Author: Shalini

My first love has always been BOOKS. My favourite gadgets are my phone, my kindle, and now my laptop. I write from my heart, when my emotions overflow and words demand to be set forth. This year I decided to explore my creative side and set forth to explore new avenues. So now I am a #bookblogger, #reviewer, #blogtourorganizer, #publicist, #betareader, #editor, #artist, and hopefully a lot more

Book Review - Mystery Island by Jim Ody @Jim_Ody_Author @BOTBSPublicity #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Sarah and BOTBS Publicity for my spot on this Blog Tour. I am a great fan of Clive Cussler and his NUMA series and have a massive crush on Dirk Pitt. With the blurb and cover pic, I was eager to get my hands on this book. A treasure map and mystery … Continue reading Book Review - Mystery Island by Jim Ody @Jim_Ody_Author @BOTBSPublicity #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller

Editor's picks

Book Review - Playdate by Alex Dahl @alexdahlauthor @HoZ_Books #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to publisher Head of Zeus for my spot on this Blog Tour. BLOODY BRILLIANT, I would say. Author Alex Dahl took my breath away replacing it with unbridled thrill and suspense where reading this book became my highest priority. A first sleepover of child Lucia with her best friend Josephine became her last … Continue reading Book Review - Playdate by Alex Dahl @alexdahlauthor @HoZ_Books #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

Book Review - Queen Bee by Jane Fallon @JaneFallon @MichaelJBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Penguin Random House and Michael J Books for my spot on this Blog Tour. Nobody could dish a revenge plate better than author Jane Fallon. I couldn't get enough of this book. I loved it so much.Tweet A new resident in the cul-de-sac and a misconception caused the reigning queen bee to … Continue reading Book Review - Queen Bee by Jane Fallon @JaneFallon @MichaelJBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

Book Review - Hurry Home by Roz Nay @roznay1 @crookedlanebks #BookReview #BookBlogger #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Oh man!! What a clever piece of writing. Author Roz Nay was quite a trickster, she managed to fool me completely. Lies and truth were amalgamated so well in the writing that I couldn't decipher either one. I was still left breathless while writing this review. Two sisters and multiple secrets in the past and … Continue reading Book Review - Hurry Home by Roz Nay @roznay1 @crookedlanebks #BookReview #BookBlogger #suspense

Book Review - Death at the Dance by Verity Bright @BrightVerity @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #murdermystery

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Woohoo Lady Eleanor Swift was back, and this time she was invited to a masked ball. (And so was Lady Shalini... I decided to tag along uninvited with my darling friend Lady Marnie. We were in black in case you were wondering FYI) … Continue reading Book Review - Death at the Dance by Verity Bright @BrightVerity @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #murdermystery

Book Review - Somebody’s Daughter by Carol Wyer @carolewyer @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #policeprocedural

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Author Carol Wyer loves shaking us up each time we get to read a new book of the series. DCI Natalie Ward is one of the best there is. Girls were found strangled to death at a car park, soon the body count … Continue reading Book Review - Somebody’s Daughter by Carol Wyer @carolewyer @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #policeprocedural

Cover Reveal - Who’s Next by Chris Merritt @DrCJMerritt @bookouture #CoverReveal #BookBlogger #policeprocedural

by Shalini, posted in Book Spotlight, Cover Reveal

Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Cover Reveal. Stumbling to the ground, he claws at the earth around him, trying to stabilise himself, but his attacker is on him in seconds. As he stares at the lights of the bustling streets on the other side of the park gates, he doesn’t … Continue reading Cover Reveal - Who’s Next by Chris Merritt @DrCJMerritt @bookouture #CoverReveal #BookBlogger #policeprocedural

Book Review - The Day She Came Back by Amanda Prowse @BOTBSPublicity #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Sarah and BOTBS Publicity for my spot on this Blog Tour. Oh my, another book of feels. Ms. Amanda Prowse is truly the Queen of Emotions. Her power to make every word pulse with energy made the story come alive. Absolutely amazing!! Tweet Victoria had always been told that her mum had … Continue reading Book Review - The Day She Came Back by Amanda Prowse @BOTBSPublicity #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

Book Review - Deadly Secrets by Ann Girdharry @GirdharryAnn @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #policeprocedural

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Rachel and Rachel's Random Resources for my spot on this Blog Tour. A police procedural with great many shocking reveals, especially when it involved the past of one of its finest detectives. Author Ann Girdharry managed to hook me up compellingly with a team that had secrets within itself, yet managed to … Continue reading Book Review - Deadly Secrets by Ann Girdharry @GirdharryAnn @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #policeprocedural

