Black Friday @ MPHonline

Not sure when Black Friday entered Malaysia but I am glad!!!! :)

This is the first for Malaysia I believe! Go MPH!!!!

http://www.mphonline.com/help/black_friday.aspx

This sale is only applicable on MPHonline. Therefore, valid only for online purchases. 

Date: 25th November 2013 - 1st December 2013

T&C: Only valid for books which are available for delivery within 3-5day. 

(I believe this is for books which are currently in stock only. So no discount on pre-orders and etc.)

If this is not enough, check out the followings!

Both with its own T&C. :)

For more information, please go to MPHonline official Black Friday.
Never bought from MPHonline? Fret not, here is a guide.

Back To Reality by Danielle Allen (Cover Reveal)

Release Day December 1st, 2013 

  

~ Synopsis ~

Love brought her back to life. Life brought her back to reality.

Her past: Emanuel Mills was her first love. The guitar playing, adventure seeking, IT whiz was everything she ever wanted.

Her present: Tyree Barker was her last love. The cultured, educated, successful entrepreneur was everything she needed.

But when Sahara Lee’s past and present collided, a series of events occurred that changed her life forever, leaving her future up in the air. As a college freshman, a tragic accident changed the course of Sahara’s life. Ten years later, just when she started putting her life back together, Sahara’s world was rocked again due to a similar accident. Heartbroken and guilt ridden, Sahara fell into old, familiar habits before quickly realizing that she wasn’t the same Sahara Lee anymore. Unable to live a lonely, loveless, isolated life anymore, Sahara decided that the way she coped before wasn’t going to work this time around. Time didn’t heal her wounds, but forgiveness might.

~ Back To Life (Book 1) ~

Sahara Lee has spent the last ten years living with the guilt of a tragic accident and its aftermath. That night irrevocably changed the outgoing, fun-loving college freshman into an introverted, workaholic with no social life. Sahara isolates herself from everyone and everything that reminds her of home in an effort to forget what happened. Using art as a substitute for love, Sahara throws herself into music and art as a way to feel something other than the guilt that haunts her. She accepts her lonely existence as penance for the role she played in the accident. That is, until she meets Tyree Barker, the good looking entrepreneur with baggage of his own. Blindsided by a legal loophole, Sahara is suddenly forced to confront the past she’s been running from. Juggling the guilty feelings of her past and the unexpected feelings of her present, Sahara’s future becomes complicated as she heads down a path of forgiveness, love, and heartbreak…and not in that particular order. Back to Life reminds you that living and existing are two completely different ways to go through life. Grief will break you but guilt, guilt will destroy you. And once that happens, what can bring you back to life?

 p/s: Covered a review on this book here.

~ Author Bio ~ 

I am a married event planner and life coach. My awesome friends and family and my amazing husband make my life sweet. I love to have fun and enjoy the life I’ve been blessed with. I love shopping and football with equal fervor. I’m an amateur movie critic (i.e. my husband and I watch and critique a lot of movies for fun). I love to read and I enjoy sharing my love of books with anyone who will listen. I love music. A good lyric with a good melody can paint a vivid picture and invoke such a range of emotions. I have a soft spot for most mediums of creative, artistic expression.

With degrees in psychology, human services, and marriage and family counseling, I have a unique perspective on life, love and the pursuit of happiness. As an author, I combine an active imagination and life experiences to create stories that are easily relatable and intentionally intriguing. I want to offer you a peek into someone else’s life and for you to get lost in their story, their trials, their triumphs. My ultimate goal is to create a character or a story that stays with you long after you’ve put the book down.

So in a nutshell: I plan. I teach. I read. I write. I watch. I critique. I shop. I play. I love.

To know me is to love me.

~ Author Links ~

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6523680.Danielle_Allen

Webpage: http://www.authordanielleallen.com/

Author Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorDanielleAllen

Back to Life Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BacktoLifeSeries

Twitter: https://twitter.com/XOXO_DAllen

p/s: Sooooo can't wait for this book! 

