tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43182810893298568742024-03-16T18:52:25.252+00:00Just Book TalkJust Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146818573821823083noreply@blogger.comBlogger668125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318281089329856874.post-52102458631387058682024-03-14T21:19:00.003+00:002024-03-14T21:19:49.227+00:00Tour Wars: Romancing the Ruins Book 3 by Carla Luna <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaZNuatI5ekYrddZXD0av2Dlgl4GmW2LO9Cu8hEwO8Z09vIvwGIh03RdkUvMACiQYPMhvYeVd9dGQrWDNbXggZm5I5b2rnZU81uZuQgWOlcDYzQcwSEyEWaPKwdYhTC29z4muGKVzlwcENMj8nOsCHYdkk9fgxkGki4P7pYeHiJdDffxBF6KuMODXQr4/s700/Tour%20Wars.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuaZNuatI5ekYrddZXD0av2Dlgl4GmW2LO9Cu8hEwO8Z09vIvwGIh03RdkUvMACiQYPMhvYeVd9dGQrWDNbXggZm5I5b2rnZU81uZuQgWOlcDYzQcwSEyEWaPKwdYhTC29z4muGKVzlwcENMj8nOsCHYdkk9fgxkGki4P7pYeHiJdDffxBF6KuMODXQr4/w640-h252/Tour%20Wars.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBHii2S-NZrnROnyrAOoW2iqmF9e2JF1NiuVkL_REYDeowmyVR_iyr6c72U0kgadtFuJPArslq93__KePBK6hkhsAFF_jG2rDgIN_1JY9Aij4e9c5Y74MZ9iZ81LLg-vDembI5RrA9r2vyJMyNf3OAknt9MNdnBE5GP91CxgcSzaftkSFdr7v8EWg5HU/s2700/TourWars_ebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBHii2S-NZrnROnyrAOoW2iqmF9e2JF1NiuVkL_REYDeowmyVR_iyr6c72U0kgadtFuJPArslq93__KePBK6hkhsAFF_jG2rDgIN_1JY9Aij4e9c5Y74MZ9iZ81LLg-vDembI5RrA9r2vyJMyNf3OAknt9MNdnBE5GP91CxgcSzaftkSFdr7v8EWg5HU/w426-h640/TourWars_ebook.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E253" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E253" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E254" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E254" style="font-weight: bold;">Tour Wars</span>
</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-NormalWeb x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E255" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E255" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E256" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E256" style="font-weight: bold;">Ten days, two rivals, and a busload of tourists. How bad could it be?</span>
</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-NormalWeb x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E257" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E257" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E258" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E258">For archaeologist Emilia Flores, landing a fellowship to work at the ancient ruins of Pompeii in Italy is a dream come true. The only catch? She’ll be digging alongside her infuriating nemesis, TJ Mayer, who’s been a constant thorn in her side.</span>
</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-NormalWeb x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E259" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E259" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E260" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E260">TJ isn’t about to pass up the Pompeii project. Sure, he’ll be stuck working with Emilia, but he thrives on challenging her. And he hasn’t forgotten that secret kiss they shared at an archaeology conference last winter.</span>
</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-NormalWeb x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E261" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E261" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E262" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E262">Though unearthing Pompeii’s treasures might be a dream, student debt is a nightmare that never takes a vacation. So, when TJ and Emilia are offered a lucrative side job to lead a ten-day tour through Southern Italy, they grudgingly agree to tackle it together.</span>
</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-NormalWeb x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E263" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E263" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E264" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E264">Forced to set aside their animosity and work as a team, they forge an unexpected camaraderie. As the sparks between them ignite, their rivalry gives way to passion, making it easy to forget their years of fierce competition. But what happens when the tour ends and the </span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E266" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E266">real world</span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E268" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E268"> steps in? </span>
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They have great chemistry and the sexual tension notches up even more as they spend time together during their tour guide job. They also bond over trouble-shooting all the little hiccups that happen on the tour. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">TJ's protective instincts also come into play when their boss's predatory nephew, Luca, pays Emilia a lot of unwanted attention. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The group of tourists on the trip are a funny bunch. There is the usual mix of old and young, the entitled and overly demanding guests and those who are nice and a lot of fun. 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font-style: italic !important;">A dynasty is at stake.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></i>It seemed like a straightforward request–and Helena is used to her sister Blanche making demands on her time and fortune.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif;">But the most ambitious of her sisters reveals a dilemma that may wipe out the title she holds. When tragedy strikes, Helena must reprise her role as the Investigating Lady to save a nephew she doesn’t even like.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />And what about her own future? The return of a hero from the past awakens old emotions and suggests new possibilities, while the revelation of the full extent of Armand Fortier’s family secret poses a challenge Fortier himself thinks insurmountable. Where will Cupid’s arrows land?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic !important;">Join Helena as she contends with a potential scandal that’s even bigger than the last one, gains new allies and an enemy with a most convincing argument, and learns a secret that may change the course of history.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zuWBwoYllUNJfnEJYHHnFpwrvI5-r-ZEAKOhYZoxaayR9AzHdPkws56y-1_AqgnOLkaSdhFaF6VFjABSAYL6o4XI-dZt9buWv5aquel3IoPDySK5yoU4BGvpYEvodlpJtX6DCdrmCBmmBPp_4LIZp_zd-g4W1ixeJLHH0JiMQY3016gJun2kudP4UCM/s495/4stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="495" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zuWBwoYllUNJfnEJYHHnFpwrvI5-r-ZEAKOhYZoxaayR9AzHdPkws56y-1_AqgnOLkaSdhFaF6VFjABSAYL6o4XI-dZt9buWv5aquel3IoPDySK5yoU4BGvpYEvodlpJtX6DCdrmCBmmBPp_4LIZp_zd-g4W1ixeJLHH0JiMQY3016gJun2kudP4UCM/s320/4stars.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Another compelling mystery for Lady Helena to investigate. This time it is her nephew who is in dire straits having been arrested for the murder of his former lover, Lord Arthur. Avoiding another scandal is also high on everyone's priority list.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">I had my suspicions as to who the murderer was and I enjoyed going along for the adventure with Helena and finding out whether I was right.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Dr Fortier returns to the area and brings his cousin, Louisa, complicating matters for his and Helena's romance. The path to matrimony is going to be a bumpy road. Luckily, neither is put off by Louisa's schemes and threats and I'm excited to see how things work out after her final devious attempt to waylay their plans.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Lady Ambition's Dilemma is an enjoyable third instalment to a series that continues to entertain and intrigue.</span></span><p></p><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;">Lady Ambition's Dilemma publishes tomorrow <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lady-Ambitions-Dilemma-Scott-Investigates-ebook/dp/B0CNQL7TF7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3L9SJ9YSV9R0U&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BSZwZnFCae7SHPde7ZZoJrwVDBSRWudvXDGvZAJ66QrGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.FUwmRZyoBnP86mCxj0rIbCqLISSLKfw-BejbiGSxU48&dib_tag=se&keywords=lady+ambition%27s+dilemma&qid=1710360271&sprefix=lady+ambition%27s+%2Caps%2C634&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span></span></div>Just Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146818573821823083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318281089329856874.post-85780386963542853202024-03-10T20:08:00.000+00:002024-03-10T20:08:48.292+00:00Death Takes a Bath (A Cotswold Crimes Mystery Book 1) by Sharon Lynn<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNojVRN3UaNu070gu2CIDMgDTjb0T-3LF_3VSumkrENAWuSlKxdOFDr3vvL-zTr-6uCj2srpnFI2Lrp6BULMj80m0JnNUR7v-85vtUGAvC3ZHqu93_5wn3Tgz3cOBDE_nXD1PLP5frG_sNpy5ATnfsC9Pmweex3S50_Q-Pf58d7LmWYGioUMI8U6HWH1o/s2000/deathbath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1333" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNojVRN3UaNu070gu2CIDMgDTjb0T-3LF_3VSumkrENAWuSlKxdOFDr3vvL-zTr-6uCj2srpnFI2Lrp6BULMj80m0JnNUR7v-85vtUGAvC3ZHqu93_5wn3Tgz3cOBDE_nXD1PLP5frG_sNpy5ATnfsC9Pmweex3S50_Q-Pf58d7LmWYGioUMI8U6HWH1o/w426-h640/deathbath.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Description</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="pb-3" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 0.75rem !important; text-align: start;"><div class="d-none d-md-block" id="descriptionFullTextBox" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When Maddie McGuire lands an archaeology internship at the Roman Baths in England, she assumes everything will go her way. But when this college sophomore discovers a severed human ear on her doorstep, she must solve its meaning before she becomes the next victim, or worse, gets deported. Her tentative friendship with young constable Edward Bailey and the beauty of the Bath Abbey are no comfort as her aristocratic coworker Simon Pacock sabotages her every move. And the danger only increases when she discovers a dead body, both ears intact.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60iMqyS7mxytP2NHVNaTNG4OLC5d6JB3ZmDnf4wo0EUUiqEAbWlWJf3V8nW6kKaOe34VaybVzdgQ5yad9ZkFC9ATfneYDLkCMqs9dHob09_z4D6RnLtuZC4ZIll6r8ZBU7K_3Rh6sEzCTtuSAqZ66h1Zs5kTqNToWVyRy5f7yuJT9PzJmstMpBmI67Ag/s495/4stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="495" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60iMqyS7mxytP2NHVNaTNG4OLC5d6JB3ZmDnf4wo0EUUiqEAbWlWJf3V8nW6kKaOe34VaybVzdgQ5yad9ZkFC9ATfneYDLkCMqs9dHob09_z4D6RnLtuZC4ZIll6r8ZBU7K_3Rh6sEzCTtuSAqZ66h1Zs5kTqNToWVyRy5f7yuJT9PzJmstMpBmI67Ag/s320/4stars.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A contemporary murder mystery set in Bath. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maddie is a nineteen-year-old archaeology student from America on a coveted internship at the Roman Baths in Bath.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Things take a suddenly sinister turn almost as soon as she arrives in England with a severed ear being sent to her new address followed by a murder and numerous 'accidents.'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Constable Edward Bailey is a friendly pal to help her through the ordeal but he blows hot and cold and I couldn't quite get a handle on their romance. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Maddie's co-worker, Simon made life very difficult for Maddie but becomes more likeable by the end and I hope he and Maddie remain friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a lot of suspenseful drama in this book and the final section was very exciting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm looking forward to reading book two soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p></div></div></div>Just Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146818573821823083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318281089329856874.post-49364806276726801452024-03-08T13:27:00.001+00:002024-03-08T13:27:40.393+00:00Come Rain or Shine (Juniper Meadows Book 3) by Sarah Bennett BLOG TOUR<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gSKzA8snijXmQUXwYQWgPpLQuQHLMhsNpO-XaQOaUbdWAhe1RbOqumL5ftcWdrgZoa8G7kQ9P2WRtbWUIbZ_tHTSYBI1vk_gJGfnpqd0AcigryDsXdyUXdBA6JxJEqY_rmthfa9Fr5snUziok-gwFtz_IZwvLeRts25XBcz3DPQnqFfJ_CQQB7pJvJ4/s700/Come%20Rain%20Or%20Shine.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gSKzA8snijXmQUXwYQWgPpLQuQHLMhsNpO-XaQOaUbdWAhe1RbOqumL5ftcWdrgZoa8G7kQ9P2WRtbWUIbZ_tHTSYBI1vk_gJGfnpqd0AcigryDsXdyUXdBA6JxJEqY_rmthfa9Fr5snUziok-gwFtz_IZwvLeRts25XBcz3DPQnqFfJ_CQQB7pJvJ4/w640-h252/Come%20Rain%20Or%20Shine.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAP51_En2hwvCslqefKKjjAAgaUGoKDm27jAS0d8Ja0Q5DAEeY0r6qI4z-CiR-myrPsCoIGzNuBJYoOEick1rHl7r8ShO3elVlI0cMs7F0wtrXR_dfuWvvvr_21RHQlk92Vls9NFEtOvefh5ohhKkmyzdLp1iow_Lz51vfIFvxKgwt9Z46xJFloP2rYLs/s2343/Come%20Rain%20or%20Shine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="1530" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAP51_En2hwvCslqefKKjjAAgaUGoKDm27jAS0d8Ja0Q5DAEeY0r6qI4z-CiR-myrPsCoIGzNuBJYoOEick1rHl7r8ShO3elVlI0cMs7F0wtrXR_dfuWvvvr_21RHQlk92Vls9NFEtOvefh5ohhKkmyzdLp1iow_Lz51vfIFvxKgwt9Z46xJFloP2rYLs/w418-h640/Come%20Rain%20or%20Shine.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E246" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E246" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E247" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E247" style="font-weight: bold;">Come Rain or Shine</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E248" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E248" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E249" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E249" style="color: #0f1111; font-weight: bold;">There are worse fates than growing up knowing that you will one day inherit a vast and magnificent Cotswolds country estate, but for Rhys Travers it has always felt like a huge responsibility.</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E250" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E250" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E251" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E251" style="color: #0f1111;">Juniper Meadows is home to much of his extended family, not to mention the many local businesses that operate on the estate, so there’s no time to sit back and enjoy the view. Juniper Meadows is a full-time job, and that doesn’t leave much time for romance…</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E252" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E252" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E253" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E253" style="color: #0f1111;">Tasha Blake’s career leaves no time for romance either – much to her mother’s chagrin. Tasha’s sister Danni has kindly provided two grandchildren, but Victoria Blake is keen for more! When her job takes her to Juniper Meadows for an extended project, the slower pace of life, the beauty of the countryside and the warmth of the Travers family, soon has Tasha in its thrall, and the future Lord of the Manor Rhys Travers is rather easy on the eye too.</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E254" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E254" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E255" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E255" style="color: #0f1111;">As the busyness of life on the estate sweeps Tasha and Rhys along, they are both able to ignore the secrets and silences that are growing between them. But when the future of Juniper Meadows hangs in the balance, loyalties and love are tested to breaking point. When the chips are down, can Rhys and Tasha see a future together, come rain or shine…</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E256" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E256" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E257" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E257" style="color: #0f1111;">Sarah Bennett is back with her signature blend of warmth and joy, </span><span id="E259" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E259" style="color: #0f1111;">plot</span><span id="E261" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E261" style="color: #0f1111;"> and pace. A Sarah Bennett book is a ray of sunshine and a huge hug, guaranteed to brighten any day, perfect for all fans of Cathy Bramley, Katie Fforde and Phillipa Ashley.</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E262" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E262" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span id="E263" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E263" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Purchase Link - </span></span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://mybook.to/comerainorshinesocial" id="E264" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E264" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri qowt-stl-Hyperlink" id="E265" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E265" style="font-size: 11pt;">https://mybook.to/comerainorshinesocial</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS-3z2qRYMCzVP18v0I1mBT7nLSVq9vio3LohNcE-4QZuIBkTMhd6vczG_BBBngALQrd4-9s9H6RjfbM7BKv7mYeEZxHTdRdm-wntFLsrZ1O-Nik0kx3UDRuT5ZiGmp7QYhaPP7HRhlLAyl0t9r6g7Y6X-UTvy33FSV5rpikDLvdKO7T4KJIERefDVyQ/s495/4stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="495" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS-3z2qRYMCzVP18v0I1mBT7nLSVq9vio3LohNcE-4QZuIBkTMhd6vczG_BBBngALQrd4-9s9H6RjfbM7BKv7mYeEZxHTdRdm-wntFLsrZ1O-Nik0kx3UDRuT5ZiGmp7QYhaPP7HRhlLAyl0t9r6g7Y6X-UTvy33FSV5rpikDLvdKO7T4KJIERefDVyQ/s320/4stars.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I am new to the Juniper Meadows series and I thoroughly enjoyed Come Rain or Shine. I enjoyed it as a standalone but I'm looking forward to picking up the previous two books sometime soon. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rhys is completely lovable and kind so it was no surprise when sparks flew between him and Tasha. For someone who had no time for romance, he didn't lose a minute in getting attached to Tasha. He recognised her talent and enthusiasm from the very first meeting and he spent the rest of his time hovering around her and fussing. He was quite adorable but I worried for Tasha when the truth about her employment would eventually be revealed. I don't like third-act breakups or unnecessary drama because the main characters can't talk to each other. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thankfully, Rhys is no dullard and when the truth finally emerged he didn't disappoint.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I didn't like Tasha's duplicity in the beginning but I saw how she only had good intentions for improving the estate and I couldn't wait to see her quit her real job and commit to Juniper Meadows for real. I also loved her family and how terribly her mother treated her even with the best intentions as it was so hilariously over the top. She definitely added a lot of comedy to the story.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was a lovely uplifting read by Sarah Bennett and </span><span style="font-size: large;">I'm looking forward to my next visit to Juniper Meadows.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><qowt-page is-first-page-in-section="" named-flow="FLOW-1" style="height: 841.9pt; width: 595.3pt;"><div class="style-scope qowt-page" id="contentsContainer" style="padding-left: 72pt; padding-right: 72pt;"><div class="style-scope qowt-page" id="contents"><qowt-section id="E245" named-flow="FLOW-2" qowt-eid="E245" style="column-count: 1;"><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E266" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E266" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span id="E267" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E267" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Author Bio </span></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E266" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E266" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E267" style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlaO1WKuBgT_lgblhUo-wAzlXQy0YLs8oUessrmx5ByUSeULp_8IRvqEa2T1E9j5DdunuwkVZE3AWTDWuZxlCdoZS8hdAcVtvkhvrIgryV5GEA6ZiW1qp1jWI-2yY-_ds_6OMTsHXxmCa4QKdve6NePAUkPasjRSdwrWzkUNAQcrznQKR0snPKV7aJ2U/s1000/Sarah%20Bennett%20Author%20Photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlaO1WKuBgT_lgblhUo-wAzlXQy0YLs8oUessrmx5ByUSeULp_8IRvqEa2T1E9j5DdunuwkVZE3AWTDWuZxlCdoZS8hdAcVtvkhvrIgryV5GEA6ZiW1qp1jWI-2yY-_ds_6OMTsHXxmCa4QKdve6NePAUkPasjRSdwrWzkUNAQcrznQKR0snPKV7aJ2U/s320/Sarah%20Bennett%20Author%20Photo.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-4" id="E268" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E268" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E269" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E269" style="background-color: white;">Sarah Bennett writes feelgood romantic fiction set in beautiful locations you will fall in love with. Her bestselling series include Butterfly Cove and Mermaids Point. Her latest series is based in the heart of the Cotswolds on a country estate known to the locals as Juniper Meadows. </span>
