Absolutely Delightful Spirit Of The Season by Fern Michaels is a most charming contemporary Christmas story that will leave you smiling. The novel really is Christmas in a book as a small town celebrates the festive season. The community all come together for annual events such as the gingerbread house competition, Christmas lights, decorations and […]

Be More Anne The Imperfect Art Of Caring by Jessica Ryn is the most delightful contemporary novel that warmed my heart and left me smiling. The novel is set in a small community where the reader meets the various characters. We witness many experiencing the loneliness and isolation of living alone. Behind closed doors there […]

The Essence Of Christmas A Royal Christmas Fairy Tale by Karen Schaler is a most charming contemporary festive offering that really captures Christmas in a book. The reader is treated to a warm, wonderful atmosphere in contrast to the cold snow outside. Tempting the reader’s tastebuds with gingerbread pancakes for breakfast and hot chocolate, you […]

Absolutely Charming And Highly Amusing A Class Act by Gervase Phinn is another wonderful novel and the third book in the Top Of The Dale series. It can be read as a stand-alone but I recommend reading the previous books first to meet the characters and to witness their development. A return visit to Risingdale […]

Newshound And Bloodhound The Crystal Crypt by Fiona Veitch Smith is a marvellous historical amateur sleuthing novel. It is the sixth book in the Poppy Denby Investigates series but can be read as a stand-alone. For me, I enjoyed catching up with familiar faces as Poppy Denby once more finds herself investigating a murder. The […]

Very Helpful Yoga For Beginners by Ntathu Allen is a powerful little book introducing the reader to the benefits of yoga and also some simple exercises. Stress is present in many lives today. Stress is no good for us. We need to learn to relax. Ntathu Allen introduces us to breathing techniques designed to help […]

Love And Community Christmas At Hope Hall by Pam Rhodes is a heart warming contemporary Christian novel that is absolutely delightful. It is the final book in the Hope Hall trilogy. I recommend reading the previous books first but it can be read as a stand-alone. Hope Hall has a wonderful community feel. It is […]

Enchanting Lost Christmas by David Logan is a charming Christmas novel that will entertain and enchant no matter how old you are. Christmas is a time for miracles if you just believe. Within the story there are characters who have lost things. Sometimes it is just people themselves who have lost their way. That which […]

True Diamonds Christmas Hope For The Steel Girls by Michelle Rawlins is a marvellous historical novel about community. It is the second book in the Steel Girls series but can be read as a stand-alone. I would recommend reading book one first. It was a pure delight to rejoin the steel girls as Christmas 1939 […]

A Silent Love The Return by Anita Frank is a marvellous historical novel that enthralled me from the start. The story alternates between 1939 and 1945, through the voices of the two main characters. The action is mainly set in the Berkshire countryside. Farming is a hard way of life. We witness the strength of […]