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Rainforest by Michelle Paver
The jungle watches. The dead remember. The virgin rainforest seems a paradise to Englishman Simon Corbett. A last chance to salvage his career. A final refuge from a terrible secret. But the jungle is no Eden. It hides secrets of its own. It does not forgive. #Rainforest X/Twitter @michelle.paver @orionbooks @RandomTTours #bookX #booktwitter Instagram @michelle.paver @orionbooks @randomthingstours #bookstagram #blogtour As Simon is drawn deeper into its haunted shadows, he learns to his horror … Read More Rainforest by Michelle Paver
+ crime fiction, Detective novel, fiction, murder mystery, mystery, police drama, police procedural, psycopath, review, serial killer
The Caller by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #8)
Be careful before answering your next call. It could be the beginning of your worst nightmare. After a tough week, Tanya Kaitlin is looking forward to a relaxing night in, but as she steps out of her shower, she hears her phone ring. The video call request comes from her best friend, Karen Ward. Tanya takes the call and the nightmare begins. #TheCaller X/Twitter #ChrisCarter @simonschusteruk … Read More The Caller by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #8)
+ audio book, audio drama, fiction, Georgian England, Historical fiction, magic, Magical realism, prostitution, review
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar read by Juliet Stephenson
One September evening in 1785, the merchant Jonah Hancock finds one of his captains waiting eagerly on his doorstep. He has sold Jonah’s ship for what appears to be a mermaid. As gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlours and brothels, everyone wants to see Mr Hancock’s marvel. Its arrival spins him out of his ordinary existence and through the doors of high … Read More The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar read by Juliet Stephenson
One Tiny Cry by Christina Delay
The night they told me my baby didn’t survive, I heard it. One tiny cry. I ran and never came back. Not for sixteen years. Not until a stranger found me and handed me a note that chilled me to my core: It’s happening again. Come home before she dies too. Now I’m back in the hometown I swore I’d escape forever. #OneTinyCry X(Twitter) @ZooloosBT #ZooloosBookTours #booktwitterInstagram @zooloosbooktours #bookstagram #blogtour … Read More One Tiny Cry by Christina Delay
+ animals, Dogs, love, non-fiction, review
Dog Separation Anxiety Awareness Day 30th September
Animal welfare charity RSPCA says eight out of ten dogs experience stress when home alone, meaning 9.6 million of the nation’s 12 million dogs are affected. Many have panic attacks when their owners go out and often pet parents don’t even know that their beloved dog is suffering. Jo was inspired to study to be a Separation Anxiety specialist after her dog Reba experienced … Read More Dog Separation Anxiety Awareness Day 30th September
+ fiction, grief, loss, marriage, mental health, motherhood, Psychological fiction, revenge, review, thriller
The Therapy Room by OMJ Ryan
She shared her darkest secrets. Now someone is using them to destroy her. New mother Shelly should be enjoying the happiest time of her life. She’s just given birth to a beautiful baby boy, Alfie. But Alfie’s arrival has triggered something deep inside Shelly and now she finds herself at the mercy of crippling OCD and violent intrusive thoughts that terrify her. Desperate for … Read More The Therapy Room by OMJ Ryan
The Night Pixie To The Rescue by Hazel Knox illustrated by Chris White
Night pixie, Star, is on another daytime adventure at best friend Rose’s human school. Excitement levels are high until Star discovers the class keeps a rabbit…in a CAGE! She must help the rabbit-prisoner escape, but can Star keep them both safe from the danger freedom brings? Genre: Children’s 7-10 Pages: 90Publisher: HB Publishing House The second instalment of The Night Pixie series bringing the magic of Hazel Knox … Read More The Night Pixie To The Rescue by Hazel Knox illustrated by Chris White
Nine Dolls by Rupa Mahadevan
My first holiday with my husband’s friends. A remote Scottish manor. Nine sacred dolls. One brutal murder. We find the doll shattered on the floor, its broken pieces scattered like a warning. That’s when everything starts to fall apart. Now the power is out. A storm has trapped us here. And someone is dead. We’ve only been married three months. And our first holiday … Read More Nine Dolls by Rupa Mahadevan
+ fiction, review, siblings, superstition, twins, witchcraft, witches
The Howling by Michael J Malone (Annie Jackson Mysteries #3)
Scotland’s oldest legends are just waking up… Vowing once more to remove herself from society, Annie is living alone in her little cottage by the shores of a loch. But when an old enemy – now locked up in a high-security hospital – comes calling, begging her to find the son that she was forced to give up at the age of seventeen, Annie … Read More The Howling by Michael J Malone (Annie Jackson Mysteries #3)
+ adventure, family, feel-good, female friendship, fiction, friendship, grief, holiday, loss, love, marriage, relationships, review, romance, siblings, twins
Atticus Arnott’s Great Adventure by Caroline James
Escape to sunny Spain with the #1 bestselling author of The Cruise in this heartwarming rom com full of romance, self-discovery and the magic of saying yes to adventure. The best chapters of life are still waiting to be written… When seventy-year-old Atticus Arnott trades the rainy hills of Cumbria for the golden coast of Spain in his beloved vintage campervan, his quiet village … Read More Atticus Arnott’s Great Adventure by Caroline James
+ crime fiction, Detective novel, family, fiction, murder, murder mystery, mystery, police drama, police procedural, review, secrets, thriller
Open to Death by Sophie Mattis a DI Rena Hunt Mystery Book #1
In the picturesque town of Rucklesby, peace is shattered when a young woman is found brutally murdered in her home. Detective Inspector Serena “Rena” Hunt is called to the scene, still haunted by her last case and questioning her instincts. The victim, Sicily Avery—a wife and mother—has been stabbed through the heart with chilling precision. When another woman is killed in the same way, … Read More Open to Death by Sophie Mattis a DI Rena Hunt Mystery Book #1
+ crime fiction, Detective novel, fiction, murder, police drama, police procedural, review, satanism, thriller
The Midnight Killer by Jez Pinfold
Detective Bec Pope is waiting in Heathrow departures when the call comes in: a body has been found in a quiet Bloomsbury cemetery. Her long-overdue holiday is over before it begins. It’s no ordinary crime scene. The smartly-dressed young man hasn’t just been murdered. The killer has left a message – a pentagram, brutally carved into the dead man’s chest. Then a second victim … Read More The Midnight Killer by Jez Pinfold
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