Tag: love
Escape to Polkerran Point by Cass Grafton Publication Day Party
Can fake dating turn into something more with a baby on the way? High-flying exec Lauren Kirkham is having a bad week. Unexpectedly pregnant, out of work and – when dumped by her boyfriend – with nowhere to live. She needs a respite, and so goes to visit her friend Anna in Polkerran for a short stay. Genre: RomancePublisher: Canelo Polkerran’s local handyman Daniel Tremayne is busy building his own ‘grand design’ … Read More Escape to Polkerran Point by Cass Grafton Publication Day Party
+ Cornwall, crime fiction, dark humour, fiction, love, marriage, murder, murder mystery, mystery, relationships, review, secrets, thriller
What We Did In The Storm by Tina Baker
Everyone brings their secrets to the island… On the beautiful and windswept island of Tresco, two worlds live side by side. The wealthy visitors come by helicopter to stay at their lavish time-share properties. The estate staff travel by boat, and work all hours to keep them happy, to keep the money flowing in. But while the blue skies and savage waves make the … Read More What We Did In The Storm by Tina Baker
+ brothers, childhood, crime fiction, family, fiction, forgiveness, grief, lies, loss, love, marriage, murder, relationships, revenge, review, secrets, thriller
Broken Shadows by Sorrel Pitts
‘Looking back, Dad just didn’t act like a man who had killed his son. Every time I come back to it, I remember his face that day we came home and Mum had asked where Callum was, and there was nothing there but true concern, you know, at that moment…’ In 1994, eleven-year-old Callum was abducted from his Wiltshire village. His body was found … Read More Broken Shadows by Sorrel Pitts
+ coming-of-age, fifties, grief, loss, love, murder mystery, secrets, sixties
Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
For years, rumors of the ‘Marsh Girl’ haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet fishing village. Kya Clark is barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when the popular Chase Andrews is found dead, locals immediately suspect her. But Kya is not what they say. A born naturalist with just one day of school, she takes life’s lessons from the land, learning … Read More Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Last Chance In Paris by Lynda Marron Extract
When her husband suggests a romantic break, Claire feels obliged to say yes but immediately regrets it. After the tragedy they’ve been through, how can one weekend in Paris save their marriage? #LastChanceInParis #LyndaMarron @eriu_books @Tr4cyF3nt0n #CompulsiveReaders #blogtourInstagram @eriubooks @sultanabun Claire and Ronan aren’t the only people on a make-or-break visit to the City of Love. There is a big-shot movie producer from Hollywood, full of … Read More Last Chance In Paris by Lynda Marron Extract
Mr Magenta by Christopher Bowden
Stephen Marling thought he knew his aunt Flora. But when he inherits her house in a quiet south London square a series of discoveries among her papers brings to light another person entirely. Who, for example, is ‘Mr Magenta’ and what part did he play in her life? In the process of uncovering the secrets of one life, Stephen is forced to re-evaluate his own … Read More Mr Magenta by Christopher Bowden
+ family, female friendship, fiction, friendship, grief, love, music, review, secrets
Mongrel by Hanako Footman
Mei loses her Japanese mother at age six. Growing up in suburban Surrey, she yearns to fit in, suppressing not only her heritage, but her growing desire for her best friend Fran. Yuki leaves the Japanese countryside to pursue her dream of becoming a concert violinist in London. Far from home and in an unfamiliar city, she finds herself caught up in the charms … Read More Mongrel by Hanako Footman
Twenty Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate
Phoebe Dean was the most popular girl alive and dead. For the last ten years, the small, claustrophobic town of West Wilmer has been struggling to understand one thing: Why did it take young Grant Dean twenty-seven minutes to call for help on the fateful night of the car accident that took the life of his beloved sister, Phoebe? Someone knows what really happened … Read More Twenty Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate
+ crime fiction, Detective novel, fiction, friendship, love, murder, murder mystery, music, private investigator, review, romance, supernatural, superstition
KillJoy by Gail Meath (Jax Diamond Mysteries #6)
Can Ace, and his new gal pal, Lilith, solve this spooky puzzle and stop the killing spree? New York City, 1923The suspicious death of a chorus girl sends PI Jax Diamond and his courageous canine partner, Ace, to the oldest theater on Broadway. At the murder scene, they stumble upon a clue too bizarre to share with the cops or with Jax’s sweetheart, who … Read More KillJoy by Gail Meath (Jax Diamond Mysteries #6)
Liv Is Not A Loser by Lauren Ford Cover Reveal
Should Liv take herself out of the friend zone, or are they better off there? Liv Granger has been flailing through life since her teens. When her brother, Joe, announces his engagement to his long-term boyfriend, Liv realises that she has never been able to commit to anything – a career, a fixed address, a relationship – and she may, in fact, be a … Read More Liv Is Not A Loser by Lauren Ford Cover Reveal
+ Covid, family, female friendship, fiction, friends, friendship, gay, gay community, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA+, love, mystery, review
The Dubrovnik Book Club by Eva Glyn
In a tiny bookshop in Dubrovnik’s historic Old Town, a book club begins… Newly arrived on the sun-drenched shores of Croatia, Claire Thomson’s life is about to change forever when she starts working at a local bookshop. With her cousin Vedran, employee Luna and Karmela, a professor, they form an unlikely book club. But when their first book club pick – an engrossing cosy … Read More The Dubrovnik Book Club by Eva Glyn
One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz, translated by Rachel Ward Cover Reveal
Sixteen-year-old Frieder’s plans for the summer are shattered when he fails two subjects. To be able to move up to the next year in the Autumn, he needs to resit his exams. So instead of going on holiday with his family, he now faces the daunting and boring prospect of staying at his grandparents’ house, studying with his strict and formal step-grandfather. Published by … Read More One Grand Summer by Ewald Arenz, translated by Rachel Ward Cover Reveal
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