{"id":2601,"date":"2011-12-06T00:01:30","date_gmt":"2011-12-06T05:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=2601"},"modified":"2011-11-26T17:26:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-26T22:26:00","slug":"launch-day-of-sophies-turn-by-loveahappyending-author-nicky-wells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=2601","title":{"rendered":"Launch Day for Sophie’s Turn by loveahappyending author Nicky Wells"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LAHE<\/a><\/p>\n

Sophie’s Turn by Nicky Wells<\/h2>\n

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Slapper. Slut. Adulteress. These are hardly words that Sophie Penhalligan would normally use to describe herself. And yet this is exactly how she is behaving, all things considered, even if she isn\u2019t quite married to Tim yet. Aged nineteen, she travelled halfway across the country to honour an invitation by her favourite rock band, Tusk, to join them for the last gig of their tour. And now her past is coming to tempt her… How could Tim ever stand a chance against Dan, the charming, handsome lead-singer? How could she?<\/p>\n

Sophie, now twenty-eight and a budding newspaper journalist, is happily embroiled in a relationship with Tim, her boyfriend of two years. Until recently, she was confident that Tim would eventually propose\u2014probably as soon as he could get his act together. But just as Tim\u2019s persistent inaction is beginning to cast a cloud over their relationship, Dan\u2019s sudden reappearance turns Sophie\u2019s world upside down. Thus unfolds a roller-coaster of events including an ill-fated trip to Paris with Tim, a night of unfulfilled romance with Dan, Sophie and Tim\u2019s engagement party gate-crashed by Dan, and Sophie\u2019s professional secondment to accompany Dan\u2019s band on their revival tour\u2014at Dan\u2019s special request and very much against her will.<\/p>\n

And then, one fine day in Paris, Sophie suddenly finds herself engaged to Dan while her erstwhile fianc\u00e9 Tim is… well, doing whatever it is Tim does back in London. What is she to do now? Who wouldn\u2019t give anything to meet their favourite star, let alone marry him?<\/p>\n

Find out how Sophie gets into this impossible situation, and how she turns it around, in Sophie\u2019s Turn, the charming, funny and sometimes bittersweet story of one woman\u2019s entanglement with a rock star.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what the readers think of Sophie\u2019s Turn:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolutely loved it and want a sequel<\/em>.\u201d \u2014 Kristin Durham<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe attraction between Sophie and Dan is sizzling\u2026. you can feel the heat coming off the pages<\/em>!\u201d \u2014 Shaz Goodwin<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI loved the British charm that was evident on every page, as well as the plot that kept me reading well past my bedtime<\/em>.\u201d \u2014 Jonita Fex<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNicky Wells spins her story with a delicate hand that will have readers cheering Sophie on throughout the entire book. I felt Sophie\u2019s confusion, her hesitance to spark up anything with Dan, her dismay at her betrayal to Tim. This was such a real book, with a real woman in a very confusing situation<\/em>\u201d \u2014 Samantha Robey<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cNot only does the story bounce along breezily, her writing style is beautifully observant \u2013 she paints an emotional picture in prose that is very believable and develops a range of central characters that are easy to relate to<\/em>.\u201d \u2014 Andy Fraser<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe outcome, well what a great ending \u2013 not what I expected but totally satisfying<\/em>.\u201d \u2014 Sue Fortin<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026excellent debut novel\u2026 I love her style of writing, and this book was an absolute pleasure to read<\/em>.\u201d \u2014 Kim Nash<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cPacked full of heated highs but also some very sad lows that might have you reaching for a tissue. (Loved the ending) Nicky has written a perfect ChickLit book that easily stands up against the others available today in the shops<\/em>.\u201d \u2014 Lou Graham<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI found there were also some lovely humorous touches in this novel which were not predictable<\/em>\u201d \u2014 Rea Sinfield<\/strong><\/p>\n

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You can buy Sophie’s Turn from amazon.co.uk here<\/a>, amazon.com here<\/a>, amazon.de (Germany) here<\/a> and amazon.fr (France)here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can find Nicky online on her blog at: nickywellslippert.wordpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n

She’s also on Twitter at @WellsNicky<\/a> and on Facebook at Nicky Wells Author<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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