Delighted to be joining the blog tour today for Blackmail, Sex and Lies by Kathryn McMaster, a Victorian true crime murder mystery available from Amazon in the UK and US. I’m sorry I couldn’t fit in the reading of this one, but you might like to – the price is reduced to 99p/99c for the… Read More »

A little later than advertised – apologies, a slight mix-up with dates! – I’m delighted today to share my review of Ours is the Winter by Laurie Ellingham, published by HQ Digital on 17th November. It took me far too long to discover Laurie’s lovely writing, but I so enjoyed One Endless Summer, and I was… Read More »

I’m joining the blog blitz today for What Happens At Christmas by Evonne Wareham, released for kindle by Choc Lit on 5th December. I’ve done my best to squeeze in as many Christmas books as I could this year, and I’m really sorry I couldn’t find space for the one – let’s hope it will… Read More »

Delighted to be joining the blog blitz day for The Saturday Letters by Jill Treseder, published in November 2017 by S Books, and available from Amazon in the UK and US. I’m rather intrigued by this one, and rather sorry I couldn’t find the time and space to read it. A family saga, but just… Read More »

I’ve been bumping into Erin Green at parties and get-togethers for quite a long time now – I even rest my coffee cup on a coaster she gave me the last time we met! So I’m really pleased that Brook Cottage Books have given me the opportunity to try her writing – Erin’s debut novel,… Read More »

It was difficult not to be a tiny bit intrigued about this one! Just One Time – subtitled “a gripping and steamy psychological thriller with a shocking twist” – is the first novel by K.S. Hunter, the alter ego of an international bestselling author, whose identity will remain a secret. Released on 7th December, it is available for… Read More »

Is it just me, or have the Christmas-themed books been better than ever this year? The season did pass me by a little last year with everything else I had going on, so I do hope you’ll forgive me the profusion of covers featuring snow, Christmas trees and sparkle over the last couple of months.… Read More »

It was a real pleasure, back in August, to welcome Jo Jackson to Being Anne to share some of the background to her novel, Too Loud A Silence – published by Apedale Press, and available in paperback and for kindle. You might remember her very affecting story about the orphaned Egyptian twins – and you… Read More »

When Lulu Allison first contacted me about her novel, Twice The Speed Of Dark, I knew it was one I just had to read. The cover, the description and the passion of the author all drew me in, and I’m delighted to be part of the blog tour: I hope to share a review in… Read More »

Many of you will know that although I’ve lived in Yorkshire now for over twenty-five years, I will always have a Welsh heart. So when Elizabeth Jane Corbett wrote to me about her new novel, The Tides Between (recently released by Odyssey Books), I was immediately enchanted. “It is an historical-coming-of-age novel about fairy tales… Read More »

I had the real pleasure of meeting Jessica Redland at the York RNA AfternoonTea, and it gave me the push I needed to finally get round to reading one of her books. I’ve really wanted to try her writing for some time – and Charlee and the Chocolate Shop: A Tale of two Christmases was… Read More »

It’s a real pleasure today to welcome Katey Lovell as my guest on Being Anne. Katey is a beautiful writer. I thoroughly enjoyed her lovely Meet Cute series of shorts, and wrote about them a couple of times – here and here – and Katey wrote a wonderful personal post here about the series and her… Read More »

End of November? Honestly? Where on earth did last month go? It seems like only yesterday that I was sharing my hope of making some inroads into my growing pile of “must read” books. I certainly haven’t done all I wanted to, but I think I might have to give up on the excuses and… Read More »

I’m very late to the party with this one – but if Gloria likes to make an entrance, then so do I. I’ve seen review after review of Reality Rehab by Lisa Mary London, every one more enthusiastic than the one before, so (with thanks to Lisa for providing my reading e-copy) I really had… Read More »

My third post of the day, and back to more familiar territory – I’ve read and loved Helen Rolfe’s writing already, and I’m delighted to join the first birthday celebrations for Christmas at the Little Knitting Box, available for purchase via Amazon in the UK and US. I’m rather sad I couldn’t fit in the… Read More »