Regardless of your opinion on reality TV, it's impossible to deny that it has a magnetic, often hypnotic pull on those who follow it with an almost religious zeal. There's heated debate on whether it truly is as 'real' as producers would have us believe, or if every single thing we see on our screens... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – Anything For Her by Jack Jordan
We're back on the Jack Jordan Blogathon, with Anything For Her, which was Jordan's first novel, released in 2015. Blurb: Sometimes the past comes back to haunt you.Louise Leighton’s life has fallen apart, all because of one fateful night. Her husband is an adulterer, her sister is his mistress, and soon, Louise will lose everything... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – Scoop Dreams: Fernleigh Bay by Jessica Hale
Because sometimes you need to take a break from psychological thrillers, police procedurals, true-crime documentaries and the general chaos of everyday life! Blurb: Fernleigh Bay wasn’t ready for pastel-pink ice cream van Scoops or it’s owner, Melody. Following in her Grandmothers footsteps, Melody wants to bring ice cream to the community she visited as a... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – One Snowy Day by Shari Low
A brand new Shari Low book is always something to celebrate! This one is like opening an early Christmas gift in August, as we return to the Scottish village of Weirbridge in early December. There's already an early, heavy snowfall and as the day begins and we meet up with old and new friends, nobody... Continue Reading →
SPOTLIGHT: My Husband’s Lies by Maryann Webb
How well do you really know the people closest to you? Aria Miller used to think she had the perfect life, but now that the honeymoon phase is all but a distant memory, she can't shake the feeling her perfect life is a sandcastle waiting to collapse. Recently she's felt a prickle of anxiety when... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR: One More Day Of Us by Shari Lowe
A new Shari Low book is always a reason to celebrate! It's like getting together with friends you haven't seen for a long time, and picking up where you left off, like you saw other just yesterday! Blurb: Would you give up your dreams for love? 1990: In a hot, humid Hong Kong summer, three... Continue Reading →
BOOKS-ON-TOUR: Did You See Evie by Miranda Smith
Blurb: I blink awake to the sound of whispering, and look around. Automatically, I do a count. And then I am upright, my heart racing. I count again. “Girls,” I say, trying to sound calm. “Did you see Evie?” It was meant to be a celebration. A team sleepover in the school gymnasium: movies, pizza,... Continue Reading →
BOOK REVIEW – Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work by Sarah Wynn- Williams
The book that Mark Zuckerberg doesn't want you to read, by Facebook's highest-ranked whistleblower! Blurb: An explosive memoir charting one woman’s career at the heart of one of the most influential companies on the planet, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to Facebook, the decisions that have shaped world events in recent decades, and the people... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – The Strange Case of Jane O by Karen Thompson Walker
Sometimes a book comes along that just doesn't fit into a box. It defies all description, and can't be defined by genre. And yet it's so compelling and intriguing that it stays with you long after you've finished it. The Strange Case of Jane O is one of these books. Blurb: WHAT IF YOU COULD... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – The Grapevine by Kate Kemp
Sometimes a debut novel comes along that leaves you just a little bit in awe that it's the author's debut! The Grapevine by Kate Kemp is one of those. It has such a perfect sense of place and time, and the moodiness of it just jumped right off the page (well, ok, off the Kindle!),... Continue Reading →