Chick Lit author Anne John-Ligali releases 'The Weekend Spa Break'.

Rebekah Louise
Apr 30, 2018
4 min read

The talented Anne published her first short story 'The Big Event' last year and she has published the second part 'The Weekend Spa Break' today.

This is a must read if you love a chick lit story. It's ideal to whip out your iPhone or Kindle on the go, snuggled up under the duvet or soaking in the bath.

Make sure you keep reading until the end to enter a fabulous competition to win a Sanctuary Spa gift set as well as a signed copy of 'The Weekend Spa Break'.

So let's take a peek at the trailer & book cover...

Looks good doesn't it? Here is an extract to keep you going until you purchase your copy...

"We enter our suite and only now do I realise how much Estelle has gone all out with her gift.

According to what I have read on the website, the luxe rooms are two rooms up from the standard, and one down from the deluxe, the deluxe being the most expensive and luxurious of all.

Inside, our room is spacious. There are two large queen beds that are neatly made with fudge-coloured sheets and stacked with white luxurious pillows. The beds are pushed together and backed against smooth velvety brown bed heads. Opposite the bed is the bathroom. I tilt my head to inspect and I see a fancy chrome shower that is tucked nicely behind a glass partition. The walls of the bathroom are covered in tiny cubes of silvery mosaic tiles that shimmer in the sunlight, and white fluffy towels and flannels hang from a chrome rack on the wall.

On the far side of the room, an armchair is positioned in front of a set of French doors. I walk over to them. The view overlooks a large green that’s dotted with orange and yellow tubular flowers and a shady winding foot path that disappears into bursts of grass that glow like silk in the sun. I smile at the beauty and glance down at the armchair when I spot two neatly folded white bathrobes with the Glitzy’s Hotel & Health Spa logo in fancy gold writing on the front, and next to those are two pairs of white flip-flops wrapped in see-through plastic.

I pick them up from the chair and wave them in the air. ‘Estelle, look here, complimentary robes and flip-flops,’ I say, my voice sing-songy and bright.

I look over my shoulder at Estelle, but she’s too busy observing the room to notice me. She’s inspecting the wardrobe space, pulling out drawers and then bouncing her pert bum on the edge of one of the twin beds.

‘Crikey! This room is fit for Kate Middleton,’ she jokes, smoothing her skirt over her curves while admiring her side profile in the full-length mirror.

The colours in the room are so soothing they could send me to sleep. It’s just how I like it—earthy and neutral—almost like they’ve brought the outside in.

I turn back to the view beyond the French doors and blink in admiration. It’s how I would imagine Narnia to be, but without the snow; it’s evergreen, magical, enchanting, and delightful.

‘Well, I don’t know about you,’ says Estelle, having bounced the hell out of the edge of the bed and now standing on her feet. ‘I feel like I’ve just kicked the bucket and gone to heaven.’

I throw back my head and laugh. ‘I’m not sure about the bucket part, but it sure feels heavenly,’ I say dreamily.

‘Yes, and I’m feeling quite sweaty from the journey down here.’ She gives her armpits a rub and smells her fingertips. ‘I need to hit that amazing shower in there.’ She inclines her head of dark glossy waves towards the bathroom.

‘Great, you go ahead, I’ll unpack my stuff.’ I say.

‘That sounds like a plan.’ She rubs her hands together excitedly and kicks off her green stiletto shoes allowing them to land anywhere. She walks quickly over to me and swipes one of the bathrobes off the armchair and disappears into the bathroom. ‘Adios!’ she calls.

I sigh happily and glance around the room; I need to unpack. I walk over to the bed and open my travel bag, removing my swimwear, soaps, body creams, towels, and the Victoria Beckham bathrobe that Estelle bought me."

If you'd like to go on tour with 'The Weekend Spa Break' then take a look at the following destinations over the month of May.

To mark the release of part two in the friendships series, Anne is giving away a Sanctuary Spa gift set and a signed printed and bound copy of 'The Weekend Spa Break' to one lucky winner. At present, there are no physical copies of 'The Weekend Spa Break' available, so this is a treat.

To enter all you have to do is visit Anne's Twitter page and retweet the pinned tweet showing this GIVEAWAY.

A winner will be chosen at random by Tweet Draw and announced on Saturday the 19th of May at 20:00hrs.

Competition is open worldwide.

Good luck!