🌟 Bookstagram Tour Announcement 🌟 Second Soul by Corwin Michaels 📅 14th – 16th November We’re thrilled to be partnering with HearthTales Publishing and author Corwin Michaels for an exciting Bookstagram tour celebrating Second Soul — the first thrilling instalment in The Dreamon War Saga! This young adult fantasy adventure blends powerful world-building with heartfelt emotion, following one boy’s journey from innocence to destiny in a land haunted by nightmares. Fans of coming-of-age fantasy and richly layered storytelling will love stepping into the world of Alvar. 📚 Tour Info…

Breaking His Rules by VH Nicholson 13th – 15th November Genre: Steamy/sexy | Spicy romance | Billionaire romance Pages: 296 Publisher: Boldwood Books  | @VHNicholsonAuthor  @BoldwoodEverAfter Blurb Paige: One night. One stranger. One mistake I can't forget… Max Hart is the last man on earth I’d ever want. We’re usually fighting it out on opposing sides of the courtroom, not diving headfirst into an illicit affair. I didn’t realize it was him when I let my inhibitions drop. Dating in the dark was meant to be anonymous, a thrill, and a way to escape my life for one night.

Falling on Southport by M. J. Slater 11th – 17th November Genre: Romance | Suspense | Pages: 225 Publisher: The Wild Rose Press, Inc  | @M.J.Slater  @TheWildRosePress Blurb Perfect marriage. Prestigious family. Political privilege. Abigail Lethican’s world unravels when her husband admits to infidelity. Reeling from his betrayal, she follows him—only to become the prime suspect when he turns up dead. With her trial looming and the media circling, she finds an unexpected ally in her handsome and enigmatic neighbor. As they search for the truth, Abigail discovers her husband's polished facade concealed a maze of dangerous secrets.

Dead and Gone by Kerry Watts (A DI Brodie Fraser Crime Thriller) 11th – 17th November Genre: Psychological thriller | Crime | Thriller | Scottish crime fictionPublisher: Embla Books  |  @authoraj66   @EmblaBooks  @BonnierBooks_UK Blurb One murder. Two bodies. A chilling island secret . . . Detective Fraser Brodie is at a grisly crime scene on the Isle of Harris. Local aristocrat Lord Edward Devlin has been brutally murdered, his skull bashed in. The violent and bloody scene is all the more shocking for the fact that the victim was eighty.

A Most Curious Christmas by Katherine Black 11th – 22nd November Genre: Mystery | Cosy Crime | 16+  Publisher: Bloodhound Books |  @KJBlack71  @Bloodhound.Books Christmas in Blackheath has never been bloodier… May Morrigan was hoping for mulled wine and minimal drama this festive season. But when your eccentric mother asks you to hide a bloody knife, your estranged twin sister moves in, and your housemate is staging a chaotic pantomime starring a washed-up TV actor with a stalker... a quiet Christmas is off the cards. When a string of mysterious stabbings shatters the peace on the heath, May finds herself sleuthing through a flurry of secrets involving long-lost babies, pantomime politics, and more than one case of mistaken identity.

The Sound of Violet by Allen Wolf (10th Anniversary Edition) 10th – 14th November Genre: Contemporary romance | Contemporary | Romance Pages: 319  Publisher: Morning Star Publishing |  @TheAllenWolf  @Morning.Star.Media Blurb He longs for love; she fears it. Shawn dreams of finding a lifelong relationship, but only finds frustration—until he meets Violet, a beautiful, mysterious woman who sees past his autism to the man within. From the moment their eyes first lock, something sparks. But behind Violet's quiet smile lies a world of pain. Trapped in a life of exploitation, she's learned that closeness brings danger.

The Sound of Violet by Allen Wolf (10th Anniversary Edition) 10th – 21st November Genre: Contemporary romance | Contemporary | Romance Pages: 319 Publisher: Morning Star Publishing |  @TheAllenWolf  @Morning.Star.Media He longs for love; she fears it. Shawn dreams of finding a lifelong relationship, but only finds frustration—until he meets Violet, a beautiful, mysterious woman who sees past his autism to the man within. From the moment their eyes first lock, something sparks. But behind Violet's quiet smile lies a world of pain. Trapped in a life of exploitation, she's learned that closeness brings danger.

The Orchid Hunter’s Daughter by Jane Anderson (Innerpeffray, The Scottish Library Series Book One) 11th – 17th November Genre: Historical fiction @Jane.S.Anderson.Writer The Orchid Hunter’s Daughter — Scottish Library Series Book One — — In 1867 Scotland, sixteen-year-old Iris Finlay's world shatters when her grief-stricken father abandons his ministry and departs for Ecuador on a plant-hunting expedition. Sent to live with her aunt at Drummond Castle, Iris finds solace in a Innerpeffray Library and an unexpected friendship with talented artist Annie Cooper. She hatches a plan for independence through their joint botany publication.

