This book is such a refreshing delight! Just as one of the main characters, Claire, is told that she needs time out from her career because otherwise the stress will permanently damage her health, this is the perfect time out for anyone wanting an escape and a thoroughly enjoyable read! It will give you a... Continue Reading →
I found this book heartbreaking, and at times had to put it aside and find some light relief (thank you YouTube, and the ridiculous mind-numbing uploads that my children find to watch ... people cutting the grass; people using typewriters ... I ask you!!??). Angie Winkle receives devastating news that moves her to create her... Continue Reading →
When I received an email last October from Tracy Fenton (Compulsive Readers) asking who'd be interested in participating in a blog tour for this in April this year, my immediate response to her was "OMG!! Are you bloody kidding me?!?!?!" This is the sequel to The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, which anyone who knows... Continue Reading →
Beth hasn't seen her close friend Kathleen for a while, so when there's a get-together of close friends at Kathleen and her husband's stunning new home in the Isle of Whight, she expects to find her content and settled in what can only be described as a stunning architectural masterpiece. The house is a dream,... Continue Reading →
I'm thoroughly enjoying this series about immigrant Jewish gangster Alex Cohen who has risen through the ranks of the New York mob. It's now the 1930's and he's running Murder Inc. for Lucky Luciano. Basically, he's managing hits on whoever falls foul of Lucky's syndicate. But Prohibition is coming to an end, and with it,... Continue Reading →
Beautiful and atmospheric, Spirited takes the reader back to the Victorian era: a time where your class defined who and what you were, females were less than inferior beings, and if you made one minor mistake, you were done for. Viola is the daughter of a clergyman, and after the death of her beloved father,... Continue Reading →
Day 1 of the Blog Tour for this fantastic book that I absolutely loved! I couldn't put it down. A completely relatable and very real story about what women go through to get ahead in business, where it's predominantly men who run the show, and who are very comfortable for women to remain in... Continue Reading →
Some families might look perfect from the outside, but spend enough time with them and dig deep enough and you're sure to find the secrets that they hide, the resentments and hurts that lie not too far under the surface. The Corrigan family of Ballycove own the wool mills and have done for many years.... Continue Reading →
It's quite surreal to read a book that before this year would have simply been another futuristic thriller set in a post-modern world filled with drug-resistant viruses and elderly people being denied life-saving medication. Reading this now, in the times we're currently living in made it all seem just that bit scarier and a whole lot... Continue Reading →
This is a gentle, sensitive story about tragedy, loss, healing and hope. It will warm your heart despite being incredibly sad and is a stark reminder that life is for the living. Luke adores his young wife Helen, and when she is tragically taken from him in a freak accident, he has no idea how... Continue Reading →
