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 »

Another day, another blog tour – and another book I’m rather sorry I couldn’t make room for on my reading schedule. Beginnings by Helen J. Christmas is the first in a five book series – Same Face Different Place – and I do rather like the fact that it should appeal to romance and thriller… Read More »

I think this is going to be one of those weeks where I will be saying repeatedly “I wish I could have read this one”. But just look – doesn’t Whales and Strange Stars by Kathy Sharp look thoroughly lovely? Published by Crooked Cat Books and the first in her historical Wych Ferry series, this… Read More »

Delighted to be joining the blog tour today for Air Guitar and Caviar by Jackie Ladbury, the first in the Blue Skies series – available in e-book and paperback, and another one of those books that I’d love to have read, but sadly just couldn’t shoehorn into my reading schedule. I’m particularly gutted because I… Read More »

As soon as I heard about this book, I knew I had to read it – I’ve always had a passion for Wuthering Heights, and this retelling, set in 1980s Yorkshire and published in the year of the 200th anniversary of Emily Brontë’s birth, intrigued me for many reasons. The Heights by Juliet Bell was published for… Read More »

It was a real pleasure to welcome Susi Osborne as my guest on Being Anne in August, and I’m sorry it’s taken me far longer than I intended to read her latest book, Angelica Stone. Published by the Book Guild, the book is available in paperback and for kindle: my thanks to Susi for my… Read More »

Such has been my addiction to Christmas TV this year – along with a passion for The Crown – that I haven’t read as many books as I’d hoped to over the break. But I do have a few reviews to catch up on, and my first is for The Missing Twin by Alex Day,… Read More »