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Today is my stop on the blog tour for Talk Bookish to me by Kate Bromley, thank you to Tracy at Compulsive Readers for organising it and inviting me to take part and thank you to the author and the publisher for my copy.

Pages: 376

Synopsis; Inspiration can be found in the most unlikely – and inconvenient – places

Kara Sullivan is definitely not avoiding her deadline. After all, it’s the week of her best friend’s wedding and she’s the maid of honour, so she’s got lots of responsibilities. She’s a bestselling romance novelist with seven novels under her belt, so she’s a pro. Looming deadlines don’t scare her, and neither does writer’s block, which she most certainly does not have. She’s just eager to support Cristina as she ties the knot. Right? Right.

But then who should show up at the rehearsal dinner but Kara’s college ex-boyfriend, Ryan? Turns out he’s one of the groom’s childhood friends, and he’s in the wedding party, too. Considering neither Kara nor Ryan were prepared to see each other ever again, it’s decidedly a meet-NOT-cute. However, when Kara sits down to write again the next day, her writer’s block is suddenly gone. Are muses real? And is Kara’s muse . . . Ryan?

My Rating: 🐧🐧🐧🐧

My Thoughts: What a fun book this was! Poor Kara is a writer who’s next book is due very soon but she has writers block and just can’t seem to sit down and put pen to paper, luckily for her, her best friend is getting married and she is the maid of honour so she has plenty to distract her, that’s a good thing. Right?

She’s really looking forward to the rehearsal dinner, a chance to let her hair down and just relax, however those plans are turned upside down when her college ex boyfriend Ryan turns up, she wants to hate him, she knows she should… so why isn’t she able to?

The story that follows is one of the best romances I’ve read in a while, it’s fun, it’s flirty, it’s sassy and sarcastic & I just loved it so much!

You could feel the tension oozing from the page so much so that I was worried that when they did finally both realise where things were heading that we would be disappointed and that it would maybe fall a little flat…. but let me tell you those scenes were quite the opposite 🔥🔥

I did at one point think that things were too easy.. obviously things can never be that simple, they’re both keeping secrets from each other and we all know secrets always come out in the end,

This is one of those rare books that I wish I hadn’t read just so I can experience it for the first time all over again.

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Today is my stop on the blog tour for Save Her by Abigail Osborne, thank you to Kelly at Love Books Tours for organising it and thank you to the author and the publisher for my copy.

Pages: 336

Synopsis: Bonded by their traumatic childhoods, Flora and Sophie are inseparable friends who married brothers.

What they could not have anticipated was their mother-in-law, Cecelia. Disappointed that her children have married beneath them, Cecelia takes every opportunity to belittle and taunt her daughters-in-law.

When Cecelia learns that Flora and her son are moving away, her wrath escalates, and Flora’s world begins to fall apart.

Meanwhile, Sophie’s life is also crumbling around her. Her marriage is not what it seems, and she is desperate to escape the clutches of the poisonous family she has married into.

Is Flora being tormented or is she losing her mind?

Will Sophie and Flora be forced to leave their husbands in order to survive?

With a mother-in-law like Cecelia, anything is possible…

My Rating: 🐧🐧🐧🐧

My Thoughts: Oh I loved this so much, such a gripping story line that left you not knowing where to turn or who to trust.

Flora and Sophie have grown up together as best friends they’ve been through everything together, traumas, heart break, love and loss throughout everything they have always had each other, even as grown ups that hasn’t changed as they have married into the same family, brothers Sam and Greg!

Sounds perfect doesn’t it? – but they also have their mother in law Cecelia to deal with and she doesn’t like feeling like she’s losing her grip and the control she has over her beloved children.

Flora let’s slip that her and Sam are moving into her childhood home & Cecelia makes no bones about the fact that she is not happy and will do anything she needs to do to put a stop to that.

The. Weird things start happening to Flora making her feel unsafe and unsure of her future, can she get to the bottom of it before it’s too late?

