This is so reminiscent of an Agatha Christie thriller; one with a gothic setting! The story is told from different points of view, with the chapters alternating between characters, although they're not voiced in first person, but in third person. So, the scene is set ... at remote Blackwater abbey, inhabited by Lord and Lady... Continue Reading →
Can we first please just mention the absolutely stunning cover!? Isn't it just beautiful and so very eye-catching? I love it! And then ... the name of the main character: Fleetwood Shuttleworth!! I adore that too! It just oozes with a sense of depth and underlying richness (I don't mean wealth, I'm talking about a... Continue Reading →
I absolutely adored Lasairiona's first book, Bloom Where You Are Planted - a no-nonsense guide to living abroad - so I couldn't wait to read her first fiction book. I'm pleased to say that it didn't disappoint! Lisa Millar makes the big 'mistake' of falling for handsome, musical, sporty AJ. So "what's the problem?" I... Continue Reading →
I couldn't put this down and finished reading it in just a day! It's a taut, tense and edgy thriller that will keep you guessing and turning pages at high speed! Eva wakes from being in a coma for many months. Her parents tell her she was involved in a serious car accident, but immediately,... Continue Reading →
Maddy Young thought she had it all. Swanky city apartment? – yep. Fancy car? sorted. High-flying career? – tick. Even if she’s lost most of her friends because of spending all her time at work, and can’t remember when she last had fun, it’s worth it. Until she’s suddenly made redundant. Now she’s 37, jobless,... Continue Reading →
What a delicious little morsel of betrayal, revenge, greed, lust and ... voodoo! This is a concise novella, so it's a quick read. It's highly enjoyable, but there's an edgy little warning to it too: don't mess with stuff you don't really understand! Alice is recently divorced from horrible husband Bob. The thing is, she... Continue Reading →
What a delightful story! Sisters Lottie and Tina are polar opposites. Lottie is down to earth, realistic and has her life on track. She's due to marry steadfast Dean, who she's been with for 10 years. Tina on the other hand, is happy-go-lucky, carefree and without a care in the world! She's determined to convince... Continue Reading →
How would you feel if you got caught up in a secret so vast it threatened everything the world had come to believe? That’s what happened to John Milburn, computer science lecturer, orphan, husband and father, who lived an ordinary life in Haverhill, Suffolk, England. That is, until the dreams started… From the idyllic calm... Continue Reading →
The year is 1904 and Thomas Bexley works for Scotland Yard as a specialist investigator in forensics. He is dispatched to the small village of Dinas Powys in South Wales, where a young girl, Betsan Tilney, has apparently been murdered in a most bizarre way. He arrives and is almost immediately struck down by a... Continue Reading →
John Docherty is a school-teacher. He's just been made head of his department, and he's struggling to commit to his long-time (extremely patient) girlfriend Angela. But his mother's recently suffered a massive stroke and is currently in a care facility and she's going to have to remain there as she's unable to continue living on... Continue Reading →
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