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Book Review – Coffee & Vodka (No Woman is an Island)

No Woman is an Island (Pandora’s Boxed Set #1) includes books by Liza Perrat, Linda Gillard, Lorna Fergusson, Clare Flynn and Helena Halme 

I’ve made it to book #5, Coffee & Vodka by Helena Halme and have to admit to thoroughly enjoying this last book in the collection. What a great collection it has been.

Book Description

‘Coffee and Vodka is a rich story that stays with us….with moments of brilliance.’ – Dr. Mimi Thebo, Bath Spa University.

Eeva doesn’t want to remember, but a...

Book Review – The Chalky Sea (No Woman is an Island)

No Woman is an Island (Pandora’s Boxed Set #1) includes books by Liza Perrat, Linda Gillard, Lorna Fergusson, Clare Flynn and Helena Halme 

I’ll be reviewing each book in turn; this time it’s book #4, The Chalky Sea: An epic story of war’s impact on ordinary people (The Canadians Book 1) by Clare Flynn

Book Description

Two troubled people struggle to find their way in a turbulent world.
In July 1940, Gwen Collingwood drops her husband at the railway station, knowing she may never see...

Blog Tour ‘n’ Book Review – The Amber Crane

Book information: The Amber Crane by Malve von HassellPurchase link: http://mybook.to/TheAmberCraneGenre:  Historical fantasy, time travelPrint length: 264 pagesAge range: Suitable for adults and teenagersTrigger warnings: No graphic violence but references to the Holocaust, fatal shootings of prisoners during a death march, a reference to a rape, and suicide referencesAmazon Rating: 5*About The Amber Crane

Chafing at the rules of the amber guild, Peter, an apprentice during the w...

Book Review – The Chase (No Woman is an Island #3)

No Woman is an Island (Pandora’s Boxed Set #1) includes books by Liza Perrat, Linda Gillard, Lorna Fergusson, Clare Flynn and Helena Halme 

I’ll be reviewing each book in turn, this time it’s The Chase by Lorna Fergusson

Book Description

Le Sanglier: an old house buried deep in the woods of the Dordogne, a region steeped in dark history.

Gerald Feldwick buys Le Sanglier as a refuge. He tells his wife Netty that in France they can start afresh – they can escape the unbearable pain...

Book Blitz – Cole For Christmas (with giveaway)

Meddling relatives, mistletoe, and holiday romance? It’s the whole package wrapped with a big shiny bow! Read on for more details about Cole for Christmas by Janet Raye Stevens! There’s also a $20 Amazon gift card to win!

Cole for Christmas

Publication Date: October 26th, 2021

Genre: Holiday Romance

They can‘t say no to the mistletoe!

Easy going event coordinator Katy Wilkins is called in to sub for her perfectionist sister at a Christmas Eve wedding in Portland, Maine. Nice guy chef Cole St. ...

Book Review – The Appeal

IN A TOWN FULL OF SECRETS
SOMEONE WAS MURDERED.
SOMEONE WENT TO PRISON.
AND EVERYONE’S A SUSPECT.
CAN YOU UNCOVER THE TRUTH?

Dear Reader – enclosed are all the documents you need to solve a case. It starts with the arrival of two mysterious newcomers to the small town of Lockwood, and ends with a tragic death.

Someone has already been convicted of this brutal murder and is currently in prison, but we suspect they are innocent. What’s more, we believe far darker secrets have yet to be revealed.

Thro...

Blog Tour ‘n’ Book Review – The Bookseller’s Secret

The Bookseller’s Secret
A Novel of Nancy Mitford and WWII
Michelle Gable

From New York Times bestselling author Michelle Gable comes a dual-narrative set at the famed Heywood Hill Bookshop in London about a struggling American writer on the hunt for a rumoured lost manuscript written by the iconic Nancy Mitford—bookseller, spy, author, and aristocrat—during World War II.

“Gable’s witty narrative effortlessly moves between two time periods and is enriched with cameos by historical fig...

Blog Tour ‘n’ Book Review – The Amsterdam Affair

The Amsterdam Affair

A new start, a chance encounter, a Christmas to remember. Will Iris’s new year be happy ever after? 

When Iris Greene’s boyfriend surprises her with a romantic dinner at their favourite restaurant, she’s expecting a proposal, not a move to another country. 

But Amsterdam proves to be the change she never knew she needed, and a surprise encounter with a local actor leads Iris to new friends and the rediscovery of a long lost passion. While Iris thrives in a city ...

Book Review – Hidden (No Woman is an Island)

No Woman is an Island (Pandora’s Boxed Set #1) includes books by Liza Perrat, Linda Gillard, Lorna Fergusson, Clare Flynn and Helena Halme 

I’ll be reviewing each book in turn, this time it’s Hidden by Linda Gillard.

Book Description

A birth. A death. Hidden for a hundred years.

The new novel from the author of Kindle bestseller THE MEMORY TREE

“Lady, fiancé killed, will gladly marry officer totally blinded or otherwise incapacitated by the war.”

In 1917 a sense of duty and...

Blog Tour ‘n’ Book Review – The Numbers Game

The Numbers Game

Author: Miles Watson

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Numbers-Game-Miles-Watson/dp/1795868228?geniuslink=true

Genre:  Historical fiction

Print length: 45 pages

Age range: This is an adult book

Trigger warnings: Realistic war theme

The blurb

The Battle of Britain rages. London is in flames, and civilization itself totters on the brink. Does Pilot Officer Maurice Mickelwhite care? Not one damn. He may be one of the better fighter pilots in the Royal Air Fo...