 Available Now Book length - 267 pages Publisher - Choc Lit Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Rachel from www.rachelsrandomresources.com for the opportunity to take part in this blog tour and for providing me with an e-copy of this book for review. ABOUT THIS BOOK Would you swap sea and sunshine for tinsel and turkey? Gabby Sanderson is used to being let down – even at Christmas. Which is why she’s happy to skip the festive season completely in favour of a plane ticket and sunnier climes. But this Christmas could be different, because this time she might not be spending it alone. Can Owen Cooper charm Gabby into loving Christmas in the same way he’s charmed his way into her life, or is he just another person who’ll end up disappointing her? MY REVIEW I have read Kathryn Freeman's work before and I always know that I am in for a great read but A LITTLE CHRISTMAS CHARM is far and away my favourite of her books so far. Engaging and loveable characters mixed with heart-pounding romance is a sure-fire recipe for a thoroughly mesmerising Christmas romance. Gabby Sanderson is smart, witty, capable, and determined. But she is also lonely and afraid of opening herself up to anyone. So when the sexiest and most charming man at work, Owen Cooper, shows an interest in getting to know her more personally, Gabby's natural reaction is to block him at every turn. After all, if her own mother never had time for her and disappointed her all the time, why would Owen be any different? But Owen is determined to show Gabby that trusting the right person is nothing to be scared of and as their tentative relationship soon turns into something all-consuming, will he be able to break down the walls surrounding Gabby's heart? Or will the past always find a way to come between them? While the setting is perfect in this book, it is the characters who really steal the show. Gabby is a such a strong character yet I could feel her fear of letting someone into her world, and I really felt for the little girl who was always left by those who should have nurtured her. Owen is suave and witty, but there is so much more to him than a pretty face, and it was a pure delight to get to know him and his family. A LITTLE CHRISTMAS CHARM by Kathryn Freeman has magic, romance, and plenty of misunderstandings to keep you hooked from start to finish, and I have to say it is topping my list for my favourite festive story for 2018. AUTHOR BIO I was born in Wallingford, England and have spent most of my life living in a village outside Windsor. A former pharmacist, former pharmaceutical industry employee I’m now a self-employed medical writer who also loves to write romance. Some days a racing heart is a medical condition, others it’s the reaction to a hunky hero… I’ve two teenage boys and a husband who asks every Valentine’s Day whether he has to bother buying a card again this year (yes, he does) so the romance in my life is all in my head. Then again, my husband’s unstinting support of my career change goes to prove that love isn't always about hearts and flowers - and heroes can come in many disguises For more information: Website - kathrynfreeman.co.uk Twitter - twitter.com/KathrynFreeman1 Facebook - www.facebook.com/kathrynfreeman/?ref=br_rs DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE OTHER MAGICAL STOPS ALONG THE WAY!! 
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 Release date - 15th November 2018 Book length - 368 pages Publisher - Arrow Books Worldwide - www.bookdepository.com Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Rachel from Arrow books for the opportunity to take part in this blog tour and for providing me with a copy of this book for review. ABOUT THIS BOOK September, 1941. Mary arrives in war-torn London nursing a broken heart and a painful secret. When she is offered her dream post as an assistant in the fabric department at Liberty store, she knows this is the fresh start she needs. Amid the store’s vibrant prints and sumptuous interiors, Mary finds a new family who can help her to heal. But not everyone will give Mary such a warm welcome, and the trauma of her past will soon catch up with her. As Mary and the Liberty Girls endure the heartache and uncertainty of war, it will take a steady heart to keep the magic of Christmas alive. MY REVIEW CHRISTMAS AT LIBERTY'S by Fiona Ford is the beginning of a saga that is sure to capture the hearts of everyone who reads this genre and beyond, as it has truly ensnared mine. It is 1941 and Mary arrives in London after being discharged from her duties for the war. Lost, alone, and hiding secrets, Mary has no idea where to turn or what she is going to do to survive when a chance glance at a newspaper brings