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Spell The Month in Books ~ April #ContemporaryFiction #Crime #Romance #TuesdayBookBlog
Spell The Month in Books was originally created by Reviews from the Stacks, and the idea is to spell the month using the first letter of book titles. Autumn Chills by Agatha Christie An all-new collection of autumn-themed mysteries from the master of the genre.Autumn is the season of misty mornings and cosy nights in, but…
A Tiny Piece of Blue by Charlotte Whitney #HistoricalFiction @CWhitneyAuthor #Booktwt #TuesdayBookBlog
Author: Charlotte Whitney Published: February 2025 by She Writes Press Category: Historical, Fiction, 1930s America ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Set in Michigan during the Great Depression of the 1930s, A Tiny Piece of Blue tells the story of Silstice Trayson and Vernon and Edna Goetz from their own perspectives. Silstice, nicknamed Silly, along with her brothers and sisters…
Spell the Month in Books ~ March #Contemporary #CrimeFiction #BookSky #Booktwt
Spell The Month in Books was originally created by Reviews from the Stacks, and the idea is to spell the month using the first letter of book titles. The Mobster's Lament by Ray Celestin ... Book 3 in the City Blues Quartet Like every other mobster, the longer he stayed in the life, the closer he…
#SundayStills ~ A Day in the Parkland Surrounding Cholmondeley Castle #Nature #Photography
Welcome to the Sunday Stills feature hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. This week we're taking a walk in the park. It's Mother's Day here in the UK so I won't be able to catch up until later. A good few hours were spent wandering round this lovely place.
Lake of Widows by Liza Perrat #HistoricalFiction set in France #booktwt #RBRT #TuesdayBookBlog
Author: Liza Perrat Kindle Edition Published October 19, 2024 Category: Historical, Fiction, Women's Fiction The three main protagonists in this story are Adrienne, Suzanne and Blanche who are all navigating their own traumatic lives. Adrienne Chevalier realises her ‘perfect’ marriage was perhaps not as perfect as she thought. Her husband’s use of what he considered…
#SundayStills ~ Celebrating the Season #Spring #Nature #Photography
Welcome to another Sunday Stills hosted by Terri Webster Shrandt. This week we're celebrating Spring or Autumn, depending on where you live. Signs of spring in the garden It was a typical spring day when we went for a walk round Ellesmere lake, a bit chilly but there were bright spots in the clouds, and…
#SundayStills Monthly Colour Challenge: Exploring the #Green Beauty of #Nature #Photography
Welcome to the Sunday Stills Monthly Colour Challenge hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. This months colour is shades of green. "For still there are so many things that I have never seen: in every wood in every spring there is a different green."– J. R. R. Tolkien If there's one thing we can see from…
#FirstLinesFriday ~ To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey #HistoricalFiction
First Lines Friday is a weekly feature hosted by Carrie at Reading Is My Superpower. Diary of Lieut Col Allen Forrester March 21, 1885 Perkins Island, Alaska I do not know the time. The depths of night. It may already be tomorrow. I cannot see my own words, but write as I can by moonlight so…
#Extract from A Stolen Future (A Shade Darker Book 4) by Georgia Rose #PyschologicalSuspense @GeorgiaRoseBook #TuesdayBookBlog
I'm delighted to share an extract from A Stolen Future. Although this is the 4th book in the series it's a complete story and can be read as a standalone. The book is due for publication on 1st April 2025 in all formats. Some days are simply golden, and this turns out to be one…
#SundayStills ~ My Favourite Beautiful #Flowers #Nature #Photography
Welcome to this week's Sunday Stills feature hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. This week the prompt is favourite flowers. “Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower.” — John Harrigan It's difficult deciding on a few favourites when there's so many to choose from but I do love the flowers that bring pollinators into the…
The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain #ContemporaryFiction #LGBTQ+ @MattCainWriter #TuesdayBookBlog #booktwt
Author: Matt Cain Published in May 2021 Category: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, LGBTQ+ Albert Entwistle is a private man with a quiet, simple life. He lives alone with his cat Gracie. And he’s a postman. At least he was a postman until, three months before his sixty-fifth birthday, he receives a letter from the Royal Mail…
#SundayStills ~The Meaning of Fresh: From #Food to #Nature
Welcome to the Sunday Stills feature hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. This weeks prompt is 'fresh' Fresh can have several meanings, including when applied to food, something that's new, or a slang word for being cheeky or inappropriate. This is the new moon a couple of months ago. A fresh perspective on a bee? wasp?…
#AudioBookReview ~ The Briar Club by Kate Quinn #HistoricalFiction set in 1950s Washington D.C. #TuesdayBookBlog
