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 →
BLOG TOUR – The Borrowed Boy by Deborah Klée
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 →
BOOKS-ON-TOUR – The Wife’s Choice by Emma Davies
Happy publication day to Emma Davies! And it's day 1 of the blog tour for The Wife's Choice. Alys is at that point in her life where she realises that her dreams will probably remain forever unfulfilled, and she's wondering where, in fact, her life disappeared to? Married to second husband, Hugh and with her... Continue Reading →
BOOKS-ON-TOUR – With Or Without you by Drew Davies
My initial description of this would be 'well, it's a bit of a quirky one'. The characters are all a little bit off the wall. But then I got to thinking ... aren't we all, in our own way? Drew Davies has created a cast of characters who are all a little bit broken, and... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – Below the Big Blue Sky by Anna McPartlin
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 →
BLOG TOUR – The House Party by Mary Grand
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 →
BOOKS-ON-TOUR – The Shore House by Heidi Hostetter
For many years, it's been the Bennett family tradition to spend their summers together at the shore house in Dewberry Beach. But for the past three years they've been absent. Kay's husband Chase suffered a near-fatal heart attack and his health hasn't allowed them to leave the safety of their home and the proximity of... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – Spirited by Julie Cohen
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 →
BLOG TOUR – New Rules by Lily Hayden
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 →
BOOKS-ON-TOUR – The Ringmaster’s Daughter by Carly Schabowski
Opening in 1940 as the war is approaching Paris, 20-year-old Michel Bonnet is convinced by his close friend Bertrand that it would be best for him to leave the city. It's not as easy as it seems though, but eventually he manages to stowaway on a train. It's not just any train though. It happens... Continue Reading →