NEW RELEASE
Looking for Leon - Shirley Benton (2011)
Andie, an Irish journalist and former model, has just returned to her home in Dublin, from a two-week Las Vegas holiday. On her last night in Vegas, Andie met a charming man called Leon who she thinks is her soul mate. There's just one problem: during a brief bathroom break (blame the heavenly cocktails), a fire drill separated them and she doesn't have his contact information or full name. When her boss hears the lengths Andie has gone to try to find Leon, she has Andie write a new column about it. The column skyrockets Andie into fame, and she is shipped off to Vegas with her own film crew to document her search for Leon. What was supposed to be a four-series show just for Dublin has turned into a national story and media frenzy. Where is Leon? If he is found, will he really be who Andie thinks he is? This story is easily one of the best I have ever read. Instead of rushing to find out the ending, I was excited to read through each chapter. Debut author Shirley Benton has an amazing talent. Andie's story was captivating, romantic, scary, mysterious, hilarious and sad. I cannot express in words how great this book is, it is 300+ pages of pure brilliance. (AV)
Note: Shirley Benton is a contributor to Chicklit Club but she does not personally know her reviewer.
Our very own Chicklit Club contributor Shirley Benton (SBB) has her debut novel, Looking for Leon, coming out in March. The summary says: "Andie hadn't gambled on meeting the love of her life on a boozy holiday to Las Vegas - but when she meets Leon, love suddenly seems like a bet she can win. That is, until the wheel of fortune steps in and separates them in a fire drill ... With no information on Leon other than his first name, Andie finds it impossible to track him down. But when she returns to Ireland and writes a newspaper column about her search, a local TV crew offer to fly her back to Vegas to resume her hunt for the man she can't forget. What starts off as a simple low-budget documentary spirals into a frenzied international media search - but when all her efforts still fail to locate Leon, Andie is forced to face the fact that perhaps he doesn't want to be found ... but why?"