Girl in Red Velvet

Max and Harry meet Lily on their first day in college and they become close friends. But as time goes by, relationships change and Lily is suddenly trapped between them. She makes a choice but is it the right one or does her heart feels different things than her brain tells her to do? Years later an......more

When Lily Denham meets best pals Max Farley and Harry Gale at Oxford uni, romance blossoms. But who will win the love of the red queen? I absolutely loved this exciting tale about love, friendship, mistakes and choices. I found the cast of characters very real and engaging; so much so that they had m......more

Lily meets Max and Henry in the 1960s on her first day at Oxford - and they fall in love. Different kinds of love, but strong and enduring nonetheless. And over the next three decades, they all make choices which significantly affect their own lives and those of the others around them. Margaret James......more

I was lucky enough to be asked to read and review an ARC of Girl in Red Velvet, Margaret James’ new novel for Choc Lit. Meeting Harry Gale and Max Farley on her first day in Oxford Lily Denham - christened Red Queen by Max because of the dress she is wearing - soon becomes close friends and drinking......more

Author Margaret James has such a great writing track record that I could expect nothing less from her except a 5 star book! And she hasn't disappointed with "Girl in Red Velvet. Her "writing voice" (if I can say that) is so soothing, even when the plot is taking a surprising turn. And the plot is fu......more