I went through stages of suspecting every single person in this book, it could literally been any of them & I loved that for a while I didn’t know which way was up.

I did work out who was behind it all before it was revealed but that in no way took away from the enjoyment of the book and I would recommend it to ALL fans of psychological thrillers

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Today is my stop on the blog tour for Love By Design by Effie Kammeanou thank you to Kelly at Love Books Tours for organising it and inviting me to take part & thank you to the Author for my copy.

Pages: 325

Synopsis: Mia Andarakis just landed her dream job at a luxury magazine. And even better, her boss is the handsome and enigmatic Nicholas Aristedis, a man she has crushed on from afar. But Nicholas isn’t who she imagined. Irascible and mercurial, his instant dislike for Mia makes it almost impossible for her to work with him.Nicholas has faced many losses and heartaches in his thirty-two years. Determined to avoid heartbreak, he has closed his heart to love. But Mia awakens feelings in him he had long since denied. And soon he discovers their connection is deeper than he realized.Mia and Nicholas embark on an adventure across picturesque locations as they launch a new publication and uncover the mystery behind her grandfather’s disappearance. But perhaps the greatest challenge is in learning to set aside their insecurities and fears. Can the two forget the traumas of their past? And will they ever learn to trust in the possibility of love? Find out in the second novel of The Meraki Series.

My Rating: 🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧

My Thoughts: Effie has done it again! 😍 I have loved every single one of her books and this one was no different.

As main characters Kara was loveable yet slightly unsure and unconfident where as Nicholas just exudes confidence wherever he goes, or at least that’s how things seem on the surface, is it right?

Kara had just landed her dream job working for the man she’s had a crush on for a while, the only snag is he’s married to the equally attractive Kara!

Can Kara cope with working so closely with someone that she has such intense feelings for, or is her dream over before it’s begun?

What follows is a will they won’t they romance where the tension just never stops, I absolutely devoured it and needed more 😍

I don’t want to give ANY of the story away, but please please please pick it up.

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Today is my stop on the blog tour for The Mix-up by Elizabeth Neep, thank you to the team at Bookouture for organising it and inviting me to take part! & thank you to the author for my copy.

Pages: 311

Synopsis: What if you meet the love of your life, but he thinks you’re someone else?

Anna and Marley are best friends. So when Anna rings Marley, panicking because she has to miss a tour of an exclusive wedding venue, Marley agrees to go in her friend’s place.

After being totally ignored by the glamorous receptionist who can tell she doesn’t belong there, Marley meets handsome hotel manager Cameron. He assumes she’s Anna and instead of admitting that she’s not the blushing bride, but the unlucky-in-love single friend, Marley plays along to see what it’s like to be Anna for a day.

After all, Marley is unemployed, single and was woken up that morning by her flatmate playing the bagpipes. Anna has a high-flying career and is planning the perfect wedding. Why wouldn’t Marley want to be her?

Only she wasn’t counting on Cameron being so smart and funny. Or this spark between them that she can’t ignore. She hasn’t felt this way about a guy in forever. But he thinks she’s somebody better.

Marley needs a way out of this mix-up to get her shot at true love. But her fictional fiancé is now standing in her way and it’s harder than she thought to stop living someone else’s life…

My Rating: 🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧

My Thoughts: this was everything I wanted it to be and more, I couldn’t put it down and read it in one sitting! – the writing flowed nicely and just constantly left you wanting to know what would happen next?

Have you ever done something for a friend, but found yourself telling a little white lie to begin with and then finding yourself telling more to fit the story that you’ve now created? – that is exactly what happened to Marley when she pretended to be her engaged best friend Anna so she wouldn’t mind out on her dream wedding venue!

In Marley’s defence she thought it would only be for an hour, after all Anna has everything. (At least one Marley’s eyes… the perfect job, money to burn, the perfect fiancé..) what harm could it do to pretend that’s you for a day?

