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A Girl's Best Friend
Are diamonds really a girl's best friend? Danielle van der Straaten certainly thinks so. Her boyfriends cheat on her, her sister drives her mad and her father only wants to see her married with children - despite all the work she's put into the family jewellery business. Diamonds are the only thing she can rely on.
Her sister, Isabel, doesn't care about diamonds, provided she has something sparkly to wear to a party and a gorgeous man to dance with. Life is for living and having fun. And if their money disappeared tomorrow? She'd be in serious trouble.
Jemma Stortford can no longer afford diamonds and finds it hard seeing Danielle and Isabel living the life that should have been hers. But when she wakes up one morning to find the handsome Nico Morales in her bed, it appears her luck has finally changed.
But is Nico who he claims to be? And why is he so interested in the van der Straatens?
As the three women are about to find out, sometimes diamonds aren't a girl's best friend at all!
Her sister, Isabel, doesn't care about diamonds, provided she has something sparkly to wear to a party and a gorgeous man to dance with. Life is for living and having fun. And if their money disappeared tomorrow? She'd be in serious trouble.
Jemma Stortford can no longer afford diamonds and finds it hard seeing Danielle and Isabel living the life that should have been hers. But when she wakes up one morning to find the handsome Nico Morales in her bed, it appears her luck has finally changed.
But is Nico who he claims to be? And why is he so interested in the van der Straatens?
As the three women are about to find out, sometimes diamonds aren't a girl's best friend at all!
469 pages, Paperback
First published January 8, 2004
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About the author
Louise Marley
17 books105 followersMost of my stories are set in small villages filled with quirky characters. These are partly inspired by the places I’ve lived in over the years, although the characters are straight out of my imagination! I currently live in Wales, close to a famous library and two ruined castles. My husband thinks we moved here by accident.
My first published novel was Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, which was a finalist in Poolbeg’s Write a Bestseller competition. As well as nine novels, I’ve written short stories for women’s magazines such as Take a Break and My Weekly. Before becoming a full-time writer, I worked as an administrative officer for the police.
When I’m not writing, I enjoy visiting big old houses, which I use as inspiration for the houses in my novels, and reading other people’s books when I ought to be writing my own…
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My first published novel was Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, which was a finalist in Poolbeg’s Write a Bestseller competition. As well as nine novels, I’ve written short stories for women’s magazines such as Take a Break and My Weekly. Before becoming a full-time writer, I worked as an administrative officer for the police.
When I’m not writing, I enjoy visiting big old houses, which I use as inspiration for the houses in my novels, and reading other people’s books when I ought to be writing my own…
Check out the Raven's Edge website here: https://ravens-edge.co.uk/
You can also find me on:
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/louisemarley...
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LouiseMarley...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louisemarle...
** Be careful, there is another author with exactly the same name!**
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
June 25, 2017
Not for me. Too unbelievable and not particularly well written
November 10, 2023
Good story! Just drags on abit in the middle!
January 30, 2016
For me, this was ok - for others, it might be really good. The intrigue in the story was fine as it did keep me wondering about what was really going on until the end but I just couldn't find myself bonding with any of the characters. Even when I got to the end of the book I still couldn't find a favourite of the three girls that the story was based around. For me, I like to find a character that I can relate to, or one that I can feel sympathetic to or I can cheer on. While I did feel some sympathy for each of them at some point I just couldn't love any of the characters.
October 27, 2014
Recommended by the wonderful author Trisha Ashley, I hoped this would have me as enthralled as Trisha's books do. I was hooked from the start!
A romance, comedy and mystery all rolled together in one book!
Identical twins that are polar opposites!
Who was the the enigmatic Nico really; a spy, a journalist?
Why does Jemma hate one twin, but is so close to the other?
Immediately downloaded 3 others....what more can I say!
A romance, comedy and mystery all rolled together in one book!
Identical twins that are polar opposites!
Who was the the enigmatic Nico really; a spy, a journalist?
Why does Jemma hate one twin, but is so close to the other?
Immediately downloaded 3 others....what more can I say!
February 16, 2015
I did enjoy this book but felt it came to an abrupt end. I was unaware I was nearing the climax of the story and then it was over! Some of it was a little far-fetched, but then we are dealing with fiction!
November 5, 2012
A freebie on the kindle. Not bad, but it would have been a lot better if any of the main characters were actually likeable.
February 13, 2016
Kept me interested , but a bit far fetched at points (but it is chick lit) and then when just getting interesting it finished ! It's free on kindle though so worth a read
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