The Pact

The Pact: A Love Story by Jodi Picoult

My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Couldn't get into the story. There was too much flashing between the present (which I thought was the action part of the story) and the past. The stories set in the past seemed to add nothing to the present story.

Fearless Fourteen (Audiobook)

Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich


My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I tried to get into this audiobook, but after reading 13 other books just like it, there was nothing to hold my attention.

Water For Elephants (Audiobook)

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen


My review
rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book was amazing. It grabbed me right in the beginning and didn't let go. I love it when books throw a reader right into the middle of the action at the very first word. The transition between the present time (Jacob at 90 or 93) and the past (Jacob at 23) was beautifully done. This audiobook had exceptional readers who made the characters come alive.

Pub. Date: June 2006

Synopsis: As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the great Depression, and for Jacob, now ninety, the circus world he remembers was both his salvation and a living hell. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It was there that he met Marlena, the beautiful equestrian star married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. And he met Rosie, an untrainable elephant who was the great gray hope for this third-rate traveling show. The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was one of love and trust, and, ultimately, it was their only hope for survival.

Recommended Reading:
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs

The Divide (Audiobook)

The Divide by Nicholas Evans


My review
rating: 1 of 5 stars
I couldn't finish this. There was too much flashback and not enough dealing with the crime at hand. The story begins with finding Abbie's body, identifying her and contacting her family. There is an interesting struggle between Abbie's parents as they deal with the death of their child, their own blame in her death and as they each try to one-up each other. Then, suddenly the reader is thrown into a flashback of where, when, why and how their marriage fell apart. In mind-numbing detail. I had to give up. I couldn't stand to listen to it. Which was really too bad, there were some great secondary characters.


Pub. Date: September 2005

Synopsis: On a crystalline Montana morning, two backcountry skiers find the body of a young woman embedded in the ice of a remote mountain creek. All through the night police work with floodlights and chain saws to extract her. Identifying her, however, takes not time at all. Abbie Cooper is wanted for murder and acts of ecoterrorism and her picture is on law enforcement computers all across the country. But how did she die? And what was the trail of events that led this golden child of a loving family so tragically astray?

A devastating journey of discovery that extends from the streets of New York to the daunting grandeur of the Rocky Mountains, The Divide tells the story of a family fractured by betrayal and struggling in search of lost happiness. It explores the pain we inflect on those we love the most, and charts the passions and needs, the dashed hopes and disillusionments that connect and divide all men and women.

Recommended Reading:
The Smoke Jumper by Nicholas Evans

Received: September 2008

Lean Mean Thirteen (audiobook)

Title: Lean Mean Thirteen

Author: Janet Evanovich

Read by: Lorelei King

Pub. Date: June 2007

Series: Stephanie Plum Series Book #13

Synopsis: Plucky, bumbling New Jersey bounty hunter Plum is reunited with her two-timing lawyer ex-husband, Dickie Orr, while doing a favor for the mysterious, sexy Ranger. But when Dickie disappears from his house leaving behind only bloodstains and bullet holes, Plum becomes the prime suspect in his alleged murder.
Determined to clear her name, Plum and her on-again off-again Trenton cop boyfriend, the irresistible Joe Morelli, uncover Dickie's ties to a shady group of men involved in everything from money laundering to drug running. And when Dickie's jilted business partners decide Stephanie holds the key to the $40 million they believe Dickie stole from them, she's in for a wild ride.

With the author's usual cast of eccentric side characters-everything from a taxidermist with a penchant for bombs to a grave-robbing tax man-Evanovich proves once again that Stephanie Plum and her entourage are here to stay.

Recommended Reading:
Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum Series #14) by Janet Evanovich
Eleven on Top (Stephanie Plum Series #11) by Janet Evanovich
To the Nines (Stephanie Plum Series #9) by Janet Evanovich

Received: August 2008 Mailed to: Michigan February 2009

The Guy Not Taken (Audiobook)

The Guy Not Taken by Jennifer Weiner


My review
rating: 1 of 5 stars
I couldn't get through the first story. The sister was too insane and the plot was, well, plotless. I decided to pass on the entire collection of stories.