As it turns out it can cause a lot of trouble😂

What follows is an at times laugh out loud book that also found me cringing and hiding under the blanket for poor Marley at the situations she found herself in, I thought this was going to be a full on romance story and I guess it kind of was but nothing at all in the way I expected! – I won’t say anymore because I don’t want to spoil the story for everyone else, but please pick it up and find out for yourself! – I promise you won’t be disappointed.

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Today I’m on the blog tour for Bugger Banksy by Roy D Hacksaw, thank you to Kelly at Love Books Tours for organising it and inviting me to take part & thank you to the author and the publisher for my copy.

Pages: 255

Synopsis: Did you ever wonder what happens to the inhabitants of a building after the artist known as Banksy leaves one of his artworks on their wall? Especially when there’s something slightly less than legal going on inside? Join Glyn and Kevin as they desperately try
to keep their clandestine business secret after the world’s most famous graffiti artist makes his mark on the side of their old barn in South Wales, and their solitude is invaded by an endless parade of unlikely visitors…

My rating: 🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧

My Thoughts; this is the funniest book I’ve read in ages, there were so many laugh out loud moments that I just didn’t want it to end!

Imagine you hear someone in your garden in the early hours of the morning and when you go to investigate you see someone graffiting your shed! – this is exactly what happened to Glyn and Kev, so they chase him away using a hose and chilli seeds 😂

What they find out the next day throws them into a limelight they never asked for! People asking to see the latest Banksy and just the have up on their property which is the last thing they want when not everything that happens there is strictly legal! Can they put everyone off before it’s too late?

the relationship and banter between Kev and Glyn was just everything I loved them so much 😂

Throw in the local drug dealer, the nosiest landlord with the biggest mouth a celebrity tv presenter and a snooty art dealer then what you have is a book that is near impossible to put down!

I’m secretly hoping that we see Glyn and Kev again in the future!

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Today I am on the blog tour for Going Greek by Sue Roberts, thank you to Sarah at Bookouture for organising it and inviting me to take part and providing me with a copy to do so.

Pages: 257

Synopsis: Sun, sea and a sizzling romance… the perfect holiday, right? Wrong.

After a work party gone disastrously wrong, Samantha suddenly finds herself jobless and jilted. So when her sister invites Sam to stay at her little whitewashed farmhouse on a Greek island, Sam leaps at the chance to escape. Before long, she’s trundling up the cobbled driveway, almost colliding with sexy neighbour Spyros.

It isn’t all sunshine and smiles though. For every afternoon spent lounging by the pool, cocktail in hand, there is a morning spent adjusting to life with boisterous six-year-old nieces. When Spyros invites Sam to explore the island with him she’s tempted, but with his carefree, live-for-the-moment attitude, he couldn’t be more different to Sam with her five-year plans and high-maintenance hair. One drink, as friends, couldn’t hurt though? Over glasses of fruity Greek wine and honey-sweet baklava, can he – and the other charming locals – help city girl Sam to appreciate the simple pleasures the Greek life has to offer?

Just as Sam is considering ditching her designer gear for good though, she runs in to an old flame from home, and suddenly her London life comes hurtling back. Can her smooth-talking ex convince Sam to return to the concrete jungle, or will the lessons she’s learned from her Greek escape persuade her to stay?

A fun, fabulous and completely laugh-out-loud summer read perfect for fans of Carole Matthews, Jenny Colgan and Sophie Kinsella.

My Rating: 🐧🐧🐧🐧🐧

My Thoughts: firstly, can we talk about this cover? It’s so pretty, it’s bright and colourful and just entices you in straight away! – makes me think of holidays abroad and sunshine which is exactly what I needed with all the wet horrible weather we have been having in Yorkshire recently 😂

I felt really sorry for Sam when one night after a works party she goes home with someone & instantly falls for him, without even really realising she’s planning their future together but little did she know he only saw her as a one night stand and was keeping a big secret from her.

The fallout from that one mistake is massive, she’s losing work and she’s the focus of social media, to try and get away from the scandal she’s found herself in she escapes to Greece to spend some time with her sister and her family, but a sucker for punishment (as we all would be) she finds herself unable to stop checking up on what the people are saying about her & this ‘holiday’ becomes less than relaxing!

