Book synopsis One fateful encounter upends the lives of two women in this tense domestic thriller, a modern spin on Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers On A Train that flips the script on race and gender politics. “I’m a big believer that women should help each other, Tasha,” she says. “Don’t you think?” Tasha Jenkins has finally found the courage to… Continue reading Not So Perfect Strangers by L S Stratton – Blog tour
A very special book review today, as this is my Uncle’s debut novel. Book synoposis One tragic accident after another unfolds into a twist of secrets, lies, revenge, and murder. How far can one trainee detective go to uncover the truth when everyone is trying to silence him? My review In this debut novel we… Continue reading Cadiston – A New Beginning by Colin Oakes
Book synopsis The best light-hearted mystery fiction you’ll read all year! New to the private investigator game, Edie Fox is delighted when a handsome American client with disconcertingly dazzling teeth asks her to find his missing cousin, Isabella. Especially when he leaves her a bundle of cash to get started. However, the case quickly gets… Continue reading The Missing American by Julie Highmore – Blog Tour
From Broken to Brave is the story of the many turning points in Sam Pearce’s life, both good and bad; and the valuable lessons she learned from each one. Sam’s life has not been particularly extraordinary, and at the tender age of 45, she can appreciate that it’s not been that long either. She is… Continue reading From Broken To Brave by Sam Pearce – Blog Tour
Book synopsis “Welcome to Ararat, the verdant, hostile home of the Elites.” The year is 242 Post Inundationem. Global flooding has submerged most of the Earth’s former landmass in water. The Masses struggle to survive on the low-lying plains, while the Elites party on the heights. When sixteen-year old Naya DeLora is recruited into Eden Academy,… Continue reading Blue Out by Miranda Storm
Book Synopsis Celebrating her 45th birthday at her local pub, podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie is also celebrating her 45th birthday. They are, in fact birthday twins. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix’s children’s school. Josie has… Continue reading None Of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
This weekend is a bank holiday in celebration of King Charles III Coronation. Such a perfect time to start a new book and I have some recommendations here for you. Samuel Pepys Diary has enthralled readers for centuries with its audacious wit, gripping detail, and indecent assignations. Pepys stopped writing at the age of 36. Or did… Continue reading Best Books to Celebrate the Coronation With
Book synopsis Two people trapped in their different worlds. One by wealth and one by poverty. Twenty years working for The Firm has given Marcus Barlow everything he wants but has taken his soul in return. Finding a way to leave has become an obsession. Claire Halford’s life hits rock bottom when she is caught… Continue reading Maybe It’s About Time by Neil Boss
Book Synopsis I want to leave this world behind, jump on a bike, go on a journey without others, dive deep into the self, and let the weight of my human identity dissolve into the wind. In the wilderness, I see my emotions floating in silence, and I repaint them with my own colour. I… Continue reading The Weights We Carry: Poems from a solo bike-packing journey around the Scottish Highlands and the Orkney Islands by C D Seventeen
Book Synopsis Two candles flaring at a Christmas crib. A nurse who steps inside a church to light them. A gunshot emptied in a man’s head in the creaking stillness before dawn, that the nurse says she didn’t hear. It’s 1947 in the snowbound, war-scarred City of London, where Pandora’s Box just got opened in… Continue reading Shamus Dust by Janet Roger
