Waste Not, Want Not in Applewell – ARC Book Review

George can’t throw anything away. But he’s in danger of throwing away this opportunity to be loved… George Nightingale is a hoarder with a house full of junk. For years he’s kept it a secret, rarely leaving his house and keeping social interactions to a minimum, but his carefully balanced system is now under threat… NessaContinue reading “Waste Not, Want Not in Applewell – ARC Book Review”

Someone like you – ARC Book Review

What happens on holiday doesn’t always stay on holiday… When mousy factory-worker Lilith Monroe meets gorgeous Will Taylor on holiday, she reinvents herself as Lily, a risk-taking costume designer extraordinaire. What’s the harm in a few white lies when she’ll never see Will again? Back in England, Will can’t stop thinking about Lily. When his events company needs aContinue reading “Someone like you – ARC Book Review”

The Bookshop by the Sea- Book Review

Sophie Lawson should be enjoying her sister’s wedding day. But nothing could have prepared her to see the best man again. After her mother became bedridden and her father bailed on the family, Sophie found herself serving as a second mother to her twin brother, Seth, and younger sister, Jenna. Sophie supported her siblings throughContinue reading “The Bookshop by the Sea- Book Review”

A Bitter and Sweet Cherry Season – Book Review

In cherry season, anything is possible… Everything Hope knows about the Orchard House is from the stories of her late mother. So when she arrives at the northern Michigan family estate late one night with a terrible secret and her ten-year-old daughter in tow, she’s not sure if she’ll be welcomed or turned away withContinue reading “A Bitter and Sweet Cherry Season – Book Review”

Open Water – Book Review

Two young people meet at a pub in South East London. Both are Black British, both won scholarships to private schools where they struggled to belong, both are now artists – he a photographer, she a dancer – trying to make their mark in a city that by turns celebrates and rejects them. Tentatively, tenderly,Continue reading “Open Water – Book Review”

Sunshine and Second Chances – Book Review

It’s never too late for second chances. Liv wants her friends to think she has the perfect life. But honestly? She’s running on empty. Desperate for a break from her needy family, Liv is determined that as she and her three life-long friends turn fifty they will honour their promise to each other – made onContinue reading “Sunshine and Second Chances – Book Review”

A Cider Apple Summer – ARC Book Review

Feel the sun on your face on a Somerset terrace overlooking golden fields and wild meadowland, and watch as romance beckons and long-hidden secrets are revealed… When twenty-seven-year-old Posy arrives at picture-perfect Oleander House in the Somerset village of Astercombe, she is enchanted. Adopted when she was just a baby, Posy is excited to re-connect with herContinue reading “A Cider Apple Summer – ARC Book Review”

Small Town Secrets – ARC Book Review

“Young women needed for the Fortune Springs Town Improvement Initiative. One year’s room and board provided.” I should have known it was too good to be true when I first saw the ad. It turns out that Fortune Springs, Colorado isn’t just a one-horse town, it’s a two-woman one, and this is their attempt toContinue reading “Small Town Secrets – ARC Book Review”

High Heels in the Highlands – ARC Book Review

Clementine’s swapped a London flat for a Scottish castle – but will she get her fairytale ending? After discovering they had inherited an enormous fortune, as well as thetitles of ‘Lady’, the lives of the five Hiverton sisters have never been the same. While oldest sister Ariana settles in Norfolk, fashion designer Clementine heads to the ScottishContinue reading “High Heels in the Highlands – ARC Book Review”

Sunset on the Square – ARC Book Review

She never thought she’d love again… In her late 50s and having lived in Tenerife for over 15 years, there’s not much on the island that can surprise widowed Elspeth. Until her hotelier friend asks her to put up a guest after they’ve overbooked – and handsome Charles is suddenly staying in very close quarters. Long buried emotionsContinue reading “Sunset on the Square – ARC Book Review”