Just when she thinks all is lost for her life she is reunited with an old flame in very unfortunate but hilarious circumstances, could he be her light at the end of the tunnel, or is it true what they say about an ex being an ex for a reason?

Put all this with a whole host of other characters, Sans Nieces who are hilarious and just always have the perfect comic timing, attractive Greek men who keep Sams head turning even when she thinks she’s happy with her old flame & people from home who keep checking in to make sure she’s ok & what you have is an absolutely hilarious unputdownable book about a woman who runs away to escape her life but might just find what she’s looking for in the process.

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Today is my stop on the blog tour for Love and Miss Harris, thank you to Anne at Random Things Tours for organising it and inviting me to take part, thank you to the author and the publisher for my copy.

Pages: 265

Synopsis: Titus Llewellyn-Gwlynne, actor/manager of the Red Lion Theatre, has lost a backer who was going to fund a theatrical tour – when unexpected salvation appears.

Their home theatre in the East End of London having been bombed during the war, The Red Lion Touring Company embarks on a tour of Britain to take a play written by their new benefactress into the provinces.

As they make their vagabond, singing way, they remain unaware that they leave behind in London a man consumed with thoughts of revenge. Revenge which follows them obsessively from town to town, ending in its final act before the last curtain.

This charming series transports the reader to a lost post-war world of touring rep theatre and once-grand people who have fallen on harder times, smoggy streets, and shared bonhomie over a steaming kettle.

My Rating: 🐧🐧🐧

My Thoughts: this is a heartwarming read about a group of friends helping a couple within their group realise their dreams of script writing and working in the theatre.

They’re just going about their lives taking the story and performance on tour wanting to share it and bring joy to the people who get to watch it, unfortunately got them things aren’t as straight forward as they might’ve hoped.

There were some real laugh out loud moments as well as some heart wrenching ones too, not forgetting the ones that left you on the endive of your seat or hiding behind your hand because you were scared of what might come next.

This was a delightful introduction to a new series and I can’t wait to see where the story takes us next time.

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Today I’m on the blog tour for Echoes of Home by M.L. Rayner, thank you to Zoé at Zooloo’s Blog tours for organising it and inviting me to take part and thank you to the author and the publisher for my copy.

Pages: 262

Synopsis: After accepting a generous opportunity to start afresh, Leslie Wills, a young man from Stoke-on-Trent, eagerly begins his long-distance journey to the Scottish Highlands of Elphin, a settled village that sits huddled amongst the dominating mountains. Its people are welcoming, and the beauty of the land is great. But deep within its Highland paths, a location rests hidden from the public’s eye. A location which entices you to learn the truth of its troubled past. But once you bear witness to its sights and sounds, its presences will never allow you to forget.

Uncover the truth, Journeying back to a forgotten time. With a plot full of secrets and suspicion that will leave you longing for answers.

My Rating: 🐧🐧🐧.5

My Thoughts: this story is a slow burner, but once it gets going the writing is chilling & spooky, everything you want from a ghost story!

After the death of his mother Leslie gets a visit from his brother offering one of his properties in the Scottish highlands so he can start again, feeling excited for the first time in a long time he’s not tied down by anyone or anything and is feeling excited!

Unfortunately as soon as he arrives he realises that this won’t be the fresh start he was hoping for, the house is making noises and he’s pretty sure he’s hearing voices and seeing people too! – can he get to the bottom of what’s happening?

Once I got gripped by the writing it was a really difficult one to put down, I don’t often read ghost stories but this one was really enjoyable and one I will be recommending to my friends!

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Today I’m here celebrating publication for this fantastic looking book!

