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October 6, 2015
The Great British Bake Off -it’s all about the bake.
It’s the final of The Great British Bake Off tomorrow. Daughter number 1 and I have planned what we’re going to eat and drink while we watch – milk for her, tea for me, a packet of chocolate digestives for the both of us (unless I make it to the shops on the way home from work and buy some macarons).
We’ve learned a lot about baking...
October 3, 2015
Inheritance Books: Barb Taub
It’s been a while since we had someone sitting in the Inheritance Books sofa. I’m delighted to have a visitor today, so welcomd Barb Taub, to Inheritance Books. While I go put the kettle on and fetch the biscuit tin, why don’t you tell us a bit about yourself.
In the halcyon days BC (before children), I wrote a humor column for several Midwest newspapers. With the arrival of Child #4, I veered toward the dark side and an HR career. Following a daring daytime escape to England, I’ve lived in a...
September 25, 2015
Please Release Me on Tour: A guest post on Being Anne
Today I’m talking to Anne at the Being Anne blog about why I’m donating 50% of my royalties from Please Release Me to Martin House Children’s Hospice.
You can read the story about a game of What’s the Time Mister Wolf at Anne’s blog:
http://beingannereading.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/author-feature-please-release-me-by.html
Charity Reg. No. 517919, Company Limited by Guarantee, reg. no. 02016332, England & Wales
Filed under: Guest Post, Please Release Me Tagged: charity, children's hospice, guest...
September 24, 2015
Author Interview: Rhoda Baxter
I’m visiting Holly at Bookaholic Confessions. I’m talking about Please Release Me, but got sidetracked and talked about cake…
Originally posted on Bookaholic Confessions:
I will save you the boredom of me blabbering on about how much I love publisher Choc Lit and their hugely talented authors – you already know that, right? Instead I will give a very warm welcome to Rhoda Baxter, who has stopped by to chat about her latest release, Please Release Me, which came out on September...
September 23, 2015
Goodreads Book Review: Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Cafe by Milly Johnson
The Woman Who Gave Up Chocolate by Milly Johnson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I picked this book up after hearing Milly Johnson give a hilariously funny speech. I figured if she was that funny in real life, her books were worth a shot.
The story follows three (possibly four, if you count Ivanka) women – Della, Connie and Cheryl, all of whom are connected to the Diamond Shine cleaning company. It’s set in Barnsley and the Yorkshire accents took me right back to my teenage years in W Yorks.
An awful...
September 21, 2015
Goodreads Book Review: Midsummer Dreams by Alison May
Midsummer Dreams by Alison May
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I’m not big into reading Shakespeare (it’s meant to be watched, not read), but I do know A Midsummer Night’s Dream, thanks to A-level English Lit. It’s not all that relevant to the enjoyment of the book, really, because you can read this modern adaptation without needing to know the original.
I loved the two guys. Alex is bonkers, Dom is so, so sweet. I do like a clever hero. Of the women, I loved Helen and wanted to shake Emily. Really,...
September 14, 2015
Five Random Things about Me by Rhoda Baxter
Taking Please Release Me on tour – today I’m telling Kirsty from Love of a Good Book some random facts about me.
Originally posted on The Love of a Good Book:
Today I would like to welcome Choclit author Rhoda Baxter to The Love of a Good Book!
Five Random Things about Me by Rhoda BaxterHi Kirsty, thank you for having me on your blog. I was dithering about what to write about and thought I’d cheat and tell you five random things about me. I’ve brought biscuits as compensation. Th...
September 10, 2015
#ReleaseMe blog splash -Please Release Me comes out today!
Please Release Me by Rhoda Baxter (Choc Lit)
Please Release Me is out today! Some of my fabulous writing friends are helping me celebrate.
Since all three main characters in Please Release Me are stuck in some way – Sally in a coma, Peter in limbo while he waits for his wife to wake up and Grace stuck in the rut of being a carer – I asked them to blog on the theme of being stuck. Their responses to the prompt are all so very different. Check the outand see for yourself.
If you’re on Twitter o...
September 8, 2015
Count down to launch #ReleaseMe
The early reviews for Please Release Me are in now and so far they’ve all been 4 and 5 stars. It won’t be live on Amazon until the 10th of Sept, so there are no reviews there yet, but if you want to see what people are saying about it, check of the reviews on Goodreads and on Netgalley.
Please Release Me is a rom com, but it’s actually about grief and depression. When I submitted the book to Choc Lit for consideration, I wondered if it would be rejected because of this. For all our complaini...
August 22, 2015
The first Book Review of Please Release Me
I saw the first review of Please Release Me today (the advance review copies have gone out to reviewers now and the book is on Netgalley.) I’m limp with relief that this reviewer liked it (4.5 stars! Yay!). I’m also delighted that she took from the story what I’d try to convey.
I tried to write a book that was about falling in love, falling out of love and inadvertently becoming friends with your enemy. A small part of me was worried that it had all come out in a jumbled mess. I’m very reliev...
