tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66267754553459646262024-03-08T11:34:05.616+00:00That Thing She Reads...That Thing She Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17803163203902753377noreply@blogger.comBlogger436125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626775455345964626.post-24412089833411948912019-12-06T09:25:00.001+00:002019-12-06T09:25:39.831+00:00Blog Tour Review: Snowflakes Over Moondance Cottage by Rosie Green<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Snowflakes over Moondance Cottage</div>
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Pages: 240</div>
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Rating: 5/5</div>
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When Jess Thornton’s
dad was lost at sea, the family coped in different ways, alone in their grief.
Now, her mum seems to be going off the rails and her sister, Isla, who moved to
France, is now back and determined to get their old family home on the market.
But the last thing Jess wants this Christmas is for renovations to start on the
house. It’s sure to stir up all sorts of memories she’s desperate to avoid. And
to make things worse, Isla appears to have hired the most obnoxious builder in
the world to do the work. Jess could ignore the fact that women seem to be
putty in his hands. But what she finds harder to ignore is the frisson she gets
every time she squeezes past him in the mess that is now their beloved old
home! Can the family finally start talking and find a way to move on from the
past this Christmas?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ve not previously read any of Rosie Green’s novella’s and
after reading Snowflakes over Moondance Cottage I’m thinking that is something
which needs rectifying immediately because I absolutely loved this book and its
exactly what I want to read at this time of year…or anytime actually.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jess Rigby has not been a fan of Christmas since she lost
her dad a few years ago and this year its made extra hard when sister Isla returns
from France and drops the bombshell that she wants to sell their family home
Moondance Cottage. As builder Seb starts
renovations on the house a whole host of feelings are stirred up in Jess as she
struggles to cope with her emotions. The lives of Jess, Isla and their Mother
all seem to be on a collision course as they deal with their grief, but can a
little Christmas magic pull this family back together.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jess, Isla and the rest of the cast of characters are easy
to like to as they all seem to be dealing with their own everyday struggles
which makes them so relatable. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This is a novel which has it all romance, heartbreak,
moments of humour and an ending which will take your breath away. It’s a
wonderful festive read with plenty of drama to keep you entertained and one
which I highly recommend as I loved every single page. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Thank you so much to the author and publishers for sending
me copy to review and to Rachel’s random Resources for inviting me to be part
of this blog tour. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>About the Author</u></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #111111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Rosie has been scribbling
stories ever since she was little.</span><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Back then, they were rip-roaring adventure tales
with a young heroine in perilous danger of falling off a cliff or being tied up
by 'the baddies'.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Thankfully, Rosie has moved on somewhat, and now
much prefers to write romantic comedies that melt your heart and make you
smile, with really not much perilous danger involved at all - unless you count
the heroine losing her heart in love.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Rosie's brand new series of novellas is centred
around life in a village cafe. The latest, 'Bonfires & Hot Chocolate at the
Little Duck Pond Cafe', is out now.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Watch out for 'A Winter Wedding at the Little
Duck Pond Cafe', which will be published Christmas 2019.</span><br />
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book for Christmas 2019, entitled 'Snowflakes over Moondance Cottage'.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />That Thing She Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17803163203902753377noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626775455345964626.post-64070958858951591192019-11-15T08:36:00.000+00:002019-11-15T08:36:13.219+00:00Blog Tour Review: Outreach by Shelly Berry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Outreach-Shelly-Berry-ebook/dp/B07YDYRL4P/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1573763010&sr=8-1"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Order now from Amazon</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rating: 4/5</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When Emily was offered a new job in
London, she was sure that her life was about to change – new friends, a career
in the big city and the boyfriend she always wanted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her new life turns out to be more complicated than
she expected. Her flat mates don’t understand her. Her colleagues mock
everything about her. Even her father doesn’t support her. The only person who
offers her any encouragement is David.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He’s married. He’s her manager. To Emily it’s clear
that they have something special. As their relationship develops, everyone
seems to want to sabotage their chances.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After reading the blurb I was sure I would enjoy this book
as I love a good romance, and this seemed to hint at something forbidden
between Emily and her boss David. What you get instead is a much deeper story
where every action is analysed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Emily’s not a character I liked but she does make an
interesting central character and one which I was compelled to find out more
about. Shelly Berry has done a great job of unravelling Emily and showing us
how her mind works. I don’t want to give anything else away about her character
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Emily’s job as a support worker for Drug and Alcohol Action leads
her to some very vulnerable people and Shelly Berry’s previous work in this sector
shines through as she has job a great
job of portraying their lives accurately as every struggle is shown and how
small seemingly insignificant things can lead to massive repercussions is
someone’s life. Something perhaps Emily needs to learn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Outreach was like nothing I’ve read before and although didn’t
gel with any of the characters I found them an interesting bunch. Something
about this unnerving story kept me reading as its one of those books that just
simmers away quietly until something boils overs. I was expecting more of a “bang”
at the end of the story; but I did find the epilogue fitting in a way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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inviting me to review this book and to Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting
me to be part of the blog tour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in Waltham Forest, London. Having gained a BA Joint Honours Degree in Visual
Art and Sociology at Keele University and a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling,
she has since worked in the public sector with vulnerable adults and children –
including those affected by mental illness, drug and alcohol misuse,
disability, criminal behaviour, homelessness and domestic and sexual abuse.
During this time, Shelly developed and nurtured her love of writing. As well as
writing fiction, she has previously written for a number of blogs and now
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That Thing She Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17803163203902753377noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626775455345964626.post-53649631153416886342019-11-09T07:00:00.000+00:002019-11-09T10:39:25.643+00:00Blog Tour Review: The Honeysuckle Dream by Kate Frost<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Leila goes against her parents’ wishes. Alone in an unfamiliar city, a fresh
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mum, new friendships, and her bad choices in men. The heartache of past
mistakes haunts her. Disillusioned, lonely, and with a fractured
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The Honeysuckle Dream is the story of Leila Keech who is the
mother of Sophie Keech. Sophie has featured in two of Kate Frost’s previous
novels The Butterfly Room and The Birdsong Promise. I’ve read neither of these
two novels and don’t feel I’ve lost anything as The Honeysuckle Dream works
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The story takes place between 1979 - 2012 as we dip in and
out of various points in Leila’s life. The story isn’t told chronologically, and
I think this works well as each little episode helps us to build more of a
picture of Leila as a character and shows how various incidents have shaped her
relationships over the years.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Leila’s a very headstrong character who knows her own mind.
She’s quick to make judgements and these don’t always have the best outcomes, especially
where daughter Sophie is concerned. Despite
not being successful in love Leila has carved a name for herself in the events
world and I think that’s something she should be proud of being a single mum
with only the support of her best friend. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Having being rejected by her parents and her lover when she
was pregnant at just nineteen, Leila’s spent most of her life in Bristol flitting
from one lover to the next and never being able to firmly put down roots and
find somewhere that is truly home for her and Sophie. She makes the monumental decision and leaving her
friends and old lovers behind Leila heads to Norfolk to start a new life, where
hopefully she can reconnect with Sophie and finally find herself.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This was a wonderful read where I couldn’t help but become
immersed in Leila’s life. Kate Frost has done a wonderful job of exploring
Leila’s character and showing us what motivates her. It was great to feel so
connected to a character, so I’m looking forward to reading more from this
author and meeting another wonderful character.<o:p></o:p></div>
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to review honestly and to Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me to be part
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travel adventure trilogy for 9-12 year olds. She has a MA in Creative Writing
from Bath Spa University where she’s also taught lifewriting to creative
writing undergraduates. She is the Director of Children’s and Teen events for
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That Thing She Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17803163203902753377noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626775455345964626.post-11334714160273450252019-11-01T07:39:00.000+00:002019-11-01T07:39:58.116+00:00Blog Tour Review: Until We Meet Again by Rosemary Goodacre<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Published: 31st October 2019</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b><span style="color: #333333;">The Great War drove them apart – but love kept them
together</span></b><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Summer 1914: Shy young woman, Amy Fletcher, lives a
quiet life in Sussex. An office worker, she lives at home, along with her
parents and spirited younger brother, Bertie. But her life is transformed when
she meets handsome young man, Edmond Derwent, son of one of the wealthiest
families in the small town of Larchbury, and student at Cambridge University.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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breaks out and, eager to do his duty for England, Edmond signs up as an
officer. The couple plan to be wed, eager to start a new life together - but
their happiness is short-lived when Edmond is sent to Flanders to lead his men
into battle. Amy trains as a VAD nurse and is soon sent to France, where she
sees the true horror of war inflicted on the brave young men sent to fight.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Separated by war, Edmond and Amy share their
feelings through emotional letters sent from the front line. But when Edmond is
critically wounded at Ypres, their love faces the biggest test of all – can
their love stay strong while the world around them is crumbling?<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>A romantic, emotional saga set in WW1 – readers of Rosie
Goodwin, Katie Flynn and Val Wood will be captivated by this story of love.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rosemary Goodacre’s first novel Until We Meet Again is a
lovely gentle wartime romance featuring young Amy Fletcher and handsome Edmond
Derwent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the beginning of the story Amy is an office worker,
living with her younger Bertie and their parents in their modest home. One of
Amy’s main pastimes is spending free time with the Suffragette movement and her
friends Florence and Lavinia. Edmond comes from the wealthiest family in the
village and is a student at Cambridge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A chance meeting with Edmond, an old childhood acquaintance in
Hove leads to the beginning of a strong romance between the two. Initially its
