Series: Annie Valentine #7
Published by Boldwood Books on 30th April 2024
Format: Audiobook, eARC
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Also by this author: The Personal Shopper
If you love Emily in Paris, you will love this BRAND NEW book in the Annie Valentine series from bestselling author Carmen Reid. Personal shopper Annie Valentine is back! Older and bolder!
Fashion guru Annie is struggling to cope with her hectic life. With the demands of two older children, plus four-year-old twins, her marriage to Ed is in a romance-free rut and she’s clinging by a couture thread to her job as the nation’s favourite fashion fixer.
And where is Svetlana, her multi-millionaire friend, when Annie needs her? Busy with an expensive mid-life crisis, that's where!
When Ed gets the chance to teach in Paris, Annie thinks time apart could be the answer. Wrong!
In Paris, Ed transforms into a debonair silver fox, attracting the attentions of stylish siren Sylvie.
Annie can’t lose her man or the job she loves, so bundling her bags, her babies and a reluctant Svetlana onto the Eurostar, she sets off to the rescue. But can the City of Love deliver the ooh la la that her marriage, and her fashion series, so desperately needs?
Another brilliant laugh out loud emotional read, perfect for fans of Fiona Gibson, Tracy Bloom and Sophie Ranald!
Praise for Carmen
"Annie Valentine is a wonderful character - I want her to burst into my life and sort out my wardrobe for me!" Bestselling author, Jill Mansell
"You will enjoy getting to know Annie Valentine; laughing with her and crying with her. You may even fall in love with her . . . I have! A fantastic read!"⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader review
"Fantastic read, couldn't put it down" ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader review
"Can't wait to read the next one!" ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader review
So I read Book 1 and thought it was a good start to a series, but I didn’t get a chance to read the books after leading up to this. Carmen included a handy up-to-date character list and what they had done so I don’t feel I missed anything. I must say I enjoyed this book so much! I just had one gripe and that was how the marriage “troubles” were resolved, it annoyed me a bit and I wasn’t happy with the behaviours of either party.
However, Annie is back, being Annie and she provides a lot of entertainment. I was laughing and shocked by some of the situations she got in. However, at times, her parenting skills need to be addressed!!
I will go back to the other books at some point as I would like to see how Annie got where she is now! I loved the trip to Paris, and it will be interesting to see how it goes with Sylvie! Plus that cliffhanger with Svetlanka!! I need to know what the text said!!! Plus she wore a cape to do the gardening in! LOVED that!
This is a great book to lose yourself in, not take too seriously and just relax. I loved the audiobook of this! Julie Maisey is just such a fab narrator, and like the first book, Annie is brought into technicolour! I loved that! Annie is your everyday person, who is trying to get by, juggling everything she does, and that I can relate to!
Looking forward to Book 8!
Until the next time xxx
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