Ripples The Stories Grandma Forgot And How I Found Them by Nadine Aisha Jassat is a charming contemporary novel that is perfect for ages ten years and over. I am considerably older than the target market but I loved it. The novel is about family, roots, love and grief. A twelve year old searches for […]

Cover Reveal The Lost Heir Cornwall, 2020 At the beginning of lockdown, teacher Carla Burgess needs to make some changes to her life. She no longer loves her job, and it’s certainly time to kick her on-off boyfriend into touch. But then, while walking on the cliffs she meets Mani Dolcoath, a gorgeous American with […]

A Powerful Message Jana’s Brightly Coloured Socks by Sally Fetouh is a perfectly lovely book for the under fives. The story is a simple but memorable one that will appeal to all children – Jana shares her brightly coloured socks with all her classmates. This promotes the message that it is good to share what […]

John 3:16 Just Benny by Alex Banwell is a marvellous contemporary Christian novel that spoke to my heart. Every once in a while, a book comes along that just completely resonates with me. As soon as I began reading, I knew that this was one such book. Benny is special needs youngster who suffers with […]

Epic & Enjoyable The Company Of Heaven by Catherine Fox is the fifth book in the Lindchester Chronicles series but can be read as a stand-alone. It is an epic tale set from spring 2021 to spring 2022. The reader drops in on the surrounding area of Lindchester as we follow the various characters. It […]

A Fabulous Debut A Mother’s War by Helen Parusel is a marvellous historical debut that enthralled me. The story educates as you read. It is set in Nazi occupied Norway during World War II and concerns the Lebensborn program. This was designed to re-populate Germany with Aryan looking babies – some were born in Lebensborn […]

Entertained, Glued & Guessing A Contest To Kill For by E V Hunter is a marvellous contemporary cosy crime novel. It is the second book in The Hopwood Hall Murder Mystery series but can be read as a stand-alone. I thoroughly enjoyed catching up with familiar faces. Once more we follow the amateur super sleuths […]

Thrilling Captive by Michael Garrett is a thrilling Christian contemporary suspense that drew me in from the start. The opening chapter raised many questions, before we went back in time six days in chapter two to see what had led up to that moment. It was an edge of your seat moment as we realized […]

Never Too Old Escape To Bellbird Bay by Maggie Christensen is the sixth book in the Bellbird Bay series but can be read as a stand-alone. It is such a charming contemporary novel. I love my visits to the fictional Bellbird Bay, I always feel as if I am coming home. Maggie Christensen writes with […]