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Goodreads Book Review: Malaika by Van Heerling

Malaika by Van Heerling

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a lovely little story – set in the Serengeti, it follows the unlikely, but deeply spiritual friendship between a man and a lion. It’s an enchanting and atmospheric story. It’s a novella, so it took me a bit over an hour to read. Well worth it.

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Tagged: Africa, Lions, Malaika, Novella, Van Heerling

Inheritance Books – Charlotte Hains

This week’s Inheritance Books are are from Charlotte Hains.

Hi Charlotte, welcome to Inheritance Books. Please, tell us a bit about yourself.

I left the UK for France after deciding I needed a change, taking on the huge project of renovating a house. In the UK my life consisted of getting up, going to work, coming home, going to bed, and just surviving. I now enjoy French life within the community of the village in which I live, and feel privileged to be part of it. My French neighbours are fan...

Goodreads Book Review: And Then That Happened by Liam Livings

And Then That Happened by Liam Livings

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

And Then That Happened follows the hero Dominic as he realises that he’s fallen out of love with his husband and how he cautiously, oh so cautiously, falls in love with someone else. The end of one relationship overlaps with the blossoming of the other, but Dominic isn’t the sort of guy who’d cheat on his current partner, not physically anyway, so his infidelity remains emotional.

I loved Dominic. The description of his depression, h...

Guest Blog: Always Wanted To Write A Book? Here’s How To Make The Time To Do It by author Rhoda Baxter

Rhoda Baxter:

Have you always wanted to write a book? I’m over at the A Woman’s Wisdom blog talking about how to find the time to write.

Originally posted on A Woman's Wisdom:

Are you one of those people who would love to write a book, but never got around to doing it? Do you say ‘I’d love to write a book one day, but I don’t have the time’? I work four days a week and I have two small children. If I can find the time to write novels, so can you.

First, let’s break down the task. Most novels are...

Meet Rhoda Baxter #Romance2015 @rhodabaxter

Rhoda Baxter:

Today I’m taking part in the Romance Festival 2015. Here’s an interview on tgeie blog. Tgere are some VERY interesting articles on writing, getting published and marketing on there, so do check it out.

Originally posted on romance festival:

Tell us about yourself

Hi, I’m Rhoda. I write romantic comedy with a touch of British cynicism. When I was young, I wanted to be at least 5ft tall, an astronaut or a writer. I failed at the first two, so it’s just as well that Choc Lit publish my...

Goodreads Book Review: The Soft Whispter of Dreams by Christina Courteney

The Soft Whisper of Dreams by Christina Courtenay

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I didn’t know what to expect from The Soft Whisper of Dreams. I hadn’t read the first book in the series, so I was a little nervous about jumping right in at book two. I need not have worried – this book stands alone and there isn’t any of the telltale extraneous detail that sometimes creeps in when characters walk on from another book.

Melanie has a recurring dream that is laced with a sense of danger. This story is all a...

Inheritance Books – Suz Korb

This week, I’m delighted to have Inheritance Books from Suz Korb. I met Suz through Twitter at some point and we seem to have very similar senses of humour.

Hi Suz, welcome to Inheritance Books have some cake. Please, tell us a bit about yourself.

Hi, I’m Suz, a British/American writer. I live in the midlands where it’s freezing cold because it’s winter time. I’m originally from the US and I’ve been living in England for over a decade now. I write romance in all sorts of subgenres for teens an...

A lovely review for Doctor January and a bit about domineering boyfriends

I recently had a lovely review for Doctor January from Fresh Fiction, whose reviewer said Doctor January should be read by every woman!

http://freshfiction.com/review.php?id=50132

The thing that really touched me about this review (and the related review on Goodreads) is that the reviewer picked up on how girls see controlling behaviour in boyfriends as normal these days. One of the inspirations for Doctor January was Twilight. As a mother of two daughters, it worries me that my girls would thi...

Goodreads Book Review: Somewhere Beyond The Sea by Amanda James

Somewhere Beyond the Sea by Amanda James

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Tristan and Karen are unusual for a main couple in a romance novel because they are already married – and it’s not a marriage of convenience or a plot to get a greencard or anything like that, it’s an honest-to-goodness, make-us-another-cup-of-tea-darling type marriage and they are already in love.

So, why bother reading it, you say? Well, the plot involves a mystery that has the potential to tear them apart. At first it does, but...

Goodreads Book Review: Hopelessly Devoted to Holden Finn by Tilly Tennant

Hopelessly Devoted to Holden Finn by Tilly Tennant

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book has been waiting patiently on my Kindle for months and I finally got to it! I picked it up mainly because I loved the title and the cover.

Bonnie is totally in love with Holden Finn – the unattainable popstar. It’s a nice fantasy to escape her real life where she’d trying to keep things together for her daughter Paige.

I liked Bonnie, who was fun and interesting (and so VERY stubborn). The leading men, Max (lovel...