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Temz has bags of confidence. She embraces her size 26 body, her marketing career is on fire, and she has a thriving plantfluencer side hustle. But her love life? Not so great. So when a sexy tech entrepreneur slides into her DMs looking for plant care advice, she doesn\u2019t waste any time … and soon there\u2019s a sizzling long-distance digital flirtation growing roots. But … she commits the cardinal online sin, tells a fib in a bout of self-doubt, and when she\u2019s offered an opportunity to visit her hot digital flirts stomping ground, there\u2019s going to be total chaos! Stephanie Yeboah\u2019s romantic comedy Chaotic Energy<\/strong> is fabulously funny. Orion<\/p>\n Irresistibly fruity, all mouth-watering flavours of raspberry and strawberry with abundant notes of rose petal, this fruity, crisp, semi-sweet wine had soft bubbles and delicate effervescence. The Van Loveren Moscato Perl\u00e9 Ros\u00e9<\/strong> is just perfect with salads, cold meats, or dishes with a hint of spice. It\u2019s also wonderful on its own … sipped at sunset with a good book! Jolly well priced at around R56 or R335 a case from vanloveren.co.za<\/p>\n The first time Joe plays Percy one of his songs, she instantly realises three things. She\u2019s with a star in the making. She can shape his music into something extraordinary. She\u2019ll always be on the sidelines. Swallowing her jealousy, she throws herself into collaboration, transforming Joe\u2019s songs into indie hits. There\u2019s an undercurrent to the music they\u2019re making … something electric. There\u2019s love, and then almost inevitably, heartbreak. As Joe steps into the spotlight, can Percy bear to watch on in silence? And can he exist there without her? Talent, obsession, belonging … Holly Brickley\u2019s Deep Cuts<\/strong> is tender and heartbreaking and uplifting. Harper Collins UK<\/p>\n Anna has lived in New York, had a long-term boyfriend, and had The Best Job In The World – working as a highly successful beauty PR. The dream life. According to everyone else. So why, then, is she back in Dublin, living with her parents. She’s 48, with no partner, no job, no direction. She\u2019s lost her purpose and needs a new challenge to help her fall back in love with life again. When an opportunity arises to solve a PR crisis in the tiny town of Maumtully, Anna leaps at the chance. But will the appearance of an old love interest derail her plans? Marian Keyes is one of fave authors … My Favourite Mistake<\/strong> is such a fab read. Penguin<\/p>\n Annie is 37 weeks pregnant, shopping for a crib. She\u2019s not having a good day. In fact, she\u2019s not having a brilliant life. She was meant to be the next Tennessee Williams, not staring at spreadsheets on a computer screen. She and her husband sleep on a mattress on the floor and she\u2019ll probably die before paying off the credit card she\u2019s about to use, again, to pay for the crib. Mid-argument with a sales assistant, an earthquake hits, devastating half of the West Coast. Tilt<\/strong> by Emma Pattee is the funny, terrifying story of Annie, trying to walk back to her husband … the story of putting off dreams and about what makes us keep moving forward. Harper Collins UK<\/p>\n Ali isn\u2019t having a brilliant 40th<\/sup> birthday. She\u2019s had a run-in with the wife of the colleague she\u2019s been sleeping with, and been brushed off by the celeb comedian she\u2019s supposed to recruit to host a new radio show. Set in the world of comedy in London, Julia Raeside\u2019s debut novel Don\u2019t Make Me Laugh<\/strong> is about power, control, manipulation and gendered roles in the workplace and private lives. Balancing anger and humour, It\u2019s about how women are set up in competition with each other … and it\u2019s a story about fighting back. Bedford Square<\/p>\n More book club reads to look out for …<\/strong><\/p>\n The Ex Effect<\/strong> by Jo Watson – An unsexy first time with her first boyfriend. Sexually cursed. Disastrous dating. Now a second chance with a hot location agent. Could Ash\u2019s life – well, her sex life – about to improve dramatically. Loads of fun. Headline<\/p>\n Killer Potential<\/strong>\u00a0by Hannah Deitch – A scholarship kid with straight As and big dreams, Evie Gordon always thought she\u2019d be someone. But being someone at the heart of a nationwide manhunt wasn\u2019t what she had in mind. Which is where she finds herself after walking into a murder scene, and finding herself a suspect and fugitive. 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