her to Dot's door - a kind and caring woman who gives her a roof over her head. Sharing this house is also Alice, who while a little more unsure of Mary, gets her a job in Liberty's, a place that holds a special place in Mary's memories. But not everyone is as welcoming as Dot and Alice, and with the war raging and tragic news around every corner, will Mary be able to be strong for herself and her new friends, or will the past destroy everything she is beginning to build? I love historical fiction and this book really stood out for its descriptions, settings, and characters which were second to none. Liberty's in London is iconic and while I have never been to London yet (it's on my bucket list!), I have watched documentaries about Liberty's, but this story brought it to life in a way that I could never have imagined. The war and its devastating effects on everyone are sensitively dealt with while still making the harsh realities known. Mary is such a strong character and I was desperate to see her succeed. CHRISTMAS AT LIBERTY'S by Fiona Ford is perfect for historical and saga fans, and I cannot wait for the next book in this exciting new series!!! AUTHOR BIO Fiona Ford is the author of the Liberty Girls series, which is set in London during the Second World War. Fiona spent many years as a journalist writing for women’s weekly and monthly magazines. She has written two novels under the pseudonym, Fiona Harrison, as well as two sagas in her own name in the Spark Girls series. Fiona lives in Berkshire with her partner. For more information: Website - www.fionaford.co.uk/home Twitter - twitter.com/Fionajourno Facebook - www.facebook.com/Fionafordauthor/ Instagram - www.instagram.com/folowrites/ DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE OTHER STOPS ALONG THE WAY!!!   Release date - 15th November 2018 Book length - 456 pages Publisher - The Dome Press Worldwide - www.bookdepository.com Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Emily from www.thedomepress.com for the opportunity to take part in this blog tour and for providing me with a copy of this book for review. I also want to thank Alis Hawkins for the fascinating guest post which you can read further on. ABOUT THIS BOOK West Wales, 1850. When an old tree root is dug up, the remains of a young woman are found. Harry Probert-Lloyd, a young barrister forced home from London by encroaching blindness, has been dreading this discovery. He knows exactly whose bones they are. Working with his clerk, John Davies, Harry is determined to expose the guilty, but the investigation turns up more questions than answers. The search for the truth will prove costly. Will Harry and John be the ones to pay the highest price? MY REVIEW The beginning of a gripping new series, NONE SO BLIND by Alis Hawkins is a historical crime fiction story brimming with that extra special something that keeps you sitting up into the wee hours to devour it. Set in Wales in 1850, a horrifying discovery awaits those who dig up a tree, for a woman's bones lies hidden beneath. A community shocked closes rank especially when a young barrister, Harry Probert-Lloyd and his clerk, John Davies, seem determined to uncover the truth. For Harry knows whose bones they are and will do whatever it takes to bring the culprits to justice. Riveting, intricate, and completely unputdownable, NONE SO BLIND by Alis Hawkins has everything you need for a cracking mystery to tickle your senses. The characters are fascinating and watching the relationship between Harry and John was interesting from all angles. I love historical crime fiction but there is always a worry that the setting and historical detail can become a little boring or repetitive, so I'm delighted to tell you that this is not the case with NONE SO BLIND. Every word has a purpose and a knack for sticking in your mind and I admire Alis Hawkin for this talent to transport readers back in time. NONE SO BLIND by Alis Hawkin is a superb novel that is perfect for historical readers and crime fiction readers alike and I highly recommend it. I cannot wait for the next instalment!! GUESTPOST Hi Linda – thanks so much for having me on Books Of All Kinds, it’s great to be here to share a bit of how None So Blind came to be written. Prior to writing None So Blind I wrote fiction set in the fourteenth century. I was fascinated by the way the biblical Four Horsemen – War, Famine, Pestilence and Death - hovered over the entire period. Add climate change (yes, really) regicide and revolt to the mix and I thought I’d never need to stir beyond that hundred year period for fascinating settings for fiction. The only problem was, there was something I’d been desperate to write about ever since I was a child growing up in West Wales. The Rebecca Riots. And it was a problem because the Rebecca Riots didn’t happen in fourteenth century England. They happened five hundred years later and a hundred miles over the border, in mid-nineteenth century West Wales. And, quite apart from my preference for the late middle ages, that was an inconvenient setting. In bookselling terms it just wasn’t seen as sexy. But, as I resolutely ignored the urge to write about the Riots in the quest to remain published, the crime fiction landscape continued to evolve. And, when the international success of BBC/S4C joint venture Hinterland introduced Ceredigion to a UK and Europe-wide audience, it was clear that there would never be a better time to set crime fiction in West Wales. So I decided that I would write my book about the Riots, then hurry back to the nice apocalyptic fourteenth century. It took me a fairly predictable two years to research and write None So Blind and, though I hadn’t been under any illusion that my foray into the 1840s would be brief – historical fiction takes a lot longer to write than the more contemporary version – I hadn’t anticipated what might happen while I was there. Because, by the time the book was done, not only had I fallen in love with my two central characters, Harry Probert-Lloyd and John Davies, I’d also fallen in love with early Victorian West Wales. Before starting the research for None So Blind I’d known shamefully little about the area I’d grown up in and I’d been surprised to discover that the nineteenth century Teifi Valley had an awful lot in common with the late medieval period. Labourers lived in cottages that would have appalled a better-off medieval peasant, rural sanitation was non-existent, two generations of increasing poverty had left people unable to buy even things a fourteenth century peasant would have found necessary and agricultural technology had barely emerged from the Dark Ages. But, surprising as it was to find a quasi-medieval society in the British Isles at the height of the Empire, what really fascinated me was the way in which West Wales society was in the throes of a cataclysmic, slow-motion crash with a political system in which rampant capitalism was being fuelled by previously unimaginable communication technologies (railways and the telegraph). You can get some idea of what that crash looked like if you consider the situation in some developing countries now. The twenty-first century, cyber-capitalist, world economy exists, cheek by jowl, with abject poverty and a slowly-disintegrating tradition of subsistence agriculture. And, then as now, society was set on its ears by such a gargantuan clash of cultures. But the impoverished tenant farmers of West Wales had neither the numbers to threaten the kind of social unrest the Chartists were agitating for in the cities, nor the vote which might have helped them choose different leaders. Riot was the only answer and, in rapidly multiplying - and sometimes illegal -tollgates, the farmers had a tangible focus for their anger and frustration. Months of destruction and nocturnal anarchy – swiftly branded the Rebecca Riots – ensued. And the authorities were powerless to stop them. It’s against that backdrop that my beloved Harry and John investigate the death of Margaret Jones in None So Blind. The riots may be in the past by the time blindness drives Harry home from his life in London, but their lingering after-effects are ever present and they make it difficult for Harry to get at the truth. Only his partnership with John, and the gradual revelation of secrets they are both hiding from each other, allows Harry to find out what really happened to Margaret Jones. If you’d like to read more about the Rebecca Riots and what they looked like, follow the blog tour to www.hairpastafreckle72.blogspot.co.uk tomorrow. Meanwhile, many thanks, Linda, for having me on Books Of All Kinds – it’s been a real pleasure to share None So Blind with you. It was an absolute pleasure Alis, thank you! AUTHOR BIO Alis Hawkins grew up on a dairy farm in Cardiganshire. She left to read English at Oxford and has done various things with her life, including bringing up two amazing sons, selling burgers, working with homeless people and helping families to understand their autistic children. And writing, always. Radio plays (unloved by anybody but her), nonfiction (autism related), plays (commissioned by heritage projects) and of course, novels. Her current historical crime series featuring blind investigator Harry Probert-Lloyd and his chippy assistant John Davies, is set in her childhood home, the Teifi Valley. As a side effect, instead of making research trips to sunny climes, like some of her writer friends, she just drives up the M4 to see her folks. Alis speaks Welsh, collects rucksacks and can’t resist an interesting fact. For more information: Website - alishawkins.co.uk Twitter - twitter.com/Alis_Hawkins Facebook - www.facebook.com/AlisHawkinsAuthor/ DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE OTHER STOPS ALONG THE WAY!!   