Many thanks to Noelle Holten and publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Christmas in October is a fun read especially when the cover is so pretty and the story engrossing. Saving White Oaks Inn was the crux of this book as it was the place where the entire Bailey clan met during … Continue reading Book Review – Christmas at Silver Falls by Jenny Hale @jhaleauthor @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary
Book Review – The Little Shop on Silver Linings Street by Emma Davies @EmDaviesAuthor @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary
Many thanks to Noelle Holten and Sarah and publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Emma Davies writes the best books with beautiful descriptions and detailed characters. The warmth always shines through her books. This book was something special. Daisy was a quiet romantic, who had the unique talent whereby she matched the … Continue reading Book Review – The Little Shop on Silver Linings Street by Emma Davies @EmDaviesAuthor @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary
Book Review – Snow Angels by Nadine Dorries @Aria_Fiction #BookReview #BlogTour #histfic
Many thanks to Victoria Joss and publisher Aria for my spot on this Blog Tour. A historical fiction of a different sorts where the setting was the hospital, and the characters were the nurses and doctors of the St. Angelus. The nurses were called the Snow Angels and rightly so, as they were the ones … Continue reading Book Review – Snow Angels by Nadine Dorries @Aria_Fiction #BookReview #BlogTour #histfic
Book Review – When I Lost You by Merilyn Davies @nellbelleandme @arrowpublishing #BookReview #BookBlogger #policeprocedural
Oh wow!! What a book. Not the usual police procedural but something different with an investigator Nell and Crime Analyst Carla. A new concept shown where the analyst digs through mountains of electronic data to assist the field investigators. A young couple with a dead child suspected of unnatural causes brought pathologist Eve to the … Continue reading Book Review – When I Lost You by Merilyn Davies @nellbelleandme @arrowpublishing #BookReview #BookBlogger #policeprocedural
Book Review – Finding Ruby by J. A. Higgins @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense
Many thanks to Rachel and Rachel's Random Resources for my spot on this Blog Tour. I loved the blurb of the story. A missing child is one of my favorite plot arc. It bespoke of a strong woman Nell who had gotten out of a violent relationship just to realize that she was being haunted … Continue reading Book Review – Finding Ruby by J. A. Higgins @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense
Book Review – To Keep You Safe by Kate Bradley @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller
Many thanks to Tracy Fenton and Compulsive Readers for my spot on this Blog Tour. 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳 This emoji said it all about the book No good deed goes unpunished!! This was the single most disturbing thought that dogged my steps as I started reading the book. Jenni was the math teacher, Destiny was a ninth … Continue reading Book Review – To Keep You Safe by Kate Bradley @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller
Book Review – A Deathly Silence by Jane Isaac @JaneIsaacAuthor #BookReview #BookBlogger #policeprocedural
Happy Publication Day!! DCI Helen Lavery was simply fabulous!! And I loved the way Jane Isaac wrote this police procedural, with a delicate hand, grasping the minute details so that not a single clue passed through, giving me the opportunity to play detective. Tortured and mutilated body of a police officer was found in an … Continue reading Book Review – A Deathly Silence by Jane Isaac @JaneIsaacAuthor #BookReview #BookBlogger #policeprocedural
Book Review – The Family Gift by Cathy Kelly @cathykellybooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary
Many thanks to Tracy Fenton and Compulsive Readers for my spot on this Blog Tour. There are days when the mind is fluttering There are days when the stress is flying There are days when I want to do nothing That's the day I picked up Cathy Kelly for lazing The story was slow in … Continue reading Book Review – The Family Gift by Cathy Kelly @cathykellybooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary
Book Review – Deadly Harm by Owen Mullen @OwenMullen6 @Bloodhoundbook #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller
Many thanks to publisher Bloodhound Books for my spot on this Blog Blast on Publication Day. A strangely compelling read which haunted me from the first line of the book till I wrote this review, pulling at the imaginary strings that connected the book to me. My first book by author Owen Mullen was a … Continue reading Book Review – Deadly Harm by Owen Mullen @OwenMullen6 @Bloodhoundbook #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller
Book Review – Christmas from the Heart by Sheila Roberts @pumpupyourbook #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary
Many thanks to Dorothy and Pump Up Your Book for my spot on this Blog Tour. A sweet Christmas read where a non profit organization run by Livi lost a major donation made by the Hightower companies run by Guy, and there were words exchanged. Until serendipity played a part, and Guy was stranded in … Continue reading Book Review – Christmas from the Heart by Sheila Roberts @pumpupyourbook #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary
Book Review – I’ll Be Home For Christmas by Karen Clarke @karenclarke123 @bookouture #BookReview #BookBlogger #contemporary
Happy Publication Day!! Ah, another cosy read which made want to forget my thrillers and stay within the warmth of Christmas and love. And this time we have Nina, our feisty heroine, jilted by a louse of a fiancé, stuck in the crossroads of life and love, where everyone knew what she wanted, more than … Continue reading Book Review – I’ll Be Home For Christmas by Karen Clarke @karenclarke123 @bookouture #BookReview #BookBlogger #contemporary
Book Review – The Last Wife by Nicola Marsh @NicolaMarsh @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #suspense
Many thanks to Noelle Holten and publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. I was down with severe dizziness and ill-health, and this book anchored me. I needed a book which would take me away from the pain of it all. And Nicola Marsh did it with this family suspense. Her words took … Continue reading Book Review – The Last Wife by Nicola Marsh @NicolaMarsh @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #suspense
Book Review – Izzy’s Magical Football Adventure by Emma Larkin @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #ChildrensBooks
Many thanks to Rachel and Rachel's Random Resources for my spot on this Blog Tour. If you ever dream a dream, dream big and stay focused. Determination and willingness to give it your all will do the rest. The book showed all this with a simple, delightful story. Izzy played football with brothers. On losing … Continue reading Book Review – Izzy’s Magical Football Adventure by Emma Larkin @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #ChildrensBooks
Book Review – The Good Girls by Amanda Brookfield @ABrookfield1 @BoldwoodBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary
Many thanks to publisher Boldwood Books for my spot on this Blog Tour. This was quite a different read with unlikable characters and their dysfunctional family. The Keating sisters and the friction between them. Kat and Eleanor. Kat was the perfect one and Eleanor was still struggling in life. This was the story of their … Continue reading Book Review – The Good Girls by Amanda Brookfield @ABrookfield1 @BoldwoodBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary
Book Review – Ghost and Ragman Roll by Pete Adams @Peteadams8 @damppebbles #BookReview #BlogTour #policeprocedural
Many thanks to Emma and Damp Pebbles Blog Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. Jack Austin is back with a new caper and an added feather to his crown. He was retired from the force and married to Amanda. Trying to help his wife with a murder, he was pulled back into the … Continue reading Book Review – Ghost and Ragman Roll by Pete Adams @Peteadams8 @damppebbles #BookReview #BlogTour #policeprocedural
Musings – Ode to my Friend James J. Cudney
What do I tell you about Jay that I haven't already said oh so many times on my blog. I wear my heart on my sleeve for him. He was my first friend in this blogging world. The rest all disappeared, but he stayed behind, seeing something in me which others did not. He helped … Continue reading Musings – Ode to my Friend James J. Cudney
Book Review – The Garden on Sparrow Street by Tilly Tenant @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary
Many thanks to Noelle Holten and publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. A love lost hits my heart with a thud especially in December, and memories of the happy times causes my being to lurch. When a book has a blurb which has the residents coming together to build a garden with … Continue reading Book Review – The Garden on Sparrow Street by Tilly Tenant @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary
Book Review – Fiona and the Whale by Hannah M. Lynn @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary
Many thanks to Rachel and Rachel's Random Resources for my spot on this Blog Tour. In the beginning I thought it would be a routine chick-lit syoe with some laughs, some tears, and a happily ever after. But I WAS WRONG. This book was bloody brilliant. It was fun, honest, ethical, and so passionate. I … Continue reading Book Review – Fiona and the Whale by Hannah M. Lynn @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary
Book Review – The Birthday House by Jill Treseder @annecater #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller
Many thanks to Anne Cater and Random Things Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. Nobody is to blame, yet everybody played a part. A different kind of thriller which showed an incident and the days preceding that, from different points of view. A man shot his wife and his daughter, then killed himself. … Continue reading Book Review – The Birthday House by Jill Treseder @annecater #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller
Book Review – The Christmas Eve Secret by Elyse Douglas @douglaselyse #BookReview #BlogTour #timeslip
Many thanks to Teddy Rose and Virtual Author Book Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. A weaving story of time travel and the true love of a woman was this book. Eve loved Patrick in 2019. Their previous two books had time travel via a lantern. So while destroying the same lantern, in … Continue reading Book Review – The Christmas Eve Secret by Elyse Douglas @douglaselyse #BookReview #BlogTour #timeslip
Book Review – The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden @arden_katherine @EburyPublishing @annecater #BookReview #BlogTour #fantasy
