tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39634711518835664832024-03-23T10:15:35.004+00:00The Comfy Chair - Book Reviews Just a girl who likes to get comfy and read books. Find me with my head in a book, with a big mug of tea - that is my happy place. Bringing you reviews and news. Jenn and The Comfy Chairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723516948610562296noreply@blogger.comBlogger371125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963471151883566483.post-35280382096815144912024-03-14T18:30:00.001+00:002024-03-14T18:30:00.128+00:00The Clarks Factory Girls at War - May Ellis<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYu8oaqhLnlNX93Ggpf6DK7fDyWlwprsnHHLR3RL0UkXGqkG81SnViO5PMtSGQNuI6uqYNBVb4BHvfE80WQMWxrJj_thxfLIJUEbFCpQmGf7jkmaQMzu8VigbkxbkaOAfrsvulxVY84XYA6OfbdJHlfjLG69EkyxcDucGfY8MyF76YR5haLMztDTbjH8/s700/The%20Clarks%20Factory%20Girls%20At%20War.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYu8oaqhLnlNX93Ggpf6DK7fDyWlwprsnHHLR3RL0UkXGqkG81SnViO5PMtSGQNuI6uqYNBVb4BHvfE80WQMWxrJj_thxfLIJUEbFCpQmGf7jkmaQMzu8VigbkxbkaOAfrsvulxVY84XYA6OfbdJHlfjLG69EkyxcDucGfY8MyF76YR5haLMztDTbjH8/w467-h184/The%20Clarks%20Factory%20Girls%20At%20War.png" width="467" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 11pt;">Can love blossom in times of trouble?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Life-long friends Louisa, Jeannie and Kate are following
in the footsteps of their families, working at the Clarks shoe factory.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But when Britain declares war on Germany, the Somerset
village of Street is shaken to its core. The Clarks factory is at the heart of
life in the village, but the Clark family are Quakers and pacifists. Before
long, there are fierce debates amongst the workers and tensions between those
who oppose the war and those who believe the village men should go to fight.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Each of the girls must decide her own position but as
brothers and sweethearts leave for France, Louisa is relieved that her
sweetheart Mattie, a Quaker, who won’t be signing up. But she’ll soon find that
they face fierce opposition at home as well as across the Channel.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Will the girls’ friendship be enough to keep them
together, as everything around them falls apart?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A heartwarming and gripping
new saga series perfect for fans of Elaine Everest and Rosie Clarke.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Purchase Link - </span></b><a href="https://mybook.to/clarksfactorysocial"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://mybook.to/clarksfactorysocial</span></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRr6loMOWC1t4OJRpK45NbffiZKj25YvqB20OPt9kUCz5PVNK9ptYOFIQylPtTAtux7ch6t_-D9FXYlS_XVNzHlU7pgyx8hF-Rv4WTYZyGmORYsoxhdupN5SijN1Tq1z9tbC5tTsWF6gK0uaDvR98_upAXPrv2ZDQ3bm3MVHaMyISApQ5DugCuqdH48Tk/s2339/The_Clarks_Factory_Girls_At_War-e-book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1524" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRr6loMOWC1t4OJRpK45NbffiZKj25YvqB20OPt9kUCz5PVNK9ptYOFIQylPtTAtux7ch6t_-D9FXYlS_XVNzHlU7pgyx8hF-Rv4WTYZyGmORYsoxhdupN5SijN1Tq1z9tbC5tTsWF6gK0uaDvR98_upAXPrv2ZDQ3bm3MVHaMyISApQ5DugCuqdH48Tk/s320/The_Clarks_Factory_Girls_At_War-e-book.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Review:<br /></span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: helvetica;"><br />As a fan of a good historical saga, especially set around war
times, I was intrigued by this especially as I haven’t read anything from
this author before.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have to admit, even with as much reading as I do, and being
a history fan, I had limited knowledge of the Quakers (Friends) and their ideas
around war (life). I love reading a story that gives me something to learn as well as
entertaining. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Clarks is such a well known name, this was also something
that had grabbed my attention initially. Reading about the community it created
within the workplace, and the wider area was also interesting even though the
characters are fictional. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">At first,
I struggled with the book, I found it a little slow going but it did pick up pace
as it progressed. The characters are nice and likeable. <span style="background: white;">Louisa, Jeannie, and Kate become firm friends through their work despite
coming from different backgrounds. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There are many strands to the storyline, and as this is the
first in a series, I presume we will see how each develop over the coming books.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A
historical glimpse into factory and community life at this time, it references
believes and ideas at the time which may surprise readers to learn,
highlighting the issues with inequalities in gender, age, religious beliefs etc.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">An interesting
start to this series!</span><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Author Bio:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Alison lives
in Somerset, within sight of Glastonbury Tor, volunteering at her local library
and for the Alfred Gillett Trust (custodians of the Clark’s archives). Her
first book, a contemporary romance, was published in 2014. Since then she has
had five more novels published, including another romance and a YA time travel
adventure. Her current series, based on the factory workers at Clark’s Shoes
was inspired by her move to the area and her love of social history (and the
treasure trove in the archives!).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Social Media Links – </span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Facebook: </span></b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/alison.knight.942"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://www.facebook.com/alison.knight.942</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p>
<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Twitter: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://twitter.com/Alison_Knight59"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">https://twitter.com/Alison_Knight59</span></b></a><br /><br /><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCljxZhKaO4KjijQ2f7e9rRqfdZbzMn7fvdoYETU_19tGFHKPHghl5Gq-zhyphenhyphenJvOWnEGtDy2YjIgHPTSN1MZeaJdn8wa8nc4U_1fYRWBBH7KTzEqlhPc_Nk9suN9w9JQubeXGCy3UTd6SR6goR95kcZ743gqQ1zTu8z-4IcJK6dBg72KUl7PfvcKMg-Ug/s1426/The%20Clarks%20Factory%20Girs%20At%20War%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1426" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCljxZhKaO4KjijQ2f7e9rRqfdZbzMn7fvdoYETU_19tGFHKPHghl5Gq-zhyphenhyphenJvOWnEGtDy2YjIgHPTSN1MZeaJdn8wa8nc4U_1fYRWBBH7KTzEqlhPc_Nk9suN9w9JQubeXGCy3UTd6SR6goR95kcZ743gqQ1zTu8z-4IcJK6dBg72KUl7PfvcKMg-Ug/w421-h370/The%20Clarks%20Factory%20Girs%20At%20War%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="421" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p>Jenn and The Comfy Chairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723516948610562296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963471151883566483.post-87268303812602308602024-03-14T18:00:00.001+00:002024-03-14T18:00:00.133+00:00Lean On Me - Beth Moran <p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs61BIhjp-DJ6QZEJqvovpG39D9VX0VDgq5NqIsnF_7KUlyEf0VLq35xrN3dawF2DQzILPd4qK7WLa34m3lOWvs-wQpb3erUVLFzqk78BBAUd7N8udoml5J9J-bGJ0OBiscMOnh6XrGaPH2ELjqx75KhmW716y0TlkUezkyoGw5TjQQIhoRnyKVZ9fUJM/s700/Lean%20On%20Me.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs61BIhjp-DJ6QZEJqvovpG39D9VX0VDgq5NqIsnF_7KUlyEf0VLq35xrN3dawF2DQzILPd4qK7WLa34m3lOWvs-wQpb3erUVLFzqk78BBAUd7N8udoml5J9J-bGJ0OBiscMOnh6XrGaPH2ELjqx75KhmW716y0TlkUezkyoGw5TjQQIhoRnyKVZ9fUJM/w459-h181/Lean%20On%20Me.png" width="459" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Lean On Me<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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<h2 style="background: white; border: none; line-height: 133%; margin: 0cm; mso-border-bottom-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 3.0pt 0cm; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; padding: 0cm; page-break-after: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 133%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">From No. 1 bestselling author Beth Moran comes a
story about family, friendship and community.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As Faith tries on her
future mother-in-law’s wedding dress in preparation for her own wedding, her
tears are not of joy. The hideous frock is nicknamed ‘The Ghost Web’ by Faith’s
best friend Marilyn, who can’t understand why Faith would even consider wearing
it. But there’s a lot Marilyn doesn’t know about Faith – not the least of which
is that Faith is just the latest of the names she has called herself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Faith and her brother
Sam survived a traumatic childhood which included having to change their names
to hide from the past, but surviving has left scars. Faith’s generous fiancé
Perry doesn’t just promise to be a partner, he offers freedom and security, and
enough kindness to keep Faith squashing down any doubts on what ‘being in love’
really means.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It’s not until she meets
an extraordinary group of women at the Grace Chapel choir, that things start to
become crystal clear. As choir-leader extraordinaire, the indomitable Hester,
holds a mirror up to her ragtag group of singers, all with their own burdens
and insecurities, and teaches them to see how magnificent they are, so Faith
can dare to dream of a future where she and Sam can stop running and she might
even be ready to accept the love that she deserves.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number 1 bestselling author Beth Moran is back with her
trademark ingredients of wisdom and warmth, heartbreak and hearts soaring.
Perfect for fans of Jill Mansell, Philippa Ashley and Jenny Colgan.</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Purchase Link - </span></b><a href="https://mybook.to/leanonmesocial"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://mybook.to/leanonmesocial</span></a><br /><br /><br /><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWQQze5SLSsGxS3glzbVd10aDVFdrH9PXU6mZ_euSE5SlxqlF4B__Cy1tuoW_NhH78KqL_eZXt20Qh6cbASiWMknU65uTAuNnCL2yC6-KBfatXJa7hVu9rgQTn3v53Dc5bWKQzr1n25w7qYcFLy7WIZilVqlC0lGczAt1hm_dZds6eBn0xruHIEzrVL4/s2339/LEAN%20ON%20ME.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1538" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWQQze5SLSsGxS3glzbVd10aDVFdrH9PXU6mZ_euSE5SlxqlF4B__Cy1tuoW_NhH78KqL_eZXt20Qh6cbASiWMknU65uTAuNnCL2yC6-KBfatXJa7hVu9rgQTn3v53Dc5bWKQzr1n25w7qYcFLy7WIZilVqlC0lGczAt1hm_dZds6eBn0xruHIEzrVL4/w261-h398/LEAN%20ON%20ME.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Review:</span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">I have enjoyed Beth Moran’s books previously; all have been well
written, interesting, and often culminate in a story with deep, meaningful
themes alongside moments of light relief. Quite a combination to pull together
but Beth Moran does so successfully every time. Also helps they are set locally too. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Lean
on Me was a good read, interesting characters, descriptive settings that really
triggered my imagination. <br />
<br />
<span style="background: white;">Faith’s history was tough to learn about, so
much hurt and pain, coupled with the difficulties and support she needed to
provide for her brother. No wonder she sought out stability, someone that could
be solid and dependable. I enjoyed her friendship with Marilyn – everyone needs
a Marilyn – but also the blossoming friendships formed via the choir; for me
that was the best part of the story, more so than any romantic element.
Everyone in the choir was in need of something, some support or a way of
empowering themselves and together as a unit they discovered was the best way
of doing that. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">There are some awfully sad times within this story which I don’t
think I was prepared for but there are some funny, lighter hearted moments
thanks to the choir’s antics that provide some balance. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Including themes of addiction, abuse and violence, this is
book that explores types of relationships, family we have and family we choose,
it incorporates grief, love and being true to yourself. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">An eye opening, heartachingly difficult read that will take
you through many emotions. Would recommend! </span><o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Author Bio:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; mso-highlight: white;"></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLT9x6-kvv3YhVfcokX7Br3nurTXzxIa2RLwfj0SOtYIHt4mcmBC2WZEPprdF7H4XZR8eaPrxepC_Dt85MJ7VMgh3ySYaU_7iCEntIxxXH5IWzCqB5eJg_LnJIjq7kRKwL6bi0DjL-I2qHH49nmfohb1-uxr_-3rtMYhXv2JPygfdxW3mJzOXGCNL5Bw/s1379/Beth%20Moran.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="919" data-original-width="1379" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLT9x6-kvv3YhVfcokX7Br3nurTXzxIa2RLwfj0SOtYIHt4mcmBC2WZEPprdF7H4XZR8eaPrxepC_Dt85MJ7VMgh3ySYaU_7iCEntIxxXH5IWzCqB5eJg_LnJIjq7kRKwL6bi0DjL-I2qHH49nmfohb1-uxr_-3rtMYhXv2JPygfdxW3mJzOXGCNL5Bw/w143-h95/Beth%20Moran.jpg" width="143" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Beth Moran initially worked as a
biochemist and then taught antenatal classes before becoming an author. She
loves to write contemporary women’s fiction set in and around Sherwood Forest,
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Georgie James and her friends come up with a genius plan to help them stick to
their resolutions… They all write down secrets, seal them in envelopes and then
post them to each other. The secrets will be revealed at the end of the year if
they haven’t kept their resolutions.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It’s perfect. Except…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Georgie's secret is
BIG... and revealing it could destroy their friendships. She has no idea why
she chose that one to write down. There are plenty of innocent things she could
have said – even admitting she finds newcomer Raf incredibly annoying would have
been better.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What she does know is
that there’s no way she can let her secret be revealed. Which means she needs
to keep her (nightmare) resolutions and, most importantly, get her envelope
back before anyone can open it. Which, given she sent her secret to Raf, means
spending a lot more time with him than she’d choose to...<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>A heartwarming romantic comedy for fans of Beth O’Leary and
Mhairi McFarlane</i><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Purchase
Link - </span></b><a href="https://mybook.to/keepasecretsocial" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://mybook.to/keepasecretsocial</span></a><br /><br /><u><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9cwn4miyW04YjSjTCaQo9pDoFH0j5-MyjIPZHQy3GcVpz-0veN4LIC8Irc649tXQCRiPx8nAu7vMBrlZBJ1wDeUfWygBGi2iRG_utEaD7ByXOpIAxc-5O6zZFaLywAu363AIl4jThYcIqeXqlQUAoi1AkEC8goT90DOqjNfr1wZc6zbVydENSrH6hr4/s2339/Can%20You%20Keep%20a%20Secret.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1528" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9cwn4miyW04YjSjTCaQo9pDoFH0j5-MyjIPZHQy3GcVpz-0veN4LIC8Irc649tXQCRiPx8nAu7vMBrlZBJ1wDeUfWygBGi2iRG_utEaD7ByXOpIAxc-5O6zZFaLywAu363AIl4jThYcIqeXqlQUAoi1AkEC8goT90DOqjNfr1wZc6zbVydENSrH6hr4/w278-h426/Can%20You%20Keep%20a%20Secret.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Review:<br /></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Can you keep a
secret? By Jo Lovett was entertaining and a thoroughly enjoyable read. It
includes secrets& lies obviously, but is a story of second chances, righting
wrongs, fixing friendship issues and romance – whether that is rekindling it or
starting something new. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A drunken plan to share secrets
as an incentive to complete resolutions leads to a lot of drama; shocking
secrets are out there that could have damaging repercussions. Georgie regrets writing
her secret down and sets about getting it back no matter what, she knows it can
change the lives of many of those she holds dear. Her plan is to get close to
Raf and retrieve it but as with most things, secrets will have a way of coming
out no matter what. <br />
<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
I enjoyed the storyline, found it to be original
and entertaining. The characters are interesting, each bringing something
different to the story. It is emotional at times, I felt for Poppy especially –
she has a lot of information to take in at a time where she is struggling herself.
