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Audiobook Review - Don’t Tell Teacher by Suzy K Quinn @suzykquinn #AudiobookReview #BookBlogger #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

This review is dedicated to Jonetta whose love for audiobooks inspired me and helped me persevere when I would have otherwise given up. She is a brilliant blogger and reviewer. Her posts are varied. Check her out here I chose this audiobook as I was recommended Imogen Church as the narrator. Lizzie Riley, newly divorced … Continue reading Audiobook Review - Don’t Tell Teacher by Suzy K Quinn @suzykquinn #AudiobookReview #BookBlogger #suspense

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Book Review - The Little Bookshop on the Seine by Rebecca Raisin @jaxandwillsmum @HarlequinBooks @HQNBooks #BookReview #BookBlogger #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews

One of the most beautiful books I have read in recent times in this genre. The book had everything which captured my heart and turned me into mush. Rebecca Raisin is a fabulous storyteller, the one who knows how to capture the spirit of the place and infuse magic in her words. Sarah a bookseller … Continue reading Book Review - The Little Bookshop on the Seine by Rebecca Raisin @jaxandwillsmum @HarlequinBooks @HQNBooks #BookReview #BookBlogger #contemporary

Book Spotlight - Mercy by Stephen Bentley @StephenBentley8 #BookBlitz #BookBlogger #thriller

by Shalini, posted in Book Blitz, Book Spotlight, Digital Reads Blog Tours

Digital Reads Blog Tours proudly presents MERCY by author STEPHEN BENTLEY His daughter was taken. He’ll never get her back. Set in the near future, Matt Deal is a British businessman married into a wealthy Florida family. Mercy, his fifteen-year-old daughter, is the glue in his rocky marriage to Lorey. His life is changed forever … Continue reading Book Spotlight - Mercy by Stephen Bentley @StephenBentley8 #BookBlitz #BookBlogger #thriller

Book Review - Beneath London’s Fog by Iona Caldwell @IonaCaldwell7 @SydeFyre #BookReview #BookBlogger #fantasy

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews

Happy Publication Day!! This was Jonathan's story, a monster, taking the skin of a man, but with a heart of gold. Filled with love and pain, he lived his life in the darkness of the Raven Hallow Manor, making it his home along with spirits and other things which go bump in the night. An … Continue reading Book Review - Beneath London’s Fog by Iona Caldwell @IonaCaldwell7 @SydeFyre #BookReview #BookBlogger #fantasy

Book Review - The Death and Life of Penny Pitstop by Leopold Borstinski @borstinski @damppebbles #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Emma and damppebbles blog tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. This review is completely dedicated to Ms Emma Welton, and she knows the reasons. They would soon be enumerated in the review. The blurb had the warning explicit sexual content, and my eyes popped out. Whoa! What was I getting … Continue reading Book Review - The Death and Life of Penny Pitstop by Leopold Borstinski @borstinski @damppebbles #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

Book Spotlight - A Fool’s Circle by Suzanne Seddon @suzseddon @RRBookTours1 #BookBlitz #BookBlogger #Giveaway #thriller

by Shalini, posted in Book Blitz, Book Spotlight

Welcome to the super huge, A Fool's Circle MEGA giveaway!!! Check out this amazing Domestic Thriller by Suzanne Seddon, and enter to win this fantastic haul! Kate Sanders has suffered many years of physical and mental abuse at the hands of her abusive husband Alan, and convinces herself that she is only holding the family … Continue reading Book Spotlight - A Fool’s Circle by Suzanne Seddon @suzseddon @RRBookTours1 #BookBlitz #BookBlogger #Giveaway #thriller

Cover Reveal - Ten Tales Of A Dark Tomorrow by Kevin A. Kuhn @RRBookTours1 #CoverReveal #BookBlogger #scifi

by Shalini, posted in Book Spotlight, Cover Reveal

How cool is this cover?! It's perfect for a collection of spine-tingling stories inspired by none other than The Twighlight Zone! Ten speculative fiction stories inspired by the original Twilight Zone series, including cautionary tales, horror, science fiction, and more. In the spirit of that iconic, timeless show, these mysterious and gripping narratives explore parallel … Continue reading Cover Reveal - Ten Tales Of A Dark Tomorrow by Kevin A. Kuhn @RRBookTours1 #CoverReveal #BookBlogger #scifi

Cover Reveal - The Girl Who Came To Cornwall by Emma Burstall @EmmaBurstall @HoZ_Books #BookBlogger #contemporary #CoverReveal

by Shalini, posted in Cover Reveal

Many thanks to Victoria Joss and publisher House of Zeus for my spot on this Cover Reveal. Escape to the Cornish coast with a new heartwarming Tremarnock novel, perfect for fans of Jill Mansell and Philippa Ashley. In the quaint Cornish village of Tremarnock, Chabela Penhallow arrives for a holiday and to discover more about … Continue reading Cover Reveal - The Girl Who Came To Cornwall by Emma Burstall @EmmaBurstall @HoZ_Books #BookBlogger #contemporary #CoverReveal

