Author: Jenni Keer Published: March 2024 by Boldwood Books Category: Historical Fiction, Murder, Mystery, Supernatural ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐… Read More

Catching up with audiobook reviews, starting with these three… SIGNAL MOON A short time slip story spanning the divide between 1943 and 2023. The Honourable Lily Baines, petty officer… Read More

Welcome to the Sunday Stills feature hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. This week is all about wings. I decided to focus on spreading wings. Here’s my selection Read More

Author: Carol Hedges Published: Little G Books April 2024 Category: Historical Fiction, Crime ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ An horrific dis… Read More

Terri’s prompt this week is local or state parks. Hawkstone Park Follies is just a 20 minute drive away. Originally created by the Hill family and set in 100 acres of parkland, it cons… Read More

Author: Charlie Laidlaw Published: June 2024 by Rampart Books Category: Contemporary Fiction, Relationships ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ T… Read More

Red, white and blue is Terri’s choice for Independence Day week.   A red, white and blue gallery… Read More

Author: Hazel Prior Published: September 2023 by Penguin Category: Contemporary Fiction ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Nineteen-year-old Pho… Read More

Welcome to the Sunday Stills feature hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. This week the prompt is landscapes.  “Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own.”… Read More

Following on from my review of 1000 Libraries, I have news of another book by Vincent Phan launched today, June 28th, via Kickstarter. Vincent believes Protectors Of The Written Word is a mu… Read More

Today I’m pleased to share the details of Humility and Tolerance for the blog tour organised by Rachel’s Random Resources A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice Seve… Read More

Welcome to the Sunday Stills feature hosted by Terri. This week the subject is plant life. “May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day.”… Read More

I’m delighted to join the blog tour for One of a Kind, organised by Rachel’s Random Resources My Thoughts Cressida Tarbet was trying to sleep off a nasty cold when her phone rang… Read More

Today I’m sharing a spotlight/promo for the tour for Team Spirit, organised by Rachel’s Random Resources Team Spirit: a humorous take on tennis club turmoil. Everything seems str… Read More

The focus of Terri’s Sunday Stills this week is sunrises and sunsets. “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.” Richie Norton If we&rsq… Read More

Today I’m sharing an extract from a book of short stories set in Bulgaria.  Rakiya – Stories of Bulgaria will be released on June 17th (published by GenZ Publishing) in digi… Read More

It’s my pleasure to post my review of Salad Days on the blog tour launch day. My thanks to Allie Cresswell for sending me a digital ARC. The book can be purchased on Amazon. “My… Read More

Welcome to Sunday Stills hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt and this Sunday is the monthly colour challenge…all about pastels. Pink morning sky in Llandudno and a peachy sunset on Newbo… Read More

Terri’s prompt for Sunday Stills this week is the great outdoors to celebrate June, the Great Outdoors Month. “Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail… Read More

It’s my pleasure to join the blog tour organised by Rachel’s Random Resources and share my review for Under A Summer Skye. My Thoughts Under a Summer Skye is the first of a trilo… Read More

It’s Throwback Thursday and I’m joining in with TLC’s Link Party I’d been meaning to delve into the British Library Crime Classics for a while and the setting of this… Read More

Today I’m pleased to spotlight CHASE, a trilogy of short stories brought together in one volume, and share an extract. The Campbell house was in a quiet residential street on the weste… Read More

Welcome to a belated Sunday Stills, hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. This week is all about water. “Water is the driving force of all nature.” – Leonardo da Vinci A w… Read More

Like hordes of others, best-selling author Dave Dawson has spent decades crisscrossing the country as a solo full-time professional musician. During his 30 years on the road, he has performe… Read More

I’m delighted to share an extract from Natalie Jenner’s new book, Every Time We Say Goodbye, published by St Martin’s Press, for the book tour organised by AustenProsePR. E… Read More

Author: Kristin Hannah Performed by Julia Whelan Published: February 2024 by Macmillan Audio Category: Historical Fiction based on Fact, War, Vietnam ⭐️⭐️⭐… Read More