Pub. Date: September 2006

Synopsis: Jennifer Weiner's talent shines like never before in this collection of short stories, following the tender, and often hilarious, progress of love and relationships over the course of a lifetime. From a teenager coming to terms with her father's disappearance to a widow accepting two young women into her home, Weiner's eleven stories explore those transformative moments in our every day.

We meet Marlie Davidow, home alone with her new baby late one Friday night, when she wanders onto her ex's online wedding registry and wonders what if she had wound up with the guy not taken. We stumble on Good in Bed's Bruce Guberman, liquored-up and ready for anything on the night of his best friend's bachelor party, until stealing his girlfriend's tiny rat terrier becomes more complicated than he'd planned. We find Jessica Norton listing her beloved New York City apartment in the hope of winning her broker's heart. And we follow an unlikely friendship between two very different new mothers, and the choices that bring them together — and pull them apart.

The Guy Not Taken demonstrates Weiner's amazing ability to create characters who "feel like they could be your best friend" (Janet Maslin) and to find hope and humor, longing and love in the hidden corners of our common experiences.

Recommended Reading:
Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner
Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner
Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner

The Thirteenth Tale (Audiobook)

The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was brilliantly written. I was hooked from the first word. I can't even form words to describe the emotion and depth that this book took me through.

Pub. Date: October 2007

Synopsis: A compelling emotional mystery in the timeless vein of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, about family secrets and the magic of books and storytelling.
Margaret Lea works in her father's antiquarian bookshop where her fascination for the biographies of the long-dead has led her to write them herself. She gets a letter from one of the most famous authors of the day, the mysterious Vida Winter, whose popularity as a writer has been in no way diminished by her reclusiveness. Until now, Vida has toyed with journalists who interview her, creating outlandish life histories for herself - all of them invention. Now she is old and ailing, and at last she wants to tell the truth about her extraordinary life. Her letter to Margaret is a summons.

Somewhat anxiously, the equally reclusive Margaret travels to Yorkshire to meet her subject - and Vida starts to recount her tale. It is one of gothic strangeness featuring the March family; the fascinating, devious and wilful Isabelle and the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline.

Margaret is captivated by the power of Vida's storytelling. But as a biographer she deals in fact not fiction, and she doesn't entirely trust Vida's account. She goes to check up on the family, visiting their old home and piecing together their story in her own way. What she discovers on her journey to the truth is for Margaret a chilling and transforming experience.

Recommended Reading:
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

Twelve Sharp (Audiobook)

Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich


My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
Another fun romp for Stephanie Plum. Each story becomes more outrageous, the plots more dangerous and even though the series follows a set pattern, I have yet to become bored with the character antics. This was laugh-out-loud funny and earned me a few strange looks from my cube mates, but well worth it.

Pub. Date: June 2006

Synopsis: FIRST A STRANGER APPEARS While chasing down the usual cast of miscreants and weirdos Stephanie discovers that a crazed woman is stalking her. THEN, THE STRANGER REVEALS HER SECRETS The woman dresses in black, carries a 9mm GLOCK, has a bad attitude and a mysterious connection to dark and dangerous Carlos Manoso... street name, Ranger. NEXT, SOMEBODY DIES The action turns deadly serious, and Stephanie goes from hunting skips to hunting a murderer. SOON, THE CHASE IS ON Ranger needs Stephanie for more reasons than he can say. And now, the two are working together to find a killer, rescue a missing child, and stop a lunatic from raising the body count. When Stephanie Plum and Ranger get too close for comfort, Vice Cop Joe Morelli (her on-again, off-again boyfriend) steps in.Will the ticking clock stop at the stroke of twelve, or will a stranger in the wind find a way to stop Stephanie Plum... forever. Filled with Janet Evanovich's trademark action, non-stop adventure, and sharp humor.

