If you’ve been following my reviews for a while you’ll know that I can’t resist a book set in the Hamptons. A mis-spent youth watching every episode of Revenge has left me with a yearning to discover the sand dunes of the wealthy New Yorkers for myself. So, when I […]
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes
Twenty years ago Johanna Porter was tipped as one of the most talented up and coming artists in the US. After an indiscretion her fledgling career is trashed by her mentor, the renowned artist Nestor Pinedo. Now Johanna is a Soccer Mom looking after daughter Mel and teaching Art at […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Since Christmas I’ve been going through a bit of a Latino phase. Busy rewatching the Santos series of West Wing, as well as the two fabulous series of Acapulco on Apple +. When this book popped up on my radar I knew that it would be perfect for my current […]
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Rachel Burton is one of my favourite authors of recent years and I’m really pleased to have been invited to join to blog tour for the paperback launch of The Last Party at Silverton Hall. Like a lot of my recent reads it features the dual timeline with the two […]
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Sometimes you just need to submit yourself to a book that you know will immerse you in the universe of the story and with a Milly Johnson book you just know that will happen. I started reading last weekend when we had a good fall of snow on the ground […]
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Time for a couple more seasonal offerings this week. First up is The Christmas Postcards. I’ve read a couple of Karen’s Christmas themed books now and really enjoyed both of them. It really helps when you can empathise with the characters and that they are fleshed out enough to feel […]
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With a thick blanket of snow on the ground outside it is the perfect time to hibernate with a good Christmas book. Mandy Baggot typically publishes two books a year – one set in Greece for the summer holidays and the other is a feel-good festive story. This latest book […]
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Another festive romance for you today. This time set in the heady world of country music and Nashville. Similar to X Factor and American Idol but this time they are looking for the next big Country star. Max is Nashville royalty, the son of Holden Brady, but no matter what […]
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Jen is almost 30 and when her current boyfriend breaks up with her, by not really realising that they were actually properly together, she knows that it is time to take action. A pact with her best friend sees her vowing to put herself first and be single for six […]
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I love Christmas! The best thing about the evenings drawing in for Winter is the large number of Christmassy books that land on my Kindle. Some from authors that I know and love, and others – like this one – from writers that I haven’t read before. And honestly looking […]
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After Paris begins like an episode of Gossip Girl. Teenage sons and daughters of the great and good have descended upon Paris for the grandest Debutante event in Europe. And this is how Alice, Nina and Jules met. The start of an unlikely friendship that has lasted for 20 years. […]
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My UK readers will be familiar with Carol Kirkwood as one of the weather team on BBC Breakfast every weekday morning. She has cemented her place in the morning routine of millions of Brits. I can’t leave for work until I’ve seen Carol do the weather forecast! Until I was […]
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Point Last Seen is my first book by prolific author Christina Dodd. This is a thriller with a romantic interest rather than the straightforward romance novels that make up the body of her work and is the first in a new series set in the town of Gothic, California. “On […]
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I’m clearly missing my Mediterranean holidays as this is the second book I’ve read in recent weeks set on the beautiful Greek island of Corfu. You can almost feel the sunscreen on your skin and the sand between your toes as Broom paints a picture of an idyllic island village […]
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I seem to have read a number of these multi generational novels recently. Perhaps that is the latest fashion in fiction like when you couldn’t escape a vampire book or a dystopian future for quite a while? Thats not to say that I didn’t enjoy it, because I really did. […]
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You know that it is almost Summer Holiday season when the new Mandy Baggot book lands on our bookstore shelves. Singlehandedly promoting Greek tourism her books have become the accompaniment to many a holiday break. In her newest book we are transported to the beautiful island of Corfu. Lydia Broom […]
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I can’t believe that it has taken until now for me to pick up one of Julie Houston’s novels. Booked in for the blog tour this week I devoured this story while basking in the Easter sunshine. It’s a fun uncomplicated read that had me laughing out loud in parts. […]
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I picked this book up after I was invited to join the Blog Tour for the launch and was really surprised that this was the first Rachel Burton book that I have picked up. You’ll recognise the cover style instantly from her other hits – The Tearoom on the Bay […]
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Having just got a puppy myself I was quite intrigued by the idea of a romantic comedy from the dog’s point of view. You do have to wonder just how many male pugs get called Doug? Back in the mists of time when I worked in an office one of […]
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I will shamelessly admit that I am a huge Mandy Baggot fan and was delighted to be invited to take part in the blog tour for her latest book Staying Out For the Summer. Mandy’s books have always been like having an amazing summer holiday vicariously, with her vivid characters […]
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes