 Book length - 384 pages
Available on - www.amazon.com | www.amazon.co.uk BLURB Even the perfect marriage has its dark side… Iris and Will's marriage is as close to perfect as it can be: a large house in a nice Atlanta neighborhood, rewarding careers and the excitement of trying for their first baby. But on the morning Will leaves for a business trip to Orlando, Iris's happy world comes to an abrupt halt. Another plane headed for Seattle has crashed into a field, killing everyone on board, and according to the airline, Will was one of the passengers on this plane. Grief-stricken and confused, Iris is convinced it all must be a huge misunderstanding. But as time passes and there is still no sign of Will, she reluctantly accepts that he is gone. Still, Iris needs answers. Why did Will lie about where he was going? What is in Seattle? And what else has he lied about? As Iris sets off on a desperate quest to find out what her husband was keeping from her, the answers she receives will shock her to her very core. MY REVIEW THE MARRIAGE LIE by Kimberly Belle is a deeply compelling story about love and trust, and poses the question - can we ever really know those that are closest to us? Iris has everything she wants from life - a great family, a loving husband, a rewarding career, a beautiful home, and possibly even a baby on the horizon. But when she is informed that Will has died in a plane crash, her world implodes. But Iris cannot focus on her devastating loss until she gets some answers - because Will should not have been on that flight. He lied to her. And Irish must know why. With the help of her brother, and Evan, another person grieving the loss of his family on that doomed flight, Iris begins to unravel the truth about who her husband really was. And the information is dangerous. With threats, secrets, betrayals, and untold danger in her midst will Iris piece together the real picture of who Will was before it is too late? THE MARRIAGE LIE by Kimberly Belle kept me entranced from beginning to end and boy, what an ending! The perfect read for psychological thriller fans everywhere. BOOK RATING - 📖📖📖📖📖 5+ Author Bio: Kimberly Belle worked in marketing and nonprofit fundraising before turning to writing fiction. A graduate of Agnes Scott College, Kimberly lived for over a decade in the Netherlands and currently divides her time between Atlanta and Amsterdam. She is the author of three novels: The Last Breath, The Ones We Trust, and The Marriage Lie. For more information: Website - kimberlybellebooks.com Twitter - twitter.com/KimberlySBelle Facebook - www.facebook.com/KimberlyBelleBooks *I voluntarily reviewed this book from Netgalley.com
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Book length - 448 pages Available on - www.amazon.com | www.amazon.co.uk BLURB “My name is Mary Seymour and I am the daughter of one queen and the niece of another.” Browsing antiques shops in Wiltshire, Alison Bannister stumbles across a delicate old portrait – supposedly of Anne Boleyn. Except Alison knows better… The woman is Mary Seymour, the daughter of Katherine Parr who was taken to Wolf Hall in 1557 as an unwanted orphan and presumed dead after going missing as a child. The painting is more than just a beautiful object for Alison – it holds the key to a past life, the unlocking of the mystery surrounding Mary’s disappearance, and the enigma of Alison’s son. But Alison’s quest soon takes a dark and foreboding turn, as a meeting place called the Phantom Tree harbours secrets in its shadows… MY REVIEW THE PHANTOM TREE by Nicola Cornick is so much more than just another historical novel. Rich in exquisite detail, the past and present burst to life in front of the reader's eyes and keeps us gripped in its story. Trapped in the present, Alison is desperate to find some clue from her past in the 16th Century that will lead her back to where she came from. She will do everything in her power to return to her home and find her beloved son who was taken from her at his birth. Knowing that her cousin Mary Seymour has left clues for her, Alison believes there must be a way. But as she delves deeper into her research, the darkness of the past mixes with the present. Told from two different perspectives - Mary's life in the 1560's and Alison's in the present - this epic tale of fantasy and history is interwoven in such a way that will keep you ensnared from beginning to end. THE PHANTOM TREE by Nicola Cornick is a truly remarkable read! BOOK RATING - 📖📖📖📖📖 5 Author Bio: International bestselling author Nicola Cornick writes romantic historical mysteries and witty and passionate Regency romance. She studied History at London and Oxford and was awarded a distinction for her dissertation on historical heroes. It was a tough study but someone had to do it. Nicola has a “double life” as a writer and guide at the stunning 17th century hunting lodge, Ashdown House. Nicola lives near Oxford and loves reading, writing, history, music, wildlife, travel and walking her dog. For more information: Website - www.nicolacornick.co.uk Twitter - twitter.com/NicolaCornick Facebook - www.facebook.com/nicola.cornick *I voluntarily reviewed this book from Netgalley.com  Book length - 416 pages
Available on - www.amazon.com | www.amazon.co.uk BLURB The body had no name. It was not supposed to be there... Jess is a researcher on a quest to give the one-hundred-year-old skeleton, discovered in the exhumed grave of a prominent bishop, an identity. But she's not sure of her own - her career is stalling, her marriage is failing. She doesn't want to spend hours in the archives, rifling through dusty papers in an endless search for a name. And when a young man named Hayden makes clear his interest in her, Jess has to decide what is most important to her. MY REVIEW THE BISHOP'S GIRL by Rebecca Burns is a gripping and emotional story of passion and history, and I was hooked from beginning to end. Jess has spent 6 years working for a Professor who treats her like a servant while her own research is pushed to the side. But when she makes a breakthrough in the discovery of the unknown woman from the past, Jess understands that she needs to see this through to the very end. But the deeper she digs into the past, the more her present life falls apart. Her husband avoids her at every turn, her teenage son ignores everyone, and it is only her daughter who seems to want her around. Throw in an attentive younger man who craves her, and Jess doesn't know who she is turning into. The novel moves from Jess' present life to the Bishop's past where the story of the mysterious woman unfolds before our very eyes. With evocative narrative, this story really pulled me in and, like Jess, I needed to find out who she was. At times, desperately sad, this is also a tale of courage and strength, and the need for many characters to find out who they really are. THE BISHOP'S GIRL by Rebecca Burns is a must-read for all fiction fans and I highly recommend it!! BOOK RATING - 📖📖📖📖📖 5+ Author Bio: Rebecca Burns is an award-winning writer of short stories. over thirty of which have been published online or in print. Her short story collections - Catching the Barramundi and The Settling Earth - were both longlisted for the prestigious Edge Hill Short Story Award, the UK's only prize for short story collections. She was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2011, winner of the Fowey Festival of Words and Music Short Story Competition in 2013 (and runner-up in 2014), won the Black Pear Press short story competition in 2014, was shortlisted for the Green Lady Press Short Story Competition in 2015, and was either short or longlisted for the Evesham Festival Short Story Competition, Chipping Norton Competition and the Sunderland Short Story Award in 2016. She has been profiled as part of the University of Leicester’s “Grassroutes Project”—a project that showcases the 50 best transcultural writers in the county. The Bishop's Girl is her first novel and was published in September 2016 For more information: Website - www.rebecca-burns.co.uk Twitter - twitter.com/Bekki66 Facebook - www.facebook.com/RebeccaBurnsWriter *I voluntarily reviewed this book for the author  Release date - 27th December 2016
Book length - 368 pages Available on - www.amazon.com | www.amazon.co.uk BLURB For fans of The Nanny Diaries and Sophie Kinsella comes a whip-smart and deliciously funny debut novel about Kate, a young woman unexpectedly thrust into the cutthroat world of New York City private school admissions as she attempts to understand city life, human nature, and falling in love. Despite her innate ambition and Summa Cum Laude smarts, Kate Pearson has turned into a major slacker. After being unceremoniously dumped by her handsome, French “almost fiancé,” she abandons her grad school plans and instead spends her days lolling on the couch, watching reruns of Sex and the City, and leaving her apartment only when a dog-walking gig demands it. Her friends don’t know what to do other than pass tissues and hope for a comeback, while her practical sister, Angela, pushes every remedy she can think of, from trapeze class to therapy to job interviews. Miraculously, and for reasons no one (least of all Kate) understands, she manages to land a job in the admissions department at the prestigious Hudson Day School. In her new position, Kate learns there’s no time for self-pity or nonsense during the height of the admissions season, or what her colleagues refer to as “the dark time.” As the process revs up, Kate meets smart kids who are unlikeable, likeable kids who aren’t very smart, and Park Avenue parents who refuse to take no for an answer. Meanwhile, Kate’s sister and her closest friends find themselves keeping secrets, hiding boyfriends, dropping bombshells, and fighting each other on how to keep Kate on her feet. On top of it all, her cranky, oddly charming, and irritatingly handsome downstairs neighbor is more than he seems. Through every dishy, page-turning twist, it seems that one person’s happiness leads to another’s misfortune, and suddenly everyone, including Kate, is looking for a way to turn rejection on its head, using any means necessary—including the truly unexpected. MY REVIEW Kate is intelligent, unorthodox, quirky, and caring, and when she finds her life in complete disarray and unlike everything she thought it was going to be, she has a meltdown. Unwilling to leave the apartment that her sister arranged for her, days blend together as she watches tv and forgets to shower. Her friend Chloe blames herself for Kate's predicament. Her other friend Vicki just wants Kate to snap out of it and get on with things, and Kate's sister, Angela, is struggling with the huge task of watching over Kate - even though nobody asked her to. But when Angela arranges an interview for Kate for an assistant director position in a prestigious private school, nobody is more surprised that she is successful than Kate herself. And with each day that she learns something new from this uniquely demanding career, Kate starts to piece herself back together and figure out exactly what she wants. But with some people who would rather see her fail, an overbearing sister who feels she knows what is best for everyone, outrageous, wealthy parents who will do anything to get their child a place in their school of choice, and some hilarious characters, Kate's journey will be anything but dull! SMALL ADMISSIONS by Amy Poeppel is a wonderfully entertaining novel about braving the unknown and accepting that sometimes life will steer us from the path we thought we would tread. With engaging characters, some of whom I loved to hate, this story is rich in humour and drama and I was completely caught up in Kate's journey. With new love, old flames, friendship, and family, SMALL ADMISSIONS by Amy Poeppel is a fantastic read and I look forward to reading more from this author. BOOK RATING - 📖📖📖📖📖 5+ Author Bio: Amy Poeppel is a graduate of Wellesley College. Originally from Dallas, Texas, she lives with her husband and three sons in New York City, where she worked in the admissions department of an independent school. She workshopped a theatrical version of SMALL ADMISSIONS at the Actors Studio Playwrights/Directors Unit. She later expanded it into a novel. For more information: Website - www.amypoeppel.com Twitter - twitter.com/amypoeppel Facebook - www.facebook.com/amypoeppelauthor/ *I voluntarily reviewed this book from Netgalley.com  Midnight & Mistletoe Cedarwood Lodge #3 By Rebecca Raisin Releasing December 22 HQ Digital BLURB Join Rebecca Raisin for the final festive part of the Cedarwood Lodge serial and see who might be kissing under the mistletoe… Planning a New Years Eve Party might be the kind of event Clio Winters used to dream about organising, but when everything is feeling a bit up in the air, she has to hope that this New Years her wish really will come true. Cedarwood Lodge is a delectable romance told in three parts – following Clio Winters journey back to her hometown of Evergreen. This is the final part in this feel-good romance serial. Book Links: Amazon | Amazon UK | B&N | Google Play | Goodreads  I am delighted to have an excerpt of MIDNIGHT & MISTLETOE AT CEDARWOOD LODGE by Rebecca Raisin to share with you all. Enjoy!! EXCERPT My cell phone buzzed, and I checked the screen before answering. Mom. I smiled, hoping she was calling about all the gold and glitter desserts we’d ordered. “Mom, how are you?” “Clio what have you done?” her frosty tone froze me down to my bones. “You promised me you’d leave it alone, and now Isla comes into Puft and tells us all how she’s found a maze, and is going to restore it back into its former glory. You promised me, Clio.” Damn it. I hadn’t thought to tell Isla to keep it hushed up for now. To be honest, I hadn’t expected her to mention it to anyone, least of all my own mother. I took a steadying breath, “They don’t know anything about it, Mom. Isla stumbled on it and showed Micah, and they announced it to all of us on Christmas Eve. There was nothing I could do, they found it by pure accident. And I didn’t mention a word about it, I just changed the subject and hoped they’d forget.” Mom sighed, a world-weary, I-can’t-handle-this-any-more kind of sound. I was at a loss for words and was bone-weary about it all myself. Hiding someone else’s secret was exhausting, especially when I didn’t know what it was exactly. Mom’s delicate health concerned me, and I worried about what she’d do if she felt cornered, but surely it had to come out. It’s not as though the town folk didn’t know… They did, and they kept their lips pressed tight when questioned over it. And me, her own daughter, wasn’t trusted enough to confide in. It was mind bending. “Mom, look. I know it’s difficult for you and I’m not trying to push you or anything, but don’t you think it’s time you told me? Cedarwood is getting busier by the day, we’ve got guests booked to stay in the lodge soon. We’ve got parties and weddings planned. I can’t keep it a secret forever, people will stumble over it if they hike, and especially as Isla clears the grounds come spring. Don’t you think it’s better if I know what happened?” She didn’t say anything but her breathing was audibly shallow. With a soothing voice I tried a different tack, “Why don’t you come visit, and we’ll find the maze together?”  MY REVIEW