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Dunphy Narrated by Melanie MacHugh<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7oSIWYJNHjkiQNcGXKqApKnbOSZ3SHiaJJU9pyzjCMHZhsXMZZJ0oAF5gyQLFCc4jcCGYCbEgOj6W1SA3sk50YWxq9MvaETE3QpEortddVo_5OxdysrEQathcIGOf4TGW84Yj9jRk9sRwa2rRTWU_OI7I4WSHITotWzsIi05KXDREXiDTNpql4w8qeQ/s255/littlew.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="255" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7oSIWYJNHjkiQNcGXKqApKnbOSZ3SHiaJJU9pyzjCMHZhsXMZZJ0oAF5gyQLFCc4jcCGYCbEgOj6W1SA3sk50YWxq9MvaETE3QpEortddVo_5OxdysrEQathcIGOf4TGW84Yj9jRk9sRwa2rRTWU_OI7I4WSHITotWzsIi05KXDREXiDTNpql4w8qeQ/w400-h400/littlew.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Description</span></h3><div class="pb-3" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 0.75rem !important;"><div class="d-none d-md-block" id="descriptionFullTextBox" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 800;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They came in the dark. They took her parents. And now she is the only one who can save them.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hidden away in an isolated cabin on the edge of her farm, seven-year-old <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 800;">Aisling Connolly</span> shivers as the cold night air whistles through her thin jacket. It’s been two days since the men came, since her mammy told her to run like she’d never run before, to not look back. She hasn’t seen her parents since. And she’s terrified.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But when Aisling is finally found by the police, she knows instinctively she can trust <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 800;">Detective Tessa Burns</span>. A former child-witness herself, Tessa understands what Aisling has been through, and that Aisling must remember everything she can about that terrible, dark night if she’s to save her parents. Something Tessa was unable to do for her own parents all those years ago.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As the little girl slowly starts to open up, Tessa uncovers much more than she’d bargained for – another murder, clearly a horrific warning to Aisling not to speak. But time is running out, and any hope of finding Aisling’s parents alive is rapidly fading. And Tessa must do everything in her power to ensure the little girl isn’t next…</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 800;"><span style="font-size: medium;">An utterly gripping Irish police procedural filled with unexpected twists. Perfect for fans of Peter May, Lisa Regan, and Patricia Gibney.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 800; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS-3z2qRYMCzVP18v0I1mBT7nLSVq9vio3LohNcE-4QZuIBkTMhd6vczG_BBBngALQrd4-9s9H6RjfbM7BKv7mYeEZxHTdRdm-wntFLsrZ1O-Nik0kx3UDRuT5ZiGmp7QYhaPP7HRhlLAyl0t9r6g7Y6X-UTvy33FSV5rpikDLvdKO7T4KJIERefDVyQ/s495/4stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="495" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS-3z2qRYMCzVP18v0I1mBT7nLSVq9vio3LohNcE-4QZuIBkTMhd6vczG_BBBngALQrd4-9s9H6RjfbM7BKv7mYeEZxHTdRdm-wntFLsrZ1O-Nik0kx3UDRuT5ZiGmp7QYhaPP7HRhlLAyl0t9r6g7Y6X-UTvy33FSV5rpikDLvdKO7T4KJIERefDVyQ/s320/4stars.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 800; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A fantastic crime novel set in Ireland and the first in a new series.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tessa, Maggie and Danny make an unusual but dynamic and memorable team. I was really invested in this found family and their experiences while working on the case.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pavlov the dog was an inspired addition to the team and adorable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The story opens with a very tense and emotional scene from Tessa's childhood. I dreaded reading what was clearly going to happen to Tessa's parents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fast forward to the present time and Aisling is living out a similar experience with her parent's kidnapping but is luckily under the protection of Tessa's team and Pavlov.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a very twisty and suspenseful read. I was on tenterhooks a lot of time but especially in the scene where the kidnappers take Maggie by surprise and a resourceful Aisling has to save herself. I have never cheered on a fictional child or a dog so much as I did here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was an exciting, page-turner of a book. The audio version was performed wonderfully and elevated my experience of the drama and nail-biting scenes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little Witness is available now <a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Little-Witness-Audiobook/B0CQMBB1B2?eac_link=eDXRAfOQ7ziK&ref=web_search_eac_asin_1&eac_selected_type=asin&eac_selected=B0CQMBB1B2&qid=rP3YRqCbhX&eac_id=259-4504898-4537039_rP3YRqCbhX&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Audible</a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 800;"><br /></span><p></p></div></div>Just Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146818573821823083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318281089329856874.post-29030636661553445172024-03-03T21:29:00.000+00:002024-03-03T21:29:26.904+00:00The Dollmaker by Morgan Shamy <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXT7rpvgc9NvJYGa6hpFGaZmqqv0ccD6TbEvrYDQKAln9ga6gj5_o5MXuJECu1Ev4aNelma5jz-swm-SkggJtyUcl5ePzuumqc1mbq0F5ysHMbO1apWTvCpVXcXK8VMfvSJ8Hg0A7lia2N4orS1O-p2x2JdJrgeV8lIZYol_eaYtru8OO0VtlMB-0TU80/s445/dollmaker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="287" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXT7rpvgc9NvJYGa6hpFGaZmqqv0ccD6TbEvrYDQKAln9ga6gj5_o5MXuJECu1Ev4aNelma5jz-swm-SkggJtyUcl5ePzuumqc1mbq0F5ysHMbO1apWTvCpVXcXK8VMfvSJ8Hg0A7lia2N4orS1O-p2x2JdJrgeV8lIZYol_eaYtru8OO0VtlMB-0TU80/w412-h640/dollmaker.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">From the publisher</span><p></p><p><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700 !important;">"Shamy is a gifted storyteller and an absolute master at building tension on the page. I cannot remember devouring a story more eagerly than I did </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">The Dollmaker</span><span class="a-text-bold" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700 !important;">. Good versus evil, deception, just enough romance to make you wish there was more. You will devour this book."</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700 !important;">--Barbara Conrey, USA Today Bestselling author of </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">Nowhere Near Goodbye</span><span class="a-text-bold" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700 !important;"> and International Bestselling author of </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">My Secret to Keep</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700 !important;">"Morgan Shamy's historical mystery, THE DOLLMAKER, is a </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">tour de force</span><span class="a-text-bold" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700 !important;"> that has it all: romance, thrills, and a plucky, eminently likable main character whose sleuthing abilities are always </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">en pointe</span><span class="a-text-bold" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700 !important;">."</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">--Annelise Ryan, USA Today bestselling author</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700 !important;">No one is safe. Not when The Dollmaker lurks in the shadows.</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Dawn Hildegard's dream is to become a doctor, but for a woman in the 1920s, this is no easy task. When her best friend Rose is kidnapped by "The Dollmaker," a crazed serial killer who creates "art" from his victim's bodies, she drops everything to find her. With the help of a handsome new acquaintance and his mysterious brother, Dawn investigates the fascinating case: Women found dead at the scene—their limbs skillfully removed, only to later be found stitched back together, suspended in doll-like positions throughout town in a grotesque display.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />While following the trail of clues, Dawn can't help her growing affection for the brothers, or her sense of unease. The Hemsworth brothers share dark secrets, and both have ties to one of the victims. With time running out, Dawn must use her wits and medical knowledge to find Rose before it's too late. And before she becomes The Dollmaker's next victim.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Dollmaker is a thrilling historical murder mystery set in the early twentieth century. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Dawn is a young woman who dreams of setting up her own medical practice but has to make do with assisting Dr. Miller for the time being. Her parents are unloving and are forcing her into a marriage with a rich old man. There is a lot of drama in Dawn's personal life.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"> Against this background are the gruesome acts of the Dollmaker who has been on a killing spree through various cities and has set his sights on the ballerinas in the town where Dawn lives. When her friend is kidnapped Dawn becomes embroiled in solving the Dollmaker case along with her new friend Gideon and his brother who have ties to a previous victim.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Dawn is a wonderful character. She is brave and clever. She doesn't want to get involved with the Dollmaker in the beginning but with Rose's disappearance, her loyalty and caring nature won't allow her to abandon her friend to her fate.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">There were very few possible suspects and Gideon and his brother were such intense individuals with their own secrets that I frequently wavered between wondering which brother Dawn would end up with and whether either of them was the murderer. I was completely shocked when the big reveal finally happened during a nail-biting and suspenseful showdown between Dawn and the Dollmaker.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">I started this book at breakfast time on a Sunday and ended up doing nothing else for the entire day. Nothing would do but finish in one go as this book had me hooked!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">A fantastic read, thrilling, suspenseful, and dark with a bit of romance. It ticks all the boxes.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dollmaker-Morgan-Shamy-ebook/dp/B09XY2QWYW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3T2DXDG9GG8KR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pK0mMH5GDJXjRz8uBqM0T_cFMB9SnEOWfDq_GnSLHO0ev9iktwnlCZFFpO4WIECo.U0FXG3PA-VjQzgXI3RlEJnKFiGEPARb4wUPckjdq7GQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+dollmaker+morgan+shamy&qid=1709428002&sprefix=the+dollmaker+morgan+%2Caps%2C782&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Amazon purchase link</span></a><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Just Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146818573821823083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318281089329856874.post-38738902050660631222024-03-02T23:14:00.003+00:002024-03-02T23:21:39.443+00:00The Highgate Cemetery Murder (A Tate and Bell Mystery Book 1) by Irina Shapiro<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXh-3ys5h3QIR5Wsbk9hlYHyHrOfiOT0rA6NweBs_hK88XVpIODiajkSqsBVdP9u3h14K9UXbATKat1ZHCc90-V0bneTebfJGMjpFR4-7eBKvtSGK27drDrXCvw5SaKlel5OAcH8wU7VPsrMy2U4SBc8ObZagScDsXZPJSz5coCR-tC91XFjznpYCD3jY/s387/highgate.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="255" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXh-3ys5h3QIR5Wsbk9hlYHyHrOfiOT0rA6NweBs_hK88XVpIODiajkSqsBVdP9u3h14K9UXbATKat1ZHCc90-V0bneTebfJGMjpFR4-7eBKvtSGK27drDrXCvw5SaKlel5OAcH8wU7VPsrMy2U4SBc8ObZagScDsXZPJSz5coCR-tC91XFjznpYCD3jY/w422-h640/highgate.png" width="422" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Description</span></span></h3><div class="pb-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 0.75rem !important;"><div class="d-none d-md-block" id="descriptionFullTextBox" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 800;"><span style="font-size: medium;">His heart pounding, the man scribbles the words in his notebook as fast as he can: “Woman dead in Highgate. Man in caped coat. Milky way and red streaks. I’m being followed.”</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hours later, the man’s cold body lies in the city mortuary, alongside the woman he couldn’t save. And his sister, unconventional nurse <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 800;">Gemma Tate</span>, tracks down troubled police inspector <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 800;">Sebastian Bell</span> to unravel the truth.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sebastian has enough pressure to solve the murder of an aristocratic heiress without Gemma meddling in his case. But the cryptic sentences she brings him from her brother’s notebook could be a crucial lead. If only they knew what “milky way” meant. But as the trail of clues takes them away from the gilded drawing rooms of the nobility and into the dangerous slums of London, how far will their partnership be tested on the quest for justice, and will they both emerge unscathed?</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 800;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fans of Andrea Penrose, Deanna Raybourn and Carole Lawrence will be hooked on this intricate, compelling mystery set in Victorian London.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 800;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a gripping novel. It has a dark and atmospheric tone, with truly horrifying and despicable villains.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The story begins with a shocking early double murder in Victorian London which introduces us to Gemma Tate, a young woman who served as a nurse in the Crimean War, and Inspector Sebastian Bell, a policeman.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As more details emerge about the murdered young woman and the suffering she endured before she died it is clear that the police are hunting seriously evil and depraved individuals.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Both Sebastian and Gemma have endured personal losses, tragedy and grief. Gemma was touched by her experiences as a wartime nurse and Sebastian lost his wife and unborn child in tragic circumstances causing him to turn to opium to numb his pain.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">The chance to solve a very high-profile murder and help Gemma with solving the mystery of her brother's death becomes a timely distraction and the beginning of a new friendship.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">This is a fast-paced story with twists I didn't see coming and has a satisfying conclusion where justice is meted out.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Gemma and Sebastian's friendship is subtle and low-key with hints of something more towards the end. I'm looking forward to seeing how their relationship develops in the next book which is set to be released in June 2024.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">I read this book in a day as it was such a tense and twisty thriller I couldn't put it down.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Highgate-Cemetery-Murder-completely-historical-ebook/dp/B0CP1951XC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QO3CNZHMQ2N5&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Oj1pkCMv8bhukrM9ATqOj8y9nwvuyJX_DG9xOInDSBSCWsuT04KPCtz4K0MaYi6OCsasN1raBmuO3WRymMLwYjHw_9q7-tkPeAYjPheQ9Secq0BTtXzD9YRGXWfvY-y9QOTtztfCHVZFFTJfJEGiycSCpvlUAkEF2ykbPSVBS7liVmqcjEPn-4G1yjACNvua.GY6MPJTcV-GIMfhb26VO1NOJIwvj-Xn6nK0-0KcUtJk&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+highgate+cemetery+murder&qid=1709419136&sprefix=the+highgate+cemetary+murder%2Caps%2C203&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon UK purchase Link</a><br /></span></span></p></div></div>Just Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146818573821823083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318281089329856874.post-66943524196911529852024-02-26T06:00:00.001+00:002024-02-26T06:00:00.129+00:00The House Sitter by Elizabeth Drummond (2024)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmaq8awlmTrvhGzI8V8agdv-Q0fZlE3jZuoiDHz8br8RNpbyJjOkjHsl7eHzGLX8ab5DnBBtPAEVgMVxSpZPBycza_C21NJe9Mf1DhAvwwVsmFgCmWQjyB2WG1U3PKbKhhZGY3dekO4aQv5EZvOaQBFOuV2dps8HiQ8w88SF2_0q6ljy7wFi1XuF_vwI/s700/The%20House%20Sitter.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmaq8awlmTrvhGzI8V8agdv-Q0fZlE3jZuoiDHz8br8RNpbyJjOkjHsl7eHzGLX8ab5DnBBtPAEVgMVxSpZPBycza_C21NJe9Mf1DhAvwwVsmFgCmWQjyB2WG1U3PKbKhhZGY3dekO4aQv5EZvOaQBFOuV2dps8HiQ8w88SF2_0q6ljy7wFi1XuF_vwI/w640-h252/The%20House%20Sitter.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxDsLR_oJAXTx6pWafGMtfjV-YLhQNzqjnFdDur4_H4C44CgFn4Wwy8qWMa1k9ud7d-Vy8qjMYZU30CEQ1A_7fXSAWtyJPGC1_2TW9V_Zm8wcw-kqSd2dSFvJ9HwIhSPV9w3YBOxxMdO5pvNoXjj3sVl87epHfapPP8Y5UoMfGuBBI7uD_XhnODNJr8A/s1551/The-House-Sitter-cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1551" data-original-width="1016" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxDsLR_oJAXTx6pWafGMtfjV-YLhQNzqjnFdDur4_H4C44CgFn4Wwy8qWMa1k9ud7d-Vy8qjMYZU30CEQ1A_7fXSAWtyJPGC1_2TW9V_Zm8wcw-kqSd2dSFvJ9HwIhSPV9w3YBOxxMdO5pvNoXjj3sVl87epHfapPP8Y5UoMfGuBBI7uD_XhnODNJr8A/w263-h400/The-House-Sitter-cover.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E255" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E255" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E256" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E256" style="font-weight: bold;">The House Sitter</span>
