We need books like this one to get our summer vibe going! The Summer Island Festival When Willow walks out on her own wedding, there’s only one place she can go…Growing up in the island village of Seaview, Willow always dreamed of a bigger life. Then her childhood sweetheart Luc betrayed her and she ran, […]
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I’m halfway through writing a book and I can’t help thinking this process feels like a road trip. Here are the similarities: Stage 1 – Everything is going to be just fine… This is the start of the road trip / writing a book. Delusion sets in as you say everything is going to be […]
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Calling all fans of the second chance romance trope – you should read this book, A Summer of Second Chances, by Carol Thomas. It has all the ingredients for a great summer read – former childhood sweethearts meeting up again years later, a local village in need of rejuvenation, a chocolate Labrador, a handsome new […]
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You always remember the books which get you through the difficult times in your life. They become little beacons of light as you lose yourself in their fictional world in a bid to escape your own pain. Well, this book, Real Men Knit, by Kwana Jackson has been my beacon of light. It brought me […]
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If you fancy reading A-coming-of-age story with a mystery at its heart – this book,A Song Unsung by Fiona Cane might be for you. This is Fiona’s fifth novel, and is about an impressionable teenage girl who falls under the spell of a beautiful woman with a mysterious past. The Blurb: Soho 1958. Martha Palmer, […]
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Here’s a secret about writing which I have discovered – some stories you write will not turn out the way you expected them to because they are meant to be improved and perfected by the future you. The future you will one day turn the story you are struggling with into something better. The future […]
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I bet the author of this fabulous story enjoyed the research part of the book writing process. Can you imagine the music joy which must have come from researching time travel and iconic music concerts and festivals in history? As someone who has recently reverted back to vinyl and is busy working her way through […]
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If you follow me on twitter you will know of my pinned tweet. It is about how I got through to the final round of the Penguin Michael Joseph Christmas Love Story Competition and my strong urges to cartwheel with joy on zoom calls at work. According to the competition FAQs last week was when […]
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If time machines were sold on Amazon I would buy one, grab a copy of this book, Perfect on Paper by Gillian Harvey, and thrust it into the arms of my thirty something younger self. I would then instruct myself to read it and make notes. Back then I was juggling a demanding career, two […]
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Calling all romance fans who fancy something intense and passionate – but with a science fiction twist. There’s a new sci-fi romance author in town – Astrid Sharpe. You need to check out her debut book which launches today – The Hunter’s Heart – Love After Earth – book 1. Lately I have been talking […]
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