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The Forever Home: (Little Duck Pond Café, Book 38) by Rosie Green @Rosie_Green88 @rararesources – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: Ellie is over the moon to be moving into her dream house with Zak and Maisie. But when she discovers some surprising secrets contained within its walls, affecting someone close to her, she'll have to solve a decades-old mystery to bring about a happy ending . . . My Thoughts: I love a…
To Deceive Them (DI Sam Cobbs Book 16) by M.A. Comley @ComleyMel – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: From NY Times bestselling author M A Comley, author of the Justice series, who has sold almost five million copies worldwide comes yet another page-turning thriller set in the stunning Lake District. When Helen Flintoff, beloved wife and events manager, is found dead in a suspicious fire, Detective Inspector Samantha Cobbs uncovers a…
My Perfect Family by Melanie Price @melanieRprice – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: We all try to hide our darkest secrets... Can you really trust the people closest to you?Walking past Suzannah and Glenn Archer’s house on Merton Street, you’d think they have it all with their gleaming white-bricked house and emerald green front lawn. They appear so in love: their home is full of ripples of laughter and the…
The Wedding Witch (Graves Glen) by Erin Sterling – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: Fall under the spell of Erin Sterling's witchy romances!The New York Times bestselling author of The Ex Hex and The Kiss Curse brightens up the Winter Solstice with another delightfully spooky novel following Bowen Penhallow and the girl he feels strangely drawn to - especially when she becomes his only hope of salvation after a strong spell sends them…
If We Could Turn Back Time by Sian O’Gorman @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: Three generations; Two families; One secret. After another relationship disaster Alice Littleton returns home to spend summer in Dublin’s Sandycove with her Mum, Ciara and beloved grandmother Eva at their family deli and grocers. As Alice settles back into her old life with best friend Becca and her new boyfriend Conal Blake, she…
THE VANILLA KILLER (The Charity Shop Detective Agency Mysteries Book 4) by Peter Boland @PeterBoland19 @JoffeBooks – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: One sleepy seaside town. Three old friends, who love a natter and a cuppa. A killer who’s anything but vanilla.It’s the end of a long day at the Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop. Fiona, Daisy and Partial Sue, the three retired ladies who volunteer there, are ready to lock up for the…
The Kiss Curse (Graves Glen) by Erin Sterling – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: Magic doesn't always play by the rules.Gwyn Jones is perfectly happy with her life in Graves Glen. She's formed a powerful new coven with her family; she's running a successful witchcraft shop, Something Wicked; and she's mentoring some of the younger witches in town. As Halloween approaches, there's only one problem - Llewellyn…
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling @LadyHawkins @eternal_books – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: 'You broke my heart, Rhys Penhallow. And we curse you. You and your whole stupid, hot line.'Vivienne Jones handled the biggest break-up of her life the way that any witch would: vodka, bubble baths, and a curse on her ex.That was nine years ago. Now Rhys Penhallow, descendant of the town's founders, breaker of…
The Sleeper Lies by Andrea Mara @AndreaMaraBooks – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: ONE WINDOW, THREE LIES I step forward, breathing fast. Movement. I force myself to take another step. I think about all of it, all of the deaths and all of the accidents and all of the pain. And I know what I need to do. ONE WINDOW It’s March 2018, and the country…
There’s Something about Scarlett (Hope Cove Book 8) by Hannah Ellis @BooksEllis – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: Three years of marriage, then they’ll go their separate ways… Scarlett Mercer dreams of starting her own publishing company. But with no way to finance university, she might be stuck working in her aunt’s café indefinitely. When a chance encounter leads her to an extreme solution, she’s desperate enough to go through with it.…
Vanished by M.A. Comley @ComleyMel – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: From NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author M A Comley author of the award-winning Justice series who has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.When Jessica Harding mysteriously disappears, DI Sara Ramsey and DS Carla Jameson are thrust into a case filled with deceit and danger. As they dig deeper, they uncover secrets…
Winter Wishes in Hope Cove (Hope Cove Book 7) by Hannah Ellis @BooksEllis – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: A warm and uplifting winter romance All Emily wants for her wedding is a low-key celebration with family and friends. But with a best friend like Josie, it’s no surprise that there’s a touch of drama to the day. Meanwhile, Tara is dealing with problems of her own. In a bid to face up to her past, she…
Forever Max by Kerry Irving @HarperCollinsUK – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: The heartwarming, inspiring final chapter in the life of Max the Miracle dog A dog can be more than just a best friend. Sometimes they can be our hero. Shortly after a traumatic car accident, Kerry Irving met Max, a Springer Spaniel who completely changed his life. But Max didn’t stop there. For…
Max by Kerry Irving @HarperCollinsUK – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: The heart-warming tale of a life-saving friendship. In 2006, a traumatic car accident changed Kerry Irving’s life forever. Suffering from severe neck and back injuries, Kerry was unemployed and housebound, struggling with depression and even thoughts of suicide. He went from cycling over 600 miles a month to becoming a prisoner in his…
This One Life by Amanda Prowse @MrsAmandaProwse – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: She wants it all. But life has other plans… After years of hard work, Madeleine’s life is very nearly perfect. She’s about to move to LA to pursue her dream job—and there’s a new man on the scene too. But when her mother falls ill, pulling her back to the world she’s tried…
The Widow’s Lie by Melanie Price @melanieRprice – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: I was so excited to welcome Anastasia Drummond to our pretty little street. But the moment I meet her, my heart stops. Because I know those ice-cold eyes. She looks like my husband’s ex-wife. The one who went missing. The one declared dead over a decade ago… I’m determined to get to the bottom of…
The Bookshop of Hopes and Dreams (Hope Cove Book 6) by Hannah Ellis @BooksEllis – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: When Tara Fitzpatrick tells a string of lies during the world’s most informal job interview she has no idea of the path she’s set herself on. Renovating the rundown bookshop with her new boss, James, turns out to be more fulfilling than she could ever have imagined. Soon, she finds herself falling in love with the…
The House on Lavender Lane (Hope Cove Book 5) by Hannah Ellis @BooksEllis – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Descriptions: One shocking incident forces six friends to re-evaluate everything Emily only meant to spend a week in Hope Cove. But when the quirky locals involve her in various events, she happily extends her stay. She just wishes Jack were with her and not stuck working back in Oxford. For Lizzie, Emily’s visit is well timed.…
Whispers at the Bluebell Inn (Hope Cove Book 4) by Hannah Ellis @BooksEllis – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: Rumours travel fast in a village… Josie loves her new life in the country with Sam. But she has a secret that she doesn’t want anyone to know. Unfortunately, it’s hard to keep anything to yourself in a tiny village. Lizzie is adjusting to motherhood, and finding it more demanding than she ever expected. Life has…
The Nazis Knew My Name by Magda Hellinger and Maya Lee – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: The extraordinarily moving memoir by Australian Slovakian Holocaust survivor Magda Hellinger, who saved an untold number of lives at Auschwitz through everyday acts of courage, kindness and ingenuity.In the camps during the Second World War, prisoner Magda Hellinger Blau was selected by the SS as a Jewish prison leader and she eventually rises…
The Wedding People by Alison Espach – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: It's a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel wearing her best dress and least comfortable shoes. Immediately she is mistaken for one of the wedding people - but she's actually the only guest at the Cornwall Inn who isn't here for the big event.Phoebe…
The Mercy Chair (Washington Poe Book 6) by M.W. Craven @MWCravenUK – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin . . .Washington Poe has a story to tell.And he needs you to listen.You'll hear how it started with the robber birds. Crows. Dozens of them. Enough for a murder . . .He'll tell you about a man who was tied to a tree and stoned…
Mix-Up under the Mistletoe (The Glenbriar Series Book 11) by Margaret Amatt @AmattAuthor – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: She’s always on the outside looking in, but his door might just be the one to open for her this Christmas. ‘Her name’s Tilly. Tilly Thorpe. She lives in London.’ To stop his family from speculating about his love life, travel company CEO Rafe Harrington casually drops Tilly Thorpe’s name as his girlfriend. After all, they’ll…
Echoes of Silence (DI Sally Parker Book 15) by M.A. Comley @ComleyMel – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: From NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author M A Comley author of the award-winning Justice series who has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.When DI Sally Parker receives a mysterious letter hinting at long-buried secrets at Oakridge Hall, her curiosity is aroused. The author alludes to traumatic events that took place during…
Paradise Valley (A Virgin River Novel, Book 7) by Robyn Carr – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: Coming home to Virgin River Marine corporal Rick Sudder is back home in Virgin River —his military tour having ended abruptly on the battlefield. But the carefree boy who left full of hope is gone, replaced by a man who believes his future is bleak. Can the passion and commitment of a young…
The Institution by Helen Fields @Helen_Fields @AvonBooksUK – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: They’re locked up for your safety. Now, you’re locked in with them. How do you find a murderer in a prison full of killers? On a locked ward in the world’s highest-security prison hospital, a scream shatters the night. A nurse has been murdered and her daughter has been taken. And with only…
One Girl, One Summer by Isabel Ashdown @orionbooks @isabelashdown.com – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: Dark secrets cast long shadows...On a peaceful hilltop campsite in the heat of summer, a private plane crash-lands. Several are killed, and many more lives are shattered - including those of the Gale family who own the site. For single parent Cathy Gale, her everyday struggles are eclipsed by the tragedy, as her…