</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-NormalWeb x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E257" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E257" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="padding-bottom: 10.5pt; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri qowt-stl-a-text-italic" id="E258" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E258" style="color: #0f1111; font-style: italic;">His house. Her rules. But who’s in charge?</span>
</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-NormalWeb x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E259" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E259" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="padding-bottom: 10.5pt; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E260" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E260" style="color: #0f1111;">Pippa Munro had everything planned for her perfect wedding. What she did not have planned, was for her boyfriend to break up with her. Or sell her beloved farm. So instead of being blissfully engaged, Pippa finds herself jobless, </span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E262" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E262" style="color: #0f1111;">homeless</span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E264" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E264" style="color: #0f1111;"> and loveless. Things couldn’t be going better…</span>
</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-NormalWeb x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E265" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E265" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="padding-bottom: 10.5pt; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E266" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E266" style="color: #0f1111;">Wolfie Squires needs someone to look after his family’s ancient house. He’s too busy with his hot shot city job to deal with a country manor several hundred miles away.</span>
</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-NormalWeb x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E267" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E267" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="padding-bottom: 10.5pt; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E268" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E268" style="color: #0f1111;">The perfect solution? Find someone to house sit.</span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E270" is="qowt-line-break" qowt-eid="E270" style="color: #0f1111;"><br /></span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E271" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E271" style="color: #0f1111;">The less-than-perfect candidate? Pippa Munro.</span>
</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-NormalWeb x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E272" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E272" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="padding-bottom: 10.5pt; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E273" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E273" style="color: #0f1111;">Pippa is more comfortable working on a farm than dusting a chandelier, and </span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E275" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E275" style="color: #0f1111;">definitely not</span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E277" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E277" style="color: #0f1111;"> the ideal choice for the job.</span>
</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-NormalWeb x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E278" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E278" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="padding-bottom: 10.5pt; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E279" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E279" style="color: #0f1111;">As tempers fray, ideas clash, and secrets are spilled, Pippa and Wolfie might realise they have the same ambitions for the house, if only they could stop arguing long enough to find out…</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E280" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E280" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E281" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E281" style="font-weight: bold;">Purchase Links </span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E282" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E282" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/House-Sitter-grumpy-sunshine-romcom-ebook/dp/B0BQ5GZH6C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a><br /></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E285" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E285" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/House-Sitter-grumpy-sunshine-romcom-ebook/dp/B0BQ5GZH6C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon US</a><br /></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E285" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E285" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🌟🌟🌟🌟</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E285" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E285" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A lighthearted and fun rom-com. I spent a Saturday and a Sunday morning reading this book and found it to be a funny and charming story.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E285" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E285" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From the beginning, I despised Alex and his father, so I was delighted when Pippa finally went her separate way. After wallowing in self-pity for a time at her cousin's place she lands on her feet with a house-sitting job at a lovely big mansion. </span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E285" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E285" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My favourite parts of the book are the scenes where potential buyers view the mansion and Pippa finds ways of sabotaging the potential sale. Todd, the next-door neighbour is a hoot, especially when he and his pig get involved in Pippa's scheme. </span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E285" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E285" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wolfie is a sullen character but it is clear he has taken a shine to Pippa but he's not very good at flirting. Fortunately, his actions speak louder than words and there are a few very sweet and swoon-worthy scenes. I would have liked him to have a bit more self-confidence and not go off in a huff every time he sees Pippa interacting with Alex. Thankfully, Pippa doesn't give up on him.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E285" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E285" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I laughed out loud at Pippa and Wolfie's madcap last-minute dash to prevent a courier from delivering the paperwork for the sale of the mansion. It was such a lovely and humorous moment near the end of the book.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E285" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E285" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was a lovely book and made the perfect weekend reading at the end of a busy and stressful week.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E289" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E289" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E290" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E289" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E289" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E290" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E290" style="font-weight: bold;">Author Bio </span></span><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E290" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFyFVjaTd-r7HGlptBEXFT2HTHHaNL8Bjb_3bIFCGMMtcxUzh6nSiw-s_jqUnovHaGqJl5NsS_hkwI4oBH6FIeZY7FdvxyO3WJ9Hnkk12T1MvyTl_T-of-GAbCeE4RzGrWt4OTW7bsC7i1zEZmKEozz51Qh6tyTlBwWI7DUftTcYIb7Eb-2vkz7C-EH0/s3000/L&N-66.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFyFVjaTd-r7HGlptBEXFT2HTHHaNL8Bjb_3bIFCGMMtcxUzh6nSiw-s_jqUnovHaGqJl5NsS_hkwI4oBH6FIeZY7FdvxyO3WJ9Hnkk12T1MvyTl_T-of-GAbCeE4RzGrWt4OTW7bsC7i1zEZmKEozz51Qh6tyTlBwWI7DUftTcYIb7Eb-2vkz7C-EH0/s320/L&N-66.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E289" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E289" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span id="E291" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E291" style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">Elizabeth Drummond grew up and studied in Yorkshire, attaining a degree in English Literature from Sheffield University before moving to New York for a year post-graduation. It was in New York she learned she was nothing like Carrie Bradshaw so upon her return to England she moved to London where she forged a successful career as a film distribution executive. Although her experiences on film sets and corporate boardrooms could fill multiple books with scandal alone, Elizabeth’s books are mostly filled with light-hearted humour and romance. Elizabeth lives in Essex with her husband and two daughters.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E292" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E292" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E293" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E293" style="font-weight: bold;">Social Media Links – Instagram/Twitter/TikTok/Threads @Lizzythebrit</span>
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</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E248" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E248" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E249" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E249" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">A chance meeting...or so she thought. Is confidence trickster Will Samson the hero he claims to be or someone else entirely...</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E250" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E250" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E251" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E251" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Emily Darson assumed her future of propriety and privilege amid a loveless marriage was set in stone. At least, she did until confidence trickster Will Samson came into her life...</span><span id="E253" is="qowt-line-break" qowt-eid="E253" style="color: #222222;"><br /></span><span id="E255" is="qowt-line-break" qowt-eid="E255" style="color: #222222;"><br /></span><span id="E256" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E256" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Then everything changed.</span><span id="E258" is="qowt-line-break" qowt-eid="E258" style="color: #222222;"><br /></span><span id="E260" is="qowt-line-break" qowt-eid="E260" style="color: #222222;"><br /></span><span id="E261" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E261" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">With each revelation about her fiancé and herself that Will uncovers, he also reveals a little more of who is he, what he has suffered, and the volatile vengeance that burns in his heart.</span><span id="E263" is="qowt-line-break" qowt-eid="E263" style="color: #222222;"><br /></span><span id="E265" is="qowt-line-break" qowt-eid="E265" style="color: #222222;"><br /></span><span id="E266" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E266" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Can Emily really risk security for scandal? Loyalty for love? Only time will tell…</span>
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color: #0f1111; font-size: large;">Helen </span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E254" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E254" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: large;">Bygrove</span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E256" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E256" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: large;"> is managing the </span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E258" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E258" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: large;">hotel, now that</span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E260" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E260" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: large;"> her husband has been conscripted. Against all expectations, Helen and her team are doing marvellously, despite the shortages brought by war. Even the exacting Lady Blackmore agrees. But then the calm is shattered when poison pen letters are sent to prominent townsfolk and Helen finds herself the target of a police investigation. Is someone trying to ruin Helen, and the Beach Hotel? And can she rely on the handsome but taciturn Inspector </span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E262" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E262" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: large;">Toshack</span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E264" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E264" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: large;"> to help her? When her husband, Douglas, is invalided out of the war he is determined to take back control of the hotel and things go from bad to worse.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E247" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E247" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: large;">How can she ever escape his bullying? Is she a fool to hope that she may have a second chance at love?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E267" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E267" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E268" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E268" style="font-weight: bold;">Purchase Link</span><span id="E269" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E269"> - </span></span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://geni.us/bXV7C" id="E270" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E270" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-stl-Hyperlink" id="E271" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E271" style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;">https://geni.us/bXV7C</span></a></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E267" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E267" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E267" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E267" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;">The third book in the series but I read it as standalone and thoroughly enjoyed it. Having started the series with the third book it makes me curious to read the others as this one was so enjoyable.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E267" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E267" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;">Helen and her husband, Douglas, own a hotel and while he is away completing training before heading off to war Helen comes under suspicion for sending poison pen letters. </span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E267" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E267" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;">Helen with the support of her staff at the hotel and a budding friendship with the new Inspector makes this an endearing read. When the culprit is revealed everyone breathes a sigh of relief but this calm in the storm is shortlived with the news that helen's husband has been injured and that he is returning home.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E267" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E267" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;">Douglas is a nasty pievece of work and no one is thrilled at seeing his bossy, arrogant and bad tempered person return to bully Helen and the staff.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E267" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E267" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;">When threats turn to murder Helen must rely on Inspector Toshack to find the killer or killers and lear her name once and for all.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E267" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E267" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;">This was a clever and twisty mystery set during the war years. There is a lovely family feel in the hotel between Helen and her staff but it only takes one person to spoil things. I could imagine the hotel very well and the people who frequented it. The story is fast paced and I found myself reading it in a short amount of time as I wanted to find out what happened next with Helen. I enjoyed her friendship with Inspector Toshack and I have hopes for them for the future.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E267" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E267" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;">A smart, engaging, historical mystery. </span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E272" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E272" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span id="E273" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E273" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Author Bio </span></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E272" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E272" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E273" style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1XPUHowKlw3AIci-vEm1Z7yzuy324JnXllEuHI_DBKrLowdIJAKSmpg6w_paTzEKU7sg0DP1mYf_gsAjGJRWbafVyor9BTx_FZgFTrB-5mkz0p3cqzeyj5oZOGiIwftaXgP34PMUbbBvjJlbmIgD_pCuDtACZpLu4qjYmrG1u51qOn7nwpigwQ3jHuI/s4608/Dark%20Days%20Francesca%20Capaldi%2020231106_162958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1XPUHowKlw3AIci-vEm1Z7yzuy324JnXllEuHI_DBKrLowdIJAKSmpg6w_paTzEKU7sg0DP1mYf_gsAjGJRWbafVyor9BTx_FZgFTrB-5mkz0p3cqzeyj5oZOGiIwftaXgP34PMUbbBvjJlbmIgD_pCuDtACZpLu4qjYmrG1u51qOn7nwpigwQ3jHuI/s320/Dark%20Days%20Francesca%20Capaldi%2020231106_162958.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="qowt-stl-NormalWeb x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E274" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E274" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; padding-bottom: 10.5pt; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E275" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E275" style="color: #373e3e;">Francesca has enjoyed writing since she was a child, largely influenced by a Welsh mother who was good at improvised story telling. </span>