Book Review - The Last Wife by Karen Hamilton @HarlequinBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to publisher Harlequin Books for my spot on this Blog Tour. A slow burn thriller with great suspense at opportune times. Author Karen Hamilton wrote a twisty thriller which had many loops, especially at the end. Marie had promised Nina that she would look after her family, especially the kids. She had always … Continue reading Book Review - The Last Wife by Karen Hamilton @HarlequinBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

Book Review - A Dog’s Chance by Casey Wilson @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. A beautiful book of a dog's chance to love and bond with his new family. Author Casey Wilson wrote this beautiful tale of strangers becoming friends then a family through the strings of the heart. Family was whom the heart chose. Sometimes destiny...or … Continue reading Book Review - A Dog’s Chance by Casey Wilson @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary

Book Review - Finding Love at Hedgehog Hollow by Jessica Redland @JessicaRedland @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Rachel and Rachel's Random Resources for my spot on this Blog Tour. One of the most beautiful books that I have read in this lifetime. Author Jessica Redland is truly the queen of hearts. She knew how to dip each word in the ink of emotions and wrench my heart into a … Continue reading Book Review - Finding Love at Hedgehog Hollow by Jessica Redland @JessicaRedland @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

Book Review - The Life She Left Behind @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Whew, an emotional read was this. Author Nicole Trope pulled at my heartstrings with the rendering of a tale that so many of us had gone through. I could just sigh at the end. Tough lives we women led. Rachel had a perfect … Continue reading Book Review - The Life She Left Behind @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary

Book Review and Q&A - The Place We Call Home by Faith Hogan @gerhogan @BOTBSPublicity #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary #authorinterview

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Interviews

Many thanks to Sarah and BOTBS Publicity for my spot on this Blog Tour One of the most heart warming books which made me sigh and hold my kindle closer after reading it. I could see the author’s writing, sparkling like the sun’s rays on the surface of the gentle stream. There was something so … Continue reading Book Review and Q&A - The Place We Call Home by Faith Hogan @gerhogan @BOTBSPublicity #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary #authorinterview

Book Review - Safe by S. K. Barnett @SK_Barnett @arrowpublishing #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

A psychological thriller WHAT. THE. FREAK!! The book should come with its own personal warning - Prepare to get shot and brains splattered everywhere. I tell ya... It was that good. Author S. K. Barnett with the sleight of his hand was quite a magician. He twisted the story in such a way that a … Continue reading Book Review - Safe by S. K. Barnett @SK_Barnett @arrowpublishing #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

Book Review - Escape To The Art Café by Sue McDonagh @ChocLituk #BookReview #BookBlogger #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

A contemporary romance Another cute book which had all the feels with a story twist and many a humorous dialogue. Author Sue McDonagh sure gave me a couple of hours of escapism. Flora had a bad day with groping hands and a betraying love. So she drove away on her infidel boyfriend's bike and later … Continue reading Book Review - Escape To The Art Café by Sue McDonagh @ChocLituk #BookReview #BookBlogger #contemporary

Cover Reveal - Veiled by Carlyle Labuschagne @AuthorCarlyle @Firequillpublis #CoverReveal #BookBlogger #fantasy

by Shalini, posted in Book Spotlight, Cover Reveal

Many thanks to Carlyle and Fire Quill Publishing for my spot on this Cover Reveal. Returning home cleared of all charges, Willow is welcomed by press, politicians and old high school friend and bullies alike. During her opening speak a vision strikes, hard and fast. She falters, her fingers find a pen and she start … Continue reading Cover Reveal - Veiled by Carlyle Labuschagne @AuthorCarlyle @Firequillpublis #CoverReveal #BookBlogger #fantasy

Book Review - The Defense of Exeter Station by Thom Bedford @ThomBedford #BookReview #BookBlogger #scifi

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Digital Reads Blog Tours proudly presents debut by author Thom Bedford.The Defense of Exeter Station A scifi thriller which was unstoppable in its pace and smooth in its writing. Author Thom Bedford, in his debut, had whacked this one out of the park with twists, action, and unexpected events. Tweet At the galactic war, retired … Continue reading Book Review - The Defense of Exeter Station by Thom Bedford @ThomBedford #BookReview #BookBlogger #scifi

Book Review - Murder in the Playhouse by Helena Dixon @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #murdermystery

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. A historical cozy murder mystery Whoa!! The stakes were raised in this book 3. Author Helena Dixon wrote another historic cozy where plain ole determination set about making inroads and solving a murder. A young actress was murdered, and Matt was arrested. It … Continue reading Book Review - Murder in the Playhouse by Helena Dixon @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #murdermystery

Book Review - A Body In The Village Hall by Dee MacDonald @DMacDonaldAuth @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #cozy

