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of her understanding, warm and friendly agent holding her hand and telling her that everything will be ok, she's been replaced by the no-nonsense, all-business Vesta who...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 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 →
BOOKS ON TOUR – Make Me Disappear by Jessica Payne
I'm so often astounded at how brilliant debut books can be, and this one by Jessica Payne rates really high on my list of reads from debut authors! It ticks every box on the "Wow Factor" list! Noelle is finally living her dream. She's met gorgeous doctor, Daniel Ashcroft at the hospital where she works... Continue Reading →
BLOG TOUR – What Eden Did Next by Sheila O’Flanagan
This is the 30th title from Sheila O'Flanagan, well-known, bestselling author of heartwarming stories that have, to date, sold over 9 million copies worldwide. This story revolves around Eden, a young woman who tragically lost her husband Andy, a firefighter, 5 years previously. Newly pregnant at the time, she hadn't even had the opportunity to... Continue Reading →
25 fiction, non-fiction, young adult and children’s titles on the Exclusive Books recommended reading list – available instore, online, phone and Uber Eats!
While Exclusive Books uses August to celebrate and showcase local cookery in their Tasty Reads- Mzansi-Made campaign, we acknowledge that deeper reading – both fiction and non-fiction is still ever-popular – especially for cold evenings. And with the return of customers to physical stores as the third wave abates, we are excited to highlight these... Continue Reading →