My first review of a book I’ve read this year, and isn’t it lovely when a book turns out to be everything you wanted and hoped it would be? I’m really delighted to share my review of The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton by Anstey Harris, to be published for kindle and in hardcover… Read More »
I’m delighted today to share my review of In the Far Pashmina Mountains by Janet MacLeod Trotter – published by Lake Union Publishing on 1st October, and available as an ebook, paperback and as an audiobook. Janet has been a wonderful supporter of Being Anne for a very long time, and I’d been very much… Read More »
It’s a few years now since I met author Bella Osborne at Romance in the Court – she was so thoroughly lovely (and excellent company) and I’m rather ashamed that it’s taken me this long to get round to trying her writing. But I’m delighted today to be joining the blog tour for the first… Read More »
Welcome back for the second part of my Books of the Year. Today it’s the turn of romance, and my tribute to some of the wonderful books and authors I’ve read this year. And please don’t get the impression that this is in some way the runners-up list – it most emphatically isn’t, and the… Read More »
I always rather look forward to pulling together a post about my books of the year – I just love looking back through the year’s posts, remembering the pleasure every single book has given me. My Goodreads challenge tells me I’ve read 141 books this year – far more than in previous years, though fairly… Read More »
I’m so delighted today to be joining the blog tour for Christmas Secrets by the Sea by one of my very favourite authors, Jane Lovering, published by Farrago Books on 13th December and available as an e-book and in paperback. I won’t link back to my other enthusiastic reviews of Jane’s books – you’ll find… Read More »
Goodness, it’s far too long since I read, enjoyed and reviewed a book from Sharon Booth – and I’m really delighted today to be sharing my review of Belle, Book and Christmas Candle, first published for kindle on 1st December but now also available in paperback. I’ve read and loved both books in Sharon’s Moorland Heroes… Read More »
It’s such a pleasure today to be joining the blog tour and sharing my review of Christmas Miracles at the Little Log Cabin by Helen J Rolfe – published for kindle on 6th December, and available from Amazon in the UK and US. You might just have noticed that I’ve been particularly enjoying Helen’s writing… Read More »
It’s a real pleasure today to welcome author Sarah Dahl as my guest here on Being Anne. Sarah joined me with a lovely interview back in December last year (you can read it again here), and she’s back today to tell us her exciting news – her Tales of Freya are published tomorrow (14th December)… Read More »
Should you ever sit me down and force me to name my ten favourite books of all time, I guarantee that my list would include The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield – read such a long time ago that I can’t find a review to share, but still vivid in my memory in every detail.… Read More »
Today it’s a real pleasure to be reviewing Gold Plated by Christine Campbell, published in May 2018 and available as an e-book and in paperback. Never heard of the book before? It was one of those lovely chance discoveries – a mention on the Books for Older Readers website and Facebook page, a little push… Read More »
It’s always exciting when an email from Stephanie Zia at Blackbird Books appears in my in-box – you might just already have discovered that their team always has the perfect eye for something different and enticing, and I’m always keen to share whatever they’re doing next. My reading’s a little all-over-the-place at the moment, or… Read More »
It’s such a pleasure today to welcome author Jennifer Ash – also known to many as Jenny Kane – as my guest again here on Being Anne. It’s the first day of her blog tour for her latest book in the Folville Chronicles series, Edward’s Outlaw, published today by Littwitz Press, and available via Amazon in… Read More »
I had a particularly difficult decision to make this month – no, not one of those “real life” ones, but which of Jessica Redland’s two Christmas books to read and review when I knew I couldn’t manage them both. You already know how much I love Jessica’s books… but I think I chose well. I… Read More »
It’s a real pleasure today to be joining the Urbane Publications Extravaganza, organised by Kelly at #LoveBooksGroupTours. My featured book is something rather different for me – Mind Games by Paul Harrison, available in hardcover, for kindle and as an audiobook… Mind Games presents leading profiler Paul Harrison’s unique experiences dealing with the worst offenders… Read More »