Recommended Reading:
Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum Series #13) by Janet Evanovich
Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum Series #10) by Janet Evanovich
To the Nines (Stephanie Plum Series #9) by Janet Evanovich

Shopaholic and Baby (Audiobook)

Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella

My review
rating: 2 of 5 stars
Becky wasn't half as annoying in this book as I have found her to be in the other "Shopaholic" series. Her theatrics and wild assumptions were mildly amusing in this installment. Still too superficial and vacant for my tastes. Will probably be the last Kinsella novel that I read.

Pub. Date: February 2007

Series: Shopaholic Book 5

Synopsis: Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) is pregnant! She couldn’t be more overjoyed–especially since discovering that shopping cures morning sickness. Everything has got to be perfect for her baby: from the designer nursery . . . to the latest, coolest pram . . . to the celebrity, must-have obstetrician.

But when the celebrity obstetrician turns out to be her husband Luke’s glamorous, intellectual ex-girlfriend, Becky's perfect world starts to crumble. She’s shopping for two . . . but are there three in her marriage?

Recommended Reading:
Shopaholic and Sister (Shopaholic Series #4) by Sophie Kinsella
Shoe Addicts Anonymous by Beth Harbison

Seven Up (Audiobook)

Seven Up: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich

My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
Another fun romp by Evanovich. I haven't gotten tired of this series yet, she keeps revving up her plots in humorous and interesting ways.

Pub. Date: June 2005

Series: Stephanie Plum Book 7

Synopsis: Semi-retired mob guy, Eddie DeChooch, is caught trafficking contraband cigarettes through Trenton, New Jersey. When DeChooch fails to show for a court appearance, bond enforcement agent Stephanie Plum is assigned the task of finding him and dragging his decrepit ass back to jail. Not such an easy job, it turns out, since DeChooch has learned a lot of tricks over the years and isn't afraid to use his gun. He's already shot Loretta Ricci and left her for worm food in his shed. He wouldn't mind shooting Stephanie next.

Likeable losers (and former high school classmates) Walter "MoonMan" Dunphy and Dougie "The Dealer" Kruper have inadvertently become involved with DeChooch. They've gotten sucked into an operation which is much more than simple cigarette smuggling and holds risks far greater than anyone could have imagined.

When Dougie disappears, Steph goes into search mode. When Mooner disappears, she calls in the heavy artillery and asks master bounty hunter Ranger for help. Ranger's price for the job? One night with Stephanie, dusk to dawn. Not information she'd want to share with her some-time live in roommate, vice cop Joe Morelli.

A typical dilemma in the world of Plum.

And on the homefront, Stephanie's "perfect" sister Valerie has decided to move back to Trenton, bringing her two kids from hell. Grandma Mazur is asking questions about being a lesbian, and Bob, the bulimic dog, is eating everything in sight-including the furniture.

Recommended Reading:
Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum Series #8) by Janet Evanovich
Hot Six (Stephanie Plum Series #6) by Janet Evanovich
High Five (Stephanie Plum Series #5) by Janet Evanovich

Ten Big Ones (Audiobook)

Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich


My review
rating: 3 of 5 stars

Pub. Date: June 2004

Synopsis: She's accidentally destroyed a dozen cars. She's a target for every psycho and miscreant this side of the Jersey Turnpike. Her mother's convinced she'll end up dead . . . or worse, without a man. She's Stephanie Plum, and she kicks butt for a living (well, she thinks it sounds good to put it that way. . . .).

It begins as an innocent trip to the deli-mart, on a quest for nachos. But Stephanie Plum and her partner, Lula, are clearly in the wrong place at the wrong time. A robbery leads to an explosion, which leads to the destruction of yet another car. It would be just another day in the life of Stephanie Plum, except that she becomes the target of a gang---and of an even scarier, more dangerous force that comes to Trenton. With super bounty hunter Ranger acting more mysteriously than ever (and the tension with vice cop Joe Morelli getting hotter), she finds herself with a decision to make: how to protect herself and where to hide while on the hunt for a killer known as the Junkman. There's only one safe place, and it has Ranger's name all over it---if she can find it. And if the Junkman doesn't find her first. With Lula riding shotgun and Grandma Mazur on the loose, Stephanie Plum is racing against the clock in her most suspenseful novel yet. Ten Big Ones is page-turning entertainment, and Janet Evanovich is the best there is.

