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The Teacher’s Secret by Lauren North @bookouture

The Review:

On a sunny Friday afternoon, beloved teacher Mrs. Walker and her eight-year-old son wave goodbye to their friends in the school playground. But they never make it home…

It’s only been a week, but the bright little faces at the picture-perfect school I’ve stepped into have captured my heart. Their big doe eyes, their paint-covered fingers and clinging hugs. They’ve been through so much, with their favourite teacher and classmate still missing…

I’m doing all I can to help...

The lodge by Sue Watson #bookreview

What they say: A perfect family holiday… or the perfect revenge?

I take a deep breath as I pull up to the glass-fronted lodge my ex-mother-in-law, Angela, has booked for her birthday. I didn’t want to come on holiday with my ex-husband and his new wife, but she insisted that me and my children play happy families. It isn’t exactly my idea of fun, but Angela has always been kind to me, and the kids are happy. I try to ignore the snow clouds gathering above. The last thing I want is to be trapp...

The Split by S E Lynes #Bookreview

What they say: The end of our marriage was only the beginning… 

Last night, we celebrated our anniversary. Over candlelight, we talked about the children, our work, and I was so happy, and felt so loved.

But the next morning, when I check my phone, there is a message. From a friend. And a string of photos appear of my husband, Will, with another woman: walking along the street holding hands. Going into fancy hotels. Standing at a window, his arms around her, her head on his shoulder…

I beg Will...

The Girl on the News by Elisabeth Carpenter #bookreview @bookouture

What they say:

I thought my husband Mark and I had built a perfect new life with our precious daughter Mia. She is everything to us. I thought we were finally safe from my past. But I know Mia’s picture on the news means someone has uncovered who I really am… 

They must know about the terrible accusations I faced. Those other missing little girls. I was only a child myself but no-one believed I was innocent. Not even my own family. It still haunts me, every day.

Then my worst n...

Sing for me by Bettina Hunt @BettinaHuntAuth #Book Review

What they say: She vowed never to love again.
He vowed never to perform again.
But then music brought them together.

By day Ella is an assistant in a bridal boutique helping brides-to-be find their dream wedding dresses and Dan is a painter/decorator helping clients to transform their houses into homes. But come evening neither venture out, with Ella living life vicariously through others and Dan only leaving his flat for one of his mum’s famous Sunday roasts.

When both are forced to confront th...

Sing for me by Bettina Hunt @BettinaHuntAuth #Book Review

What they say: She vowed never to love again.
He vowed never to perform again.
But then music brought them together.

By day Ella is an assistant in a bridal boutique helping brides-to-be find their dream wedding dresses and Dan is a painter/decorator helping clients to transform their houses into homes. But come evening neither venture out, with Ella living life vicariously through others and Dan only leaving his flat for one of his mum’s famous Sunday roasts.

When both are forced to confront th...

#BookReview #Blogtour I did, did I ? By Luna Hayes @bookishlaurenh

Never a bad Friday when you’re here for a blog tour, is it? And for a sunny book such as this?!

What they say:

You find the perfect flat to rent only to discover the owner will only rent to a couple….

When ex-classmates Hannah and Siris both attend a show house viewing only to discover they’re unable to live there unless they’re a couple, after briefly weighing up the pros and cons, they decide to do the unexpected and pretend to be blissfully in love!

With a ten-year high scho...

#Bookreview Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent @lizzienugent

What they say: THE BOOK AT THE TOP OF THEIR CHRISTMAS LIST

**Selected for BBC 2 Between the Covers 2023**

**WINNER Crime Novel of the Year, Irish Book Awards 2023**

Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died.

Now Sally is the centre of attention, not only from the hungry media and police detectives, but also a sinister voice from a past she cannot remember. As she begins to disco...

#Coverreveal Sing For Me by Bettina Hunt @bettinahuntauth

First off, happy Friday!! It’s a grey day here in the midlands of Ireland, so what better way to brighten it up than with a cover reveal for a book with a person who works in a bridal boutique and some music!!! And not only that, but a book by an author who I think is very Sophie Kinsella-ish and who’s books I always love. I know!!!!

What they say: She vowed never to love again.

He vowed never to sing again.

But then music brought them together.

By day Ella is an assistant in a brid...

#Blogtour #BookReview A Village Called Christmas by Jodie Homer @Umbrellacafe

What they say:

Is the answer to Holly’s broken heart hidden in a village called Christmas?

Holly loves Christmas but when she comes home and catches her boyfriend in bed with her boss she escapes her life and ends up in a village called Christmas. When she meets the Claus family she begins to realise it definitely does take a community to celebrate Christmas as she gets stuck into the village festivities can the dashing single farmer Joseph Claus fix her heartbreak? Is the answer ...