Synopsis: Marrying The Heiress is a standalone, full-length enemies-to-lovers romance featuring a smoking hot guy, with plenty of heat, heart and a happily ever after.
Kate
I didn’t expect to inherit a multi-million pound estate – especially under dubious circumstances – but I’ve only ever wanted to be financially secure.
For years I’ve been cast out from my family, desperately scraping together a living, trying to find some self-worth in the process.
But the rightful heir – Will Dawlish – hates my guts.
A-Daw-rable Dawlish, the papers call him. Dee-Lish Dawlish.
I’d like to think we could be friends, allies even, but all he wants is his inheritance back.
And even though Will’s distractingly handsome, even though he’s adored by the country as a cricketing legend, he’s emotionally bankrupt.
Will
I just want my grandfather’s inheritance back. I’ve got big plans to realise, and Kate Parsons has utterly derailed them.
After pursuing her through my lawyers, I’m left with one brazen plan.
Marrying her is the only option.
It makes good business sense; the divorce will be clean and tidy, my finances restored.
There will be nothing romantic between us because there’s absolutely nothing to like about Kate Parsons.
Not her lies, her mysteries, nor her blatant thievery.
And when she walks down the aisle towards me, I refuse to be moved by her graceful beauty.
I don’t want to notice her dazzling smile.
All I need to focus on is the next twelve months. Except, I also have to meet a stipulation of the prenup: consummating this marriage.

If you like your romances sexy, playful, and with guys in full possession of killer smiles, bods and moves, then buy this book!
The Rags to Riches books are a collection of steamy romance stories which can be read in any order, though reader enjoyment will be improved if you start with Marrying The Heiress.

About the Author: I loved reading romance books so much, I started to write my own. Featuring my own personal swoon-worthy book boyfriends with killer bods/smiles/moves and playful banter, hopefully, you’ll enjoy these heartfelt stories too.
I live in Norfolk, England and write stories with heat, heart and happily ever after.

Come back to me on the 23rd July to see what I thought of the book! 😍

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Today we are celebrating publication day for What Dreams We Had by Phil Featherstone! – let me tell you all about it 🙂

Synopsis: Five young people are in the dead period between finishing their exams and getting the results that will determine what they do next. It’s a time of anxiety but also a time of hope. And it’s the end of an era because whatever happens they will go separate ways. Meanwhile, there is a long summer vacation to fill.

Out of the blue, they receive an astonishing invitation. Four of them are in a band and a wealthy celebrity wants them to play at an event to be held at his home in Tuscany. All their expenses will be paid and they will live in a luxury villa. It sounds too good to be true, and it is.

They go to Italy, but when they reach the villa they find it’s empty. The location is remote, and with no transport, no internet connection and no mobile signal they are cut off from the world. A succession of mysterious events begins which forces them to review who they are, and to rethink what’s important to them. It’s not until the final chapters that we discover the real reason why they’ve been brought to the villa and exactly what the experience will mean for them.

About the Author: Phill lives in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. He came to writing late, after a career in education and educational publishing. His first novel was Paradise Girl (2017). It’s the first book in the REBOOT trilogy and is the story of a teenage girl, Keryl Shaw, who finds herself alone when a deadly virus wipes out her family and friends. It was followed by Aftershocks (2018), recounting the adventures of Kerryl’s twin brother as he journeys to investigate and understand the pandemic. The finale to the series is Jericho Rose (2020). The pandemic is over and it’s time to rebuild, but there are some who see the chaos as an opportunity to pursue their own selfish aims. Phill’s fourth novel, The God Jar (2020), is a time-shift tale of a mysterious object and its strange powers. What Dreams We Had (2021) is his fifth novel.

Phill’s writing has received a number of awards. Paradise Girl, Aftershocks and The God Jar have Chill With a Book awards. Paradise Girl and The God Jar are Wishing Shelf finalists. Paradise Girl and Aftershocks have received Indie BRAG Medallions. Jericho Rose is a Wishing Shelf Red Ribbon Winner.

When he’s not reading or writing Phill likes walking, going to the theatre and concerts, travel, and visiting museums and galleries. He enjoys music and plays the tenor saxophone.

LOOK HOW PRETTY THE COVER IS!! 😍😍😍