class and wealth differences which seem to cause problems for their blossoming
romance. As the months past and war breaks out Amy and Edmond encounter more and
more complications which prevent their romance from developing, will they ever
find their happy ever after.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although this book predominantly focuses on the romance of
Amy and Edmond there was plenty of details of wartime events which were
unfolding around them and how these affected both of their families, which made
for a very emotional read. Rosemary Goodacre seems to have captured the anguish
and hope faced by many at this time very well and there were a couple of times
I shed a tear or two.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love that the author has hinted there will be a second
book as I did feel there were parts of the stories of the minor characters left
untold which left me frustrated at the end of the book. I’d love to know what
life has in store for Florence, Lavinia and even Beatrice as the war comes to an
end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Everest, Elaine Roberts or Kate Thompson then I’m sure you’ll love this book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a copy to review and to Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me to be part of
this blog tour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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worked in computing and teaching. She has had short stories published and a
novella, A Fortnight is not Enough.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her father's family came from
continental Europe and she loves travelling.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She enjoys country walking, bridge and classical music. She lives with her
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Published: 1st September 2019</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white;">Leah Jensen, Yorkshire lass born and bred, needs money and she’ll do anything - yes, anything - to get it. Her Grandad Thomas is in pain and the cost of an operation on his bad knee is way beyond the family’s means. Leah tries everything to earn the fee – but in the end, and like so many before her, she turns to the world’s oldest profession.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Madam Butterfly’s exclusive escort agency in London is a different world to where Leah comes from. In Whitby, the sea air is sweet, and legends of Dracula jostle with jet-mining and whaling history; it’s a place where dog lovers meet and tourists come to marvel at the views.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Leah may be out of her comfort zone, but one daring, brief encounter will bring many surprises in this memorable romantic comedy full of pithy Yorkshire humour.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leah Jensen is a woman who will do anything for those she
loves and right now it’s her Grandad Thomas who needs her help. He needs a knee
operation and the family just don’t have the money to pay for it, it steps Leah
whose determined she will raise the funds, by any means. So Leah finds herself
embarking on the craziest stunt ever to bungee jump into a hotel room for a night
as an escort from London’s exclusive Madame Butterfly agency. A night which
changes lives in more ways than one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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her love for her family oozes out of her in buckets. She’ll do anything to make
them happy and get what she wants, even if it puts her in some crazy and sometimes
dangerous positions. The book is jam packed with many other characters which
all have their own quirks which make them loveable, my personal favourites
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Gracie Bonds writing is fast following and sparse with extra dialogue and descriptions
and moves from one scene to the next quickly. I’m not used to this style of
writing so I did find the first third of the book a struggle but there was so
much drama happening that I had to just keep reading. The story moves fast and
changes location numerous times adding to the drama and twists in the story which
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you love your books filled with drama, crazy twists,
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Family means everything to <strong>Lily Cortez</strong> and her sister <strong>Zinnia</strong>, and growing up in their non-conventional family unit, they and their two mums couldn’t have been closer.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>So it’s a bolt out of the blue when Lily finds her father wasn’t the anonymous one-night stand she’d always believed – and is in fact the result of her mum's reckless affair with a married man.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In my eyes its never too early to start the Christmas
reading and what better way to start than with Sue Moorcroft’s latest festive
release “Let It Snow”. A book with such an apt title, as snow features quite
heavily in this book both as part of the setting and the Christmas carol “Let
It Snow” is brought to life by the Middledip choir the Middletones.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lily Cortez grew up in an unconventional but very loving
family with her sister Zinnia and their two mums Roma and Patsie. Lily’s
settled life is thrown into disarray when she learns her father was not a one-night
stand she was led to believe but a married man her mother Roma had an affair
with. Needing to find the missing pieces Lily heads to Middledip in the hope of
connecting with her missing family. But two years on and Lily’s full identity
remains hidden, she’s hoping her forthcoming trip to Switzerland will give her
the chance to reveal who she really is and give her the happy ending she’s
longing for.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lily’s such a warm and loving character that you can’t help
but instantly adore her, although I think that applies to most of the
characters that Sue Moorcroft creates. I was longing for her to find happiness
with both sides of her family and hopefully with the gorgeous Isaac who she
just can’t but be drawn to. But poor Lily encounters more than one bout of turbulence
as she heads out on her journey to Switzerland. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a gorgeous festive novel which has been brought
alive for me through Sue’s wonderful realistic characters, Doggo being one of
my favourites and her wonderful descriptive settings. I loved reading about the
Swiss trip as I could really imagine what it was like from the glistening snow
covered streets to the twinkling lights at the Christmas market. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This delightful festive read is sure to be a hit with Sue
Moorcroft’s fans and it’s made me realise I need to go and read more of her
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husband, Sam built a new life around friends, her cat Coco and a career she
loves. Fending off frequent set-ups and well-meaning advice to ‘move on’, Sam
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her firm’s Boston office for the summer, it is more than her career that is in
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In Victoria Cooke’s latest novel, A Summer to Remember we
meet Sam a young widow whose bottling up her emotions and finding it hard to
move on after the death of her beloved husband Kev eight years ago. Pouring
herself into her work Sam is hoping that this is the year she’s proved herself
enough to earn the three-month work placement in the companies Boston office.</span></div>
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placement and heads off on her dream trip leaving behind her cat Coco with best
friend Bridget. Sam’s perfect summer in
Boston gets off to a shaky start when she meets frosty stranger “Ethan” and
then her all male work colleagues don’t seem to take her ideas seriously. But a
weekend trip to the beautiful coastal town of Provincetown and a chance meeting
with lovely couple Barney and Harry and Sam’s summer takes on a whole new
meaning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This a gorgeous, uplifting novel which had me hooked from
the start as I was eager to see what challenges Sam faced in Boston and if her
time there would help her reconnect with her loved ones. It may have a little
sadness thrown in as Sam was still mourning for Kev but gradually, I feel she
blossomed in Boston and became the carefree fun-loving girl she was before his
death, which made her more confident at work and in the romance department. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was a lovely girl who I was hoping would find someone else to make her smile.
Even Ethan turned out to be not so bad if you caught him on a good day. My
favourites through were Barney and Harry, they were so warm and friendly, and I
loved reading about all the gatherings they had with family and friends which
really added to the cosy happy I feeling I got while reading this novel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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perfect place to unwind and have an idyllic summer and I hope Victoria Cooke is
considering writing another book here as I’m longing for another “visit”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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make it more than just a romance novel. If you’re a fan of Jenny Hale’s writing,
then I’m sure you will adore this as much as I did.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Pennines in pursuit of a career in education. She now lives in Huddersfield
with her husband and two young daughters and when she’s not at home writing by
the fire with a cup of coffee in hand, she loves working out in the gym and
travelling. Victoria was first published at the tender age of eight by her classroom
teacher who saw potential in a six-page story about an invisible man. Since
then she’s always had a passion for reading and writing, undertaking several
writers’ courses before completing her first novel, 'The Secret to Falling in
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That Thing She Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17803163203902753377noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626775455345964626.post-79686749007136783342019-07-09T09:14:00.001+01:002019-07-09T09:14:18.693+01:00Blog Tour Review: Chloe Never Forget by Dan Laughey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chloe Never Forget (Carl Sant Book #2)</div>
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Published: 7th March 2019</div>
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Publisher: Creativia</div>
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Pages: 257</div>
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Available on Kindle</div>
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Rating: 5/5</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><i>An off-duty detective gunned down. A dead woman. A student
missing, feared dead. And now, a former policeman in search of his past. All
these people, dead or alive, have one thing in common. D.I. Carl Sant must
discover what it is.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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to investigate a botched assassination plot dating back to the 1980s. The
deeper they dig into the case, the more secrets are revealed, including
shocking connections to the infamous National Front. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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of the assassination horror, is beginning to recover. Sant must find
Tanner, and find out who is behind it all - before his superiors lose their rag
and more lives are lost.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Chloe Never Forget is the second Carl Sant book by Dan
Laughey and is a continuation of the story from Cloe Lost Girl. If you haven’t read Chloe Lost Girl yet I
highly recommend that you do before reading this otherwise you may be a little
confused as it the first book there were many strings which all need to be tied
together now.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the first book we had an assassinated police detective, a
missing girl and a dead woman. After doing some digging into the mysterious 3 1
8 left on the bus window next to dead DS Dryden, DI Sant believes all recent events
are connected to a police shooting in 1984. All Sant needs to do is find the
link between them all and locate the retired PC Frank Tanner who was a witness
to the crime, easy right, not when those from above are pressuring you for a
result and getting twitchy about all your digging. Can Carl find the answers
before anybody else gets hurt?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I loved the previous Carl Sant book Chloe Lost Girl as there
were so many twists and lose threads and every-time I made a little sense of
what was happening Dan Laughey has thrown something else into the mix, making a
captivating and thrilling. Now all the threads start to merge together to form
a dramatic conclusion to this twisty tale. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I don’t want to say much more as the mystery of the plot
adds to the enjoyment. All I can say Is I thoroughly enjoyed both these books
and highly recommend them to anyone who loves a good crime thriller. I’m
keeping my fingers crossed Mr Laughey is working on more Carl Sant novels as I
can’t wait to read them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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a copy to review and to Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me to be part of
this blog tour.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dan Laughey is a lecturer at Leeds Beckett University
where he teaches a course called ‘Youth, Crime and Culture’ among other things.
