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OTHER BOOKS BY BELINDA JONES
DIVAS LAS VEGAS
Jamie and Izzy, friends for ever, have a dream: a spangly double wedding in Las Vegas. At the age of twenty-seven they decide they've had enough crap boyfriends, they're now ready for crap husbands - all they have to do is find them. And where better than Las Vegas itself, where the air is 70% oxygen and 30% confetti?
But as they abandon their increasingly complicated home lives for the eye-popping brilliance of Las Vegas, their groom-grabbing plan starts to look less than foolproof. And those niggling problems they thought they'd left behind - like Izzy's fiancé and the alarming reappearance of Jamie's first love - just won't go away...
I LOVE CAPRI
Kim Rees became a translator for the glamorous jet-set lifestyle. So, five years later, how is it that she's ended up sitting in a basement apartment translating German computer games in her PJs? Fortunately her mother has a plan to extract her from her marshmallowy rut: a trip to the magical isle of Capri.
At first Kim refuses to wake up and smell the bougainvillea, but as she starts to succumb to the delights of fresh peach bellinis on the terrace and millionaire suitors, she's surprised to realise she's changing. And when she meets a man who's tiramisu personified, she finds herself falling in love. But how far will she go to win her Romeo?
THE CALIFORNIA CLUB
When Lara Richards jets off to sunny California, the last thing she's expecting is to find her old friend Helen transformed from a clipboard-clasping frump into a shimmering surf goddess. The secret of her blissful new life? The mysterious California Club.
So the offer of guest membership - one wish, guaranteed to come true by the end of their stay - is one Lara and her friends can't resist. Could this be Lara's chance to win her best friend Elliot's heart after ten years of longing? Or does the fact that he's travelling with his brand new fiancée mean that Lara will have to come up with a new dream...?
THE PARADISE ROOM
When Amber Pepper's jeweller boyfriend Hugh asks her to join him on a business trip to the paradise islands of Tahiti she's not keen - Amber loves big jumpers and rain. She'd rather be pedalling through puddles back home in Oxford than lolling in the gel-blue waters of the South Pacific. However, the prospect of sipping Mai Tais with her long-lost friend Felicity is incentive enough to coax her on the twenty-hour flight.
Within hours of touching down on coral sands the girls venture into a seductive new world of mesmerising music, exotic black pearls and sexy strangers. And for the first time Amber falls head over flip-flops in lust, only to receive an unexpected marriage proposal.
Will she opt for a barefoot beach wedding or cast caution - and her coconut bra - to the wind? No easy decision for a drizzle-loving gal when it's ninety degrees in the shade...
CAFÉ TROPICANA
Latte-lover Ava Langston knows exactly what she wants: her very own café in a vintage arcade and a life free of complicated relationships. But her plans go awry when her long-distance dad calls insisting she hop on the next plane to Costa Rica to meet his brand new wife.
Ava has no intention of jetting to Latin America to acquire a stepmother - until, that is, her father offers her head honcho status at a beachfront café. The lure of frothing cappuccinos in a land where the coffee beans grow proves irresistible. But she hasn't planned on Santiago, her sexy-yet-stubborn business rival, or rugged Ryan whose idea of romance is zip-lining through the rainforest at 6am. Both men give her butterflies but only one will capture her heart...
THE LOVE ACADEMY
Do you have enough romance in your life?
Journalist Kirsty Bailey would have to answer no. She has the essential starter kit - a boyfriend - but somehow Joe seems to have skipped the vows of for better/for worse and gone straight to
for granted
.
Then, just as she's on the verge of settling for a swoon-free existence, Kirsty's magazine sends her to a majestic Venetian palazzo to attend the much gossiped-about Love Academy... Her undercover mission? To prove her editor's theory that this 'school for singles' is nothing more than an escort agency with a sexy accent and fancy glass chandeliers.
But what if her editor is wrong and their promise of true
amore
is for real? Will Kirsty be able to resist the kind of moonlit temptations she's been dreaming of for years, or is her relationship with Joe going, going,
gondola
?
OUT OF THE BLUE
Selena Harper always thought she had the perfect job: working on a luxury cruiseship, whisked around the world from Alaska to Zanzibar with excitement and adventure awaiting in every port. But as she prepares for her latest shore-leave she begins to wonder if life on the ocean wave really is her dream come true. Why is she the only one of her friends who isn't settling down? And how is it possible to be feeling so homesick when she has no home?
On a whim, she agrees to spend a week on the idyllic Greek island of Crete, in the company of native Alekos, a man she's convinced is an incorrigible womaniser. Steeped in mythology, the island soon starts to work its magic on Selena - and, more worryingly, so does Alekos. Is he really the cad she's always thought him to be? Or could it transpire that his home is where her heart is?
LIVING LA VIDA LOCA
Costumier Carmen has been feeling the need to break free for Too Darn Long. So when her equally frustrated best friend Beth suggests the ultimate escape - dancing their way through a series of scorchingly-hot countries - she can't resist!
There's just one catch... they can only go on this adventure if they participate in a reality TV show, one intent on teaching them the mournful tango in Argentina, the feisty flamenco in Spain and the sassy, celebratory salsa in Cuba!
As they travel from Buenos Aires to Seville and ultimately steamy Havana, each dance has a profound effect on the girls - and indeed the sexy gauchos, matadors and dirty dancers who partner them...
But will they ultimately end up performing a two-step or going solo...
KISS & MAKE-UP
Ever wished you could make-over your life?
Make-up artist Stella is an expert at helping other people change their images, but when it comes to transforming herself, she doesn't know where to start. The truth is, ever since she lost her US Navy sailor love she’s been all at sea...
So when glamorous A-lister Marina Ray summons her to a movie set at the legendary Hearst Castle in California, Stella can't resist the chance to start afresh – and walk in the footsteps of iconic silver-screeners like Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow and Cary Grant!
But is Marina sincere in the friendship she is offering Stella, or does the actress have an ulterior motive? What is the secret that both women are hiding about the nautical (but nice) men in their lives? Which of them is covertly kissing the leading man and who is deserving of a Hollywood ending?
All the answers lie at the castle in the sky...
THE TRAVELLING TEA SHOP
This cake-themed caper whisks you around New England on a bright red London bus with a mission to trade traditional British tea-time treats, such as Victoria Sponge and Battenburg, for American favourites: Boston for the Cream Pie, Manhattan for New York Cheesecake, Maine for Whoopie Pie and Cape Cod for all manner of cranberry-flavoured delights.
Our heroine Laurie is travelling with three other women, including a celebrity baker, all with their own secrets (recipes and otherwise!) and heartaches to heal. As well as a grand appreciation of cupcakes, there's also the chance for romance – but can making whoopie lead to love?
NON-FICTION TITLES
ON THE ROAD TO MR RIGHT
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A Search For The American Dream Guy
'If adventures do not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad' Jane Austen
Belinda loves the USA. Her best friend Emily loves men. So when they decide it's time to shake up their lives, they combine their two greatest passions with a fantastic road trip taking them from Eden, TX to Valentine, AZ - via Climax, CO - in pursuit of the American Dream Guy.
There's no shortage of men - a Casanova from Cazenovia, NY, a male cheerleader from Darling, MS and a tattooed trucker from Kissimmee, FL. But is romance really the answer to their problems? And is two women in search of the perfect man such a great idea anyway?
Theirs is a journey of revelations and surprises, of coy cowboys and cactus kisses, but above all it's a journey in search of love. And you think Thelma and Louise had an eventful trip...
BODIE ON THE ROAD
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A dog-themed Road Trip Across the USA
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