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August 21, 2016
‘Dead Dogs and Splintered Hearts’ by Tom Ward
Dead Dogs & Splintered Hearts In this collection of 24 short stories, writer Tom Ward drops us into a world of love, death and dancing. Though held together by the book’s general theme (pooches and broken hearts), the subject matter ranges from Parisian cabaret and a house disturbed by the ghostly presence of Norman Mailer, … Continue reading →
August 14, 2016
‘Betrayal’ by Sharon Brownlie
Betrayal Caught in an endless spiral of rejection and abuse, Helen King is lured into a life of drugs and prostitution. Struggling to relinquish her addiction, she happens upon a former teacher, an encounter that opens up old wounds and sparks a new challenge – retribution. Trailing the teacher to Scotland, Helen sets out to … Continue reading →
August 13, 2016
‘Deadly Secrets’ by Gordon Bickerstaff
Deadly Secrets When biochemist Gavin Shawlens agrees to work on a new food additive, he becomes embroiled in network of intrigue and corruption. Discovering he’ll be working with former girlfriend Emma, he makes up his mind to walk away from the project rather than face seeing her every day. However, unknown forces quickly land him … Continue reading →
August 4, 2016
How Songs Saved My Characters…
Writing dialogue is often a bit of a sticking points for authors and finding ways to get past it to free up our creative juices can be frustrating to say the least. These days I find dialogue quite straightforward, but a few years ago, a couple of female characters had me tearing my hair out … Continue reading →
July 31, 2016
‘Who Killed Little Johnny Gill?’ by Kathryn McMaster
Who Killed Little Johnny Gill?: A Victorian True Crime Murder Mystery Bradford, late December 1888. Young Johnny Gill leaves his loving family to help milkman William Barrett on his daily round. As his mother Mary Ann bids the lad goodbye, she has no idea she’ll never see her son alive again. When the boy fails … Continue reading →
5 Things I Learned from Writing
I always assumed my writing would improve as time went on, though I have to say I wasn’t sure how that would happen. With 13 titles out in the world now, it got me thinking about what I’d learned from each of my books and how that affected subsequent creations. I’ve only included my middle-grade … Continue reading →
July 30, 2016
‘Run Girl’ by Eva Hudson
Run Girl (Ingrid Skyberg FBI Thrillers Book 1) FBI agent Ingrid Skyberg is in London for a conference, but when a young American woman goes missing in the City, Ingrid is recruited to help find her. The cover and the title drew me to this one and as I didn’t lose interest on the first … Continue reading →
‘No Good Deed’ by MP McDonald
No Good Deed: A Psychological Thriller (The Mark Taylor Series Book 1) When photographer Mark Taylor finds a camera that takes unusual photos, he realises he can stop bad things happening – but there’s one disaster he’s unable to change: 9/11. Taken into custody, Taylor is not charged with any crime and doesn’t get the … Continue reading →
July 26, 2016
‘Elizabeth, Just 16’ by Cecilia Paul
Elizabeth, Just Sixteen When teenager Elizabeth Appleton seeks medical advice to find out why her periods haven’t started, she is dealt a shocking blow – she can never have children. It transpires she has Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKH) – a congenital disorder affecting the female reproductive tract. The discovery throws the young woman into turmoil, questioning … Continue reading →
July 24, 2016
‘Sandlands’ by Rosy Thornton
Sandlands From ghostly whisperings in a run-down Martello Tower (‘Whispers’) and the solemn toll of Old Jack’s bell in ‘Ringing Night’, to the unearthing of a strange talisman in ‘The Witch Bottle’, Rosy Thornton tells ordinary stories tinged with more than a hint of the odd and the unusual. In this magical collection of sixteen … Continue reading →