He has written several books on the subject including Music and Youth Culture, based on his
PhD in Sociology at Salford University. He also holds a BA in English from
Manchester Metropolitan University and an MA in Communications Studies from the
University of Leeds.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dan was born in Otley and bred in Ilkley, West
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His crime writing was purely academic to begin with.
He’s written about media violence and tackled the age-old concern about
television and video games influencing patterns of antisocial behaviour in
society. After years of research and theoretical scrutiny, he still hasn’t
cracked that particular nut.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He’s also written about the role of CCTV and
surveillance in today’s Big Brother world, the sometimes fraught relationship
between rap and juvenile crime, football hooliganism, and the sociocultural
legacy of Britain’s most notorious serial killer – the Yorkshire Ripper.<o:p></o:p></div>
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All in all, Dan’s work has been translated into four
languages: French, Hebrew, Korean and Turkish. He has presented guest lectures
at international conferences and appeared on BBC Radio and ITV News in addition
to providing expert commentary for The
Guardian and The Daily
Telegraph.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pages: 287</div>
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Rating: 5/5</div>
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<span style="background: white;"><i>It’s been two years since glamorous
and ambitious Violet Smith fell head-over-heels in love with blacksmith Jimby
Fairfax, and moved back home to the North Yorkshire village of Lytell Stangdale
to be with him.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;">Life couldn’t get much sweeter. Their romance is
blooming and Romantique - the business she set up with Jimby’s sister Kitty,
designing luxurious underwear and burlesque costumes with the odd wedding dress
throw in - is thriving.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="background: white;">But on a romantic weekend break, a face from her
past triggers a series of events which send Violet into turmoil. She finds
herself with no alternative but to reveal a secret she’s buried deep for the
past sixteen years. A secret she hasn’t shared with anyone, not even her best
friends, Kitty and Molly, and they share everything.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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herself and Jimby, heartbroken Violet fears that he won’t ever be able to think
of her in the same way again and won’t want anything more to do with her.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="background: white;">As ever, Kitty and Molly rally round, offering
their advice and support but Vi is worried that keeping her secret was just a
step too far for Jimby.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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The Secret Violet’s Story is the third book in the Life on
the Moors series by Eliza J. Scott, I this third book the story revolves around
Violet.</div>
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For two years Violet has been back living in the village of
Lytell Stangdale and loved up with boyfriend Jimby. On Violet’s birthday Jimby
whisks her away to the fabulous Kirkbythwaite Hall Hotel and proposes next to
the fountain…which he then falls in. Life then seems perfect for Violet as she prepares
to become Mrs Fairfax. Until she runs into a figure from her past and a secret she’s
been hiding for years from Jimby and all their friends. When the truth finally
comes out can Jimby and Violet work through the aftermath and go ahead with
their planned wedding.</div>
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I’ve read the first Life on the Moors book but not managed
to read the second yet, don’t think that really matters though as the focus of
this book is definitely surrounding Violet and Jimby and not too much of Kitty
and Molly’s stories are given away. I’d highly recommend Kitty’s story though
as I loved it and Molly’s story is on my list for summer reading.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have loved Jimby’s character from the previous book, he’s
such a kind loving man whose made a great Uncle to Kitty and cousin Molly’s
children and its obvious he’s going to make a great dad. Having been attracted
to Violet most of his life its great to see them finally get together and who
wouldn’t want a kind, caring handsome blacksmith, even if he seems to be the
most accident prone man on the planet.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It was great to find out more about Violet’s character too
and I loved how Eliza J. Scott has taken us back through important parts of
Violet’s life so you really get a sense of how she became the woman she is
today and how she has come to embrace all thing purple!<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is a wonderful book which centres around Violet, Jimby
and their close friends. Eliza J. Scott has brought to life the village of Lytell
Stangdale and all its colourful inhabitants, Granny Aggie being one of my
favourites. It has some deep heartfelt
moments but also plenty of moments which will make you laugh…mostly involving Jimby
and his delinquent cockerel Reg. It’s a novel about friendship and trusting in
those closest to you and it’s a novel about love. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I adored this novel and can’t wait to get stuck into Molly’s
story. If you’re a fan of Fiona Walker, Catherine Jones or Catherine Alliott
then I’m sure you will adore this book as much as I do.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thank you so much to the author Eliza J. Scott for sending
me a copy to review and to Rachel’s Random Resources for organising the blog
tour.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white;">Eliza lives in a 17th-century cottage on the edge of a
village in the North Yorkshire Moors with her husband, their two daughters and
two mischievous black Labradors. When she’s not writing, she can usually be
found with her nose in a book/glued to her Kindle or working in her garden.
Eliza also enjoys bracing walks in the countryside, rounded off by a visit to a
teashop where she can indulge in another two of her favourite things: tea and
cake.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Eliza is inspired by her beautiful surroundings
and loves to write heartwarming stories with happy endings.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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life – a strong marriage, two beautiful children and their picture-perfect
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reading Love Heart Lane earlier in the year I didn’t think it was possible for
her to write anything better, but yet again she’s managed to create something
which is utterly wonderful. Foxglove Farm is a wonderful additional to the Love
Heart Lane series and the perfect summer read. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This time the focus of the story is on Isla and Drew Allaway,
childhood sweethearts who now live at Foxglove Farm with their sons Finn and
Angus. After years of happy marriage Isla has noticed a change in Drew. He’s
become withdrawn, argumentative and claiming its time Isla went back to work
instead of living off his handouts. Luckily distraught Isla has her friends in Heartcross
to rally round her and give support and if Drew’s moods weren’t enough to cope
with a series of mishaps lead to Isla and Drew fighting to save their home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a wonderful novel which at the core has the message that
sometimes even the strongest of us are not ok and are suffering on the inside
and that its okay to ask for help. Despite the serious side to this novel its
balanced perfectly with plenty drama and fun. Birthday llamas, grannies on
Tinder and mountains of bunting all add their own touch of joy to this
wonderful story. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Martha and Nate are new arrivals to the village and they give
the residents of Heartcross plenty of drama while they settle in. I love that
new characters have been added into the mix, but it was lovely to find out more
about Isla and Drew and of course catch up with how things are going for Flick
and Fergus from Love Heart Lane. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was an absolute joy to read, it’s a wonderful uplifting
story which will definitely leave you with a great big smile on your face, the
only downside is I read it far too quickly, so now I’m impatiently waiting with
fingers crossed that’s there’s another book by Christie out very soon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sending me a copy to review and to Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me to
be part of the blog tour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Year in the Life of a Playground Mother, The Misadventures of a Playground
Mother, Kitty's Countryside Dream, Lizzie's Christmas Escape, Evie's Year of
Taking Chances, The Cosy Canal Boat Dream, A Home at Honeysuckle Farm, Love
Heart Lane and Foxglove Farm. Her writing career came as somewhat a surprise
when she decided to write a book to teach her children a valuable life lesson
and show them that they are capable of achieving their dreams. The book she
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raising money/awareness and engaging with impoverished people in Uganda through
organisations to improve their well-being.</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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Le Tour de Love by Lilac Mills</div>
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Pages: 283</div>
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Rating: 4/5</div>
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dream job by a guy who shaves his legs and has an obsession with his bicycle,
she has serious doubts about accepting. But, as she keeps telling herself, it’s
the opportunity of a lifetime and she’ll never get another chance like this.
So, she does what anyone in her position would do – she agrees to join a
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spending her free time lounging around the hotel pool, Molly finds herself
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This is the first book that I’ve read by Lilac Mills and I’m
sure it won’t be the last as I found Le Tour De Love to be an interesting and
enjoyable read. I know nothing about the cycling world but was intrigued enough
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Molly Matthews is working as a physio-therapist when Alex
Duvall walks into her clinic for treatment on his wrist, he explains to her he
needs to be race fit in two weeks as he’s competing in the Tour De France.
Molly bends the rules and treats Alex morning and night to help him into peak condition,
but then Alex makes her an offer she can’t refuse. Join team BeSpoke as their
physio and travel round the world with them, with nothing to lose Molly decides
to give it a go. Molly soon finds its not the glamorous lifestyle she was
picturing, she also finds she’s becoming more attracted to Alex as each day passes,
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I liked both Molly and Alex as characters on their own but
as romantic partners I felt there was something missing between them. Probably
time together because although this is dubbed a romance novel set in the
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it seems very complex and Lilac Mills has obviously done her research well every
detail felt very realistic and she managed to capture the excitement, nerves
and pressure surrounding each stage of the races, creating a fabulous story. If your looking for a romance novel then you
might be slightly disappointed but if you’re looking for an enjoyable summer
read which will have you on the edge of your seat as you follow along with the
races then you will love this book. <o:p></o:p></div>
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day job, her family, and the housework. She apologises to her employer and her
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<span style="background: white;">She calls Worcester home, though she would
prefer to call somewhere hot and sunny home, somewhere with a beach and
cocktails and endless opportunities for snoozing in the sun...</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">When she isn't hunched over a computer or
dreaming about foreign shores, she enjoys creating strange, inedible dishes in
the kitchen, accusing her daughter of stealing (she meant to say
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Chloe Lost Girl (Carl Sant Book #1) by Dan Laughey</div>
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Published: 5th March 2019</div>
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Publisher: Creativa</div>
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Pages: 286</div>
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fellow officers get on the case. But what links the disappearance of a
university student, the death of an off-duty police sergeant, and a professor
reluctant to help them solve the case?<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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numbers, etched by the police sergeant Dryden on a misty window moments before
he breathed his last. Soon it becomes clear that Dryden's clue has brought the
past and present into a head-on collision with the very heart of Sant’s
profession.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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find out what's behind the mysterious events - before the bodies start piling
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Chloe Lost Girl is the first book written by Dan Laughey
featuring Detective Carl Sant a guy who’s dedicated to his work and not afraid
to bend the rules to find out the truth. In this first book Carl and his team
are looking for missing girl Chloe Lee whose being missing for over five weeks.
