Delighted today to bring you news of a forthcoming new release from Terry Lynn Thomas: The Silent Woman is published on 11th April by HQ Digital, and is available for pre-order. I very much like the look of her books – although I can’t fit this one in for a review by publication date, I’ve… Read More »

I’m delighted today to be sharing my review of Last Letter Home by Rachel Hore, published by Simon & Schuster on 22nd March, available now in hardback and for kindle (thanks to the publishers and netgalley for my reading e-copy). The paperback will follow in August, and I can already picture it in that “bestseller”… Read More »

It’s always such a treat – and a bit of a privilege – to attend a blogger evening with Books and the City at S&S Towers. Sara-Jade and the team work so hard to make the evening special for everyone who attends, and last night was particularly spectacular with no less than TEN of their lovely… Read More »

It’s a real pleasure today to be joining the blog tour for the new novel by David Impey, The October Men, published by Big Bear Publishing on 20th March, available as an e-book and in paperback. It’s not that often that I’m attracted by a mystery/conspiracy thriller, but I thought this one looked really fresh… Read More »

It’s a real delight to have been able to spend some more time with the wonderful Mary Brown, larger than life heroine of Bernice Bloom’s book series. Today I’m sharing my review of Cruise with an Adorable Fat Girl, a short read (around 130 pages) that I thoroughly enjoyed. Mary Brown – our full-figured heroine… Read More »

Well, it took me rather longer than I intended to get round to it, but I’ve finally read a book by those lovely ladies, the writing partnership of Sue Featherstone and Susan Pape. A Forsaken Friend is published tomorrow (21st March) by Lakewater Press for kindle (free through Kindle Unlimited) and in paperback – a sequel to their first,… Read More »

I’m probably one of very few people in the UK who hasn’t read The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – the mention of Rachel Joyce always has everyone telling me how wonderful it is, and I have to say it remains a pleasure yet to come. But a few months ago I had the joy… Read More »

It’s a real delight to welcome Leslie Tate to Being Anne today: you may remember that I reviewed a section of his imaginative autobiography, Heaven’s Rage, just over a year ago (you can read my thoughts again here). Leslie’s latest novel, Violet is now available – signed copies via Leslie’s website, via Amazon UK in… Read More »

Delighted to be joining the blog tour today for Love Thirty by Jill Barry, published on 15th February by Endeavour Media and available from Amazon in the UK and US. I’m sorry though, it’s with that familiar sense of frustration that I just couldn’t fit in the reading. Don’t you think this looks rather good?… Read More »

So delighted today to be joining the blog tour – on publication day – for the new novel by Caroline James, The Best Boomerville Hotel (available on all e-book platforms), and the first for Choc Lit’s new imprint, Ruby Fiction. I’ve been so looking forward to spending time with Jo and Hattie again… Let the… Read More »

I’m delighted today to be joining the blog tour for Diary of an Adorable Fat Girl: The Complete, Full-length Novel by Bernice Bloom. I will admit that when Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources first approached me to be part of this tour, my first reaction was that this book maybe wasn’t one for me –… Read More »

Delighted to be joining the blog tour today – organised by Anne at Random Things – for The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton, published by Wildfire (Headline), available already for kindle and due out in hardback on 22nd March. Sadly another great looking book that I was unable to get round to reading – but… Read More »

I’m really delighted today to be joining the blog blitz for The Babysitter by Sheryl Browne, and sharing my review: regular readers will know what a fan I am of her writing (and the lovely lady herself), and her latest was published by Bookouture on 8th March, available for kindle and in paperback. “A gripping… Read More »

A real pleasure to be joining the blog tour today for Only Child by Rhiannon Navin, published by Mantle (Pan Macmillan) on 8th February: my thanks to the publishers and netgalley for my advance reading e-copy. My review today is the last on the tour – do take a look at some of the other… Read More »

Delighted today to be part of the cover reveal team for the latest book by Nicola May, The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay, now available for pre-order and published on 9th April. I think that cover is rather gorgeous – and what’s inside looks rather good too… Rosa Larkin is down on her luck in… Read More »