</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-NormalWeb x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E276" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E276" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; padding-bottom: 10.5pt; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E277" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E277" style="color: #373e3e;">Writing under both her maiden name, Francesca Capaldi, and her married name, Francesca Burgess, she is the author of historical novels, short </span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E279" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E279" style="color: #373e3e;">stories</span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E281" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E281" style="color: #373e3e;"> and several pocket novels. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and the Society of Women Writers and Journalists. </span>
</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-NormalWeb x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E282" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E282" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; padding-bottom: 10.5pt; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E283" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E283" style="color: #373e3e;">The first novel in the Wartime in the Valleys series, Heartbreak in the Valleys, was shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association Historical Award 2021. Both the Valleys series and the Beach Hotel series are published by Hera Books.</span>
</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-NormalWeb x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E284" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E284" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; padding-bottom: 10.5pt; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E285" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E285" style="color: #373e3e;">Francesca was born and brought up on the Sussex coast, but currently lives in Kent with her family and a cat called Lando </span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E287" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E287" style="color: #373e3e;">Calrission</span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E289" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E289" style="color: #373e3e;">.</span>
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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Just Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146818573821823083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318281089329856874.post-70336441962607248792024-02-12T22:15:00.002+00:002024-02-12T22:15:11.076+00:00Death on the High Seas (The Shires Mysteries Book 4) by Anna Legat <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEshQMOEWdVPbCtJyoDjg9RpPGidugF5xbTg6HMiUB_hkA71nyKRcMN6J0Bzip-FuwfwUkltoJUUEhaRge25j6_X68hSOyPuoAO_o97_XbpkqCA5LIu4k9aY15fbVaJUCuzSfvs62r90coYEKHmiEdWQ96cj_tOAJ9iabqMw-cCw35dtYeoESzofBqfsA/s700/Death%20on%20the%20High%20Seas.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEshQMOEWdVPbCtJyoDjg9RpPGidugF5xbTg6HMiUB_hkA71nyKRcMN6J0Bzip-FuwfwUkltoJUUEhaRge25j6_X68hSOyPuoAO_o97_XbpkqCA5LIu4k9aY15fbVaJUCuzSfvs62r90coYEKHmiEdWQ96cj_tOAJ9iabqMw-cCw35dtYeoESzofBqfsA/w640-h252/Death%20on%20the%20High%20Seas.png" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E247" style="font-weight: bold;">Death on the High Seas</span>
</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E248" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E248" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E249" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E249">Maggie and Sam take a break from the murder and mayhem of Bishops Well and embark on a relaxing mid-winter cruise across the northern seas. The brochure promises smooth sailing, good food and dazzling entertainment. Sam is hoping to sprinkle the mix with romance.</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E250" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E250" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E251" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E251">But nothing goes to plan. </span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E252" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E252" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E253" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E253">Maggie runs into an old lover, the mesmerising Benedict </span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E255" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E255">Rawbotham</span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E257" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E257">, who goes out of his way to sweep her off her feet. Sam is left seething with jealousy.</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E258" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E258" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E259" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E259">A mayday signal sent by a fishing boat forces the cruise liner off course. But there is something fishy about the rescued crew and Maggie insists that two young women have died on that boat. Alas, no one believes her. </span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E260" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E260" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E261" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E261">Soon one of the alleged fishermen is also dead and so is one of the cruise passengers. Cordelia Conti Lang, nicknamed the Bitcoin Queen, with links to London’s criminal underworld, is found in her cabin, stabbed to death. </span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E262" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E262" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E263" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E263">In pursuit of the killer, Maggie hurtles from one disaster to </span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E265" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E265">another</span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E267" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E267"> and Sam begins to fear for her life. Has he taken her on a cruise to hell? </span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E268" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E268" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E269" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E269" style="font-weight: bold;">Purchase Links </span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E270" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E270" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-High-Seas-Shires-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B0CR9CWKS2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a><br /></span></p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Death-High-Seas-Shires-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B0CR9CWKS2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Amazon US</span></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🌟🌟🌟🌟</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a new series to me even though it's book four. It's easily read as a standalone but Maggie and Sam are so endearing I want to read the previous three books when I get a chance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maggie is a very exuberant person who likes to have a little drink and eat sweets. She also has the ability to see ghosts which I wasn't expecting as it isn't mentioned on the blurb. I love paranormal cosy cosy mysteries so this was a nice surprise.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There is a couple of murder mysteries for Maggie to solve and with plenty of suspects she has lots of sleuthing to do whilst Sam has his hands full trying to keep her out of trouble. He is trustworthy and reliable and is always there just when she needs him the most. There is quite a lot of drama on board the ship, especially when one of the rescued fishermen, a suspected murderer, is on the loose. However, the drama doesn't end there as Maggie's life is still in danger when the cruise is over.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a quick read with twists and turns to keep me guessing and a sprinkling of romance to further entertain.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KA-LWV7PWRCundg1yximbVkryuBLMeJcTzbVuJ0v3qETI7qgbwWzjmATwcJX3cb_n0b86qyM9s5nvAoMs-bx829YA32IZPampKhvpJuyw2miKH9_esKyn1rto8JlReZ04Qf4IkHk1n4BvEi5qtMnlGErAWN6J5Ltr4IWZs-VE1FjIjS30aOkuqM47bg/s1517/Death%201050823%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1517" data-original-width="1096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KA-LWV7PWRCundg1yximbVkryuBLMeJcTzbVuJ0v3qETI7qgbwWzjmATwcJX3cb_n0b86qyM9s5nvAoMs-bx829YA32IZPampKhvpJuyw2miKH9_esKyn1rto8JlReZ04Qf4IkHk1n4BvEi5qtMnlGErAWN6J5Ltr4IWZs-VE1FjIjS30aOkuqM47bg/s320/Death%201050823%20(2).JPG" width="231" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E277" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E277" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E278" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E278" style="font-weight: bold;">Author Bio – </span><span id="E279" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E279">Although she writes in a wide range of genres, Anna Legat is best known for her DI Gillian Marsh detective series and The Shires, her cosy murder mysteries. Anna is also the author of the historical thriller, </span><span id="E280" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E280" style="font-style: italic;">Buried in the Past</span><span id="E281" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E281">. She lives near Bath.</span></span>
</p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E282" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E282" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E283" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E283" style="font-weight: bold;">Social Media Links – </span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E284" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E284" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span id="E285" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E285" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To find out more: <a href=" https://annalegatblog.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anna's Blog</a></span></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E289" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E289" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span id="E290" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E290" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Follow Anna on Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/LegatWriter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E294" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E294" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span id="E295" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E295" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Join Anna on Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AnnaLegatAuthor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></span></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E299" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E299" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span id="E300" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E300" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/legatauthor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E299" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E299" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E300" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E299" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E299" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubNE1b6KzwqZH_OFT0dWtsNfHATJCMV8KI9FGKfcuL-3AMBb6O6dmS64Itqco8R-anbVMGeB1vwIuxSvMYhdPYkkOdB3Yyakoq1MgQWEdSsLorkhLwr99sU7UiuFqIVPIZVRBQzBn0tTEVnxbBV3BbdHrNDG7L3fXADcvQ7tXkwO7x975YRsY9f-6MVA/s1877/Death%20on%20the%20High%20Seas%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="1877" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubNE1b6KzwqZH_OFT0dWtsNfHATJCMV8KI9FGKfcuL-3AMBb6O6dmS64Itqco8R-anbVMGeB1vwIuxSvMYhdPYkkOdB3Yyakoq1MgQWEdSsLorkhLwr99sU7UiuFqIVPIZVRBQzBn0tTEVnxbBV3BbdHrNDG7L3fXADcvQ7tXkwO7x975YRsY9f-6MVA/w640-h404/Death%20on%20the%20High%20Seas%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E300" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><p></p></div>Just Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146818573821823083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318281089329856874.post-17613091635559840542024-02-10T23:58:00.002+00:002024-02-11T00:01:41.760+00:00Army Girls: Heartbreak and Hope by Fenella J. Miller (2024)<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7j-UvFCXtUwlLkjp8dLVaWcYvaLt1UGK8loVUTNOGyctpxYO1rqhY6d0LhcXAd0RmlXVLhnsM7ja-sDvUqXsXi8v5mRothyphenhypheniihr8ekS-tWW62OxrtB-HEZf0lvLmbnJ1IYh2z8X0-MJfKByI-Gy7eOx5HAt3IMGtmo1Xw7aDikFD0vOWnicj8sdv4b9k/s700/Army%20Girls%20Heartbreak%20and%20Hope.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7j-UvFCXtUwlLkjp8dLVaWcYvaLt1UGK8loVUTNOGyctpxYO1rqhY6d0LhcXAd0RmlXVLhnsM7ja-sDvUqXsXi8v5mRothyphenhypheniihr8ekS-tWW62OxrtB-HEZf0lvLmbnJ1IYh2z8X0-MJfKByI-Gy7eOx5HAt3IMGtmo1Xw7aDikFD0vOWnicj8sdv4b9k/w640-h252/Army%20Girls%20Heartbreak%20and%20Hope.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLDiQmqeJIcqKl1IwsiHA9NMC8Z1BRS0zwQTKqZ93WZwpfRcLopIBeGwMgAvDr5VDQR4MjOrDVBj0q5dVSjkPfOMvrAONiOAQtHw6Su6YDauSDESKEjyqJeSFc_sGtv1tSuoFUcRLqc200o5BNIc8kmV7inYCGp1eAU2gDkJIcolod4He8p1ku9r2ip8/s2339/Army_Girls_Heartbreak_And_Hope_e-book.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1524" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLDiQmqeJIcqKl1IwsiHA9NMC8Z1BRS0zwQTKqZ93WZwpfRcLopIBeGwMgAvDr5VDQR4MjOrDVBj0q5dVSjkPfOMvrAONiOAQtHw6Su6YDauSDESKEjyqJeSFc_sGtv1tSuoFUcRLqc200o5BNIc8kmV7inYCGp1eAU2gDkJIcolod4He8p1ku9r2ip8/w260-h400/Army_Girls_Heartbreak_And_Hope_e-book.jpg" width="260" /></a></div> <span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">J</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">une 1941</span></span><p></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E250" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E250" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E251" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E251" style="color: #0f1111;">Grace Sinclair never meant to sign up to the ATS, but when her parents made it clear she had to marry a man she hated, Grace ran away to the safety of the army. But with her cut-glass accent and upper-class ways, Grace finds it hard to fit in with the other girls and begins to think she has made a terrible mistake…</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E252" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E252" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E253" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E253" style="color: #0f1111;">Things get worse for Grace when she meets dashing Squadron Leader Chris Holloway who shares sad and shocking news about Grace’s brother. Heartbroken, Grace confides in fellow ATS girl Ruth who offers her a shoulder to cry on.</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E254" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E254" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E255" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E255" style="color: #0f1111;">With the war raging on, Grace knows she can’t wallow and must do her duty. And with Ruth’s new friendship and Squadron Leader Holloway’s support too, maybe there is hope on the horizon for Grace after all.</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E256" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E256" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span id="E257" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E257" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Purchase Link - </span></span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://mybook.to/heartbreakhopesocial" id="E258" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E258" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-stl-Hyperlink" id="E259" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E259" style="font-size: 11pt;">https://mybook.to/heartbreakhopesocial</span></a></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E256" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E256" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🌟🌟🌟🌟</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E256" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E256" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Heartbreak and Hope is the second book in the Army Girls series.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E256" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E256" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is a sweet and quick read despite being 300 pages in length.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E256" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E256" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's easily enjoyed as a standalone but reading book one will give an insight into Grace as she features in the first book too.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E256" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E256" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Heartbreak and Hope begins quite emotionally as Grace is confronted in the early chapters with the unwelcome news of the death of her brother; the only person she feels a bond with.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E256" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E256" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This coincides with her brother's friend, Chris, being determined to fulfil the promise that he would take care of Grace in her brother's absence.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E256" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E256" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Keeping an eye on Grace soon turns to love for both parties and it isn't long before wedding bells are ringing. </span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E256" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E256" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There are, however, a few obstacles in their path to a HEA. Grace's maternal family appear to be a good support on the outside. Still, it doesn't take long before Grace realises that her grandfather's benevolence is fuelled by greed and that his intentions towards Grace and her mother are quite nefarious. This leads to a few tense scenes and a lot of drama.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E256" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E256" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chris always manages to turn up at the right time and is a sweet antidote to the machinations of Grace's grandfather. 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</span><span style="font-size: large;">Title: Pierced by Silver
Series: Paranormal Misadventures #2
Genre: Cozy Paranormal Mystery
Release date: March 21st 2024
Pre-order: Yes
Kindle Unlimited: Yes</span><span style="font-size: medium;">
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Where the boundaries blur between the living and the dead, the line between hero and monster is thin
Deep in the heart of Transylvania, nestled amidst ancient forests and shrouded in centuries-old superstitions, lies the village of Vânători. A string of gruesome murders has left the villagers terrified, and the authorities baffled. Joining forces are Ella Martin, a witch with a hidden past, Felix Goia, a brilliant but haunted police inspector, and Radu Lupu, a mysterious police captain whose supernatural nature has the potential to unravel everything.
