Dress Rehearsal

Tidak ada yang lebih mengenal kue pengantin daripada Lauren Gallagher, pemilik butik kue paling ngetop di Boston, Lauren'sLucious Licks.  Bukan hanya pakar membantu para calon pengantin memilih kue impian mereka, Lauren juga punya kemampuan menebak masa depan hubungan dari pilihan kue.

Karena itulah dia panik berat saat sahabatnya, Paige bertengkar soal kue pengantin dengan calon suaminya, Steve.  Menurut Lauren, pasangan ini tidak bakal langgeng.  Demi masa depan Paige, Lauren dan sahabatnya yang lain, Robi, bersatu padu membuat pasangan ini putus.

Tapi benarkah keputusan mereka memisahkan Paige dan Steve ini? Kenapa hidup Paige jadi nelangsa betul? Kenapa Robin malah jadi makin bossy?

Sementara itu, kenapa hidup pribadi Lauren juga berantakan?  Lauren tidakbisa memilih antara mantan pacarnya, neil, yang menyukai kue rapsberry-cokelat yang juga dia sukai (artinya mereka berjodoh), dan Charlie, pacarnya yang sekarang, yang santai, ganteng, tapi menolak memilih kue favoritnya...

Harga: Rp 25,000 (di luar ongkos kirim)

4 Blondes

Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell returns to the playgrounds of Manhattan's powerful and beautiful with her sizzling sensation Four Blondes, which gives an insider's look at the romantic intrigues, liaisons, and betrayals among the elite.  She chronicles the lives of four beautiful women - a model, a columnist, a socialite, and a writer - as they face turning points at which each must choose among her passions.

Studded with Bushnell's trademark wit and stiletto-heel-sharp insights, Four Blondes serves up the zeitgeist and mores of our era with gossipy, scandalous verve.

Harga: Rp 40,000 (di luar ongkos kirim)

Restoring Grace

Ellie Summer’s life is unraveling.  A couple of months ago, she was quite happy living with her boyfriend Rick in their little cottage, producing paintings of local people’s homes.  But now, finding herself pregnant – and Rick less than thrilled about imminent parenthood – things seem rather more complicated.

Grace Soudley’s life has benn coming apart for more than a couple of months.  Abandoned by her husband, her only real security is the wonderful old house she was left by her godmother.  But unless Grace can find a large sum of money to sort out the dry rot, Luckenham House will disintegrate around her.

When Ellie and Grace meet, the two very different women find they can help each other out.  Ellie needs a place to stay; Grace needs a lodger.  Both need a friend.  Abut then Grace’s step-daughter Demi arrives on the scene, followed by the disconcertingly engaging Flynn Cormack – who seems determined to help.  And when Grace discovers some beautiful painted panels hidden behind the tattered dining-room curtains, the whole business of restoration starts to get serious…

 

Harga: Rp 60,000 (di luar ongkos kirim)

His ‘N’ Hers

From their first meeting at the student union over a decade ago, Jim and Alison successfully navigated their way through first dates, meeting parents, moving in together and more…

 

Then they split up and divided their worldly goods (including a sofa, a cat and their flat) into his ‘n’ hers.

 

Now three years on and with new lives and new loves, they couldn’t be happier.  Until a chance encounter throws them back together, and causes them to embark on a journey through their past to ask themselves the big question: where did it all go wrong, and is it too late to put it all right?

Trading Up

Modern-day heroine Janey Wilcox is a lingerie model whose reach often exceeds her grasp, and whose new-found success has gone to her head.  As we follow Janey’s adventures, Bushnell draws us into a seemingly glamorous world of $100,000 cars, hunky polo players and media moguls, Fifth Avenue apartments, and relationships whose hidden agendas are detectable only by the socially astute.

 

But just as Janey enters this world of too much money and too few morals, unseen forces conspire to bring her down, forcing her to reconsider love and friendship – and how far she’s really willing to go for her dreams.

