Book reviews
Murder in broad daylight… When millionaire magnate, Rex Hunter is found with his head bashed in on the eighth hole of his prestigious golf and country club in beautiful Chianti, it’s a clear case of murder. Hunter was rich and successful and the envy of many, so retired DCI Dan Armstrong thinks the case will… Continue reading Murder in Chianti by T. A. Williams
How far would you go to protect your family? Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand While Rachel Butler likes her life in a pretty Dublin coastal village, her heart lies in Hawke’s Bay, where she grew up. Visiting for the first time since tragedy tore her family apart, she and her stepchildren fall for its beauty and… Continue reading A Mother’s Heart by Carmel Harrington
I’m pleased to be joining the Embla Books cover reveal for Summer at Green Valley Vineyard by Lucy Coleman. This book will be published in ebook on 20 March 2023 and in paperback on 25 May. 2023 A beautiful vineyard. A new beginning. A summer that will change their lives forever… Linzi arrived at Green Valley… Continue reading Summer at Green Valley Vineyard by Lucy Coleman
Julia Bird can’t wait to attend the annual village party at the local stately home, with its tea tents, cake stalls, and… dead body in the maze? The annual village celebration at Berrywick House is underway, complete with over-decorated cake stalls, fiercely contested flower competitions, and even a maze for the disappointed losers to hide… Continue reading A Village Fete Murder by Katie Gayle
The House That Made Us is a love story – and a life story – told through a series of photographs and based on a true story When Mac and Marie marry and find a home of their own, Mac takes a snap of themselves outside their newbuild bungalow, the garden bare and the paint on the… Continue reading The House That Made Us by Alice Cavanagh
One minute Lou is happily employed, with a perfect flat. The next, her home and job have gone. Suddenly she has to start over. The last thing Lou wants is to move to a tiny Cotswolds village. She certainly doesn’t intend to work for curmudgeonly eighty-year-old Edgar Allsopp. But Edgar is about to make her… Continue reading Promise Me by Jill Mansell
Two people. One love story. Six days. He loves me… He loves me not… He loves me… Gemma knows that she and Finn are destined to be together. They are soulmates. But then, on their wedding day, he doesn’t show up at the church. Gemma is convinced Finn would never abandon her like this, even… Continue reading Six Days by Dani Atkins
A charming, joyful and surprising story about love, friendship and learning to be true to yourself, Becoming Ted will steal your heart. Ted Ainsworth has always worked at his family’s ice-cream business in the quiet Lancashire town of St Luke’s-on-Sea. But the truth is, he’s never wanted to work for the family firm – he doesn’t even… Continue reading Becoming Ted by Matt Cain
Sometimes you have to travel far to find home 🏡 I’m taking part in today’s Cover Reveal for @kateforsterwrites novel Fly Me to Moongate Manor by Kate Forster and designed by Cherie Chapman The book will be published on 13 April 2023 by Aria Fiction and is available to request on NetGalley now: http://netgal.ly/uiI2f9
Have you ever wondered how normal you are? What if you were perfectly average? More than anyone else. For Emily – it’s true. When she watches a documentary on the average human she sees her life. Her job, her hair, her favourite food. All of her – plainly, horrifically average. Even her blood group. Right there and then, she decides she wants more. She’ll… Continue reading My (extra) Ordinary Life by Rebecca Ryan
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