The Christmas Witch... About the Book: Misfiring spells. A gorgeous new boss. Looks like this Christmas will be magic... The festive season isn't Mina Rosso's favourite time of year. It reminds her that as a descendant of La Befana - Italy's Christmas witch - she's cursed to forever be unlucky in love... Her plan this … Continue reading Book Review: The Christmas Witch by Carla Caruso
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Behind the Pen – A Few of my Favourites with Kate Forsyth
It's always so lovely to give a warm welcome to Kate Forsyth here at Behind the Pen. Kate's latest novel, The Blue Rose, was released this week and to celebrate, I asked Kate to share with us a few of her favourites. Over to you Kate! What is your favourite…and why… Character from one of … Continue reading Behind the Pen – A Few of my Favourites with Kate Forsyth
Book Review: The Binding by Bridget Collins
The Binding... About the Book: Imagine you could erase your grief. Imagine you could forget your pain. Imagine you could hide a secret. Forever. Emmett Farmer is working in the fields when a letter arrives summoning him to begin an apprenticeship. He will work for a Bookbinder, a vocation that arouses fear, superstition and prejudice … Continue reading Book Review: The Binding by Bridget Collins
Book Review: A Lifetime of Impossible Days by Tabitha Bird
A Lifetime of Impossible Days... About the Book: Tabitha Bird’s stunning debut is a magical, life-affirming novel about heartbreak, healing and learning to forgive yourself. Meet Willa Waters, aged 8 . . . 33 . . . and 93. On one impossible day in 1965, eight-year-old Willa receives a mysterious box containing a jar of … Continue reading Book Review: A Lifetime of Impossible Days by Tabitha Bird
#BookBingo—Round 12
It's not always easy to fill those bingo categories that specify an author's age, but in this case, it was easy because the publisher put the year this author was born into her bio at the back of the book. Thank you! My author is Samantha Shannon, who is 27, and I think the reason … Continue reading #BookBingo—Round 12
Book Review: The Tiger Catcher by Paullina Simons
The Tiger Catcher... About the Book: Can true love ever die? The first novel in a beautiful, heartbreaking new trilogy from Paullina Simons, the international bestselling author of Tully and The Bronze Horseman. Julian lives a charmed life in Los Angeles. Surrounded by friends, he is young, handsome, and runs a successful business. Everything changes … Continue reading Book Review: The Tiger Catcher by Paullina Simons
New Release Book Review: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
The Priory of the Orange Tree… About the Book: From the internationally bestselling author of The Bone Season, a trailblazing, epic high fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons – and the women who must lead the fight to save it. A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Book Review: Heroines – An Anthology of Short Fiction and Poetry edited by Sarah Nicholson and Caitlin White
Heroines… About the Book: For a time, it seemed that a great storehouse of women’s treasure had been forever lost; the stories of heroines who had awoken to the call to adventure, and faced down challenges, in order to bring the gifts born through their trials into the world. The Heroines Anthology tells tales from … Continue reading Book Review: Heroines – An Anthology of Short Fiction and Poetry edited by Sarah Nicholson and Caitlin White
Behind the Pen with Rachel Nightingale
Today I warmly welcome Rachel Nightingale, author of the Tales of Tarya series, to Behind the Pen with a few of her favourites. Over to you Rachel! What is your favourite…and why… Character from one of your books? My favourite character has to be Luka. One of the reasons I wrote this series of books is that … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Rachel Nightingale
New Release Book Review: The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke
The Boneless Mercies... About the Book: They called us the Mercies, or sometimes the Boneless Mercies. They said we were shadows, ghosts, and if you touched our skin we dissolved into smoke ... Frey, Ovie, Juniper, and Runa are Boneless Mercies – death-traders, hired to kill quickly, quietly and mercifully. It is a job for … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke
