The winners are …

Kerrie, Kayleigh, Nathalie, Sharon and Claire

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The winner is …

Sharon G

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Today is release day for Ronni Cooper’s second novel Manhattan and to celebrate publisher Sphere are providing five copies for me to give away. I’m reading Manhattan at the moment and it is an addictive page-tuner of a read that you do not want to miss out on!

Meet the three women who rule Manhattan …

Raine: Born in Brooklyn, the undisputed queen of the City, Raine owns the sexiest, starriest nightclub in New York – and no one is ever going to take her crown.

Mei-Lin: The beautiful, enigmatic madam moves in all the right circles – but it wasn’t always that way. Now her American dream has become a nightmare and she may have to pay the ultimate price for freedom.

Stevie: Once the lead singer of the biggest female rock band in the world, Stevie is now flying solo – but she has a secret that could destroy her.

Now all three women are about to discover that payback is the biggest bitch of all…

To enter this giveaway just leave a ‘pick me’ comment in the box below and I’ll use random.org to choose five winners after the closing date. This giveaway is open until midnight on 24th December. UK entries only please. Good luck!

The winner is …

Michele

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The winners are …

Kulsuma and Renu

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The winners are …

Andrew, Books for Company, Charmaine, Sharon and Kayleigh

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I’ve raided my ‘to read’ pile and pulled together a fab chick lit giveaway today. One lucky winner will receive shiny new paperback copies of:

It Happened One Summer by Polly Williams

After years of romantic drought, Nell is enjoying a thrilling fling with a sexy new man and loving London life, somehow managing to juggle single motherhood with a busy career. Plus, in the city it’s easy to avoid her sister who is about to marry Nell’s ex. (Yes, messy.) Then she gets the news. Please could she return to Tredower, the crumbling old family home in Cornwall for the summer? Disaster. Tredower has no wifi, harbours her big dysfunctional family, and, far worse, memories of her passionate love affair with the man who is about to become her brother-in-law. The past is another county. Can she go there?

Another woman is making her way west too, carrying an explosive secret. Love will be lost, broken, and found, lives changed forever…

Breakfast in Bed by Eleanor Moran

TAKE ONE NEWLY SINGLE WOMAN: At thirty-one, Amber is being bombarded with wedding invitations just as she’s collecting her divorce papers – and her bossy best friend has gone one step further and made her chief bridesmaid. It’s high time Amber regained control of her life. ADD A PASSIONATE AND FIERY CELEBRITY COOK: Amber’s joy at landing herself a coveted role in Oscar Retford’s kitchen soon fades as she discovers Oscar is as famous for his furious temper and addiction to firing people as he is for the legendary meals he creates. TURN UP THE HEAT: But as passions start to run high, and her past catches up with her, it looks like Amber’s cooked up a recipe for disaster . . .

A Question of Love by Isabel Wolff

Sometimes the hardest questions to answer are the ones you ask yourself! When Laura Quick finds herself accidentally hosting a quirky quiz show on national TV, nothing prepares her for one of the contestants — her ex-boyfriend Luke. She’s still coming to terms with the loss of her husband Nick, having just packed up his clothes — and hopefully her memories of him — for good. So what does the still-delicious Luke’s arrival, complete with six-year-old daughter and badly behaved ex-wife, mean? Her sisters think he’s just the ticket: the perfect man for her to move on with and to forget Nick. But Laura finds more questions than answers as she tries to work out whether to risk everything on Luke for a second time, what went so wrong with Nick, and how much she really knows about her nearest and dearest!

Chocolate Wishes by Trisha Ashley

Life is sweet for chocolate maker Chloe Lyon! In the picture-perfect Lancashire village of Sticklepond, Confectioner Chloe dispenses inspirational sweet treats containing a prediction for each customer. If only her own life was as easy to forecast – perhaps Chloe could have foreseen being jilted at the altar! But when a new Vicar arrives in the village, the rumour mill goes into overdrive. Not only is Raffy Sinclair the charismatic ex-front man of rock band ‘Mortal Ruin’, he’s also the Chloe’s first love and the man who broke her heart. Try as she might, Chloe can’t ignore this blast from her past. Could now be the time for her to make a wish – and dare to believe it can come true?

I’m opening this giveaway up internationally! To enter just leave a ‘pick me’ comment in the box below and I’ll pick one winner using random.org after the closing date. This giveaway is open until midnight on Saturday 17th December. Good luck!

The winners are …

Ann and Vicky

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The winner is …

Jane

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Ten days into Countdown to Christmas already – the time is flying. Today I have the pleasure of welcoming the lovely Miranda Dickinson back to One More Page. As well as being a hugely successful author, Miranda is also a singer and songwriter so is expertly placed to provide today’s guest post on her favourite Christmas tunes.

One More Sleep Till Christmas – The Muppets (from The Muppet Christmas Carol)

I have to watch The Muppet Christmas Carol each year on Christmas Eve – it’s my favourite film and now a Christmas tradition! I love all the songs from the film but this one is my favourite. It sums up the excitement of Christmas Eve perfectly for me – plus, it’s sung by Kermit the Frog, so what’s not to love?

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – James Taylor (from October Road)

James Taylor is a legend and I adore his voice and songs – I’d love to record a song with him one day (in my dreams!) I love this Christmas classic and his version is the coolest, smooth-jazz-tastic interpretation of the song I’ve ever heard. It’s always on my iPod at this time of year.

White Christmas – Bing Crosby (from Holiday Inn and White Christmas)

What can I say? You’ve got to love a bit of Bing at Christmas and this song is a fabulous classic. It also makes me laugh at the moment, because when I marry my fiance Bob next September I’ll be ‘Mrs B White’ (listen to the last line of the song to hear that name) and all my Christmases will be White from then on!

Driving Home for Christmas – Chris Rea

I love this song – the original, not the awful version on the Iceland ads at the moment! I’m doing some Christmas party gigs with The Peppermints (the band I sing with who inspired The Pinstripes in It Started With a Kiss) and we have this song in our mammoth seven-song Christmas medley. It’s so much fun to sing and really festive!

Sleigh Ride – John Rutter

This is a piece of classical music, not the more famous song of the same name (which I also love). I know this might sound mad, but you can imagine the horse’s hooves on the snow and sleigh bells jingling as the sleigh moves when you listen to the music! It’s one of the most evocative pieces of music I know.

Thanks Miranda

Miranda is kindly providing two SIGNED copied of It Started With a Kiss as a giveaway! To enter just leave a comment in the box below saying what your favourite Christmas tune is. Two winners will be drawn using random.org after the closing date.

UK entries only please. Entries will close at midnight on Wednesday 14th December. Good luck!

You can find out more about Miranda on her website at: http://www.miranda-dickinson.com/

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