Author: Kate Quinn Performed by Saskia Maarleveld Published by Harper Collins July 2024 Category: Historical Fiction, Mystery ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse during the McCarthy era. Washington, D.C., 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of…
Murder in Vienna by E.C.R. Lorac #CrimeFiction set in #Vienna #BritishLibraryCrimeClassics @BL_Publishing #TuesdayBookBlog
Author: E.C.R. Lorac Published: November 2024 by British Library Publishing Category: Crime, Fiction, Mystery, Historical Superintendent Macdonald, CID, studied his fellow-passengers on the Vienna plane simply because he couldn’t help it, because he hadn’t conditioned himself to being on holiday. The distinguished industrialist he recognised: the stout man he put down (quite mistakenly) as a…
#BlogTour #Extract from The River Keeper and Other Tales by Nancy Joie Wilkie #Fantasy #ShortStories
I'm pleased to share an extract today from The River Keeper, a collection of fantasy short stories due for release on February 18th 2025, courtesy of the author, Nancy Joie Wilkie, and Sarah Farmer from Amplify Publishing. The King fell silent. Feeling sick to his stomach, he walked over to the window to look out…
#SundayStills ~ A Winter Wonderland #Frosty Reflections #Nature #Photography
Welcome to the Sunday Stills feature hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. The theme this week is Frost. "It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it." – John Burroughs We had a lot of…
#SundayStills Monthly Colour Challenge ~ Rosy #Red #Nature #Photography
Welcome to the Sunday Stills Monthly Colour Challenge hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. This month's choice is Rosy Red. A pretty autumnal tree. A lovely lily and signs of spring on the Photinius. A fiery sunset Silk hydrangea blooms. I'd never seen anything like the one on the right and didn't know what it was.…
#SundayStills Challenge ~ #Bird Watch #Nature #Photography
Welcome to the Sunday Stills challenge hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. This week is all about birds ~ watching and feeding. We've had every type of weather this winter...snow, rain, hail, fog and the very occasional glimpse of sunshine. Robins and snow just seem to go together. A very grey, raining day for this blue…
#BookReview for One Day and Forever by Shari Low #ContemporaryFiction #Romance @BoldwoodBooks @ShariLow @rararesources
I'm pleased to share my review for One day and Forever for the blog tour organised by Rachel's Random Resources. My Thoughts One Day and Forever follows the fortunes of Kara McIntyre, Ollie Chiles, Alice Brookes and Zac Conlan over a New Year’s Day which spanned several years. Glasgow airport is a trigger for them…
#BookReview for Dashiki: A #CozyMystery by Florence Wetzel #Jazz #Giveaway @rararesources
I'm pleased to share my review, and a chance to win a paperback, today for Dashiki as part of the blog tour organised by Rachel's Random Resources. My Thoughts Initially I wasn’t sure this would be my cup of tea as I’m not particularly a fan of Jazz, but the author’s obvious interest in,…
#SundayStills Monthly Colour Challenge ~ Exploring the beauty of #White in #Nature #Photography #FunintheSnow
Welcome to the Sunday Stills Monthly Colour Challenge hosted by Terry Webster Schrandt. This month's choice is White "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted."- Mae West Cloud reflections on Buttermere Lake in the Lake District The cygnets at Nantwich Lake are almost fully grown One of the white Wolves at the Wolf…
#AudioBookReview ~ The Black Loch ( The Lewis Trilogy Book 4) by Peter May #Thriller #FridayReads #ContemporaryFiction #booktwt
Author: Peter May Narrated by Peter Forbes Published by riverrun and released on Audible in September 2024 Category: Thriller, Contemporary Fiction, Crime, Mystery ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A MURDER The body of eighteen-year-old TV personality Caitlin is found abandoned on a remote beach at the head of An Loch Dubh - the Black Loch - on the west…
#SpotlightFeature ~ Lake of Widows by Liza Perrat #HistoricalFiction #FridayReads
Today I'm pleased to share details of a book which is on my review list. Lake of Widows is the latest book by Liza Perrat. Book 2 in the French historical trilogy, The Women of the Lake, which can also be read as a standalone. Three women. One shared struggle. Can they survive? 1970. When…
Top Twelve Reads of 2024 #Books #LovetoRead #TuesdayBookBlog
In no particular order here are my choices for outstanding reads this year. Clicking on the links will take you to my reviews. The Huntress ~ Kate Quinn The Huntress is up there with the other books I’ve listened to by Kate Quinn. Historical fiction set during and after WWII, based on fact with an…
#RBRT’s End of Year #BookTag #BookX #LoveReading
Rosie devised this fun book tag for the review team members. 1) Most memorable book from the 2024 books submitted to #RBRT Salt of the Earth by JJ Marsh. Beautifully and sensitively written based on true events and how a doctor's persistence changed lives. ~~~~~~~ 2) An author whose books you always agree to review…