Musings - Ode to my Friend James J. Cudney

by Shalini, posted in Musings

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

Cover Reveal - When The Time Comes by Adele O’Neill @adelesbooks @Aria_Fiction #CoverReveal #BookBlogger

by Shalini, posted in Cover Reveal

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 Spotlight - The Seagull’s Laughter @HollyBidgood @Wildpressed @LoveBooksGroup #BookBlogger #BlogTour #bookpromo

by Shalini, posted in Book Blitz, Book Spotlight

Many thanks to Kelly and Love Book Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. This is a Bookstagram tour primarily 1973. Malik has always been something of a misfit. Born to a Greenlandic mother and an English-Explorer father, he has one eye of black and one of watery-blue. As a child his mother’s people … Continue reading Book Spotlight - The Seagull’s Laughter @HollyBidgood @Wildpressed @LoveBooksGroup #BookBlogger #BlogTour #bookpromo

Book Review - One By One by Gillespie @annecater #BookReview #BlogTour #horror

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews

Many thanks to Anne Cater and Random Things Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. This was an unexpected read. The story gripped me from the blurb itself. It was a slow burn mystery where the author D. W. Gillespie had set up a great aura of horror and creepiness. Frank, Debra, Dean and … Continue reading Book Review - One By One by Gillespie @annecater #BookReview #BlogTour #horror

Cover Reveal - The Vagabond Mother by Tracey Scott - Townsend @Wildpressed @AuthorTrace @LoveBooksGroup #BookBlogger #CoverReveal

by Shalini, posted in Cover Reveal

Many thanks to Kelly and Love Books Tours for my spot on this Cover Reveal. Not every Vagabond is a Castaway... Maya Galen’s oldest son, Jamie, left home eight years ago after a massive row with his parents and now Joe, her youngest child and apple of her eye, has cut off all contact with … Continue reading Cover Reveal - The Vagabond Mother by Tracey Scott - Townsend @Wildpressed @AuthorTrace @LoveBooksGroup #BookBlogger #CoverReveal

Book Review - Return to Glendale Hall by Victoria Walters @Vicky_Walters @HeraBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Happy Publication Day!! This book warmed my insides in a wave of rapture. Beth returned back home after 10 years with her daughter Izzy as grandma was ill. Secrets got revealed, and she decided to take action to mend her family, smoothen the rough edges, patch up with Izzy's father, and bring the village of … Continue reading Book Review - Return to Glendale Hall by Victoria Walters @Vicky_Walters @HeraBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

Book Review - Bedazzled Dreamer by Deborah King @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #romance

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Rachel and Rachel's Random Resources for my spot on this Blog Tour. Book 2 in the series and it showed me the lives of best friends Shelby and Janna. A slice of life and a romantic story all wrapped up in a pretty bow. Shelby had her own past, filled with monsters … Continue reading Book Review - Bedazzled Dreamer by Deborah King @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #romance

Cover Reveal - Death At Eden’s End by Jo Allen @JoAllenAuthor @Aria_Fiction #BookBlogger #CoverReveal #policeprocedural

by Shalini, posted in Cover Reveal

Many thanks to Victoria Joss and publisher for my spot on this Cover Reveal. A brand new DCI Jude Satterthwaite crime mystery from the bestselling Jo Allen. When one-hundred-year-old Violet Ross is found dead at Eden's End, a luxury care home hidden in a secluded nook of the Lake District's Eden Valley it's tragic, of … Continue reading Cover Reveal - Death At Eden’s End by Jo Allen @JoAllenAuthor @Aria_Fiction #BookBlogger #CoverReveal #policeprocedural

Book Review - Starchild - The Age of Akra by Vacen Taylor @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #fantasy

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Rachel and Rachel's Random Resources for my spot on this Blog Tour. This was the most different of all reads. The book started with a bang where the author plonked me right in the middle of action, and I had to scamper hard to understand the things happening around me. Mai was … Continue reading Book Review - Starchild - The Age of Akra by Vacen Taylor @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #fantasy

Book Review - One Christmas Star by Mandy Baggot @mandybaggot @aria_fiction #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews

Many thanks to Victoria Joss and publisher Aria for my spot on this Blog Tour. A quiet slow read about two damaged souls who have been hurt by people and life. Emily was a primary school teacher and Ray was a down on his luck musician. Both met when Ray saw an injured hedgehog and … Continue reading Book Review - One Christmas Star by Mandy Baggot @mandybaggot @aria_fiction #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

Book Review - Strands of Truth by Colleen Coble @colleencoble @TNZFiction @partnersincr1me #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Wendy, Gina, Cheryl and Partners in Crime Virtual Book Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. I super loved this book. I just finished it and my fingers were trembling with the adrenaline rush. This book was the perfect example of how a romantic suspense ought to be. Harper wanted to … Continue reading Book Review - Strands of Truth by Colleen Coble @colleencoble @TNZFiction @partnersincr1me #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

Book Review - A Treason of Thorns by Laura E. Weymouth @The_FFBC #BookReview #BlogTour #fantasy

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Patricia and FFBC Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. Sigh... I...don't know... What do I say about a sentinel House that is alive, lives and breathes, has a heart with memories, and is magical ? What do I say about a House whose caretaker was to be Violet, but where … Continue reading Book Review - A Treason of Thorns by Laura E. Weymouth @The_FFBC #BookReview #BlogTour #fantasy