The team don’t have much to go on so when colleague DC Liam Dryden is gunned
down in a massacre about the number 33 bus their focus is elsewhere. The dead detective
has left them a clue 3 1 8 is marked in the window of the bus above his body,
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I was hooked from this from the start, possibly because I’ve
been on the number 33 bus from Otley quite regularly, so reading about the mass
shooting did send shivers down my spine. It’s not just the bus though, this is
a great story with so many twists and turns in the plot its bound to appeal to
anyone who loves this genre. I loved that there were so many possible suspects
and explanations and just when I thought I had it all worked out Dan Laughey
goes and throws someone else into the mix for us to suspect.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s not the fastest moving story but I enjoyed the slower
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I guess it helps I know the area very well too so can easily picture the action
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Great story and I highly recommend you have book two ready
to read as soon as you’ve finished this as I was desperate to work out how all
the various threads tied together and I’m sure you will be too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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a copy to review and to Rachel’s random Resources for inviting me to be part of
the blog tour.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dan Laughey is a lecturer at Leeds Beckett University
where he teaches a course called ‘Youth, Crime and Culture’ among other things.
He has written several books on the subject including Music and Youth Culture, based on his
PhD in Sociology at Salford University. He also holds a BA in English from
Manchester Metropolitan University and an MA in Communications Studies from the
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Dan was born in Otley and bred in Ilkley, West
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His crime writing was purely academic to begin with.
He’s written about media violence and tackled the age-old concern about
television and video games influencing patterns of antisocial behaviour in
society. After years of research and theoretical scrutiny, he still hasn’t
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He’s also written about the role of CCTV and
surveillance in today’s Big Brother world, the sometimes fraught relationship
between rap and juvenile crime, football hooliganism, and the sociocultural legacy
of Britain’s most notorious serial killer – the Yorkshire Ripper.<o:p></o:p></div>
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All in all, Dan’s work has been translated into four
languages: French, Hebrew, Korean and Turkish. He has presented guest lectures
at international conferences and appeared on BBC Radio and ITV News in addition
to providing expert commentary for The
Guardian and The Daily
Telegraph.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">Dark roasted curry powder, a fine
attention to the balance of salty-sour-sweet, wholesome red rice and toasted
curry leaves, plenty of coconut milk and chili heat. These are the flavors of
Sri Lanka.</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Sri Lanka was a cross roads in the sea routes of
the East. Three waves of colonization—Portuguese, Dutch and British—and the
Chinese laborers who came with them, left their culinary imprint on Sri Lankan
food. Sri Lankan cooking with its many vegetarian dishes gives testimony to the
presence of a multi-ethnic and multi -religious population.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Everyday classics like beef smoore and Jaffna
crab curry are joined by luxurious feast dishes, such as nargisi kofta and
green mango curry, once served to King Kasyapa in his 5th century sky palace of
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curry, jackfruit curry, asparagus poriyal, tempered lentils, broccoli varai and
lime-masala mushrooms. There are appetizers of chili-mango cashews, prawn
lentil patties, fried mutton rolls, and ribbon tea sandwiches. Deviled chili
eggs bring the heat, yet ginger-garlic chicken is mild enough for a small
child. Desserts include Sir Lankan favorites: love cake, mango fluff,
milk toffee and vattalappam, a richly-spiced coconut custard.</i></span><span style="color: #222222; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><i><br />
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introduces her mother’s cooking and her own Americanizations, providing a
wonderful introduction to Sri Lankan American cooking, straightforward enough
for a beginner, and nuanced enough to capture the flavor of Sri Lankan cooking.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I have a slight addiction to cooks so when the chance to
review A Feast of Serendib by Mary Anne Mohanraj came up I jumped at the
chance, especially as Sri Lankan food is something, I know nothing about and
I’m always eager to learn about a new cuisine.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For me a good cookbook has to have three elements, recipes that I want to cook which don’t
contain loads of ingredients and numerous steps, photographs of the majority of the recipes so
I know what I’m aiming for and thirdly be an interesting read where I can learn
something about the author, I think A Feast of Serendib has managed to achieved
all three of these well.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There is a wide selection of recipes, so you really get a
feel for the cuisine, with an emphasis on curried dishes but also recipes for
some drinks and desserts which I liked. Many of the recipes call for the use of
Sri Lankan curry powder and I’m pleased the author has included a recipe to
make my own, apart from the dried curry leaves I already had most of the spices
in my cupboards. I’ve not had the chance to make many of the recipes yet but
from the few I’ve tried the Fish White Curry and the Tangy Peppered Beef Stew
being favourites, just watch out for the peppercorns, my kids also liked the
Garlic-Ginger Chicken. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Each recipe has its own photo and a little introduction
about the dish which I really liked as t gives more insight into the recipes. The book also has a detailed introduction which
gives a lovely insight into the culture and cuisine of Sri Lanka. I think the
author has done a great job with this cookbook and I’m looking forward to
trying more recipes very soon.<o:p></o:p></div>
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review and to Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me to be part of the blog
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Mary Anne Mohanraj
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(HarperCollins), <i>The Stars Change</i>
(Circlet Press) and thirteen other titles. <i>Bodies
in Motion</i> was a finalist for the Asian American Book Awards, a USA Today
Notable Book, and has been translated into six languages. <i>The
Stars Change</i> was a finalist for the Lambda, Rainbow, and Bisexual Book
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magazine, <i>Strange Horizons</i>, and also<i> </i>founded <i>Jaggery</i>, a S. Asian & S. Asian diaspora literary journal (<a href="http://jaggerylit.com/">jaggerylit.com</a>). She received a Breaking Barriers Award from
the Chicago Foundation for Women for her work in Asian American arts
organizing, won an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship in Prose, and was Guest of
Honor at WisCon. She serves as Director of two literary organizations, DesiLit
(<a href="http://www.desilit.org/">www.desilit.org</a>) and The Speculative Literature Foundation (<a href="http://www.speclit.org/">www.speclit.org</a>). <span style="background: white; color: #222222;">She serves on the futurist boards of the
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Illinois at Chicago, and lives in a creaky old Victorian in Oak Park, just
outside Chicago, with<i> </i>her husband,
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stories for George R.R. Martin's <i>Wild</i></span><i><span style="color: #222222;"> <span style="background: white;">Cards</span></span></i><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"> series, stories at <i>Clarkesworld,
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Jim C. Hines), and <i>Vegan Serendib</i>. </span></span><a href="http://www.maryannemohanraj.com/">http://www.maryannemohanraj.com</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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plaguing the 1960's, Birdie’s reached middle age and questions her life. Jude
is striking out on her own, but has been derailed by a fatal accident claiming
her only friend. Although their backgrounds and lives are vastly different,
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Birdie is a product of the '60's, an aging hippie, with a series of
resentments. She had a sheltered childhood in an upper class family. Her
parents longed to see her make the Texas Dip at the Mardi Gras ball. Jude,
however, entered foster care as an infant. Her parents, victims of a
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familiar. Can souls know each other in different lives? Birdie struggles with
the awareness that she has had regrets and hasn't lived an authentic life,
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When Birdie finds Jude laid on the beach covered in dried
blood and suffering from recent injuries Birdie is drawn to her and invites her
back to her house to clean herself up and shelter from the impending storm.
Birdie and Jude couldn’t be more different but quickly form a strong bond,
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Birdie an aging hippy has led a sheltered life after
refusing to follow her parents wishes of becoming a debutante. Battling her sexuality,
she’s still mourning the lost of her closest friend Henry. Now she is reaching
her later years she’s realised she’s wasted a lot of her life and is determined
to change things. Jude is in her twenties and after a fatal accident leaves
best friend Casey dead her plans for a trip to Europe. After spending most of
her life moving between foster homes Jude’s never really felt like anywhere was
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It took me a while to get into this novel as its very
character driven and initially, I found Birdie a little eccentric, but I liked
how she took Jude under her wing and helped her feel safe. Ms. Moore has done a
great job a creating to very detailed female characters who are very real,
something which she should be very proud as so often characters can be a little
two dimensional, not Birdie and Jude they show us many differing character
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I did enjoy this novel of friendship and enduring spirits
but in places it did drag a little in the middle. There were a couple of places
where I wasn’t sure if Birdie was referring to the present day or memories from
the past which did confuse me. Birdie and Jude is a wonderful character driven
novel which explores relationships and society and the idea that spirits can
revisit us in different forms. If you want to really get to know your characters,
then I can highly recommend this novel.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Phyllis H.