With the holidays almost over, Clio and her friends at Cedarwood Lodge are gearing up to throw a New Year's Eve party that will blow everyone's socks off, and there is something about the lodge that seems to have everyone finding what they need. Watching her friends settle down with their soulmates really makes Clio smile, but she cannot help but wonder if love will ever work out for her? With her childhood sweetheart, Tim, making it clear that he would like them to pick up where they left off all those years ago, Clio certainly has options. But can he make her heart flutter the way Kai can? And what will she do when Kai leaves Cedarwood behind for good? Add in the mystery surrounding her mother and the maze which finally comes to light, and maybe this new year will be everything that Clio needs to make her grab a hold of what she wants from life. MIDNIGHT & MISTLETOE AT CEDARWOOD LODGE by Rebecca Raisin is the third and final instalment of this beautiful, heartfelt series and is sure to make you smile. With plenty of laughs, misunderstandings, and havoc along the way, you will not regret stepping into Cedarwood Lodge and its magical world. I ADORE this series and really didn't want it to end - but what an ending! The perfect cosy read for this Christmas. BOOK RATING - 📖📖📖📖📖 5+++ Author Bio: Rebecca Raisin is a true bibliophile. This love of books morphed into the desire to write them. She’s been published in various short story anthologies and in in fiction magazines, and is now focusing on writing romance. Rebecca aims to write characters you can see yourself being friends with. People with big hearts who care about relationships, and most importantly believe in true love. For more information: Website - www.rebeccaraisin.com Twitter - twitter.com/@jaxandwillsmum Facebook - www.facebook.com/RebeccaRaisinAuthor Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6915386.Rebecca_Raisin *Thank you so much to LRR Promotions and Rebecca Raisin for the opportunity to be a part of this blog tour and review this amazing series!  Book length - 288 pages Available now on - www.amazon.com | www.amazon.co.uk BLURB With only five weeks to go before the end of her secondment to the Royal Gibraltar Police Force, D.S. Tamara Sullivan is enjoying life on the Rock. With one murder investigation successfully under their belts, Sullivan and her commanding officer, Chief Inspector Gus Broderick, settle down to regular police work under the sunny Mediterranean skies. In London, the British Government has declassified a large number of top secret files regarding British Military Intelligence operations during World War Two. One file, concerning espionage operations on Gibraltar, has been smuggled out of the U.K. to Spain. It contains information that will draw Sullivan and Broderick into the dark and treacherous world of wartime Gibraltar. A place where saboteurs and espionage plots abounded. Where double and triple agents from Britain, Germany and Spain were at war in a treacherous and deadly game of undercover operations. As the summer heat reaches its zenith in Gibraltar Town, a film crew has arrived on the Rock to shoot a movie about one of the most enigmatic and legendary spies of the war years - ‘The Queen of Diamonds’. Starring Hollywood A-lister Julia Novacs and produced by local born film maker, Gabriel Isolde, it is the talk of the Rock. It is only a matter of time before past and present collide and a dangerous battle begins to conceal the truth about the Rock’s poisonous wartime history. Detectives Sullivan and Broderick become caught in a tangled web of intrigue and murder that will once again test their skills and working relationship to the very limit. MY REVIEW THE POISONED ROCK by Robert Daws is the second book in The Rock Murder Mysteries series but can easily be read as a standalone novel. With plenty of twists and mystery to keep readers on their toes, this novel also weaves in the beauty and uniqueness of Gibraltar, making it all come to life for the reader. As the film crew arrives to bring the legend of The Queen of Diamonds to the world, there are those who will do whatever it takes to stop this from happening - they want the legend to remain buried forever. As danger closes in and murder becomes the order of the day, it is up to Sullivan and Broderick to uncover the truth. I really enjoyed the dynamic relationship between these two, and even though they are very different, they manage to complement each other at the same time. The Rock Murder Mysteries by Robert Daws is an exciting and vibrant new crime series and I cannot wait to read more! BOOK RATING - 📖📖📖📖 4.5 Author Bio: As an actor, Robert Daws has appeared in leading roles in a number of award-winning and long-running British television series, including Jeeves and Wooster, Casualty, The House of Eliott, Outside Edge, Roger Roger, Sword of Honour, Take A Girl Like You, Doc Martin, New Tricks, Midsomer Murders, Rock and Chips, The Royal, Death in Paradise, Father Brown and Poldark. His recent work for the stage includes the national tours of Michael Frayn’s Alarms and Excursions, and David Harrower’s Blackbird. In the West End, he has recently appeared as Dr John Watson in The Secret of Sherlock Holmes, Geoffrey Hammond in Public Property, Jim Hacker in Yes, Prime Minister and John Betjeman in Summoned by Betjeman. His many BBC radio performances include Arthur Lowe in Dear Arthur, Love John, Ronnie Barker in Goodnight from Him and Chief Inspector Trueman in Trueman and Riley, the long-running police detective series he co-created with writer Brian B Thompson. Robert’s second and third Sullivan and Broderick novels – Poisoned Rock and Killing Rock – will be published in September 2016 and early 2017, respectively. His first novella, The Rock, has been optioned and is being developed for television. For more information: Website - robertdaws.net Twitter - twitter.com/RobertDaws?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Facebook - www.facebook.com/robertdawsauthor/ *I voluntarily reviewed this book from the author   Book length - 368 pages
Available on - www.amazon.com | www.amazon.co.uk BLURB ALL SHE WANTED WAS A HOME FOR CHRISTMAS London, 1936 Ill and stuck in hospital at Christmas, seven year old Cora Kelly is excited to receive a visit from her mother, who brings her the gift of a gingerbread man. But little does Cora know that this will be the last time she sees her . . . As Cora continues her recovery on a farm in the beautiful Norfolk countryside, tragedy strikes her family and she moves back to London with her new guardian, Eliza. Here they live a happy, if simple, life. But, as the Second World War approaches, and the past comes knocking, everything changes. Will Cora be able to escape the inevitable, or is she destined to repeat her parent's mistakes? For fans of Katie Flynn and Sheila Jeffries, The Gingerbread Girl is a heart-warming, festive novel from the Queen of family saga, Sheila Newberry. MY REVIEW THE GINGERBREAD GIRL by Sheila Newberry is a heartfelt tale about love and the true meaning of family and friendship. We get to see Cora evolve from a determined and bright child to a strong, independent woman who goes after what she wants in life. With many ups and down along the way, we become completely involved in the lives of Eliza, Dede, and all of the extended family, and friends, and this novel really gives you an insight into life during the war, and how communities came together to find a way through the destruction surrounding them. THE GINGERBREAD GIRL by Sheila Newberry is a beautiful story and I cannot wait to read more from this author. BOOK RATING - 📖📖📖📖📖 5 Author Bio: Sheila Newberry was born in Suffolk and spent a lot of time there both before and during the war. She wrote her first 'book' before she was ten - all sixty pages of it - in purple ink. Her family has certainly been her inspiration and she has been published most of her adult life. She spent forty years living in Kent with her husband John on a smallholding, and has nine children and twenty-two lively grandchildren. They retired back to Suffolk where Sheila still lives today. 
Boston Underworld Series, Book #4 — SYNOPSIS -- Scarlett-
When going to war, there are three very simple rules one must abide by.
1. Know thy enemy 2. Be prepared to sacrifice. 3. Always wear good shoes After all, revenge is a dish best served in stilettos. I’ve got an eye for it, and nothing’s going to stand in my way. Not even Rory ‘The Saint’ Brodrick. He’s a fool if he thinks he can change me. By the time I’m through with him, I’ll make his mafia look like child’s play.
Cross me, Mr. Brodrick?
You better cross your heart and hope to die. Rory- I’m a fighter. A hustler. A mobster.
I’ve seen a few things in my day. But I’ve never encountered anything like her. She's a beauty with a beast of a heart. The poison apple I just can't resist. And in her trail she leaves a wake of men crawling on their knees. What she doesn’t know is that I like my women wild. It only makes it that much more fun to tame them. **This is a DARK mafia romance. A full-length standalone novel with HEA and no cheating.** 
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