Chick Lit Writers of The World, Unite!
New and Upcoming Releases from Our Members
Chick Lit Writers of the World is pleased to promote the book releases of our chapter members.
If you are a member of the chapter and would like your book listed here, please e-mail your name, title, publisher and release date to
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September 2007 Releases
 Gemma Halliday's book,
Undercover in High Heels:
Secret affairs, hunky gardeners, and housewives desperate enough to bare it all... welcome to Magnolia Lane, TV's newest hit show. As the new wardrobe assistant, shoe designer Maddie Springer is in fashion heaven. But then a young starlet is found dead. Now it's up to Maddie to sift through a secretive leading lady, an actor on the verge of a nervous breakdown, a sexy cyber scandal, and one tabloid reporter who'll stop at nothing to get the story of the century. Not to mention her tangles with the infuriatingly sexy lead detective, Jack Ramirez. In a biz where lies and deception earn Emmys, Maddie will have to play the role of a lifetime to catch Hollywood's hottest killer. But if she doesn't watch her step, Maddie's fifteen minutes of fame just may be her last.
 Sara Hantz's book,
The Second Virginity of Suzy Green:
Suzy Green used to be one of the coolest nonconformist "almost-Goth" party girls in Australia. That was before her older sister Rosie died and her family moved to a new town. Not even her best friend would recognize her now. Gone are the Doc Martens and the attitude. All she wants is to be like Rosie--perfect. The new Suzy Green makes straight As, hangs with the in-crowd at her new school, and dates the hottest guy around. And since all her new friends belong to a virginity club, she joins, too. So what if she's not technically qualified? Nobody in town knows . . . until Ryan, Suzy's ex, turns up.
As the past and present collide, Suzy struggles to find her own place in a world without her sister.
 Gabriella Herkert's book,
Catnapped!:
A cat. A corpse. And 'til death do us part. In CATNAPPED!, the debut in the Animal Instinct Mystery series, Seattle investigator Sara Townley thinks a dead body is the least of her troubles. Unfortunately for her, husbands are less predictable than felines and killers live by the laws of the jungle. What has she got? Bad hair and a bigamy rumor. Welcome to the zoo.
Cynthia Baxter, author of Right from the Gecko, says, "A hilarious heroine, layers of intrigue, a delicious romance...CATNAPPED! is as much fun as catnip!"
August 2007 Releases
 Diane Amos's book,
Outlaw Hearts:
As a child, Rebekah Benson found half of a gold medallion inside her doll, a gift from her deceased parents, who had been missionaries to the Abenaki Indians in Maine . At age twenty-four, Rebekah heads to America in search of answers. She arrives in Londonderry , New Hampshire , and finds the other half of the medallion--hanging around the neck of Zachariah Thompson, a local man condemned to hang in two days for a murder he did not commit.
Their growing attraction gradually transforms them from rivals over the medallion to partners and then to lovers. Together, they seek the meaning of the medallion's mysterious symbols: A map to a hidden treasure? A message from Rebekah's parents? Or--as Rebekah comes to believe--evidence of mystical powers that have brought her and Zachariah together?
As the mystery unravels and Rebekah finally learns the medallion's secret, she finds a link to her past that will forever change her life.
July 2007 Releases
 Stephanie Hale's book,
Revenge of the Homecoming Queen:
The flawless Aspen Brooks was born to be Homecoming Queen. Naturally she's dating the most popular guy in school, and she's blessed with stunning good looks, excellent style, and mega brains. She's got the crown in the bag.
So why is the tiara being placed on the skanky head of cheerleader Angel Ives? The confusion only grows after ultra-dork Rand Bachrach is crowned king. To Aspen's shock and horror, Angel actually accuses her of being behind this. Whatevs!
But then something goes terribly, terribly wrong. Strange things start happening--even stranger than Angel beating Aspen. Now someone's leaving her threatening messages and slashing her tires. She's sure it's that beyotch Angel doing these things. And if Angel wants war, by Dooney & Bourke she'll get one.