Recommended Reading:
To the Nines (Stephanie Plum Series #9) by Janet Evanovich
Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum Series #12) by Janet Evanovich
Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum Series #8) by Janet Evanovich

Eleven On Top (Audiobook)

Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich


My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
3. Evanovich has created a laugh out-loud series. This format should be boring me by now - exploding cars, burning buildings and bad guys who refuse to die - but 11 novels into the series I can't wait to see what happens in #12.

Pub. Date: June 2005

Synopsis: Stephanie Plum is thinking her career as a fugitive apprehension agent has run its course. She’s been shot at, spat at, cussed at, fire-bombed, mooned, and attacked by dogs. Time for a change, Stephanie thinks. Time to find the kind of job her mother can tell her friends about without making the sign of the cross.

So Stephanie Plum quits. Resigns. No looking back. No changing her mind. She wants something safe and normal. As it turns out, jobs that are safe and normal for most people aren’t necessarily safe and normal for Stephanie Plum. Trouble follows her, and the kind of trouble she had at the bail bonds office can’t compare to the kind of trouble she finds herself facing now. Her past has come back to haunt her. She’s stalked by a maniac returned from the grave for the sole purpose of putting her into a burial plot of her own. He’s killed before, and he’ll kill again if given the chance. Caught between staying far away from the bounty hunter business and staying alive, Stephanie reexamines her life and the possibility that being a bounty hunter is the solution rather than the problem. After disturbingly brief careers at the button factory, Kan Klean Dry Cleaners, and Cluck-in-a-Bucket, Stephanie takes an office position in security, working for Ranger, the sexiest, baddest bounty hunter and businessman on two continents. It might not be the job she’ll keep for the rest of her life, but for now it gives her the technical access she needsto find her stalker. Tempers and temperatures rise as competition ratchets up between the two men in her life---her on-again, off-again boyfriend, tough Trenton cop Joe Morelli, and her bad-ass boss, Ranger. Can Stephanie Plum take the heat? Can you?

Recommended Reading:
Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum Series #12) by Janet Evanovich
Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum Series #10) by Janet Evanovich
Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum Series #13) by Janet Evanovich

To The Nines (Audiobook)

To the Nines by Janet Evanovich


My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
Fantastic! Evanovich gets better with every book.

Pub. Date: June 2005

Synopsis: Stephanie Plum's got rent to pay, people shooting at her, and psychos wanting her dead every day of the week (much to the dismay of her mother, her family, the men in her life, the guy who slices meat at the deli . . . oh, the list goes on). An ordinary person would cave under the pressure.But hey, she's from Jersey.Stephanie Plum may not be the best bounty hunter in beautiful downtown Trenton, but she's pretty darn good at turning bad situations her way . . . and she always gets her man. In To the Nines, her cousin Vinnie (who's also her boss) has posted bail on Samuel Singh, an illegal immigrant. When the elusive Mr. Singh goes missing, Stephanie is on the case. But what she uncovers is far more sinister than anyone imagines and leads to a group of killers who give new meaning to the word hunter.In a race against time that takes her from the Jersey Turnpike to the Vegas Strip, Stephanie Plum is on the chase of her life.

Recommended Reading:
Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum Series #8) by Janet Evanovich
Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum Series #10) by Janet Evanovich
Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum Series #12) by Janet Evanovich

Hard Eight (Audiobook)

Hard Eight [UNABRIDGED] by Janet Evanovich


My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars

Pub. Date: June 2005

Synopsis: Hard Up Fugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum has a big problem on her hands: Seven-year-old Annie Soder and her mother, Evelyn, have disappeared. Evelyn's estranged husband, Steven, a shady owner of a seedy bar, is not at all happy. Finding a kidnapped child is not an assignment for a bounty hunter. But Evelyn's grandmother lives next door to Stephanie's parents, so Stephanie follows the trail left by Annie and Evelyn-and finds a lot more than she bargained for.

