution, and execution of suspect witches. Pötzsch, who is descended from the real-life Kuisl family, does an excellent job of telling the story and supplying the historical backdrop. And his characters—Jakob, the hangman; his daughter, Magdalena; and Simon, the physician’s son—are extremely well drawn and believable. Kudos, too, to translator Chadeayne, who retains the story’s German flavor while rendering the text in smooth and highly readable English. Readers of historical fiction should find this very much to their liking. --David Pitt

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 646 KB
• Print Length: 448 pages
• Publisher: AmazonCrossing (December 7, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English

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