B.R. Maycock's Blog, page 15
June 7, 2020
Results of week 1 of #TheHungryReadersGames #amreading #hungryreaders2020 #Summerreads @LH_writes @chicklitshop @GrannyLovesToRead @CarpeDiemChronicles @BookLoverF12 @AuthorHeatherCastle
So a huge thank you to the amazing Mary Smith book blogger and Laura Heffernan for having me as part of The Hungry Readers Games 2020. It’s truly an honour!
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June 6, 2020
#Blogtour #Bookreview Coming Home to Heritage Cove by Helen J. Rolfe @rararesources @HJRolfe
What they say: Welcome to Heritage Cove, the little village by the sea brimming with character, community and friendship, and the perfect place to fall in love this summer… Melissa rushes back to Heritage Cove when Barney, the man who’s been like a father figure to her since she was a little girl, ends up in hospital. After an absence of five years, her return isn’t going tobe easy, especially when she bumps into Harvey, the love of her life and the man she’s never beenable to forget. For reaso...
June 5, 2020
The Greatest Of Enemies (Abbeyglen book 2) by … well, me!!
What they say:
Get ready for fireworks as two women with very different personalities become housemates!
Bex has settled in well into the small town of Abbeyglen. Yes, she misses her housemate Holly, but she has plenty to do what with the setup of the new Caulfield’s café, her blogging and of course her work in Blackwater Financial Services.
Louise is shocked when she arrives in the town of Abbeyglen to find it has changed, everything looks too new and shiny, and who is this person in Holly’s a...
June 4, 2020
#BlogTour #BookReview Growing Up for Beginners by Claire Calman @rararesources @ClaireCalman @Boldwoodbooks #Boldwoodbloggers
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What they say:
It’s not easy being a grown-up, but at 47, Eleanor hoped she’d be better at it by now…
When Eleanor waves her daughter off for a gap-year trip, she finds herself stuck as a satellite wife, spinning in faithful orbit around her domineering husband, with only her clever but judgmental father Conrad for comfort.
Andrew isn’t mastering the art of growing up either. But when he finds his belongings dumped in bin bags on the drive, even he can see that his girlfriend is hinting he sho...
June 2, 2020
The Day Henry Died by @lyndarenham #Bookreview
What they say: Suppose you wake up one morning to find yourself dead. You can see yourself clearly in the mirror, and feel the same as you did the day before. But today is the day of your funeral. What do you do?
This was Henry’s dilemma. Henry decides he can’t possibly be dead, so he sets out to prove he is alive. Then, he discovers that Rita, a product demonstrator at the supermarket, can see him.
Even with the help of Rita, proving you’re not dead was harder than Henry imagined, bu...
May 31, 2020
#BlogTour #BookReview The Staycation by Michele Gorman @MicheleGormanUK @orionbooks #TheStaycation
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What they say: Two families. One cancelled flight. And a last minute house swap…
Things get desperate for strangers Harriet and Sophie when they become stranded with their families in Heathrow’s Terminal 5. Each woman has her own reason for really really really needing the family holiday they’ve anticipated for months. But Iceland’s volcano has other plans for them. When their flights are cancelled, the families swap houses and discover that sometimes the best things in life happen close...
May 30, 2020
#Blogtour #BookReview A Cornish Summer Holiday by Rosie Green @rararesources @Rosie_Green1988
What they say: The Little Duck Pond Cafe girls are looking forward to a well-earned break in the Cornish seasidetown of Pengully Sands, where Sylvia’s sister, Aggie, owns a holiday home.
With the glorious golden sands, sparkling azure sea and an ice-cream parlour only yards away, it seems like the perfectlocation to relax and watch the surfers riding the waves (and maybe even have a go themselves).
But when they arrive, the girls find it’s not quite the seaside idyll they were ...
May 26, 2020
#Blogtour #BookReview The Plus One Pact by Portia Macintosh @rararesources #Boldwoodbloggers @Boldwoodbooks @PortiaMacIntosh
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What they say: Cara has officially run out of men. Her most recent dates have gone from bad to worse, and when her dating app informs her there is no one left in her area to choose from, she is at a dead end.
But with a summer of events ahead of her, she needs to find a solution, fast; someone to keep her company at the never-ending weddings, family gatherings and gender reveal parties that she can’t face going to alone. So when she meets handsome, confident, Millsy on a night out she may be ...
May 20, 2020
#Blogtour #Bookreview Winter’s Gift by Florence Keeling @rararesources @keelingflorence
Winter’s Gift:A heart warming, feel good romantic comedy.‘I absolutely adored this book. It gave me all the feels! A charming read full of warmth and heart.’ Kim the Bookworm
Bea Winters is in desperate need of a fresh start. Being bullied at work is not her idea of fun and she longs to follow her dream of becoming a published author. When an advert appears in her localpaper to work in a publishing house in the sleepy village of Bloomsdale, it sounds too good to be true. She strikes up an in...
May 19, 2020
The Summer of Falling in Love by Liz Davies #Blogtour #Bookreview @LizDaviesauthor @rararesources
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What they say: The thought of having a dog hasnt crossed Theo Martins mind. Its not that he doesnt like dogshe doesbut the idea has simply never occurred to him. It has occurred to his mother though, and when she decides to buyhim a puppy because she thinks it will liven him up a bit, his life is turned completely upside down and not for the better as far as hesconcerned. But when he discovers that having a cute dog on the end of a lead attracts a great deal of female attention, he soon...