Code Red by Ben Baldwin, A Sam Taylor Thriller book 1 10th – 14th November Genre: Crime | Thriller | Action Pages: 306 Publisher: Bloodhound Books | @BenBaldwinWriting @Bloodhound.Books Blurb This time it’s personal… Twelve months ago, maverick Government Officer Sam Taylor was shot and left for dead while investigating a black-market organisation. Now his shooter, a mysterious and beautiful agent, has been found dead in Amsterdam. Sent back to identify the body, Sam is reunited with old acquaintances. He’s then introduced to the lead of the investigation, Interpol agent Karl Vogt, a man with his own agenda.

Witchcraft & Fury by T.T. Greenshaw (Chronicles of the Divided Isle, Book One) 10th – 23rd November Genre: Fantasy Pages: 368 Publisher: Roaming Mage Books |  @T.T.Greenshaw Solar Carpenter is the first girl to study magic in a hundred years. Her story will shake a kingdom. For over a century, only high-born men have wielded magic in Ashwood. The nobility’s youngest sons are taught by the kingdom’s wizards in roving magic encampments. Witchcraft is forbidden, and the women who practise it persecuted. Yet change is coming. Solar Carpenter, a girl providing for her family any way she can, is plucked from her life of menial work and petty theft to study at an elite encampment.

We Shall Pass by Clifford Thurlow 10th – 14th November Genre: Historical | Historical Romance Pages: 322Publisher: Luath Press | @Clifford.Thurlow @LuathPress Blurb 1936. Spain erupts in civil war. The Republic forms an International Brigade and calls for volunteers to combat a Nationalist uprising led by General Franco. After his best friend Jimmy is killed by a police baton on a hunger march to London, Glaswegian Robbie Gillan has a fist fight with the mortician. The police are called and sympathetic nurse Alice Sheridan gives Robbie £5 when he tells her he wants to join the battle in Spain…

📚 Tour Info – Phoenix RisingPhoenix Rising (The Elementalists, Book 1) by Ephie and Celia Risho10th - 14th NovemberGenre: Children’s / YAAge Range: 8–15Page Count: 334 @EphieRisho When a flying creature suddenly sets fire to their home, the villagers scramble to help. But for Amber, a twelve-year old daydreamer, it’s just the beginning. At the urging of the mischievous pixies, she decides to risk everything in search for answers.

The Missing Corpse by Yasin Kakande 7th – 13th November Genre: Crime | Thriller Publisher: Black Writers Ink LLC | @Yasikak Blurb The president is dead. His son is pretending he’s not. And the corpse? Well, that’s missing. When the CIA sniffs out whispers that an African general—who also happens to be the president’s darling son—may have murdered dear old dad and stashed the body like last week’s leftovers, they send in their best bloodhound: Agent Shawn Wayles.

The Stolen Children of War by Jina Bacarr 10th – 12th November Genre: Historical romance | Romance Pages: 335 Publisher: Boldwood Books | @JinaBacarr @TheBoldBookClub Blurb It is 1943 in Nazi-occupied Paris, and nobody is safe. Nobody, except perhaps one small group of people, who’ve always existed outside the law… At Le Cirque Casini, the trapeze artists still fly. The strong men still perform amazing feats.

I’m delighted to be joined by Marjory McGinn today, author of The Greek Proposal. The Greek Proposal was published in September and available now in paperback and digital editions: full detai…

Book Description: From the no.1 New York Times bestselling author of the genre-breaking international TikTok sensation Butcher & Blackbird and Leather & Lark comes the final book in the Rui…

Today marks the official publication day for Murders at the Black Abbey Towers by Gina Kirkham. I say official, because it seems that Amazon jumped the gun with the paperback and that’s alrea…

It’s another of the Kew Gardens collection books from Welbeck for review today as I’m taking a look at Kew: The Psychedelic Garden by Sandra Lawrence thanks to lovely Isabelle Wilson at Headline wh…

What am I currently reading? I’m reading A Kiss to Stop A Wedding by Sarah Mallory and enjoying this Regency romance. I’ve nearly finished listening to The High Tide Murder by Emylia Ha…

I never normally read Christmas books or have them on the blog before November at the earliest but when lovely Sara-Jade at Simon & Schuster got in touch about Milly Johnson’s new festive…

The Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd is the same age as my marriage so when Gaby Jerrard sent me the brand new 42nd anniversary edition I couldn’t have been happier. It’s my pleasure…

Book Description: Can a kiss under the mistletoe lead to something more?Erin Grant has worked hard to build a life she loves. With a wonderfully quirky flat in London, a supportive group of friends…

I’m delighted to be joined by Peter Rowlands today, author of A Knock at the Door. A Knock at the Door was published in 2023 and available in paperback and for e-readers: full details below. …

Silent Bones by Val McDermid is the latest Karen Pirie thriller and is described as 'gripping and fiendishly clever'

It was my absolute pleasure to hear Justin Myers speak at the Romance Festival in Manchester a few weeks ago where he was so witty and engaging. Consequently I was thrilled to receive a signed copy…