An Opal Laplume Mystery Book 3 My Review: This is a festive, historical murder mysterySet in 1934 and starting with lighting a Christmas tree!Opal Laplume is staying at a castle for the festive seasonExpecting fun and laughter not death or possible treason!Sir Seamus' Christmas Eve ball has a fantastic reputation For being a brilliant festive sensation.

A Miss Underhay Mystery Book 22 My Review: For my copy of this brilliant read I say a huge thank youAs I share with you this, my honest review:Alice and Robert have bought Midwinter FarmThey're hoping it will be their home full of charm.A previous tenant disappeared years agoNo one knows where he might go.

My Review: For my copy of this book I say thank youAs I share with you this, my honest review:Sometimes we all need help to get back on trackHelping us move forward, not looking back.This story involves characters who that help needTo help them move forward with hope and love to succeed.A disappearing boyfriend adds to her angst now…

My Review: For my copy of this lovely read I say a big thank youAs I share with you this, my honest review:A fire, catastrophe, an accident, too,Leaves Marguerite having to do something new.An orphan who has been left with so little nowNeeds to make her way in life somehow.Adopting a pseudonym to hide her past…

BRAND NEW friends to lovers small town romance about the one who got away from Cissy Mecca for 2025 My Review: For my copy of this book I say a big thank youAs I share with you this, my honest review:Four men, one pact made years gone byTo remain single, or do their best to try. Two have succumbed already - will Beck do the same…

My Review: For my copy of this book I say a big thank youAs I share with you this, my honest review:What a great read this proved to beWith plenty of sauce and a murder mystery.Sam Mason is the Chief Inspector who is given the caseAnd a sauce factory is where the murder took place!

My Review: For my copy of this book I say a big thank youAs I share with you this, my honest review:Polly is endeavouring to follow her dreamsLeaving teaching in school, for her dream job it seems.However, nothing is quite how it purports to beWith a change in role and an ex colleague to see!

My Review: For my copy of this book, I say a huge thank youAs I share with you this, my honest review:Kitty is celebrating her 50th birthday following her dreamsNewly divorced she can do what she seems!Visiting India was always high on that listAnd this is an opportunity not to be missed!A chance encounter whilst staying there…

Val Costa Book 4 My Review: For my copy of this book I say a huge thank youAs I share with you this, my honest review:This is a seriously stressful crime thrillerInvolving Val Costa and a serial killer.She'd been rescued from him some time gone byBut getting her now he seems determined to try.With notes left showing the Bear's somewhere near…

My Review: For my copy of this book I say a huge thank youAs I share with you this, my honest review.So good to return to Glenbriar once moreTo reconnect with characters who I've come to adore.This time it is Scarlett Finch who is returning to stayAfter so many things didn't go her way.She went for a walk and was shocked to discover…

A Mercy McCarthy Mystery Book 4 My Review: For my copy of this book I say a huge thank youAs I share with you this, my honest review:Hickory, dickory dockThere's murder on the clockThe clock repairer's body spiedHas he survived or died?Hickory, dickory dock!When Mercy took her beloved mother's watch in to be mended…

My Review: For my copy of this fabulous read I say a huge thank you As I share with you this, my honest review:A dream role as Head of a prestigious schoolProves not to be quite so cool When her marriage ends after a shocking discovery Rowan escapes hoping for a speedy recovery. Returning to her childhood town once more…

My Review: For my copy of this book I say a huge thank youAs I share with you this, my honest review:In this series set in wartime England, this is the third book,I've enjoyed all three and hope you'll give them all a look!The Secret Detective Agency works for the government in all they doWith a feisty female protagonist and two unlikely allies, too!

My Review: For my copy of this book I say a huge thank youAs I share with you this, my honest review. What a heartwarming, festive readJust the kind I enjoy and need!Georgine’s life has hit an all time lowBut she’s determined that upwards is where it will go!She’s organising the Christmas show at the local school…

Title: The Devil Comes Calling Series: Detective Honeywell #3 Author: Annette Dashofy Publisher: Harper Collins, One More Chapter Published: November 7th, 2025 My Review: For my copy of this book I say a big thank youAs I share with you this my honest review. This is a crime thriller with an unexpected twistI thoroughly enjoyed it, though the earlier books I’ve missed.

My Review: For my copy of this brilliant read I say a huge thank you As I share with you here my honest review. So good to visit Pelican Crossing once moreTo catch up with familiar characters and meet some more. Returning feels like visiting close friends Ones with whom it’s a delight my time to spend. Lou Chalmers is living her dream…

My Review: For my copy of this fab read I say a huge thank you As I share with you this, my honest review:Her recent divorce, her life full of changes,She needs a fresh start as her life rearranges. She signs up to join a local art class 🎨🖌️🖼️Meeting there ladies who are full of sass!Invited to join some of the group travelling to Santorini 🇬🇷

My Review: Although this starts with a potential tragedy, Things work out well, as readers will see.The untimely death of her husband and his wakeAre the instigation of huge changes Jen's life will take.From the outside, all looked well with Jen's lifeFew were aware of her troubles and strife.Their twin teens were aware of her husband's ways…

My Review: Focusing on work till her life fell apart,Divorcing, collapsing, Sara needs a fresh start. Thinking a break at a five star spa would be greatShe books a month, what a twist of fate!Arriving in Norway 🇳🇴 she’s shocked to discover The Firefly resort is definitely something other!No luxurious accommodation, alcohol or chocolate treatsInstead there are only tasty vegan food there to eat.

My Review: Wedding plans, health worries, too,Changes in just what to do!As Hallowe’en is chosen for the big dayAnd a venue where ghosts may stay!The Little Duck Pond crew will do their bestAnd other friends help with the restBut when things happen that are getting strangerAre they all safe or are they in danger?

My Review: What a beautiful, heartwarming festive readJust the kind that I always need!With great characters, surprises and chancesAlong with a fabulous romance!A stranger arrives at Ivy's door, asking for aid,She shocks herself as plans are made.Why does she really want to help him now?Could they have a connection somehow?Snow, friendships - and nosey villagers, too,

Synopsis: In the spirit of Practical Magic and First Frost, a modern-day magic folk tale weaves a fantasy of love, secrets, spellbooks, and family bonds into evocative prose .... It's common knowledge in Duran Hill that some women in the Kinley family have certain gifts ... and certain curses ... running through their bloodlines. But for three sisters in all but name — Rachel, Juliette, and their cousin Sylvia — the ties that bind them close as ivy throughout their childhood are pulled apart in adolescence when both the gift and curse of that power is revealed between them.

My Review: A trip to New York could a dreamBut for these two, not all is as it might seem.He's endeavouring to hide away for a whileWhilst she's been invited to live in style.An airport encounter, an unexpected rescueA PR opportunity to make her dreams come true.But notoriety makes them both feel shyEven though romantic sparks may fly.

My Review: What a fun children's bookDefinitely worth taking more than a look!With jokes and much moreIt's a great read to explore!When her Mum spots an ad for an unusual petYasmin's Mum decides that's what she'll get.She didn't anticipate just what it would beAnd a vampire was a shock, I'm sure you'd agree!

Escape to Holly Berry Lodge in the Scottish Highlands. Join Mairi Fraser for the festive season, curl up next to a cosy fireplace with a warm mug of hot chocolate. And get ready to meet the one that got away…. My Review: What a heartwarming festive read this proved to beWith a second chance romance, snow and secret mystery.