Category: love
+ child abduction, childhood, crime fiction, family, fiction, grief, kidnapping, lies, loss, love, marriage, mental health, motherhood, murder, obsession, revenge, review, secrets, thriller
Missing by KL Slater
I’ve known him all my life. I know he has taken my daughter. His mother says she can help me. But she’s the last person I can trust… Samuel lived next door when we were children. We were inseparable. But he didn’t like sharing me with my adored little brother. And one terrible night, he got rid of my brother forever… Now, years later, … Read More Missing by KL Slater
+ crime fiction, family, fiction, friendship, grief, hostage, kidnapping, love, murder, obsession, psychopath, review, serial killer, stalker, thriller
Death Isn’t Enough by Mariëtte Whitcomb Death Trilogy #1
Noa Morgan worked hard to put the past and Emily behind her. Not that she remembers much about the forty days she spent in captivity. When Noa realises she is being stalked, she knows it’s him. Despite everything she’s done, he’s found her. And now he’s killing innocent women, leaving an item at each crime scene still vivid in her memory. With the body … Read More Death Isn’t Enough by Mariëtte Whitcomb Death Trilogy #1
+ depression, fiction, grief, lies, loss, love, marriage, mental health, mental illness, mystery, relationships, review, supernatural
101 by Tracy Martin-Summers
Alice glanced at the property brochure resting on her lap and let out a sigh. She was on her way to Cedar Grove which, according to the brochure set out before her, was the answer to her prayers. The estate agent had promised that this was the one. The most perfect house, with everything she had asked for. She smiled as she took in … Read More 101 by Tracy Martin-Summers
+ abuse, child abuse, childhood, Covid, family, fiction, grief, lies, lockdown, loss, love, motherhood, Psychological fiction, review, secrets, sisters, social distancing
Stay by Jane Bailey
I simply slung my rucksack on my shoulder and climbed into the car – and into the life – of perfect strangers.It was meant to be Caitlin’s perfect summer, but betrayed by her best friend and her boyfriend, she finds herself hitchhiking home alone, heartbroken, and penniless. When a smiling family pulls up on the roadside to help her on her way, she’s relieved – they … Read More Stay by Jane Bailey
Clues To You by Claire Huston Cover Reveal
One murder mystery weekend. Two rival sleuths. They’re looking for answers. But will they find love? Kate Brannon is delighted to be attending her first murder mystery weekend in a movie-worthy Victorian manor house. Still getting over being dumped, cracking the case would be a welcome boost to her flagging confidence. And the prize money wouldn’t hurt either.But Kate’s dreams of victory become a … Read More Clues To You by Claire Huston Cover Reveal
+ family, fiction, grief, loneliness, loss, love, mental health, mental illness, motherhood, obsession, relationships, review, seventies
Becoming Liz Taylor by Elizabeth Delo
Val looked around. The baby appeared to be all on its own. There was no sign of a mother. No sign of anyone.Val didn’t think about it. She didn’t even break her stride. She kicked the brake off the pram and pushed it as if she did it every day. #BecomingLizTaylor @elizabeth_delo @AllenAndUnwin #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour Val, a widow living in Weston-super-Mare, spends lonely evenings dressing … Read More Becoming Liz Taylor by Elizabeth Delo
+ crime fiction, Detective novel, fiction, love, murder, police drama, police procedural, review, serial killer, thriller
A Generation of Vipers by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett
A killer is hiding in plain sight, like a snake in the long grass… When Dr Nell Ward stumbles across a woman’s body amongst the purple heather on Furze Heath, she was on the lookout for nests of poisonous adders. But something is lurking out here far more dangerous than vipers. #AGenerationOfVipers @Sarah_Y_L @emblabooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #CompulsiveReaders #blogtour A cold-blooded killer is on the loose and this is … Read More A Generation of Vipers by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett
+ fiction, friendship, grief, healing, Ireland, lies, loss, love, psychic, religion, review, secrets, spirituality, superstition
The Graces by Siobhan MacGowan
Bestowed with the graces. Condemned by a secret. Redeemed by a lie. Dublin, 1918. Rosaleen The Rose. A seer and a healer. Revered within the Mesmerist circles, she was acclaimed for her gifts of prophecy and healing amongst Dublin’s fashionable society. But the shocking realisation of her last extraordinary prophecy will see her famed throughout the city. One summer night at Mount St Kilian … Read More The Graces by Siobhan MacGowan
+ childhood, family, fiction, friends, friendship, grief, loneliness, loss, love, mystery, relationships, review, wales
Scrap by Kathy Biggs
Life has become stale for best friends Mackie and Sharon, who never imagined they’d end up working in a scrapyard. Sharon has dreams of becoming a cruise ship star, while a browbeaten Mackie cares for his wayward daughter’s twins. But fate takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious kid is discovered in the boot of a car. #Scrap #KathyBiggs #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours @Honno #BlogTour He has a … Read More Scrap by Kathy Biggs
+ alcoholism, childhood, family, fiction, forgiveness, grief, loss, love, marriage, memory, mental illness, motherhood, Psychological fiction, review, therapy, thriller
Arrietty by Abby Davies
Our loved ones protect us. So what if you woke up one day to find yours gone? Your mum, your friends, your freedom – all gone. And the one person you trust may be hiding a terrible secret. #Arrietty @Abby13Richards #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours Welcome to Arrietty’s life. My Review So what if you woke up one day to find everything you thought you knew was turned on its … Read More Arrietty by Abby Davies
+ family, feminism, fiction, grief, Historical fiction, lies, literature, London, loss, love, marriage, mental health, mental illness, motherhood, music, obsession, psychiatrist, relationships, review, secrets, sisters, therapy, twins
The Crooked Little Pieces: Volume 3 by Sophia Lambton
Dreams are a red flag for the danger-prone. Postwar van der Holts. Sophistication sticks to Head of Music Isabel – and so does new headmaster, the mysterious and semi-dictatorial Richard Schneider. Dissent from doctorly conventionality leads Anneliese into digressions deviant even for her as she squares off not just against Susanna but a serial offender of the law. Sparks fly between old flames; new … Read More The Crooked Little Pieces: Volume 3 by Sophia Lambton
+ Australia, community, grief, loss, love, Magical realism, motherhood, relationships, review, Scottish Highlands, supernatural, superstition, whimsical, witches
Salt & Skin by Eliza Henry Jones
Grief-stricken and on the verge of a breakdown, photographer Luda Managan leaves Australia for a commission, bringing her two teenage children to a remote, weather- ravaged but beautiful Scottish island. Luda, isolated from her two resentful teenagers, turns her attention to the records from the 17th century island witch hunts and the fragmented life stories of the executed women. Min, her daughter, restless and … Read More Salt & Skin by Eliza Henry Jones
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