I’ll admit that paranormal thrillers are perhaps a little outside my personal comfort zone, but I’m still very happy to support the blog tour (organised by Brook Cottage Books) for Purgatory Hotel by Anne-Marie Ormsby. Published by Crooked Cat Books, it’s now available in paperback and for kindle, described as an 18+ read. Sixteen reviews… Read More »
It’s been far too long since I last read a book from Liz Trenow, and I was delighted to be asked to join the blog tour for her latest, In Love and War – published by Pan tomorrow, 25th January, in paperback and for kindle. My thanks to the publishers for sending a paperback copy… Read More »
Every now and then, I mention books here on Being Anne that could have a sticker on the cover saying “Anne – you’ll love the one”. You might even have heard the occasional muffled fanfare of trumpets. Such books have often been discovered quite by accident, and sometimes – more frequently these days, and I’m… Read More »
It’s always a delight to discover an author who writes the kind of books I love to read. It’s a real pleasure to be joining the blog tour today for It’s Who We Are by Christine Webber, published on 16th January, and available in paperback and for kindle via Amazon in the UK and US.… Read More »
It’s such a pleasure to be joining the blog tour today for The Start of Something Wonderful by Jane Lambert, published for kindle on 5th January by HQ Digital: my thanks to the publisher and netgalley for providing my e-copy for review. And yes, I know I always say how delighted I am, but this… Read More »
Delighted to be joining the blog tour today for What She Left, the latest novel from Rosie Fiore, published in paperback and for kindle by Allen & Unwin in August 2017. This is another book I sadly couldn’t squeeze into my reading list, but I’m seeing some great reviews – Rosie’s definitely an author I plan to add… Read More »
I’m a big fan of the Guernsey novels by Anne Allen – she’s a wonderful story-teller and very much my kind of writer. Anne joined me to share news about her latest, The Betrayal, back on publication day in October (you’ll find the post here). At long last, I’ve managed to read the book –… Read More »
One of the loveliest bits of news towards the end of last year was the impending launch of Choc Lit‘s new women’s fiction imprint, Ruby Fiction. And the news became even lovelier when they announced that Caroline James, one of my favourites, would be one of their first three authors. The Best Boomerville Hotel will… Read More »
It’s a real pleasure today to be joining the blog tour for Unbroken by Madeleine Black, available in paperback and for kindle. I’ve read a number of reviews of this book, and I hope Madeleine will forgive me that I chose not to read it for the tour – we all read, I think, to… Read More »
It’s a real pleasure today to be joining the blog tour for Turning for Home by Barney Norris, published on 11th January by Doubleday/Transworld in hardback and for kindle. My post today is a giveaway of a hardback copy, but I so want to read this one – just take a look at some of… Read More »
Today I’m delighted to be joining the blog tour for The Matter of the Crown by Linda Ferreri, available in paperback and for kindle. Perhaps not entirely my usual kind of read, but I really liked the look of this thriller, combining a historical thread and the art world detail. The Crown of the Andes,… Read More »
I’m delighted today to be joining the blog tour for Fruit Woman by Kate Rigby: my thanks to Anne Cater at Random Things for inviting me, and for providing my reading e-copy. I doubt I would ever have discovered this book had it not been for Anne’s invitation – and had I stumbled across it,… Read More »
Back in July 2016, I saw a new writer talk to a small but appreciative audience at Wetherby Library, sharing her excitement at the publication of her first book after winning a magazine competition – you’ll find my post about it here. That writer was Rachel Dove – her latest book, The Long Walk Back,… Read More »
I adore that cover – and I’m so sorry that today is another frustrating “just couldn’t fit in the reading” day, because what lies between the covers really looks rather good too. Stone Circle by Kate Murdoch was published by Fireship Press on 1st December, and is available in paperback, for kindle, and in all… Read More »
Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan is published tomorrow (11th January), in hardcover and for kindle, by Simon and Schuster – paperback readers must wait until August. You really could be forgiven for thinking that it’s been out for some time, as I’ve rarely seen so many advance reviews – and although I’ve tried… Read More »