As the bodies pile up and the villagers’ fear turns to rage, Ella, Felix, and Radu find themselves caught in a race against time. The locals suspect one of their own to be a strigoi—a relentless force that hungers for blood. They must uncover the truth behind the killings, whether it’s a human monster or a strigoi, before the village is consumed by darkness.
However, their investigation takes a perilous twist when Radu, as a vârcolac, becomes the target of an unrelenting predator armed with silver tipped arrows. With their strongest ally out of commission, Ella and Felix must hurry to save him and stop the killings before Vânători becomes a ghost town.
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*Based on Romanian folklore and mythology, the story follows the events of Midsummer Night's Curse, but can also be read as a standalone. Each book in this series features a new mystery that will be solved by the end of the story, but the dynamics between the characters may change and evolve, so I recommend that you read the books in order.
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Fun fact: The wolf head on the cover is called Draco and was a religious and military symbol for the Dacians, an ancient people who inhabited what is now Romania and parts of surrounding countries (before we were conquered by the Romans 2000 years ago). It was a standard, typically made of bronze, that depicted a wolf head with an open mouth and a snake-like body.
The Draco held significant meaning for the Dacians in two ways: military and religious. It was mounted on a pole, carried by a standard bearer, and often displayed proudly during battles and religious ceremonies.
The Draco played a crucial role in uniting Dacian warriors and intimidating enemies during battle. The wolf head contained metal tongues that vibrated in the wind, creating a howling sound resembling wolves or dragons. Its wind-borne howl served as a psychological weapon against the enemy, striking fear into their hearts.
The Draco also represented the Dacian pantheon, particularly the sky god Zalmoxis (serpent) and Gebeleizis (wolf). Both gods embodied power, protection, and connection to nature.
Now, you may be wondering why I’m telling you all that. Since this is the second book in Paranormal Misadventures, I’ll assume you have already met police captain Radu Lupu (by the way, lupu means “the wolf” in Romanian and it’s a pretty common surname). Just in case you haven’t finished Midsummer Night’s Course, I’ll avoid spoilers. Let’s just say it’s relevant to the story. There’s actually a Dacian legend of the Great White Wolf I drew inspiration from. I hope you’ll enjoy the pieces of my culture and heritage I included in this story.</span></span></div><p></p>Just Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146818573821823083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318281089329856874.post-52097900853765180082024-02-04T09:57:00.001+00:002024-02-04T10:08:53.754+00:00The C*ck Down the Block (The Cocky Kingmans, Book 1) by Amy Award Narrated by: Stella Hunter, Christian Fox<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK6KDPIABpszds8rQclYOihZMBkdnJuinl7nt3TWsa_1UTPNB60wEAxnT9UCLJO_59WRWB9EsSrhg-oKOxGnNtUF8y-axRwkn4gcKF7MEd7PCgnW7KS8ztb4bJgN43eJxnr4I_7vcItW42qdfotF1Shd5GtesUfTb96Z85Co0L3mDoTqFalbW_BELxx4/s255/cckdowntheblock.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="255" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK6KDPIABpszds8rQclYOihZMBkdnJuinl7nt3TWsa_1UTPNB60wEAxnT9UCLJO_59WRWB9EsSrhg-oKOxGnNtUF8y-axRwkn4gcKF7MEd7PCgnW7KS8ztb4bJgN43eJxnr4I_7vcItW42qdfotF1Shd5GtesUfTb96Z85Co0L3mDoTqFalbW_BELxx4/w400-h400/cckdowntheblock.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Description</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="pb-3" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 0.75rem; text-align: start;"><div class="d-none d-md-block" id="descriptionFullTextBox" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Look, I've had it bad for the girl with all the curves next door forever. She turned me down in high school and since I'm not a total douchecanoe, I lusted after her all by myself in my shower, and we stayed just friends for years.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now she's the adorkable librarian next door, and I'm the star quarterback of the best pro football team in the league.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So when she asks me to be her fake date to her all-girls school reunion, I am totally down to show her off to the mean girls who bullied her back then so they can see just how incredible she is.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'll be the best boyfriend they've ever seen. The best fake boyfriend that is.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Until I find out from her slightly-stalkery classmates that she still has her v-card. I don't see how that is even possible. Not with how sexy and sweet she is. Could it be because she knows she belongs with me?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This curvy-girl and football-quarterback sports romance has a baddie plus-size woman who knows her own worth and a Bridgertons-meets-American-Football family you'll wish you were a part of.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmlXg7WZp_Q5VNJtQo3ZYo7tXixnP-ImqjBjhKVcR9BL9jmobhDJI6uo74j0MPXpuP40MBRpsAh1MKWh7QQc9hS8OKJztmqfJFzhluCb82t_t87vuuuSbqd7anIFb2DoSAGvOguDYTm9A5tOk4y5gNgc-RNCYfo8o8ZXQaMjei-iDprVTekhO5CeMy-8/s1600/5-gold-stars-clipart-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="1600" height="62" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTmlXg7WZp_Q5VNJtQo3ZYo7tXixnP-ImqjBjhKVcR9BL9jmobhDJI6uo74j0MPXpuP40MBRpsAh1MKWh7QQc9hS8OKJztmqfJFzhluCb82t_t87vuuuSbqd7anIFb2DoSAGvOguDYTm9A5tOk4y5gNgc-RNCYfo8o8ZXQaMjei-iDprVTekhO5CeMy-8/s320/5-gold-stars-clipart-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Park your negativity and lofty expectations at the door because this is the romantic piece of fluff you need to brighten up a miserable day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Trixie and Chris are childhood friends who are perfect for one another. Chris knows it, he just needs a way of finding a way out of the friend zone without destroying their relationship. Trixie's timely request for him to be her fake date is the opening he needs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There is a great cheerleading squad of characters in this book but I didn't expect that my favourite side character would be Luke Skycocker, Trixie's chicken. The scenes with him were hilarious.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chris's large family of brothers are equally sweet and funny and they do remind me of the Bridgertons. There are a couple of poignant scenes when they remember their deceased mother which adds an extra layer of emotion and depth to the storyline.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I love how they rally together to help Chris and Trixie along the way no matter the situation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Trixie's mother is unconventional but smart and she provides a comforting boost of support when Trixie needs it most.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This story is hilarious and a lot of fun. With one open-door spicy scene, the story focuses more on Chris's attempts to woo Trixie. The dual point of view gives us an insight into his thoughts and how much he adores Trixie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The dual narration of the audiobook brought the characters to life and somehow made them more believable. The narrators are so good I'm going straight to audio for the rest of the series.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The C*ck Down the Block releases on Tuesday the 6th of February 2024.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-C-ck-Down-the-Block-Audiobook/B0CQ3MF9RM?eac_link=Rt0rWtEjJXD0&ref=web_search_eac_asin_1&eac_selected_type=asin&eac_selected=B0CQ3MF9RM&qid=1qRnjfnR9r&eac_id=259-4504898-4537039_1qRnjfnR9r&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Preorder link</a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #0e5b9b; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" tabindex="0">Amy Award</a></span></li><li class="bc-list-item narratorLabel bc-focus-mouse" role="tabpanel" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(57 155 213 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; box-sizing: inherit; list-style: none; outline: 0px;" tabindex="0"><span style="font-size: medium;">Narrated by: <a class="bc-link bc-color-link" href="https://www.audible.co.uk/search?searchNarrator=Stella+Hunter&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&ref=a_pd_The-C-_c1_narrator_1&pf_rd_p=aebffbf1-33ac-4be8-82f9-b498e9e5fcfa&pf_rd_r=9EH3W487VNE04KPKW64R&pageLoadId=UlMCoKKZ5fhMDp4j&creativeId=2b976816-4201-44fc-989c-4535caab7c59" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(57 155 213 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0e5b9b; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" tabindex="0">Stella Hunter</a>, <a class="bc-link bc-color-link" href="https://www.audible.co.uk/search?searchNarrator=Christian+Fox&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&ref=a_pd_The-C-_c1_narrator_2&pf_rd_p=aebffbf1-33ac-4be8-82f9-b498e9e5fcfa&pf_rd_r=9EH3W487VNE04KPKW64R&pageLoadId=UlMCoKKZ5fhMDp4j&creativeId=2b976816-4201-44fc-989c-4535caab7c59" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(57 155 213 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0e5b9b; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" tabindex="0">Christian Fox</a></span></li><li class="bc-list-item seriesLabel" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(57 155 213 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; box-sizing: inherit; list-style: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Series: <a class="bc-link bc-color-link" href="https://www.audible.co.uk/series/Cocky-Kingmans-Audiobooks/B0CQ4NMBDS?ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&ref=a_pd_The-C-_c1_series_1&pf_rd_p=aebffbf1-33ac-4be8-82f9-b498e9e5fcfa&pf_rd_r=9EH3W487VNE04KPKW64R&pageLoadId=UlMCoKKZ5fhMDp4j&creativeId=2b976816-4201-44fc-989c-4535caab7c59" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(57 155 213 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0e5b9b; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" tabindex="0">Cocky Kingmans</a>, Book 1</span></li><li class="bc-list-item runtimeLabel" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(57 155 213 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; box-sizing: inherit; list-style: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins</span></li><li class="bc-list-item format" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(57 155 213 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; box-sizing: inherit; list-style: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Unabridged Audiobook</span></li><li class="bc-list-item releaseDateLabel" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(57 155 213 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; box-sizing: inherit; list-style: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Release date: 06-02-24</span></li><li class="bc-list-item languageLabel" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(57 155 213 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; box-sizing: inherit; list-style: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Language: English</span></li><li class="bc-list-item publisherLabel" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(57 155 213 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; box-sizing: inherit; list-style: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Publisher: <a class="bc-link bc-color-link" href="https://www.audible.co.uk/search?searchProvider=Dreamscape+Media&ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&ref=a_pd_The-C-_c1_publisher&pf_rd_p=aebffbf1-33ac-4be8-82f9-b498e9e5fcfa&pf_rd_r=9EH3W487VNE04KPKW64R&pageLoadId=UlMCoKKZ5fhMDp4j&creativeId=2b976816-4201-44fc-989c-4535caab7c59" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(57 155 213 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0e5b9b; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" tabindex="0">Dreamscape Media</a></span></li></ul></div></div></div>Just Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146818573821823083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318281089329856874.post-9952077547395042122024-02-03T20:01:00.000+00:002024-02-03T20:01:06.727+00:00A Sinister Establishment: A Regency Cozy Historical Murder Mystery (Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mysteries Book 6) <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprjAMT4Y2dqV9rTi4J9LWekBVDAPKlgt6XyS4BAr2ToVeijtNL9Vtx8dS7Vyu9AcgPCylWrzK5uNNVPHQrgO8IF2Umqv0QFdHAFIELhc53MjwCb5P_YNwIIGatJDmhAD0lBvzuHpv6Ao0q6HlASkqF9FtaNPDr1Q58ZBq7CXkFv9VtPuubDA-F6pfJCw/s1080/sinister.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprjAMT4Y2dqV9rTi4J9LWekBVDAPKlgt6XyS4BAr2ToVeijtNL9Vtx8dS7Vyu9AcgPCylWrzK5uNNVPHQrgO8IF2Umqv0QFdHAFIELhc53MjwCb5P_YNwIIGatJDmhAD0lBvzuHpv6Ao0q6HlASkqF9FtaNPDr1Q58ZBq7CXkFv9VtPuubDA-F6pfJCw/w640-h640/sinister.png" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The former Beatrice Hyde-Clare is having a little trouble adjusting to her new situation.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: center;">Now installed as the Duchess of Kesgrave in elegant splendor in Berkeley Square, she is confounded by the stately residence’s seemingly endless array of rooms and every time one of the maids addresses her as "your grace," she flinches. And the butler! Oh, yes, that imposing servant holds her in utter contempt and has no qualms about sharing his opinion with the rest of the staff. It’s all so wretched. But just as Bea begins to despair—a bright spot.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: center;">A neighboring house has suffered a ghastly tragedy, and although the constable deems it an inadvertent decapitation, she can’t believe anyone could be so careless as to accidentally lose his head. Determined to discover the truth, the new duchess pays her first social call.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: center;">Because even if she can’t find her way around her palatial home, she certainly knows her way around a murder.</div><div style="text-align: center;">***********************************</div></span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: center;">Beatrice and the Duke of Kesgrave really set couple goals in this series. Married life has not diminished their charm nor has it thwarted Beatrice's penchant for investigating. A fantastic read that took me completely by surprise when the killer was revealed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p>Just Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146818573821823083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318281089329856874.post-74749925133455006332024-02-03T13:24:00.002+00:002024-02-03T13:24:29.509+00:00The Bookshop by the Loch by Julie Shackman <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqld4J0IChwRf8sClEOT4Wu3ukza4h17mYShkZdTH4gunBs40X9l-HUywq2VSnLGbBtAF9K-27UnlWHYbCEIQ9FVdRmr95IN3gfuhjq80Tzt9LZ6UC7tty_fQShPYxsPHEEb8w-c76tNP_RyPW4zct8f3J1rU3959OpIyVBt0ArIYor73MINFcj6yV7E/s700/The%20Bookshop%20by%20the%20Loch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqld4J0IChwRf8sClEOT4Wu3ukza4h17mYShkZdTH4gunBs40X9l-HUywq2VSnLGbBtAF9K-27UnlWHYbCEIQ9FVdRmr95IN3gfuhjq80Tzt9LZ6UC7tty_fQShPYxsPHEEb8w-c76tNP_RyPW4zct8f3J1rU3959OpIyVBt0ArIYor73MINFcj6yV7E/w640-h252/The%20Bookshop%20by%20the%20Loch.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhagLNLFSNMuyDx0O_6uWAwvWO-iEYRSZgRmsbYKfbKCHUdi0oifnWko4ac1BKIUDI0OaAsN4uKvjxGk-54qrmfBD_7209k5CswV8cYJaCiWUR_DALJp1a07TuUianAZcgiHv8Q7B1n-OG6DiJZZIfSq_KrmMNLai_Q24RZWNsRYjDAHYX9cKnAVbT9Q/s2290/The%20Bookshop%20by%20the%20Loch%20-%20FINAL%20HI-RES%20-%203%20July%202023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2290" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhagLNLFSNMuyDx0O_6uWAwvWO-iEYRSZgRmsbYKfbKCHUdi0oifnWko4ac1BKIUDI0OaAsN4uKvjxGk-54qrmfBD_7209k5CswV8cYJaCiWUR_DALJp1a07TuUianAZcgiHv8Q7B1n-OG6DiJZZIfSq_KrmMNLai_Q24RZWNsRYjDAHYX9cKnAVbT9Q/w420-h640/The%20Bookshop%20by%20the%20Loch%20-%20FINAL%20HI-RES%20-%203%20July%202023.JPG" width="420" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E61" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E61" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.2; padding-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E62" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E62">Lexie Dunbar is a book lover. And her favourite place in the world is her local bookstore, Book Ends. </span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E64" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E64">So</span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E66" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E66"> when she hears that it’s going to be sold, Lexie decides she needs to do something to help.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E69" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E69" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.2; padding-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E70" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E70">Lexie’s plan to save the ailing shop is fully underway until gorgeous-but-grouchy artist Tobias Black arrives on the scene determined to turn the bookstore into an art gallery. Lexie is horrified</span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E71" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E71">;</span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E72" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E72"> the last thing the quaint town of Bracken Way needs is a pretentious artist, even if he does seem to charm everyone but her.</span></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E75" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E75" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.2; padding-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E76" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E76"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tensions continue to rise until Tobias discovers a shocking secret that shows they might have more in common than they realise. As sparks fly, can Lexie and Tobias work together, or will opposing ideas get in the way of them finding their very own happy ever after…</span></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E75" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E75" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.2; padding-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E76"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🌟🌟🌟🌟</span></span></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Bookshop by the Loch ticks a lot of boxes. A picturesque setting, a lot of family drama and a slow-burn, sweet romance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lexie pulls at your heartstrings right from the beginning as she faces the mortification of being publicly passed over for a promotion. She asko has a sad back story where her father abandoned her and her mother when she was little. So it was that I had a great wanting for her to succeed massively in her new venture and as a freelance editor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Chances come rolling for Lexie in the form of managing the local bookshop and as a freelance editor. Having to share the space with Tobias caused functions in the beginning but they quickly became good friends. His grouchiness wasn't long-lived as they bonded over familial problems, secrets, tensions and drama. Lexie's father turns up out of the blue after twenty-three years to cause further upset.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The added storyline of Celeste's book and her connection to the area was an interesting addition and I enjoyed her storyline as much as Lexie's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I was rooting for Lexie and Tobias all the way through and it was a lovely and heartwarming moment when it all worked out for them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is an uplifting story of love and forgiveness.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E78" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E78" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span id="E79" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E79" style="font-weight: bold;">Purchase</span><span id="E80" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E80" style="font-weight: bold;"> Links </span>
