Playing Their Part The Steel Girls by Michelle Rawlins is a wonderful historical novel celebrating the brave women who did their bit in Sheffield’s steelworks during World War II. The novel is set in 1939 as Britain enters the war. It is an unsettling time as young men go off to war leaving their families […]

Family First The Best Of Intentions by Susan Anne Mason is a perfectly charming historical novel and the first book in the Canadian Crossings series. The setting is 1919 as the world recovers from World War I and the Spanish flu epidemic which followed. So many families suffered losses. The novel is about fulfilling a […]

All Consuming The Rose Code by Kate Quinn is a marvellous historical novel that blends fact and fiction. It consumed me from the start. The action alternates between November 1947 just before the Royal Wedding and the war years, mainly at Bletchley Park. The reader learns that there has been a severe miscarriage of justice, […]

Seeking The Truth Stalin’s Gold by Mark Ellis is a thrilling historical suspense. It is the second book in the DCI Frank Merlin series which is marvellous. It can be read as a stand-alone. The setting is mainly in London in 1940 at the height of the Blitz. The reader witnesses the continual destruction night […]

Growing Old Disgracefully The Car Share by Zoe Brisby is the most delightful contemporary novel about living life to the full no matter how old you are. The novel is charming and absolutely hilarious. I was literally laughing out loud at the outrageous antics of a young ninety year old lady as she definitely leads […]

Listen To His Voice Evergreen Tree by Jae Blessing is the most delightful Christian historical novel. It is set in 1870 following a group on men on a cattle drive west. The theme reminded me of the Israelites wandering in the wilderness – as they (and the leader of the cattle drive) wander their leader […]

Beneath The surface The Diary Of Isabella M Smugge by Ruth Leigh is a delightful contemporary look at life through the eyes of Instagram blogger Isabella Smugge. This is a charming book showing a carefully crafted life on the surface. But underneath things are not always so rosy. It is a warning to remember that […]

The Monster Within Two Wrongs by Mel McGrath is a gripping psychological thriller that consumed me from the start. It is a creepy read as there are several perpetrators and the reader cannot work out who can be trusted. Secrets are being kept and hidden. Something sinister lies in the past. It is something that […]

New Life The Best Is Yet To Come by Katy Colins is a wonderful, heartfelt contemporary novel that will swell your heart and leave you smiling. The novel is set in a small cul-de-sac. There are people around but two of the residents feel invisible. New mum, Izzy, is finding motherhood tough. “She wanted to […]

Totally Charming Can’t Buy Me Love by Andrea Christenson is a charming contemporary Christian novel loosely based on the Cinderella story. It is the second book in the Deep Haven Collection series. We all have dreams. It is important to pursue our own dreams and not to be pressured into following the dreams of others. […]