Little White Lies

Billie Baskerville doesn’t believe in fairytales.  She thinks wedding dresses are just white frocks.  She is confetti-phobic, groom-wary and allergic to marquees.  So how did she end up running a bridal boutique?

 

But even Billie can’t resist the challenge of turning the run-down shop into a sparkling success.  And as she discovers a talent for making brides beautiful, her one-woman stand against romance starts to crumble.  Perhaps Billie isn’t as anti-love as she claims – has she been telling little white lies?

Girls’ Night In 4

Once more the editors have scoured the globe for A-list talent, and this book is jam-packed with exciting new stories that carry on the humour and warmth of the previous titles. 

Life ala Mode

Holly Phillips has reached a turning point.  At thirty, she’s got a small Greenwich Village apartment, a job editing books on whales that have more exciting lives than her, great friends, and no love life – unless you count a co-worker too shy to say hello.  All around her, people are actually doing things.  Her younger sister has been engaged six times.  Her newly divorced mom has just rediscovered sex.  Her father is living in Houston with a distant cousing who wears pink ankle socks.  And lately, her ex- husband has taken to showing up unexpectedly with strange food and even stranger motives.

 

It’s Holly’s turn to get her just desserts –even if it means taking a few big risks…like standing up to her memo-happy boss.  Finally having a heart-to-heart with her long-lost dad.  Or accepting a date with her boy-next-door officemate, the one who blushes every time he hands her mail.  The time has come for Holly to bid sayonara to Saturday night TV and have adventures of her own.  Putting herself out there is scary, wild, and a little insane, but the only way to taste how sweet life can be is to take a great big bite…

The Ex-Wife Survival’s Guide

Sarah Stagg thought she had It all: a lovely husband, twin teenage sons, a cottage in the country.  Then her husband, a keen amateur thespian, leaves her for his leading lady, her sons go off to India, and for the first time in twenty years, Sarah is very alone and very single.

 

The path of a discarded wife is strewn with hazards and humiliations – and Sarah needs to acquire skills for survival … fast!

 

 

Shoe Addicts Anonymous

Four very different women… all addicted to shoes.

 

Lorna is up to her eyeballs in debt but can’t help bidding for the newest Jimmy Choos on ebay.

 

Helene is unhappily married to a politician who keeps threatening to cancel her credit cards.

 

Sandra pays her shoe bills by working as a phone sex operator.

 

And Joss is a nanny who has found herself in a family from hell and will do just about anything to get out of the house on her night off.

 

When they come upon a classified advert, inviting shoe lovers to a weekly shoe-swap, each one jumps at the chance to meet fellow addicts.  But none of them realize that they will come away with much, much more than just a new pair of kitten heels…

The One You Really Want

Nancy can’t quite believe it when her Christmas present from her husband turns out to be a lawnmower.  She knows for a fact that Jonathan’s been spending a lot of money on jewelry.  So who’s got the diamonds?

 

Nancy’s best friend, Carmen, gave up on romance when she lost her adored husband.  What Carmen really needs is a man to wake her up – but choosing the right one isn’t going to be easy.

 

Mia’s just arrived in London to live with her dad.  Once she’s met the potential stepmother-from-hell he’s dating, she’s determined to play Cupid – but her wayward arrows are just as likely to cause chaos as to ease the path of true love.

A Crowded Marriage

When the Camerons hit dire financial straits they’re forced to leave London and accept Eleanor Latimer’s offer of a rent-free cottage on her country estate.  Ordinarily, a free home in the country is not to be sniffed at but, as Eleanor is Alex’s beautiful and flirtatious ex, Imogen is very sniffy indeed.

 

And with good reason.  Once installed in Shepherd’s Cottage, Imogen’s life is suddenly full to bursting with surly locals, psychotic chickens, a maddening (if handsome) headmaster, mountains of manure, visits from the infuriatingly bossy vet, and Eleanor, who seems to be glued to Alex’s side.

