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It’s been a while since I last blogged about My Favourite Kindle Book Deals because TBH there haven’t been any deals worth posting about but if you’re thinking about your summer vacation reads, don’t worry because June 2024 has got you covered with 9 x amazing books all currently available for the bargainous price of 99p each.
Disclaimer: I’m not being paid to promote any of the books featured in this blog post. I’ve either already read them or I’ve got them on my TBR and they’re my own personal recommendations.
Until next time, happy reading x
(1) One Last Shot by Betty Cayouette (2024) (TBR)
Supermodel Emerson seemingly has the perfect life – but she’s tired of looking for love in all the wrong places.
When a reminder for the marriage pact she and her former best friend Theo made as teens goes off on her phone, she realizes she has a chance to rekindle the only relationship that ever really made sense.
Emerson convinces her grumpy agent to book her as the face of the campaign that Theo, now a fashion photographer, is shooting.
The good news: the campaign is being shot in ridiculously romantic Cinque Terre, Italy.
The bad news? Theo might not be as happy to see her as she’d hoped . . .
Will this be her one last shot at love, or a final goodbye?
Tags: Fashion / Italy / New-to-Me Author
(2) Worth A Shot by Amy Ewing (2024) (*New Purchase*)
AKA The Irish Goodbye, which was included in Next Month in Books – June 2024.
Cordelia James was once at the top of her game-a renowned street photographer with a massive social media following, gallery showings in Chelsea, and a lucrative book deal. But after the sudden death of her father, everything changed. Now, Cordelia can barely force herself to leave her apartment. That is, until she sees an ad for a summer gig at a cosy cottage on Ireland’s picturesque Inishmore island. Rent-free, plus a small stipend if willing to do some menial housework and look after an elderly neighbour. Cordelia is on a plane before she can talk herself out of it.
But practically the moment she steps off the boat, she crashes-literally-into Niall O’Connor, a grumpy local who’s just returned home to Inishmore from Dublin. Cordelia’s camera breaks, and Niall doesn’t give a horse’s arse about it. He’s nursing a broken heart and trying to patch up a broken life, and he has no time for posh American tourists or their thousand-dollar hobbies. The more Cordelia’s and Niall’s paths cross, the more they make each other’s lives hell. But as with all rivalries, their hatred is about to reach a tipping point-and it’s going to heat up their cool coastal nights.
Tags: Irish LI / New-to-Me Author
(3) This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune (2024) (*New Purchase*)
This summer they’ll keep their promise. This summer they won’t give into temptation. This summer will be different.
The first time Lucy and Felix met she was on vacation on Prince Edward Island. And a tour of the beaches wasn’t the only thing he showed her. But when she discovered his true identity as her best friend, Bridget’s brother, their electric night should have become a distant memory…
Each year with Lucy and Bridget’s return for a summer escape, she promises herself she won’t end up in Felix’s arms, but it’s easier said than done.
Not this year though. This year it will be different. With Bridget facing the biggest crisis of her life, Lucy must join her for one last trip to the island.
But Felix’s sparkling eyes and flirty quips have been replaced with something new, something more and Lucy’s beginning to wonder just how safe her heart truly is.
Tags: Best Friend’s Brother / New-to-Me Author
(4) Ralph’s Party by Lisa Jewell (1999) (READ)
The 25th anniversary edition of Ralph’s Party makes me feel really nostalgic because 90s/00s Chick Lit were the 1st “grown-up” (i.e. not Sweet Valley or Babysitters’ Club) novels I ever read and it was included in My 10 Favourite Retro Chick Lit.
Meet the residents of 31 Almanac Road . . .
Ralph and Smith are flatmates and best mates. Nothing can come between them – until the gorgeous Jemima moves in. They’re both falling for her, but which one of them does Jem want?
Upstairs, Karl and Siobhan are happily unmarried and have been for fifteen years – until Cheri, in the flat above, fixes her sights on Karl. Why should a little problem like his girlfriend get in her way?
Sooner or later it’s all going to come to a head – and what better place for tears and laughter, break-ups and make-ups than Ralph’s party?
(5) The Summer Swap by Sarah Morgan (2024) (TBR)
A summer escape – When Cecilia Lapthorne’s 75th birthday celebrations take an unexpected turn, she seeks solace away from the festivities and escapes to Dune Cottage – without telling her family where she’s going.
