May has been a cold month, not made any better by memories popping up on facebook each morning of the last few years when there was blazing sunshine! However, finally, today we had some real warm sunshine and I headed out to the garden with my kindle, coffee, canines and carrots (for the dogs) and loved every minute of it. What’s better, it’s to be … Continue reading May 2021
From property agent, to government agent. Autumn 1990, property agent and TA soldier Rupert Brett is facing a crisis. The international property market is imploding as fund managers haggle desperately with a world in deep recession. The UK markets are against him. Calling once more upon his specialist skills, the UK Government task him to open a new international property office in Buenos Aires and … Continue reading A Deal Too Far by Simon Fairfax #BookReview #Dealseries2 #5*
In the dying days of the old asylums, three paths intersect. Henry was only a boy when he waved goodbye to his glamorous grown-up sister; approaching sixty, his life is still on hold as he awaits her return. As a high-society hostess renowned for her recitals, Matty’s burden weighs heavily upon her, but she bears it with fortitude and grace. Janice, a young social worker, … Continue reading Matilda Windsor is Coming Home by Anne Goodwin #BookReview #InspiredQuill #4.5*
Discover a completely gripping psychological thriller today. The Perfect Murder. The Perfect Nightmare. Spying from her window in New York City with high-powered binoculars, conspiracy theorist Zoe spots a man and woman on a park bench. Zooming in, she finds she can read the texts on the woman’s phone. Her initial excitement turns to alarm when the woman’s texts outline a plan to murder the … Continue reading A Text Before Dying by McGarvey Black #BookReview #BloodhoundBooks #5*
Your best friend. Your worst nightmare… From the moment they met as children, Sasha knew that beautiful, wealthy, and confident Caitlin would always be her absolute best friend. Sasha would do anything to make Caitlin happy. Even keep her darkest secrets… The years have passed, but their friendship remains. And when Caitlin announces she’s getting married there is only one choice for the role of … Continue reading The Bridesmaid by Nina Manning #BookReview #BlogTour #BoldwoodBooks #RachelsRandomResources #NetGalley #5*
CELEBRATING THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF QUICK READS: SHORT BOOKS AND GREAT STORIES TACKLING THE ADULT LITERACY CRISIS OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE: The Baby is Mine (Atlantic) LOUISE CANDLISH: The Skylight (Simon & Schuster) KATIE FFORDE: Saving the Day (Arrow) PETER JAMES: Wish You Were Dead (Macmillan) CAITLIN MORAN: How to Be a Woman, abridged (Ebury) KHURRUM RAHMAN: The Motive (HQ) 27 May 2021 | £1 | #QuickReads @readingagency http://www.readingagency.org.uk “Buy one, gift one: Buy a Quick Read this summer and we’ll … Continue reading The Skylight by Louise Candlish #BookReview #TheReadingAgency #QuickReads #Simon&Schuster #MidasPR #5*
The brand-new feel-good novel from the Sunday Times bestseller ‘The road trip of a lifetime – terrific fun, and will have you reaching for your car keys. The Summer Seekers is the perfect roadmap out of lockdown’ Veronica Henry, Sunday Times bestselling author ‘Such good fun! An inspiring, romantic and joyful tale that proves it really is never too late for adventure!’ Laura Jane Williams, bestselling author of Our Stop ‘The Summer Seekers is warm-hearted, … Continue reading The Summer Seekers by Sarah Morgan #BookReview #HQDigital #NetGalley #5*
‘Read yourself happy’ with Maxine Morrey’s latest uplifting, page-turning, heart-warming romance, guaranteed to brighten up your day. What if what you really need is right there in front of you, if you just take a moment to look up? Milly has been waiting for this moment forever and finally it’s just an hour away – an interview with Vogue magazine and the opportunity to get her Louboutin-clad foot … Continue reading Things Are Looking Up by Maxine Morrey #BookReview #BlogTour #BoldwoodBooks #RachelsRandomResources #NetGalley #4*
Definitely Dead is a thrilling crime novel from real CSI Kate Bendelow. It’s the perfect read for fans of authors like Kathy Reichs and Tess Gerritsen. Can you always trust the evidence? Maya Barton has just embarked on her dream job as a scene of crime officer. When she attends her first death the post-mortem deems it to be non-suspicious and the case is closed. But despite the … Continue reading Definitely Dead by Kate Bendelow #BookReview #DebutNovel #MayaBarton1 #BloodhoundBooks #4*
A Halloween Murder, a Dragon Suspect—and a Neighborhood Secret. Harriett “Rett” Swinson is trying to rebuild her life after a failed marriage when a group of Halloween trick-or-treaters discovers her neighbor, retired English professor and poet Wanda Hightower, dead on her porch, stabbed in the back and through the heart. Was her killer a random psychopath in search of blood on All Hallow’s Eve—or one … Continue reading Soft Hearts by Eric Lodin #BookReview #Debut Novel #IndieAuthor #4.5*
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