June 2007 Releases
 Helen Kay Dimon's book,
Your Mouth Drives Me
Crazy:
Annie Parks came to Hawaii to gather information and settle a score, not spend time handcuffed to a sexy stranger's bed. Okay, so this particular stranger saved her from drowning after she was pitched overboard by some goons. And he's about six feet of hard, Hawaiian muscle and gorgeous cool that's making forgotten parts of her say, "A-lo-ha!"
 Cindy Proctor-King's book,
Borrowing
Alex:
Talk about blonde ambition...
Nikki St. James is at the end of the rope she bought to kidnap her rat fiancé's best man. Determined to convince her fiancé to set a wedding date instead of spending his days sucking up to her rich father, Nikki fakes an affair with their best man, Alex Hart, and whisks Alex to secluded Lake Eden along with the zany trio of pets she can't bear to leave behind. Except...her fiancé doesn't rush to win her back. And Alex, a stick-in-the-mud history professor, clearly thinks she's off her rocker.
Paradise was never like this!
 Lois Winston's book, Love, Lies, and a Double Shot of
Deception:
Life has delivered one sucker punch after another to Emma Wadsworth. As a matter of fact, you could say the poor little rich girl is the ultimate poster child for Money Can't Buy Happiness -- even if she is no longer a child.
When Philadelphia's most beloved citizen become the city's most notorious criminal, she needs to do a lot more than clear her name if she wants to save her budding romance with the billionaire
hunk someone is willing to kill for.
June 2007 Anthologies
 Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned From Judy Blume: Whether
laughing to tears reading Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, or
clamoring for more unmistakable "me too!" moments
in Are You There God, It's Me Margaret, girls
all over the world have been touched by Judy Blume's poignant
coming-of-age stories. Now, in this anthology of essays, twenty-four
notable female authors write straight from the heart about the
unforgettable novels that left an indelible mark on their childhoods,
and still influence them today. After growing up from Tales
of a Fourth Grade Nothing into Smart Women, these
writers pay tribute, through their reflections and most cherished
memories, to one of the most beloved authors of all time.
Edited by: Jennifer O'Connell;
Chick Lit RWA Contributing Authors include: Megan
Crane, Jennifer O'Connell,
Diana Peterfreund,
Shanna Swendson.
 Perfectly
Plum: Unauthorized Essays on the Life, Loves, and Other Disasters of Stephanie Plum, Trenton Bounty Hunter: Speculating about the cultural metaphors in Janet Evanovich's wildly
popular mystery series, this anthology takes a look
at lingerie-buyer-turned-bounty-hunter Stephanie Plum and catalogs her
bad luck with cars, her good luck with men, her unorthodox approach to
weapon storage, and the rich tapestry of her milieu: Trenton, New
Jersey, also known as The Burg.
Chick Lit RWA Contributing Authors include: Shanna Swendson,
Natasha
Fondren.
May 2007 Releases
 Jennifer Estep's book, Karma
Girl:
Bigtime, New York is not big enough for both Carmen Cole and the
superheroes and ubervillains who walk its streets.
Hobnobbing with modelizing millionaires and famished fashionistas is
all in a day's work for the woman hot on the trail of the Fearless Five
and Terrible Triad. But when Carmen gets the scoop of her career, her
life comes crashing down around her. And even Bigtime's sexiest
superhero, Striker, may not be able to save her ...
 Jennifer O'Connell's book,
Insider
Dating:
Recently divorced, top financial analyst Abby Dunn
has learned the hard way that when it comes to relationships, there's
no sure thing. But now she's creating a members-only club where women share
the inside information on the opposite sex they need to invest their
greatest assets: themselves. And she's got underperforming men running
scared. While it may be perfectly legal, nothing good can come from insider dating...
 Jenny O'Connell's book,
The Book of
Luke:
Emily Abbott has always been considered the Girl Most Likely to Be
Nice -- but lately being nice hasn't done her any good. Her parents
have decided to move the family from Chicago back to their hometown of
Boston in the middle of Emily's senior year. Only Emily's first real
boyfriend, Sean, is in Chicago, and so is her shot at class
valedictorian and early admission to the Ivy League. Then Sean dumps Emily on moving day and
her father announces he's staying behind in Chicago "to tie up loose
ends." What's a nice girl to do?
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