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Cathy
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Avid reader 📚📚
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#SundayStills ~ Having Fun With Photo #Editing #DigitalArt #Photography

These are some of my edits using various effects.

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February 29, 2024 at 4:28 PM
#bookreview

An intricate, well crafted and solid police procedural, beautifully written and characterised, full of atmosphere. The main characters have developed throughout the series and are completely believable and engaging.

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February 29, 2024 at 4:25 PM
January 28, 2024 at 9:48 PM
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My review of Kindred a genealogical mystery from Nazi Germany lizannelloyd.wordpress.com/2024/01/23/k...
January 24, 2024 at 2:57 PM

#BookReview #HistoricalFfction

The Huntress is a multi layered story with well defined and developing characters along with wonderfully atmospheric and descriptive prose, plus a very satisfying ending.

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January 24, 2024 at 9:33 PM
#SundayStills Monthly Colour Challenge #Aquamarine

Welcome to the Sunday Stills Monthly Colour Challenge hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt.

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January 24, 2024 at 9:29 PM
#SundayStills ~ My Year-in-Review 2023 (part one) #lookingback #photos

This week and next will be a look back at 2023 in photos. This post covers January to June. Do check it out :)

January...

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January 1, 2024 at 12:25 PM
December 29, 2023 at 3:38 PM
The friends’ usual bookish summer break had to be postponed, so Erica has put forward the idea of a Christmas break in Vermont at the Maple Sugar Inn. Unbeknownst to Anna and Claudia, Erica has her reasons for the suggested venue...

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December 29, 2023 at 3:07 PM
#BookReview #HistoricalFiction

A ‘sliding doors’ concept which shows alternating timelines...
A wonderfully compelling tale with a very satisfactory ending. I loved it!

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December 22, 2023 at 5:23 PM
A perfect end to the day...
December 21, 2023 at 9:59 AM
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Candy Cane Stack
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I may or may not get round to posting again before Christmas but just in case I don't, Happy Christmas to all who celebrate it. 🎄
December 20, 2023 at 9:37 AM
#BookReview

Although the story is set around Christmas and there is romance involved, it’s very much in the background, the focus is on the characters as they navigate their lives through heartbreak, shock, second chances and re-evaluation.

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December 20, 2023 at 8:44 AM
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Almost at the end of my Festive #ThreeTwoOne features and today I'm welcoming Emylia Hall #author of The Harbour Lights Mystery | #ThomasAndMercer portobellobookblog.com/2023/12/18/f...
Festive #ThreeTwoOne with Emylia Hall #author of The Harbour Lights Mystery | @EmyliaHall @AmazonPub...
We're almost at the end of my Festive #ThreeTwoOne blogposts and so far I have featured 14 lovely authors and their Christmas books. If you have missed any, just put Festive #ThreeTwoOne in the search...
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December 18, 2023 at 8:37 AM
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Twisty, with a strong plot and a good focus on investigative techniques.I really enjoyed this debut novel

Dead Sweet by Katrín Júlíusdóttir trs Quentin Bates

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Dead Sweet by Katrín Júlíusdóttir trs Quentin Bates @katrinjul @graskeggur @OrendaBooks @RandomT...
Source: Review copy and special shiny purchased copy from Goldsborough BooksPublication: 7 December 2023 from Orenda BooksPP: 256ISBN-13: 978-1914585999 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy f...
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December 14, 2023 at 11:21 PM
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New #review - Secrets Typed in Blood by Stephen Spotswood - out now from Headline, another gorgeous Pentecost and Parker detective story set in 40s New York. So good!

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December 14, 2023 at 7:44 PM
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Delighted to share a publication day festive #ThreeTwoOne with Val Penny #author of Hunter's Christmas | portobellobookblog.com/2023/12/15/f...
Festive #ThreeTwoOne with Val Penny #author of Hunter’s Christmas | @ValeriePenny @SpellboundBks
When I spotted that Val Penny had a book of short stories coming out called Hunter's Christmas, I knew I had to invite her to take part in my Festive #ThreeTwoOne feature. Luckily, she agreed to take ...
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December 15, 2023 at 8:39 AM
It Always Snows on Mistletoe Square is a delightfully endearing, well written story with a nod to a classic Christmas movie. Definitely recommended if you enjoy Christmas themed stories with a difference.

Check it out here bit.ly/3RspC8l

#BookReview
#MagicalRealism
#ContemporaryFiction
#Romance
December 16, 2023 at 9:50 PM
#SundayStills monthly colour challenge for December is #red and #green

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Here are some of my choices
December 11, 2023 at 2:05 PM
A Week of #Flowers 2023 ~ Day 7 #Nature #Gardening

Day 7 and the final day of Cathy’s yearly ‘A Week of Flowers’ challenge. It’s been a lovely way to brighten up this first week of December, showcasing the wonderfully colourful blooms of summer

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December 7, 2023 at 12:04 PM
Today I have a review for The Price of Atonement by Mae Clair (betweenthelinesbookblog.com/2023/12/07/t...)
The Price of Atonement is set in 1887. There are confrontations and secrets uncovered in a remote and atmospheric area of the Pacific North West...

#HistFic #GhostStory #BookReview
December 7, 2023 at 11:57 AM
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*NEW BLOG POST*

My review of The Wiregrass by Adrian Hyland is live on #damppebbles!

An intelligent, assuredly written police procedural that has both heart and grit. Delivers on all counts.

Check out my review...
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December 6, 2023 at 9:39 AM
Day 6 of Cathy at wordsandherbs.wordpress.com yearly ‘A Week of Flowers’ challenge. A lovely way to brighten up this first week of December, showcasing the colourful blooms of summer. 

The bees and butterflies love the lavender The other photo is ornamental cherry tree blossom.
December 6, 2023 at 10:40 AM
Today on the blog I have an #extract from The Silent House of Sleep ( A Dr Jack Cuthbert Mystery) by Allan Gaw...

This extract is from the opening of chapter three where we learn of the discovery of a body in a shallow grave two months after the disappearance of the law student, Freddie Dawson...
December 6, 2023 at 10:02 AM