It was a real delight to welcome the lovely Carol Warham as my guest here on Being Anne back in August 2017 (you’ll find the feature here), on the day that her debut novel, Resolutions, was published for kindle by Tirgearr. Since then, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Carol – at the RNA Afternoon Tea… Read More »

Pulling together a post about my books of the year is always a task I really enjoy – it gives me the opportunity to look back over the year’s posts, and to relive the pleasure every single book has given me. It’s been an extraordinary year of books – the quality has been exceptional, and… Read More »

On the day that I’m publishing my Books of the Year list for 2017 – coming soon! – it seems wholly appropriate to be publishing my review of a book that’s already secured its place on my list for next year. I was thoroughly delighted when I was invited to be an early reader of… Read More »

I suspect I might have mentioned before, in passing, that Faith Hogan has very quickly become one of my favourite authors – and one of my favourite people too. It’s a delight and a pleasure today to be joining the blog tour for her latest, The Girl I Used to Know, published on 1st December… Read More »

I’m delighted to be joining the blog tour today for Tall Chimneys by Allie Cresswell, published on 12th December, and available for kindle and in paperback from Amazon in the UK and US. I so wish I could have read this one ahead of the tour, but it was sadly impossible – I’m really attracted… Read More »

Medical romance isn’t a genre I feature very often here on Being Anne, but I’m really pleased today to be joining the blog tour for Making the Difference by Kathryn Haydon, published by Mezzanotte in January 2017 (e-book format) & March 2017 (print format). The book is available from Amazon in the UK and US, and… Read More »

Until Julia Roberts got in touch, I thought I might have reviewed my last Christmas book for this year – but I just couldn’t resist her new novella Christmas at Carol’s, to be published on 18th December by Ripped Books, and available for pre-order. I really like novellas at Christmas, and you’ll already know how much… Read More »

Do you know, I thought there was something missing from my Christmas reading this year – and here it is! Christmas isn’t really Christmas without a “short” from one of my favourites, Jane Lovering: Christmas at the Little Village School was published yesterday on all e-book platforms, and might be the best 99p you’ll spend… Read More »

It’s such a pleasure today to be joining the blog blitz for House of Christmas Secrets by Lynda Stacey, published by Choc Lit on all e-book platforms on 5th December. My thanks to those lovely people at Choc Lit for sending my e-copy for review. If you enjoyed House of Secrets and Tell Me No Secrets… Read More »

I’m really delighted today to be joining the blog tour for Penhaligon’s Pride, the second instalment in the Penhaligon Saga series by Terri Nixon: the book was published in paperback and for kindle by Piatkus on 7th December, and is available from Amazon (in the UK and US) and through Waterstones on-line. But I’m just… Read More »

I’m always really delighted to feature Sharon Booth’s gorgeous books on my blog – today it’s really rather a lovely treat to be a guest on hers, with my five photos. And just for a change, I’m not talking about books but instead about my travels. Thank you so much, Sharon! My guest today will… Read More »

I’m really delighted today to introduce you to a rather lovely collection of Christmas short stories, Silent Night: A Christmas Story Collection by Wendy Clarke, published on 16th September and available in paperback and for kindle. My thanks to Wendy for sending me an e-copy to review. I’ll admit that I’m very rarely a short… Read More »

Having had the pleasure of meeting the author at several events, I’m really pleased to be joining the blog tour today for the debut novel by M.W. Arnold: The Season for Love will be published on all e-book platforms by PIP Press on 16th December.  And a small apology from me that my post is… Read More »

When Virginia Moffatt contacted me to ask if I’d think about reading and reviewing her new novel Echo Hall, she really didn’t need to ask me twice. Published on 30th November by Unbound Digital, this book was one I’d already spotted and added to my “must read” list. The book’s description drew me in immediately:… Read More »

It’s a real pleasure today to welcome Sarah Dahl as my guest on Being Anne, on the day that Bonds – Under the Armour, the fourth Tale of Freya, is published and available through Amazon in the UK and US. My path first crossed with Sarah on THE Book Club, and we’re also both members… Read More »