Nine Perfect Strangers… About the Book: The retreat at health and wellness resort Tranquillum House promises total transformation. Nine stressed city dwellers are keen to drop their literal and mental baggage, and absorb the meditative ambience while enjoying their hot stone massages. Watching over them is the resort's director, a woman on a mission to … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
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New Release Book Review: The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton
The Clockmaker's Daughter... About the Book: My real name, no one remembers. The truth about that summer, no one else knows. In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor on the banks of the Upper Thames. Their plan: to spend a … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton
Book Review: Jewel Sea by Kim Kelly
Jewel Sea... About the Book: The whole of the harbour was touched with gold – the tops of the quiet waves, warehouse roofs, the bulging folds of sails at rest, the tips of seagull wings – giving him one sweeping glimpse of beauty just as he was leaving, a vision of things as they ought … Continue reading Book Review: Jewel Sea by Kim Kelly
New Release Book Review: The Wolf Hour by Sarah Myles
The Wolf Hour... About the Book: A gripping thriller set in Africa about a young aid worker in danger and the lengths to which her family will go to save her. Edge-of-your-seat suspense combines with a compelling family drama in this story of power, greed and salvation. Thirty-year-old Tessa Lowell has a PhD in psychology … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Wolf Hour by Sarah Myles
New Release Book Review: Restoration – Verity Fassbinder Book 3 by Angela Slatter
Restoration… About the Book: Walking between the worlds has always been dangerous - but this time V's facing the loss of all she holds dear. Verity Fassbinder thought no boss could be worse than her perfectionist ex-boyfriend - until she grudgingly agreed to work for a psychotic fallen angel. And dealing with a career change … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Restoration – Verity Fassbinder Book 3 by Angela Slatter
New Release Book Review: When The Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica
When the Lights Go Out… About the Book: A woman is plunged into a bizarre case of stolen identity in this ambitious and riveting thriller by the blockbuster bestselling author of The Good Girl, Mary Kubica. Jessie Sloane is on the path to rebuilding her life after years of caring for her ailing mother. She … Continue reading New Release Book Review: When The Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica
Book A Day: Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Day 10: Snow Falling on Cedars I bought this novel when it was released in its movie tie in format. Both the film and the novel are stunning. This is a story that is as simple as it is complex; deeply atmospheric in its isolated setting. The snow, so deep and never-ending, is one of … Continue reading Book A Day: Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Behind the Pen with Belinda Castles
I recently read the outstanding new release from Belinda Castles, Bluebottle. I enjoyed this novel so much I rather stalked Belinda’s publicist for an interview and I’m thrilled to announce that persistence pays as I welcome Belinda to Behind the Pen today. Over to you Belinda! Where did Bluebottle come from? What was … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Belinda Castles
New Release Book Review: Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
Baby Teeth... About the Book: Your husband thinks your daughter’s an angel. You know different. She’s a monster. On the outside it looks like Suzette has it all. A stunning ultra-modern home, designed by her handsome Swedish husband. A beautiful, but silent, seven-year-old daughter who is fiercely intelligent. But under the shiny veneer, the cracks … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
New Release Book Review: Invitation to a Bonfire by Adrienne Celt
Invitation to a Bonfire... About the Book: A seductive, sensual and sinister love triangle set in 1930s America and inspired by the infamous Nabokov marriage. Zoya Andropova, a young Russian refugee, finds herself in an elite New Jersey boarding school. Having lost her family, her home and her sense of purpose, Zoya struggles to belong, … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Invitation to a Bonfire by Adrienne Celt