The Story Collector by Evie Woods @0neMoreChapter_ @evgaughan – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: In a quiet village in Ireland, a mysterious local myth is about to change everything… One hundred years ago, Anna, a young farm girl, volunteers to help an intriguing American visitor translate fairy stories from Irish to English. But all is not as it seems and Anna soon finds herself at the heart…
Maddy’s Christmas Wedding: (Little Duck Pond Café, Book 37) by Rosie Green @Rosie_Green88 @rararesources – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: The wedding of the year is approaching and the girls are off to snowy Lapland for Maddy's hen party, with sleigh rides through the forest, saunas, ice plunges and glass igloos to enjoy. Plus cute husky puppies and more snow than they could ever dream of! But there's just one problem. Maddy is…
Gone with the Penguins by Hazel Prior @HazelPriorBooks @TransworldBooks – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: Fiery and feisty at eighty-seven, Veronica McCreedy, the very first Penguin Ambassador, is determined to prove that nothing is impossible when you put your mind to it.Eileen, Veronica’s ever-patient assistant, is content taking care of other people. But when a new adventure calls, it makes her question everything...Ten-year-old, penguin-obsessed Daisy can’t wait to be reunited with…
The Silver-Haired Sisterhood by Judy Leigh @JudyLeighWriter @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: ‘We’re celebrating life,’ Rose said. ‘Life, every single minute of it. Tell me, girls - is there ever anything better to celebrate than that?’ Five years after seventy-something Tess jetted off to Paris with her best friends, Jen, Rose, Della and Pam - the Five French Hens - for Jen’s hen do, a…
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day by Milly Johnson @millyjohnson @simonschusterUK – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: It’s nearly Christmas and it’s snowing, hard. Deep in the Yorkshire Moors nestles a tiny hamlet, with a pub at its heart. As the snow falls, the inn will become an unexpected haven for six people forced to seek shelter there… Mary has been trying to get her boss Jack to notice her for four…
The Spirit of the Dragon by William Andrews – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: From the bestselling author of Daughters of the Dragon comes an epic novel of a star-crossed couple who must defy tradition, war, and prejudice to keep their love alive. At the urging of a Los Angeles detective, international rights lawyer Anna Carlson assists in a murder investigation. It’s a personal request from Suk-bo Yi, a…
The Botanist (Washington Poe Book 5) by M.W. Craven @MWCravenUK – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: 'I swear I'm one bad mood away from calling it black magic and going home . . .'Detective Sergeant Washington Poe can count on one hand the number of friends he has. And he'd still have his thumb left. There's the insanely brilliant, guilelessly innocent civilian analyst, Tilly Bradshaw of course. He's known…
The Survivors by Caroline Mitchell @Caroline_Writes – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: A fatal car crash with only one witness—but is she telling the truth? On a winding cliff edge on the wild Irish coast, two cars collide. In one is Maura Claffey’s niece, Finn, and her baby daughter. In the other, Kathryn with her own newborn—and her own secrets. Both women survive, but one…
Happy Bloody Christmas by Jo Middleton @AvonBooksUK @mummyblogger – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: Anna's Christmas Eve To Do List: 1. Wrap the kids' presents 2. Peel the potatoes 3. Get rid of the dead body?! Hungover and exhausted after her family's annual party, all Anna Johnson wants for Christmas is to finish her to-do list and finally sit down with the world’s biggest glass of wine.…
Sisters Making Mischief by Maddie Please @maddiePlease1 @rararesources @BoldwoodBooks – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: Joy Chandler has had enough! All she wanted was a lovely family Christmas with perfect turkey and luxury crackers. Instead, daughter Sara announces she’s getting divorced...and where is the fizz? And son, John and perfect wife Vanessa announce they are leaving for New York… and are the vegetables organic? And not one of…
The Flower House by Nicky Black @AuthorBlackNE – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: Every home has a story. Some are better left untold. Property developer Vivien Young thought she’d finally rebuilt her life. After a messy divorce, she’s returned to her childhood sanctuary, the grand Georgian home she now shares with her ageing father. Landing the contract to redevelop the Valley Park housing estate feels like the icing…
What Have You Done? by Shari Lapena @sharilapena @TransworldBooks – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: Nothing ever happens in sleepy little Fairhill.The teenagers get their kicks telling ghost stories in the old graveyard. The parents trust their kids will arrive home safe from school. Everyone knows everyone. Curtains rarely twitch. Front doors are left unlocked.But this morning all of that will change.Because Diana Brewer isn’t lying safely in…
To Fear Him by M.A. Comley @ComleyMel – bytheletterbookreviews
Book Description: From NY Times bestselling author M A Comley, author of the Justice series, who has sold almost five million copies worldwide comes yet another page-turning thriller set in the stunning Lake District.Five friends arrange a girls’ night out which unfortunately ends in tragedy when one of them is kidnapped and another left for…