Hard Risk Steven Soder is somehow linked with a very scary Eddie Abruzzi. Trenton cop and on-again, off-again fiancé Joe Morelli and Stephanie's mentor and tormentor, Ranger, warn Stephanie about Abruzzi, but it's Abruzzi's eyes and mannerisms that frighten Stephanie most. Stephanie needs Ranger's savvy and expertise, and she's willing to accept his help to find Annie even though it might mean getting too involved with Ranger. Stephanie, Ranger, Lula (who's not going to miss riding with Ranger), and Evelyn's lawyer/Laundromat manager set out to find Annie. The search turns out to be a race among Stephanie's posse, the True Blue Bonds' agent-a Rangerette known as Jeanne Ellen Burrows-and the Abruzzi crew. Plus, there's a killer rabbit on the loose!

Recommended Reading:
Seven Up (Stephanie Plum Series #7) by Janet Evanovich
To the Nines (Stephanie Plum Series #9) by Janet Evanovich
Hot Six (Stephanie Plum Series #6) by Janet Evanovich

Little Earthquakes (Audiobook)

Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner


My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars

Pub. Date: July 2006

Synopsis: First comes love. Then comes marriage. And then things start to get really interesting...

This highly acclaimed storyteller brings readers a tale of romance, friendship, forgiveness, and extreme sleep deprivation, as three very different women navigate one of life's most wonderful and perilous transitions: the journey of new motherhood.

Rebecca Rothstein-Rabinowitz is a plump, sexy chef who has a wonderful husband, supportive friends, a restaurant that's received citywide acclaim, a beautiful baby girl...and the mother-in-law from hell.

Kelly Day's life looks picture-perfect. But behind the doors of her largely empty apartment, she's struggling to balance work and motherhood and marriage, while entering Oliver's every move (and movement) on a spreadsheet, and dealing with an unemployed husband who seems content to channel-surf for eight hours a day.

And Ayinde Towne is already on shaky ground, trying to live her life to the letter of a how-to guide called Baby Success, when her basketball superstar husband breaks her trust at the most vulnerable moment in her life, putting their marriage in peril -- and their new family even more in the public eye.

Then there's Lia Frederick, a Philadelphia native who has just come home, leaving Los Angeles behind, along with her glamorous Hollywood career, her husband, and a tragic secret, to start her life all over again.

With her trademark warmth and humor, Weiner tells the story of what happens after happily ever after...and how an eight-pound bundle of joy can shake up every woman's sense of herself in the world around her.

From prenatal yoga to postbirth sex, from sisters and husbands to mothers and mothers-in-law, Little Earthquakes is a frank, funny, fiercely perceptive Diaper Genie-eye view of the comedies and tragedies of love and marriage.

Recommended Reading:
Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner
The Guy Not Taken by Jennifer Weiner
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella

Four to Score (AudioBook)

Four to Score by Janet Evanovich

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Pub. Date: June 2005

Synopsis: Working for her bail bondsman cousin Vinnie, Stephanie is hot on the trail of revenge-seeking waitress Maxine Nowicki, whose crimes include bail jumping, theft, and extortion. Someone is terrifying Maxine's friends, and those who have seen her are turning up dead. Also on the hunt for Maxine is Joyce Barnhardt, Stephanie's archenemy and rival bounty hunter. Stephanie's attitude never wavers-- even when aided by crazy Grandma Mazur, ex-hooker and wannabe bounty hunter Lula, and transvestite rock musician Sally Sweet-- and even when Stephanie makes an enemy whose deadly tactics escalate from threatening messages to firebombs. All of this pales in comparison, though, with an even greater danger Stephanie faces, when, homeless and broke, she and her hamster Rex move in with a vice cop Joe Morelli.

