Twitter Cold Cash by Dan Yokum – Book Review Cold Cash Author – Dan Yokum Release Date – 15th Ocotber 2023 Pages – 248 ISBN 13 – 979-8989117918 Format – ebook, paperback Star Rating – 4 I received a free copy of this book. This post contains affiliate links. Synopsis SHE THOUGHT SHE KNEW WHAT HAPPENED TO HER BROTHER. SHE WAS WRONG. It’s a tough life for 18-year-old Betsy Racine, trying to take care of her disabled grandfather and alcoholic mother. Even worse, over a year ago, her brother disappeared in a snowstorm, and now she learns that he had with him more than three million dollars ..read more

Twitter Annie Kai Lani Kai Lou by Bridget Burton – Book Review Annie Kai Lani Kai Lou: Kauai’s Beloved Pup Author – Bridget Burton Illustrator – Kathleen Becker Publisher – Burton Company Productions Release Date – 25th June 2023 Pages – 28 ISBN 13 – 978-0989562409 Format – ebook, paperback Star Rating – 4 I received a free copy of this book. This post contains affiliate links. Synopsis Annie Kai Lani Kai Lou: Kauai’s Beloved Pup is a beautifully illustrated children’s sing-along book featuring the island adventures of English Springer Spaniel Annie Kai Lani Kai Lou—named in part after ..read more

Twitter Most Haunted Theatres by Yvette Fielding – Book Review Most Haunted Theatres Author – Yvette Fielding Illustrator – Hannah Shaw Publisher – Andersen Press Release Date – 1st February 2024 Pages – 192 ISBN 13 – 978-1839133237 Format – ebook, paperback, audio Star Rating – 5 I received a free copy of this book. This post contains affiliate links. Synopsis Discover the spooky histories of real-life places in this chilling new series from ghost-hunting expert Yvette Fielding and First Lady of the Paranormal. Yvette Fielding and her Most Haunted team are on a quest to uncover the gh ..read more

Twitter The Fabergé Girl by Ina Christova – Book Review The Fabergé Girl Author – Ina Christova Publisher – East-West Release Date – 16th May 2024 Pages – 271 ISBN 13 – 9786190113997 Format – Paperback Star Rating – 5 I received a free copy of this book. This post contains affiliate links. Synopsis 1909, St Petersburg. Seventeen-year-old Alma longs to work at the legendary House of Fabergé, with its talented artisans, winding staircases, secret golden elevator, and glasshouse of tropical plants. But instead, Alma must sketch quietly in her room, inspired by magical visions that could h ..read more

Twitter No One Writes to the Colonel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez – Book Review No One Writes to the Colonel Author – Gabriel Garcia Marquez Publisher – Penguin Release Date – 6th March 2014 Pages – 80 ISBN 13 – 978-0241968734 Format – ebook, paperback Star Rating – 4 I received a free copy of this book. This post contains affiliate links. Synopsis Fridays are different. Every other day of the week, the Colonel and his ailing wife fight a constant battle against poverty and monotony, scraping together the dregs of their savings for the food and medicine that keeps them alive. But on Frida ..read more

Twitter The Holiday Escape by Heidi Swain – Book Review The Holiday Escape Author – Heidi Swain Publisher – Simon & Schuster UK Release Date – 25th April 2024 Pages – 414 ISBN 13 – 978-1398519572 Format – ebook, paperback, audio Star Rating – 5 I received a free copy of this book. This post contains affiliate links. Synopsis Her dream holiday is his everyday life. His dream holiday is her normal life. What happens when they collide? Ally and her dad, Geoff, run the family business, a creative retreat, from their home Hollyhock Cottage in picturesque Kittiwake Cove. They give their ..read more

Twitter Vanessa Nitsche I am thrilled to have interviewed author Vanessa Nitsche, who shared with us details of her writing life, her book ‘Cocoa the Cat‘, which was released on 31st January 2022, and answered a few fun questions. This post contains affiliate links. Vanessa Nitsche is a writer and actress born in London. After attending school in Germany, she returned to the United Kingdom in 1991 to attend university, where she obtained a PhD in viral oncology. Since then, she has worked as a science writer, scriptwriter and as an actress. ‘Cocoa the Cat’ is her first book title.   1 ..read more

Twitter Downlanders by Frank Haberle – Book Review Downlanders Author – Frank Haberle Publisher – Flexible Press Release Date – 1st October 2023 Pages – 243 ISBN 13 – 979-8988721307 Format – ebook, paperback Star Rating – 3.5 I received a free copy of this book. This post contains affiliate links. Synopsis Welcome to Grizzletown, off the grid on the end of the Grizzle Peninsula, Alaska. Once a fishing village with a packing plant or two, by the 1980s it has been cut off to the world by a volcano and indifference. For disconnected young people living “downland,” the Grizzle Peninsula ex ..read more

Twitter A Midsummer Night’s Drama by Louie Stowell – Book Review A Midsummer Night’s Drama Shakesbearean Tales Book One Author – Louie Stowell Illustrator – Isobel Lundie Publisher – Little Tiger Release Date – 11th April 2024 Pages – 40 ISBN 13 – 978-1838915346 Format – Hardcover Star Rating – 5 I received a free copy of this book. This post contains affiliate links. Synopsis Bill the Bear lives with his friends in the woods and writes brilliant plays for The Glade Theatre. His latest play is a huge success, but then the problems start . . . Parents everywhere will recognise the drama o ..read more

Twitter Be My Sunflower by Kathryn Simmonds – Book Review Be My Sunflower Author – Kathryn Simmonds Illustrator – Rosalind Beardshaw Publisher – Walker Books Release Date – 7th March 2024 Pages – 40 ISBN 13 – 978-1529502930 Format – Paperback Star Rating – 5 I received a free copy of this book. This post contains affiliate links. Synopsis A warm and reassuring picture book about finding your courage even when you’d rather play it safe. The children are planting sunflowers at school and Carla gets given a seed called Vernon. All the other children’s seeds are excited to get out of the p ..read more