After a couple of requests to add in more books to my feature for Christmas gift ideas, this week I have a bumper special with eight titles for you to cast your eye over. I hope you find the perfect gift from the list below, and don't forget to treat yourself to a great book too - you deserve it! Happy reading 📚 #ForTheWeekend Let's get started! First up is THE REBOOT by Clodagh Murphy - a sweet and funny story about life, love and everything in between. Here's all the info: About This Book Two old friends. One new beginning. And a secret that could tear them apart. Ella and Roly have bright futures ahead of them when they strike up an unlikely friendship as teenagers. She has her career in academia all mapped out, and his star is in the ascendant as member of a manufactured boy band. But ten years later, neither is where they expected to be. A chronic illness forced Ella to abandon her studies and put her dreams on hold, while Roly got kicked out of the band and lost everything – all his money, his career in music, even the underwear-model girlfriend. When they cross paths again they’re both ready to start over, and they rekindle their friendship as they each try to get back what they lost. But Ella didn’t tell Roly what really happened the last time they met. And if he finds out, will it be the end of their new beginning? Buy Links UK - www.amazon.co.uk US - www.amazon.com Second up we have EVERYTHING IS FINE by Gillian Harvey - a funny, feel-good story that you won't want to put down. Here are all of the details: About This Book Jessica Bradley has it all: the perfect boyfriend; influential healthy-eating blog; successful PR company and wonderful daughter, Anna. Or at least that is what her thousands of followers believe. The truth is, her boyfriend just broke up with her in four words on a post-it; her zest for healthy-eating has all but disappeared; her PR success is all reliant on her now not-so-honest online-life and she just got caught eating her daughter's Coco-Pops. So as they say: fake it 'til you make it. A few little white lies and phoney smiling selfies and Jess can keep up appearances. But when her real-life starts to spiral out of control how can Jess tell the truth from the lies? And will she be able to seize real happiness when it is right in front of her? Buy Links UK - www.amazon.co.uk US - www.amazon.com Next up we have THE BALLYNOON FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE by Pauline Morgan - a heartwarming story of new beginnings in the most unexpected of places. Here is everything you need to know: About This Book Is it ever too late for Happiness? When Edel Marston, a fifty-year-old retired teacher spots her dream cottage in a magazine she makes the life-changing decision to relocate back to Northern Ireland following the death of her husband Ben. But starting again is never easy, a rocky start with her new neighbours, and the knowledge of her past being a little too close for comfort, leaves Edel questioning whether she has made the right decision. As Edel tentatively starts to immerse herself into the local village life of Ballynoon , friendships are forged, wires are crossed and new love blossoms, she struggles to protect her new life from the secrets of her past. Now Edel must decide where her future lie Will she choose happiness a second time round? Buy Links UK - www.amazon.co.uk US - www.amazon.com THE MOSAIC by Caragh Bell is next on our list - an Irish love story that is sure to capture your heart as well as your imagination. Here are all of the details: About This Book Madison Ryan is Irelands pop princess. Adored by her millions of fans, she seems to have it all. Luxurious hotels, celebrity-filled parties, and millions in the bank, she is one of the most famous women on the planet. Yet all that glistens certainly is not gold. No one sees the loneliness, the insecurity, the surreal existence that accompanies fame. When Madison meets her old friend, Cliona O’Connor, she hires her as her assistant. As she reconnects with her past, she realises that you should never forget where you come from. We follow Madison on her journey of self-discovery. Secrets are revealed, hearts are broken, scandal follows scandal, but she never gives up. Like a mosaic, lots of broken pieces come together to make something whole. Sometimes something is worth fighting for. No matter what. Buy Links UK - www.amazon.co.uk US - www.amazon.com A change in genre for these next two books where we enter the world of historical mystery with THE WRONG SORT TO DIE and DEATH IN THE LAST REEL by Paula Harmon. A new series that sounds utterly compelling! Here's everything you need to know: About These Books The Wrong Sort To Die June 1910. Fighting her corner in a man’s world, Dr Margaret Demeray works as a pathologist in a London hospital