Book Fair @ Paradigm Mall, Kelana Jaya‏

So, You Think You're A Celebrity...Chef? by Caroline James

Title

So, You Think You're A Celebrity...Chef?
Author
Caroline James
Publisher
ThornBerry Publishing

Rating
4/5

Hilary is a media agent, the main character in this book is an interesting character. She is all-business kind of woman. With her can-do attitude, she expects no less from here employees and celebrities (in this case chefs). What others do not know about her is her love life. Though she has buried it all in the past, the feelings suddenly revived when Lenny came into the picture with Long Tom Hendry and her last fling Mickey.

When she spent some time in Ireland to check out what Lenny is all about, she did not know the ingredients of her life is about to be placed in a pot! 

Apart from these characters, her other employees and other supporting celebrities in the book makes it all interesting and very realistic. This is my first time reading her book and I would say it is a fun read! Especially if you are into reality shows. ;) Lauren Conrad book fans, you should give this a shot.

Mix together…

 A tough-cookie media agent who’s clawed her way to the top, and a con-man who wants to open a cookery school.

Add in a washed-up celebrity chef whose career needs re-building…

Flavour with…

An aging rock star fresh from rehab, and a Sloane Ranger food writer who gets her own TV show…

Bring to the boil:

 At a Gourmet Food Festival, in Ireland, where anything goes!

When media agent Hilary Hargreaves travels to Ireland to look at a campaign for a new cookery school, she meets a blast from her past – the romantic but feckless chef Mickey Lloyd, who is hell-bent on resurrecting his flagging career. Her tough demeanour is rocked as it becomes apparent Mickey’s intentions involve more than a stint behind a stove in his quest to pursue her. But as plans for the school gain momentum, she realises that she’s developing more than a passing interest in reformed alcoholic Long Tom Hendry, who owns the crumbling old mansion where the school will be homed. Hilary has many ingredients to juggle with her demanding client list – which looks set to boil over if she doesn’t keep control. From London’s bustling Soho, to Southern Ireland and the sunny shores of the Caribbean, has Hilary got too much on her plate and is she really prepared to risk it all for love?

Want more? *wink wink* 
This blog tour comes with a giveaway. You stand a chance no matter where you are.
Interested? Click A Rafflecopter Giveaway Thank you Caroline!!! :)

Chocolate Brownies (UK only)

In the book, gorgeous Gary from Bon Appetite! makes sublime melt-in-your-mouth brownies. We’ve commisioned award winning Brownie Queen, Justine Forrest to supply her amazing brownies, individually boxed as a giveaway treat!

Bespoke Book Bags (UK and International)

The perfect little bag to pop your book or kindle in – don’t forget your glasses and a bar of chocolate! Individually designed for this tour by Leanda Peters Designs.

Signed Paperback copy of So You Think You’re a Celebrity … Chef?(UK)

Kindle Gift Copy of So You Think You’re a Celebrity … Chef?(International)

Getting To Know Caroline James

Caroline James was born in Cheshire and wanted to be a writer from an early age. She trained, however, in the catering trade and worked and travelled both at home and abroad.  Caroline has owned and run many related businesses and cookery is a passion alongside her writing, combining the two with her love of the hospitality industry and romantic fiction.

Caroline can generally be found with her nose in a book and her hand in a box of chocolates and when not doing either, she likes to write, climb mountains and contemplate life.

She writes fun, romantic fiction and is a member of the RNA and The Society of Authors. She has had numerous short stories published and writes a regular column for a lifestyle magazine.

Caroline’s debut novel, Coffee, Tea, The Gypsy & Me went straight to #3 on Amazon and was E-book of the Week in The Sun newspaper. Her second book, So You Think You’re A Celebrity… Chef? is published on October 4th 2013 by Thornberry Publishing.