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Today I’m pleased to share an extract from Crucial Black, for the blog tour organised by Rachel’s Random Resources Extract Having carried out a bit of ‘work’ on behal… Read More

Welcome to this month’s Sunday Stills Colour Challenge hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt…and it’s Cobalt Blue. Sometimes you can’t beat water and sky for beautiful bl… Read More

I’m delighted to be joining the blog tour for One Long Weekend organised by Rachel’s Random Resources. My Thoughts One Long Weekend is an engaging and moving story, not least bec… Read More

Welcome to this weeks Sunday Stills, hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. This week’s prompt is Groups. An impressive grouping of snowdrops at Chirk Castle and a bunch of saxifrage flower… Read More

It’s Throwback Thursday and I’m linking up again with TLC.  I think The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter was the first book I read by Hazel Gaynor and I loved it. It was p… Read More

Author: Chas Halpern Published by Guernica Editions, November 2023 Category: Contemporary Fiction Lexi is a sixty-year-old widow whose solitary life is thrown into turmoil when a desperate y… Read More

Welcome to Sunday Stills hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. This week it’s in celebration of National Kids and Pets Day which was 26th April.  This was my grandson’s first Ch… Read More

Good Bad Girl by best selling author Alice Feeney…now out in paperback! The Queen of Twists, bestselling author of Daisy Darker and Rock Paper Scissors Alice Feene… Read More

Author: Georgia Rose Published: March 2024 by Three Shires Publishing Category: Domestic Thriller, Psychological  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐… Read More

Author: Tana French Performed by Roger Clark Published on Audible by Penguin Audio in March 2024 Category: Audiobook Review, Mystery, Irish Fiction, Crime Fiction ⭐️⭐… Read More

This week Terri‘s Sunday Stills prompt is Earth Day, 22nd April 2024 “We are on Earth to take care of life. We are on Earth to take care of each other.” — X… Read More

I’m pleased to share an extract from Shadow of the Witch today for the blog tour organised by Rachel’s Randon Resources. Extract Following the auction, and his purchase of the bo… Read More

It’s my pleasure today to share my review for Bloodshed on the Boards for the blog tour organised by Rachel’s Random Resources. My Thoughts Bloodshed on the Boards is the second… Read More

Spell The Month in Books was originally created by Reviews from the Stacks, and the idea is to spell the month using the first letter of book titles. The Arctic Fury ~ Greer Macallister… Read More

I was intrigued when I was contacted about reviewing this book, which was created and written by Vincent Phan. Chock full of the most beautiful images, which unfortunately I can’t shar… Read More

Terri’s prompt for this week’s Sunday Stills is April flowers. I’m cheating a bit and adding some new foliage as well. It may be April but the wind and rain hasn’t fi… Read More

It’s Throwback Thursday and I’m joining up again with TLC’s Link Party I was in the mood for something different when looking through the new releases on Audible a few… Read More

Author: Carol Carnac My copy was published February 2024 by The British Library, first published in 1954 by Collins. Category: Crime, Fiction, Mystery, Historical ⭐️⭐… Read More

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Author: Sandy Day Published by Beach House Books in January 2024 Category: Contemporary Fiction, Women’s Fiction,  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️… Read More

Terri’s prompt for this week’s Sunday Stills is Urban Scenes. Views around Ruthin, a small market town in the Clwydian hills in Denbighshire, North East Wales.  Looking out… Read More

Author: Matt Coyne Narrated by James Killeen Published by Wildfire and released on Audible February 2024 Category: Contemporary Fiction, Dealing with Grief, Family Life ⭐️n… Read More

I’m delighted to be joining the blog tour organised by Rachel’s Random Resources and sharing my review for Secrets of the Shell Sisters My thoughts Nana Morgan is sorting shells… Read More

Terri’s prompt for Sunday Stills this week is Sunrise or Sunset? Sunrise and sunset can be the most beautiful time of the day. “Sunsets are like God’s paintings in the sky… Read More

