By: Cathy Kelly / Harper

There is chick-lit and then there is chick-lit…Cathy’s writing qualifies as the latter for its tasteful, insightful approach to relationships and their particular afflictions. Granted that getting through the 400-plus pages can be a rather arduous task for a supposed light read, but the book-even though it meanders and rambles at times-proves to be worthy of all that time spent unravelling the lives of three generations of a family of deeply feeling Irishwomen. Not at all a frothy or frivolous read, this one is partly based in a history-seeped World War 2nd context, thus adding a new dimension to the tale.

HOT TIP: Engrossing and enigmatic at the same time, this is worth a weekend of reading!

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By: Jackie Collins / Simon & Schuster

Drop-dead gorgeous Cameron, 24, is a personal trainer in a fitness club. She trains high-profile socialites, and many come on to her strongly! But, with plans to open her own studio, she’s focused on striving and saving. Till she meets Ryan, a successful moviemaker, married to a celebrity heiress of a powerbroking dynasty. Ryan’s never cheated on his wife but when he meets Cameron, all bets are off. So, what happens when lust and desire collide with marriage and power?

HOT TIP: You know pretty well what to expect from a Jackie Collins book, right? Wrong!

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By: SA Jones/Allen&Unwin

The dress haunts my steps. Flashes of red on the street mesmerize me. It flutters through my dream life like a taunting red banner. Sometimes there is just the barest hint of it so. I am not even certain that it flared at all…Here’s the story of an intimate circle of friends and a couple, Will and Emily crazily in love with each other. Then, one day, Will gives Emily a stunning, very sexy red dress. And somehow, everything changes!

Hot Tip: A clever novel about break-ups and breakdowns.

By: Charlotte Bingham/Bantam

Kathleen finds mare in foal and though her family can barely afford to, she takes her in. The mare dies leaving behind an orphan she names ‘The Enchanted’. As the foal grows up Kathleen loses her heart. But sooner or later he must be sold. Rory and his dad take a chance on the li’l horse to boost the fortune of their rundown racing yard. But when The Enchanted gets mystenously sick it seems only Kathleen can help. Under her care, The Enchanted is able to live up to his name and astonishing things start to happen to all those around him.

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HOT TIP: A galloping heartwarming read!