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padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8gHmpSqdbagJP4aYMjJULPGtGkAA0sGpuYI34dxYamB5jgW6K7IiIuy9dc9nUqI8Yc_d-NUtm1evrgvulkC3azoFOmRkpRYVC9ErvF4HAWIgv9sok2goSVFP9mRCWVFelu_pqf15RU3Enn3khYkeDlYw_k9ylHELWJPlDpKL1iYoY_JsKYJME-cdgK0/s700/Stranger%20In%20The%20Village.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8gHmpSqdbagJP4aYMjJULPGtGkAA0sGpuYI34dxYamB5jgW6K7IiIuy9dc9nUqI8Yc_d-NUtm1evrgvulkC3azoFOmRkpRYVC9ErvF4HAWIgv9sok2goSVFP9mRCWVFelu_pqf15RU3Enn3khYkeDlYw_k9ylHELWJPlDpKL1iYoY_JsKYJME-cdgK0/w640-h252/Stranger%20In%20The%20Village.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rDn701he-PJpdns1qYcYTrNDpe0EFiv3YKuHN9Js4YREsAHyD2s1YfgAKeyZKQeLfSXjlZKO3w6ei7wMaW_K3qsDSb679Bqf3KFtlg-1POncgudcsFwiDAyosJRGSHe8GiBDlN1IeYN9mf2YAp5IAZY7pasXOJxaTKQR32WBUeM4YwvcphKizSq6YL8/s1479/81C4TzXXECL._SL1500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="990" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rDn701he-PJpdns1qYcYTrNDpe0EFiv3YKuHN9Js4YREsAHyD2s1YfgAKeyZKQeLfSXjlZKO3w6ei7wMaW_K3qsDSb679Bqf3KFtlg-1POncgudcsFwiDAyosJRGSHe8GiBDlN1IeYN9mf2YAp5IAZY7pasXOJxaTKQR32WBUeM4YwvcphKizSq6YL8/w428-h640/81C4TzXXECL._SL1500_.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #0f1111; font-weight: bold;"><p aria-level="2" class="qowt-stl-Heading2 x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E248" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E248" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" role="heading" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.6; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">Where there’s a body in Malvern End, there are secrets to be uncovered…</span></span><p></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E250" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E250" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E251" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E251" style="color: #0f1111;">Jude Gray has worked hard to bring a steady equilibrium to life on Malvern Farm and things are going well.</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E252" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E252" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E253" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E253" style="color: #0f1111;">The only fly in the ointment is the foul addition of a new face in the village: staunch townie and chauvinistic sleaze, Des Smith. Jude has nothing but sympathy for his caring, patient wife, Loretta, who has become a regular visitor to the farm for a cup of tea and a chat.</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E254" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E254" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E255" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E255" style="color: #0f1111;">But things take a turn for the worse when a hit and run outside The Lamb brings death once again to the village. Is it an accident or is something more sinister afoot?</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E256" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E256" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E257" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E257" style="color: #0f1111;">Perhaps the answer lies in the stranger with red trainers who’s been seen wandering through the village and through Jude’s fields at night. Following the clues, Jude desperately hopes she will find the right answers, because the murderer being </span><span id="E259" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E259" style="color: #0f1111;">someone</span><span id="E261" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E261" style="color: #0f1111;"> she knows is unfathomable…</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-4" id="E262" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E262" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E263" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E263" style="font-weight: bold;">Purchase Link - </span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://mybook.to/StrangerVillageSocial" id="E264" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E264" target="_blank"><span id="E265" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E265" style="color: #1155cc;">https://mybook.to/StrangerVillageSocial</span></a></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-4" id="E262" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E262" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟</span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-size: medium;">An absolutely gripping read from start to finish. </span> <span style="font-size: medium;">I had my favourite suspect towards the end but there were so many twists that I kept questioning myself. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There were a few new characters in the village and I didn't trust any of them but I wanted to believe in Marco as he and Jude were becoming friends with a hint of something more.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Village life in Malvern is as lively as in the first book. Affairs, domestic violence and a hit-and-run are the talk of the day. But when another murder occurs and Jude's sister, Lucy, gets arrested as suspect number one things take a very sinister turn as it means that the real killer is someone very close to Jude and her family.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Lucy's son, Sebbie, provides a lot of comical relief in the way all toddlers do; repeating inappropriate phrases at the most inopportune times and being generally cute and adorable between tantrums. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There are some very dramatic scenes, particularly where Sebbie and Jude are in harm's way. I could not put this book down.</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Humour, small-town drama and taut suspenseful scenes create a winning combination for this mystery series.</span></p></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuRkM2pb2aOMCl_BO18ojaxhgkgcfkYjz2KRzthyphenhyphenDloiN_rSEBYyAidy7kUvWQ_Nsv6oElUcAq-neWbIVrqI2QlL9delktb4mM4DuKfJ2eXanxu4FIXRaU8EbXcvI9sYcgaHz7T4mRN2-5-TqNuufYQisxlQSMmhz9Ao8J7KJfLBN2eQ70iDOzGOtP2w/s3118/Mugshot%20Kate%20Poels%20(Wells).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3118" data-original-width="2639" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuRkM2pb2aOMCl_BO18ojaxhgkgcfkYjz2KRzthyphenhyphenDloiN_rSEBYyAidy7kUvWQ_Nsv6oElUcAq-neWbIVrqI2QlL9delktb4mM4DuKfJ2eXanxu4FIXRaU8EbXcvI9sYcgaHz7T4mRN2-5-TqNuufYQisxlQSMmhz9Ao8J7KJfLBN2eQ70iDOzGOtP2w/s320/Mugshot%20Kate%20Poels%20(Wells).jpg" width="271" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E266" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E266" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E267" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E267" style="font-weight: bold;">Author Bio – </span>
</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-4" id="E268" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E268" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E269" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E269" style="background-color: white;">Kate Wells is the author of a number of well-reviewed books for </span><span id="E271" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E271" style="background-color: white;">children, and</span><span id="E273" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E273" style="background-color: white;"> is now writing a new cosy crime series set in the Malvern hills, inspired by the farm where she grew up. </span><span id="E276" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E276" style="background-color: white;">Boldwood</span><span id="E278" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E278" style="background-color: white;"> will</span><span id="E280" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E280" style="background-color: white;"> publish the first title, </span><span id="E281" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E281" style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;">Murder at</span><span id="E282" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E282" style="background-color: white;"> </span><span id="E283" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E283" style="background-color: white; font-style: italic;">Malvern Farm,</span><span id="E284" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E284" style="background-color: white;"> in August 2023. </span>
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</p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E248" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E248" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E249" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E249" style="color: #0f1111;">A perfect cosy crime for fans of M C Beaton's Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series.</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E250" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E250" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E251" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E251" style="color: #0f1111;">Change is coming to </span><span id="E253" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E253" style="color: #0f1111;">Wendlebury</span><span id="E255" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E255" style="color: #0f1111;"> Barrow – and not everyone is happy about it…</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E256" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E256" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E257" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E257" style="color: #0f1111;">When the local bus company announces it will be stopping its route through their quaint Cotswold village, the people of </span><span id="E259" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E259" style="color: #0f1111;">Wendlebury</span><span id="E261" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E261" style="color: #0f1111;"> Barrow are up in arms. Not least Sophie Sayers, whose driving lessons with her boyfriend Hector get off to a bumpy start.</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E262" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E262" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E263" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E263" style="color: #0f1111;">But the locals’ peaceful </span><span id="E265" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E265" style="color: #0f1111;">protests against</span><span id="E267" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E267" style="color: #0f1111;"> the decision turn deadly when a body is discovered on the Number 27. No one can work out how Janice </span><span id="E269" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E269" style="color: #0f1111;">Boggins</span><span id="E271" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E271" style="color: #0f1111;"> met her demise, let alone how the driver didn’t notice. While the police wait for the </span><span id="E273" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E273" style="color: #0f1111;">post mortem</span><span id="E275" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E275" style="color: #0f1111;"> results, Sophie immediately suspects foul play, and launches her own investigation.</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E276" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E276" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E277" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E277" style="color: #0f1111;">Can she solve the murder before another passenger is hurt?</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E278" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E278" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span id="E279" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E279" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Purchase Link - </span></span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://mybook.to/drivenmurdersocial" id="E280" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E280" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-stl-Hyperlink" id="E281" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E281">https://mybook.to/drivenmurdersocial</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThx2hr45uB64JNY_cmGfQ8CUZe5Ri6BnLmnsbR3PvFTTxbkVo0jGXK2ulhA8jYhOAyILy9Gf8HfHvez108g4sBSjxx_EWn-LiN2JZfhUwJxaLSV2Vz78yYtxIM8DfPEsHG1HYRgwA_QKdEBMjOLkybNs6niZfwtoNJeg7RwNJEjbwWh_lWEAc_asEkCM/s495/4stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="495" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThx2hr45uB64JNY_cmGfQ8CUZe5Ri6BnLmnsbR3PvFTTxbkVo0jGXK2ulhA8jYhOAyILy9Gf8HfHvez108g4sBSjxx_EWn-LiN2JZfhUwJxaLSV2Vz78yYtxIM8DfPEsHG1HYRgwA_QKdEBMjOLkybNs6niZfwtoNJeg7RwNJEjbwWh_lWEAc_asEkCM/s320/4stars.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I wouldn't normally jump into a series at the ninth book but this one appealed and it was easily enjoyed having not read the previous books, yet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What I loved most about this cozy mystery was the humour. The murder itself was quite peculiar and the events leading up to it were quirky as the villagers banded together to protest against the cancellation of their local bus service.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I enjoyed Sophie as the main protagonist and I found her to be refreshing and intelligent. She handled a lecherous driving instructor, and a murder suspect with aplomb.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The small village setting added charm to the storyline and it was easy to get to know the local characters. I liked the eccentricities of the people and I could relate to their protesting to save their bus service. Villages and rural areas are constantly having to fight to save basic services like post offices, banking and public transport so I could easily imagine the feelings of the villagers and how riled up they could get about important matters.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a very entertaining and engrossing murder mystery and a new series to me that I want to explore from the beginning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-SldgYgpGhZn4hLCWL_nIMaZeNHKabr52Z121MCIJyiPDVbSwfdckYrnHqpbRZjF2NVMZwigE6CLT9trq3zytit4O6Vb7vNjb6y4CddfjNm2o5dpMc3dAVGWqXoy_hzH1KkziMxLURB9HZL_KV1KHNFVtiIgsK-cLOa-sHCq3ydjhl4VACr6T4EJskk/s2011/Square-headshot.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2011" data-original-width="2003" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-SldgYgpGhZn4hLCWL_nIMaZeNHKabr52Z121MCIJyiPDVbSwfdckYrnHqpbRZjF2NVMZwigE6CLT9trq3zytit4O6Vb7vNjb6y4CddfjNm2o5dpMc3dAVGWqXoy_hzH1KkziMxLURB9HZL_KV1KHNFVtiIgsK-cLOa-sHCq3ydjhl4VACr6T4EJskk/s320/Square-headshot.webp" width="319" /></a></div><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-4" id="E282" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E282" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span id="E283" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E283" style="font-weight: bold;">Author Bio – </span>
</p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-5" id="E284" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E284" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span id="E285" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E285" style="background-color: white;">Debbie Young is the much-loved author of the Sophie Sayers and St Brides cosy crime mysteries. She lives in a Cotswold village where she runs the local literary festival, and has worked at Westonbirt School, both of which provide inspiration for her writing. She is bringing both her series to </span><span id="E287" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E287" style="background-color: white;">Boldwood</span><span id="E289" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E289" style="background-color: white;"> in a 13-book contract. They will be publishing several new titles in each series and republishing the backlist, starting in September 2022.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-5" id="E284" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E284" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E289" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-6" id="E290" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E290" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span id="E291" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E291" style="font-weight: bold;">Social Media Links – </span><span id="E292" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E292"> </span>