I was desperate to see a happy resolution for all but especially for her. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Romance is never far away and it
was nice to see Georgie find someone who could put her first for once. <br />
<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
A light hearted, read that entertains and surprises. I didn’t know what to
expect but was pleasantly surprised. Would recommend for those who are fans of a
rom-com. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Author Bio:</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_m-BZii4dAbjIq5zxR6SzO_E0LpEqNR0jlqI2o4r7XtQYu_K_adJstRHkYkiNCiWWJfQFIzLteQq9fEx7kq8XEbEzA1DdHqGoxVdjBQlM2sh5DCvRziDf8Nw6ZEMupLaHRAtKCljQnbQTVkN3Eo67SxzOkhlFE3qdKzxEeLOEN6Ty-AroR8Acqw1ddQ/s450/Jo%20Lovett.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_m-BZii4dAbjIq5zxR6SzO_E0LpEqNR0jlqI2o4r7XtQYu_K_adJstRHkYkiNCiWWJfQFIzLteQq9fEx7kq8XEbEzA1DdHqGoxVdjBQlM2sh5DCvRziDf8Nw6ZEMupLaHRAtKCljQnbQTVkN3Eo67SxzOkhlFE3qdKzxEeLOEN6Ty-AroR8Acqw1ddQ/w127-h127/Jo%20Lovett.jpg" width="127" /></a></span></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jo Lovett writes heart-warming, feel-good
romcoms. Her latest book, Another Time, Another Place, published by Boldwood,
was released in August 2023. Jo was runner-up in the Good Housekeeping/ Orion
First Novel Competition 2018 and shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print
Award 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></b><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Bookbub profile:</span></b><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/janet-hoggarth"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></b></a><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jo-lovett"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jo-lovett</span></b></a></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdOO2EXK8iu2xYVzrKMOiFK3Qp8DtYOG-T0wgi1w0NQVHAgUN5syFJ7oV8Z0nBXLeYXrKg9egZt2se7mzgHrHj9jwe52Wyidl857dQ0JEuhZU7MCczA2H6soKC_XXZKW9A3aDUjRU8lEA7zDwRWhos9JBcX5tmdx7_lTV-z_wcEx1mLDA8kP-zSl7JR8/s2203/Can%20You%20Keep%20A%20Secret%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="2203" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdOO2EXK8iu2xYVzrKMOiFK3Qp8DtYOG-T0wgi1w0NQVHAgUN5syFJ7oV8Z0nBXLeYXrKg9egZt2se7mzgHrHj9jwe52Wyidl857dQ0JEuhZU7MCczA2H6soKC_XXZKW9A3aDUjRU8lEA7zDwRWhos9JBcX5tmdx7_lTV-z_wcEx1mLDA8kP-zSl7JR8/w480-h273/Can%20You%20Keep%20A%20Secret%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><br /></p><br /><p></p>Jenn and The Comfy Chairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723516948610562296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963471151883566483.post-73532575572951594782024-03-08T07:00:00.001+00:002024-03-08T07:00:00.130+00:00A Villa with a View - Julie Caplin<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfArExzn6OJ0qfR_mQe5lx0nocsOI3JRKXv7ZOpc01yIZbH5U0Q39OhNUEINiIWM1PmviiYXylsVAzlHRJiLi7Xred9ZwX13gTvP4ZcFq9QbhEUm2mI4BXiRic5QjJn5jYTkX9Arye3fcqi_WNl84K5VjLhbiVL_zHBcMVj8ApysbmK2vFYviO5lziLjw/s700/A%20Vllla%20With%20A%20View.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfArExzn6OJ0qfR_mQe5lx0nocsOI3JRKXv7ZOpc01yIZbH5U0Q39OhNUEINiIWM1PmviiYXylsVAzlHRJiLi7Xred9ZwX13gTvP4ZcFq9QbhEUm2mI4BXiRic5QjJn5jYTkX9Arye3fcqi_WNl84K5VjLhbiVL_zHBcMVj8ApysbmK2vFYviO5lziLjw/w486-h191/A%20Vllla%20With%20A%20View.png" width="486" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;">Escape to the Amalfi
Coast and feel the warmth of the Italian sun on your face, hear the sound of
the turquoise waves crashing on the beach and fall in love with a new enemies
to lovers romance!</span></b></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Lia Bathurst had always dreamed of escaping to the
white sandy beaches and turquoise blue seas of the Amalfi coast – but that
dream hadn’t included meeting her real father. A father she had never even
known about until a few weeks ago! Yet here she was, standing outside the gates
of a gorgeous pink villa being refused entry by the insufferable – and
insufferably handsome – Raphael Knight, her father’s business manager.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When an old black and white photo proves Lia’s claim
to be true, Raph is determined to make sure this stranger, with her long
caramel waves and infectious smile, doesn’t have an ulterior motive. Even if
that means not letting her out of his sight.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As temperatures rise, and not just from the heat of
the Mediterranean sun, could Lia and Raph’s forced proximity lead to something
more like… amore?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Purchase Link - </span></b><a href="https://bit.ly/47kOw0a"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://bit.ly/47kOw0a</span></b></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-eV-d8iw7lfnaNb766wdJIbSDW4LB2e2peLqUoNvi3w79KUW4kmUkKPga1_-VaJvSgzBq0znlue92KhqOQT5Gt5Slo9sIKs6dLFJfdWx_uhUI755nqg2TOoulheopOWXIyrvofN4SN0DGdBO7khHBlTvVSRfK4rnkh_3doKRam5QMfhPBZTZy_TxGlUw/s1500/91s7odD21TL._SL1500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="978" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-eV-d8iw7lfnaNb766wdJIbSDW4LB2e2peLqUoNvi3w79KUW4kmUkKPga1_-VaJvSgzBq0znlue92KhqOQT5Gt5Slo9sIKs6dLFJfdWx_uhUI755nqg2TOoulheopOWXIyrvofN4SN0DGdBO7khHBlTvVSRfK4rnkh_3doKRam5QMfhPBZTZy_TxGlUw/w263-h403/91s7odD21TL._SL1500_.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Review:<br /><br /></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Julie Caplin, oh how I adore the books you bring us! As a long-time
fan, I eagerly await each one, anticipating glorious settings, warm, likeable
characters, emotional storylines and always some mouthwatering foods and drink
references. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I always want these books to last as long as possible but I
cannot help but get so engrossed in the story I read through it in no time. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Villa with A View blew me away; I wanted to be right there,
glorious location, weather and in the heart of a loving, busy family. The
characters, well, could Aurelia get any more wonderful; welcoming, generous, a
sprinkling of mischievous matchmaking and everything you’d want from a long-lost
fathers wife! Ernesto is a funny character, the heart of the family, cheeky,
charming and not at all what you would expect from someone so famous.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Lia is our leading
character, she’s had life changing news, it questions everything she is and
knows. The time away is meant to put space between her and the family she
thinks have lied to her for her whole life. I love her, she’s fierce and
willing to stand up to anyone, no matter who they are or how much they push
back. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A quick mention for Leo, what a lovely guy, more of him
please! He clearly holds on to some heartbreak but manages to bring a smile to
those around him. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I was on an emotional rollercoaster, I desperately wanted
Lia to find the answers she needed whilst realising the power of love, both
from those who are your family and the romantic kind. I have to admit, I shed a
little tear at the part Lia was speaking with her Dad.. it takes a lot for me
to cry but the emotion just pours from the page. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As always I was rooting for the romance, Lia and Raph have an
instant spark, although they fight hard against it for quite some time. Both
are passionate, both care deeply and think they know best; they have met their
match in each other. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I could rave on and on… I loved it. I cannot recommend it
enough for anyone looking for a brilliant, sun shine filled read. Those who
love to travel via their comfy chairs will love A Villa with a View. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I look forward to the next one Julie 😊</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Author Bio :</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxB95UDtD50xM9no-qpAgMDQucO6KkSZHke4Heizi1RdXBJTvtVadhPUarvCxsFXd2btYYJ1qjShwPl-S4l6Dsk1HnR5J3ighRGaZ-ZopyKj4F2uzL1kOBzzJ3WqvHIFEDL2QtOid8CQq0XmAX1f5wK0HV8gTk4dLSjwrzbZ4qHDCFwHNWfteCm5ZCrU8/s3683/Julie%20Caplin.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3683" data-original-width="2912" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxB95UDtD50xM9no-qpAgMDQucO6KkSZHke4Heizi1RdXBJTvtVadhPUarvCxsFXd2btYYJ1qjShwPl-S4l6Dsk1HnR5J3ighRGaZ-ZopyKj4F2uzL1kOBzzJ3WqvHIFEDL2QtOid8CQq0XmAX1f5wK0HV8gTk4dLSjwrzbZ4qHDCFwHNWfteCm5ZCrU8/w183-h231/Julie%20Caplin.JPG" width="183" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Julie Caplin, formerly a PR director, swanned around Europe for many years taking top
food and drink writers on press trips (junkets) sampling the gastronomic
delights of various cities in Italy, France, Belgium, Spain, Copenhagen and
Switzerland. It was a tough job but someone had to do it. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
<br />
<span style="background: white;">These trips have provided the inspiration and
settings for the highly successful Romantic Escapes series which have hit the
best seller charts in Italy, Germany and the Czech Republic and have sold over
two million copies worldwide.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The
first book in the nine strong series,The Little Café in Copenhagen, was
shortlisted for a Romantic Novel of the Year Award.<span style="color: #8e8e8e;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Social Media Links – @JulieCaplin Twitter <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/JulieCaplinAuthor/"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://www.facebook.com/JulieCaplinAuthor/</span></a><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p>
<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Instagram
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-highlight: white;">Puddleduck Vets Practice is busier than
ever.<br />
Phoebe Dashwood is juggling the usual crazy animal antics of her quirky
clients, whilst organising the wedding of her <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bridezilla</i> grandmother and thankfully dating her perfect man.</span><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Phoebe loves every minute of being a New
Forest vet, even if she hardly has time to catch her breath. If only she could
find some quality time for her and the man of her dreams, life would be
perfect.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When an ex’s heartbreak stirs up some
emotions from the past, Phoebe realises she must deal with some unfinished
business. It would seem a miracle is needed to pull off a happy ending for
everyone – but is it within Phoebe's power to work miracles?<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Purchase Link -</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><a href="https://mybook.to/PuddleduckFarmSocial"><span style="background: white; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-highlight: white;">https://mybook.to/PuddleduckFarmSocial</span></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1cDYHy7HUp6Rl-M5dCKydQ6doJpxa9kHZzaIhlOgcBhepA5pmF5r0Stf9wKLv1gSRVTrsLXtA6f5f3aaY4K97dTkkzVwfuEF0F-tfQzr1iwyGWRLrZmW6zWzT49YRNK_t6wALGccuW3oWaRWkOh9sxHtQ033c3vDxUfugpWtGeAYOB2rzpAAT2ELNKQ/s2337/Living%20The%20Dream%20At%20Puddleduck%20Farm%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2337" data-original-width="1524" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1cDYHy7HUp6Rl-M5dCKydQ6doJpxa9kHZzaIhlOgcBhepA5pmF5r0Stf9wKLv1gSRVTrsLXtA6f5f3aaY4K97dTkkzVwfuEF0F-tfQzr1iwyGWRLrZmW6zWzT49YRNK_t6wALGccuW3oWaRWkOh9sxHtQ033c3vDxUfugpWtGeAYOB2rzpAAT2ELNKQ/w277-h424/Living%20The%20Dream%20At%20Puddleduck%20Farm%20cover.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Review:</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The third book of this series, the grand finale some my say.
I’d recommend reading the previous books before this one as it ties up loose
ends and clears up situations from the previous book.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I must admit I wasn’t keen on the romantic developments in
the last book, I didn’t really see the connection other than being best
friends. It was obvious Sam adored Phoebe, but she wasn’t overly sure, and it
took some time. Personally, I thought she was settling for someone she knew
loved her rather than actually feeling it herself. I’m not actually fully convinced
even after this book, but I do like all the characters and it’s nice to read stories that have
positive endings. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We catch up with everyone throughout the book and see how
their story plays out. We even see Rufus going through some emotional ups and
downs and discovering support in the most unexpected place, he finally finds
what he needs and it definitely comes with a bigger surprise than any of us
expected. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I enjoy Dellas storytelling, it is well paced and keeps you entertained
from start to finish. I have always enjoyed the inclusion of animals and their antics,
and this time was no different. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A lovely way to end the series! </span><o:p></o:p></p><p>
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writes short stories, teaches writing groups and is Agony Aunt for Writers
Forum Magazine. She lives in Dorset.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
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<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Librarian Liv Thomas has always dreamed of writing a
romance novel. But she’s stuck when it comes to creating a romantic hero –
sadly – lacking anyone in real life to base him on.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When her brother suggests his best friend stay in
their shared flat for a few weeks, she can’t believe her bad luck. Aiden Rivers
is irritating and pushes all her buttons. Worst of all, he’s gorgeous, has a
sexy accent and reminds her of her all-time favourite character Mr Darcy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Liv finds herself unexpectedly inspired and the
leading man in her novel begins to bear an uncanny resemblance to Aiden. He can
never find out though: she’d never live it down. Because Aiden can only ever be
her love interest in the pages of her book – and definitely not in real life…
right?!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="a-text-bold"><b><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;">A laugh-out-loud enemies to lovers rom com, perfect for those
who spend far too much time thinking about Mr Darcy coming out of the lake!</span></b></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Link</span></b><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"> - </span><a href="https://mybook.to/loveinterestsocial" style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://mybook.to/loveinterestsocial</span></a><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKeZefaAhuqttPhmI-Zwb393syTFmUd1Qnu5vfe3xg5qTl0zPUvfOjDkBGoSax0LpvjbFE7WO3FhDTEDojU0HzYJjm_lpOZ6TIVijmOx-woOCt3eW0FrtvXzCmmyNTdSf5rmdrR4sCjXzsXSBss_JJ2oSrjzO58hOSe02twmrlAXzF_pfiA1shHGMC3s/s2338/The%20Love%20interest%20Final%20copy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2338" data-original-width="1524" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKeZefaAhuqttPhmI-Zwb393syTFmUd1Qnu5vfe3xg5qTl0zPUvfOjDkBGoSax0LpvjbFE7WO3FhDTEDojU0HzYJjm_lpOZ6TIVijmOx-woOCt3eW0FrtvXzCmmyNTdSf5rmdrR4sCjXzsXSBss_JJ2oSrjzO58hOSe02twmrlAXzF_pfiA1shHGMC3s/w240-h367/The%20Love%20interest%20Final%20copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Review:</span></b><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Victoria Walters has written some wonderful books, creating
series’ I’ve really enjoyed with characters I’ve grown fond of. I was eager to
read this latest, standalone book and it did not disappoint in the slightest.
Who doesn’t love an enemies to lovers story arc?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I’ve seen reviews that found Aiden annoying at first; I didn’t
at all – I thought he was funny, sounded dreamy and was bouncing off the energy
Olivia gave to him. Olivia’s brothers best friends has been part of her life
for so long and he annoys her, she finds herself frustrated over the smallest
thing he does. At first, we don’t understand why, but as the story unfolds we
get to learn why Aiden pushes her buttons in all the wrong ways. I like Olivia’s
character but boy has she held on to that for a long long time! Maybe it’s just
me that could clearly tell he was into her from the start and that teasing,
being a bit mean was just his way of showing it?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Olivia is trying to write her first romantic novel, needing something
to influence her story she starts to see those around her in new ways, emotions
are stirred and perhaps that annoying pain in the bum best friend of her
brothers is not as bad as she thought. With life throwing them together in more
ways than one, she slowly starts to think of Aiden in a completely new, sexy,
way. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This book does play on the romantic cliches that we love, the
Mr Darcy-esq moments, the will they/ wont they, the decoy love interest that
doesn’t amount to anything (they are definitely not suited at all anyway). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I really enjoyed reading this one, funny with romance and
passion oozing from every chapter. An easy read that was entertaining from
start to finish. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Another brilliant read from Victoria Walters. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Author Bio: <br /></span></span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisXhMRN-jNwKLtAlGlXEm15subVTgnNFGCqDYSuX9aCGy1Q2tuHpzsH1HUcBRODoMud0LBzsRXUCK-oYq1xwsOCb4q2Fg-gz3Yqc342Qb4yfZOUQGfeUGMdBl9P4fmdXkassPCE_afN5uxuFqbTrMYX9Z6FDaO6Eger7X9Csug0P-0cmX2riUGjWB5tE/s2000/Victoria%20Walters%20author%20pic.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisXhMRN-jNwKLtAlGlXEm15subVTgnNFGCqDYSuX9aCGy1Q2tuHpzsH1HUcBRODoMud0LBzsRXUCK-oYq1xwsOCb4q2Fg-gz3Yqc342Qb4yfZOUQGfeUGMdBl9P4fmdXkassPCE_afN5uxuFqbTrMYX9Z6FDaO6Eger7X9Csug0P-0cmX2riUGjWB5tE/w152-h152/Victoria%20Walters%20author%20pic.jpeg" width="152" /></a></div>Victoria Walters is the author of both
cosy crime and romantic novels, including the bestselling Glendale Hall series.
