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Pet-friendly Wagtail's top inn faces danger as a killer stalks the town.


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A hilarious rom-com with a speculative twist that asks: Why put off until tomorrow the wedding you can sabotage today?


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A long-lost uncle leaves his fortune to his great niece�but there are strings attached.


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Finding Love Through Grit and Grace�


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Vicious hate crimes are rocking the LGBTQ+ community in Accra, and prejudice and politics threaten to stymie PI Emma Djan�s investigation.


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The prodigal peer... Or the return of a rogue?


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Between love and hate there is a pencil-thin line to walk�


Reviews

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Wrecked
by Lauren Asher
"A wild ride"
Posted September 8, 2024

WRECKED by author Lauren Asher. A new to me author as I gave in to the hype and picked up this book. It's a reissue, initially self-published a few years back.

Did I like Read more...


Tattered Stars
by Catherine Cowles
"Second chances..."
Posted September 7, 2024

TATTERED STARS by author Catherine Cowles

 

This is my first time reading her work. Though the experience was good it did leave me with some unanswered questions about some parts of this story Read more...


The Book Swap
by Tessa Bickers
"A second chance book - love story"
Posted September 1, 2024

THE BOOK SWAP is the debut title of author Tess Bickers, who previously worked in media and entertainment. 


BOOK SWAP is a friends-to-lovers story where the main characters meet in school, become friends, and fall for and out with each other. James, Erin Read more...


The Silent Waters
by Brittainy Cherry
"An emotional wringer"
Posted August 30, 2024

THE SILENT WATERS, author Brittany Cherry. An author well known for her complicated characters and emotional stories. She creates a world around music and the tragedies/traumas her characters go through. A world that focuses on the dynamic of its lead characters. 


In THE SILENT Read more...


The Ghost Cat
by Alex Howard
"The world fom a cat's POV"
Posted August 27, 2024

In, THE GHOST CAT, author Alex Howard takes the reader on a century-long ride from the eyes of a cat who gets 9 lives. 

 

One fine morning in 1902, 15-year Read more...


The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams
by Karen Hawkins
"A little puzzle, lots of love and a bookshop"
Posted August 23, 2024

Author Karen Hawkins' latest is a delightful, intriguing love story THE BOOKSHOP OF HIDDEN DREAMS. 

 

Set in Dove Pond, a small town in Carolina, it is a story of the current Read more...


Daydream
by Hannah Grace
"Relationship goals with a side is Hockey gods"
Posted August 23, 2024

Hannah Grace is back with DAYDREAM, Henry and Halle's love story. This is one title I've been seeing promoted everywhere on social media; just like the author's wildly popular books before this one Icebreaker and Wildfire. I haven't read those so this is a new Read more...


The Jig Is Up
by Lisa Q. Mathews
"And the music dies down..."
Posted August 21, 2024

THE JIG IS UP by author Lisa Q Mathews. This is my first time reading any of the author's work. It is a cosy mystery set in Shamrock, a New England smallRead more...


Beyond Ivy Walls
by Rachel Fordham
"Beauty is more than what you see"
Posted August 15, 2024

BEYOND IVY WALLS by author Rachel Fordham, is a tale inspired by the fairytale Beauty and the Beast. Set in 1903 Monticello, a town in Iowa, is home to the Hoag Feather duster factory. It is where Sadie Read more...


The Story Collector
by Evie Woods
"A Love lost too soon"
Posted August 12, 2024

The latest from author Evie Woods after the popular historical The Last Bookshop now comes THE STORY COLLECTOR. It is set in a small county in Ireland with dual timelines separated by 100 years but in the same location. The stories have parallels in Read more...


Mina's Matchbox
by Yoko Ogawa
"An atmospheric slice of family life"
Posted August 12, 2024

MINA'S MATCHBOX is the latest title by popular Japanese author Yoko Ogawa. 

In MINA'S MATCHBOX, we meet Tomoko who is Mina's cousin who comes to stay in her house for a year Read more...


Strange Sally Diamond
by Liz Nugent
"Wow - a nerve wrecking story"
Posted July 26, 2024

STRANGE SALLY DIAMOND is author Liz Nugent's latest thriller. The story is set in Ireland and partly in New Zealand for one of the characters. The themes are -

Kidnapping

Read more...


The Collector
by Daniel Silva
"Fasten your seatbelts - new heist unlocked"
Posted July 19, 2024

THE COLLECTOR is Book 23 in the Gabriel Allon series by thriller author Daniel Silva. ThisRead more...


A Death in Cornwall
by Daniel Silva
"The Master Spy is back in Action"
Posted July 17, 2024

A DEATH IN CORNWALL, the latest and Book 24 in the Gabriel Allon series by author Daniel Silva. 

Read more...


Sandwich
by Catherine Newman
"A love letter to family"
Posted July 9, 2024

SANDWICH is author Catherine Newman's latest.  A family drama perfect for summer, a beach read with enough emotional depth and humour to keep one engaged. 


Rocky and her family husband Nick, children Jamie and Willa, and her parents visit the Cape every summer Read more...


Pen Pal
by J.T. Geissinger
"A Love Out of this World"
Posted July 4, 2024

PEN PAL by author  J. T. Geissinger was first published in 2022. I'd never come Read more...


All Rhodes Lead Here
by Mariana Zapata
"The family we choose"
Posted July 2, 2024

ALL RHODES LEAD HERE is author Mariana Zapata's latest book. She is a new to me author and I could definitely see why she is popular. The story gave me so Read more...


More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
by Satoshi Yagisawa
"A slice of life story"
Posted June 28, 2024

MORE DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP is the sequel to Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa. I've read and loved both books and their beloved characters. Read more...


The Stolen Hours
by Karen Swan
"Love sees no Reason"
Posted June 28, 2024

The STOLEN HOURS is book 2 in the Wild Isle Series by Karen Swan. It is set in Read more...


How to End a Love Story
by Yulin Kuang
"Love triumphs"
Posted June 27, 2024

HOW TO END A LOVE STORY is author Yulin Kuang's debut title. It is a love story with the most impossible-looking situation and doesn't really fit into a particular trope. I'd say it's close to enemies to lovers because Read more...


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