When you sign up to review a book for a blog tour for a book you haven’t yet read by an author you haven’t heard of, I guess you’re always taking a bit of a chance. It’s so wonderful when that leap into the darkness introduces you to a book so absolutely enchanting that I would… Read More »
When Cathie Hartigan introduced me to author Elizabeth Ducie, I was really quite delighted: Elizabeth’s debut novel, Gorgito’s Ice Rink, caught my eye over a year ago, although it has since sadly languished unread on my kindle. I’ll be putting that right in December. But today, I’m delighted to welcome Elizabeth Ducie to Being Anne to tell… Read More »
I’m really delighted today to be joining the blog tour for the latest novel by Lesley Downer, The Shogun’s Queen, published by Bantam Press in hardback and for kindle on 3rd November. I’ve already apologised to Lesley for not reading and reviewing, and I’ll apologise to those of you reading this post too – but I… Read More »
Hello everyone. It’s so lovely to be publishing a “coming up” post again – I’ve been really missing putting my blog together. However, with apologies to all, I do need to be realistic and accept (for a while, at least) that I just can’t be quite as full-on as I was before my recent break. There’s… Read More »
I’m popping in today only to share a long overdue review of a couple of books by Virginia King – one free, the other available at a special price at the moment. I’ll be returning to regular blogging – although maybe a little less full-on for a while – from next week. With many apologies… Read More »
I rarely write about anything really personal on Being Anne – it’s a place to celebrate the books I love – but I need to do so today, and I hope you’ll forgive me. Life has been extremely difficult for the last couple of weeks, and you may already have noticed I’ve been just a tad… Read More »
I’m delighted today to take my turn on the blog tour for Her Last Breath by J.A. (Joyce) Schneider. Released on October 21st, this is the second psychological thriller, after Fear Dreams, featuring highly intuitive NYPD detective Kerri Blasco, and can be purchased here. You may have seen my spotlight feature last month, with an extract from the… Read More »
I always love a party, but this week I was especially miffed that I had to miss one. It was the launch party for Lily’s House by Cassandra Parkin, published by Legend Press on 15th October and available in paperback and for kindle. And I was particularly put out because it was a really special… Read More »
Frustratingly another book I just couldn’t find room for in my reading list, but I’m really pleased to be joining the blog tour for the debut crime novel by Michelle Davies, Gone Astray. Published in hardback and for kindle in March 2016, it features Family Liaison Officer DC Maggie Neville as its central police character. The… Read More »
There’s a simply gorgeous book being published today (20th October) by Macmillan – Christmas at the Cat Cafe by Melissa Daley. I know so many people who really enjoyed Molly and the Cat Cafe last year, and this new book is available for kindle but also as a lovely hardcover edition, perfect for any cat lover’s Christmas… Read More »
Ok, confession time – I’m a massive fan of Christina Courtenay’s time slip writing! And you’ll find the evidence here on Being Anne – you can read my reviews of The Silent Touch of Shadows, The Secret Kiss of Darkness AND The Soft Whisper of Dreams (just click on the hyperlinks). So I’m sure you’ll forgive… Read More »
One of the things I love about blogging is the fab people you “meet”, and today it’s my pleasure to introduce you to Jackie Kabler. The Deadline is the second book in the Cora Baxter mysteries, a series of murder mysteries set in a television newsroom, to be published on 20th October by Accent Press, and available… Read More »
When I chatted with author Faith Mortimer back in July – you can read the interview here – I was quite surprised, considering how long we’ve been in contact, that I’ve never reviewed one of her books on Being Anne. Time to put that right, I thought – and I’ve just read the latest novel in her Affair… Read More »
Back in May, you might remember me sharing the personal story of debut author Joy Wood – you can read it again here. She protested that she wasn’t really an author, but a nurse – and I replied that someone who had jumped every hurdle to produce a really professionally produced book that I liked the look… Read More »
It’s always lovely to meet a new-to-me author who writes books that look like just my kind of reading – and today I’m delighted to introduce you to Jo Bartlett. Jo’s latest novel, Somebody Else’s Boy, was published by Accent Press on 25th August, and is available in paperback and for kindle. I’m planning to read… Read More »