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February 2025 Books #AmReading

February. That month, for me, of birthdays. Oh, so many birthdays, meals out and cake! And Romance, obviously. Plus the added bonus of our February half term where I read loads. My plan was to, aside from any arcs, go for love stories in any form; cosy, spicy, second chance, whatever. It ended up being […]

Happily Ever After by Jane Lovering #BlogTour #RachelsRandomResources @rararesources @BoldwoodBooks @janelovering

I am thrilled to be on the Blog Tour for Happily Ever After by Jane Lovering! Andi Glover loves nothing more than a good book. Any book in fact because when you’re raised by unconventional parents who think school’s for squares, alongside a deeply conventional sister who escapes home as soon as she can, fiction […]

Hook, Line and Single by Phoebe Macleod #BlogTour #RachelsRandomResources @rararesources @BoldwoodBooks @macleod_phoebe

Please join me on the blog tour for Hook, Line and Single by Phoebe Macleod Can the future be rewritten? Ruby may be young, free and single… but she’s absolutely not ready to mingle. Ruby is happily sworn off men. There’s nothing she needs that can’t get from her friends, cat or, frankly, the wonders […]

The Whitlock Close Weddings by Karen Louise Hollis #BlogTour @KarenLNHollis

Today, I am thrilled to be a part of the blog tour for Karen Louise Hollis’s most recent book, The Whitlock Close Weddings! It’s 1982 and the residents of Whitlock Close have an exciting few monthsahead of them. The Lincolnshire village is looking forward to two weddings!Former school teacher Sarah Willington is set to marry […]

The One Before The One by Emma Cooper #BlogTour @rararesources @itsEmmacooper @BoldwoodBooks

Please join me on the blog tour for The One Before The One by Emma Cooper. When Liv’s boyfriend Kit disappeared on a hike, seven years earlier, she thought her life was over. But with the help of their family and friends, she’s pushed her way through the grief, and now, miraculously, she’s found a […]

Book & A Brew with Ritu and Susan Buchanan @susan-buchanan The Leap Year Proposal #BookReview #BookAndABrew @rarasresources Plus a GIVEAWAY!

Welcome to a fellow RNA Member, Susan Buchanan! Today, I am thrilled to welcome amazing author Susan Buchanan to my blog for a cuppa anda chat about all things writerly, especially her latest release, Leap Year Proposal. Thank you so much for having me Ritu. Hello, and welcome to But I Smile Anyway, Susan! Let’s […]

#SoCS 1st February – Spoonful of Something

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “spoonful.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy! Okay, so, I’m sat here writing this from my sick bed, on my phone, as I’m still not 100%. I’ve had more than a spoonful of cough mixtures over the last week. It’s still not shifting… Anyway, as soon […]

January 2025 Books #AmReading

And so it begins, doesn’t it? A new year means a new Goodreads challenge and lots of lovely books to read. One thing I know for sure is that I am not making any big promises. I won’t say no arcs because I know myself. I won’t say only my TBR books because I know … … Continue reading →

#JusJoJan 31st – Fini

“Well, hello there! It’s time for our final prompt for Just Jot it January 2025. Today’s prompt is more of a SoCS-style prompt in that it’s not an entire word. But don’t feel obligated to write a stream of consciousness/no editing allowed post. Plan away!” – From Linda! Your prompt for JusJoJan January 31st, 2025 is […]

#JusJoJan 27th – 30th – Catch up

Hi Peeps, I’m sorry I’ve not been on here much the last week, but there was a combination of things going on. I’ll explain soon, but let me link the words that we need to be using for the prompts… Monday – Glamorous – Thank you, Sadje! Please visit Sadje’s blog to read her posts and say […]