Author: Anthony Horowitz Due to be published on 11th April by Penguin Category: Murder, Crime Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Richmond, London . Six attractive houses are tucked away in an exclus… Read More

I’m delighted to share a spotlight feature for Pierce by Patrick B Simpson on publication day. Introducing Pierce (Apprentice House, 3/12/24), the exciting debut from up-and-comin… Read More

For this week’s Sunday Stills Monthly Colour Challenge Terri has chosen any shade of Green. Green, a mixture of blue and yellow, symbolises among other things, nature, new growth, begi… Read More

Author: S.A. Cosby Performed by Adam Lazarre White Released on Audible: December 2022 Whether it’s working at his cousin’s funeral home or tossing around the local riffraff at hi… Read More

Terri’s prompt for this weeks Sunday Stills is something we’ve had more than enough of lately…rainy days! “Life’s not about waiting for the storm to pass&helli… Read More

It’s Throwback Thursday and I’m joining up again with TLC’s Link Party Wild Fire is the 8th, and final, book in Anne Cleeves’ excellent Shetland series, published in… Read More

Author: J. Herman Kleiger Published: December 2023 by JAMES KLEIGER PC Category: Mental Health, Medical, Mystery, Crime ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Carmi… Read More

Terri’s theme for Sunday Stills this week is having fun with photo editing I mostly use Fotor, there are lots of effect options with a sliding scale of intensity. This photo is Alderfo… Read More

Author: Nina Kaye Published: January 2024 by Canelo Romance Category: Rom Com, Relationships,  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dumped by Instagram post… Read More

Author: Hazel Gaynor Published: June 2023 by Berkeley Books Category: Historical Fiction based on fact, WWII ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️… Read More

For this week’s Sunday Stills Terri has chosen the theme of iconic places and spaces. The following are several places of interest I’ve visited around the UK. January 14th 2024 w… Read More

I’m happy to share a promo for Happy Ever After in Bellbird Bay for the blog tour organised by Rachel’s Random Resources It’s been over twenty years since Cass Marshall&rsq… Read More

I’m delighted to be joining the blog tour for Summer of Secrets, organised by Rachel’s Random Resources. My thoughts  With a cast of wonderfully realised characters and sett… Read More

Terri’s choice for February’s Monthly Colour Challenge is Red and/or Pink “Colour! What a deep and mysterious language, the language of dreams.” Paul Gauguin A pink s… Read More

Author: Ethel Lina White First Published in 1932, my copy was published in January 2024 by British Library Publishing Category: British Library Crime Classics, Mystery, Historical Fiction Am… Read More

As February is National Bird-Feeding month in the US that’s the theme for Terri’s Sunday Stills this week. Here in the UK, the RSPB designate the 29th October as Feed the Birds d… Read More

Welcome to TCL’s Throwback Thursday #LinkParty feature for 1st February. This month I’m featuring Incendiary by Carl Rackman. It’s nearly fifty years since a platoon of sol… Read More

Today I’m pleased to spotlight Spellbound for the 1 Day Promo Blitz organised by Rachel’s random Resources. Since moving to Raven Creek, Phoebe Winchester has had a lot on her pl… Read More

These are the second and third books which make up a continuing story arc of the SFV-1 virus told over three novellas. My review of the first, Infected, can be found here. ‘This isn&rs… Read More

I’m pleased to be joining the blog tour organised by Rachel’s Random Resources, with a guest post by Susan Gray. ‘To publish or not to publish?’ That was the question… Read More

Welcome to the Sunday Stills feature hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. This week’s prompt is Something to Do. This time last week I was desperate for something to do, sick of the seemi… Read More

Author: Kate Quinn Performed by Saskia Maarleveld Published by HarperCollins, released on Audible September 2019 Category: Historical Fiction Based on Fact ⭐️⭐️&#… Read More

Welcome to the Sunday Stills Monthly Colour Challenge hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt.  I’ve tried to combine both aquamarine and white in the following images. It’s a quic… Read More

Today I’m spotlighting Zero Kill by M K Hill for the publication day promo organised by Rachel’s Random Resources. A TIMES BEST NEW THRILLER PICK ‘Runs at breakne… Read More

