NEW RELEASE
Crystal Balls - Amanda Brobyn (2011)
Tina Harding doesn't believe in the psychic world, yet when she is dragged to a psychic fair by her employee, Chantelle, she is surprised to find that the allure of knowing your destiny is hard to resist. After sitting with a psychic with a crystal ball that holds all the secrets to Tina's future, the hard-working businesswoman feels like she has found a quick and easy way to know exactly what is going to happen before it actually happens. After years of putting her painful past as a failed actress behind her, Tina is thrilled at the prospect of having a head start on her future, love life and her career. As Tina soon finds out, things don't always go to plan - even when you have the help of a crystal ball. Her flirty liaisons with the gorgeous real estate maven, Brian Steen, seem to run out of steam before they even get going for one reason or another. But, no matter what, the crystal ball is always right...isn't it? Tina is an entertaining character and the storyline flows along easily while not losing itself along the way. At the end of it all, whether you're a fan of psychics or not, this book is sure to entertain you and make you laugh until you cry. (AS)
Amanda Brobyn's first novel Crystal Balls is about a girl who becomes addicted to psychic and clairvoyant readings. The summary says: "Tina Harding is a successful and ambitious estate agent. All is going according to plan and her painful past as a failed actress has been well and truly buried. Now she's a down-to-earth and hard-headed businesswoman. Life, however, is full of surprises. While accompanying her more wide-eyed colleague, Chantelle, to a psychic fair, Tina herself falls victim to the lure of the crystal ball. She is warned that she must learn to trust her own decisions, and assured that the arrival of her soul mate is imminent. An elated Tina feels she has discovered a shortcut to fulfilment - her very own life's SatNav. Enter the gorgeous sex-on-wheels property-developer Brian Steen, who is very keen indeed to get up close and personal with Tina. But, call it fate, call it karma or just sheer bad luck, their steamy encounters are destined to fizzle out every time. But Brian is a patient man - up to a point - and, with help from Tina's psychic guides, things are sure to pan out just fine ... aren't they?" Crystal Balls is out in late February. Brobyn is currently working on her second novel The Curry Club.