Available Now Book length - 416 pages Publisher - Wildfire Books Worldwide - www.bookdepository.com Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Anne from randomthingsthroughmyletterbox.blogspot.com for the opportunity to take part in this blog tour and for providing me with a copy of this book for review. ABOUT THIS BOOK WHO WILL BELIEVE YOUR STORY IF THE ONLY WITNESS IS DEAD? Cleo knows she should be happy for her brother Mark. He's managed to find someone new after the sudden death of his first wife - but something about Evie just doesn't feel right... When Evie starts having accidents at home, her friends grow concerned. Could Mark be causing her injuries? Called out to their cliff-top house one night, Sergeant Stephanie King finds two bodies entangled on blood-drenched sheets. Where does murder begin? When the knife is raised to strike, or before, at the first thought of violence? As the accused stands trial, the jury is forced to consider - is there ever a proper defence for murder? MY REVIEW AND SO IT BEGINS by Rachel Abbott is the kind of book that sucker punches you at the beginning with a prologue that leaves your heart racing, and then slowly reveals its dark secrets the more that you read. When Evie commissions some photographs to be taken by Mark it is the beginning of their love story and it isn't long before they are blessed with a lovely daughter. They have everything going for them but the mansion on the cliff top is hiding some deep, dark secrets, and Mark's sister has always been uncomfortable about Evie, but she knows that is very overprotective of Mark. When Sergeant King discovers two bodies drenched in blood amongst tangled sheets, will she be able to uncover exactly what happened here? And is there such a thing as a justified murder? This story is not a fast-paced, action-packed crime thriller but more of a twisted mystery that slowly makes sense as you read each page, and I absolutely loved it! None of the characters are particularly likeable but that doesn't stop you becoming infatuated with them and what has happened. AND SO IT BEGINS by Rachel Abbott brims with tension and that something extra that makes your skin chill and I found this book to be highly addictive - which meant I sat up into the wee hours to finish it - and I highly recommend it to crime fiction fans and psychological thriller fans alike who enjoy a more evenly-paced read. AUTHOR BIO Rachel Abbott was born just outside Manchester, England, and spent most of her working life as the Managing Director of an interactive media company. After her company was sold in 2000, she fulfilled a lifelong ambition of buying and restoring a property in Italy. She now splits her time between homes in Italy and Alderney, where she writes full time and has just completed her sixth novel. For more information: Website - www.rachel-abbott.com Twitter - twitter.com/RachelAbbott Facebook - www.facebook.com/RachelAbbott1Writer/ Instagram - www.instagram.com/rachelabbottwriter/ DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE OTHER STOPS ALONG THE WAY!!   Available Now Book length - 336 pages Publisher - Vintage Press Worldwide - www.bookdepository.com Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Mia from www.penguin.co.uk/vintage/ for the opportunity to take part in this blog tour and for providing me with an extract which you can read further down. ABOUT THIS BOOK After a whirlwind romance, a young woman returns to the opulent, secluded Long Island mansion of her new fiancé Max Winter—a wealthy politician and recent widower—and a life of luxury she’s never known. But all is not as it appears at the Asherley estate. The house is steeped in the memory of Max’s beautiful first wife Rebekah, who haunts the young woman’s imagination and feeds her uncertainties, while his very alive teenage daughter Dani makes her life a living hell. She soon realizes there is no clear place for her in this twisted little family: Max and Dani circle each other like cats, a dynamic that both repels and fascinates her, and he harbors political ambitions with which he will allow no woman—alive or dead—to interfere. As the soon-to-be second Mrs. Winter grows more in love with Max, and more afraid of Dani, she is drawn deeper into the family’s dark secrets—the kind of secrets that could kill her, too. The Winters is a riveting story about what happens when a family’s ghosts resurface and threaten to upend everything. EXTRACT I was in the office one day trimming the edges of a nice write-up about Laureen to pin on the office wall when the brass bells signaled Max Winter’s entrance into the overly air-conditioned hut. As automatically as breathing, Laureen stripped off her stained hoodie and stood to greet him, her ample, sun-spotted chest leading the way. Her wide arms assumed a hug, but Max instantly sliced through those intentions with a stiff extended arm, an awkward moment I pretended not to see. “Well, if it isn’t Mr. Winter, or should I say Senator Winter? It’s been such a long, long time.” “I’m just a state senator, so no need for titles,” he said, looking over her shoulder to give me a perfunctory nod. I didn’t remember Max Winter from previous years, which wasn’t unusual. Laureen had a whole cache of clients she took personal care of: bankers, sports stars, celebrities and the like, people who didn’t like the obviousness of St. Barts or the sleepiness of St. Martin, people for whom banking was a full-time job and the Caymans was where they could both work and play. She hoarded them, bragging about the exorbitant tips she’d declined because they’d formed friendships, or so she said, trusting her enough to drop lascivious details about affairs and divorces, though I knew she’d merely overheard them talking from the bridge. “Anyway, it is so good to see you again, Mr. Winter. The club didn’t alert me that you were returning. I would have been more than happy to handle your needs there so you wouldn’t have to come all the way down to my ratty old office. Get Mr. Winter a coffee,” she barked at me. “Oh no,” he said to me. “Please don’t go to any trouble.” “By the way,” Laureen added sotto voce, “my deepest condolences to you and your lovely daughter. I read about that awful business. Has it been a year already?” I pricked up my ears, eager to know more about this “awful business.” “Eighteen months,” he said. “And thank you, I appreciate your kind words. But I am wondering about a boat. For tomorrow. Something manageable that I can handle alone.” “Oh, I wouldn’t hear of that. I’m more than happy to take you out tomor—” “No. Please. Though I do appreciate the offer. You must be busy this time of year.” “Nonsense. January is between high seasons.” I spoke up. “The Commodore is available. One person can handle it easily. I just need to clean it out and put gas in it.” “Thank you. I know that boat,” Max said. “I’ll come by around eight. Does that give you enough time to prep it?” “Plenty.” His nose was slightly crooked, the only lived-in thing about his handsome face. I imagined he’d played sports and had an accident with a baseball or football. Maybe an interesting story involving a fistfight at a private school. The thought instantly endeared him to me. “Mr. Winter, I’m telling you, that little boat won’t do. Let me take you out on the Lassie—” He gave me a steady look, which I held until my face burned. “I’d like to take the little one. I’ll come for her in the morning.” “At least let me bring her around to the club dock, Mr. Winter, all nice and gleaming.” “I’d prefer to leave from here, if you don’t mind,” he said. There was an edge to his voice now. He intended to be alone on that boat, and this now worried me, given Laureen’s hushed condolences and his general air of sadness. “I don’t mind anything. Will you need snorkeling equipment? Will your daughter be with you?” “No. Dani’s with her aunt in Paris for the month. She’s at that age where she prefers her company, anyone’s company really, over mine,” he said, looking at me. “Let us pack a picnic for you, then. Call up the kitchen,” she commanded me, “and let them know Mr. Winter wants—” “I’ll grab some food from the takeaway. I didn’t catch your name.” This time he was talking to me. I was about to respond when Laureen beat me to it, her accent mangling the emphasis so that it sounded less exotic than it was. “Pretty,” he said, studying my face as if to solve something about its relationship to my name. “Suits you. Are you new?” “I’ve been working here about eight years now.” “Why have I never seen you before?” He seemed genuinely bothered by this oversight on my, or Laureen’s, part. “Maybe because I’ve never seen you,” I said, a little impudently, my face warming. “This one’s not one of my more friendly staff, that’s for sure,” Laureen said. “If I didn’t shove her out the door she’d be content to sit in the air-conditioning all day checking her Facebook.” I rolled my eyes at Max. She knew I had no interest in such things. “Yes, well, all right. I’ll see you both in the morning,” he said and thanked us each by name. The bells clanged behind him. AUTHOR BIO Lisa Gabriele is an author and a award-winning TV producer, writer and director. Her writing has appeared in Vice, Nerve, New York Magazine, Washington Post, New York Times Magazine, Globe and Mail, National Post, Elle and Glamour. Her essays have appeared in several anthologies, including The Best American Non-Required Reading. She’s also the author of the international best-selling S.E.C.R.E.T. trilogy, under the pseudonym L. Marie Adeline, a series that’s been published in more than 30 countries. For more information: Website - www.lisagabriele.com Twitter - twitter.com/lisagabrieletv Instagram - www.instagram.com/lisagabrieletv/ DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE OTHER STOPS ALONG THE WAY!!   Available Now Book length - 401 pages Publisher - Avon Worldwide - www.bookdepository.com Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Sabah from www.avonbooks.co.uk for the opportunity to take part in this blog tour and for providing me with a copy of this book for review. ABOUT THIS BOOK A killer is on the loose, attacking people in places they feel most safe: their workplaces, their homes. It’s up to DS Grace Allendale to stop the murders, and prove herself to her new team. All clues lead to local crime family the Steeles, but that’s where things get complicated. Because the Steeles aren’t just any family, they’re Grace’s family. Two brothers and two sisters, connected by the violent father only Grace and her mother escaped. To catch the killer, Grace will have to choose between her team and her blood. But who do you trust, when both sides are out to get you? MY REVIEW Instantly hooked, HUSH HUSH by Mel Sherratt is a disturbing and completely compelling crime fiction novel with a main character that will leave you wanting more - which is great as this is the first book in a brand new series! DS Grace Allendale has returned home even though it holds a lot of bad memories and there are people that she would love to avoid. But when a killer targets people in their homes and where they work, she will do whatever it takes to uncover the truth. But these murders will take her down a dark and twisted road that she isn't prepared for. Is blood always thicker than water? HUSH HUSH by Mel Sherratt is not for the fainthearted and I found my heart racing many times as I turned the page. There is drama, murder, tension and so much more and I was only reading for a short while before I felt like I knew Grace really well, and felt for all that she had gone through. HUSH HUSH by Mel Sherratt is a dark and exciting beginning to a new crime fiction series and I cannot wait for the next instalment. AUTHOR BIO I write police procedurals, psychological suspense and women's fiction with a punch - or grit-lit, as I call it. I live in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, with my husband and terrier, Dexter (named after the TV serial killer) and makes liberal use of my hometown as a backdrop for some of my books. For more information: Website - melsherratt.co.uk Twitter - twitter.com/writermels Facebook - www.facebook.com/MelSherrattauthor/ Instagram - www.instagram.com/mel_sherratt/ DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE OTHER STOPS ALONG THE WAY!!!   Available Now Book length - 234 pages Publisher - Canelo Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Ellie from www.canelo.co for the opportunity to take part in this blog tour and for providing me with an e-copy of this book for review via Netgalley. ABOUT THIS BOOK It’s the dream Christmas: snow, mountains… and, er, an ex-boyfriend. But can Zoe still find love in the Alps? Dumped on Christmas Eve by her long-term boyfriend, it's been a rough year for Zoe Lumsley. But then she gets an invitation she can’t refuse: an all expenses paid skiing holiday with old university friends. The bad news: her ex, Grant, will be there with his new girlfriend. But so will her former flatmate Billy, the organiser, and in the meantime he’s done rather well for himself. As Christmas in the Alps approaches, it'll be great to see the old gang. Some more than others... MY REVIEW The setting, the drama, the romance, and the characters all combine to make DREAMING OF CHRISTMAS by T.A. Williams the perfect read to curl up on the sofa with and completely relax. Zoe is struggling to get over a breakup with her long-term boyfriend but when an old college friend gets in touch and offers her a trip of a lifetime, she would be a fool to refuse. Even if it does means spending time with her ex. Anyway, she will be too busy with her other old friends in a place that will take her breath away to worry about Grant and his new girlfriend. Well, that's the plan anyway. But as we all know, life rarely goes to plan ... I completely fell in love with the Alps as the writer makes the setting burst alive in front of your eyes and it was pure escapism for me every time I read a page. The characters are interesting, flawed, and compelling in their own ways and there are a couple of small surprises along the way which I didn't expect, but you will have to read it to find out for yourself! There is beauty, friendship, drama, and pure magic in the air in DREAMING OF CHRISTMAS by T.A. Williams and I highly recommend it to all contemporary fiction fans. AUTHOR BIO T.A. Williams lives in Devon with his Italian wife. He was born in England of a Scottish mother and Welsh father. After a degree in modern languages at Nottingham University, he lived and worked in Switzerland, France and Italy, before returning to run one of the best-known language schools in the UK. He’s taught Arab princes, Brazilian beauty queens and Italian billionaires. He speaks a number of languages and has travelled extensively. He has eaten snake, still-alive fish, and alligator. A Spanish dog, a Russian bug and a Korean parasite have done their best to eat him in return. His hobby is long-distance cycling, but his passion is writing. For more information: Website - tawilliamsbooks.com Twitter - twitter.com/TAWilliamsBooks DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE OTHER STOPS ALONG THE WAY!!   Available Now Book length - 320 pages Publisher - Orenda Books Worldwide - www.bookdepository.com Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Anne from randomthingsthroughmyletterbox.blogspot.com for the opportunity to take part in this blog tour and for providing me with a copy of this book for review. ABOUT THIS BOOK Married couple Jack and Ali Gardiner move to a self-sufficient spiritual commune in the English Fens, desperate for fresh start. The local village is known for the witches who once resided there and Rosalind House, where the commune has been established, is a former psychiatric home, with a disturbing history. When Jack and Ali arrive, a chain of unexpected and unexplained events is set off, and it becomes clear that they are not all that they seem. As the residents become twitchy, and the villagers suspicious, events from the past come back to haunt them, and someone is seeking retribution… MY REVIEW Hypnotic, disturbing, and utterly chilling, THE LINGERING by SJI Holliday is the perfect book to read in a dimly lit room, in a big empty house - that is, if you want to terrify the life out of yourself!! Rosalind House is the perfect place to live if you want to remove yourself from the pressures and stresses of the modern world and start afresh. While the old mansion has a chequered past with whispers of witchcraft and its disturbing history as an asylum, everyone who lives here doesn't feel any lingering spirits or danger. They embrace the light and all it represents. Until Jack and Ali arrive. With the new residents, the energy of the place seems to have altered and something dark and haunted is beginning to reach to the surface, but who is in danger? And just what is everyone hiding? From the moment I picked up THE LINGERING by SJI Holliday, I was caught hook, line, and sinker and I didn't come up for air until I turned the last page. There are moments that will make your spine tingle, and when I was faced with the way women were treated in those places in the past, I felt ill to my stomach which shows the power of this author's words. The characters are unique and while some are more likeable than others, overall the residents of Rosalind Hall appear to be harmless, just a little lost. Ali and Jack had me confused from the beginning but as the truth of why they have left their old life behind comes to the surface, it is more shocking than you can imagine. THE LINGERING by SJI Holliday is an excellent story of mystery, darkness, and tragedy and I highly recommend it. As always, Orenda Books brings something special to the table and I cannot wait for what SJI Holliday has up her sleeve next. AUTHOR BIO Susi (S.J.I.) Holliday grew up near Edinburgh and spent many years working in her family’s newsagent and pub before studying microbiology and statistics at university. She has worked as a statistician in the pharmaceutical industry for over 16 years, but it was on a 6-month round-the-world-trip that she took with her husband 10 years ago that she rediscovered her passion for writing. For more information: Website - www.sjiholliday.com Twitter - twitter.com/SJIHolliday Facebook - www.facebook.com/SJIHolliday/ Instagram - www.instagram.com/susijholliday/ DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE OTHER STOPS ALONG THE WAY!!  |
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