Once in a while a truly special book comes along that is uniquely astounding in both the historical facts that it reveals and the way in which the story is told. Even though this is a fictionalised account of Ann Lowe's life, one cannot escape the fact that this remarkable woman's life deserves a fitting... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – One Last Day of Summer by Shari Low
I'm a complete sucker for a Shari Low book! She's always bound to put a smile on my face and this one certainly didn't disappoint. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Take four strangers and put them on a flight to St Lucia. It's almost as if fate brought them together, knowing that they needed to meet.... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – The Heart Warrior’s Mother by Marilyn Cohen De Villiers
It's always so exciting for me to be on a blog tour for a local South African author, especially when it's someone who I know! I'm here today, rounding up the tour for The Heart Warrior's Mother. There's an old Yiddish proverb that says: "We plan, God laughs." I'm sure that all of us can... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – Old Friends Reunited by Maggie Please
Bea Pinkerton is a bestselling author ... well, she was. Right now she's suffering from writer's block and she's way over her deadline (again!) Only this time, instead of her understanding, warm and friendly agent holding her hand and telling her that everything will be ok, she's been replaced by the no-nonsense, all-business Vesta who... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – The Double Life of Daisy Hemmings by Joanna Nadin
Told in alternate timelines between Cornwall in 1988 and London in 2018, this is a story about the masks we wear, how we go out of our way to change ourselves to please others and how no matter how far we run, and how hard we try to escape ... wherever we go, we take... Continue Reading →
BOOKS ON TOUR – Bootcamp for Broken Hearts by Joanna Bolouri
I finally finished giggling long enough to write my review! This author has such a way with words and a particular turn of phrase that I found laugh-out-loud funny. Nora (Eleanora actually, but the only people who call her that are her mother and her stuffy younger sister, Faith) is approaching her 40th birthday. She's... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – The Apartment Upstairs by Lesley Kara
We all have those authors whose books we'll read without even reading a blurb or description of what they're about; sometimes not even bothering to look at the title! Well, Lesley Kara is definitely one of the authors who fits into this category for me! So much so that when I started reading this, it... Continue Reading →
BOOKS ON TOUR – The Ex-Husband by Samantha Hayes
Ooooooh ... a new Samantha Hayes book! And it's as much of a roller-coaster ride as you'd expect from the Thriller Queen! Leah is finally free of her manipulative, controlling husband Craig. She's moved into her new home with her two children, Zoey and Harry (Sprat), and her priority now is to keep them secure,... Continue Reading →
BOOKS ON TOUR – The Resort by Sue Watson
Fitzgerald's is a glittering, exclusive resort that sits like a jewel on an island just off the Devon coast. Access is via boat, which adds to the sense of privilege that it exudes ... but also to a feeling of isolation when things go wrong. Sam and David are at Fitzgeralds on their honeymoon. David... Continue Reading →
BOOKS ON TOUR – The House Sitter by Ellery Kane
A desperate late night 911 call. An elderly woman in distress. The sound of gunshots ... and the line goes dead! The police immediately rush to investigate and discover a scene of chaos. They try to piece together what could have happened and they thought it must be pretty straightforward ... but there's no body!... Continue Reading →