Book Review: Small lives, Big World

From Canada to Devizes, from Central America to Paris, this collection of short stories features extraordinary episodes in the lives of ordinary people; from an Ottawa suburban housewife to a middle-aged art teacher; from a Chinese shopkeeper to a 6 year old train traveller; from a Private in the World War 1 trenches to a… Continue reading Book Review: Small lives, Big World

Book Review | Not Quite Perfect

This review is going to be a little different from my usual reviews, just to mix it up a little. A bit shorter and more succinct, a really quick review, if you will.   Mary Kildare knows how to read people. It’s both why she makes a great therapist and why she refuses to trust… Continue reading Book Review | Not Quite Perfect

Cover Reveal: April Showers and Wedding Flowers

The wedding cake is baked, the champagne is on ice and the bridesmaid dress is a perfect fit. Everything is ready for Hannah and Archie's wedding at the picture-perfect church in the sleepy village of Aisford in the Lake District.   But if Camille Carter, 'Queen of Culinary Chaos', thought everything would go according to… Continue reading Cover Reveal: April Showers and Wedding Flowers

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted over at Books And A Beat.   Anyone can play along! Just do the following: • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too… Continue reading Teaser Tuesday

Blog Tour | Mortiswood: Kaelia Awakening

“They’ve been waiting lifetimes for you, Kaelia. They want you and will stop at nothing to have you.” The warning’s rung in Kaelia’s ears since she discovered she’s far from the ordinary girl who grew up in the coastal town of Margate. She has power. The first time she shows it, death strikes, the second, she loses… Continue reading Blog Tour | Mortiswood: Kaelia Awakening