#Extract from December on 5C4 by Adam Strassberg #MagicalRealism #Novella
Today I'm sharing an extract from December 5C4, courtesy of the author and Kristen Ludwigsen from Mindbuck Media “An intense novella of ideas that looks into the heart of faith and generosity.” — Kirkus Reviews "Thought-provoking and magical. Full of humor, pain, and insight." —Felicity Niven, author of Convergence of Desire. Firstly the book info... December on 5C4 is…
The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn & Janie Chang #Historical #Mystery #TuesdayBookBlog
Authors: Kate Quinn & Janie Chang Released on Audible 15th February 2024 Category: Historical, Mystery, Based on Fact San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change their fortunes: Gemma, a golden-haired, silver-voiced soprano whose career desperately needs rekindling, and Suling, a petite…
A Week of Flowers 2024 ~ Day Seven #Nature #Flowers #Nature
I’m joining in again this year with Cathy at Words and Herbs for her week of flowers, bringing some much needed colour into the dreary days of December. Welcome to Day Seven - the final day of the challenge. It's been a pleasure looking back at some of the flowers I've enjoyed over the summer, so many…
A Week of Flowers 2024 ~ Day Six #Nature #Flowers #Photography
I’m joining in again this year with Cathy at Words and Herbs for her week of flowers, bringing some much needed colour into the dreary days of December. Welcome to Day Six The Rowan tree is covered in clusters of flowers in Spring A lovely Cosmos... Helianthemum (rock rose) and Cistus x purpureus (orchid rock rose)
A Week of Flowers 2024 ~ Day Four ~ #Nature #Flowers #Photography
I’m joining in again this year with Cathy at Words and Herbs for her week of flowers, bringing some much needed colour into the dreary days of December. The Hydrangea couldn't seem to decide what colour it wanted to be. I first saw one of these tiny spiders last year. This one seems to have made a…
A Week of Flowers 2024 ~ Day Three ~ Nature #Flowers #Photography
I’m joining in again this year with Cathy at Words and Herbs for her week of flowers, bringing some much needed colour into the dreary days of December. Another new shrub for me this year is Philadelphus or mock orange. I had no idea what to expect and loved the profusion of flowers. A pretty geranium
A Week of Flowers 2024 ~ Day Two ~ #Nature #Flowers #Photography
I’m joining in again this year with Cathy at Words and Herbs for her week of flowers, bringing some much needed colour into the dreary days of December. I love the colour of this Echinacea. If you have grey skies I hope this brightens your day... This rose bush put on a great show during the…
A Week of Flowers 2024 ~ Day One ~ #Nature #Flowers #Photography
I'm joining in again this year with Cathy at Words and Herbs for her week of flowers, bringing some much needed colour into the dreary days of December. This is Physocarpus opulus 'Diablo' - a deciduous shrub that flowers in late spring/early summer and has red seed heads in autumn.
#SundayStills Monthly Colour Challenge ~ Exploring Shades of #Brown in #Nature #Photography
Welcome to the Sunday Stills Monthly Colour Challenge hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. This month’s choice is brown or auburn. Although there isn't officially a Sunday Stills this week, I split last week's challenge into two. “The color brown, I realized, is anything but nondescript. It comes in as many hues as there are colors of earth,…
Spell the Month in #Books ~ November #Contemporary #HistFic #Thriller #booktwt
Spell The Month in Books was originally created by Reviews from the Stacks, and the idea is to spell the month using the first letter of book titles. Nothing More Dangerous After fifteen years of growing up in the Ozark hills with his widowed mother, high-school freshman Boady Sanden is beyond ready to move on. He…
A Skye Full of Stars by Sue Moorcroft #BookReview #ContemporaryFiction #Romance @SueMoorcroft @rararesources #Giveaway
I'm delighted to share my review for A Skye Full of Stars for the blog tour organised by Rachel's Random Resources. My Thoughts The second book in the Skye Sisters Trilogy focuses on Esmerelda (Ezzie) Wynter, and it was lovely to be back at Rothach Hall on the beautiful Isle of Skye. Unusually, the…
#SundayStills Monthly Colour Challenge ~ #Brown and/or #Auburn Part One #Photography #Animals #Nature
Welcome to the Sunday Stills Monthly Colour Challenge hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. This month's choice is brown or auburn. On a recent visit to Monmouth with my sister we visited Shire Hall Museum, a historical building built in 1724 which housed the Assizes Courts and Quarter sessions for Monmouthshire, which also had cells in…
#SundayStills ~ Finding Comfort: Embracing the #Cosy Vibes #Photography
Welcome to the Sunday Stills feature hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt. This week's theme is 'cosy'. For me, cosy is curtains (or, at the moment, shutters) closed against dark nights, fire and candles lit. Someone knows how to make himself comfy and cosy A cosily wrapped up grandson. A cosy throw for chilly nights I…