Moore wants to live life experiences more than once: doing it, writing about
it, and reading about it. The atmosphere of the south draws her in and repels
her. The characters are rich with dysfunction and redemption, real. She’s had
two careers and two retirements. Both careers gave her inspiration for her
novels: <i>The Sabine Series, </i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sabine-Book-One-Trilogy/dp/1519401426/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8"><i>Sabine</i></a><i>,
</i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073GB6XMW/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i8"><i>Billy’s Story</i></a><i>, </i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Josephines-Journals-Book-Sabine-Trilogy/dp/1519166036/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8"><i>Josephine’s Journals</i></a><i> </i>and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Dunn-House-Sabine-Trilogy/dp/1519217951/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8"><i>Secrets of Dunn House</i></a><i>, </i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Opals-Story-Phyllis-H-Moore-ebook/dp/B018380RLM/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8"><i>Opal’s Story</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tangled-Southern-Phyllis-H-Moore-ebook/dp/B01CRJSPIK/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8#navbar"><i>Tangled, a Southern Gothic Yarn</i></a>, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bright-Shawl-Colors-Tender-Whispers/dp/1537116304/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8"><i>The Bright Shawl, Colors of Tender Whispers</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076HGDMF2/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i7"><i>The Ember Months</i></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BLMR63Y/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0"><i>Birdie & Jude,</i></a> and an
anthology of spooky short stories inspired by real places and events, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bridge-Jackson-Road-anthology-stories-ebook/dp/B01FWQOTB2/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8#navbar"><i>The Bridge on Jackson Road</i></a>. In 2018
she also released a new genre for her, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JYH9CCJ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0">A Dickens
of a Crime, a Meg Miller Cozy Mystery.</a> She has authored one nonfiction book,
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Retirement-Now-What-Practical-Fulfilling-ebook/dp/B01DQ8IAW2/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8#navbar"><i>Retirement, Now What?</i></a> Phyllis
has been published by Caffeinated Press in the anthology, <a href="https://squareup.com/market/cafpress/item/brewed-awakenings">Brewed
Awakenings 2, Fifteen Tales to Jolt Your Mind Awake</a>. She
blogs on her web site <a href="http://www.phyllishmoore.com/">http://www.phyllishmoore.com</a>. Follow
her on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/corazone/">Pinterest</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/phyllishmooreAuthor/">Facebook</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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a retired social worker and former owner/operator of a small bed and breakfast.
She’s lived in the rural areas and cities of south Texas. She currently lives
on Galveston Island with her husband, Richard.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Can dishy doctor Finn MacDonald mend her broken heart and help her figure
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perform their second Shakespeare play in the newly renovated theatre. The focus
of the book is on Sarah who is playing Miranda the leading lady but with
troubles in her own life Sarah is struggling to connect with her character and
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I realised it follows on from The Little Theatre on the Seafront published last
year, this didn’t hinder my enjoyment of the book at all as Katie Ginger has
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falling in love for the first time and for Sarah romance is sadly missing in
her life. Still recovering from her cheating ex Vince she’s been on several disastrous
dates while secretly harbouring a massive crush for her work colleague Finn
MacDonald, the local doctor. I instantly connected with Sarah she’s a fun-loving
girl who’s just starting to find her place in life after a few tragic years.
She’s caring and supportive towards her friends and I was hoping she would find
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with I didn’t care much for Nate. He was portrayed as a famous actor who’d
cheated on his wife then run away when things got tricky but as the story
developed and we find out more about him he gained my sympathy. It must be hard
to live in the limelight and have your every move scrutinized by outsiders. He
helps the Greenley Players work on their performance and seems to form a
special bond with Sarah. But when the dust settles, and he can return to his
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I loved Summer Season on the Seafront, it maybe classed as a
romance novel but has so much more to offer. I loved how the story revolved
around the theatre and its production of The Tempest and gave a real feel for theatre
life. The romance isn’t over the top and too mushy which for me makes this the
perfect summer read. I’d love another visit to Greenley-on-Sea just to find out
more about the notorious Mrs Andrews.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Katie Ginger lives in the South East of England, by the sea, and apart from holidays
to very hot places where you can sit by a pool and drink cocktails as big your
head, she wouldn't really want to be anywhere else. Summer Season on the
Seafront is Katie's second novel. Her debut novel The Little Theatre on the
Seafront was shortlisted for the Katie Fforde Debut Novel of the Year award.
She is also the author of some cosy mystery short stories. Katie loves making
her characters either fall in love, or killing them off - it depends on her
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When she's not writing, Katie spends her time drinking gin, or with her
husband, trying to keep alive her two children: Ellie, who believes everything
in life should be done as a musical number from a West End show; and Sam, who
is basically a monkey with a boy's face. And there's also their adorable King
Charles Spaniel, Wotsit (yes, he is named after the crisps!). <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Published: 18th March 2019</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="IT" style="line-height: 107%;">This
was no cold marble—this was a man!</span><span lang="IT" style="line-height: 107%;"> Antonia goes to Tuscany to rebuild her life. The last thing she wants to
do is fall in love, least of all with rich, arrogant, aristocratic Lorenzo.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
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<span lang="IT" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Librarian Antonia Gray has fled England for
northern Tuscany after an unhappy love affair to work on the archive of a 17th
century Italian explorer, a member of a centuries-old aristocratic family.
There she meets his descendent, Lorenzo Quattromani, rich, arrogant,
handsome—and engaged to the beautiful and ruthless Giselle. The last thing
Antonia wants is to fall in love, least of all with someone so dangerous. His
engagement, though, is not what it seems, and Lorenzo breaks down Antonia’s
resistance. But Giselle has other ideas.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a disastrous romance, shy librarian Antonia Grey flees
England and heads for the Tuscan hills where she has found a job archiving the family
history of the Countess Quattromani. Here Antonia finds peace and solace for
her broken heart until the Countess’s young nephew Lorenzo arrives with his
beautiful but cold fiancée Giselle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Attractive, arrogant Lorenzo is used to women falling at his
feet, so it piques his interest that Antonia wants nothing to do with him. With
underlying desires on both sides its not long before romance blossoms and their
both contemplating a whole new future, but scorned Giselle has her own ideas
about how things will turn out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tuscan Enchantment is the perfect steamy romance set in the glorious
Tuscan countryside which has been beautifully brought to life by Kate Zarrelli,
her descriptions made me long to go there even more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved the historical element which is threaded throughout
this book. The castle at Gavedo sounds like an enchanting and also haunting
place when its sad links to World war II are revealed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was the old Countess, she was as sharp as a pin even if she wasn’t too steady
on her feet and I loved her snarky comments about Giselle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you’re after a lovely summer romance with an interesting back
story and a few twists, not to mention a gorgeous Italian Stallion, then Tuscan
Enchantment is the book for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you so much for the publishers for sending me a copy
to review and to Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me to be part of the
blog tour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kate Zarrelli is the romance and erotica pen-name of Katherine
Mezzacappa. Kate is Irish but now lives in Carrara in Northern Tuscany, between
the Apuan Alps and the Tyrrhenian Sea, with her Italian husband and two teenage
sons. She writes historical, erotic, feel-good and paranormal fiction, set all
over Europe, and in her spare time volunteers with a used book charity of which
she is a founder member. You can follow her on Facebook at Kate Zarrelli books
or on Twitter @katmezzacappa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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That Thing She Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17803163203902753377noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626775455345964626.post-3836138914530778492019-05-24T11:40:00.000+01:002019-05-24T11:40:19.440+01:00Blog Tour Review: Edie Browne's Cottage by the Sea by Jane Linfoot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Edie Browne's Cottage by the Sea</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Published: 24th May 2019</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Publisher: Harper Impulse</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rating: 5/5</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><strong>Those who don’t jump
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Hurtling through the sky was supposed to be Edie
Browne’s flight of independence. But when she falls head over champagne bucket
while celebrating her successful landing, her life is changed in an
instant.<br />
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But starting over has its benefits, and as Edie relearns the basics under the
watchful eye of her Aunty Josie and an entire Cornish village of new friends
and neighbours, she finds love and joy she never could have imagined in the
unlikeliest of places… <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Come home to St Aidan and Periwinkle Cottage for a
romance full of love, laughter and friends for life!<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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It’s been a while since I read a book by Jane Linfoot but after just a couple
of chapters of Edie Browne’s Cottage by the Sea I was reminded just how good a
storyteller she is. I found Edie’s journey to recovery so absorbing that it wasn’t
long before I was finished.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After suffering a stroke Edie goes to stay with her Aunt
Josie to hopefully aid her recovery. What Edie finds when she arrives is that Josie
too needs help and together, they begin to overcome the challenges which daily
life throws and them. It’s not long before they’re both fully immersed in the
village life of St. Aidan and with the community spirit which surrounds them
life has never looked so good.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Edie’s a character who will instantly have your heart,
despite her setbacks she hasn’t given in and become self-pitying, she’s working
towards regaining her old skills and in the meantime learning a few more. I
loved the bond she created with young Cam and how the two seemed to help each
other blossom over the simplest of tasks. I loved her awkwardness around
handsome Barney which led to some hilarious scenes which lightened up the story
which in places does get quite emotional. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Josie was a little harder to warm to as she seemed a bit of
a reclusive snob at the start of the book, not venturing into the village for
anything and instead taking full advantage of the services of Amazon Prime to deliver
her every whim whilst wishing she was back in Harpenden with her cleaner and gardener.
