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Balancing the Books to 2nd May and an April Reading Wrap-Up – Jill's Book Cafe
Books Added Books Read (NB This post features Affiliate links from which I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases) Well it was always going to be a bad week for acquisitions as it straddled the end of the April Kindle deals and the start of May's. As that was a given I'm pretty impressed I kept…
Five on Friday with Orla Owen @orlaowenwriting #FiveonFriday – Jill's Book Cafe
Today I'm delighted to feature author Orla Owen. Her latest book, Christ On A Bike, published by the award winning Bluemoose Books, has been described as ‘strikingly original and utterly brilliant’. It was picked as a recommended read by Nina Pottell from Prima Magazine, who reviewed it as ‘Black Mirror meets Tales of The Unexpected…
Balancing the Books to 25th April – Jill's Book Cafe
Books Added Books Read (NB This post features Affiliate links from which I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases) Well, considering I was missing in action for the greater part of the week (family issues) it didn't stop me adding to my reading mountain. A boxed set of 4 audio-books for a fantastic 99p courtesy of…
Publication day for A Fresh Start at Polkerran Point by Cass Grafton @canelo_co #Review – Jill's Book Cafe
I'm delighted to wish Cass Grafton 'Happy Publication Day' on the launch of her latest book A Fresh Start at Polkerran Point, the fourth book in her Little Cornish Cove series. Anybody who's a regular visitor to my blog will know that I'm a big fan of this series. They all feature the characteristics I…
Bargain Books Pt 2 – More Freebies and Discount Book Sites – Jill's Book Cafe
I'm aware that the previous post relied heavily on Amazon for accessing freebies. For those of you who'd rather not use the Amazon platform you can access more free eBooks from the following sources. Just click the link to go straight through. Google Play also offer free books but no easy way of honing in…
Balancing the Books to 18th April – Jill's Book Cafe
Books Added Books Read (NB This post features Affiliate links from which I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases) I had an excellent bookish week this week, on both the acquisitions and reading front. Some fabulous freebies, in fact all bar one of this week's additions were free. In the week that I posted about obtaining…
Bargain Books Pt1 – Freebies : The Basics – Jill's Book Cafe
As anybody who reads my Balancing the Books posts will know, I do not spend a lot of money on books. Or rather, I do not spend a lot of money given the number of books I acquire each week. I realise that what I think is not much, might be somebody else's idea of…
Balancing the Books to 11th April – Jill's Book Cafe
Books Added Books Read Well another busy week so only three books read again. For once though, much of the 'busyness' was pleasurable. Over the weekend I had my sister visiting as we went to see Michael Ball and Alfie Boe in Liverpool. On Wednesday it was my birthday so my OH and I went…
Five on Friday with Sam Lee #FiveonFriday – Jill's Book Cafe
Today I'm delighted to feature debut author Sam Lee. Her novel, A Trail of Blood on the Snow is a chilling exploration of masculinity, madness, and the harrowing legacy of abuse. It will be published on 15th April. Sam Lee is a 29-year-old writer from Canada, but she has called the Dominican Republic home since she…
Publication day for The Golden Hour by Kate Lord Brown @katelordbrown @TeamBATC – Jill's Book Cafe
I'm delighted to wish Kate Lord Brown 'Happy Publication Day' on the launch of her latest novel The Golden Hour. It's an epic dual timeline story which interweaves glory-seeking desert archaeologists, priceless treasures, Nefertiti’s tomb and the decadent cabarets of WW2 Cairo with restless expat lives in bohemian Beirut. If that doesn't whet your appetite to…
Balancing the Books to 4th April – Jill's Book Cafe
Books Added Books Read Oops a bit of a discrepancy between books added and books read this week. Although it was a poor week for reading (again) I'd still have been hard pushed to make much of an impact against all the the books in. But, in my defence, this week straddled the end of…
Five on Friday with TM Payne @Tinap66Payne – Jill's Book Cafe
Today I'm delighted to feature author TM Payne (Tina). Tina is the best-selling author of the D.I. Sheridan Holler series, set in Liverpool and the Wirral. Her debut novel, Long Time Dead was published in April 2024 and went to number one in Crime Fiction in both the UK and Germany. The second book in…
Balancing the Books to 28th March – Jill's Book Cafe
Books Added Books Read Another busy week with life, as opposed to books, taking centre stage. Something you may have already gathered as I've been missing with my shares and social media interactions, though as I'm appalling at the later anyway, maybe you haven't. Being pre-occupied is also indicated by a positively restrained week in…
Five on Friday with Sasha Lace #FiveonFriday – Jill's Book Cafe
Today I'm delighted to feature author Sasha Lace who writes addictive romances full of heart and steam. Her Playing the Field soccer series is a refreshing change from the usual 'sporting team' genre as it's the women who are the athletes and the men fall in love with their strength and determination. Having recently read…
Balancing the Books to 21st March – Jill's Book Cafe
Books Added Books Read Just my luck on the week that I was quite good on the acquisitions front that I didn't manage to read as much as usual either, so bang goes the balance again! Both numbers indicative of being pre-occupied and busy in real life so not as much time spend on the…
Five on Friday with Rebecca Chase @rebeccahchase #FiveonFriday – Jill's Book Cafe
Today I'm delighted to feature author Rebecca Chase, who I had the good fortune to chat to recently at the HEA Bookshop event in Liverpool. Rebecca writes contemporary romances, that combine sweetness and spice for a realistic romance 'hit' with all the feels. Her latest F1 themed romance, Start Your Engines is out now. Rebecca…
Balancing the Books to 14th March – Jill's Book Cafe
Books Added Books Read This week saw the release of 2 books I've been eager for, Elsie Silver's Wild Side and Lucy Score's Story of My Life. The first completes her Rose Hill series, which I've collected in paperback and the latter is the first in a new series Story Lake. I also picked that…
Five on Friday with Amelia Berry @canelo_co – – Jill's Book Cafe
Today I'm delighted to feature author Amelia Berry who writes stories that are full of romance, humour, stunning locations and delicious food. How can anybody resist? Her latest book, A Recipe for Love, was published yesterday. Amelia may look familiar to some of you as she is also published as Ally Sinclair, Alison May and,…