Category: love
+ community, female friendship, fiction, friends, friendship, lies, love, marriage, motherhood, mythology, relationships, review, secrets, supernatural, superstition
The Empty Cradle by Lisa Rookes
Amy’s so sure that her husband, Joel, is deeply invested in their future together. After all, it’s his dream of a family together that has them trying so hard to have a baby, despite a series of disappointments. It’s this certainty that leaves Amy absolutely floored when she learns of Joel’s affair with her best friend. Heartbroken and horrified, Amy flees to a dilapidated … Read More The Empty Cradle by Lisa Rookes
+ childhood, family, fiction, grief, Italy, loss, love, Magical realism, marriage, murder, review, secrets, supernatural, thriller
The Unravelling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline
When Julia’s husband is brutally murdered in a random attack, her life unravels in ways she never could have foreseen. Haunted by his death and spiraling into despair, Julia seeks refuge in a secluded Italian villa she has mysteriously inherited from a stranger. But her sanctuary becomes a prison as she uncovers disturbing connections to her own past – and faces chilling threats that … Read More The Unravelling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline
One Paw at a Time by Jo Sellers
How would you cope if your dog suddenly became disabled after an accident? This is the situation Jo Sellers found herself in when her beloved dog Reba ran into a tree in her garden in the dark. She found herself in her worst nightmare, with her dog hanging onto life by a thread, with a broken neck making her body unresponsive. From that moment, … Read More One Paw at a Time by Jo Sellers
+ family, fiction, love, Magical realism, marriage, review, romance, speculative
The Color of Dreams by Michael Zajaczkowski Readalong
What if the key to saving your dreams—and your family—came in the form of a tiny, mystical angel? Ben Davidson’s life is unraveling. He loses his job unexpectedly, his family is slipping away, and the dream he once shared with his father is on the verge of collapse. Just when it seems like all hope is lost, a magical encounter with a glowing little … Read More The Color of Dreams by Michael Zajaczkowski Readalong
+ Dogs, fiction, friends, friendship, grief, literature, loss, love
A New Life by LJ Ambrosio (Reflections of Michael Book 4)
From America to the streets of Paris, A New Life follows two friends as they navigate grief, love, and self-discovery in a city filled with history and hope.A New Life is a story that lingers long after the last page Excerpt “They spent the rest of the trip talking about Rhonda and how great she was, from the fight where she tried to protect … Read More A New Life by LJ Ambrosio (Reflections of Michael Book 4)
The Manuscript by Steven L. Wright
A newly married couple from Harrogate purchased a manuscript from an antiquarian bookseller titled, The Universal Language Isn’t Love or Music but Loneliness. Completed in 1940 by unknown author, William Travers, it was one of several items offered at the estate auction of a local family. Reading and discussing the work changed their lives … and their marriage. Waking in hospital Lieutenant William Travers … Read More The Manuscript by Steven L. Wright
+ 1980s, audio book, family, fiction, ghosts, gothic, gothic horror, Gothic mystery, haunting, loss, love, review, siblings, supernatural
The Lincoln House by LB Stimson
It would be a new start – a reincarnation of sorts. Hannah Murphy faces an uncertain future. Her aunt was dead and soon, strangers would take possession of the only home she had ever known. When a letter arrives informing her she is the sole heir to an unknown uncle’s estate, the news seems like a Godsend. #TheLincolnHouse X(Twitter) @ZooloosBT #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour #booktwitterInstagram @zooloosbooktours #bookstagram Days later, she finds herself on … Read More The Lincoln House by LB Stimson
Mistral by Robert Cole
Adam’s wife, Maryanne, vanished without trace whilst on holiday in southern France, more than two years ago. Unexpectedly, he receives an enigmatic message. It prompts him to return to the scene of her disappearance. His efforts to piece together what happened force him to reexamine their relationship, coupled with his feelings of guilt. #Mistral X(Twitter) #robertcole @BlossomSpring3 @ZooloosBT #ZooloosBookTours #booktwitterInstagram #robertcole @blossom.spring.publishing @zooloosbooktours #bookstagram #blogtour #mistral Retracing events that led to … Read More Mistral by Robert Cole
The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei
A captivating debut novel set in working-class Singapore about the relationship between two sisters over two decades. Singapore 1996Before Arin, Genevieve Yang was an only child. Living with her parents and grandmother in a single-room flat in Bedok, Genevieve is saddled with an unexpected sibling when Arin appears, the shameful legacy of a grandfather long believed to be dead. #TheOriginalDaughter X/Twitter @jemmawei @wnbooks#RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #booktwitter Instagram @jemmawei @randomthingstours #bookstagram #blogtour Gen and … Read More The Original Daughter by Jemimah Wei
Secrets of Lostmor by Ann Smythe
In 1971, the Sanders family suffer a loss so great that they abandon their Gothic mansion house forever. Twenty-four years later, Lily Sanders reluctantly returns to her hometown for the reading of a mysterious will. Lily must face the secrets that lie within the crumbling estate in the wilds of Cornwall… and uncover the mystery hidden within. My Review Another great holiday read, and … Read More Secrets of Lostmor by Ann Smythe
+ feel-good, female friendship, fiction, friendship, love, marriage, mid-life crisis, relationships, review
The Friday Friendship Club by Anne Brooke
The lives of prime-time friends Leonora, Selena and Dorothea are about to take a very interesting turn. Leonora discovers her husband is having an affair and struggles to come to terms with this crushing blow. Selena is about to meet the love of her life but is utterly unprepared for the heartbreak it might bring. Finally, Dorothea’s beloved career is under threat, but her job … Read More The Friday Friendship Club by Anne Brooke
+ childhood, dementia, family, feel-good, fiction, friendship, grief, loss, love, marriage, neurodivergence, review
The Everyday and Far Away by Jacqueline Jones
For fans of Sally Page and Ruth Hogan, comes this heartwarming tale about love, loss and connection. Ernie has had three grand passions in his long life: his dear wife Phyllis, a vintage Norton Dominator motorcycle, and his mini-me son, Stephen. Now, as dementia overwhelms Ernie and takes away everything he can remember about the everyday, memories of those far away times remain crystalline … Read More The Everyday and Far Away by Jacqueline Jones
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