The competition has now closed. Our 3 winners who can now immerse themselves in Luxury are Dave H, Donna B and Sassyele. Congratulations! Thank you to everyone who entered – we hope you all get a little luxury this Christmas! x

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I was an inquisitive teenager in the Eighties when I sneaked a peek at my mum’s copy of Lace by Shirley Conran, and I’m sure many a teenage girl did the same (the goldfish, I know, I know!) Well, the blockbuster (or ‘bonkbuster’) is back, and now that I’m in my thirties I can at least read it out in the open without going bright red or looking incredibly guilty.

Jessica Ruston’s debut novel, Luxury is bringing sexy back in the shape of a modern blockbuster with all the intrigue, sex and scandal of the Eighties genre, but with a darker edge.

For more about Jessica and an exclusive Q&A, see her author’s profile.

We have 3 copies of Luxury to give away. If you think you deserve a little Luxury in your life, then simply leave a comment on the blog below and we’ll enter you in the draw. We’ll pick a winner on Tuesday 22nd December at 12 noon.

We had a great chat with Jessica recently about the novel and lots more. Here is the exclusive audio interview… Continue Reading »

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You’ve just finished a book. What do you do? Put it back on the shelf and move on to the next? Ahhh HAH! That’s where you’re wrong. Lots of you have been compelled to write about it and share your thoughts with others. Maybe just a few lines, maybe a review so long it’s nearly crashed our servers. Either way, we’re loving your book reviews at the moment. Here are five favourites…

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The competition is now closed. Our winners are Margot Kinberg and Susan Nisar. Congratulations – you both win a copy of CJ’s excellent thriller. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Thanks once again for all of your enthusiastic entries – we always love reading your comments.

We’re interviewing debut author Jessica Ruston shortly, about her novel Luxury and will be doing a giveaway too, so see you back here tomorrow!

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CJ Box (Charles James, but Chuck to those who meet him) is an American author making his UK debut with his thriller, Three Weeks to Say Goodbye. It was published in January 2009 and spent three weeks on the New York Times extended best sellers list.

For more about C. J. Box, see his author profile.

We have 2 copies of his book to give away. Just leave a comment on the blog below and we’ll include you in the draw. We’ll pick our winners on Tuesday 15 December at 12 noon.

We had the pleasure of interviewing Chuck on the phone from his home in Wyoming. We spoke to him about his book, the writing process, how he became a writer and more. Here is the exclusive interview…

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