Once the story unfolded though she came out of her quirky habits and became a
central part of village life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a lovely story about second chance, never giving up
and the power of community spirit. It was an absolute joy to read and I adored
the village of St. Aiden and all its inhabitants and hope Jane is planning
another book based there. Edie Browne’s Cottage by the Sea is the perfect
summer read and I highly recommend it to anyone who is wanting a warm and
uplifting story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you so much to the publishers for sending me a copy to
review and to Rachel’s Radom Resources for inviting me to be part of the blog
tour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>About the Author</u></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jane Linfoot is a best
selling author, who lives in a muddy cottage, up a steep hill in Derbyshire,
with her family, their pets, and an astonishing number of spiders. Although she
loves seeing cow noses over the garden wall, she’s happy she can walk to a
supermarket. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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grew up in North Yorkshire where she spent a lot of her childhood avoiding
horizontal gales blowing off the sea, and wrote her first book by accident,
while working as an architect, and renovating country houses. While she loves
to write feelgood books that let readers escape, she’s always surprised to hear
her stories make people laugh, admits to (occasionally) crying as she writes,
and credits her characters for creating their own story lines. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jane’s
garden would be less brambly if she wasn’t on Facebook and Twitter so often. On
days when she wants to be really scared, she rides a tandem.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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latest books include a series of stand alone novels, based around a seaside
wedding shop in Cornwall. Cupcakes and Confetti – The Little Wedding Shop by
the Sea, Sequins and Snowflakes – Christmas at the Little Wedding Shop, and
Bunting and Bouquets – Summer at the Little Wedding Shop, and most recently,
The Little Cornish Kitchen. These are all published by Harper Impulse, an imprint of Harper Collins.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Follow
Jane on </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://twitter.com/janelinfoot">Twitter</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> @janelinfoot,
or find her on her </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/JaneLinfoot2">Author Page Facebook</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> or her </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/jane.linfoot.1">Personal Page Facebook</a></span><span lang="EN-US">.
She’s also on </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/janelinfoot/">Instagram</a></span><span lang="EN-US">, </span><span lang="EN-US">and has lots of</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/janelinfoot/">Pinterest</a></span><span lang="EN-US"> boards relating to her novels.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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That Thing She Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17803163203902753377noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626775455345964626.post-64504170350813519742019-05-15T09:26:00.001+01:002019-05-15T09:26:43.249+01:00Blog Tour Review: Crikey A Bodygurad by Kathryn Freeman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Published: 23rd April 2019</span></div>
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got the brains, he’s got the muscle …</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US"><br />
</span></b></i><span lang="EN-US"><i>When Kelly Bridge’s
parents insist on employing a bodyguard for her protection, she’s not happy.
Okay, so maybe not every woman is on the cusp of developing a vaccine against a
potential biological terrorist attack – but crikey, it’s not like she’s a celebrity!<br />
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Ben Jacobs flunked spectacularly out of school, so he knows his new client Dr
Kelly Bridge spells trouble for him. But on a conference trip to Rome he finds
things are worse than he thought. Not only is he falling for the brilliant
scientist, he’s also become horribly aware she’s in grave danger. As they go on
the run, dodging bullets and kidnappers, can he resist his feelings and keep
her safe?</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’ve read quite a few books by Kathryn Freeman now and what I
love most about them is that although they are romances and the endings are
inevitable the journey to get there is always interesting. With unique
settings, realistic characters and engaging storylines Kathryn freeman’s books
are a joy to read. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p>In Crikey, A Bodyguard, Ben Jacobs has been hired by the parents
of Kelly Bridges to protect her. Kelly is a scientist on the verge of
discovering a vaccine against smallpox, a disease which if released back into
the world could have devastating consequences. She’s noticed she’s being followed
so her parents aren’t taking any chances with the safety of their only daughter
and Ben is employed to protect her. Kelly’s not happy with this arrangement at
first but after a trip to Italy she realises Ben is easy to talk to, fun to be
around and not to mention drop dead gorgeous. When Kelly’s safety comes into
question the two of them find themselves thrown together as they try to stay
undercover from the guys who want Kelly’s knowledge. The inevitable happens and
they both develop feelings for one another but will the follow their hearts or
stay away like their heads are telling them too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved Ben and Kelly instantly. Ben with his handsome good
looks, strength and confidence and Kelly also gorgeous but aware of it, deeply
studious and intelligent and shy in social situations seem very different characters
but one thing they share is their love of their work and its this strong work
ethic which slowly shows them their not that different after all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved everything about this book, the chemistry between
Ben and Kelly most of all but I also loved the unexpected twists in the storyline
which kept me wondering who was behind the bad guys. I also loved the ending as
I didn’t find it too cliched for a romance, it was more like what would happen
in the real world. If you haven’t read any Kathryn Freeman yet, then give this
a go its one of her best and if you have then you’ll know what a treat you have
in store.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you so much to the publishers for sending me a copy to
review and to Rachel’s random Resource’s for inviting me to be part of the blog
tour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #262626; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A former pharmacist, I’m now a medical
writer who also writes romance. Some days a racing heart is a medical
condition, others it’s the reaction to a hunky hero. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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asks every Valentine’s Day whether he has to buy a card (yes, he does), any
romance is all in my head. Then again, his unstinting support of my career
change proves love isn't always about hearts and flowers - and heroes come in
many disguises.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><a href="http://kathrynfreeman.co.uk/"><span lang="EN-US">http://kathrynfreeman.co.uk</span></a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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women. One deadly secret. A rivalry that could destroy them.<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Ava Wells</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> is perfect. She has the boyfriend, the career, the looks.
One night changes everything and her life isn't so seamless anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Jade Fernleigh</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> is ambitious. She's worked hard to get where she is. And
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crumble first?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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‘What’s
David Stein want with Ava?’ George whispered, turning towards me for just a
moment. ‘You think this is ‘cos of the inquest?’<o:p></o:p></div>
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I
shrugged, lost for words, and watched as Ava motioned for him to come in, then
greeted him with a kiss on the cheek. Well, well, well. Although we were all
reeling, Ava didn’t look surprised to see him at all. Had they arranged a
meeting? Without me? <o:p></o:p></div>
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My
green eyes flashed for the second time in as many minutes – first Josh and now
David. My body felt like one of those lightning receptors on top of the Shard
or the Empire State Building, just after one billion angry God-like volts had
struck. Except I couldn’t survive it. Strike after strike of jealousy coursed
through my veins, splitting them open until I was nothing but a heap of clothes
on the floor, smoke pouring out of them. ‘Where did she go?’ they’d ask. Would
anyone care?<o:p></o:p></div>
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In
that moment I made a rash decision: I had to act, I couldn’t just stand on the
outside looking in. Ava didn’t own the rights to Olivia’s death, and it wasn’t
fair she was using Olivia’s passing to get ahead. Not if I couldn’t use it,
too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I got
up from my desk, ignoring Georgette’s bleats – Jade, no, Jade, what are you
doing, Jade, come back here! – and pushed forward to her office.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I <span class="Italic">hated</span> that she had an office. I’d been at
the company for eight years and all David Stein had rewarded me with was an
area a few metres apart from the communal bullpen, opposite a woman who dressed
like a toddler and painted her face like a clown. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I
knocked twice at Ava’s closed door, my angry breath forming furious bullseyes
of condensation against the glass, and watched as her face fell when she saw it
was me. In that moment, the resentment I had for her swelled and I could
scarcely believe what I once saw in her as a friend. We used to have lunch
together, talk about the ways we could change the company for the better. We’d
been a sisterhood at one point. A unit. A team. But ever since Olivia had died
and David had taken Ava under his bony wing, favouring her over me in almost
every conceivable way despite her vastly inferior experience, the barriers
between us had started to stack up and, rather than help me, she relished in
every opportunity to kick me back. To make matters worse, David had put us both
up for the same job, a glittering promotion which I deserved tenfold over her:
Team Head. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So,
here I was. Fighting for my career.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I
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‘Is
everything OK?’ I asked, pushing my way into their clandestine one-to-one. ‘The
news about the inquest was pretty tough reading yesterday,’ I said
matter-of-factly, closing the door behind me. ‘Olivia would have hated
everything being so public.’<o:p></o:p></div>
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‘Jade,
could you give us a moment?’ Ava asked curtly, brushing me off.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There
she went again, acting as if there was no way I could possibly have been
affected by Olivia’s death. It was like she didn’t even remember what we went
through together.<o:p></o:p></div>
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‘It’s
just—’ <o:p></o:p></div>
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‘We’re
fine, thank you Jade,’ she repeated, raising her voice.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Before
I could speak again, David spat out a rhetorical question aimed at me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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‘Jade
– do you mind?’ <o:p></o:p></div>
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His
words hit like a punch to the gut and my cheeks blazed. Embarrassment opened
its mouth and swallowed me whole. I hadn’t expected David to be so rude. Had
Ava been busy poisoning him against me? Nevertheless, I didn’t need telling
twice and I left in a hurry, floored once again by how Ava had managed to turn
an inquest into a way to get ahead at work. I skulked, defeated, back to my
desk. <o:p></o:p></div>
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‘Jade,
what were you thinki—’<o:p></o:p></div>
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I cut
Georgette off. ‘I don’t want to talk about it.’ <o:p></o:p></div>
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I sat
down, staring straight ahead at nothing in particular, unblinking, thinking. I
was supposed to be Team Head this year. That was the plan. That had always been
the plan. But since Ava had turned up it was as though my years of loyal
servitude to this company had all been for nothing: not now a blonde-haired
damsel-in-distress with less experience than a toilet brush and the
constitution of a ferret had entered the fray. No, I couldn’t let it happen. I
had to do something, I had to stop this situation running away from me, I had
to reverse the trend, put myself back into the ring. Play dirty, just the way
Ava was with me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Can you truly forgive and forget?<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></b></div>
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Henry have been best friends forever. They've been through the highs and lows
of life with each other by their sides. The worst? When Henry's wife, and
Ambri's sister, died. Together, they can face it all. Until one night destroys
everything.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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after he stepped out of it Henry walks back into Ambri's life and she's more
