A new year and a new host! This challenge got off to a late start and I'm even later signing up. Hosted by: Davida @ The Chocolate Lady's Book Review Blog Challenge period: 1st January to 31st December, 2024 Sign Up: Anytime Aim: To read and review books released in 2024. Twitter Hashtag: #2024NewReleaseChallenge All the information can be found HERE There are five levels to choose from. I'm ..read more

Publication Date: 28 March 2024 Publisher: Bookouture Format: Print, e-book and audio Series: A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery #17 Genre: Historical Mystery, Cosy Mystery Synopsis Stunning views across the Grand Canal and a hotel suite fit for royalty… Lady Eleanor Swift is having a jolly good time on her Italian vacation, until a gondola ride is cut murderously short! 1924. Lady Eleanor Swift ..read more

Publication Date: 13th February 2024 Publisher: HQ Digital Page Length: 376 Series: Secret Agent Series (but can be read as a stand-alone) Genre: Historical Fiction / WW2 Synopsis One woman must sacrifice everything to uncover the truth in this enthralling historical novel, inspired by the true World War Two campaign Radio Aspidistra… England, 1942: Having fled Germany after her father ..read more

Synopsis One house. Nine guests. Endless motives for murder... In the seaside town of Hamlet Wick, nine guests assemble for a New Year's Eve party to remember. The owner of Hamlet Hall has organised a murder mystery evening with a 1920s twist, and everyone has their own part to play. But the game has barely begun when one guest is found dead - killed by a fatal injury to the head. With no ..read more

This is a lovely, heart-warming story. Just right for a quick, Christmas read! Synopsis Major Jack Howard, a weary veteran of the Peninsular Wars, has just returned to England and intends to return to an unwelcoming family home for Christmas. But when a pompous secretary gives him too many orders, Jack hops on the next stagecoach leaving London inn, not caring where it’s going. Too much ..read more

Spell the Month in Books is hosted by Jana @ Reviews from the Stacks. The idea is simple: find a book title for each letter in the month's name, write a post and share the link on that month's link up page. There are optional challenges for each month. This month the theme is "new", to be interpereted anyway you want. I'm going with titles added to my TBR and earmarked for the reading ..read more

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. A topic is assigned to each Tuesday. For that topic you are encouraged to make a top ten list, putting your own spin on it, if needed. Upcoming topics and... Continue reading ..read more

Publication Date: 1 December 2023 Publisher: Bookouture Format: Print, e-book and audio Series: A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery #16 Genre: Historical Mystery, Cosy Mystery Synopsis A festive invitation from an old family friend, the promise of gingerbread at the village inn, snowy walks on the Cornish coast with Gladstone the bulldog… But wait, is that a body on the beach? Winter, 1923. It’s nearly Christmas and Lady Eleanor Swift has received a rather strange letter from an old friend of her uncle. Mr Godfrey Cunliffe has asked her to stay in Cornwall for the holidays – but only because he b ..read more

Publication Date: 8th November 2023 Publisher: Independently published Series: Short Stories, Book Two Page Length: 203 Genres: short stories; historical fiction; contemporary fiction; dystopian Synopsis This collection of eleven tales offers dramatic pinpricks in the rich tapestry of London’s timeline, a city with two thousand years of history. They are glimpses of imagined lives at key moments, starting with a prologue in verse from the point of view of a native Briton tribeswoman absorbing the shock of Roman invasion. The first story is a tense historical adventure set in Roman Londinium ..read more

OFFICIAL LAUNCH PARTY Date: 16th November 2023 Publisher: Taw River Press Page Length: 323 Genre: Historical Fiction / Short Story Anthology Contributing Authors: Cryssa Bazos, Anna Belfrage, Elizabeth Chadwick, Cathie Dunn, J G Harlond, Helen Hollick, Loretta Livingstone, Amy Maroney Alison Morton, Charlene Newcomb, Elizabeth St.John, Marian L. Thorpe, Annie Whitehead. With an introduction by Deborah Swift. Synopsis Exile: a risky defiance, a perilous journey, a family’s tragic choice – or an individual’s final gamble to live. Exile: voluntary or enforced, a ... Continue reading ..read more