Tag: family
+ child abduction, childhood, crime fiction, family, female friendship, fiction, friendship, grief, kidnapping, lies, loss, marriage, motherhood, obsession, Psychological fiction, review, secrets
The Silent Midwinter by Jamie-Lee Brooke
Kate processes the mail day in, day out at Standington Prison. With her home life turning stale, she spends her days obsessing over the correspondence between an inmate and his girlfriend. Who is sexy Anna West and what does she see in a cold-blooded killer? Kate also suspects her husband of having an affair. Harper, her stepdaughter, is full of teenage angst and resentment … Read More The Silent Midwinter by Jamie-Lee Brooke
+ family, fiction, friendship, grief, Historical fiction, Italy, literature, loss, love, murder, review, suffragette movement
Murder Under The Tuscan Sun by Rachel Rhys
An isolated castle, a deadly crime. Is this real or a nightmare? In a remote castle high up in the Tuscan hills secrets are simmering among its glamorous English residents:The ailing gentleman art-dealerHis dazzling nieceHer handsome Fascist husbandTheir neglected young daughterThe housekeeper who knows everythingand Connie, the English widow working for them #MurderUnderTheTuscanSun #RachelRhys #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour Every night, Connie hears sinister noises and a terrible … Read More Murder Under The Tuscan Sun by Rachel Rhys
Lyrics for the Loved Ones by Anne Goodwin – Cover Reveal
After half a century confined in a psychiatric hospital, Matty has moved to a care home on the Cumbrian coast. Next year, she’ll be a hundred, and she intends to celebrate in style. Yet, before she can make the arrangements, her ‘maid’ goes missing. Irene, a care assistant, aims to surprise Matty with a birthday visit from the child she gave up for adoption … Read More Lyrics for the Loved Ones by Anne Goodwin – Cover Reveal
The Doppelganger by Cole Baxter
He looks just like her husband. But who is he really? And what is he planning to do with her? Emmeline Hopkins-Keller is in paradise, sharing a luxurious holiday on a tropical island with her husband Jeffrey and his family. But it’s hard to relax and enjoy it when she knows her marriage is in deep trouble. One fateful night, a cataclysmic argument between Emmeline and … Read More The Doppelganger by Cole Baxter
+ alcoholism, childhood, dark humour, family, fiction, motherhood, music, relationships, review, thriller
Mother’s Day by Abigail Burdess
SHE GAVE YOU LIFE. WHAT IF SHE WANTS IT BACK? The last thing Anna needs is a baby. Abandoned, adopted and living hand to mouth, she never dreamt of having a real family. But when she meets her birth mother, everything changes – because the same day, she learns she’s going to be a mother too. #MothersDay @AbigailBurdess @headlinepg @Wildfirebks #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour Marlene is eccentric, … Read More Mother’s Day by Abigail Burdess
+ abuse, family, fiction, grief, loss, love, marriage, motherhood, review, secrets, sisters, thriller
If She Lives (Harlow Series #3) by Erik Therme
Tess Parker knows tragedy better than most. After surviving the death of her daughter and kidnapping of her nephew, Tess is ready to return to normal life. #IfSheLives @ErikTherme @Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour But her troubled past has other plans, and when an old threat reemerges, Tess must seek the help of an unlikely ally to set things right. No matter what the cost. My Review It’s … Read More If She Lives (Harlow Series #3) by Erik Therme
+ childhood, crime fiction, family, fiction, grief, jealousy, lies, loss, love, marriage, motherhood, murder, obsession, review, secrets, therapy, thriller
The Sleepwalker by LC George
Our dreams can be forgotten. But our nightmares will haunt us forever. Sam Fulford is living a perfectly normal life, except for one little thing: a strange sleep condition that causes him to roam in the night and occasionally become violent. So when Sam wakes one devastating morning to discover his wife dead beside him and his baby daughter missing, his whole world implodes. … Read More The Sleepwalker by LC George
+ alcoholism, brothers, crime fiction, family, fiction, friendship, jealousy, journalist, lies, marriage, motherhood, murder, politics, review, secrets, thriller
The Mother by TM Logan
Framed for murder. Now she’s free . . . A woman attends a funeral, standing in the shadows and watching in agony as her sons grieve. But she is unable to comfort them – or reveal her secret. #TheMother @TMLoganAuthor @Tr4cyF3nt0n #CompulsiveReaders #blogtour A decade earlier, Heather gets her children ready for bed and awaits the return of her husband Liam, little realising that this is … Read More The Mother by TM Logan
+ autism, childhood, coming-of-age, family, fiction, literature, love, motherhood, relationships, review
All The Little Bird-Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow
I lived for and loved a bird-heart that summer; I only knew it afterwards. Sunday Forrester lives with her sixteen-year-old daughter, Dolly, in the house she grew up in. She does things more carefully than most people. On quiet days, she must eat only white foods. Her etiquette handbook guides her through confusing social situations, and to escape, she turns to her treasury of … Read More All The Little Bird-Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow
+ childhood, depression, family, feel-good, female friendship, fiction, friends, friendship, grief, loss, love, marriage, mental health, motherhood, review
Em & Me by Beth Morrey
A mother. A daughter. A secret waiting to be uncovered. The day that Delphine stands up for herself is the day that changes everything… For too long, Delphine has been unable to let go of the past, obsessed with protecting her daughter, Em, and clinging to a secret that has cast a shadow over their lives. When a chance encounter offers a way out, … Read More Em & Me by Beth Morrey
+ Catholic Church, crime fiction, family, female friendship, fiction, fifties, friendship, illegitimacy, Ireland, loss, love, motherhood, murder, police drama, rape, religion, review, serial killer, sisters, sixties, thriller
Blood Mothers by Gaye Maguire
Some debts can only be paid in blood. A rich socialite is found hacked to death in her Dublin home. It’s the beginning of a killing spree that leaves five apparently unconnected people brutally slain. Kate Hamilton, a brilliant and ambitious detective sergeant, is assigned to the case and soon uncovers the connection between the victims – they were all involved in an illegal adoption … Read More Blood Mothers by Gaye Maguire
A Reservoir Man by LJ Ambrosio (Reflections of Michael Trilogy Book 1)
Everywhere Michael turns he sees a Reservoir Man. Michael’s endless trials of survival include sexual assault, The Vietnam War, an arrest in Spain, Hollywood scandal, the AIDS outbreak, 9/11 and beyond. If only Michael could find the one thing he values most, his freedom. Michael’s coming-of-age is tarnished by many but the courage to live his truth may just keep Michael one step ahead…or will he … Read More A Reservoir Man by LJ Ambrosio (Reflections of Michael Trilogy Book 1)
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