Month: September 2023
Her No1 Fan by Abby Davies
Rachel Brown plays Doctor Elouise Sparks in the popular TV series ‘Emergency’. Though successful in her career, Rachel has just learned that her chance of conception is small, and she is devastated by the information. That’s when Mikey Bell takes Rachel from her home to a remote mountain cottage. But Mikey’s motive isn’t ‘normal’. He has a strange request. The good news is that … Read More Her No1 Fan by Abby Davies
+ fiction, germany, Historical fiction, holocaust, love, nazi germany, prostitution, review, war, World War Two, WW2
Fireweed by Richard Vaughan Davies Guest Post
It’s Hamburg in 1947 and young British lawyer Adam is posted to the destroyed city to assist in the prosecution of Nazi war criminals — an exhausting, soul-destroying and demoralising task. He starts to visit the Lion House brothel, where he falls in love with Rose, an aristocratic German girl forced to work as a prostitute during a time of strict anti-fraternisation rules. Rose … Read More Fireweed by Richard Vaughan Davies Guest Post
The Sleepless by Liam Bell Release Day Launch
What if I told you that sleep was just a habit? What if the third of your life you spend asleep, you could be awake instead? Grafton is a single dad who works in local radio, but he’s always dreamt of being a ‘real’ journalist. When he gets a whiff of a story – a Scottish commune whose residents believe that sleep is a … Read More The Sleepless by Liam Bell Release Day Launch
+ brothers, Christmas, cosy mystery, crime fiction, Detective novel, family, female friendship, fiction, friendship, grief, Historical fiction, Italy, London, loss, love, marriage, motherhood, murder, novella, review
Christmas At The Saporis by KD Sherrinford
What will the Saporis find under the tree this year—Christmas presents, or family skeletons? In the spirit of the holiday and a wish for familial harmony, Irene Adler persuades her detective husband to invite his brother Mycroft to Christmas luncheon. Holmes had cut ties with his brother when he discovered the machinations Mycroft employed that drove Sherlock and Adler apart for four years. He … Read More Christmas At The Saporis by KD Sherrinford
+ crime fiction, dark humour, dementia, fiction, grief, humour fiction, murder, psychopath, revenge, review, serial killer
You’d Look Better As A Ghost by Joanna Wallace
I have a gift. I see people as ghosts before they die. Of course, it helps that I’m the one killing them. The night after her father’s funeral, Claire meets Lucas in a bar. Lucas doesn’t know it, but it’s not a chance meeting. One thoughtless mistyped email has put him in the crosshairs of an extremely put out serial killer. But before they … Read More You’d Look Better As A Ghost by Joanna Wallace
+ cover reveal, love, romance
Still Unwritten by Caroline Khoury Cover Reveal
Forty-eight hours to find her passion. Seven days to find his way back on stage. One chance to take a risk on love. If Fran doesn’t nail this audition for a major TV role, she’s officially done as an actress. She just needs to tap into her inner seductress… who doesn’t seem to exist. Enter stage right: Jae-seung. To Fran, he’s just her landlord’s … Read More Still Unwritten by Caroline Khoury Cover Reveal
+ brothers, cosy mystery, crime fiction, Detective novel, family, female friendship, fiction, grief, Historical fiction, Italy, London, loss, love, marriage, motherhood, murder, narcissist, psychopath, review, Uncategorized
Song for Someone by KD Sherrinford
Charlotte Sapori has led a wonderful life safely tucked in the bosom of her family.Her mother, Irene Adler, is a renowned opera singer, while her father, Lucca Sapori, does important government work that frequently takes him away from them. Charlotte is close to her older brother, Nicco, and they are both doted on by their parents. All is well until her mother receives an … Read More Song for Someone by KD Sherrinford
Playa Crush by Ian Ostroff Release Day
After struggling to find a job since his university graduation, a young bisexual man, Max Velasco, reconnects with his former gay lover, Milo Dumont, a famous DJ and social media content creator. Instagram @ianostroffauthor @lovebookstours Impressed by his writing ability, Milo hires him to be a copywriter at his organization, Joie Media, a company that functions as a platform highlighting Milo’s brand for his online … Read More Playa Crush by Ian Ostroff Release Day
+ abuse, bullying, child abuse, childhood, depression, domestic noir, family, fiction, friendship, lies, love, marriage, mental health, mental illness, motherhood, psychiatric hospital, relationships, review, schizophrenia, sisters
Geraniums by Marlene Hauser
The second book by professional writer and producer, Marlene Hauser, is inspired by many women and men who have overcome challenging childhoods to become contributing and outstanding adults. Lily Preston, clever beyond her years, is only four when she realises her family is headed for disaster. While she, older sister Mags and younger brother Artie are dragged around America and the world during the … Read More Geraniums by Marlene Hauser
+ fiction, gothic, gothic horror, Gothic mystery, review, Scotland, Scottish Highlands, superstition, thriller, twins, witchcraft, witches
The Murmurs (Annie Jackson Mysteries #1) by Michael J Malone
On the first morning of her new job at Heartfield House, a care home for the elderly, Annie Jackson wakens from a terrifying dream. And when she arrives at the home, she knows that the first old man she meets is going to die. How she knows this is a terrifying mystery, but it is the start of horrifying premonitions … a rekindling of … Read More The Murmurs (Annie Jackson Mysteries #1) by Michael J Malone
+ abuse, child abuse, childhood, family, fiction, grief, lies, loss, love, marriage, motherhood, nineties, review, secrets, sisters
The Short Straw by Holly Seddon
Three sisters find themselves lost in a storm at night, and seek safety at Moirthwaite Manor, where their mother once worked. #TheShortStraw @hollyseddon @Tr4cyF3nt0n #CompulsiveReaders #blogtour They are shocked to find the isolated mansion that loomed so large through their troubled childhoods has long been abandoned. Drawing straws to decide who should get help, one sister heads back into the darkness. With the siblings separated, the … Read More The Short Straw by Holly Seddon
The Crash by Robert Preston
As the world falls apart, a deadly conspiracy comes together . . . London, 2007. It’s summer in the the economy is booming, profits are up and the stock market sits near record highs. But journalist Gil Peck is a lone voice worrying it can’t last. Deep in the plumbing of the financial system, he has noticed strange things happening which could threaten the … Read More The Crash by Robert Preston
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