She has been chosen for WHSmith Fresh Talent, shortlisted for two RNA novels
and was picked as an Amazon Rising Star. Previously published by Hera, she is
now writing romantic comedies for Boldwood.<p></p>
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story of community, secrets and the family we choose that will captivate fans
of Lucy Diamond, Cathy Bramley and Jessica Redland.</span></b></p><p>
</p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As young women, Lise and Emma had the kind of friendship people
dream about. While Lise's own family was distant and disengaged, Emma's was
welcoming and warm, and for the first twenty-six years of their life, growing
up together in a close-knit community, the duo were inseparable. But when they
decide to spend one year living together in Paris, what starts as the adventure
of a lifetime becomes a disaster that changes everything. And when Emma returns
to Bath the following summer, Lise stays behind in France, their friendship in
tatters.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Now, sixteen years later, Lise has come back to their hometown,
determined to put things right. But to do so, she'll have to face up to the
truth about what happened in Paris. And with Emma refusing to talk to her, can
she get close enough to share her secret?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Purchase Link - </span></b><a href="https://mybook.to/YearChangedSocial"><span color="windowtext" style="background: white; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-highlight: white;">https://mybook.to/YearChangedSocial</span></a><br /><br /><u><span style="background: white; color: blue; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-highlight: white;"> <o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPw3znksPFAe4rGSP_r10CJauSytnihbTrIyoZf1zQlBFjUWvEV_TzL1Ft8p-klry79SLlQ3XBvVMLHqMFdzs6b9k2gh75JdynjPlMVnxycuKZA-YyaO2zJjOHRdv_cqyItLJmDTl5BHjjmDWmQNpic-d7orgZPTen7ckn22qQbr4PI4wBTZr7J2b7g_w/s2338/The%20Year%20That%20Changed%20Us%20Ebook%20jpg.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2338" data-original-width="1523" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPw3znksPFAe4rGSP_r10CJauSytnihbTrIyoZf1zQlBFjUWvEV_TzL1Ft8p-klry79SLlQ3XBvVMLHqMFdzs6b9k2gh75JdynjPlMVnxycuKZA-YyaO2zJjOHRdv_cqyItLJmDTl5BHjjmDWmQNpic-d7orgZPTen7ckn22qQbr4PI4wBTZr7J2b7g_w/w251-h386/The%20Year%20That%20Changed%20Us%20Ebook%20jpg.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Review:</span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am a fan of Helen Rolfe and have read every book, enjoyed
every series, characters and setting. I have been looking forward to reading ‘The
Year That Changed Us; and was as happy as ever by the fabulous story Helen has
shared with us. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We meet Emma and Annalise (Lise), the best of friends, since
childhood into their young adult lives. Inseparable, Emma was a safe haven for Annalise’s’
unhappy childhood, they shared all parts of their lives and promised nothing,
and nobody would ever come between their special friendship. When their dream
adventure goes wrong, promises cannot always be upheld, and their lives are
changed forever. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Many years have passed, lives have moved on and Emma’s life
is again turned upside down by the arrival of Annalise. Emotions are high,
feelings of hurt, anger and betrayal cannot be easily overcome, if at all, but could
there be a way for these two women who shared so much?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Well... incredible. I loved it from start to finish. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Interesting and likeable characters, Emma and Annalise are very
different; their personalities, upbringing, and families; yet their bond is
clearly very special. I found myself on Emma’s side at first, I liked Annalise
but found my loyalty sticking with Emma. She has the comfortable childhood,
surrounded by her very loving family whereas Annalise had money but parents
that didn’t seem to care that much. Emma’s family became Annalise’s – which only
serves to make the pain of her actions later hurt even more for Emma. Emma has
clearly been through so much, loss, pain and heartache. Annalise’s life wasn’t
what she envisioned; her choices had consequences, but she is back wanting to
change things if she can. I was rooting for the characters to find some way to
reunite. Neither character is perfect, both have flaws and have made mistakes;
both have hurt the other in some way. There is no right or wrong in the
situation, that’s perhaps what makes this story so engaging, how people can be
blind to see their own errors, not face up to what they did wrong because of
how much hurt they feel. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Brilliant writing from this wonderful author, I think this book
really stands out amongst the others I’ve read by her. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A story about the power of friendship, the bonds that bind
people and the chance to discover if they are ever fully broken or could there be
some way back. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A story with conflict, heartache, and drama yet an important
message of the importance friendships and forgiveness. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Excellent read, highly recommended. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 11pt;">Author Bio:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #24211e; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMT0ZJCnuf5I2-h8fLijTJsBRfWHunvUoaq-jpVFGX4pZEhRvocotZrZVWJhHvTd4o_LdcPFQnrphDR-8eQhR-VaOwH2hTS_2T6Gin-AYGyw7Xs2L9zY4yW__kyDMPs46LVxlgGBfVnPt5gOxP7BtE3bQdXr8xBE-upxNPJGC8pE8H9cdyZ818yd2xkQ0/s2241/Author%20photograph%20for%20Helen%20J%20Rolfe.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2240" data-original-width="2241" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMT0ZJCnuf5I2-h8fLijTJsBRfWHunvUoaq-jpVFGX4pZEhRvocotZrZVWJhHvTd4o_LdcPFQnrphDR-8eQhR-VaOwH2hTS_2T6Gin-AYGyw7Xs2L9zY4yW__kyDMPs46LVxlgGBfVnPt5gOxP7BtE3bQdXr8xBE-upxNPJGC8pE8H9cdyZ818yd2xkQ0/w139-h139/Author%20photograph%20for%20Helen%20J%20Rolfe.jpg" width="139" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Helen
Rolfe is the author of many bestselling contemporary women’s fiction titles,
set in different locations from the Cotswolds to New York. Most recently
published by Orion, she is bringing sixteen titles to Boldwood – a mixture of
new series and well-established backlist. She lives in Hertfordshire with her
husband and children.</span><p></p>
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Rolfe Books - BookBub</span></b></a><br /><br /><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6lBfHl8Cpvie44v5lAgHHWkjsF9lJdrQfS31AtowCQg1RS1m9CUN0s_guxcW1e9SvG3h_3iM8fGotdgQdfgZmZUzmeirbuoXjHUZM_b5Q3nBaFd1BUwjRIYpNwc9hqOptcN_xjhjBOA6jat3iZ0P3kGpBRjRySm7kl9uoPVbpWcnepV3eo4_YtyBK90/s2065/The%20Year%20That%20Changed%20Us%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="2065" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6lBfHl8Cpvie44v5lAgHHWkjsF9lJdrQfS31AtowCQg1RS1m9CUN0s_guxcW1e9SvG3h_3iM8fGotdgQdfgZmZUzmeirbuoXjHUZM_b5Q3nBaFd1BUwjRIYpNwc9hqOptcN_xjhjBOA6jat3iZ0P3kGpBRjRySm7kl9uoPVbpWcnepV3eo4_YtyBK90/w538-h326/The%20Year%20That%20Changed%20Us%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><br /><p></p><br /><p></p>Jenn and The Comfy Chairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723516948610562296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963471151883566483.post-7043880997778263442024-02-05T09:00:00.001+00:002024-02-05T09:00:00.165+00:00The Girl She Left Behind - Jo Bartlett <p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxaitK4zDzLINvX4ox1sJXN2Izl7uPTglVz6PufdXlrKtg41gPai5fQKFQ-m9AiIGazpdhzmgDBs6dV9fTHfp0Enw8uZaOGriMkq6G5uSG_SaFK0VliowIhw6pjEOZ3yNnWjJI-kN_FSCdox1uRbi-n0i6bEwSxpTXxHZ8IWvcXMbe1600RoLn_Woxuk/s700/The%20Girl%20She%20Left%20Behind.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxaitK4zDzLINvX4ox1sJXN2Izl7uPTglVz6PufdXlrKtg41gPai5fQKFQ-m9AiIGazpdhzmgDBs6dV9fTHfp0Enw8uZaOGriMkq6G5uSG_SaFK0VliowIhw6pjEOZ3yNnWjJI-kN_FSCdox1uRbi-n0i6bEwSxpTXxHZ8IWvcXMbe1600RoLn_Woxuk/w467-h184/The%20Girl%20She%20Left%20Behind.png" width="467" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p>
</p><h2 style="background: white; line-height: 24.0pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Brand new from best-selling author Jo Bartlett, an emotional and
uplifting read, guaranteed to break your heart and put it back together again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;">A family in
turmoil...</span></b></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Phoebe Spencer left home a long time ago, desperate
to get away from her mother's emotional manipulation. She knows her life is
better away from her family, but she can’t help feeling she’s simply running
away from her problems…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;">Then Phoebe hears that her younger sister Lucy has
disappeared, leaving behind her four-year old daughter, Darcy. Phoebe's certain
Lucy will be back soon - she'd </span><span class="a-text-italic"><i><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;">never</span></i></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"> leave Darcy
alone - and then Phoebe can get on with her life again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But as the days pass there's still no sign of Lucy,
and everyone begins to fear the worst. Phoebe has to consider the terrible
truth that Lucy might never come home. And as their mother makes it clear she
wants to take control of Darcy’s life, Phoebe must do all she can to protect
the girl her sister left behind – no matter the cost to her.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="a-text-bold"><b><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;">A brand new
emotional read from bestselling author Jo Bartlett.</span></b></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Purchase
Link - </span></b><a href="https://mybook.to/GirlBehindSocial"><span style="background: white; color: windowtext; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: white;">https://mybook.to/GirlBehindSocial</span></a><u><span style="background: white; color: blue; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: white;"> </span></u><u><span style="color: blue; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76yGZCQr2lsdYVNFwVyOCRiirbtTYm6nmLhEq3ciHc12mpFDbKRelOKdobxkS4qVq4fIUKJj99im27IT8lUK0FApwiqCPHPqttSrwRWE6g58IfHvZIyk5VGDqM-gMtnP1mqPFixhrTsTnmVt7MLXV_cJMkDutyeZX-uEmCZiAgjRGoY3IC8ieCTrWf5c/s2337/The%20Girl%20She%20Left%20Behind%20cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2337" data-original-width="1523" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76yGZCQr2lsdYVNFwVyOCRiirbtTYm6nmLhEq3ciHc12mpFDbKRelOKdobxkS4qVq4fIUKJj99im27IT8lUK0FApwiqCPHPqttSrwRWE6g58IfHvZIyk5VGDqM-gMtnP1mqPFixhrTsTnmVt7MLXV_cJMkDutyeZX-uEmCZiAgjRGoY3IC8ieCTrWf5c/w257-h393/The%20Girl%20She%20Left%20Behind%20cover.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Review:<br /></span></b><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I’ve been a fan of this author for a while, enjoyed her
previous book enormously and jumped at the chance to read ‘The girl she left
behind.’ <o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Was it truly what I expected? Based on my previous enjoyment
of Jo’s books I knew it would be excellently written, with good characters and not
shying away from some bigger, realistic issues – what I didn’t expect was the
darker, intense storylines; the pain, the sadness nor the themes it includes. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Did this mean I enjoyed it any the less? Absolutely not! It’s an incredible read, a fantastic story
that shows Jo’s brilliant skill as a writer to tackle such issues; narcissism,
suicide, childhood trauma whilst bringing a powerful story that does give
wonderful characters, heart wrenching moments and some resolution. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Phoebe escaped once, left behind her childhood pain and narcissistic
Mum, but now finds herself having to go back. Her sister is missing with many believing
her disappearance to be a suicide; the note left behind says Phoebe must take
care of her daughter. Whilst the search for Lucy continues, Phoebe cares for
Darcy with the help of neighbour, Jamie, and friends; she is determined her parents
don’t get any chance to cause the damage to Darcy they did to her. Phoebe is determined her sister would never
abandon gives Darcy, she loved her, but with each passing day it looks less
likely Lucy could return. When she receives a letter from Lucy, Phoebe does all
she can to figure out what has happened to her sister and when she realises
those around her haven’t been fully honest, she questions everything. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Reading about their Mum, the narcissism, the pain she caused
as well as the lasting damage; it was shocking at times. You really did dislike
her character from the start, no chinks of anything redeemable and think the implied
ending is probably long over due and not a surprise. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It is an emotional read in so many ways, the characters are
real and how their emotions are depicted has an impact. I think Darcy is a
source of positivity – the love she has for those around her, the innocence and
upset all rolled into one small person. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This book contained so much drama and many revelations, yet
it didn’t feel rushed. Once I’d started reading, I didn’t really want to put it
down. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Excellent read, highly recommend – just expect something
darker if you’ve read any of hers before. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Author Bio:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLe6V4Hawc9H0Mdo56VWNROi83wM5_WxmF62uIH82eN1a66O5YfYLmenWdUlWrxTgcmEfHA2dEKgpuPoujqLljQHeIJv8C1n851Tq_zC-sdY6IjHLnli-PzfJ3KZOXLS8010verVCeSAKzpu2Jnj8mu8QB1KcEYzczu4hsDb8CeYOYncSknYpdKiyInA/s1600/Jo%20Bartlett%20NEW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLe6V4Hawc9H0Mdo56VWNROi83wM5_WxmF62uIH82eN1a66O5YfYLmenWdUlWrxTgcmEfHA2dEKgpuPoujqLljQHeIJv8C1n851Tq_zC-sdY6IjHLnli-PzfJ3KZOXLS8010verVCeSAKzpu2Jnj8mu8QB1KcEYzczu4hsDb8CeYOYncSknYpdKiyInA/w84-h148/Jo%20Bartlett%20NEW.jpg" width="84" /></a><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-highlight: white;">Jo Bartlett is the bestselling author of
over nineteen women’s fiction titles. She fits her writing in between her two
day jobs as an educational consultant and university lecturer and lives with
her family and three dogs on the Kent coast. Her first title for Boldwood is
The Cornish Midwife – part of a twelve-book deal.</span><span style="background: white; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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missing in her life. She loves her job as the manager of Willowdale Hall Riding
Stables, caring for the horses and teaching children to ride, and she loves the
home she shares with her mother in the beautiful Lake District. But she can't
help wondering how her life might look if things had been different. What if
her father had been around to help care for her mother? And what if she'd found
someone special herself?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When Hubert Cranleigh - the owner of
Willowdale Hall - is taken ill, his son Oliver steps into the breach. Brooding
and distant, Rosie is furious when he claims not to know who she is. Especially
when they have a history.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Rosie's life is about to be turned upside
down, but with the New Year comes new opportunities. What Rosie feels is
missing from her life might be closer than she thinks, and with more
significant consequences than she could ever have imagined...<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Take a breath of fresh air and escape to
the Lake District with million-copy bestseller Jessica Redland, for an
uplifting story of family, friendship and love<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Purchase Links - </b><a href="https://mybook.to/freshairsocial"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://mybook.to/freshairsocial</span></a><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4peXylOAxofpsVsd9CBwNrc4vn9KI_DKlS-eU6jVo-I8ICDjcze3TzT6jSDCaTQ5QcHtL5D1iSjP1CzHPeuh7Kn6I8Jrs1P_ef-4_hoXqcteJ_fzDwBqQFvPhbEw6Lz4zlfuOYMvt2fVUjiI_fN0GEg-SCNJtkQtdGo_MF98CtZwN5OzT6WUl0fQ4xQ/s2339/A%20Breath%20of%20Fresh%20Air%20cover.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1524" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4peXylOAxofpsVsd9CBwNrc4vn9KI_DKlS-eU6jVo-I8ICDjcze3TzT6jSDCaTQ5QcHtL5D1iSjP1CzHPeuh7Kn6I8Jrs1P_ef-4_hoXqcteJ_fzDwBqQFvPhbEw6Lz4zlfuOYMvt2fVUjiI_fN0GEg-SCNJtkQtdGo_MF98CtZwN5OzT6WUl0fQ4xQ/w263-h405/A%20Breath%20of%20Fresh%20Air%20cover.jpeg" width="263" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Review:</span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I love a Jessica Redland series and so have been really
looking forward to A Breath of Fresh Air; the second in the Escape to the Lakes
series. Having been blown away by the first book and Autumns story, I was keen
to see how Rosies story would work out. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: helvetica;">Autumn had escaped to the Lake District to meet her long time
penpal, and best friend, Rosie. We had already discovered quite a lot about her
and her Mum, but this time the focus being on them means we learn so much more.