Recommended Reading:
High Five (Stephanie Plum Series #5) by Janet Evanovich
Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum Series #3) by Janet Evanovich
Hot Six (Stephanie Plum Series #6) by Janet Evanovich
3rd Degree (Women's Murder Club Series #3) by James Patterson
1st to Die (Women's Murder Club Series #1) by James Patterson

Hot Six (Audiobook)

Hot Six: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich


My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars

Pub. Date: June 2005

Series: Stephanie Plum Book 6

Synopsis: Follow Stephanie on her biggest quest yet: Ranger, the super bounty hunter, is on the lam, and Stephanie has to team up with vice cop Joe Morelli to find him. Also, Hot Six answers the big question: Did Stephanie sleep with Ranger or Morelli? In addition to all the sex, FTAs, and donuts Stephanie can handle, Grandma Mazur has a fight with Stephanie's father and moves in with Stephanie and Rex, her hamster. Anything can happen-and everything does-in Janet Evanovich's wildest Plum adventure yet. She's back, and her latest band of offbeat characters fit the town of Trenton, New Jersey to a "T".

Recommended Reading:
High Five (Stephanie Plum Series #5) by Janet Evanovich
Seven Up (Stephanie Plum Series #7) by Janet Evanovich
Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum Series #8) by Janet Evanovich

High Five (Audiobook)

High Five by Janet Evanovich

My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars

Pub. Date: April 2005

Series: Stephanie Plum Book 5

Synopsis: Stephanie Plum, America's favorite Jersey-girl bounty hunter, is back in her fifth entertaining hit, High Five . Uncle Fred is missing, and even though Grandma Mazur is convinced aliens abducted him, Stephanie drops everything in order to sniff out her luckless relative. But finding dear ole Fred isn't all our hero needs to worry about. No, not in the least.

Recommended Reading:
Hot Six (Stephanie Plum Series #6) by Janet Evanovich
Four to Score (Stephanie Plum Series #4) by Janet Evanovich
Seven Up (Stephanie Plum Series #7) by Janet Evanovich

The Undomestic Goddess (Audiobook)

The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella


My review
rating: 2 of 5 stars

Pub. Date: May 2006

Synopsis: Workaholic attorney Samantha Sweeting has just done the unthinkable. She’s made a mistake so huge, it’ll wreck any chance of a partnership.

Going into utter meltdown, she walks out of her London office, gets on a train, and ends up in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she’s mistaken for an interviewee and finds herself being offered a job as housekeeper. Her employers have no idea they’ve hired a lawyer–and Samantha has no idea how to work the oven. She can’t sew on a button, bake a potato, or get the #@%# ironing board to open. How she takes a deep breath and begins to cope–and finds love–is a story as delicious as the bread she learns to bake.

But will her old life ever catch up with her? And if it does…will she want it back?

Recommended Reading:
Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
Shopaholic and Sister (Shopaholic Series #4) by Sophie Kinsella
The Gatecrasher by Madeleine Wickham

Can You Keep A Secret? (Audiobook)

Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella

My review
rating: 3 of 5 stars

Pub. Date: December 2005

Synopsis: Meet Emma Corrigan, a young woman with a huge heart, an irrepressible spirit, and a few little secrets:

Secrets from her mother:
I lost my virginity in the spare bedroom with Danny Nussbaum while Mum and Dad were downstairs watching Ben-Hur.
Sammy the goldfish in my parents’ kitchen is not the same goldfish that Mum gave me to look after when she and Dad were in Egypt.
Secrets from her boyfriend:
I weigh one hundred and twenty-eight pounds. Not one eighteen, like Connor thinks.
I’ve always thought Connor looks a bit like Ken. As in Barbie and Ken.
From her colleagues:
When Artemis really annoys me, I feed her plant orange juice. (Which is pretty much every day.)
It was me who jammed the copier that time. In fact, all the times.
Secrets she wouldn’t share with anyone in the world:
My G-string is hurting me.
I have no idea what NATO stands for. Or even what it is.

Until she spills them all to a handsome stranger on a plane. At least, she thought he was a stranger.But come Monday morning, Emma’s office is abuzz about the arrival of Jack Harper, the company’s elusive CEO. Suddenly Emma is face-to-face with the stranger from the plane, a man who knows every single humiliating detail about her. Things couldn’t possibly get worse—Until they do.

Recommended Reading:
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie KinsellaShopaholic and Sister (Shopaholic Series #4) by Sophie Kinsella
Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
Cocktails for Three by Madeleine Wickham