Shopaholic takes Manhattan

Becky Bloomwood has her spending under control, more or less, and her career as a TV financial expert in London is going well. Her boyfriend Luke is an entrepreneur who works too much, and her biggest worry is getting him away from his desk for a romantic weekend in the country. She also has to work out how to pack light.

Then Luke announces that business is taking him to New York, and he asks Becky to come along. She says yes. In Manhattan she finds Park Avenue penthouses, luxury department stores and a glossy world that feels like where she was always meant to be.

Becky expects to become a TV celebrity in America, with Luke beside her as the couple moves through the city's high society. Her bills stay behind in London, so nothing seems likely to hold her back.

A sudden disaster puts her career prospects at risk, along with her relationship with Luke and the credit she has left to spend. Whether she gets to keep the city is the question.

This is a comic romance and the follow-up to Confessions of a Shopaholic. The tone is light and fast, with Becky's rationalising about money driving most of the humour.