Love Lies celebrations
time for fun and thanks
The last couple of weeks have been amazing! I've had such fun launching Love Lies which is perfect because this book is all about fun and escapism. An absolutely huge thank you goes out to every single one of you who has picked up a copy, popped along to one of my events or simply taken the time to say something lovely to me online (gold stars to those that did all three!). To celebrate your awesomeness, and the fact that your enthusiasm meant that the book entered the official UK book charts at number 7 on just the first week's sales, I've got a glam competition for you!

win £150 to spend on designer shoes
something special for you
You might have guessed from looking at my book covers that I'm a girl who recognizes that stunning shoes are one of life's joys! So to celebrate the launch of my new book Love Lies I've teamed up with my stylish friends at Shudoo to offer you the chance to win some fabulous footwear.

If you win the draw the biggest challenge you'll face is deciding how to spend your £150 voucher. Will you pick killer heels from Carvela, comfy Uggs or cool Converse? With dozens of brilliant brands to choose from at Shudo you'll be certain to find your perfect pair. If only finding the perfect bloke was as simple!

Visit www.adeleparks.com to enter.

about Love Lies
rock stars, hollywood and wedding planners
Fern is staring thirty in the face and frankly scared, frustrated and a tiny bit bored. Life with Adam was amazing once - although these days swinging from the chandeliers means 'D.I.Y' instead of 'wey hey hey'. She believes a romantic wedding might give her some direction and meaning, besides shouldn't it be the next step, they've been together four years? But Adam just won't go down on one knee.

Then a chance meeting with Scottie Taylor - the UK's hottest pop star - lights fireworks in Fern that won't stop exploding. It's mind-expanding love at first sight for them both so when he proposes in front of a sell-out crowd at Wembley Stadium, there's only one answer. Yes, yes, yes!

Before you know it, Fern is living the celebrity dream in LA and a wedding planner is arranging designer shoe fittings; it's glamour galore for Fern, a die hard romantic from Clapham. But her friends are screaming caution, convinced this fairytale will turn into a nightmare. Maybe they're right, since this modern day Cinderella is a little bit homesick for a rented two-bedroom flat and no longer seems to know when love is telling the truth.

Visit www.adeleparks.com to find out more.

Love Lies RRP £6.99

'Truly exhilarating' - Heat
'You'll be hooked' - Company
'Brilliantly witty and funny' - OK


As ever I want to say a huge thank you for all your support. You really are the best.

Love
adele
p.s. If you have a friend or two that enjoy a good read but have not signed up to my newsletter then please forward this on and give them a chance to win the shoe voucher (but hey, she'd have to be a very good friend!)

new book for summer

Love Lies released July 30th
Hurrah, summer is here! Yes, it is! You may not be able to tell by looking out the window (since thunderous rain clouds appear as frequently as bright sunshine during the British summer) but the true give away is that I have a brand new book out! This novel was written to be the nations pick me up; it's stuffed full of fun, glamour and fantasy fulfilment because everyone needs a bit of escapism! I'm fully expecting you to get hot under the collar when you are reading Love Lies so this note also brings you news as to how you could win a year's supply of ice cream, which is just about enough to cool you down whilst reading about my latest hero, Scottie Taylor.

about Love Lies

rock stars, hollywood and wedding planners
Fern is staring thirty in the face and frankly scared, frustrated and a tiny bit bored. Life with Adam was amazing once - although these days swinging from the chandeliers means 'D.I.Y' instead of 'wey hey hey'. She believes a romantic wedding might give her some direction and meaning, besides shouldn't it be the next step, they've been together four years? But Adam just won't go down on one knee.

Then a chance meeting with Scottie Taylor - the UK's hottest pop star - lights fireworks in Fern that won't stop exploding. It's mind-expanding love at first sight for them both so when he proposes in front of a sell-out crowd at Wembley Stadium, there's only one answer. Yes, yes, yes!

Before you know it, Fern is living the celebrity dream in LA and a wedding planner is arranging designer shoe fittings; it's glamour galore for Fern, a die hard romantic from Clapham. But her friends are screaming caution, convinced this fairytale will turn into a nightmare. Maybe they're right, since this modern day Cinderella is a little bit homesick for a rented two-bedroom flat and no longer seems to know when love is telling the truth.

Visit www.adeleparks.com to find out more.

Love Lies RRP £6.99

'Parks's brand of rom com is deliciously down to earth' - The Times
'Adele has that sparkle that keeps us wanting more' - Heat

win a year's supply of ice cream!

something special for you
OK, so you know I'm excited about summer but what does summer mean to you? A glass of fizz? Reading a booking the park? Listening to the waves lap against the shore? Long, hot evenings? Longer, hotter nights! All of the above?

I'm keen to find out about your summer indulgences, so how about some delicious ice cream to tempt your thoughts out of you? The lovely people at Magnum Mini are offering my gorgeous fans the perfect cool down for when Love Lies is just too steamy! Together we're running a competition for one of you to win a year's supply of ice cream. To enter all you have to do is write to me using 50 words or less to describe your summer guilty pleasures!

Visit www.adeleparks.com for full details of the competition and how to enter.

upcoming events

come along and say hi
If you're in the area then why not pop along and say hello. I'll be talking about life, love and books and whatever else pops into my mind, like which position to lie in, on the beach, to hide most wobbly bits (I'm favouring a tent). It would be great to see you there.

Full details can be found at www.adeleparks.com

Tuesday 28th July
Waterstone's - Guildford 7.00pm

Wednesday 29th July
Corn Exchange, Dorchester (with Dorchester Library) 7.00pm

Thursday 30th July
Millennium Library - Norwich, 6.30pm

Monday 3rd August
Barnsley Central Library - Barnsley 5.30pm

As ever I want to say a huge thank you for all your support. I know my readers are the ones who make all this possible. I am really, truly grateful.

Love
adele
x

p.s. If you have a friend or two that enjoy a good read but have not signed up to my newsletter then please forward this on and spread the love!

Hello lovelies, I thought you might like to know the news from my latest newsletter that has been sent out to my e-mail readers. x
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Are you Besotted by books?

Hello again. How’s life? Good, I hope.

I’ve recently written a short story called Besotted, for an experimental project with my publishers Penguin. Their team of boffins are going to adapt this tale using all sorts of clever technologies so that people can engage, interact and experience Besotted in new and exciting ways above and beyond reading it from a page. Like all good science projects they need some first class assistants to make their dreams come true, and this is where you come in!

be one of my characters

star in an adaptation of Besotted!

The project requires loads of photos and illustrations of my Besotted characters, Lydia and Ben, so Penguin are looking for volunteers to be photographed to help depict the story. Think of those photo comic strips from Jackie magazine that you may have read as a teenager, only way cooler and you kind of get the idea. Shooting these pictures would take up a few hours of your time and would almost certainly involve drinking champagne in a posh hotel as well, make up and fab clothes are also likely to be in the mix! Ideally they’re looking for couples to play these parts, or at least good friends who can work well together!

So, if you fancy being a character in my story and would like more details, send an email (with a recent photograph attached) to benandlydia@wearebesotted.com and someone from Penguin will be in touch.

I can't wait to see the results!
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let me tell you something

you are the best

A huge, huge thank you for all of your support and kind words with my last book. I know that my readers are the ones who make all of this possible, I am really truly grateful, many many thanks.

'Parks's brand of rom com is deliciously down to earth' - The Times
'Another witty and honest book from Parks' - Company magazine
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Love

adele
P.S. Keep an eye on the We Are Besotted website (http://wearebesotted.com) for more information about the project.