Web:               http://www.carolinejamesauthor.co.uk

Twitter:           @CarolineJames12

Facebook:      https://www.facebook.com/carolinejamesauthor

Blog:                www.carolinejamesauthor.blogspot.co.uk

Goodreads:    http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/550084.Caroline_James

Sophie Kinsella - Wedding Night Cover Pick & Reader Advisory Panel

Wedding Night paperback version to be released.

Vote for your favourite cover design at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WeddingNightCover

Darker background gives it a more expensive look. It would also stand out on the shelves. Moreover, it is a wedding night. :)

Pink roses screams attention with it wedding bouquet. I would have picked Graphic Dress if the background is peach colour and the outline of the dress to be bolder with lacy details. It would definitely give it a very classy wedding look. 

The roses. It definitely stands out! We have yet to have a green cover. :)

This has got to be the toughest. It is all pretty. 

Final pic. Gotta be my favourite! Your ladies will definitely pick this! :) It goes with the chic-lit genre too!

If you are a fan of the author, you would love this. You can be more involved with the books than you ever imagined. Towards the end of the short survey, you can register yourself to be on the newly created Sophie Kinsella Reader Advisory Panel. 

The panel is set to assist creating dialogue between the reader, Sophie Kinsella and the publishing team. On top of that....goodies!

• free print and ebooks 
• exclusive access to author events 
• discounts 
• gifts 
• and many many more I believe!!!! :)

Membership is FOC.

Back To Life by Danielle Allen

Title
Back To Life
Author
Danielle AllenRating
4/5

Excerpt:

Walking up to me with his usual confident stride, my breath caught in my chest. Looking unnervingly handsome and unbelievably sexy, he wore burgundy tailored dress pants with a white button up shirt. His burgundy, dark grey and white striped tie was still tucked into his burgundy vest. His grey jacket was unbuttoned and completed his look. “Sahara, this is for you,” Ty lifted the box up higher. “And you will accept it. What you give me pales in comparison to all of this. Take your gift,” he commanded with a sexy smile that sent volts of energy through my body.

Review:

Sahara met an accident after a party during her freshman year. It costed the life of her father. It costed lifetime opportunities of her loved ones; her bestfriend and her first love. She put all the blame onto herself. She took off after the accident. Moved to a different state but never stopped punishing herself for the accidents.

For 10 years, she avoided talking about the incident. She avoided contacts with her bestfriend Emily. She avoided feeling happy. It is simply her way of punishing herself for the accident she blamed herself for. She kept herself busy with studies and then work. She spent sleepless nights going back to the time when the accident happened. She avoided relationships as she felt she doesn't deserve feeling happy and that she destroys whoever she loves or loves her.

This ended when she bumped into a beautiful stranger, Tyree Barker. A handsome business owner living in the same building as her. She learned to live her fears and opened up to him like never before. The feelings were mutual. She learned to love. She eventually reconciled with her past.

While everything is going well, she left a little bit of her matter hidden from Tyree. Little did she know they were both doing the same. Will she be able to pick between the man who has always loved her of the mane who loves her for who she is now and gives her strength to live? Will they be able to make it through? Will they be able to resolve their past?

p/s: First book blog tour. Enjoying it! Never tried Danielle's writing but it is great. Made me feel sooooo in love. *tralalalala* I would have given it all the stars but I like sweet happy endings. I  hope there is a little sequel to this! :)

Sarah Addison Allen 2014 Books

If there is anything about Sarah Addison Allen, it has got to be magical.

I have been quietly wishing for 2014 to come faster so that I can get my hands on the new book titled Lost Lake.

Today, Sarah made an announcement of releasing a book before Lost Lake. :)

It is a short story meant to connect to Lost Lake. Title of the short story is Waking Kate.

Here is the AWESOME news.

It will be released for FREE on Amazon in January 2014!!!!

You can pre-order it now and have it delivered to your Kindle once released. *Soooo can't wait!*

Here's a shot of Sarah's announcement on her Facebook page.

Yes, I have pre-ordered! 

No Kindle? You could probably find an online converter to convert the format which is readable by your reader. Else, there is always Kindle for desktop. ;)