NEW RELEASE
New Uses for Old Boyfriends - Beth Kendrick (2015)
Lila Alders made sure she married into money. She was accustomed to the finer things in life and enjoyed the facade of having a perfect life. When her husband leaves her, her image explodes and she is forced to move back home to Black Dog Bay, the Delaware beach town she grew up in. Lila quickly discovers that the family fortune is gone and her mother, a former model, is living in denial. Her mother's closets are full of vintage high-end labels and Lila quickly sees a way to reinvent herself and make some money. Lila and her mother open a vintage clothing boutique. As Lila makes her business mark in her hometown, she is thrown together with her ex-boyfriend, Ben, and Malcolm, the man she didn't get a second glance to as a teenager. This novel is a fun quick read about second chances. Fashion lovers will delight with all the designer label references. Fans of Kendrick's earlier novel, Cure for the Common Breakup, will be happy to see their favourite characters make an appearance in this book. (AO)
Beth Kendrick returns to Black Dog Bay for her latest novel, New Uses For Old Boyfriends. The summary says: "After growing up in privilege and marrying into money, Lila Alders has gotten used to the good life. But when her happily-ever-after implodes, Lila must return to Black Dog Bay, the tiny seaside town where she grew up. She's desperate for a safe haven, but everything has changed over the past ten years. Her family's fortune is gone - and her mother is in total denial. It's up to Lila to take care of everything ... but she can barely take care of herself. The former golden girl of Black Dog Bay struggles to reinvent herself by opening a vintage clothing boutique. But even as Lila finds new purpose for outdated dresses and tries to reunite with her ex, she realises that sometimes it's too late for old dreams. She's lost everything she thought she needed but found something - someone - she desperately wants. A boy she hardly noticed has grown up into a man she can't forget ... and a second chance has never felt so much like first love." New Uses For Old Boyfriends is out in February 2015.