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Quite a charming book set in a quiet Cornish village with a not so charming murder. Author Dee MacDonald, with the first book of the series, had laid down the precedent where cozy met with grit and determination to solve a murder. A … Continue reading Book Review - A Body In The Village Hall by Dee MacDonald @DMacDonaldAuth @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #cozy

Book Review - Little Village of Second Chances by Gina Holland @ginaholls @ChocLituk #BookReview #BookBlogger #romance

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

This was bloody perfect. Exactly what I wanted on a Sunday morning with my hot cuppa tea. I loved the way author Gina Holland penned it; each word was friendly and complete with a sense of camaraderie to them. The book made me want to rush into it and linger there forever. Sarah was working … Continue reading Book Review - Little Village of Second Chances by Gina Holland @ginaholls @ChocLituk #BookReview #BookBlogger #romance

Book Review - The First Lie by A. J. Park @orionbooks #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Alex Layt publisher Orion for my spot on this Blog Tour. A chilling premise which pulled me in and compelled me to read the book. The author A. J. Park made the first few pages come alive. Paul, a new circuit Judge, found his wife with blood on her and dead man … Continue reading Book Review - The First Lie by A. J. Park @orionbooks #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

Book Review - What I Know by Miranda Smith @MSmithBooks @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #thriller

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. Wow!! Evil made its presence felt Who knew... A good psychopathic thriller, hair raising in its premise, the writing sure added to the darkness that this book imbibed then exuded from its characters. What I knew was that author Miranda Smith did cause … Continue reading Book Review - What I Know by Miranda Smith @MSmithBooks @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #thriller

Book Review - I Know You Lied by Lesley Sanderson @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #familydrama

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. A fun family drama with suspense and mystery surrounding the main character Nell and her grandmom Lillian. Author Lesley Sanderson has written about a family well enveloped in secrets, hidden in past, soon winding its way into the present. Nell got a call … Continue reading Book Review - I Know You Lied by Lesley Sanderson @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #familydrama

Cover Reveal - Not The Deaths Imagined by Anne Pettigrew @pettigrew_anne @RingwoodPublish @DamppebblesBTs #CoverReveal #BookBlogger #thriller

by Shalini, posted in Book Spotlight, Cover Reveal

Many thanks to Emma and Damp Pebbles Blog Tours for my spot on this Cover Reveal. In a leafy Glasgow suburb, Dr Beth Semple is busy juggling motherhood and full-time GP work in the 90s NHS. But her life becomes even more problematic when she notices some odd deaths in her neighbourhood. Though Beth believes … Continue reading Cover Reveal - Not The Deaths Imagined by Anne Pettigrew @pettigrew_anne @RingwoodPublish @DamppebblesBTs #CoverReveal #BookBlogger #thriller

Book Review - The Sunset Sisters by Cecilia Lyra @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. ABSOLUTELY UNPUTDOWNABLE. Warm and emotional. I loved it completely from beginning to end. A story about estranged sisters that captured my heart from the first page, from their promise then their resentment to a new bond. The author Cecilia Lyra's writing was like … Continue reading Book Review - The Sunset Sisters by Cecilia Lyra @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary

Book Review - The Waiting Rooms by Eve Smith @evecsmith @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Anne Cater and Random Things Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. An antibiotic resistance epidemic would be a scary thing to happen, but quite plausible in the near future. Author Eve Smith took my greatest fear as a doctor to write a convoluted, yet so convincing a plot that I … Continue reading Book Review - The Waiting Rooms by Eve Smith @evecsmith @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller

Book Review - Before I die by Jackie Morrissey @damppebbles @DamppebblesBTs #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Emma and Damp Pebbles Blog Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. When the truth is the fiction, then the fiction becomes larger than life. This was a difficult book to review as the story was so close to the realities of life that it had me breaking out in sweat. … Continue reading Book Review - Before I die by Jackie Morrissey @damppebbles @DamppebblesBTs #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

Book Review - I Know The Truth by M. A. Comley @BOTBSPublicity #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Sarah and BOTBS Publicity for my spot on this Blog Tour. Can one escape the past? Going per author M. A. Comley's new book, I wouldn't say so. The author sure made her main character go through a wringer of situations. Panic was well felt in the Lucy's life with nightmares holding … Continue reading Book Review - I Know The Truth by M. A. Comley @BOTBSPublicity #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

Book Review - Ari’s Adventure by Elle Sweet @laina_turner @damppebbles @DamppebblesBTs #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Emma and Damp Pebbles Blog Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. A clean romance by author Elle Sweet was what I needed to read while sitting across a setting sun. Ari had the lousiest day, she was laid off at work, and she found out that her jerk of a … Continue reading Book Review - Ari’s Adventure by Elle Sweet @laina_turner @damppebbles @DamppebblesBTs #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary