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A Game of Proof by Tim Vicary

Sarah Newby has fought hard for her success. Finding herself pregnant at the age of fifteen, she managed not only to bring up her child, but to continue her education and achieve her ambition of becoming a criminal barrister. She regularly defends people she suspects are guilty, but in the courtroom that is irrelevant. What matters is how cleverly you present your case. It is, after all, just a game.
But she feels differently when her own son is accused of a particularly brutal rape and murder.

A Game of Proof is the first of the Sarah Newby courtroom drama series. And what a tremendous début it is.
Not being aware, when I first came across Tim Vicary, just what a superb writer he is and that I would want to read everything he's ever written, I read them in the wrong order – starting with the second book, A Fatal Verdict. But, even though that made me aware of the outcome of this first novel, that scarcely impinged upon me once I began to read. This book fairly flows. And it is SO exciting. The characters are so well-drawn that you are drawn into their lives – so completely, in my case, that I forgot place and time and didn't surface until I had finished.
It left me wanting more. Luckily there are more. Read this one first, and then there are another two to go.
And then there are the other Tim Vicary books. But I'll leave you to find out for yourself. There are few greater pleasures than that of discovering a wonderful new author and exploring everything they've written.

5 stars

Thank You, Maggie

I am very proud of this wonderful review of Domingo's Angel by Maggie Toussaint

'A young woman wanting a fresh start is enchanted by a Spanish village. The somber, pastoral setting is just the balm to heal her heart so she decides to stay. That single incident sets off a chain reaction in this remote place still living in the shadow of the bad times under Franco.

As Angela integrates into the village by marrying a local man, the effect is transformative for all. The characters and the village undergo a renewal and rebirth.

Twist's tale brings this fictional village to life and endears the reader with its fairy tale simplicity. She shows us how humans fear change and how a village is more than the houses and people in it'.

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Bless you, Maggie

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No Abrupt Stops, Please – M Allman at BTS

This week one of my favourite authors, Molly Allman, returns with some really useful advice
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Great Advance Review for All in the Mind

My upcoming novel, All in the Mind, is in Catherine Kirby's Top Ten Books on Quickie Book Reviews:
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It's a really interesting list. I think you'd enjoy reading it. I did.
I would be so happy if you could leave a comment. Reviewers do a lot of work for no reward and it's nice to give something back

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A Huge Thank You to Mysti Parker and Tara Hall

Thank you Mysti and all my lovely friends for the wonderful things you said about me. I love you all. You are the best!!!!!

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Lots and lots of love from Jenny Twist
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100+ Books Free on Unwritten

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When Something's Not Right With a Scene – Elizabeth Craig at BTS

We are very proud to have Elizabeth Craig as our guest blogger this week, giving us crucial advice on getting your scene just right.
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One Last Look – Tara Fox Hall's Plea to Reviewers on BTS

Tara Fox Hall returns to us this week with an impassioned plea
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Domingo's Angel is A GEM! – New 5 Star Review

According to a brand new review on Amazon, Domingo's Angel is a gem. Thank you so much, Garlander. I shall treasure this.

Domingo's Angel is the perfect novella. Angela marries into a rural Spanish community in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War. The anguish, the loves and the laughter of the villagers become Angela's own and become ours, too, as we read. Jenny Twist writes with a clarity of style which never obscures the powerful tale she is telling. Her understanding of the human heart enables her to lay bare the worst torments and the greatest delights experienced by those forced into sacrifice, compromise and heroism in a time of conflict.
Domingo's Angel covers a period in history which is little remembered in this country, the Spanish Civil War. It is now almost forgotten that some British young men fought and died with Spaniards in that battle against the rise of fascism in Europe, which would culminate in the Second World War.
Domingo's Angel feels completely authentic in its recreation of this period. It also dares to tackle those pivotal moments in the lives of each one of us when we are forced to make a choice and to live with the consequences.
This book is a gem. You will never regret reading it.

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