I’m delighted to share my review for Murder at Merewood Hospital for the blog tour organised by Rachel’s Random Resources. My Thoughts Merewood Farm, part of the Merewood estate… Read More

Welcome to the Sunday Stills feature hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. This weeks theme is Through a Window.  These photos were taken on the top floor of Plas Mawr, an Elizabethan town… Read More

I’m happy to be spotlighting Odd Mom Out by Sandy Day for the blog tour organised by Rachel’s Random Resources. Life just got life-y… On the night that Trudy Asp discovers… Read More

Author: JJ Marsh Published: October 2023 by Prewett Bielmann Ltd.  Category: Historical Fiction Based on fact, Medical ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️&#… Read More

Welcome to the first Sunday Stills of 2024, hosted byTerri Webster Schrandt. The second week of looking back at 2023 in photos. This post covers July to December. Week one can be found here… Read More

Welcome to another Throwback Thursday, hosted by The Chocolate Lady. This month I’ve chosen A Keeper by Graham Norton, published October 2018 by Hodder & Stoughton. I listened to t… Read More

A Cornish Christmas at the Farmhouse Bakery by Linn B Halton You know that feeling when you have a decision to make, and you know you’re going to live to regret it? Well, that’s… Read More

Welcome to the last Sunday Stills of this year hosted byTerri Webster Schrandt. This week and next will be a look back at 2023 in photos. This post covers January to June. This time last yea… Read More

I was trying to limit my list to twelve but it expanded to sixteen…so here goes in no particular order… Clicking on the title will take you to my full review. The Rising Tide ~… Read More

Author: Sarah Morgan Published: October 2023 by HQ Category: Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Friendship A long-lasting friendship Every year, Erica, Claudia, and Anna reunite for their book c… Read More

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Author: Jenni Keer Published: October 2023 by Boldwood Books Category: Historical Fiction, Alternate Timelines, Timeslip ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️n… Read More

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Author: Shari Low Published: August 2023 by Boldwood Books Category: Family, Contemporary Fiction, Romance Three women, three decades, three Christmas Eve moments that change their lives for… Read More

Author: Ali MacNamara Published: October 2023 by Sphere Category: Contemporary Fiction, Christmas, Magical Realism, Romance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️&#… Read More

Welcome to Sunday Stills Monthly Colour Challenge hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. This month it’s the Christmassy colours of red and green. It’s that time of year again. Christ… Read More

Day 7 and the final day of Cathy’s yearly ‘A Week of Flowers’ challenge. It’s been a lovely way to brighten up this first week of December, showcasing the wonderfully… Read More

Author: Mae Clair Category: Historical Fiction, Ghost Story ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Harbor Pointe Inn has loomed on California’s cliffs for… Read More

Day 6 of Cathy’s yearly ‘A Week of Flowers’ challenge. A lovely way to brighten up this first week of December, showcasing the colourful blooms of summer.  You can fin… Read More

I’m pleased to share an extract from The Silent House of Sleep for the blog tour organised by Rachel’s Random Resources. This extract is from the opening of chapter three where w… Read More

Day 5 of Cathy’s yearly ‘A Week of Flowers’ challenge. A lovely way to brighten up this first week of December, showcasing the colourful blooms of summer. You can find Cath… Read More

Day 4 of Cathy’s yearly ‘A Week of Flowers’ challenge. A lovely way to brighten up this first week of December, showcasing the colourful blooms of summer. You can find Cath… Read More

Day three of Cathy’s yearly ‘A Week of Flowers’ challenge. A lovely way to brighten up this first week of December, showcasing the colourful blooms of summer. You can find… Read More

Day two of Cathy’s yearly ‘A Week of Flowers’ challenge. A lovely way to brighten up this first week of December, showcasing the colourful blooms of summer. You can find Ca… Read More

I’m joining Cathy at Words and Herbs for her yearly ‘A Week of Flowers’, a lovely way to brighten up this first week of December, showcasing the colourful blooms of summer… Read More