How Not To Shop - Carmen Reid

Annie Valentine is a personal shopper at a major department store, but she's in the midst of a career move to become a television presenter for a new lifestyle show - along with her friend Svetlana. Her high hopes for the series don't play out as the planned debut on a big channel fails to materialise and the show ends up airing on a channel with not much of an audience and very little in the way of a wardrobe budget. As a personal shopper, this is a big blow for Annie but she soldiers on regardless, determined to do as a good a job as possible on what she's given. On top of this, she must balance her career with her family life. Partner Ed is making noises about having ...  Read the complete review

Annie Valentine is back! Annie, a successful personal shopper at The Store has hit the big time. She's been offered a slot on a primetime TV show as a fashion advisor, and she can't wait. But things go slightly wrong when Annie realises she has a tiny budget, unwilling participants and a co-star from hell. While she's trying to perform miracles, her ever patient boyfriend Ed is waiting for her at home with her 2 children... but Ed wants his own baby, even though it couldn't be further from Annie's mind. Is Annie able to handle the work and home pressures? Or is fame not all its cracked up to be? 'How Not To Shop' is the third book in the Annie Valentine Series ...  Read the complete review