A new friendship – Lily Thomas, a struggling artist, has secretly been staying in the unoccupied cottage. When Cecilia discovers Lily during a late-night visit, an unexpected bond forms between the two women.
A chance to start over – Then Cecilia’s grandson, Todd – and Lily’s unrequited crush – shows up, sending a shockwave through their unlikely friendship. Will it inspire Lily to find the courage to live the life she wants? Can Cecilia finally let go of the past to find a new future? Because as surely as the tide erases past footprints, this summer is offering both Cecilia and Lily the chance to swap old dreams for new…
Tags: Favourite Author
(6) Gabriel’s Inferno (Gabriel’s Inferno #1) by Sylvain Reynard (2011) (READ)
Enigmatic and sexy, Professor Gabriel Emerson is a well-respected Dante specialist by day, but by night he devotes himself to an uninhibited life of pleasure. He uses his notorious good looks and sophisticated charm to gratify his every whim, but is secretly tortured by his dark past and consumed by the profound belief that he is beyond all hope of redemption.
When the sweet and innocent Julia Mitchell enrols as his graduate student, his attraction and mysterious connection to her not only jeopardizes his career, but sends him on a journey in which his past and his present collide.
Tags: Favourite Series / Five Star Reads (Pre-Blog) / Professor & Student Romance
(7) Summer Fridays by Suzanne Rindell (2024) (*New Purchase*)
Summer 1999: Sawyer is striving to make it in New York. Between her assistant job in publishing, her secret dreams of becoming a writer, and her upcoming wedding to her college boyfriend, it feels like the perfect life could fall into place at any moment. There is only one problem: Sawyer’s fiancé has been working longer hours . . . with an all-too-close female colleague, Kendra.
When Kendra’s boyfriend, Nick, invites Sawyer to meet up and compare notes about their suspicions, the meeting goes awry. She finds Nick cocky and cynical, and he finds her anxious and overwhelming. But when Nick seeks out Sawyer to apologize, a friendship develops.
Over the summer, Sawyer and Nick start an unofficial ritual exploring New York City. From hot dogs on the Staten Island Ferry and Sea Breezes in a muggy East Village bar to swimming at Coney Island, they both begin living for their Friday afternoons together.
But what happens once the summer is over?
Tags: New-to-Me Author
(8) Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman (2022) (READ)
Ten years later and she still has butterflies. But does he feel the same way?
Then. Twenty-something writer Chani Horowitz is stuck. While her former classmates are nabbing high-profile book deals, all she does is churn out puff pieces. Then she’s hired to write a profile of movie star Gabe Parker: her number one celebrity crush and the latest James Bond. All Chani wants to do is keep her cool and nail the piece. But what comes next proves to be life changing in ways she never saw coming, as the interview turns into a whirlwind weekend that has the tabloids buzzing – and Chani getting closer to Gabe than she had planned.
Now. Ten years later, after a brutal divorce and a healthy dose of therapy, Chani is back in Los Angeles as a successful writer with the career of her dreams. Except that no matter what she’s promoting, someone always asks about The Profile. It always comes back to Gabe. So when his PR team requests that they reunite for a second interview, she wants to say no. She wants to pretend that she’s forgotten about the time they spent together. But the truth is that Chani wants to know if those seventy-two hours were as memorable to Gabe as they were to her. And so . . . she says yes.
Tags: Five Star Reads / Jewish / Pupsters / Second Chance / Stage & Screen
(9) Seven Summers by Paige Toon (2024) (*New Purchase*)
Six summers to fall in love. One summer to change everything.
Liv and Finn meet six summers ago working in a bar on the rugged Cornish coastline, their futures full of promise. When a night of passion ends in devastating tragedy they are bound together inextricably. But Finn’s life is in LA with his band, and Liv’s is in Cornwall with her family—so they make a promise. Finn will return every year, and if they are single they will spend the summer together.
This summer Liv crosses paths with Tom—a mysterious new arrival in her hometown. As the wildflowers and heather come into bloom, they find themselves falling for one another. For the first time Liv can imagine a world where her heart isn’t broken every autumn. Now Liv must make an impossible choice. And when she discovers the shocking reason that Tom has left home, she’ll need to trust her heart even more . . .
Tags: Musicians
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