Does it seem like a long time since Christmas to you? On the one hand it seems like ages ago, yet on the other this month has just flashed past! We’ve had some truly awful weather, but then it is January and to be expected in Scotland and I know other parts of the UK have had their fair share too. With lockdown continuing and … Continue reading January 2021
Laurence Turner, a pharmacist from Sydney, is wracked with guilt after his fiancé dies on a sailing trip. The tragedy is followed by yet another fatal incident when he dispenses the wrong medication to a customer. Laurence moves to the Clare Valley in South Australia for a fresh start, but when he stumbles across the dead body of a visiting American reporter, things take a … Continue reading Spiral by Khaled Talib #BookReview #WorldCastlePublishing #5*
As Roderick Clark says in the Foreword, “It’s all about love, isn’t it?” In The Benefits of Breathing, Meeks dives again into the human condition, particularly within relationships. As one reader wrote on Amazon, “Some authors need a lot of words to describe their worlds and their people. Christopher Meeks says a lot with a little.” The Los Angeles Times has called his stories “poignant and wise.” In … Continue reading The Benefits of Breathing by Christopher Meeks #BookReview #BlogTour #WhiteWhiskerBooks #BlackthornBlogTours #5*
I need to tell you a story, ma chère. My story. Rosa Kusstatscher has built a global fashion empire upon her ability to find the perfect outfit for any occasion. But tonight, as she prepares for the most important meeting of her life, her usual certainty eludes her. What brought her to this moment? As she struggles to select her dress and choose the right … Continue reading The Dressmaker of Paris by Georgia Kaufmann #BookReview #DebutNovel #HodderandStoughton #NetGalley #5*
Falling in love with the enemy is the ultimate act of betrayal… 1917. A farm girl from Cavan, Veronica McDermott is desperate to find more to life than peeling potatoes. Persuading her family to let her stay with her aunt and uncle in Dublin so she can attend secretarial college, she has no idea what she is getting into. Recruited by Fr Michael O’Flanagan to type … Continue reading Dublin’s Girl by Eimear Lawlor #BookReview #BlogTour #Aria #NetGalley #4*
The hilarious sequel to the bestselling What If? from Shari Low. Twenty years ago, Carly Cooper went on an epic quest to track down all the men she’d ever loved and lost in the hope that one of them was her Mr Right. Now, two decades and two teenage sons later, she thinks she might have got it all wrong. As the years have passed, lots of things have changed, … Continue reading What Now? by Shari Low #BookReview #BlogTour #BoldwoodBooks #RachelsRandomResources #NetGalley #5*
“⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Couldn’t put this book down and had my heart in my mouth practically the whole time . . . loved it.” Hannelore C. The woman who has it all Heather has lucked out. She has a beautiful house, a happy marriage to James Jessop, with two sons, Ben and Harry — and she’s just won the lottery. £29 million! The loyal best friend Natalie … Continue reading The Perfect Life by Susanna Beard #BookReview #Joffe Books #4.5*
What would you do if the most important person to you was kidnapped? There is something in the cellar of the large country house, and someone wants it so badly they’ll take your daughter for it. The cellar has been locked for years. Your eccentric father disappeared long ago, taking with him the hidden secrets of the house. Your father now presumed dead, the house … Continue reading Lost Connections by Jim Ody #BookReview #QuestionMarkPress #5*
“A terrifically gritty thriller.” Jo Spain “A hard boiled neo noir classic.” Paul D Brazill God created the world in one week. In six days Pastor Tom destroyed his own. On the seventh day he rested. Post-Troubles Belfast. One flawed pastor believes he can still make a difference. Hardened, ageing paramilitaries make a last grab for power. Murder, kidnapping, corruption. Pastor Tom strives to make a positive … Continue reading Witness by Simon Maltman #BookReview #BlogTour #BlackThornBookTours #3.5*
They’ll come together to do their bit for the war. Jane Hadley has nothing to lose when she runs away to join the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. Whatever faces her in war-torn London can’t be any worse than staying at home with her abusive father… The city is nothing like she could have imagined, but she’s soon on the move, travelling from base to base … Continue reading The Girls in Blue by Fenella J. Miller #BookReview #BlogTour #Aria #NetGalley #4*
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