After a very wet month full of dark days, the temperature plummeted overnight to minus five degrees and it feels it! Opening the door to let the boys out first thing in the morning means bracing for that firs baltic chill to hit .. especially when still in pyjamas! On the bright side, literally, it means the sky is lighters and the house not so … Continue reading November 2020
Lizzie Mitchell is on maternity leave from her London marketing manager’s job but this time she isn’t going back. After the birth of her second child Lizzie has handed in her notice, waved goodbye to the nightmarish commute and is happy to embrace stay-at-home-mummy duties. That is, until her other half James loses his job and decides to start a business in a field he … Continue reading Just A Phase by Louisa Hart #BookReview #Justa.series1 #DMPress #4.5*
Some secrets are too big to keep… How well do you really know your husband? Carrie and Steve Atwell have been happily married for fifteen years and live an idyllic life. But Carrie has no idea her world is about to be turned upside down when she finds a single earring in her husband Steve’s car. At first, she suspects the man she loves is having an affair, but the truth … Continue reading Don’t Tell by Paul Williams #BookReview #Bloodhound #4.5*
WW1 marches on, but 1916. Young mother, Violet Jones, lives a tough life in the Rhymney Valley, caring for 4-year-old Clarice and baby Benjy on her own while soldier husband Charlie fights on the Front Line. But when tragedy strikes, Violet’s life becomes even harder.While they may be far from the battlefields, the effects of WW1 take their toll on the small mining community of Dorcalon, with food … Continue reading War in the Valleys by Francesca Capaldi #BookReview #Valleys2 #BlogTour #Hera #BookOnTheBrightSide #5*
New house. Fresh start. Same husband. Can you paint over the cracks in a marriage? Karen has packed up her life and is making The Move. She’s on her way to the idyllic country cottage which her husband has painstakingly renovated for her. They’re escaping the London bustle and the daily grind. And they’re escaping their past. A fresh start in a beautiful, peaceful village. It … Continue reading The Move by Felicity Everett #BookReview #HQ # NetGalley #5*
In the midst of war, can they find a reason to celebrate?1915. Patrolling is the last thing on the minds of Women’s Police Service recruits Annie, Maggie and Poppy right now, because Annie and her fiancé Richard are about to get married. She’s been waiting for this day her whole life, but when it finally comes it brings only heartache and Annie doesn’t know if she … Continue reading Christmas with the Bobby Girls by Johanna Bell #BookReview #TheBobbyGirls3 #HodderandStoughton #NetGalley #5*
Animal loving Samantha Jones is on a mission to ‘live the dream’. When best friend Abby has a beautiful baby boy Sam’s priorities change and she realises she wants more from her life. Uninspired with her dull day job Sam plans to expand Purbeck Pooches, her seaside pet sitting business into a full-time career and embarks on a mission to find her perfect man. Sam … Continue reading Moonlight Over Studland Bay by Della Galton #BookReview #BlogTour #BoldwoodBooks #RachelsRandomResources #NetGalley #4*
A wife, mother, and aspiring filmmaker clings to the pursuit of perfection only to have fate play with every plan she’s made in this quirky, contemplative, and empowering novel. Holly Banks is on a desperate mission to have it all, but nothing in life goes according to plan. She’s quickly learning that keeping up with the Joneses is a full-time job, especially when the women … Continue reading The Peculiar Fate of Holly Banks by Julie Valerie #BookReview #VillageofPrimm2 #LakeUnionPublishing #NetGalley #4*
Your favourite sleuths are back in this festive-themed latest instalment of the bestselling Kat and Mouse series. The lead up to Christmas sees the Connection private investigation team planning their festive season. Until a new case arrives… Catapulted into their biggest mystery yet, they are tasked with finding a killer who has been released on parole, and subsequently disappeared. Has he returned to finish the … Continue reading Murder Unjoyful by Anita Waller #BookReview #KatandMouse5 #BloodhoundBooks #5*
Discover this year’s ultimate festive feel-good read! Holly has been planning Christmas in the Caribbean with her boyfriend Jeremy for the last few months and welcomes the chance to do something different for the festive season. But when Holly catches Jeremy in bed with another woman her hopes are shattered. Faced with no other option, it appears Holly is going to have to spend Christmas with her eccentric parents. Something … Continue reading Holly’s Christmas Countdown by Suzie Tullett #BookReview #BloodhoundBooks #4*
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