than a little shocked. But as old friends fall into even older habits they need
to decide whether they can forget the past and embrace their future.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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for fans of Nicholas Sparks, Jodi Picoult and Anna Bell.</i></span></span></b><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Last Dance by Aimee Brown is a book which really
surprised me. Not knowing anything about the writer I was expecting just an
ordinary romance novel, but this is way beyond that, and I really loved it. The
sizzling chemistry between Ambri and Henry is on every page and really makes
this a believable romance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ambri and Henri have been best friends for eleven years and
they’ve grown up knowing everything about each other. When Rory, Ambri’s sister
and Henri’s wife dies of cancer everything changes. The two grow closer as they
support each other through their own emotional trauma at losing someone so
close. One night their relationship takes a dramatic turn which leaves Henry
racked with guilt and running off to L.A. and Ambri left heart-broken.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two years later and Henry’s back in town with his new
girlfriend and he knows its time to heal old wounds and try and mend his broken
bridges. Ambri’s still angry with Henry, who wouldn’t be, so its going to be
tough for Henry to win back her trust but surely when two people belong in each
other lives they’ll find away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I warmed to Ambri instantly, she’s so down to earth and
cares about her friends immensely, so much so she loses her job defending one
of them. I loved that she adored food and could never make her mind up what to
order, I so wish I had enough confidence (and money) to order two meals
whenever I went out so I could try more dishes. She felt very real to me as her
flaws are shown throughout the book and its obvious, she’s coasting along in
life like most of us with no real plan or direction, just doing what feels right.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted to dislike Henry so much, who does what he did to
his best friend on her birthday and then leaves her life completely for two
years. But Henry’s a likable character and somehow, he won me over. I think
this is because Aimee Brown has chosen to write The Last Dance from both Ambri
and Henry’s views, so we get their take on each event, which I feel was a clever
way of writing this book as it adds to the emotions. Things don’t always go to
plan when they’re together and its great to read about what happened from their
differing perspectives. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved all the interaction in this book, between both Henry
and Ambria and their friends Ben and Claire. The have such a close bond realistic
bond between the four of them its easy to see they’ve spent a lot of time together
as old jokes and memories pass easily between them all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have loved reading The Last Dance and discovering Aimee
Brown as an author, she has a real talent for creating a believable but also magical
romantic tale which I highly recommend to any romance fans out there. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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copy to review honestly and inviting me to be part of this blog tour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background: white;">Aimee
Brown is a writer of romantic comedies set in Portland, Oregon, and an avid
reader. She spends much of her time writing, raising three teenagers,
binge-watching shows on Netflix and obsessively cleaning and redecorating her
house. She’s fluent in sarcasm and has been known to utter profanities like
she’s competing for a medal. Aimee grew up in Oregon, but is now a transplant
living in cold Montana with her husband of twenty years, three teenage
children, and far too many pets. She is a lot older than she looks and yes,
that is a tattoo across her chest. (In the Portlandia spirit, yes, I lived many
years in PDX and I do indeed have a bird tattooed on me (2!)) Aimee is very
active on social media. You can find her at any of the networks below. Stop by and
say hello! </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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That Thing She Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17803163203902753377noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626775455345964626.post-14709694833964894952019-05-01T09:44:00.000+01:002019-05-01T09:44:59.849+01:00Blog Tour Review: Coming Home to Wishington Bay by Maxine Morrey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Published: 1st May 2019</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">Home is where the heart is…</span><span style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Holly doesn’t have time for a holiday this year. But when her
job threatens to send her over the brink, her boss insists she take a
sabbatical. So she packs her bags and escapes to her beloved grandmother Gigi’s
house on Wishington Bay, which has sat empty since Gigi passed away.<br />
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But Holly’s dreams of a coastal escape take an unexpected turn. Holly didn’t
expect to spend time with any man this summer – let alone an Aussie Adonis…but
when she meets her next door neighbour Gabe and his little dog Bryan, it’s
clear her quiet summer of strolling along the sand and wandering through the
seaside village’s tiny streets on her own will come with a hefty dose of
distraction.<br />
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With a summer to fill and Gigi’s wonderful and surprising house to sort
through, Holly knew it would be a summer packed with old memories. She just
didn’t expect to make so many new ones…<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Coming
Home to Wishington Bay is the new gorgeous uplifting rom-com from Maxine
Morrey, perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan and Tilly Tennant!</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coming Home to Wishington Bay is another gem of a book by
Maxine Morrey, I love how she never fails to make me smile when reading any of
her books and this one is no exception. It may be a predictable romance; but I
just loved following Holly on her journey on how to relax and let the romance
flow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Holly is a self-confessed workaholic who hasn’t taken a
holiday in years. After her latest panic attack sees her sliding down her bosses’
desk into a heap, she’s forced to take the summer off or she’ll have no job.
Reluctantly Holly heads to Wishington Bay to the house she was left by her late
grandmother Gigi. Filled with happy memories from her childhood Holly’s
overcome with sadness that she didn’t spend as much time with Gigi as she could
have. After an unexpected exposé with neighbour Gabe the two strike up
a firm friendship that soon has the makings of becoming the romance Gigi was
hoping for Holly, but will Holly relax enough to let it happen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was such a joy to read Holly was a great character with
such a great creative streak once she learned to switch off from her job and did
thing that made her happy. I loved the easy banter she has with Gabe almost instantly
and them chemistry between them sizzles away slowly throughout the book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We never actually meet Gigi in the book but I loved how
through Holly exploring her old belongings and sharing memories with Ned, Carrie
and Gabe that we really got a feel for what a wonderful woman she must have
been with so much love to give out to those she cared about, she reminded me a
lot of my own grandma. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even though I’m not a dog fan little Bryan was one of the
highlights of this book, every-time he was mentioned curling up with Pete the
Prawn I just got a huge smile on my face imagining how cute he must have looked…..feel
free to run into my house anytime Bryan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a great novel which I highly recommend about letting
go of stress and finding out truly what makes you happy in the most perfect of
settings….Wishington Bay.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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review and to Rachel’s Random resources for inviting me to be part of the blog
tour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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can remember and wrote her first (very short) book for school when she was ten.<br />
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As time went by, she continued to write, but 'normal' work often got in the
way. She has written articles on a variety of subjects, as well as a local
history book on Brighton. However, novels are her first love. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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'Write Christmas' competition with her first romantic comedy, 'Winter's
Fairytale'.<br />
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Maxine lives on the south coast of England, and when not wrangling with words
loves to read, sew and listen to podcasts. Being a fan of tea and cake, she can
(should!) also be found doing something vaguely physical at the gym.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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she leaves the big city for a quaint midwestern town, the future feels less frightening
with her best friend, Shelby, by her side. After landing a job in the local
fresh market and the attentions of a handsome architect, she may yet learn to
heal old scars…<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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of community, but wishes small-town life wasn’t so lonely. After packing up all
she could salvage from her painful past, she endures more than her fair share
of bumps on the winding road to recovery. Afraid her heart may be too damaged
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chance romance, then you’ll love Deborah King’s empowering saga.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Janna and Shelby move to Cologne for a new start after their
failed marriages. Janna’s secured them both jobs as co-mangers of new grocery
store New Age Grocery, the first step in their plan for their shared big dream.
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Janna buries her heartache in her work with her
determination to make New Age Grocery a success and by studying for a degree in
business and marketing in her spare time. Shelby on the other hand uses late nights
and plenty of drink to help her through her own heartache.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The last thing Janna wants is anew relationship but when she
meets Richard she can’t help but be attracted to him and its not long before
she’s falling in love with him. The story unfolds with alternating chapters
between Janna and Richard, so I feel it’s a bit misleading when its portrayed
as a story about two best friends as all I really learnt about Shelby was that
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I didn’t feel a strong connection to Janna, I don’t know why
really as she’s very driven and makes a great manager who really seems to value
the opinions of both her staff and customers. I didn’t find the romance between
Janna and Richard to be believable. There seemed to be too many barriers
between them, and I felt there was a lack of chemistry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One thing I did really enjoy about this book was the
descriptions of the New Age Grocery. This place seemed like a food lovers
heaven with all its different departments and food available. I love the idea
of the anti-pasti platters to go with the wines.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With both Janna and Todd’s mothers suffering from Alzheimer’s
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The book didn’t end quite how I expected given it is the
first in a new series. The last couple of chapters felt very rushed and
included things which I was expecting to happen later in the series. So it will
be interesting to see what happens in the next book, hopefully we’ll find out
more about Shelby.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was inspired to pursue her dreams due to her mother’s death from early onset
Alzheimer’s disease. She has the unique ability to read people and tackle
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women’s fiction. After raising two children, working with a not-for-profit
wildlife rescue organization, and reading too many books to count, she retired
from her personal training and weight management business to follow her dream
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three years in a rural setting. She lives in Missouri with her supportive
husband, two rescue cats, who believe they’re dogs, her mini fitness store, and
her eclectic collection of books.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Published: 16th April 2019</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pages: 367</span></div>
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announced a baby girl is born. Little do people know that she's going to grow
up to rule the streets of Battersea. From a family steeped in poverty the only
way to survive is with street smarts. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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for a living, a grandmother who’s a woman of the night and a mother long dead,
Georgina was never in for an easy life. But after a tragic event left her
father shaken he makes a decision that will change the course of all their
lives – to raise Georgina as George, ensuring her safety but marking the start
of her life of crime… </i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trickster is the debut novel from Sam Michaels set in the
gritty crime-ridden streets of Battersea just as World War One is breaking out
and follows the story of Georgina Garrett.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Georgina didn’t have the best start in life as her mother
dies when she was born and then she was kidnapped as a toddler and abused.