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Over 6 ft Tall<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" />2. Funny and carefree<br style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;" />3. Well-travelled</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">But when a dating app leads Leonie to one night in Paris with brooding stranger Jack – the total opposite of what she’s looking for – she realises her list is missing out the most important thing: chemistry. And the chemistry between Leonie and Jack is off the charts!</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span face=""Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;">Could the algorithm be on to something? When Leonie starts her new job at a tech start up the last person she expects to see is Jack. But there he is, sitting in the boss’s office, the man behind the code and the best night of sex of her life…</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OY8GBrVIBNi-OAq9RUKktRD_S3NchEbZatEW5bid784HCj41k5nvmtCo9NHDXQxuRdZkNJX_ke_X5__ap9sVa2Z2pSEHI89sYnv04CIgv7QYCFgcX9dyeOliMV4S88Ed6OwaJTaOFwlmJ3ev-ZyGlETSKRHdburveVs8cOLCqgEjSn1QBS-xAi-p4K4/s500/3stars.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="500" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OY8GBrVIBNi-OAq9RUKktRD_S3NchEbZatEW5bid784HCj41k5nvmtCo9NHDXQxuRdZkNJX_ke_X5__ap9sVa2Z2pSEHI89sYnv04CIgv7QYCFgcX9dyeOliMV4S88Ed6OwaJTaOFwlmJ3ev-ZyGlETSKRHdburveVs8cOLCqgEjSn1QBS-xAi-p4K4/w320-h176/3stars.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a difficult one to review as I didn't love it but I didn't entirely hate it either.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I did not enjoy the romance storyline and there was no comedy despite it being billed as a rom-com. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Leonie and Jack meet for the first time in Paris via a dating app but it really lacked that meet-cute to set them up as aromantuc couple. There is no chemistry between them or funny banter to lighten the mood. Jack was a miserable sod for most of the novel. For an Irish man he was zero craic and the last person I'd volunteer to go for a drink with. He doesn't seem to like or trust Leonie at all and I didn't believe in any romantic feelings he may have had for her because he didn't show that he had any. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There seemed to be a slight shift in their frenemies relationship when they travelled to Los Angeles. I did find their travelling scenes quite entertaining especially as Leonie had to look after him. This was the best part of the book for me. It provided a good opportunity for a real friendship to build as they spent time together but they didn't really grow emotionally closer in the way that I wanted. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maybe a dual POV would have helped with this book as there are so many red flags with Jack. It would have helped to understand his marriage arrangements and what he actually felt for Leonie beyond the obvious.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There is an awful lot of focus on the work behind the development of the app and the process the characters had to go through in order to get it ready for launch. It was more realistic than the romance but it didn't exactly make the book a page turner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>Just Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146818573821823083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318281089329856874.post-35507616254037689652024-01-24T22:55:00.000+00:002024-01-24T22:55:05.795+00:00The Library on Love Heart Lane (Love Heart Lane, Book 13) by Christie Barlow<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijASIzo7QEM1De7qrbCbMYBuUPxqNyqFsHo-7ORlNGiZcU5Gxk-GhnHDHoYyLR0PKHIVC4qhQMxO4pKjwpzrDt8nTbJOHHzGACtpXUNrLn3WdH5hugKNeBok7J1MpvFBWTLCMrfHFz0x-feQYmk0Jfn2SeDmfK2ExUqXvH3HdRMNbgltb2u6_mqKuQagI/s445/libraryloveheart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="282" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijASIzo7QEM1De7qrbCbMYBuUPxqNyqFsHo-7ORlNGiZcU5Gxk-GhnHDHoYyLR0PKHIVC4qhQMxO4pKjwpzrDt8nTbJOHHzGACtpXUNrLn3WdH5hugKNeBok7J1MpvFBWTLCMrfHFz0x-feQYmk0Jfn2SeDmfK2ExUqXvH3HdRMNbgltb2u6_mqKuQagI/w406-h640/libraryloveheart.jpg" width="406" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">Don’t miss this very special standalone novel in the </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">Love Heart Lane</span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;"> series. Previously published as </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">Evie’s Year of Taking Chances</span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;"> but now rewritten and improved by the author!</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; text-align: start; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Love, life, and libraries</span></span></h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Growing up in foster care, Elle Cooper always felt a piece of herself was missing. Now, as her thirtieth birthday approaches, she’s ready to find it. But when instigating the search for her birth mother leads to a whole host of unexpected events, this librarian’s quiet life suddenly gets very loud!</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With new friends, old flames and surprising influences keeping Elle busy, she soon starts to see that there’s more to life than where you came from – and that where you are right now, and who you have in your corner, is what might just matter most of all…</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Love Heart Lane – where friends are there for you no matter what.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🌟🌟🌟🌟</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Library on Love Heart Lane is a cosy, small-town romance where all the characters seem to be connected in some way or other through friends or family.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's book thirteen in the series but I read it as a standalone.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This book centres around Elle who is looking for her birth mother. She is also single but secretly pining for Noah whom she had met a while ago. I did wonder why she didn't phone him but I enjoyed watching Pippa interfere and kickstart some social media interaction between the pair. It was cute watching them look out for likes and messages. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Elle's back story pulled on my heartstrings as I read about her childhood and how that affected her. Her reunion with her mother was sensitively handled. I had an inkling as to who her father would be and it was pleasing to see the scenario of their meeting unfold.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The romance between Noah and Elle was a slow burn where they kept missing opportunities because of a lack of communication on Elle's part. She was really bad at sending out the right signals to him and I wondered how long he was going to hang about. But, it all worked out in the end sweetly and charmingly.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For a light, relaxing read The Library on Love Heart Lane fits the bill. </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Library-Love-Heart-Lane-Book-ebook/dp/B0C7B32HJ1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1IWV2E2N20AAM&keywords=the+library+on+love+heart+lane&qid=1706134103&sprefix=the+library+on+love+heart+l%2Caps%2C489&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buy on Amazon</a><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; 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To cap it all, being an actress assured she was utterly beyond the pale of respectability.'</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E260" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E260" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined"><span id="E262" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E262" style="font-size: large;">Nightly at the Covent Garden Theatre in London, an enchanting actress is wowing the crowds with her affecting portrayal of Ophelia. Preyed on by rakes and opportunistic young bucks, feted by dukes and earls, even the </span><span id="E264" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E264" style="font-size: large;">Prince</span><span id="E266" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E266" style="font-size: large;"> Regent himself, Angelica Leigh is a sensation.</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-NormalWeb x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E267" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E267" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; padding-bottom: 10.5pt; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E268" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E268" style="color: #0f1111;">But in Regency England, beauty and talent are not enough to be considered marriage material, so when the eminently eligible Lord Charles Latimer sets his heart on Angelica, his uncle is sent to intervene.</span>
</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-NormalWeb x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E269" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E269" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; padding-bottom: 10.5pt; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E270" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E270" style="color: #0f1111;">As a highly respected, </span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E272" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E272" style="color: #0f1111;">hard-working</span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E274" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E274" style="color: #0f1111;"> and wealthy lawmaker, The Honourable Ivor Asprey, is himself seen as desirable husband material, but widowed with an eleven-year-old daughter Elinor, he has forsaken all thoughts of romance. Lord Latimer’s mother, the Duchess of Arlington, despairs of her son, despite being reassured by Ivor that his infatuation with the actress will pass. But there is something about Angelica Leigh that demands attention, and even the austere and upstanding Mr Asprey isn’t immune to her charms.</span>
</span></p><p class="qowt-stl-NormalWeb x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E275" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E275" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; padding-bottom: 10.5pt; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri qowt-stl-a-text-italic" id="E276" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E276" style="color: #0f1111;">Sunday Times</span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri" id="E277" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E277" style="color: #0f1111;"> bestselling author Jane Dunn brings the Regency period irresistibly to life. </span><span class="qowt-font1-Calibri qowt-stl-a-text-bold" id="E278" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E278" style="color: #0f1111; font-weight: bold;">Perfect for fans of Jane Austen. Janice Hadlow, Gill Hornby, and anyone with a Bridgerton-shaped hole in their lives.</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E279" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E279" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E280" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E280" style="font-weight: bold;">Purchase Link</span><span id="E281" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E281"> - </span></span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://mybook.to/scandalousmatchsocial" id="E282" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E282" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-stl-Hyperlink" id="E283" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E283" style="font-size: 11pt;">https://mybook.to/scandalousmatchsocial</span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E284" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E284"><br /></span></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E279" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E279" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E284">🌟</span>🌟 🌟🌟 🌟 </span></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A beautiful story, impossible to put down. A Scandalous Match blends the social and political history of Regency England with a riveting and thought-provoking romance between a member of parliament and an actress. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There are plenty of characters in this book who delight and entertain. I couldn't help but adore Lord Latimer and Mr Locke as they both appeared very genuine in their friendship and admiration for Angelica. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The theatre scenes were riotous and I could almost hear and feel the responses of the audience to Angelia's portrayal of Ophelia's death.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The slow burn enemies to friendship to lovers romance between Angelica and Ivor Asprey was fun to watch and a very charming read. Despite his protests to her suitability for his nephew he couldn't help but come to her aid whenever she was in trouble. He is kind and has a social conscience. Child labour reform is at the heart of his parliamentary endeavours and he is careful with his reputation to prevent opposition from latching on to anything scandalous that might derail his efforts. He didn't anticipate an emotional attachment to Angelica to put a spanner in the works.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There is a nice amount of humour in the story as Ivor's daughter, Elinor also develops a fondness for Angelica and is determined to play matchmaker. She is a lovely and endearing child and I couldn't help but want this trio to become a little family.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I enjoyed every minute of this book. 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</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E63" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E63" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E64" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E64" style="color: #0f1111;">In 1916, Sister Helen Hopgood was sent with a team of nurses to care for wounded soldiers at </span><span id="E66" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E66" style="color: #0f1111;">Merewood</span><span id="E68" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E68" style="color: #0f1111;"> Farm, a temporary military hospital in Hampshire.</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E69" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E69" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E70" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E70" style="color: #0f1111;">Now the war is over, only five patients remain – and she is the only nurse. The last ward must close, and Helen is doing all she can to find new homes for the injured servicemen.</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E71" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E71" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E72" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E72" style="color: #0f1111;">Joseph Wintringham </span><span id="E74" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E74" style="color: #0f1111;">has to</span><span id="E76" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E76" style="color: #0f1111;"> sell the farm to keep </span><span id="E78" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E78" style="color: #0f1111;">Merewood</span><span id="E80" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E80" style="color: #0f1111;"> Manor. But since the murder of Nurse Taplin, locals believe the place is cursed - perhaps by the doomed nurse or by the patients who perished from their war wounds.</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E81" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E81" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E82" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E82" style="color: #0f1111;">Is the hospital haunted? Or is someone very real behind the unnatural deaths that begin on Midsummer’s Night 1919?</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E83" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E83" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E84" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E84" style="color: #0f1111;">Can Helen discover the truth before it’s too </span><span id="E86" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E86" style="color: #0f1111;">late..?</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E88" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E88" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span id="E89" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E89" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Purchase Link - </span></span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://mybook.to/MurderHospitalSocial" id="E90" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E90" target="_blank"><span id="E91" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E91" style="color: #1155cc;">https://mybook.to/MurderHospitalSocial</span></a></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E88" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E88" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🌟🌟🌟🌟</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E88" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E88" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Murder at Merehood Hospital is a dark and twisty mystery full of tension. The hospital is populated with so many flawed characters that it is impossible to decide who could be the killer and until the last suspenseful moment, I had absolutely no idea.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E88" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E88" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tension and menace build slowly but steadily right from the very beginning. The unsolved murder of Nurse Taplin is at the forefront of everyone's minds and this is quickly followed by nasty pranks and murder. There is a sense that something bad could happen at any moment. There are no cute, quirky characters in this book or have an obvious villain. Everyone is flawed and one or two are quite unlikeable. I suspected every single person at various stages including Sister Helen Hopgood.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E88" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E88" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The final scenes where everything starts to become clearer are intensely suspenseful and dramatic. I couldn't put it down.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E88" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E88" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Helen was a great character. Independent and smart. There is a little bit of a romantic element in her storyline as two men are interested in her. I didn't particularly care for either of them as neither seemed to be worthy of her. I loved the ending and the decisions that Helen made for her future. </span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E88" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E88" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E88" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E88" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYk9dnnyXn88cJ_0FN-edWkjSHQUZMKeydZg0eRPHgKp7uT9vp9y36ecxEZVjuJp89Bn423_ysKY15D1EhQFXzDlaYQjz9_oDhhjjhMBEjW4BiU2uXkTqFwcdu5ijNFAAdAPdmxVGr8eTKYDB4MPZlsmi1UC419KXg15qDc1iShc6Znh_oP1bzcovuVqA/s3649/Michelle%20Salter%20Photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3649" data-original-width="2931" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYk9dnnyXn88cJ_0FN-edWkjSHQUZMKeydZg0eRPHgKp7uT9vp9y36ecxEZVjuJp89Bn423_ysKY15D1EhQFXzDlaYQjz9_oDhhjjhMBEjW4BiU2uXkTqFwcdu5ijNFAAdAPdmxVGr8eTKYDB4MPZlsmi1UC419KXg15qDc1iShc6Znh_oP1bzcovuVqA/s320/Michelle%20Salter%20Photo.