Although it is the second book in the series you could read this as a standalone,
you do catch up with Autumn and what is happening with her (I would highly recommend
reading The Start of Something Wonderful though).</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: helvetica;">Rosie lives with her Mum Alice, is the manager of the local
riding stable on the estate where she grew up. She has been happy until
recently – worrying about her Mum who is too afraid to leave the grounds of the
Estate following an accident years ago, fearing she would remain single forever
as well as questioning who her father was.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> With so much uncertainty and worry
in her life she is wary when a familiar face from her past is now very much part
of the present.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: helvetica;">I love
the characters Jessica creates; they are believable and feel like friends who you
want the best for. I emphasised with Rosie, her frustration and worry and understood
why she guarded herself against further hurt. Alice was a frustration for me, I
really do like her and sympathised with the trauma she had been through I just
wished she’d try and get some help for herself. There are characters you are definitely
not meant to like, especially as we discover some heart breaking truths.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: helvetica;">Another
excellent read, honestly I can’t praise Jessica Redland enough for constantly
bringing us books with great settings, wonderful storylines and engaging
characters.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A Breath
of Fresh Air is just that for readers. A book to thoroughly enjoy, full of
emotion, hope and heart. Already looking forward to the next book.</span></span><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: Montserrat;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Author
Bio:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1lfk6gOd_c4nXgW8mZG45Uchxwaj6au_YRj64CtEWOGUUNvZXBqdi8auTieThBVYU1HPllsYTjBjMb0ONxdZ4KD7x_eO5OAhwMAn0q9xMHoHJNQU_HzNv4pDWrqOk3sS_GmG_YTBK3hImBC3HFOlRuXzariekV7LMAIIrLUY7wGE4JZesTey6BoI8Pk/s2500/_MHP7839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="2000" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1lfk6gOd_c4nXgW8mZG45Uchxwaj6au_YRj64CtEWOGUUNvZXBqdi8auTieThBVYU1HPllsYTjBjMb0ONxdZ4KD7x_eO5OAhwMAn0q9xMHoHJNQU_HzNv4pDWrqOk3sS_GmG_YTBK3hImBC3HFOlRuXzariekV7LMAIIrLUY7wGE4JZesTey6BoI8Pk/w105-h131/_MHP7839.jpg" width="105" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jessica Redland writes
emotional but uplifting stories of love, friendship, family and community. Her
Whitsborough Bay books transport readers to the stunning North Yorkshire Coast
where she lives with her husband, daughter and sprocker spaniel. Her Hedgehog
Hollow series, set in a hedgehog rescue centre, takes readers into the
beautiful rolling countryside of the Yorkshire Wolds.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Social
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dreams come true. Welcome to Ever After Street...</b></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A tale
as old as time…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Since
her mum’s death, Marnie Platt has shut herself away from everyone who cares
about her. Worse, her beloved bookshop on Ever After Street is suffering too.
With sales down and the shop’s garden falling into disrepair, Marnie risks
losing the very last thing she loves. Until a chance encounter with her surly
and reclusive neighbour….<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Dark
and brooding, Darcy O'Connell likes to keep himself to himself. But when he
hears Marnie needs help, he can’t turn his back on her. Soon they are spending
most evenings together in her enchanted garden and a friendship starts to
bloom…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">With
the help of old and new friends on Ever After Street, Marnie's bookshop begins
to thrive again, and with Darcy's kindness, she starts to get her sparkle back
too. She just can't understand why Darcy continues to shut himself away -
especially from her. Can she convince him it isn't too late to embrace life,
and maybe love, again?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Because every story, even theirs,
deserves a happy ending….<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcJoWXHYif7k-fjnjcrA1sXtp5QMcWzbFtLt6F4JdQxkgio2IJoMgGg5V0zjEkM3WxiTcQDA00vQN6_HwiHJicl9un44qFhQnz9Yy8W16RmcfmuzP78j4n93C_UIMe93i_Sq0pDllm5POh2jspC2dlpaY4U2pIMPKxh_9cmYr58R2Gty0ryXMGdcZwHQ/s2339/An%20Enchanted%20Moment%20Ever%20After%20Street.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1525" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcJoWXHYif7k-fjnjcrA1sXtp5QMcWzbFtLt6F4JdQxkgio2IJoMgGg5V0zjEkM3WxiTcQDA00vQN6_HwiHJicl9un44qFhQnz9Yy8W16RmcfmuzP78j4n93C_UIMe93i_Sq0pDllm5POh2jspC2dlpaY4U2pIMPKxh_9cmYr58R2Gty0ryXMGdcZwHQ/w251-h384/An%20Enchanted%20Moment%20Ever%20After%20Street.jpg" width="251" /></a></i></div><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>My review:</b></i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Magical and heart warming, for Beauty and the Beast fans
everywhere. A story of romance, overcoming insecurities and being true to who
you are, no matter what. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A second book in the Ever After Street series, and a
glorious, fairytale that had me hooked from start to finish. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Marnie, grieving her Mum, runs bookshops – A Tale As Old As
Time. They ran the shop together, so her Mums loss has impacted in massive
ways. When the bookshop is put at risk, she is devastated and determined to make
changes, with or without the input from her grumpy neighbour Darcy. She’s never
seen him, nobody has, but a chance encounter from either side of the wall leads
to a very unique and unexpected friendship. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As the story unfolds, both Marnie and Darcy open up, they
help heal each other in many ways and form a bond that is special. When we discover
the trauma in Darcys history we can understand why he has been the way he has,
it was emotional and made his development throughout the story so much more
special. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I loved the characters, I think they complemented each other and
brought the best out of one another. I was so glad this book was set in a
bookshop (a book lovers dream!) yet again I felt the sense of community within
this story; with great characters we have previously met popping up and meeting
those that may take a main role in future books. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A gorgeous read, great writing, engaging characters and I am
already looking forward to the next in the series. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Purchase Link - </b><a href="https://mybook.to/everaftersocial">https://mybook.to/everaftersocial</a><u><span style="color: blue;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Author Bio:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NTEFs4bFOrNu_5AJsJ6GZxk7HWvZWzCSvwhgjtaV8cKdyMZwPzTXNC7zOcpLFf6rU48_vB142SYEsiDsFSnIiLvOa9XcQlLRRiO8DqyWPAZNV0k64jmfOgxnpqcHWIzEQhOj8hx6HIVocbqFC_Fck-WPQ5OdK0zgL8DMEtUu94KzkYN7B2StPMwS0Gg/s298/jaimie-admans-pic1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="275" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NTEFs4bFOrNu_5AJsJ6GZxk7HWvZWzCSvwhgjtaV8cKdyMZwPzTXNC7zOcpLFf6rU48_vB142SYEsiDsFSnIiLvOa9XcQlLRRiO8DqyWPAZNV0k64jmfOgxnpqcHWIzEQhOj8hx6HIVocbqFC_Fck-WPQ5OdK0zgL8DMEtUu94KzkYN7B2StPMwS0Gg/w117-h127/jaimie-admans-pic1.jpg" width="117" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jaimie Admans is the bestselling author of several
romantic comedies – including The Little Christmas Shop on Nutcracker Lane and
The Chateau of Happily-Ever-Afters. She lives in South Wales and was previously
published by HQ Digital. Her new work for Boldwood, The Ever After Street
Series, is based on the magical world of fairytales, the first title of which
will be released in Spring 2023. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
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Books - BookBub</span></b></a></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></p><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2lmwXmjqJJfn7c2dqPkkSeC0w0lv2xovNKtpNxeJINXmrT7xtnX8poF54npVXnof0S6qoI0anTaV4uCOGSP-gc5C9i3GqozjuMa7OSHydqIT-naX8bKP9L4CExvxL6pmqHW1_JEX4USYeD1L9LuEB6Z1QcSTCTWjnxngR2Z44342_dyOai7CibMgXy0/s2750/An%20Enchanted%20Moment%20on%20Ever%20After%20Street%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="2750" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2lmwXmjqJJfn7c2dqPkkSeC0w0lv2xovNKtpNxeJINXmrT7xtnX8poF54npVXnof0S6qoI0anTaV4uCOGSP-gc5C9i3GqozjuMa7OSHydqIT-naX8bKP9L4CExvxL6pmqHW1_JEX4USYeD1L9LuEB6Z1QcSTCTWjnxngR2Z44342_dyOai7CibMgXy0/w470-h213/An%20Enchanted%20Moment%20on%20Ever%20After%20Street%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><br />Jenn and The Comfy Chairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723516948610562296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963471151883566483.post-35282581353056608472024-01-05T06:30:00.005+00:002024-01-05T06:30:00.149+00:00Sunrise Over Strawberry Hill Farm - Alison Sherlock<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJD6m1JsnuzZMmiovIlEIZ65900zwd-KI-O9SBUjt6kea-UNbRsDo-AqC2vgXOc5GdKphKUS29ROSyRPyyfNdAFi9zvQtD2GtH6z5eicTSlYVa63EaOUBhshxZ_z6oKCdu1OpBjQHIqieq69bJ91mcMkHUvAwnV9JyGUR4xVOR3xxmUeJYVROUxHFznLQ/s700/Sunrise%20Over%20Strawberry%20Hill%20Farm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJD6m1JsnuzZMmiovIlEIZ65900zwd-KI-O9SBUjt6kea-UNbRsDo-AqC2vgXOc5GdKphKUS29ROSyRPyyfNdAFi9zvQtD2GtH6z5eicTSlYVa63EaOUBhshxZ_z6oKCdu1OpBjQHIqieq69bJ91mcMkHUvAwnV9JyGUR4xVOR3xxmUeJYVROUxHFznLQ/w486-h191/Sunrise%20Over%20Strawberry%20Hill%20Farm.png" width="486" /></a></div><br />
<h2 style="background: white; line-height: 24.0pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="a-text-italic"><i><span style="color: #0f1111;">She</span></i></span><span style="color: #0f1111;"> drives a tractor. <span class="a-text-italic"><i>He</i></span> arrives
in a red Ferrari. What could possibly go wrong?</span><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">Flora Barton is desperate to save her family home Strawberry
Hill Farm. She only needs one thing - a great business idea to keep the farm
afloat!</span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So, when Nico Rossi arrives from Italy with a crazy plan to save
the farm, Flora should be overjoyed. The trouble is the Rossi men are infamous
playboys and sensible Flora doesn’t trust impetuous Nico at all.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nico has been trying to escape the famous Rossi surname his
whole life. Arriving in sleepy Cranfield after recently losing his beloved
grandfather and family vineyard, he has no intention of staying on any longer
than necessary. But he soon realises how desperate the situation is and throws
caution to the wind to help turn the farm into a Glamping site.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Can Flora realise her dreams to keep the farm safe for the
future and can Nico ever stop running from his past?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;">As they try to save Strawberry Hill Farm, secrets are revealed
and just maybe they’ll discover why opposites attract...<br /></span></span><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Purchase Link - </b><a href="https://mybook.to/strawberryhillsocial" style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">https://mybook.to/strawberryhillsocial</span></a><br /><span style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 10.5pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU24kCYnrcvy5okZzM94I1jVLck0acn0ncQfnCWUIv5obd-UflJVGyhQ6Ri6Vrh9EZ2GOqPGdkpJdVEIoBhp-kIyN87o8i9oFUI9ozB4adbV3acvl8nFRS2hKoUD8BLQ_fSJr6oHmkgLav25MRLgDvrqOONOgh_p7DYTPlU30DIZtaA-GUqCcb_qt4Tcc/s2339/SunriseOverStrawberryHillFarmEBOOK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1531" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU24kCYnrcvy5okZzM94I1jVLck0acn0ncQfnCWUIv5obd-UflJVGyhQ6Ri6Vrh9EZ2GOqPGdkpJdVEIoBhp-kIyN87o8i9oFUI9ozB4adbV3acvl8nFRS2hKoUD8BLQ_fSJr6oHmkgLav25MRLgDvrqOONOgh_p7DYTPlU30DIZtaA-GUqCcb_qt4Tcc/w278-h426/SunriseOverStrawberryHillFarmEBOOK.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Review:</span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;">Sunrise over Strawberry Hill Farm is the third book in the
Railway Lane series.</span> I’ve enjoyed the previous books so have been
looking forward to Flora’s story. <br />
<br />
Having met Flora in the previous books, I felt like I knew her already. It had
been made clear her strong connection to her Grams, the farm they live on and that
she has a strong work ethic and is committed to their livelihood. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Flora is wondering what more they can do to ensure they don’t
lose the farm when a visitor from Italy comes and definitely shakes things up
in more ways than one. Flora isn’t impressed with the new face around the farm
and doesn’t trust him at all, she believes he has a certain reputation that
makes him completely bad news. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Nico isn’t all that he seems, he has had a life of being cast
aside but the world believing his life to be perfect. He wants to prove himself
but often doesn’t get the chance. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">He wants to help Flora and Grams save their home, but he has
work to do to convince Flora he is more than he first appears. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Admittedly I found Flora to be a little… boring, well maybe
that’s harsh, but she is so steady and cautious. I wished for her to live a
little so when Nico came on the scene, I hoped she would learn to do this. Nico
is a gorgeous sounding young man; he is kind and considerate and follows his
heart. <br />
<br />
I love the idea they work on for the farm, it sounds idyllic and definitely a
profitable venture to secure their home. It was also great to catch up with
characters from previous books too. I enjoy how Alison Sherlock has created a
lovely community feel within her books, the writing is so descriptive you can
almost smell the lavender fields, taste the delicious pizzas and hear the
sounds of the beautiful countryside. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A great read to kick start the year, well written with
interesting characters and feel-good storylines. I look forward to the next in
this series. </span><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Author Bio:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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reading and writing stories from an early age and gave up office life to follow
her dream. Her series for Boldwood is set in a fictional Cotswold village.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
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Wonderland<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The festive season is fast approaching and the
Little Duck Pond Café menu has been given a mouth-watering sprinkling of
December magic. Jaz is hoping for the perfect festive season with little
daughter Emma. But her feelings for next-door neighbour, Milo, are getting in
the way. With his old love back on the scene, is she really prepared to risk
her heart and make it the best Christmas ever?</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C97VXWCY"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C97VXWCY</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C97VXWCY"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C97VXWCY</span></a><br /><br /></span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ezTr5kmXT7qKFigoqF0dJ5PJDtV_ucKIBhysnYhrKBerR4g8HYthSM50Rc791ld4cvZr_CiXsKdiD2t_wbclMsol6pPud3sF4deI3_bSVWKwt98ZDzxZ1Jf8of-mKi4v-ysTdPJmnVH8tx6wX3SdZQW8vHS0wxaDJbc-et4voNsAXn54Mh-fjL8HSho/s1170/A%20WINTER%20WONDERLAND%20LDPC_FRONT%20RGB150dpi%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="762" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ezTr5kmXT7qKFigoqF0dJ5PJDtV_ucKIBhysnYhrKBerR4g8HYthSM50Rc791ld4cvZr_CiXsKdiD2t_wbclMsol6pPud3sF4deI3_bSVWKwt98ZDzxZ1Jf8of-mKi4v-ysTdPJmnVH8tx6wX3SdZQW8vHS0wxaDJbc-et4voNsAXn54Mh-fjL8HSho/w271-h417/A%20WINTER%20WONDERLAND%20LDPC_FRONT%20RGB150dpi%20copy.jpg" width="271" /></a></b></div><b style="font-family: helvetica;">My Review:</b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Perfect for this festive season! As always, Rosie Green takes
us to Sunnybrook and the characters we have grown so fond of throughout this
series. A community that continues to grow, thrive and bring us stories to pull
on our emotions and carry us through whichever season. <br />
<br />
This time we are focused on Jaz again, she’s been finding it hard to move on
following her ex (boo) cheating on her. She has romantic interest in her next door
neighbour but she has been so hurt it is difficult for her to fully trust
again. Milo has the patience of a saint, their children get on so well, he
really looks like he’s putting the effort into proving to Jaz he isn’t like her
ex at all. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As Christmas approaches the village is as festive as ever, I
love the exciting build up. We meet some new characters and both adds some
festive sparkle for differing reasons, another chance for this wonderful
community to shine and do what it is best at – helping those in need. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But when Jaz spots someone new in Milo’s life, no matter what
he says to persuade her that is isn’t what it seems, Jaz struggles to believe
him and its her own actions that cause the heartache. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Festive and feel good, the characters of old join with the new
and deliver seasonal cheer. I love this series no matter the season but at
Christmas it is just fabulous. Cosy up this Christmas and enjoy another
wonderful novella from Rosie Green. I’m looking forward to a return to
Sunnybrook soon. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqixtSWQSTzUxO_dZP4Gi8p6uWUdkjFemUm2y5cBNjSg5Nf1x7LnhModHEyZpX3fM0L89oPYYYXfVHZKETCM8mYinRUmfZL6vhyphenhyphen2ZDZywftd1p4xsZOrWRKNbsS9aSwihZveBavmY6FjS-SIr6nCGSgRbCrkqSmkO8CeevH_wh_aTNnSES5cOZe9eanAo/s866/Rosie%20Green%20Author%20Pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="460" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqixtSWQSTzUxO_dZP4Gi8p6uWUdkjFemUm2y5cBNjSg5Nf1x7LnhModHEyZpX3fM0L89oPYYYXfVHZKETCM8mYinRUmfZL6vhyphenhyphen2ZDZywftd1p4xsZOrWRKNbsS9aSwihZveBavmY6FjS-SIr6nCGSgRbCrkqSmkO8CeevH_wh_aTNnSES5cOZe9eanAo/w86-h162/Rosie%20Green%20Author%20Pic.jpg" width="86" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Author Bio
– </b><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Rosie’s series of novellas is centred around life
in a country village cafe. Look out for THE SUNSHINE SISTERS – a heart-warming
and thoroughly enchanting trilogy of books in the Little Duck Pond Café series,
out early in 2024!</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Follow Rosie on Twitter - </span><a href="https://twitter.com/Rosie_Green88"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://twitter.com/Rosie_Green88</span></a></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>Jenn and The Comfy Chairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723516948610562296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963471151883566483.post-91971383449601760682023-12-02T15:58:00.000+00:002023-12-02T15:58:27.660+00:00The Library Girls of the East End - Patricia McBride <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9fSbiJXokin2YO0rhtBywPpflpCFrnnzMDX_BE_lXlT3oLt7voTTYpSPTz81t0k0tCS7JrqngZMCp8mt7tHUfAPyG_R522xaIIpgNjIl0NxF_54mL7g-w4fhhWB5UNxIXuBJALfg8kg89keg4L_QzYzZuj9O9tL8dZ8MtusJCQ7Z5q31L3wLcLVGekM/s700/The%20%20Library%20Girls%20of%20the%20East%20End.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9fSbiJXokin2YO0rhtBywPpflpCFrnnzMDX_BE_lXlT3oLt7voTTYpSPTz81t0k0tCS7JrqngZMCp8mt7tHUfAPyG_R522xaIIpgNjIl0NxF_54mL7g-w4fhhWB5UNxIXuBJALfg8kg89keg4L_QzYzZuj9O9tL8dZ8MtusJCQ7Z5q31L3wLcLVGekM/w475-h187/The%20%20Library%20Girls%20of%20the%20East%20End.png" width="475" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">1940, London</span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When Cordelia accepts the post of head librarian in Silver Town
Library, her mother is more than a little disapproving. The East End has high
levels of poverty and illiteracy, and her mother says it’s no place for a woman
of her status.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But Cordelia is determined to make a difference in these times
of strife, and along with her colleagues, Jane and Mavis, she begins to help
the local community, making sure everyone knows what the library can offer
them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And maybe even a romance will blossom, giving Cordelia the
strength to make it through the chaos and destruction that constantly threatens
their livelihood.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Against a background of war, air raids and
rationing, it becomes clear the library is more than a building filled with
books - it is the beating heart of a community refusing to be torn apart.</span></b><span style="color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Purchase Link - </span></b><a href="https://mybook.to/LibraryGirlsSocials"><span style="color: #1155cc; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://mybook.to/LibraryGirlsSocials</span></a><br /><br /><u><span style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FNKZbuf5qpsSaQ4ODhin9XMmnAsgbpkF4fp-wdPdHb_SwlG0D6GIcCxktbZD0TqsSxuXR6rjC7QQm2TcW_NeQs0chkqOM_lHQhagt4urAHLzLiBiJxtftSNV1A1tG7yi0WOlrGgSmn-E1WdCbNHn7ktnvSdMwt1h4hGBKsgSYMPYQlJMEb49_O9yDR0/s2339/The_Library_Girls_Of_The_East_End_e-book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1524" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FNKZbuf5qpsSaQ4ODhin9XMmnAsgbpkF4fp-wdPdHb_SwlG0D6GIcCxktbZD0TqsSxuXR6rjC7QQm2TcW_NeQs0chkqOM_lHQhagt4urAHLzLiBiJxtftSNV1A1tG7yi0WOlrGgSmn-E1WdCbNHn7ktnvSdMwt1h4hGBKsgSYMPYQlJMEb49_O9yDR0/w271-h417/The_Library_Girls_Of_The_East_End_e-book.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Review:<br /></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A very entertaining read from a new author to me. It’s the
start of a series so I’m already looking forward to what is to come. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Cordelia has taken on the job of Head Librarian at an East
End library, much to the disdain of her mother, who believes she shouldn’t lower
herself and be amongst the poor. She meets her new library assistants, Mavis and
Jane and soon set about making their library a thriving hub for the community.
Set during the war, we discover how the characters ensure the library is a
place where people can escape, take their minds off their problems but they can
also find support for their problems too if they wish. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I loved the three characters, each very different but that’s
what probably makes their friendship work so well. I only hope this friendship
continues going from strength to strength. The more I learned about their
backgrounds the more I took each girl to heart. They have had their work cut
out for them to ensure the library can continue as it is but through their
determination it proved to be an asset to the local area. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #1e1915;">A story that was really easy to read yet entertaining, nothing
too heavy or heart breaking but characters written with depth and warmth so you care
about each. With many books set in war time, it is good to see a different
perspective. I am looking forward to seeing what happens next.</span></span></span><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: Montserrat;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Author
Bio:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlX8UAyD3OtX_Se5YmkbBmqf5WeHdz_usfqCpXKYhjvIM4TX_0ukMTG4oDsBcCJHHmYaMmiQbAPDKxAi-wvjKi7iJmKKGCfJBe0YYivQWZvxTPQXr_89jv99KKOJOhokfXXGyH-vBYLFEB_sgShXg0itO3VjHPUKIkF37HsUA-6IYCJG58T4UHyXuuVw/s2016/IMG_6301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlX8UAyD3OtX_Se5YmkbBmqf5WeHdz_usfqCpXKYhjvIM4TX_0ukMTG4oDsBcCJHHmYaMmiQbAPDKxAi-wvjKi7iJmKKGCfJBe0YYivQWZvxTPQXr_89jv99KKOJOhokfXXGyH-vBYLFEB_sgShXg0itO3VjHPUKIkF37HsUA-6IYCJG58T4UHyXuuVw/w178-h133/IMG_6301.jpg" width="178" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica;">Patricia McBride
</b><span style="background: white; font-family: helvetica;">is the author of the very popular Lily
Baker historical saga series. She is now writing a new WW2 series for Boldwood,
based in the East End of London during the Blitz, the first title of which, <i>The Library Girls of the East End, </i>will
be published in November 2023.</span><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When
Danni Carter moves to Cornwall from London, she hopes it will be the fresh
start she so desperately needs. She’s nervous, but hopefully the change of
scene will help her to finally forget her feelings for Lucas Newman, a man she
can never be with, because he’s already engaged to Danni’s best friend, Esther.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">An Impossible Dilemma…<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But
when Lucas and Esther decide to follow Danni to Cornwall, and both announce
they will be working with her at the new St Piran’s hospital, Danni is thrown
into turmoil again. She can’t lose Esther, but being near Lucas is getting
harder to deal with. Will she have to give up her new life before it’s even
started?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A chance to start again?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Throwing
herself into work, Danni finds herself drawn to new patient, Connie Berrycloth,
a woman Danni knows has dark secrets of her own. Secrets that are about to be
revealed….<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As
the two women form a friendship, Danni begins to realise that letting go of her
dreams might be the only way of holding on to the people she loves.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Purchase Link - </span></b><a href="https://mybook.to/cornishhospitalsocial"><span style="color: #1155cc; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">https://mybook.to/cornishhospitalsocial</span></a><br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8lIpHL91dtKA8KRB170smdIHOBHExiHRCbBKN1jhjUcHDTmyBabz4tPgA8leWrhfjoiQWTuKoOzb6YjFAVW66Ia1UaLs3GK2FKBzLXJE8KaIltiFtCgn7zlQj7akpKZV02_wSwQAWcKTJ0bDYGyMO9zzHiPxst85YZ7LVLjNzlhQItfja9XmMDIgh1A/s2339/Welcome%20to%20the%20Cornish%20Country%20HospitalFinal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1524" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8lIpHL91dtKA8KRB170smdIHOBHExiHRCbBKN1jhjUcHDTmyBabz4tPgA8leWrhfjoiQWTuKoOzb6YjFAVW66Ia1UaLs3GK2FKBzLXJE8KaIltiFtCgn7zlQj7akpKZV02_wSwQAWcKTJ0bDYGyMO9zzHiPxst85YZ7LVLjNzlhQItfja9XmMDIgh1A/w270-h415/Welcome%20to%20the%20Cornish%20Country%20HospitalFinal.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Review:<br /></span></b><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jo Bartlett does it again. The start of a brand-new series
and I am already invested in the people and the place!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Danni Carter is looking for a fresh start after moving from
London to Cornwall. She’s running away from Lucas Newman, the man she has loved
for years and a man she can never be with. He is engaged to Danni’s best friend
Esther and Esther means the world to her. But Lucas and Esther decide to follow
Danni to Cornwall, announcing they will be working with her at the new St
Piran’s hospital. Will she have to give up her new life before it’s even
started?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After a big accident, Danni gets to know patient Connie,
very well. With both women sharing their secrets, how long will it take for
them to be revealed and their lives changed dramatically.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A gorgeously heart warming read, friendship, family and long
lost love. I love how Jo builds a wonderful community, with descriptive
settings and brilliant characters who you will just love, well perhaps except
for one – who thoroughly deserves anything that comes to them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When secrets are revealed and hearts broken, will both women
have a happy ever after? With some interesting twists along the way, there is
romance, drama and light relief. A great first book in the series, I already
cannot wait to return for the next book!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p></p>
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women’s fiction titles. She fits her writing in between her two day jobs as an
educational consultant and university lecturer and lives with her family and
three dogs on the Kent coast. Her first title for Boldwood is The Cornish
Midwife – part of a twelve-book deal.</span><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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is here and the Little Duck Pond Café crew are looking forward to spending a
relaxing week in the country. That’s the theory, anyway. Because when they
arrive, they quickly become immersed in village life after a power cut, only to
find themselves spooked at every turn by mysterious goings-on, all of which
seem to be connected to the creepy old house next-door. Is someone playing
scary Hallowe’en tricks on them? Or is there something rather more sinister
afoot…?</span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyudP8vcbmd9LAvaw6bh1apKTwsOI_3cwfT0V_c9u8UjHxHc2aLp-zFLLnjqDqFIgaIFx_c4Q_6rAE5gsqViVL_QpU7zKGwJoQMqUHINv8wbbjHn1hbvy5R10BcFaQegjq6H-3Fu-5Juo88WE2K2E0ncf9gXpDrmsJXmt_4L3yKtkx5WEGjxaHS8-rFg/s1170/A%20COSY%20COTTAGE%20ESCAPE%20ATLDPC%20_FRONT%20RGB150dpi-%20HIGHRES%20copy%202.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="762" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyudP8vcbmd9LAvaw6bh1apKTwsOI_3cwfT0V_c9u8UjHxHc2aLp-zFLLnjqDqFIgaIFx_c4Q_6rAE5gsqViVL_QpU7zKGwJoQMqUHINv8wbbjHn1hbvy5R10BcFaQegjq6H-3Fu-5Juo88WE2K2E0ncf9gXpDrmsJXmt_4L3yKtkx5WEGjxaHS8-rFg/w272-h418/A%20COSY%20COTTAGE%20ESCAPE%20ATLDPC%20_FRONT%20RGB150dpi-%20HIGHRES%20copy%202.jpg" width="272" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>My Review:<br /></b><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;">A series that goes from strength to strength, book 30! Wow. What
I enjoy about Rosie’s Little Duck Pond books is that we have variation,
location, main character, theme but they are always an entertaining and
familiar read.</span><span style="color: #1e1915;"><br />
<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<span style="background: white;">It is also nice to know a bunch of characters and
their back stories, even though you don’t need to have read any previous books
to enjoy each one. This time the I Little Duck Pond ladies are off on a little
trip to a cottage in a small village. They soon discover this cottage is next
door to a so called haunted house, with some fears starting to surface, tensions
mount and things start happening – well it is Halloween after all!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;">The girls, in typical style befriend locals, including the
resident of the house next door, and when spooky figures are seen – in the
garden, flying overhead; they try to figure out what exactly is happening and
whether there is hauntings or other explanations. </span><span style="color: #1e1915;"><br />
<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
As always the story includes details on how their
lives have progressed, there are changes afoot for many of our favourite
characters, some don’t seem to be their usual selves and we discover that they
are holding on to secrets. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1e1915;">Such an
entertaining read, I was trying to stay logical in piecing out the mystery events
but you never know! It all came together nicely though, and was fun to have the
girls in a different setting. I’m not a fan of Halloween but I did enjoy the spookier
elements to this one. <br />
<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
<span style="background: white;">I love this series so it’s a pleasure to read. Fun
and engaging writing with great, likeable characters. I look forward to the next
one! </span><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Purchase Link: </b><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C6B1Y1KW">https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C6B1Y1KW</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Author Bio:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 106%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Rosie’s series of Little Duck Pond
Café novellas is centred around life in a country village cafe. ‘A Kiss under
the Stars’ and ‘A Cosy Cottage Escape’ are out now. Look out for ‘A Winter
Wonderland’, a heart-warming will-they-won’t-they romance for Christmas, out in
November 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Follow Rosie on
Twitter: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/Rosie_Green88"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">https://twitter.com/Rosie_Green88</span></a></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Jenn and The Comfy Chairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723516948610562296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963471151883566483.post-15273331493002634322023-11-01T17:13:00.003+00:002023-11-01T17:13:34.525+00:00That Festive Feeling - Heidi Swain <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYex_kQjd9NJLEhyDhjjDVjTfR2MxZ3kwpuXJk1GAYJsJ8_G2D5VvqbXrmE1h5e5vFY1D7hO5hauqRCe2g5mFzckaXpxHhYleYZ3EnokOHObij8eVVfL1NvO9k6a1iEnmBYpfxXptxicL6UpUZqfBjm9psxdE42rh47yZAijmpdr0YQYDd3y7s-k4TyPs/s970/HS1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="970" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYex_kQjd9NJLEhyDhjjDVjTfR2MxZ3kwpuXJk1GAYJsJ8_G2D5VvqbXrmE1h5e5vFY1D7hO5hauqRCe2g5mFzckaXpxHhYleYZ3EnokOHObij8eVVfL1NvO9k6a1iEnmBYpfxXptxicL6UpUZqfBjm9psxdE42rh47yZAijmpdr0YQYDd3y7s-k4TyPs/w520-h283/HS1.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><i><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Holly has the place to herself this Christmas. It’s not her place, though – she is house-sitting for friends who live on Nightingale Square – just there to keep the place warm and cosy and only for long enough for her to sort her life out. Newly single and finding herself unsure about next steps for her career, she plans to hunker down and make some life decisions.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">To clear her mind, she sets off on early morning walks around a nearby lake and bumps into May, an older lady who is also new to the area, and her dapper Dachshund Monty. Quickly, a firm friendship blossoms. Then when Holly meets Bear, a rather large and rather attractive man, at the local pub, and his rescue dog Queenie, her stay at Nightingale Square suddenly feels even more appealing.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">As the community comes together for the season’s festivities, Holly must start thinking about where her life will take her next. Some big decisions need to be made, but distractions close to home make thinking about the future more tricky than ever…</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Will she get that festive feeling this Christmas…?</span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TqEVAd824aQupLHV7Lxkb0NrlGHMaTHWi68vJLnSJlIH2hvTw68dpGuFnGeWRpfym88EXu09ZjKDMahfa1IBfFEQBbkerujwOYmi81jyVDMsRsLbxuSVH3BbDXuSJbpcTENz5zY_o_R7BJm_IsEgYj2D87QhPJ1GDmmQO4pR7ckRdljAvUFmg-dGPeI/s388/HS.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TqEVAd824aQupLHV7Lxkb0NrlGHMaTHWi68vJLnSJlIH2hvTw68dpGuFnGeWRpfym88EXu09ZjKDMahfa1IBfFEQBbkerujwOYmi81jyVDMsRsLbxuSVH3BbDXuSJbpcTENz5zY_o_R7BJm_IsEgYj2D87QhPJ1GDmmQO4pR7ckRdljAvUFmg-dGPeI/s320/HS.png" width="210" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Review:<br /></span></b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Want to get into the festive spirit? Heidi Swain’s books will
always leave you feeling ready for the season and ‘That Festive Feeling’ is just
perfect for doing just that.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Having created many wonderful settings for us, Nightingale
Square is so special and even more so at Christmas time. It’s a strong community
with a great cast of characters (or friends as us Swainettes see them). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Holly is a great addition to the characters we love so much.
She is housesitting for characters we already have come to know a little about
and all she wants is to hide herself away, have a quiet time to evaluate her
life/options for roving forward. She is adamant that she will not be drawn in
to all the frolics and activities in the square, not matter how much any of the
neighbours try to cajole her. Even I know this is not realistic with the
Nightingale Square residents and soon Holly is finding herself getting involved.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Holly does strive for some quiet independence and soon becomes
friends with a dog walker called May. May is the absolute best, what a
colourful breath of fresh air she is, I adore her and would love to have her
tenacity and character. The bond formed between these two characters is
gorgeous, really so heart warming and it’s very clear both are helping each
other in so many ways. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After a collision with Bear, Holly’s festive season is about
to get busier and perhaps a little more complicated than she expected. Bear
lives in an ‘alternative’ home and is quite keen to show Holly she has options
she had never considered. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">An
absolutely gorgeous story with friendship at the heart of it all. Encouraging
people to take chances, make changes and putting a bit of trust in other people
again. Although it is a romance, it gives us so much more – comedy, drama,
heart warming messages of kindness and compassion. A story to inspire people to
follow their hearts and dreams, think outside the box and to always add a
little more colour to their lives. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Left me
feeling all warm and fuzzy. Another Heidi Swain classic!! </span><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Buy a copy - <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BSFZY6HC/ref=x_gr_bb_amazon?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_bb_amazon-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738" target="_blank">HERE</a>! <br /><br />Heidi Swain - <a href="https://twitter.com/Heidi_Swain" target="_blank">X</a> , <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WriterHeidiJoSwain" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, </span><p></p>Jenn and The Comfy Chairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723516948610562296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963471151883566483.post-72871720294834734162023-10-27T16:01:00.000+01:002023-10-27T16:01:05.979+01:00The Perfect Christmas Village - Bella Osborne <p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZZnmu1GRZ5P_OKg2hnp1uRQs-QgffN3IuKgA69y2HvLWOUYS7Dj9WCLOjUq-yOIo2v9xe2QQokMI0rt0SrxUJzc2EHeAJCkxMjItjXJKNhKfEox4_k2JWNBIUuboL32bUw_ONvVR_3oGlgC_dqmtEts-ix6RFC4ASKlBrJDGwI6K5AOaIVmGGm5qaRo/s700/The%20Perfect%20Christmas%20Village.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZZnmu1GRZ5P_OKg2hnp1uRQs-QgffN3IuKgA69y2HvLWOUYS7Dj9WCLOjUq-yOIo2v9xe2QQokMI0rt0SrxUJzc2EHeAJCkxMjItjXJKNhKfEox4_k2JWNBIUuboL32bUw_ONvVR_3oGlgC_dqmtEts-ix6RFC4ASKlBrJDGwI6K5AOaIVmGGm5qaRo/w522-h206/The%20Perfect%20Christmas%20Village.png" width="522" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">When Christmas-hating
Sam moves to Holly Cross, he thinks he's found the perfect home, until he
discovers that, each year, Holly Cross transforms into the most Christmassy
village in the whole country...</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
<br />
Blythe is just one sale away from being Real Estate Agent of the Month, so she
twists the truth to sell a home to city boy Sam, who is looking for the perfect
house in the perfect location. Little does he know he's just bought a cottage
in the middle of the most Christmassy village in the country. And if there's
one thing Sam loathes, it's Christmas.<br />
<br />
Sam's arrival puts Holly Cross's chance to win the title of Britain's Most
Perfect Christmas Village now in jeopardy, and the villagers are soon up in
arms. Meanwhile, Sam is in his own personal hell surrounded by fairy lights and
everyone is looking to Blythe to fix things.<br />
<br />
But as the festive season looms, maybe there's more than just Christmas in
Holly Cross for Sam to fall in love with...</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></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Amazon UK
- </span></b><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Perfect-Christmas-Village-Bella-Osborne-ebook/dp/B0BM2DP2PK"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Perfect-Christmas-Village-Bella-Osborne-ebook/dp/B0BM2DP2PK</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="IT" style="mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">KoBo - </span></b><a href="https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/the-perfect-christmas-village-1"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="IT" style="mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/the-perfect-christmas-village-1</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="IT" style="mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Apple - </span></b><a href="https://books.apple.com/gb/book/the-perfect-christmas-village/id6448858762"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://books.apple.com/gb/book/the-perfect-christmas-village/id6448858762</span></b></a><br /><br /><br /><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></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3IGbSkndTDfps-aMh7BwswGaZxqU148bi4NZXY93QVRU2n2-n0-4UVNzJrfqTpk2AZFRXSUOq8rt_UaTCvnAEX7ki6XsGJGIETyYOE6afqI-m9PxOeFtabB-eGfeZ2tJZaLm40KP1HSDABYspqZlmdmmrMak_aeALz13opTDMEN9k1FNLTVacXKbaWvA/s2339/81fh6h2iPHL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1524" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3IGbSkndTDfps-aMh7BwswGaZxqU148bi4NZXY93QVRU2n2-n0-4UVNzJrfqTpk2AZFRXSUOq8rt_UaTCvnAEX7ki6XsGJGIETyYOE6afqI-m9PxOeFtabB-eGfeZ2tJZaLm40KP1HSDABYspqZlmdmmrMak_aeALz13opTDMEN9k1FNLTVacXKbaWvA/w297-h458/81fh6h2iPHL.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Review:</span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I genuinely look forward to each of Bella’s books as I know
it will be quality, entertaining and a blooming great story. The Perfect
Village Christmas is wonderful – I was enthralled with each page I sat and
devoured. It is a Perfect Christmas book and will leave you feeling festive
fuzzies. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The village of Holly Cross is my kind of place and yet again
I wish I lived in such a brilliant community. I think each character was
brilliant, even Leonora who was perhaps a bit full on (but for the right
reasons really!) Reading about their efforts to become the ‘Perfect Christmas
village’ had me laughing and feeling all sentimental. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Blythe is desperate to prove herself and sells a house in her
local village to Sam, unaware that he is harbouring some secrets. Sam moves to
Holly Cross and is not a fan of Christmas, in fact he hates it – which proves challenging
in this village. Soon regretting his choices, he is determined to ignore everyone’s,
especially Blythe’s, efforts this festive season. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #1e1915; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Blythe is determined
to make him see the good in Christmas no matter what. On many occasions she pushes
her festive agenda and in my opinion really pushes her luck with him. I’m
amazed he tolerated as much as he did! There is something about their
connection though and it is clear to see the spark between them. <br />
<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
A story full of shenanigans, pumpkin picking,
fireworks and festive fun at the sexy Santa dinner; a whole community pulling
together and being there for each other. All have very different reasons for
being so involved in the village activities but it’s clear everyone cares for
one another too. Fun characters, heart warming moments, comedy and charm – what
more do you need this time of year. <br />
<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
I cannot recommend this one enough. It’s a must
read this Christmas, I suggest you ask Santa very nicely and get a copy!</span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Author Bio:<br /><br /></b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi657nF_O_be7W7IwwMcCNXCh4Oz9hIlqlNbqy-aBZVhHGdcJiJ3mkjx1-tSPH8DLzyr7n84O3sRRlXdgJAlMawH_0Ej-F4AKzPrsj7ZtzpBsQoypqzF6sOBUZQeU57HGyx4gttdscttet854rIP1Dr3IHY0i8k2MLelXA1FxuacIqOlkhPfGvTHZ8Ns7M/s640/Author%20photo%202021.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi657nF_O_be7W7IwwMcCNXCh4Oz9hIlqlNbqy-aBZVhHGdcJiJ3mkjx1-tSPH8DLzyr7n84O3sRRlXdgJAlMawH_0Ej-F4AKzPrsj7ZtzpBsQoypqzF6sOBUZQeU57HGyx4gttdscttet854rIP1Dr3IHY0i8k2MLelXA1FxuacIqOlkhPfGvTHZ8Ns7M/w179-h119/Author%20photo%202021.jpeg" width="179" /></a></div><br />Bella
has been jotting down stories as far back as she can remember but decided that
2013 would be the year that she finished a full length novel. Since then she’s
written nine best-selling romantic comedies, two best-selling bookclub reads
and won the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year Award.<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Bella's
stories are about friendship, love and coping with what life throws at
you. She lives in Warwickshire, UK with her husband, daughter and a cat
who thinks she’s a dog. When not writing Bella is usually eating custard creams
and planning holidays.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">For more about Bella, visit her website at
www.bellaosborne.com or follow her on social media.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Social
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<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQtOJ6F7l17eNezytzbDoO_joHWAMg4yCs0Ot5gNJ5HL7TA5aQyWJBqSnEA51WftnO8iSBZ7wizxGUqPFy9n31Twsi60rJu-QCvE9lLdNaZ07s3BoaTf8sP1BF9m-c2RLQj5z80O7xscJxuT23DeENq9MB4ixp3WOh5608FTqcehqkOcxloBmNdNec8I/s2415/The%20Perfect%20Christmas%20Village%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2415" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQtOJ6F7l17eNezytzbDoO_joHWAMg4yCs0Ot5gNJ5HL7TA5aQyWJBqSnEA51WftnO8iSBZ7wizxGUqPFy9n31Twsi60rJu-QCvE9lLdNaZ07s3BoaTf8sP1BF9m-c2RLQj5z80O7xscJxuT23DeENq9MB4ixp3WOh5608FTqcehqkOcxloBmNdNec8I/w449-h279/The%20Perfect%20Christmas%20Village%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="449" /></a></div><br />Jenn and The Comfy Chairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723516948610562296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963471151883566483.post-49981455796271548262023-10-08T12:49:00.005+01:002023-10-08T12:49:57.537+01:00In the Greek Midwinter - Mandy Baggot <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpL7WsrThenVFAWobARLGIphpth5oqsxq7oRr9zPH78FDL-MLiLIT-5JeJQq0CbgUTcnCR-3nNdfJ-zAMJF48nn0-0d7q_QM57Q8iKvyvT2oYd1qf1xb9lKb_ghHYGoD270JCU55DTG8aQm5QZ6h5II8D-QI3CJqt6x6GJr2pWGseOcErVIKP5clDhFA/s700/In%20The%20Greek%20Midwinter.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpL7WsrThenVFAWobARLGIphpth5oqsxq7oRr9zPH78FDL-MLiLIT-5JeJQq0CbgUTcnCR-3nNdfJ-zAMJF48nn0-0d7q_QM57Q8iKvyvT2oYd1qf1xb9lKb_ghHYGoD270JCU55DTG8aQm5QZ6h5II8D-QI3CJqt6x6GJr2pWGseOcErVIKP5clDhFA/w538-h212/In%20The%20Greek%20Midwinter.png" width="538" /></a></div><p></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="a-text-bold"><b><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;">It was supposed to
be a holiday of a lifetime…</span></b></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But when Jen’s boyfriend David suddenly cancels
their romantic Paris trip, needing to urgently travel to Athens for work, it’s
best friend Bonnie who suggests they surprise him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Having already booked the time off from her events
company – Christmas Every Day – Jen decides an impromptu and romantic gesture
might be just what their relationship needs?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Arriving in Greece and finding David is not there,
Jen has a lot of questions. And when she gets her answers she has a choice –
should she go home or should she stay a while?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">With the help of Astro, the handsome yet
Christmas-hating waiter from the local bar, she sets about a little Greek
Christmas research. But what starts as a ‘business trip’ soon turns into
something more…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0f1111;">Purchase Link</span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0f1111;"> - </span><a href="https://mybook.to/greekmidwintersocial">https://mybook.to/greekmidwintersocial</a><br /><br /> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0f1111;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOIU3GUG-1rekI1nkSTWiJkBgxWilrUOpSbXv_2RzG6kTDIXRo76oVLZVtsZlJj-SkRLQWmnvgWt9Rf7bSv8qy_kr1CGgGkDfzPMdoS1NZ_I0rzd-exyD1mRaLpa-W4k16nVk7bpjjJOpBeJh2vbb3b0a-syc5jYOpeMwuj0S5ERcNwWH3fWc3-20Y_A/s2409/MandyBaggot_ITGM_Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2409" data-original-width="1594" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOIU3GUG-1rekI1nkSTWiJkBgxWilrUOpSbXv_2RzG6kTDIXRo76oVLZVtsZlJj-SkRLQWmnvgWt9Rf7bSv8qy_kr1CGgGkDfzPMdoS1NZ_I0rzd-exyD1mRaLpa-W4k16nVk7bpjjJOpBeJh2vbb3b0a-syc5jYOpeMwuj0S5ERcNwWH3fWc3-20Y_A/w294-h444/MandyBaggot_ITGM_Cover.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Review:</span></b><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Do I look forward to Mandy Baggot’s ‘festive’ books? You bet
I do. Do I love when Mandy whisks us away to glorious locations? Always. Have I
loved the combination of both? ABSOLUTELY!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">After some of my favourite festive reads over the years, In
the Greek Midwinter is yet another gem that left me ready for the season ahead.
It is heartwarming and romantic but at it’s core it’s about people allowing
themselves to believe – whether that’s in other people or a little bit festive
magic. It’s a story of two people who both had difficult starts in life, coming
together and discovering they have so much more in common than they realised.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jen is a festive fanatic, the season reminds her of the
moments in life she can think of fondly. She doesn’t let people in, not easily
and never completely. She can put hurt behind her – or so she thinks. When a
romantic break doesn’t go as planned, a change of scene leads to some life
changing discoveries. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Astro cannot stand the season and rallies against his uncles
plans to decorate everything. The season intensifies a pain he cannot move on
from. His hidden passion is a way for him to unleash his feelings, even if it
risks getting in trouble.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When their worlds collide, can they find a way to get along
with each feeling so strongly. I loved the dynamic between these two
characters, seeing how their relationship developed over the course of the
book.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A whole cast of supporting characters make this book so
entertaining and really funny. I loved Natalia – Jen’s ‘colleague’ from the
Ukraine who looks after her business whilst Jen is in Greece. She is very “gangster-
esque” but in a humorous way, someone to keep onside. Achilles is a brilliant character,
his enthusiasm for all things jumps off the page. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A great book to cosy up with this festive season, let the
snow fall (no matter where you may be!) and enjoy the read. Another great story
from Mandy Baggot, festive and in Greece; what a fab combination.</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Author
Bio:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7k3-Tpcq9yCk1H21Q1DJzBURdOUpvTXH4y_k4IghL39LSi3baxY3yVuWjpHedzgt-uHLmjD6pzaJurvkTcr8_TnY0R8nfRUfU2j1ueSddKmOczrLrdLNU74AYgiUVj_70ct1b8x_Bx3n_GmJ99m1t_EXClXsWTer2C8WBAl6ld5dm38mvtzVLKr22w48/s1000/Author%20Photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="723" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7k3-Tpcq9yCk1H21Q1DJzBURdOUpvTXH4y_k4IghL39LSi3baxY3yVuWjpHedzgt-uHLmjD6pzaJurvkTcr8_TnY0R8nfRUfU2j1ueSddKmOczrLrdLNU74AYgiUVj_70ct1b8x_Bx3n_GmJ99m1t_EXClXsWTer2C8WBAl6ld5dm38mvtzVLKr22w48/w175-h243/Author%20Photo.jpg" width="175" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Mandy Baggot is a bestselling romance writer who loves giving
readers that happy-ever-after. From sunshine romantic comedies set in Greece,
to cosy curl-up winter reads, she's bringing gorgeous heroes and strong
heroines readers can relate to. Mandy splits her time between Salisbury,
Wiltshire and Corfu, Greece and has a passion for books, food, racehorses and
all things Greek!<o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Social
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<span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">Bookbub profile:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/janet-hoggarth"><b><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration-line: none;"> </span></b></a><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/mandy-baggot"><b><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://www.bookbub.com/authors/mandy-baggot</span></b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIrSmP6M_q76i-OL741XV4bHiuI9dI3St5enKROtYLnkUXhXsPhyphenhyphenrn5G2g11XxxC93Gvyi7RBxBhDLRsXl1Ry9gnZUmn-ypikDcBgz1HZsySHEhisBWhrKWvh3TLoeB8JS3KHV6Humb2gZ2jVPGhYpNEQOwLW1iqBAamtvTDCPxLEWWxLLkQ6jcvgEpI/s2595/In%20The%20Greek%20Midwinter%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="2595" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIrSmP6M_q76i-OL741XV4bHiuI9dI3St5enKROtYLnkUXhXsPhyphenhyphenrn5G2g11XxxC93Gvyi7RBxBhDLRsXl1Ry9gnZUmn-ypikDcBgz1HZsySHEhisBWhrKWvh3TLoeB8JS3KHV6Humb2gZ2jVPGhYpNEQOwLW1iqBAamtvTDCPxLEWWxLLkQ6jcvgEpI/w549-h265/In%20The%20Greek%20Midwinter%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpg" width="549" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p>Jenn and The Comfy Chairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723516948610562296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963471151883566483.post-43401508045744651652023-09-26T18:53:00.003+01:002023-09-26T18:53:23.647+01:00Christmas at the Cat Café - Jessica Redland <p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gZM_NLgCDOqdStOzvRtb-4O9DlBQckDgLbqLPrUVAnqDtUXE0_ENGQocflTCRhomeIkodTUwjBzTfAMXSZPf-CgIvGomvegrOFfZwUfry3EemKyBetJ4qiYf9c0LYLrKUpxHae2cBG3cU3RVBE_WTSr_TqncHwJb_bXJvvsfzl5KLQY9UISEKyy9gW0/s700/Christmas%20at%20the%20Cat%20Cafe.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gZM_NLgCDOqdStOzvRtb-4O9DlBQckDgLbqLPrUVAnqDtUXE0_ENGQocflTCRhomeIkodTUwjBzTfAMXSZPf-CgIvGomvegrOFfZwUfry3EemKyBetJ4qiYf9c0LYLrKUpxHae2cBG3cU3RVBE_WTSr_TqncHwJb_bXJvvsfzl5KLQY9UISEKyy9gW0/w485-h191/Christmas%20at%20the%20Cat%20Cafe.png" width="485" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 11pt;">It's the most wonderful time of the year on Castle Street, and
there's a paw-some new business opening....</span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="a-text-bold"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;">It had always been
Tabby's dream to work with cats</span></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"> and an
inheritance from her beloved nanna has finally made that a reality. Idyllic
Castle Street in Whitsborough Bay couldn’t be a better place for pastry chef
Tabby to open a cat café with her boyfriend, Leon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But when Leon leaves her in the lurch, the pressure
mounts for Tabby. With Christmas fast approaching, she has to open the café on
her own – a daunting prospect, especially when she's been hiding her health
issues from the ones she loves.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Faced with local resistance to the café – and
somebody seemingly determined that she won’t succeed – Tabby will need her
friends, family and cats more than ever to recover her broken Christmas spirit
and pull together for a Christmas miracle.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Will the cat café bring the festive joy to Castle
Street as Tabby had hoped or will it be a cat-astrophe? And can the magic of
Christmas on Castle Street mend Tabby's broken heart as well as her business?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="a-text-bold"><b><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;">Escape with million-copy bestseller Jessica Redland this
Christmas for the purr-fect festive treat!</span></b></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-OQCTM8xF5G1EAQ7C36T_zvHiVu2lxpUvZmrg5YSW6WGYcW-ARUa8ThdiSKLbFS4Yx41S4HUD7AIny4uXS-7fCxuvG4Nk-61I0_71I7vkLu4SFwkCrdGxbv5qSPL0q-oYFe3384JCjvBkDsRpnGsKxLqVwsO6s-mWH14W4If1vs84HXGCpXOXv4dPMU/s2355/JESSICA%20REDLAND.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2355" data-original-width="1534" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf-OQCTM8xF5G1EAQ7C36T_zvHiVu2lxpUvZmrg5YSW6WGYcW-ARUa8ThdiSKLbFS4Yx41S4HUD7AIny4uXS-7fCxuvG4Nk-61I0_71I7vkLu4SFwkCrdGxbv5qSPL0q-oYFe3384JCjvBkDsRpnGsKxLqVwsO6s-mWH14W4If1vs84HXGCpXOXv4dPMU/w276-h425/JESSICA%20REDLAND.jpg" width="276" /></a><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Purchase Link - </b><a href="https://mybook.to/catcafesocial" style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: #1155cc; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://mybook.to/catcafesocial</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>My Review:</b></span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Firstly, I have to say how much I adore all of Jessica Redlands books,
no matter which series, setting or characters; her writing always captures me.
I was so excited to be back in Castle Street and loved the idea of a cat café! After
this book I definitely want to visit one. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">At many points it appears that Tabby may not get to
open her much longed for cat café, she faces adversity from all angles – crazed
ex-girlfriends, animal activists, an ex who let her down as well as a body that
leaves her in so much pain she cannot function no matter how much she wishes
she could. Hard to read but incredible to learn more about a condition I’d only
ever heard of and didn’t realise the extent to which it can debilitate a person.
Luckily for Tabby she has a wonderful community around her, family, friends and
fellow business owners.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">I adored hearing about the different cats, just picturing their antics
adding some light relief and cute moments. Part of why I love Jessica’s books
is for the sense of community that is developed; how people come together to
help and support each other – always makes me wish I could join them!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">There are moments of pain and sadness but it’s overwhelming a story
about acceptance, perseverance, recognising that you can ask for help and that
nothing needs to hold you back when following your dreams. Of course, we have romance
and at first it threw me, I didn’t expect it but I soon realised the pairing was
completely right.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Festive spirit, cute cats and romance; a fabulous read.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Author
Bio:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio98IaQMXvAr05bi8rYdHV5KekWQebaOfFiUU6du9xSPQcW-YIC1e-Qwbw939eLtgaYrURX40zY_m_8ZrjMDXlo7l_1EzZKsP61SLZC_FFGg73lo72ResuHHU_fDLUlc3451EsO0Hs0k4YxObEjC_OfjF0veBJlFjbqZdPh3fPH5uFOgWSY9e3zhVT0Ic/s2500/_MHP7839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="2000" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio98IaQMXvAr05bi8rYdHV5KekWQebaOfFiUU6du9xSPQcW-YIC1e-Qwbw939eLtgaYrURX40zY_m_8ZrjMDXlo7l_1EzZKsP61SLZC_FFGg73lo72ResuHHU_fDLUlc3451EsO0Hs0k4YxObEjC_OfjF0veBJlFjbqZdPh3fPH5uFOgWSY9e3zhVT0Ic/w109-h136/_MHP7839.jpg" width="109" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jessica Redland writes
emotional but uplifting stories of love, friendship, family and community. Her
Whitsborough Bay books transport readers to the stunning North Yorkshire Coast
where she lives with her husband, daughter and sprocker spaniel. Her Hedgehog
Hollow series, set in a hedgehog rescue centre, takes readers into the
beautiful rolling countryside of the Yorkshire Wolds.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
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Riley and Ben Lawson have something in common – fathers who have kept secrets.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On the
day of his father’s funeral, Ben’s life changes forever when a woman he’s never
met shows up claiming to be his sister. As he investigates the past, Ben is
shaken to discover that much of his life has been built on a carefully
constructed foundation of his father’s lies. Needing answers, he agrees to
visit Juniper Meadows, the ancestral estate owned and run by his long-lost relatives,
the Travers family.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Arriving
in the pretty Cotswold countryside, the first person Ben meets is Amelia Riley.
They are immediately drawn to one another, but Amelia has her own complicated
ties to the Travers family. Her only goal is to set the past to rights so she
can move on with a clean conscience.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As Ben
starts to see the events of his childhood more clearly, he allows the warmth
and fun he finds at Juniper Meadows to draw him in from the cold. But just as
he’s contemplating setting down roots, Amelia is making plans to leave…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Bestseller
Sarah Bennett is back with an irresistible, feel-good, page-turning escape,
perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley, Katie Fforde and Phillipa Ashley.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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read the first book in the series Where We Belong a short while ago, I was keen
to go back to Juniper Meadows and find out what more was in store. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Having previously met Hope, we learnt how complicated her
family is, (I highly recommend you do read the first book before this so to have
the full idea). Now this book is yet another emotional tale. There are
discoveries of such hurt, betrayal and deceit within the family, how heart
breaking that one persons actions can cause so much angst. Ben had no interest
in rekindling a relationship with his biological mother Stevie, but learning
what happened in the past, could this change how he proceeds with his future?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Another character we discover some more about is Amelia, who
is Hope’s childhood best friend. She is devastated by what her father did and
pushed everyone else away because of the shame.
She is fierce though and wants to prove to everyone that she is nothing
like her dad, not that she needs to do that really. I had really felt very sorry for her in book
one, nothing was of her doing but she was resolving things and fixing problems.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sarah is a great storyteller and the way her characters
develop throughout the story and over a series is brilliant. This isn’t your
typical light and airy rom com at times, or story of festive cheer (even though the
cover looks that way); it has serious, intense themes that have been written
with sensitive care but it is still enjoyable. You will get stuck in and have
your head in the book for hours. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I always enjoy catching up with previous characters and this
book was no exception, I am really looking forward to more from Juniper
Meadows. </span><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Author Bio:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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Bennett is the bestselling author of several romantic fiction trilogies
including those set in Butterfly Cove and Lavender Bay. Born and raised in a
military family she is happily married to her own Officer and when not reading
or writing enjoys sailing the high seas.<o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p>
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your mind and your heart to new possibilities that will enchant fans of Holly
Martin and Heidi Swain.</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Copper Plough is at the heart of village life
for the residents of Heritage Cove, and never more so than at Christmas, when
the tree glows in the alcove and the smell of mulled wine carries out onto the
street. So when new owners for the beloved pub arrive and decide to shake
things up, not everyone welcomes the changes with open arms.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Local bakery owner Celeste is ready to keep an open
mind. But she’s shocked to discover that one of the new landlords is Quinn, a
former Navy sailor with whom she had a short but powerful romance years
earlier.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Fate may have brought Quinn and Celeste back
together, but life seems determined to keep them apart. Can the villagers learn
to embrace the newcomers this Christmas? And will Quinn and Celeste find a way
back to each other before snow falls over Heritage Cove?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Purchase Link - </b><a href="https://mybook.to/StarandLanternSocial"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://mybook.to/StarandLanternSocial</span></a><br /><br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVb27WDNxKdMUAkFyIaGkCGA8lr5KwUX03cP6Kcs9y1bzM5bqHIS3MqPyi4STbOd2wYm2K9z_DULvndWTRKmxVg6j7bu5YHenFx5xYtptTdrqi6EWtkXOW8rwjnCd4qHwO_VeTja_tiHL394ryC6BszAn8YUZ_mKIHl73z3NQIodPHMoiaKqfMvoP3ICU/s2350/Christmas%20Nights%20at%20the%20Star%20and%20Lantern%20twinkle%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2350" data-original-width="1525" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVb27WDNxKdMUAkFyIaGkCGA8lr5KwUX03cP6Kcs9y1bzM5bqHIS3MqPyi4STbOd2wYm2K9z_DULvndWTRKmxVg6j7bu5YHenFx5xYtptTdrqi6EWtkXOW8rwjnCd4qHwO_VeTja_tiHL394ryC6BszAn8YUZ_mKIHl73z3NQIodPHMoiaKqfMvoP3ICU/w291-h448/Christmas%20Nights%20at%20the%20Star%20and%20Lantern%20twinkle%20copy.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Review:</span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A return trip the Cove… at Christmas… YES PLEASE!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I adore this series, the characters, the setting, the sense
of community that I wish I was part of. At least while reading these books I
am. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you haven’t read any of this series you can fully enjoy this
as a standalone but I do highly recommend reading others, they are fantastic. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Celeste is quite the independent woman, she knows what she
wants in all areas of her life. She is happy being a businesswoman, having her
sister and niece close by, and being surrounded by friends and part of a close
community. A chance encounter with Quinn gave her a short, enjoyable fling; both
happy with the short time they had. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When the local pub is bought and renamed, the villagers
wonder how their local ‘community hub’ will change and if the new landlord will
fit in. When opening day arrives, there are surprises all around and with the community’s
favourite member, Barney, taking ill and being rushed to hospital, emotions and
tensions are high. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Quinn is back, desperate to see the woman who captured his
heart in such a small time but when he finally sees her again, she is distant and
pushes him away. He is worried that anyone find out about his past and what
issues he is desperately trying to hide, but could there be a way back for him?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">At some points this story looked as though it may be the
bleakest, saddest Christmas tale of all. Worry for one of the lovely characters
I have grown to adore, Barney who is like everyone’s Grandad as well as
feelings of heartache, loss, fear. A rollercoaster of emotions but wow, when
those warm and fuzzies hit they warmed my heart. I liked Celeste, she is certain
what life she wants to lead but it can blind her to what is in front of her.
