Drama

To The Lions: Holly Watt takes no prisoners in Dagger winner

To The Lions: Holly Watt takes no prisoners in Dagger winner

Former journalist Holly Watt’s hard-hitting thriller To The Lions, is the first in her Casey Benedict series and winner of the 2019 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger. Read on for our full review. To The Lions Synopsis Time, Sunday Times, Telegraph & Guardian…

The Switch, Book Review: Beth O’Leary’s feisty charmer

The Switch, Book Review: Beth O’Leary’s feisty charmer

The Switch, book two from Beth O’Leary, is dramatic fiction with charming gusto from the quirkiest of premises. Read on for our full review. The Switch Book Summary Eileen is sick of being 79.Leena’s tired of life in her twenties.Maybe…

The Deceptions: Q&A with author Suzanne Leal

The Deceptions: Q&A with author Suzanne Leal

Today we welcome bestselling author Suzanne Leal to discuss her new release The Deceptions (Allen&Unwin), a searing, compassionate tale of love and duplicity-and family secrets better left buried – fiction inspired by a true story of wartime betrayal. Q&A with Suzanne Leal…

Caroline James on Hattie Goes to Hollywood + Giveaway

Caroline James on Hattie Goes to Hollywood + Giveaway

Today we welcome author Caroline James to discuss her book Hattie Goes to Hollywood, the first in a new series of crime mysteries. Plus, Caroline is generously offering 5 ebook copies for worldwide giveaway! Hattie Goes To Hollywood was a change of direction for…

The Origin of Me by Bernard Gallate, Book Review: Quirky charm

The Origin of Me by Bernard Gallate, Book Review: Quirky charm

Bernard Gallate’s The Origin of Me is a memorably quirky and modern coming-of-age novel come historical mystery. The Origin of Me Synopsis A beguilingly original and satirical debut novel of friendships, imagination, and the bodies we live in Lincoln Locke’s fifteen-year-old…

Nicola May on The Gift of Cockleberry Bay, series final

Nicola May on The Gift of Cockleberry Bay, series final

The Gift of Cockleberry Bay… Nicola May discusses the third and final book in the #1 bestselling Cockleberry Bay series. I can personally recommend this series as I was thoroughly charmed by Book 1 The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay. It was a delightful…

HER PERFECT LIES by Lana Newton, Review: Engrossing read

HER PERFECT LIES by Lana Newton, Review: Engrossing read

Lana Newton’s Her Perfect Lies is a dark twisting web of lies that will hold fans of psychological drama and domestic thrillers captive. Her Perfect Lies Synopsis When Claire Wright wakes in hospital, she doesn’t recognise the person staring back at…

The Wife and the Widow, Book Review: White’s killer twist

The Wife and the Widow, Book Review: White’s killer twist

The Wife and the Widow by Christian White is a tale of psychological suspense in an atmospheric small-town setting, with a killer twist. Read on for my full review. The Wife and the Widow Synopsis Set against the backdrop of an eerie island…

Unconditional by Robert Glancy, Review: Deeply moving sequel

Unconditional by Robert Glancy, Review: Deeply moving sequel

Robert Glancy’s Unconditional is a funny yet also deeply moving sequel to his bestselling debut novel Terms & Conditions, about the power of love in all its forms. Unconditional Synopsis In Terms & Conditions, an amnesiac lawyer rebuilds his memory by…