for the poor. Suppressing her worry that she’s breaching confidentiality, Margaret gives a stranger called Fox information about a dead down-and-out, in the hope he’ll use it to raise awareness of bad working conditions. But when a second man appears to die the same way, Margaret starts to wonder why the enigmatic Fox keeps turning up to ask ever more complex questions. She decides to work alone, uncertain of his motives and wary of her attraction to him. Once she starts investigating however, her home is burgled, she’s attacked in broad daylight and a close friend becomes distant. Fox offers the chance to forge an alliance, saying he knows why the men have died but needs her to find out what is killing them and who is behind it. Yet how come the closer she gets to him the more danger she faces? And how can a memory she’d buried possibly be linked to the deaths? Margaret must discover the truth before someone - known or unknown - silences her for good. Death In The Last Reel Does the camera ever lie? 1911: After the violent murder of three policemen in the line of duty, tensions between London constabulary and Whitechapel anarchists simmer. Meanwhile accusations and counter accusations of espionage further weaken relations between Germany and Britain. Can Margaret Demeray and Fox find out which potential enemy is behind a threat to the capital before it’s too late? In the shadow of violence in the East End, just as Dr Margaret Demeray starts to gain recognition for her pathology work, a personal decision puts her career at the hospital under threat. Needing to explore alternative options, she tries working with another female doctor in Glassmakers Lane. But in that genteel street, a new moving-picture studio is the only thing of any interest, and Margaret’s boredom and frustration lead to an obsessive interest in the natural death of a young woman in a town far away. Meanwhile intelligence agent Fox is trying to establish whether rumours of a major threat to London are linked to known anarchist gangs or someone outside Britain with a different agenda. When another mission fails and he asks Margaret to help find out who provided the false intelligence that led him in the wrong direction, she can’t wait to assist. But enquiries in wealthy Hampstead and then assaults in Whitechapel backstreets lead unexpectedly back to Glassmakers Lane. How can such a quiet place be important? And is the dead young woman Margaret can't forget a critical link or a coincidental irrelevance? Margaret and Fox need to work together; but both of them are independent, private and stubborn, and have yet to negotiate the terms of their relationship. How can Margaret persuade Fox to stop protecting her so that she can ask the questions he can’t? And even if she does, how can they discover is behind the threat to London when it’s not entirely clear what the threat actually is? Buy Links UK - www.amazon.co.uk www.amazon.co.uk US - www.amazon.com www.amazon.com Next up is INTO THE MOUTH OF THE LION by A.B. Kyazze - a crime thriller that is sure to get under your skin. Here's everything you need to know: About This Book Angola, 2002. In the last days of a vicious civil war, it is a dangerous landscape rife with rebel soldiers, landmines, corruption and deception. A suspicious explosion kills a beloved nurse, while another humanitarian worker goes missing. Lena Rodrigues, a young photographer, flies out to Angola's highlands to piece together the reasons behind her sister's disappearance. But will she have the strength to bear witness to the truth, before she gets entangled in the country's conflict for minerals and power? Buy Link UK - www.amazon.co.uk US - www.amazon.com And last, but by no means least, we have FATAL TRADE by Brian Price - a fast-paced crime thriller and book one of the new DC Mel Cotton series. Here's all the info:
About This Book Glasgow, 1999 Reaching the point of no return, Martina is ready to make her move. After years of being the victim, it’s now time to turn the tables. Mexton, 2019 The small grey-haired woman grimaced as she entered the police station, dragging a tartan shopping trolley containing her husband’s head. ‘What are you useless buggers going to do about this?’ DC Melanie Cotton’s fledgling career is about to take an interesting turn. Freshly promoted to CID, Mel is excited by this disturbing and mysterious case – her first murder investigation as a detective. She’s determined to make her mark. But as she discovers, there’s far more to this case than a gruesome killing, and Mel’s skills and courage are about to be tested to the limit. Buy Links UK - www.amazon.co.uk US - www.amazon.com That's it #ForTheWeekend and I hope you find some time to cosy up with your latest read. See you next week.
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