 

As far as Imogen’s concerned, two’s a marriage, three’s a family and this…well, this is just silly!

Become a Better You

In Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day, Joel Osteen, America’s best-known pastor, will inspire and motivate you to live with more joy, hope, and peace.  Joel will help you look deep inside yourself to become a better spouse and parent, a better boss or employee, a better community leader, a better friend – in short, a better person!  In a straightforward, easy-to-understand style, he explains seven key biblical values; each of the seven keys has its own section, complete with a set of practical action points. 

 

This book will encourage you to reach your unique God-given potential, and help you enjoy every day of your life, despite your circumstances.  As you incorporate Joel’s easy-to-grasp principles into your lie, you will be pleasantly surprised at how much more God has in store for you, and how quickly you become a better you!

Harga: Rp 70,000 (belum termasuk ongkos kirim)

Dog Catcher

Coleman Legget, Animal Control officer (aka dog catcher), knows the streets of Palm County: corrupt, fast, and unforgiving.  A pretty criminal himself, Legget, as he’s called by his friends, learns what real crime is all about. 

 

Enter Dr. Fielding, a prestigious, local veterinarian who works with Animal Control.  To Legget, Dr. Fielding performs medical miracles with an intuitive  “old boy” style many Palm County luminaries admire.  But when Legget discovers Dr. Fielding is the heart of a foul greyhound breeding operation, he must decide where his loyalties and future belong.

In the Company of Cheerful Ladies

Precious Ramotswe, that cheerful Botswana private investigator of “traditional build”, is finally married to Mr J.L.B. Matekoni of Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors, her detective agency is busy and life could not be better...

 

Well...it could, actually.  If Mma Ramotswe hadn’t listened to a plea of particular misfortune, she wouldn’t have suffered her own mishap – a collission between her tiny white van and a bicycle.  That unfortunate crash echoes another unhappy meeting – a clash of personalitites.  For her assistant, Mma Makutsi, has a spectacular disagreement with one of the garage apprentices.  He is enraptured by a fast piece with a Mercedes, and everyone knows where hat sort of thing can lead...

Shopaholic Ties The Knot

Hidup Becky Bloomwood sungguh mulus: dia punya pekerjaan yang menyenangkan, dia tinggal di apartemen Manhattan bersama pacarnya, Luke, dan mereka membuka rekening gabungan (walaupun belum sepakat apakah rok Miu Miu termasuk pos pengeluaran rumah tangga).

 

Kemudian Luke melamarnya! Dan hidup Becky jadi rumi lagi.  Ibunya ingin mereka menikah di Inggris, mengenakan gaun pengantinnya dulu, Ibu Luke ingin mereka menikah di Plaza Hotel New York, dengan pesta mewah, kue pengantin hebat, dan kado-kado luar biasa...

 

Becky harus mengambil keputusan – tapi sulit sekali! Waktu terus berjalan, padahal ada dua rencana yang sedang digodok di dua negara, Becky pun menyadari dia punya masalah besar...

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Rebecca Bloomwood adalah seorang jurnalis.  Pekerjaannya menulis artikel tentang cara mengatur keuangan.  Ia menghabiskan waktu luangnya dengan ... berbelanja.

 

Terapi belanja adalah jawaban untuk semua masalahnya.  Namun belakangan Becky dikejar-kejar surat-surat tagihan.  Ia tahu ia harus berhenti, namun ia tidak bisa melakukannya.  Ia mencoba mengurangi pengeluaran, mencoba memperbesar penghasilan, tapi tak ada yang berhasil.  Satu-satunya penghiburan adalah membeli sesuatu... sesuatu untuk dirinya sendiri...

 

Akhirnya sebuah kisah mengusik hatinya dan menggugah rasa tanggung jawabnya, dan artikelnya di halaman depan menggulirkan rangkaian kejadian yang akan mengubah hidupnya – selamanya.