Tell Tale by Claire Parkin

How do you catch a serial killer when no-one believes you’re telling the truth? Wales, 1984. Llanfair’s most notorious busybody, Debbie-Marie Tunstall, has really gone and done it this time. Her snooping and merciless announcements of observations written in her Kajagoogoo notebook have gotten her into so much trouble that even her mum can’t defend… Continue reading Tell Tale by Claire Parkin

The Haunting of A Brontë by Amelia Blackwell

Pemberley, 1799. Like many a Regency heroine, Georgiana Darcy is pining for the man she loves. The difference being, her lover is in 1995, while she has been left behind in 1799 waiting for the mysterious device that transports her through time to re-activate. Thorp Green Hall, 1845. But when her Motorola pager finally comes… Continue reading The Haunting of A Brontë by Amelia Blackwell

Summer at the French Bakery by Jo Thomas

Set in the beautiful south of France, Summer at the French Bakery is a story of one woman’s determination to revive the heart of her new home from Jo Thomas, much-loved author of Love in Provence. A new adventure is on the menu . . .  Juliet has learnt that life is too short not to chase your… Continue reading Summer at the French Bakery by Jo Thomas

The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka

Their romance was a bestseller. Too bad it was all fiction . . . Three years ago, Katrina Freeling and Nathan Van Huysen were the brightest literary stars on the horizon, their co-written book topping bestseller lists. But on the heels of their greatest success, they ended their partnership on bad terms, for reasons neither… Continue reading The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka

A Jewish Girl in Paris by Melanie Levensohn

Paris, 1940, a city under German occupation. A young Jewish girl, Judith, meets a young man, the son of a wealthy banker and Nazi sympathizer – his family will never approve of the girl he has fallen in love with. As the Germans impose more and more restrictions on Jewish Parisians, the couple secretly plan… Continue reading A Jewish Girl in Paris by Melanie Levensohn

The Orphanage Girls by Mary Wood

Thank you to Anne of Random Things Tours and Pan MacMillan for the opportunity to read and review The Orphanage Girls for the blog tour. Synopsis: The Orphanage Girls is a gritty and moving saga about an orphanage in London’s East End, from the bestselling author of The Jam Factory Girls, Mary Wood. Children deserve a family… Continue reading The Orphanage Girls by Mary Wood

One Good Thing by Alexandra Potter

Thank you to Anne Cater of Random Things Tours and Pan Macmillan for the invitation to join the blog tour for One Good Thing by Alexandra Potter. Synopsis: In life, nothing is certain. Just when you think you have it all figured out, something happens that changes the course of everything . . . Liv… Continue reading One Good Thing by Alexandra Potter

The Secrets of the Lake by Liz Trenow

Thank you to Anne of Random Things Tours for the invitation to read and review for the blog tour. Thank you to Pan Books for a copy of the book to read and review. This is the first time I’ve read a novel by Liz Trenow and I will be adding her previous books to… Continue reading The Secrets of the Lake by Liz Trenow

The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex

Today I’m pleased to share my thoughts about The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex. Thank you to Picador, Viking Books and Pan MacMillan for a digital review copy via NetGalley. Synopsis: Cornwall, 1972. Three keepers vanish from a remote lighthouse, miles from the shore. The entrance door is locked from the inside. The clocks have stopped. The… Continue reading The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex

The Promise by Lucy Diamond

Thank you to Pan MacMillan for a digital review copy via NetGalley. My thoughts are my own and not influenced by the gift. Synopsis: Life isn’t a spreadsheet, Dan! You can’t fit people into boxes and charts.’ But Dan had never before come across a spreadsheet that had let him down. At the top of… Continue reading The Promise by Lucy Diamond