There are times – when you see one of Berni Stevens’ beautiful covers and read the description – that you know you’re going to love a book before you even open it. And that was the case with Arlette’s Story by Angela Barton, published by Choc Lit imprint Ruby Fiction on 26th June and available… Read More »
Today I’m delighted to be joining the blog tour for The Woolgrower’s Companion by Joy Rhoades – already available for kindle and in hardcover, and published in paperback today by Vintage Books. The more I read about this book, the more I want to read it – it’ll certainly be one of the books I’ll… Read More »
I really look forward to seeing the next novella in this lovely series appearing on my kindle, and Summer at the Café at the End of the Pier did just that on 14th June. Perfect timing for my seaside holiday in the Gower – where it was cold and misty for most of the week, but… Read More »
Do you know, I’m not always the world’s biggest fan of those tag lines publishers add to their books on Amazon – but when Choc Lit decided to call this book “a wonderfully uplifting summer read”, they really got it absolutely right. It’s a real delight today to share my review of Oh Crumbs by… Read More »
Delighted today to be joining the blog tour for The Heat is On by Helen Bridgett, to be published for kindle by RedDoor Books on 5th July, with the paperback to follow on 2nd August. This book is the follow-up to the excellent The Mercury Travel Club that I first reviewed in March 2017 –… Read More »
It’s a real pleasure today to be joining the blog tour and sharing my review of Missing Pieces by Laura Pearson, published by Agora Books on 21st June – thank you to Lucy for the beautifully thought out “care package” (with tissues and chocolate) that accompanied the paperback I received, and for the reading e-copy… Read More »
It’s an absolute delight today to be joining the blog tour for the latest novel by Evie Gaughan, The Story Collector, published by Urbane Publications on 14th June. I found this book absolutely enchanting, a simply wonderful read, and it’s a real pleasure to be able to share my review. My thanks to the author… Read More »
I’ve been wanting to feature Madalyn Morgan’s lovely books on Being Anne for some time, particularly having had the pleasure of meeting her at a meeting of the Belmont Belles (the Leicester RNA chapter) last year. I’d already spotted her books – you really can’t help noticing the wonderful covers – and the Dudley Sisters… Read More »
Ok, I’ll admit it – I’m a massive fan of Lynda Renham’s writing. Every one of the romantic comedies that I’ve read has been just wonderful – you can catch up, if you’d like to, with my reviews of Perfect Weddings and Phoebe Smith’s Private Blog (and almost all her others are on my kindle, ready for… Read More »
The Cliff House by Amanda Jennings was published by HQ on 17 May in hardback and as an e-book: the paperback is due for publication in July 2019, when there can be little doubt that its gorgeous cover will be prominently displayed on every best-seller shelf in the country. I had the real privilege of… Read More »
It’s not very often that I review a book ahead of publication – I usually join the party a little later – but from the moment my advance copy of The Rest of Me by Katie Marsh dropped through the letterbox, I’ve really struggled to stop myself from reading it. I finally gave in to… Read More »
It’s a real pleasure today to be featuring The Forgotten by J.V. Baptie, a crime thriller with a 70s setting, due to be published for kindle by Crooked Cat Books tomorrow, 13th June. I had the real pleasure of meeting the author in York at our recent Book Connectors get-together, to share her excitement that… Read More »
It’s not very often that I find myself answering questions – I’m much more used to being the one doing the asking. But it was a real pleasure today to join author Elizabeth Ducie for a chat, with some questions I really enjoyed (and the loveliest of introductions!). Once again, this month, I’m talking to… Read More »
You might remember reading Ruth Saberton’s guest post about her latest book, The Letter, back in February here on Being Anne – you can read it again here. That post was enjoyed by so many people, and I was inundated with emails from other authors asking if they could do something similar – but what made… Read More »
It’s a pleasure today to be joining the blog tour for Her Mother’s Secret by Rosanna Ley, published by Quercus in hardback, for kindle and as an audiobook on 8th March, and as a paperback on 14th June. This book looks so thoroughly perfect for me that I’m kicking myself that I just couldn’t fit… Read More »