I’m really delighted today to be joining the blog tour for the latest book from Jessica Redland, Healing Hearts at Bumblebee Barn – a standalone this time (well, maybe – we’ll have to wait and see…!), it was published by Boldwood Books on 24th January, and is now available as an ebook (free via Kindle… Read More »

I’m delighted to share my review today of the latest book from Clare Swatman, A Love to Last a Lifetime: published by Boldwood Books on 23rd January, it’s now available as an ebook (just 99p, or free via Kindle Unlimited), in paperback, and as an audiobook. My thanks to the publishers for my advance reading e-copy (provided… Read More »

It’s a real pleasure today to join the blog tour for The Flame Tree by Siobhan Daiko, and to share my review. Independently published on 19th January, it’s now available for kindle and via Apple books, and also in paperback. My thanks, as always to Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources for the invitation and support,… Read More »

It’s a real pleasure today to be helping launch the blog tour for Berlin Calling, the new steamy romantic comedy from Lilo Moore. Independently published today (19th January), it’s now available for kindle and in paperback via Amazon in the UK and US. My thanks, as ever, to Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources for the invitation… Read More »

It’s a pleasure today to be joining the blog tour and sharing my review of the latest book from Beth Moran, Because You Loved Me. Just in case you might have read it before, I must mention that this book was actually Beth’s first book published, Making Marion: but it’s been given an extra polish by… Read More »

I’m really delighted today to be helping launch the blog tour for The Village Vicar, the latest book from Julie Houston, and to share my review: due for publication by Aria Fiction on 19th January, it’s available now for pre-order as an ebook (for kindle, and Kobo) and in paperback. My thanks to the publishers… Read More »

I’m delighted today to be helping launch the blog tour for A Season for Love, the debut novel from Ally Sinclair, and to share my publication day review. Published today (12th January) by Hera Books, it’s now available as an e-book on all major platforms and in paperback. My thanks, as always, to Rachel at Rachel’s… Read More »

It’s a delight today to be helping launch the blog tour for the latest book from Jane Lovering, There’s No Place Like Home, and to share my publication day review. Published today (10th January) by Boldwood Books, it’s now available as an ebook (free via Kindle Unlimited), as an audiobook, and also in paperback. My… Read More »

As promised, this is my second post rounding up the audiobooks I’ve listened to (and mostly enjoyed!) last year – in yesterday’s post (you’ll find it here if you’d like to catch up!), I had a quick gallop through January to June. So, June – and I started with The Secret River by Kate Grenville,… Read More »

You might just remember that I’ve fairly recently been converted to the joy of audiobooks – after several abortive earlier attempts when I found it really difficult to pay attention (and had an unfortunate tendency to drop off…), I discovered just how wonderful they can be as companions for walking. I shared a post back… Read More »

Happy New Year everyone! First review of the year, so just one last Christmassy read before I move on to other things? Because I’m really delighted to share my review today of the latest book from the wonderful Kim Nash, Snowflakes Over Muddleford Cove – and yes, it is a Christmas romance, but this is… Read More »

Yes, it’s that time again – homing in on the books I loved the very most in 2022.  Do you know, it was 2014 when I produced my first Books of the Year list – just twelve carefully chosen books, but then a bit of a ramble (not like me at all, eh?) that enabled… Read More »

So, just one last review before I take a short break – with renewed apologies to those authors whose books were on my pre-Christmas reading list that I just couldn’t manage to get to this year (I’ll be looking out for your next books!). I’ll just take the opportunity to wish everyone the loveliest Christmas… Read More »

And my third post of the day, and it’s such a pleasure to share my review of the latest book from Kiltie Jackson, A Snowflake in December: independently published on 8th October, it’s now available for kindle (and free via Kindle Unlimited) and in paperback. The e-copy I read was my own, purchased via Amazon.… Read More »

My second post of the day – and it’s a real pleasure to share my review of Coming Home to Mistletoe Cottage by Celia Anderson. Published by Harper Collins on 27th October, it’s now available as an ebook on all major platforms (and just 99p…), in paperback, and as an audiobook. The e-copy I read… Read More »