Book Review - His Secret Family by Ali Mercer @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews

Many thanks to Noelle Holten and publisher Bookouture for my spot on this Blog Tour. A convoluted mess of family situations which showed the thoughts and feelings of people. A story written in 4 POV of women, some of whom had overlapping lives, all concentrating on the man Mark. Jenny and Mark had an affair … Continue reading Book Review - His Secret Family by Ali Mercer @bookouture #BookReview #BooksOnTour #contemporary

Book Review - Fatal Strike by DiAnn Mills @diannmills @partnersincr1me #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Wendy, Cheryl, and Gina and Partners in Crime Virtual Book Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. Fatal Strike struck me hard with its swift pace, tight writing, and a plot which had FBI agents, snipers, opioid, murder using rattlesnake venom. That really rattled me while reading. Leah and Jon were … Continue reading Book Review - Fatal Strike by DiAnn Mills @diannmills @partnersincr1me #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

Book Review - Daddy’s Girls by Sarah Flint @aria_fiction #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Victoria Joss and publisher Aria for my spot on this Blog Tour. Fifth book in the series but first of mine, this was a slow burn thriller and a police procedural. D. C. Charlie had to investigate a different case entitled Operation Greystream where the perp visited the elderly apparently just to … Continue reading Book Review - Daddy’s Girls by Sarah Flint @aria_fiction #BookReview #BlogTour #thriller

Book Review - Stormrise by Jillian Boehme @JillianBoehme @The_FFBC #BookReview #BlogTour #fantasy

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Patricia and FFBC Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. Nothing can make my blood race faster than the speed of light than dragons and if is a girl awakening them, I am in absolute fantastical bliss. Meet Rain Ylanda was a patriarchal land where women were not considered good enough … Continue reading Book Review - Stormrise by Jillian Boehme @JillianBoehme @The_FFBC #BookReview #BlogTour #fantasy

Book Review - Heart in the Right Place by Lisa Hill @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Tracy Fenton and Compulsive Readers for my spot on this Blog Tour. This book was so much than its blurb, it was all heart. It showed me a family and their hurdles. Their dynamics and little skirmishes were real, I could relate to most of it. The story revolved around Lottie, a … Continue reading Book Review - Heart in the Right Place by Lisa Hill @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

Cover Reveal - A Typical Family Christmas by Liz Davies @lizdaviesauthor @rararesources #BookBlogger #contemporary #CoverReveal

by Shalini, posted in Cover Reveal

Many thanks to Rachel and Rachel's Random Resources for my spot on this Cover Reveal. For once, Kate Peters would like a happy, family Christmas; the kind of Christmas seen in the movies. She wants harmony and happiness, smiling, glowing faces, tables groaning with food, carol singing around the tree. She wants love, kindness, and … Continue reading Cover Reveal - A Typical Family Christmas by Liz Davies @lizdaviesauthor @rararesources #BookBlogger #contemporary #CoverReveal

Book Review - Evermore by Jody Hedlund @JodyHedlund @PrismBookTours #BookReview #BlogTour #fantasy #EverTour

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Laura and Tressa and Prism Book Tours for my spot on this Blog Tour. Book 1 in historical fantasy series by Jody Hedlund, the story caught my imagination and wonder with its gripping tale which bespoke of adventure and a promise to keep me enthralled from the first page. There was a … Continue reading Book Review - Evermore by Jody Hedlund @JodyHedlund @PrismBookTours #BookReview #BlogTour #fantasy #EverTour

Book Review - A Tale of Stars And Shadow by Lisa Cassidy @LCass_writes @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #fantasy

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Rachel and Rachel's Random Resources for my spot on this Blog Tour. This was a complex tale of 2 warriors the Dumronix Princess Tayln and the Shadowhawk. Both had a mission to help the human folks of Mithranar. A tenuous bond was forged until an enemy began to upset the balance. My … Continue reading Book Review - A Tale of Stars And Shadow by Lisa Cassidy @LCass_writes @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #fantasy

Book Review - Live a Little by Madeleine Reiss @MadeleineReiss @ZaffreBooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Tracy Fenton and Compulsive Readers for my spot on this Blog Tour. The way to mend the distance between two sisters missing their eldest one is a road trip. Lottie and Tina were like chalk and cheese, so different in their personalities and outlook toward life they had drifted apart when Tina … Continue reading Book Review - Live a Little by Madeleine Reiss @MadeleineReiss @ZaffreBooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #BookReview #BlogTour #contemporary

Book Review - The Quiet Ones by Theresa Talbot @Theresa_Talbot @aria_fiction #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense

by Shalini, posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Many thanks to Victoria Joss and publisher Aria for my spot on this Blog Tour. Hush hush, they are the quiet ones Hush hush, they are the dark ones Hush hush, their innocence is crushed Hush hush, their hope is dashed The hurt in the blanket of power The death of the soul under the … Continue reading Book Review - The Quiet Ones by Theresa Talbot @Theresa_Talbot @aria_fiction #BookReview #BlogTour #suspense