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The Wizard’s Reflection by Neil Trigger – Book Review

In this third instalment of The Midnight Chronicles, Neil Trigger does something very different indeed. If you’ve been following the series, you’ll know that one of the most inviting aspects of the series, is its main protagonist, Bethany, who discovers a magical floating city in the clouds. A city no less that has cheese-spewing dragons, candy […]

Here Lies Love Cover Reveal

OK, so this is the first time I’ve done a cover reveal for one of my own books, but I though, why not? And besides, I really love this cover. I’ve been holding onto it now for a few weeks, desperately wanting to show you guys what the lovely Ravven has created just for me. She […]

The Tournament by Matthew Reilly – Book Review

I think every one of us has a particular favourite period of history. Some may like the WWII period, some may like the Suffragette movement; I, for some unknown reason, love anything related to the Tudors. And the prospect of reading a story where we travel with the future Queen Elizabeth I to Constantinople attracted […]

A Writer’s Indulgent Delight

Every writer has their particular favourite drink. Whether it be a nice bitter dark coffee, a sweet warm tea … I’ve even heard of writers enjoying warm milk! But while we are typing away at the keyboard or scribbling with a well worn pen, or even rearranging plot cards, we writers like to sip at […]

Book Preview: From the Embers by Candace Knoebel

I have been waiting to read this title for some time. I very much enjoyed Candace Knoebel’s previous two fantasy titles, which follows the discoveries of Aurora, the progeny descended from dragons who must learn to wield her powers as well as protecting the people around her. Aurora is a spunky protagonist who fights for […]

Odysseus: The Oath by Valerio Massimo Manfredi – Book Review

As a self confessed lover of all things from the classical world, I had high hopes for this novel by one of the world’s leading classical civilisation professors. At college myself, I studied The Odyssey and fell in love with the Homeric world; of a man returning home from a long war and along the […]

Here Lies Love Teaser #2

Remember, the competition to name one of the characters in Here Lies Love is still open. Head on over there now for a chance. Plus, why not add it to your Goodreads shelf  __________________________________________________________ Come and like my Author Facebook Page, Twitter or join me over at Goodreads or Pinterest BUY MY BOOKS FROM MY UK STORE BUY MY BOOKS FROM MY US/AUS STOREFiled under: Promotion

A Year in the Making – A 2013 thank you

2013 has seemed to come and go in no time. Although, as many of you are sure to point out, it has taken a year to come and go; the same as last year and the year before that. Was it a leap year two years ago? I can’t even remember! But 2013 has seen […]

Drippy Face by Katy Krump – Book Review

The very best children’s books have such a unique charm that they either hold a nostalgic quality that adults take with them as they grow older, or they have enough magic to win them over when they are already grown up. After reading that Blue Dust author, Katy Krump was gearing up to release a novel […]

Book Preview: The Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris

Chocolat has been on my Amazon wishlist for some considerable time now. For some reason, whenever anybody buys me a book as a gift, they always assume that Chocolat somehow made its way onto there by mistake. “Surely, it is a woman’s book?” I often get asked. To be fair, I assume that many of the […]