Quinn is a good man, he sounds gorgeous but is troubled; he has seen and done
so much that nobody could comprehend but fear of what people may think also
stops him doing what is best for him. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Mouthwatering descriptions of treats, eats and drinks yet
again, it’s probably a good thing this is a fictional place otherwise I would
be there and enjoy sampling everything. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Helen is a go-to author, I enjoy her writing and the
characters and settings she brings to life. With the perfect amount of festive
cheer to get you ready for the season.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Great read, highly recommended. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Author Bio:<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-82ZYFZQg41LfhgFuHLbEl1a191nuON0tR6VQNR8fAH6AmyxIn8BdihnPGGGe8bKiXTvtxSyWrCLJxnhjMUJ-X7KA4Ob9ju8oqrE8pJo5pkK731dR0uT8ktOXGT_wNGfqC8DwjbSwV5nqKbiFoWntLKqsSBxUn5E1LhzQtfTTkiu1p4zM_2OZP3DnMIA/s2241/Author%20photograph%20for%20Helen%20J%20Rolfe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2240" data-original-width="2241" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-82ZYFZQg41LfhgFuHLbEl1a191nuON0tR6VQNR8fAH6AmyxIn8BdihnPGGGe8bKiXTvtxSyWrCLJxnhjMUJ-X7KA4Ob9ju8oqrE8pJo5pkK731dR0uT8ktOXGT_wNGfqC8DwjbSwV5nqKbiFoWntLKqsSBxUn5E1LhzQtfTTkiu1p4zM_2OZP3DnMIA/w100-h100/Author%20photograph%20for%20Helen%20J%20Rolfe.jpg" width="100" /></a></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Helen
Rolfe is the author of many bestselling contemporary women’s fiction titles,
set in different locations from the Cotswolds to New York. She lives in
Hertfordshire with her husband and children.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Gardens<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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<h2 style="background: white; border: none; line-height: 133%; margin: 0cm; mso-border-bottom-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 3.0pt 0cm; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; padding: 0cm; page-break-after: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 133%; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The perfect cosy and uplifting romance to
curl up with this winter!<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></h2>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In
Mistletoe Gardens a legend exists: anyone who kisses underneath the mistletoe
will be guaranteed another year of love…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When
local baker Essie Browne discovers that Mistletoe Gardens is to be demolished
in January, she’s determined to save the place she loves so much. So Essie
proposes building a life size gingerbread house to bring in the crowds…just how
hard can it be?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Well,
quite hard actually. Essie can bake gingerbread blindfolded, but she hasn’t got
a clue how to build an actual house with it! She needs help - and fast!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Enter
local builder, Joss Hallissey. Essie is convinced that with Joss’s help they
can pull this off. There’s just one tiny problem: Joss hates Christmas,
gingerbread, and… well, just about everything else too.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Joss
the Grinch makes it clear that her idea is ludicrous and pointless, but he
reluctantly agrees to help with her plan.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Will
the gingerbread house be enough to save Mistletoe Gardens? Or will Essie's
chance for a magical kiss under the mistletoe be lost forever?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Perfect
for fans of Holly Martin, Kat French and Caroline Roberts!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Purchase Link - </b><a href="https://mybook.to/Gingerbreadhousesocial"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">https://mybook.to/Gingerbreadhousesocial</span></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpmcoAcArGG3SS9g6jQoI7aO75eHfnf6W9Coa2SJWibcpLcWBxbnMjH7fsaZex8FN7c1ggpryuNhk0q1rb4nCZqYONOUpQNI-TK1XWIcqsaBjJUwCCYogxG17P-Hl3bWrDJTi4aXnMI-6Rn28JUg9fmPJ6kO_8PDAHP6giJwEReg9c4LLA_-r8uFGqqk/s2339/TheGingerbreadHouseInMistletoeGardensEBOOK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1524" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpmcoAcArGG3SS9g6jQoI7aO75eHfnf6W9Coa2SJWibcpLcWBxbnMjH7fsaZex8FN7c1ggpryuNhk0q1rb4nCZqYONOUpQNI-TK1XWIcqsaBjJUwCCYogxG17P-Hl3bWrDJTi4aXnMI-6Rn28JUg9fmPJ6kO_8PDAHP6giJwEReg9c4LLA_-r8uFGqqk/w301-h463/TheGingerbreadHouseInMistletoeGardensEBOOK.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My Review:</span></b><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As a long time fan of Jaimie Admans’ I was anticipating a
charming, heart warming story with sweet characters, wonderful, enchanting locations
and a sprinkling of magic, of course I was not disappointed.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A festive story that filled me with that cosy, warm feeling,
where my heart was full and fuzzy with love and festive spirit. A story of
hope, determination, a resolve to make changes and also to find the best of
everyone and of course, to embrace tradition and celebrate love. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Essie, local baker extraordinaire, loves where she lives,
the people, the place and has vowed to never leave. Mistletoe Gardens is a special
place to all who live there and when to discover upcoming plans to demolish
this much-loved place she sets her sights on making a stand, saving Mistletoe
Gardens. Her plan, outrageously, is to build a life size gingerbread house, but
whilst she can bake, she has no idea on how to build and needs help.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Joss hates Christmas, and pretty much most things. He wants
to be away from the place that holds painful memories and definitely has no
real intention on getting involved in anything community spirited. He has a few
loose ends to finish up and then he plans to go. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My first “festive” read of the season and I think it will
take a lot to top this one. I adored it, felt like I was there with Essie in
Mistletoe Gardens. She is a spirited young lady and knows what she wants,
lacking in the ability to speak up for herself after being hurt in the past. Mistletoe
Gardens sounds like such a festive, special place – I’d love to take a trip
there myself. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">With a cast of very unique characters, you will laugh, you
will feel emotional but you will remember that magical feel we can forget as we
get older. This story will reignite that sense of wonder and will have you
ready for the season! Fantastic read that will be a favourite!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Author Bio:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYhk6ICyN66BB_8xgs8IG1qdH6Zpgxu8I0QWkqGaRZ8vh-TDJ7XUAjw51SMx115L2GE0Ws6hcL9hARHif6rC8krQbf4QVq_KyQizy0nFFONOeD4Le70CRMba_7v1_jwZjKzSqQ_WxaMlwCkRkIGfhgRKmecJIk7H0he1AtRBZOu9dQu64MjDZ6SiLdiY/s298/jaimie-admans-pic1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="275" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYhk6ICyN66BB_8xgs8IG1qdH6Zpgxu8I0QWkqGaRZ8vh-TDJ7XUAjw51SMx115L2GE0Ws6hcL9hARHif6rC8krQbf4QVq_KyQizy0nFFONOeD4Le70CRMba_7v1_jwZjKzSqQ_WxaMlwCkRkIGfhgRKmecJIk7H0he1AtRBZOu9dQu64MjDZ6SiLdiY/w108-h117/jaimie-admans-pic1.jpg" width="108" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />Jaimie
Admans is the bestselling author of several romantic comedies – including The
Little Christmas Shop on Nutcracker Lane and The Chateau of
Happily-Ever-Afters. She lives in South Wales and was previously published by
HQ Digital. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
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remember...</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: white;">It’s Holly’s
best friend’s hen do and the plan is a week away in the South of France.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: white;">With little
Hope still so very young, it’s going to be difficult for Holly to tear herself away,
but Ben is the perfect co-parent and her own parents are just down the road, so
– Holly decides – there’s really nothing holding her back, is there?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: white;">Will the
sunshine and sea air help her get back to who she really is? Or will this be
the perfect distraction, a chance to have a holiday fling?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: white;">Bask in the
sunny skies of France with everyone's favourite sweet shop owner - because
everyone deserves a break, don't they?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Purchase
Link - </span></b><a href="https://mybook.to/SunnyDaysSocial"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">https://mybook.to/SunnyDaysSocial</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvYdn-ic_518J3uAzy_3teze3F143zVzVsgexRb3rXvEjGC-tlSNmNPM8rXoyb0uIO3bRb9m4sWDLcmoA5AxPJheUIbFWNlBs-ucmLert8U9ipdHlqOI7MvO9nFPOoml5O05OPPw3kxGeh8ZCJfgYV5GgXLjy1kuIwSreaTy0i7ckSUiXAJ8l2we3H_s/s2345/Sunny%20Days%20at%20the%20Second%20Chances%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2345" data-original-width="1524" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvYdn-ic_518J3uAzy_3teze3F143zVzVsgexRb3rXvEjGC-tlSNmNPM8rXoyb0uIO3bRb9m4sWDLcmoA5AxPJheUIbFWNlBs-ucmLert8U9ipdHlqOI7MvO9nFPOoml5O05OPPw3kxGeh8ZCJfgYV5GgXLjy1kuIwSreaTy0i7ckSUiXAJ8l2we3H_s/w256-h394/Sunny%20Days%20at%20the%20Second%20Chances%20copy.jpg" width="256" /></a></div>My Review:<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sunny Days at the Second Chances Sweet Shop is Book 5 of in this series,
although it could be read as a standalone book I think it’s even better if you
have read the others too. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">I had mixed feelings about book 4. Not in the writing but in I was
disappointed that things had not worked out for people I had really been rooting
for, more of a personal disappointment rather than issue with the story. Book 5
was like a soothing balm and whilst I’m still gutted that Hollys relationship
didn’t work out I can see it was for the best.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Holly is die to go on her best friends hen/stag do in France, it being
the first time she’s ;eft her baby Hope. She tried to resist going but knows
Ben will keep her updated.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">What an adventure Holly ends up having, her eyes are opened to her
situation, what she really is looking for and that feelings can be mistaken. I
couldn’t believe which character made an appearance, he is like a bad smell! If
you have read it you’ll know which character I am not a fan of!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">A great light hearted read, very enjoyable and fun!</span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Author
Bio: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-highlight: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXV2iAkSJPBuX4dgSAAphx3bkp-PO7CmPvRpGNPws2N0M8kPAnPEEHau5WsEL58FUQSda4iqackGBvkRQfO4u0F1lLeFArAW06XKzHXoRYKSg7TG8P1w_agprrtHYT63lzcJBxvsLVZHCLEscVzyshHh17LxYMvhTMenA-hXp52fjxvL_mCfFrRnwEos4/s5760/Hannah_Lynn-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5760" data-original-width="3840" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXV2iAkSJPBuX4dgSAAphx3bkp-PO7CmPvRpGNPws2N0M8kPAnPEEHau5WsEL58FUQSda4iqackGBvkRQfO4u0F1lLeFArAW06XKzHXoRYKSg7TG8P1w_agprrtHYT63lzcJBxvsLVZHCLEscVzyshHh17LxYMvhTMenA-hXp52fjxvL_mCfFrRnwEos4/w183-h275/Hannah_Lynn-7.jpg" width="183" /></a></div>Hannah Lynn is the author of over twenty books
spanning several genres.<p></p>
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She’s running her own successful vet practice, Puddleduck Vets, alongside her grandmother’s animal sanctuary.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; margin: 0cm 0cm 11pt;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #0f1111;">She’s also dating the gorgeous, yet slightly broken Rufus Holt, the most eligible bachelor in the New Forest.<br />So why isn’t she blissfully happy?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; margin: 0cm 0cm 11pt;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #0f1111;">Both Phoebe and Rufus are consumed 24/7 by their own commitments. Their relationship is always last on the list.<br />Phoebe juggles quirky, yet demanding clients and their pets whilst widowed Rufus is consumed by his anxieties, responsibilities of fatherhood and the unenviable tasks of being a Lord in waiting with a huge estate to manage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; color: #0f1111;">Phoebe knows that when you’re a vet, there isn’t always a happy ending. But will there be a happy ending for Phoebe, Rufus and everyone else at Puddleduck Farm?<br />Is it ever really possible to have it all?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b>Purchase Link </b><a href="https://mybook.to/loveblossomssocial"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://mybook.to/loveblossomssocial</span></a><u><span style="color: blue;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTIpJjTH3DrfsQrfLiq5OCU6tkIFY4vkhR0zfSG0vsxN986H914ng2BKAyvRKi3MkpCwhEW_mMkB4HNjJ17x0iSdDHn7z4aiMTpSHgckfAfiktW40qaOudigpUxrCVsHIbosW26TgNVCdyZlca60dnYz_6wHQA_VgOJjDMLboEa5wYrt36cT3tIVubVnA/s2343/LoveBlossomsAtPuddleduckFarmEBOOK.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="1530" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTIpJjTH3DrfsQrfLiq5OCU6tkIFY4vkhR0zfSG0vsxN986H914ng2BKAyvRKi3MkpCwhEW_mMkB4HNjJ17x0iSdDHn7z4aiMTpSHgckfAfiktW40qaOudigpUxrCVsHIbosW26TgNVCdyZlca60dnYz_6wHQA_VgOJjDMLboEa5wYrt36cT3tIVubVnA/s320/LoveBlossomsAtPuddleduckFarmEBOOK.jpeg" width="209" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b style="background-color: white;">My Review:</b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I have thoroughly enjoyed this series by Della Galton. This
is the third book in the series although you could read it as a standalone (I
recommend the other books though – they are wonderful!) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Finally, Phoebe and Rufus have got together, after an
instant attraction they took a long time in actually making a go of things. I
do like this coupling; I was hoping they would be together and all would be
well, but we realise throughout this book that life just gets in the way. Both
are guilty of prioritising other things and not committing to the relationship
enough for it to work. I was massively disappointed, even though it makes
complete sense, I just feel like their attraction could have developed into
something amazing. Phoebe does make some romantic decisions and honestly, I
think it was the easy way out. I will probably be in the minority, and it will
be an unpopular option but to me it felt like she took the easy option.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As always there are funny moments that had me giggling as I
read, Saddam is hilarious really and I’d welcome hearing more of his crazy
antics! Will anyone ever be able to tame that cat!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It was lovely to see some of the other characters developing
and having wonderful things happening – proposals, pregnancies and business
success. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A great read, a chance to escape and catch up with lovely
characters. Highly recommended read.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">About the Author:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">Della Galton writes short stories, teaches writing groups and is Agony Aunt for Writers Forum Magazine. She lives in Dorset.</span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b>Social Media Links – </b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b>Facebook: </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/DailyDella"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://www.facebook.com/DailyDella</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b>Twitter</b><a href="https://twitter.com/Janethauthor"><b><span style="color: #103cc0; text-decoration: none;"> </span></b></a><a href="https://twitter.com/DellaGalton"><b><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://twitter.com/DellaGalton</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #103cc0;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b>Instagram</b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/janet_hoggarth_author/"><b><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"> </span></b></a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/dellagalton/"><b><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://www.instagram.com/dellagalton/</span></b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b>Newsletter Sign Up:</b><a href="https://bit.ly/JanetHoggarthnews"><b><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"> </span></b></a><a href="http://bit.ly/DellaGaltonNewsletter"><b><span style="color: #1155cc;">http://bit.ly/DellaGaltonNewsletter</span></b></a><b> <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><b>Bookbub profile:</b><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/janet-hoggarth"><b><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"> </span></b></a><b><span style="color: #1155cc;"><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/della-galton">https://www.bookbub.com/authors/della-galton</a></span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2mPw_meVcWwXbOrxgwBfeQvIyhByck33m10EJylNrzslocrYg15LyW7lOcq1_d2gSCbCtOob2HrvS1bMR8gn8pbdwG9KkYXiipNpBj7kl1ClEAFBiIJ0RWJh7RGJXpqEZpndKij8ZnGp6qRoF-tUIpZoi6VKgkD6vhUZmEfPCPVeNqUw9xeiSnML08w/s2750/Love%20Blossoms%20on%20Puddleduck%20Farm%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="2750" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2mPw_meVcWwXbOrxgwBfeQvIyhByck33m10EJylNrzslocrYg15LyW7lOcq1_d2gSCbCtOob2HrvS1bMR8gn8pbdwG9KkYXiipNpBj7kl1ClEAFBiIJ0RWJh7RGJXpqEZpndKij8ZnGp6qRoF-tUIpZoi6VKgkD6vhUZmEfPCPVeNqUw9xeiSnML08w/w350-h159/Love%20Blossoms%20on%20Puddleduck%20Farm%20Full%20Tour%20Banner.jpeg" width="350" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 22px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><br /></p><p></p>Jenn and The Comfy Chairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723516948610562296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963471151883566483.post-38834414695426285602023-08-16T08:36:00.000+01:002023-08-16T08:36:10.321+01:00The Beach House - Nina Manning <p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dTr407czE4k21F6K4V_wyVp88DwmMxw_4rrkuNO1DtaSIfy3qiSAw9VgeZBoEizVKN67-u4aBdWtYBg28BXQurLM8a4FiDS9vaAJYYkqOGFowxqvg9X4PZGpohwwWApMoNUmvg1eyISAg6lbNye6vsc8_XZvmHJyg3ZnwVbp-pKKG8JlkhUR74prk84/s700/The%20Beach%20House.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="700" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dTr407czE4k21F6K4V_wyVp88DwmMxw_4rrkuNO1DtaSIfy3qiSAw9VgeZBoEizVKN67-u4aBdWtYBg28BXQurLM8a4FiDS9vaAJYYkqOGFowxqvg9X4PZGpohwwWApMoNUmvg1eyISAg6lbNye6vsc8_XZvmHJyg3ZnwVbp-pKKG8JlkhUR74prk84/w453-h178/The%20Beach%20House.png" width="453" /></span></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It should have
been the perfect weekend…</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Work colleagues
Nicole, Margo, Paisley and Audrey all appear to be looking forward to a weekend
away at Nicole’s luxurious beach house on the Dorset coast. It should be a
chance for the women to kick back, relax and regroup after a stressful moment
at work.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But this is no
normal girls’ getaway. And the beach house is no normal home. This place holds
dark secrets for Nicole, which threaten to be revealed when its doors are
opened.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 11.0pt;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And unbeknownst
to host Nicole, each of the three other guests all have secrets of their
own…and some of them could be deadly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Purchase
Link - </b><a href="https://mybook.to/beachhousesocial">https://mybook.to/beachhousesocial</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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“brainstorm” ideas to save the business, something a little more sinister is
afoot. A group of people, each with their own secrets, some wishing to reveal
all whilst others desperately hoping to keep theirs to themselves. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Honestly, none of the characters were that likeable (which
added the intense atmosphere), all are very selfish in their own ways, all in
it for their own benefit, although there is one who you may be surprised with by
the end, I genuinely didn’t have them down as doing something to help another. I
couldn’t really see a genuine friendship connection between them, even for a
group of employees – it read as them being awkward around each other, which
added to the tense and uncomfortable feel of the book.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The story was told from multiple points of view, which I
like and really brought the story to life as each character gave a different
twist on what was playing out. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I found the story played out quite slowly, it took quite a
while for anything to really happen but once it did everything started
unravelling quite quickly, culminating in dramatic events. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I wasn’t overly surprised with the outcomes, the clues are
there all the way through, but I did like how it was put together, how the
setting enhanced the mood of each character. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">An interesting, tense read.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Author
Bio:</span></b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1919;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZ2lsFg0s20D9bfKE3AnCNg4VvT5Gugd7ltXPy0uc0m8o88_pAslyOZ_Tdq_QsQKGmdr6DCTefBFVKbj1v3ZPz0oXFALUcV8C7FoHkySp1svKsjQGQvQ2gcz0y4vgwKxIVPyQKFb5uRSUnHtmyHmU1AjAF69WFLL1pldPi2K_O_7PgoT-wUCcKQIyFBo/s2048/Nina%20Manning%20author%20profile%20pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZ2lsFg0s20D9bfKE3AnCNg4VvT5Gugd7ltXPy0uc0m8o88_pAslyOZ_Tdq_QsQKGmdr6DCTefBFVKbj1v3ZPz0oXFALUcV8C7FoHkySp1svKsjQGQvQ2gcz0y4vgwKxIVPyQKFb5uRSUnHtmyHmU1AjAF69WFLL1pldPi2K_O_7PgoT-wUCcKQIyFBo/w117-h117/Nina%20Manning%20author%20profile%20pic.jpg" width="117" /></a></div>Nina Manning studied psychology and was a restaurant-owner and private
chef (including to members of the royal family). She is the founder and co-host
of <i>Sniffing The Pages</i>, a book review
podcast. Her debut psychological thriller, <i>The
Daughter in Law</i>, was a bestseller in the UK, US, Australia and Canada. She
lives in Dorset.<p></p>
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