After that her dad decided she was safer to be brought up as a boy and follow
him into the thieving trade. George as she then became was tough and took no
nonsense from anyone, even the local bully Billy Wilcox and his gang. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The story follows George through her life until her early
twenties during this time she experience many brushes with the law, threats
from Billy Wilcox and even heartache as she watches her best friend Molly
Mimple suffer in squalor, but George emerges a strong, smart and ruthless young
women who has learnt to hide her emotional scars from those she cares about.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sam Michaels has done a great job capturing the realism of
this time period. It was a harsh time for the poor of London, often resorting
to prostitution and thieving just to survive. The fear people had of heavy gangs
such as the Wilcox’s and equally the police resonates throughout the book. For
this reason, I did find this a tough book for me to read as it deals with many
sensitive subjects such as domestic abuse, rape, child abuse and murder which
are written about in enough detail to make me feel squeamish on more than one occasion.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I enjoyed reading this book and seeing how George developed as
a character. I was thrown by the last few chapters where she suddenly decides
to become Georgina again and finds herself a love interest. I did feel some of
her rough and ready attitude melted away in his presence and was very out of
character, perhaps this is a storyline which will develop in the next book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will take Georgina next as I felt Trickster ended with a dramatic conclusion
for all the characters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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writing for years <i>Trickster</i> is her
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<br />That Thing She Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17803163203902753377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626775455345964626.post-86342880970169145852019-04-26T08:52:00.001+01:002019-04-26T08:52:52.486+01:00Blog Tour Review: Bridesmaids by Zara Stoneley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Published: 26th April 2019</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Meet <strong>Rachel</strong>, the beautiful bride with BIG plans for the
perfect day! The venue is a castle and the dress is designer. It’s just a
shame her husband is a rat.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><strong>Maddie</strong> and <strong>Sally</strong> have
only one thing in common – they both love the same man!<br />
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<strong>Beth</strong> is
a newly single mum with a mystery baby daddy. Surely the father isn’t
someone the girls all know?<br />
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And then there’s <strong>Jane</strong>, the glue holding them all together, but
being dumped doesn’t make her the happiest bridesmaid…especially with gorgeous
flatmate Freddie complicating things.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Will the bride say, ‘I Do!’? Or will her
bridesmaids save the day…and find love along the way? <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having read many books by Zara Stoneley and loving them all
I’m getting cautious when she releases a new one just in case this is the once
which disappoints me, but luckily for all us readers she’s done it again and created
another fantastic story which will have you hooked and laughing from the start.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jane is still getting over being jilted on her hen-do by fiancé
Andy, so when her best-friend Rachel announces she’s getting married Jane’s not
as thrilled as she should be. To make things worse Rachel’s soon to be husband Michael
has previously cheated on Rachel, but she doesn’t know yet. She Jane confess
what she knows, she’s not sure and things get even more complicated when Rachel
asks Jane to be the “barrier” bridesmaid between old school friends Sally and
Maddie who have their own romantic problems. Throw in flatmate Freddie who Jane
thinking about in ways that are far too friendly and you have a whirlwind of
romantic bubbles about to burst.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved Jane right from the start and her ability to not
quite get the point and turn simple mis-understandings into chaos, but that’s why
she’s so adorable so has no clue she’s doing it. As she works out her feeling for
both Andy and Freddie, she also realises she’s talented and confident enough to
give annoying Instagram wannabe Coral the push and lead her own life, yay you
go girl!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On a side note if anyone knows where I can get a man like
Jack send him my way. He must be one of the most caring and lovely guys out there,
no wonder he had two women madly in love with him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the very first scene of this book I knew I was going to
love it. Jane trying to get Instagram photos with lipstick, apples and kittens
and the whole think descended in to chaos and started me laughing which didn’t
stop until the end. There are so many twists and turns and complications
between the bridesmaids and their partners that I wonder how even Ms Stoneley
managed to follow who was doing what with whom. I loved it, full on fun from
the very beginning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bridesmaids is a hilarious and heart-warming tale of
friendships and love which is a must-read book for this summer. Once again Zara
Stoneley has proved her place on my favourite author list so thank you Zara, I
know this is one of those books I will again and again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Born in a small village in the UK, she wanted to
be a female James Herriot, a spy, or an author when she grew up. After many
(many) years, and many different jobs, her dream of writing a bestseller came
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">She writes about friendship, dreams, love, and
happy ever afters, and hopes that her tales make you laugh a lot, cry a little,
and occasionally say 'ahhh'.</span><br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Zara now lives in a Cheshire village with her
family, a lively cockapoo called Harry, and a very bossy (and slightly evil)
cat called Saffron.</span><br />
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Cancels Christmas', 'The Wedding Date', 'The Holiday Swap', 'Summer with the
Country Village Vet', 'Blackberry Picking at Jasmine Cottage' and the popular
Tippermere series - 'Stable Mates', 'Country Affairs' and 'Country Rivals'.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Website: <a href="http://www.zarastoneley.com/">http://www.zarastoneley.com</a><br />
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ZaraStoneley">@ZaraStoneley</a><br />
Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ZaraStoneley">http://www.facebook.com/ZaraStoneley</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><br /></u>That Thing She Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17803163203902753377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6626775455345964626.post-36180375051771509392019-04-20T09:34:00.000+01:002019-04-20T09:34:17.328+01:00Blog Tour Review: One Last Summer by Victoria Connelly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One Last Summer by Victoria Connelly</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Published: 5th February 2019</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Publisher: Lake Union Publishing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pages: 296</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Available in Ppaerback and on Kindle</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Last-Summer-Victoria-Connelly-ebook/dp/B07G38S71K/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1555744102&sr=8-1"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Order now from Amazon</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rating: 5/5</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>They have the whole summer ahead of them. Is it enough to rekindle the
friendship they once shared?<o:p></o:p></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Harriet
Greenleaf dreams of spending the summer in a beautiful ancient priory on the
Somerset coast with her two best friends—but her dream is bittersweet. On the
one hand, it’s a chance to reconnect three lives that have drifted apart; on
the other, she has a devastating secret to share that will change everything
between them forever.<o:p></o:p></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>First to
arrive is Audrey—the workaholic who’s heading for a heart attack unless she
slows down and makes time for herself. Then Lisa, the happy-go-lucky flirt
who’s always struggled to commit to anyone—or anything. Ever the optimist, can
Harriet remind them of the joy in their lives and the importance of celebrating
good friendship before it’s gone?<o:p></o:p></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Through the
highs and lows of a long, glorious summer, these three women will rediscover
what it means to be there for each other—before they face the hardest of
goodbyes.</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Surprisingly, One Last Summer is the first novel I’ve read
by Victoria Connelly and judging by this one I need to go and read more of her
books as this one was truly wonderful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Harriet has booked a priory to stay in with her friends Audrey
and Lisa. After spending six years apart Harriet knows its time to bring her
friends together again for what will be her last summer. Together they
reminisce about their past lives, until Harrie drops her bombshell on them,
that she has terminal cancer and only a few months left. This rocks their
friendship but ultimately leaves them stronger than ever and Audrey and Lisa
question what they will do with their futures.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My overall feeling after reading One Last Summer is what an incredibly
talented writer Victoria Connelly is. I’ve been lucky enough to not experience the
effects of cancer too closely, but her words seem to perfectly encapsulate all
the feelings and emotions people would go through when dealing with the news a
loved one is going to die. The writing is sensitive, realistic and thought-provoking
but despite such a sad subject matter I was left feeling very uplifted. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a story of loss and illness but its also a story of
love, family and friendships and most of all, living life and enjoying the
simple things in life like the feel of rain on your face or the taste of the
most perfect birthday cake. I can highly recommend this book as it totally
hooked me and I ended up reading it in one night as I couldn’t tear myself
away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you so much to the publishers and Rachel’s Random
Resources for sending me a copy to review and introducing me to a new author
whose writing I adore and cannot wait to read more from. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About the Author</span></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Victoria
Connelly studied English literature at Worcester University, got married in a
medieval castle in the Yorkshire Dales and now lives in rural Suffolk with her
artist husband, a young springer spaniel and a flock of ex-battery hens.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She is the
author of two bestselling series, Austen Addicts and The Book Lovers, as well
as many other novels and novellas. Her first published novel, <i>Flights of
Angels</i>, was made into a film in 2008 by Ziegler Films in Germany. <i>The
Runaway Actress</i> was shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s
Romantic Comedy Novel award.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ms Connelly
loves books, films, walking, historic buildings and animals. If she isn’t at her
keyboard writing, she can usually be found in her garden, with either a trowel
in her hand or a hen on her lap.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her website
is www.victoriaconnelly.com, and readers can follow her on Twitter
@VictoriaDarcy and on Instagram @VictoriaConnellyAuthor.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Twitter: </b><a href="https://twitter.com/VictoriaDarcy">@VictoriaDarcy</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>UK - </b><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Last-Summer-Victoria-Connelly-ebook/dp/B07G38S71K">https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Last-Summer-Victoria-Connelly-ebook/dp/B07G38S71K</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>US - </b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/One-Last-Summer-Victoria-Connelly-ebook/dp/B07G38S71K">https://www.amazon.com/One-Last-Summer-Victoria-Connelly-ebook/dp/B07G38S71K</a></span> <o:p></o:p></div>
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