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><span id="E95" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E95" style="background-color: white;"><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E88" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E88" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E95" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-3" id="E88" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E88" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E95" style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">Michelle Salter writes historical cosy crime set in Hampshire, where she lives, and inspired by real-life events in 1920s Britain. 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And running a bookstore sounds like the best job in the world. Except in Bell River, a place that refuses to let her sell anything written this century.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But in Maggie's world, book rules are made to be broken.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">And what better way to break tradition than by starting an underground book club. But keeping her new club quiet, selling forbidden books </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">and</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> dodging the strict literary society is proving harder than it seems. Especially when Maggie unearths a secret that could upend everything…</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🌟🌟🌟🌟</span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I found this book incredibly easy to get into and once I started I had it read in no time. It is cute, funny and entertaining.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I loved the idea of an underground book club but found many things unrealistic and a stretch to the imagination. A non book reader who falls into the job of running a bookshop and then suddenly develops a big love of reading. A businessman so obsessed with his ancestor that he won't allow modern books to be sold in his bookshop to the extent that he is in danger of going bankrupt. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The local people who don't order their books online (or maybe they are all boycotting the zon) and resort to buying them secretly from a person who has one box of books? But hey, the story was really cute so I just went with it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Malcolm and Maggie have a sweet friendship/romance and I enjoyed their game where they each have to read a book of the other's choosing and then go out for dinner to chat about it. However, their romance was a bit bland and not central to the story.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I loved the quirky characters in this strange little town and the friendships they created as they bonded over their secret book club. It was very entertaining to watch the book club thrive whilst trying to stay hidden from the bookshop's owner. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Everything gets resolved in the end in a sweet and uplifting way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Secret Book Club is out today.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Book-Club-gorgeously-bookish-ebook/dp/B0C6YHN8CX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1PD7JKGEE8K30&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pYhbS3CufzE-n151kERxm0qTx-pKNB4_Ks1Or5SmR7WQoZUBW3nA0BdgapSAXssvFJEFdFmA7YT9TJXW4OA9MaXdOly9oAF6fEAZkm0sbAuqJMC0hVwiKu1OFd9k87bdQkFvTOEs2P7heHx_V3gMTJ0KuRzAMgR3DOZ2ID1xUUEjOVlECOMD9zXNXb6JckVFwwbjtcE-t9saS5wtleBWiF-deyHrZV8nWBXR5XkqcKc.dIrgT4CFez6VihTgZjOV1ld65bkadVNXAIjs_tkuSjI&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+secret+book+club&qid=1705581216&sprefix=the+secret+bookclub%2Caps%2C217&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a><br /></span></div></div>Just Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146818573821823083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318281089329856874.post-34238448608564364432024-01-16T14:09:00.001+00:002024-01-16T14:37:50.082+00:00Death Writes (Inishowen Mysteries #6) by Andrea Carter (2023)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_v18VtQsLOB35MMtCknTPo99yjsP4qjU7G21HFdl0N9rPVl7jloFB74tx9TKpzwkWLgkX7tKmzLOUTxcjBP3eMZo6tzofJU_JfJBeLMlS1-pd24FQhi5RoPiH184vDaV2VV0h2eokxa-rVGhtxwobp7mtF_yAyBpHDxwA4murLQT9XrsMzyXMQ0K-NA/s445/deathwritesuk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="291" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_v18VtQsLOB35MMtCknTPo99yjsP4qjU7G21HFdl0N9rPVl7jloFB74tx9TKpzwkWLgkX7tKmzLOUTxcjBP3eMZo6tzofJU_JfJBeLMlS1-pd24FQhi5RoPiH184vDaV2VV0h2eokxa-rVGhtxwobp7mtF_yAyBpHDxwA4murLQT9XrsMzyXMQ0K-NA/w418-h640/deathwritesuk.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">'Hugely enjoyable, a proper mystery novel in a glorious Donegal setting' JANE CASEY</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">'Brilliant, beloved characters, a setting to die for and a sensational, twisted plot. I loved this one!' JO SPAIN<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">'A perfect summer read' </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;">SUNDAY INDEPENDENT</span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">The next gripping book in the Ben O'Keefe series.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">A very public death in front of an adoring crowd... or something more sinister?</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Early summer in Glendara and the town's literary festival, Glenfest, is about to begin with Phyllis Kettle, the bookshop owner, at the helm. The big news is that Gavin Featherstone, the peninsula's bestselling but reclusive writer, has been persuaded to take part.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />An eager crowd awaits his first public appearance in ten years. Unexpectedly charming, he is just about to read from his new memoir when he collapses and dies on stage.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Ben discovers that she holds Featherstone's will at the office, drafted by her predecessor. But just as it is confirmed that the author's death was murder, his assistant appears in Ben's office, brandishing a rival will which is very different from the one Ben has.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Ben and Molloy are thrown into an investigation where they are pitted against a killer who has nothing left to lose. And although working together, there are secrets Ben has to keep from Molloy... but is he keeping his own secrets from her?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">Praise for Andrea Carter's Inishowen Mysteries series<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />'Atmospheric and vivid' </span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">The Irish Times</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />'I adored this traditional crime novel; it's modern day Agatha Christie with Ben as Miss Marple' </span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">Irish Examiner</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">'</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">The colourful cast of characters may be fictional, but the landscapes, towns and villages are instantly recognisable' </span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">Irish Daily Mail</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />'A beguiling heroine - clever, sympathetic and bearing a weight of guilt' </span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">The Times</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">The sixth book in a beloved series. Ben has two mysteries to solve in this instalment. A stranger has moved in with her parents and Ben is convinced he is swindling them. And an author dies suddenly at the local book festival and it looks like murder.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">Inishowen is a real place and I love how the author brings it alive with vivid descriptions of the landscape. The little towns like Malin and Moville are all very recognisable and I love guessing which local people some of the characters might be based on. The quirky characters are true to life and bring a lot of heart to the series.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">The Inishowen Mysteries have a gentler pace than some mystery thrillers but I think it reflects very well the pace of life we have here in the peninsula.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: large;">I was particularly happy to see Moville and the Moville Shore Walk appear in this book as it's such a gorgeous place and close to my heart. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: large;">I loved the storyline with Ben's parents and I was as excited for them to love Inishowen as much as Ben does. It's so scary to think about how vulnerable the older generation are to con artists and scams and I was glad that Ben had Molloy on hand to help her investigate the man at her parent's house.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: large;">The death of the author was also an interesting puzzle to solve as it was riddled with red herrings, secrets and lies.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: large;">I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The series goes from strength to strength but it is advisable to start at book one as there are recurring characters and story arc involving Ben's background.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: large;">Death Writes has left me with the question; what happens next for Ben and Mollloy's relationship? Will Ben's parents feature more in the series? I hope they do.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Just Book Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146818573821823083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318281089329856874.post-87722169115320489392024-01-13T14:19:00.000+00:002024-01-13T14:19:08.245+00:00An Enchanted Moment on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans Blog Tour<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwcQlFQMCaHBoyovLI2AJjEsbLSC1sXjVc-tclToiawNuUAoY9RbSz6kx4oxmTq4OLIWxZKCIHx9kfoYKgrxHlpNOW724FU_75SJmAn_HR00u-6u3bHlB848H3EZqtgbEyJ8m_0XPgU9Y4T6aX1_cfZIHryuVYdFb-8arKLwndAxWwC0U9oePNoIWYB0/s700/tour%20banner.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwcQlFQMCaHBoyovLI2AJjEsbLSC1sXjVc-tclToiawNuUAoY9RbSz6kx4oxmTq4OLIWxZKCIHx9kfoYKgrxHlpNOW724FU_75SJmAn_HR00u-6u3bHlB848H3EZqtgbEyJ8m_0XPgU9Y4T6aX1_cfZIHryuVYdFb-8arKLwndAxWwC0U9oePNoIWYB0/w640-h252/tour%20banner.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0" id="E55" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E55" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="text-align: center;"><span id="E56" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E56" style="background-color: white; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: large;">An Enchanted Moment on Ever After Street</span></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E57" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E57" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt; text-align: center;"><span id="E58" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E58" style="color: #0f1111; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;">A picture-perfect town, a place where dreams come true. Welcome to Ever After Street...</span></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E59" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E59" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt; text-align: center;"><span id="E60" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E60" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-size: large;">A tale as old as time…</span></span></p></blockquote><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E59" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E59" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvslZsl73atm_sF-svWSbFJGiK5jJxfOY5mH7xoW72naNDrUjGuI6oD1-Cse74zLlDoADpWsY45FOVIWeXMZi_tWDFC91N8tAg8LvWHmL1-PKGuJ4sSpmgyCYZqMB90yhH8ghdU7VD3oJbj7qpGaECYPqR4Sx9Ga1fmCSlqmPvPHw29Iw70zfnE5FeFA/s2339/cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1525" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvslZsl73atm_sF-svWSbFJGiK5jJxfOY5mH7xoW72naNDrUjGuI6oD1-Cse74zLlDoADpWsY45FOVIWeXMZi_tWDFC91N8tAg8LvWHmL1-PKGuJ4sSpmgyCYZqMB90yhH8ghdU7VD3oJbj7qpGaECYPqR4Sx9Ga1fmCSlqmPvPHw29Iw70zfnE5FeFA/w418-h640/cover.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since her mum’s death, Marnie Platt has shut herself away from everyone who cares about her. Worse, her beloved bookshop on Ever After Street is suffering too. With sales down and the shop’s garden falling into disrepair, Marnie risks losing the very last thing she loves. Until a chance encounter with her surly and reclusive neighbour….</span></span><p></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E63" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E63" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="E64" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E64" style="color: #0f1111;">Dark and brooding, Darcy O'Connell likes to keep himself to himself. But when he hears Marnie needs help, he can’t turn his back on her. Soon they are spending most evenings together in her enchanted garden and a friendship starts to bloom…</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-2" id="E65" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E65" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="E66" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E66" style="color: #0f1111;">With the help of old and new friends on Ever After Street, Marnie's bookshop begins to thrive again, and with Darcy's kindness, she starts to get her sparkle back too. She just can't understand why Darcy continues to shut himself away - especially from her. Can she convince him it isn't too late to embrace life, and maybe love, again?</span>
</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E67" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E67" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt;"><span id="E68" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E68" style="color: #0f1111; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: large;">Because every story, even theirs, deserves a happy ending….</span></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E67" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E67" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt; text-align: center;"><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E68" style="color: #0f1111;"><span id="E70" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E70" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: large;">Purchase Link - </span></span><a contenteditable="false" href="https://mybook.to/everaftersocial" id="E71" is="qowt-hyperlink" qowt-eid="E71" target="_blank"><span class="qowt-stl-Hyperlink" id="E72" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E72">https://mybook.to/everaftersocial</span></a><br /></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E67" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E67" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt; text-align: center;"><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E68" style="color: #0f1111;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟</span></b></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E67" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E67" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Noto Sans JP; font-size: medium;">I adored this book! It's such a lovely, heartwarming story. Its fairy tale theme is enchanting and charming and focuses on friendships, love and kindness. It was so sweet and endearing. It made me feel that every little community should have a local bookshop like Marnie's. It manages to bring people together in friendship and for me, it r</span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Noto Sans JP"; font-size: large;">eally brightened up a very miserable week in January.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E67" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E67" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Noto Sans JP"; font-size: large;">The Beauty and the Beast parallels were cute. I loved the garden scenes, especially Marnie and Darcy's first meeting and a lot of their interactions had me laughing out loud. As Darcy mellowed and began to trust others again it was lovely to see the neighbours change their minds about him and genuinely care about his welfare. </span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E67" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E67" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Noto Sans JP"; font-size: large;">This was simply a gorgeous, uplifting story and if you are a fan of Beauty and the Beast and old-fashioned romance then this is one you won't want to miss or leave lingering on your TBR.</span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1" id="E67" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E67" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.8; padding-bottom: 11pt; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="275" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirI1wUZ_1t8V6v_Han2laCxM3VEpgN3BvCZSFcHfhZa0I0fJ7sxfmkyYQ4qvBavrUCQ5csjjyIq4sgJmhNh7eTuJu2h-3WrUdXtzSOZHc2AVEIRnthko3TGXQlnVLCxOtPogzhyphenhyphengH12mC2876xE08MmsOMPHlwfBRifx4fswhc9Xivdqui7oH4Ig9F4Gs/s1600/author.jpg" width="275" /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirI1wUZ_1t8V6v_Han2laCxM3VEpgN3BvCZSFcHfhZa0I0fJ7sxfmkyYQ4qvBavrUCQ5csjjyIq4sgJmhNh7eTuJu2h-3WrUdXtzSOZHc2AVEIRnthko3TGXQlnVLCxOtPogzhyphenhyphengH12mC2876xE08MmsOMPHlwfBRifx4fswhc9Xivdqui7oH4Ig9F4Gs/s298/author.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-4" id="E75" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E75" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="E76" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E76" style="background-color: white;"><b>Author Biography</b></span></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-4" id="E75" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E75" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E76" style="background-color: white;">Jaimie </span><span id="E78" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E78" style="background-color: white;">Admans</span><span id="E80" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E80" style="background-color: white;"> is the bestselling author of several romantic comedies – including The Little Christmas Shop on Nutcracker Lane and The Chateau of Happily-Ever-Afters. She lives in South Wales and was previously published by HQ Digital. Her new work for </span><span id="E82" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E82" style="background-color: white;">Boldwood</span><span id="E84" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E84" style="background-color: white;">, The Ever After Street Series, is based on the magical world of fairytales, the first title of which will be released in Spring 2023. </span></span></p><p class="x-scope qowt-word-para-5" id="E85" is="qowt-word-para" qowt-eid="E85" qowt-entry="undefined" qowt-lvl="undefined" style="line-height: 1.8;"><span id="E86" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E86" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Social Media Links – </span></span><span id="E87" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E87"> </span>
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