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December 15, 2020
Recipe | Marshmallow snowmen – fun festive treats
Festive marshmallow snowmen with chocolate hats and buttons! Ingredients (for 8 snowman) 24 white marshmallows Mini smarties or any small chocolate beans with coloured shells (I got mine from Tesco, as you can see in the picture below) Edible black or brown decorating pen (or melted chocolate) A tube of writing icing/ icing you’ve mixed […]
December 8, 2020
Review | Jeeves and the Leap of Faith by Ben Schott
A suitably witty homage to one of the best writers of all time. 4/5. Thank you to Random House UK/Cornerstone for providing me with an e-copy of this book via NetGalley. The blurb: The Drones club’s in peril. Gussie’s in love. Spode’s on the war-path. Oh, and His Majesty’s Government needs a favour. I say […]
December 2, 2020
Recipe | Nutella and cinnamon cake
A subtle hint of cinnamon completes this delicious chocolate hazelnut cake By “nutella” I mean hazelut chocolate spread. I always use the supermarket’s own version because it’s so much cheaper and just as good. The recipe I used from BBC GoodFood is for a circular baking tin, but I used my rectangular tin and it […]
November 22, 2020
UK Christmas Giveaway! Win a Yoshi book purse and a paperback copy of Art and Soul
An early Christmas present for one lucky UK-based reader: this lovely Yoshi book purse and a signed paperback copy of Art and Soul! It’s been 7 months since I published my debut contemporary romance, Art and Soul. Thank you all for your support. To everyone who has bought, downloaded, read, reviewed, spread the word and […]
November 17, 2020
Review: A Wing and a Prayer (Broken Wings 1) by M. W. Arnold
An enjoyable cosy mystery in a great period setting. I’m delighted to be taking part in this tour. Thank you to the author for providing me with an e-copy of this book via Rachel’s Random Resources. The blurb: When Betty Palmer’s sister dies under suspicious circumstances whilst landing her Tiger Moth, Betty and three other […]
November 8, 2020
Charity book auction: get a signed book by giving to a great cause
The annual Authors’ and Illustrators’ Children in Read online charity book auction ends this Friday, 13th November 2020 at 11pm (GMT). Don’t miss your chance to bid on a signed copy of a book by a favourite author! Hundreds of authors and illustrators in every genre imaginable have donated signed copies of their books for […]
November 2, 2020
Review | Pandora’s Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes
The less-discussed side of Greek myth. 4/5. Thank you to Picador/Pan Macmillan for providing me with an e-copy of this book via NetGalley. The blurb: The Greek myths are among the world’s most important cultural building blocks and they have been retold many times, but rarely do they focus on the remarkable women at the […]
October 27, 2020
Recipe | Bonfire night chocolate flake cupcakes
Add some sweetness to your November 5th celebrations with these chocolate flake bonfires with orange buttercream flames If you’re not from the UK, you may not know that it’s traditional here to celebrate the night of November 5th with bonfires and fireworks. This cupcake decoration idea – using chocolate flakes to create the firewood and […]
October 19, 2020
Review | The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
Highly atmospheric and fiendishly clever, but missing something for me. 4/5 stars. Thank you to Bloomsbury Publishing for providing me with an e-copy of this book via NetGalley. The blurb: It’s 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world’s greatest detective, is being transported from the Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam, where he is facing trial and […]
October 14, 2020
Recipe | Halloween cute oreo spider muffins
Make your favourite muffins and then add these cute oreo spiders for an easy Halloween bake I saw this Halloween oreo spider muffin/cupcake decoration idea on Pinterest and decided to give it a go! The muffins Make whatever muffins are your favourite. You could make cupcakes instead. My recipe index has lots of muffin and […]
