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May 23, 2017
Home is where the castle is PLUS #BookReview of Girl in the Castle by @lizzie_lamb
If you’re wondering if you should read Girl in the Castle, let Barb Taub’s fabulous review/blog help you make up your mind.
As I read Girl in the Castle, the latest release from one of my favorite writers, Lizzie Lamb, I couldn’t help remembering my own life in a medieval castle. Like anyone brought up on Disney-f**ed fairy tales and princesses, I used to dream about living in a castle.
Like any Americans, the Hub and I jumped at the chance a few years ago to move into one corner...
May 12, 2017
What is a blog tour and how do I get one?
A brilliant blog post from Sue Moorcroft about how blog tours work et cetera. Well worth bookmarking
April 24, 2017
Girl in the Castle – Publication Day –
‘Castle Tearmannaire’
There it was, again—a lament; the kind played from the parapet of a castle high above a loch, the piper hidden by swirling autumn mist and fading light. Unabl...
April 14, 2017
…ssshhhh… the NON-secret of Author online self-promotion…
Sensible advice to the wannabe indie author from Seamus Gallagher.
…as much as we storytellers dabble in fiction, fantasy and folklore, finding the elusive silver bullet that drives our masterpieces to the top of the bestseller lists is unlikely to be appear under our pillow like some equivalent of the tooth fairy’s offerings… for almost a decade now (my, how time flies when ye’re enjoying yerself, eh, Mabel?), I’ve derived more pleasure than ever I could have imagined by bec...
March 28, 2017
The 20’s Girl, the Ghost, and All That Jazz by June Kearns
A fabulous review of 20s Girl by Sharon Booth.
1924. The English Shires, after the Great War.
When her jazzing flapper of an aunt dies, Gerardina Mary Chiledexter inherits some silver-topped scent bottles, a wardrobe of love-affair clothes, and astonishingly, a half-share in a million-acre ranch in south-west Texas.
Haunted by a psychic cat and the ghost voice of that aunt Leonie, Gerry feels driven to travel thousands of miles to see the ranch for herself.
Against a background of...
March 17, 2017
Twins of a Gazelle ~ An Ionian Affair by Margaret Cullingford #FridayReads @CullingfordMags #BookReview
A fabulous review of Mags Cullingford’s Twins of a Gazelle by Cathy Ryan. I hope it makes you want to download the book and read it . . .
Author: Margaret Cullingford
Published: February 2015 by New Romantics Press
Category: Romance
Fifteen months married to Adam Burgess, Calista Blake suspects she has chosen the wrong man. She looks forward to their holiday on the Greek island of Ithaca, hoping its magic will banish her disenchantment.
Calista Blake had no notion her affa...
March 11, 2017
A birthday, a book bash and a Time Lord
A blog post about June and LIzzie having fun in London and meeting a Time Lord (or a vet) according to your tastes.
This week, June Kearns and I travelled to London for Trisha Ashley‘s book launch at Daunt’s, Marylebone High Street. Our plan was to spend the day window shopping, have lunch and then head for Daunt’s – all part of my birthday celebration. An unexpected guest turned up at Daunt’s and really provided the icing on the (birthday) cake . . . as you will see, if you read...
March 4, 2017
From One Heilan’ Lassie to Another !
Today Lizzie welcomes Rosemary Gemmell to her blog. Pop over and read the whole blog. But in the meantime, here’s a snapshot . . .
Today I’m welcoming author Rosemary Gemmell onto my blog, close on the heels of Gwent Kirkwood, another Scottish writer I featured. Are you detecting a theme, yet?
Thank you so much, Lizzie, for inviting me to your lovely blog. I enjoy reading about your travels around Scotland now and then!
Strone – Holy Loch
The setting in any novel is often one o...
March 1, 2017
A Change of Heart (The Heartfelt Series #2) by Adrienne Vaughan @adrienneauthor #Drama #Romance #BookReview
Author: Adrienne Vaughan Published: November 2013 by New Romantics Press Category: Contemporary, Drama, Romance Escaping to a remote Irish isle, journalist Marianne Coltrane had not bargained for a…
February 26, 2017
FUR COAT & NO KNICKERS by Adrienne Vaughan @adrienneauthor #Shortstories and #Poem collection
Great review for Adrienne’s short story collection via Rosie Amber.
Fur Coat & No Knickers: An acclaimed collection of short stories and poems by award-winning author Adrienne Vaughan by Adrienne Vaughan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Fur Coat & No Knickers is a collection of short stories and poems.
The book is made up of twelve short stories and sixteen poems; tales and adventures from a wide selection of everyday lives of people, families and friends. It is often said that other peop...
