It’s such a pleasure today to share my review of The Almanack by Martine Bailey. Why the two covers? The one on the left is the hardback, published by Severn House: the one on the right is for the paperback and kindle versions, to be published by Black Thorn Books on 7th November, and available… Read More »

A pleasure today to join the book birthday blitz for Heathcliff by Sue Barnard: first published for kindle in July 2018 by Crooked Cat Books, this one’s also available in paperback. My thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for the invitation to join. The e-copy I read was my own, purchased via Amazon before… Read More »

A pleasure today to be joining the blog tour for One Last Summer by Victoria Connelly, published in February 2019 by Lake Union Publishing, available for kindle (and free via Kindle Unlimited), in paperback and as an audiobook. My thanks to Kelly at #LoveBooksTours for inviting me to join, and for her support. I really… Read More »

I’m really delighted today to be joining the blog tour and sharing my review of My Daughter’s Wedding, the second novel by Claire Baldry: published by Matador, this lovely book is available for kindle, and the paperback was released yesterday (28th July). My thanks to Claire for the advance reading e-copy, and for inviting me to… Read More »

A pleasure today to join the blog tour for A Cornish Affair by Jo Lambert, and to share my review for a second time: published by Ruby Fiction on 18th June, this lovely book is available for kindle and as an audiobook via Amazon in the UK and US, and in all other major e-book formats. My… Read More »

It’s not very often that I run a post on Being Anne that doesn’t include a review, an extract or a guest post – but I really wanted to be part of the blog tour for Only the Lonely by Joanne Nicholson, available for kindle and in paperback via Amazon in the UK and US.… Read More »

It’s a real pleasure today to be joining the publication day push for A Spirited Girl on Cornish Shores by Laura Briggs, the second in her series A Little Hotel in Cornwall. I thoroughly enjoyed A Little Hotel in Cornwall, the first in the series (you’ll find my review here) and I’m really kicking myself… Read More »

I always rather like reviewing a book on publication day – particularly when it’s by an author I’ve had the pleasure of meeting several times, and whose previous book I enjoyed so very much (you’ll find my review of Little Pink Taxi here). Marie Laval’s second book for Choc Lit, A Paris Fairy Tale, is… Read More »

Having slightly surprised myself by how very much I enjoyed The Old You (you’ll find my review here), I was really rather looking forward to reading Louise Voss’s latest, The Last Stage. Published in paperback by Orenda Books on 11th July, it’s also available on e-book platforms and as an audiobook: my thanks to Karen… Read More »

I’m sure many might have noticed by now that most of the books I read are scheduled, the reading windows carefully planned, each review timed to meet the demands of a blog tour or to coincide with a publication date. But every now and then, it’s rather nice to depart from that schedule a little… Read More »

It’s been far too long since I read a book by Sue Fortin, so it’s a particular pleasure today to be joining the blog tour and sharing my review of The Dead Wife: published for kindle on 12th July by HarperCollins, the paperback will be available in September. My thanks to Rachel at Rachel’s Random… Read More »

A delight today to be joining the blog tour and sharing my review of Needlemouse, the debut novel from Jane O’Connor, published by Ebury Press in paperback on 27th June, and also available as an ebook and audiobook. My thanks to Tracy Fenton of Compulsive Readers for the invitation to join the tour, and to… Read More »

When I shared my review of A Summer to Remember by Sue Moorcroft back in May – you can read that post again here – you might remember that I mentioned that I thought this was her best book yet. And that’s high praise indeed – Sue has long been one of my favourite authors,… Read More »

It’s a pleasure to share my review of The Woman in the Photograph by Stephanie Butland, published today (11th July) by Zaffre, available as an e-book, in paperback and as an audiobook. My thanks to the publishers for my advance reading ecopy, provided via netgalley. I suspect many people will have discovered Stephanie Butland’s writing… Read More »

It’s a real pleasure to be joining the blog tour today for The Dog-walking Club by Liz Hinds, available for kindle (and free via Kindle Unlimited) and paperback from Amazon in the UK and US. My thanks to Rachel of Rachel’s Random Resources for the invitation, and for her ongoing support. Every dog walk brings… Read More »