Many thanks to Anne Cater and Random Things Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. A haunting poetry in prose was how I would describe author Katherine Arden's writing. The words produced a powerful imagery. I hardly could get out of the atmosphere of Russia as created by the author. This was my weekend … Continue reading Book Review – The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden @arden_katherine @EburyPublishing @annecater #BookReview #BlogTour #fantasy
Book Review – Sacrificing Starlight by David Pipe @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller
Many thanks to Rachel and Rachel's Random Resources for my spot on this Blog Tour. The story dealt with a missing child but then went further into the depths of abuse. A child found with multiple injury marks was rushed off as accidental death, but there were two who didn't believe it. The two protagonists … Continue reading Book Review – Sacrificing Starlight by David Pipe @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller
Book Review – Foxfire, Wolfskin and Other Stories of Shapeshifting Women by Sharon Blackie @annecater #BookReview #BlogTour #horror
Many thanks to Anne Cater and Random Things Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. A brilliant author is Sharon Blackie. Her prose strummed with a strange lilt that bespoke of the ancient folk tales passed from generation to generation, some told as a bedtime story and some hidden as a myth. All had … Continue reading Book Review – Foxfire, Wolfskin and Other Stories of Shapeshifting Women by Sharon Blackie @annecater #BookReview #BlogTour #horror
Book Review – Dorothy in the Land of Monsters by Garten Gevedon @XpressoTours #BookReview #BlogTour #fantasy
Many thanks to Giselle and Xpresso Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. With the book being a retelling of Wizard of Oz, I was quite excited to read it. The story remained the same. Dorothy and Toto wanted to go back home, and only the Wizard of Oz could help with that. But … Continue reading Book Review – Dorothy in the Land of Monsters by Garten Gevedon @XpressoTours #BookReview #BlogTour #fantasy
Book Review – Cradle to Grave by Rachel Amphlett @RachelAmphlett @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller
Many thanks to Tracy Fenton and Compulsive Readers for my spot on this Blog Tour. This was one wowza of a book, gripped me from the beginning to end. Man, am I loving police procedurals nowadays. DI Kay Hunter was one of a kind, sharp and hardworking with a hidden vulnerability due to personal losses. … Continue reading Book Review – Cradle to Grave by Rachel Amphlett @RachelAmphlett @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller
Book Review – The Athena Protocol by Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif @harperteen @The_FFBC #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller
Many thanks to Patricia and FFBC Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. Whoa... This book was a non-stop action thriller from the first page to the last with Jessie being a kick-ass protagonist. A spy thriller like this, I haven't read in recent times, maybe never, this would make a brilliant action movie. … Continue reading Book Review – The Athena Protocol by Shamim Sarif @shamimsarif @harperteen @The_FFBC #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller
Book Review – A Spell of Murder by Kennedy Kerr @kennedykerr5 @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #cozy
Many thanks to Noelle Holten and publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. With such a cute cover how could I resist this book. The spelled cozy from the get go. This had witches and psychics which added to the thrill and spirits of the Greek Gods. The poisoning of a teacher brought … Continue reading Book Review – A Spell of Murder by Kennedy Kerr @kennedykerr5 @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #cozy
Cover Reveal – When The Time Comes by Adele O’Neill @adelesbooks @Aria_Fiction #CoverReveal #BookBlogger
Many thanks to Victoria Joss and publisher Aria for my spot on this Cover Reveal. Her husband says it's suicide. The police say it's murder. Liam Buckley was a married man with two teenage children when he moved out of the family home to start a new life with his lover. His wife Jennifer never … Continue reading Cover Reveal – When The Time Comes by Adele O’Neill @adelesbooks @Aria_Fiction #CoverReveal #BookBlogger
Book Review – The Silence of Severance by Wes Markin @MarkinWes @CazVinBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller
Many thanks to Caroline Vincent and Bits about Books for my spot on this Blog Tour. There was absolute silence, then a hitch followed by a woosh with intermittent Tap Tap Tap Those were the only sounds that existed when I read this book by a brilliant author Wes Markin. My breath hitched at the … Continue reading Book Review – The Silence of Severance by Wes Markin @MarkinWes @CazVinBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller
Book Review – Good Little Liars by Sarah Clutton @sarahmclutton @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #suspense
Many thanks to Noelle Holten and publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. A high school reunion and a death in the past were two most intriguing things that drew me in when I read the blurb. The book encompassed relationships and suspense. 3 friends Marlee, Emma, and Tessa were strangely connected due … Continue reading Book Review – Good Little Liars by Sarah Clutton @sarahmclutton @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #suspense
