My new shrink asks me, ‘What things do you remember about being very young?’ It’s like looking into a murky river, I say. Memories flash near the surface like fish coming up for flies. The past peeps out, startles me, and then is gone… Amanda secludes herself in her bedroom, no longer willing to face the… Read More »
The year is 1886 and Swedish teenager, Ingrid Andersdotter, is about to face a series of life-changing events. When Ingrid forgets to close the barn door one freezing cold night, there will be dire consequences for her family. To make matters worse, her attraction to the new school teacher leads to ostracism and shame. Ingrid’s strong… Read More »
Cape Wrath, Scotland, November 1847. Bruce McGunn, laird of Wrath in the far North of Scotland, is as brutal and unforgiving as his land. Discharged from the army, haunted by the spectres of his fallen comrades and convinced he is going mad, he is running out of time to save his estate from the machinations… Read More »
Time for another post in my occasional feature, From the Vaults, and this one was prompted by something really rather lovely. I’m a great fan of the lovely writing of Rosy Thornton, and I was delighted to hear – via Book Connectors – that a new book, Sandlands, will be published by Sandstone Press on… Read More »
What if the one person you wanted to talk to wouldn’t listen? Winter Gregory and her twin sister Daisy live oceans apart but they still have the ‘twin thing’ going on. Daisy is Winter’s port in the storm, the first person she calls when things go wrong … And things are wrong. Winter has travelled to a… Read More »
One, two, three . . . Lisa Dale shuts her eyes and counts to one hundred during a game of hide-and-seek. When she opens them, her four-year-old daughter Ella is gone. Disappeared without a trace. The police, the media and Lisa’s family all think they know who snatched Ella. But what if the person who took her… Read More »
I first met South African author Marilyn Cohen de Villiers through THE Book Club on Facebook – I’d very much like to read and review both of her novels A Beautiful Family and When Time Fails, but it’s going to take me a little while to get to them. The books form part of what… Read More »
There’s always something rather good about being able to feature an author you’ve actually met, and it was pure chance that David Videcette and I happened to be at the same event in Birmingham on Saturday for bloggers and authors. As is always the way with such events, we didn’t get very much opportunity to… Read More »
Lucy Arigho’s first encounter with Greg Millar is far from promising, but she soon realises he possesses a charm that is impossible to resist. Just eight whirlwind weeks after their first meeting, level-headed career girl Lucy is seriously considering his pleas to marry him and asking herself if she could really be stepmother material.But before… Read More »
Sometimes a lie can split your life in two. There is “before”, and there is “after”. Try as you might – you can never go back. When Lydia was a teenager, she made a decision that ruined her family’s life. They’ve spent the last thirty years living with the consequences and doing their best to pretend… Read More »
Sun, croissants and fine wine. Nothing can spoil the perfect holiday. Or can it?When Emmy Jamieson arrives at La Cour des Roses, a beautiful guesthouse in the French countryside, she can’t wait to spend two weeks relaxing with boyfriend Nathan. Their relationship needs a little TLC and Emmy is certain this holiday will do the… Read More »
1460 The English Crown – a bloodied, restless prize.The one contender strong enough to hold it? A woman. Margaret of Anjou: a French Queen in a hostile country, born to rule but refused the right, shackled to a King lost in a shadow-land.When a craving for power becomes a crusade, when two rival dynasties rip the… Read More »
When Gemma discovers a pair of ancient duelling pistols encrusted with rubies in the basement of the local museum, she is immediately intrigued…On a fateful night in 1838 two sisters were found shot in the cellars of Red Hill Hall. And when Gemma begins to delve deeper into their history she begins to realise that… Read More »
The perfect escape to the country…Recently single and tired of the London rat race Amanda is determined to make her dreams of setting up an idyllic countryside boutique come true, and the picturesque village of Westfield is the perfect place to make a fresh start.Local vet Ben is the golden boy of Westfield, especially to… Read More »
Another guest post day on Being Anne – and I’m really pleased to be able to introduce you to author Julie Ryan. I can’t remember how Julie and I first “met”, but I think it might have been through our shared support of the tours organised by Brook Cottage Books (Julie is a blogger and… Read More »