In Love & War Heartache At Blackberry Farm by Rosie Clarke is a marvellous historical novel. It is part of the Blackberry Farm series but can be read as a stand-alone. I recommend reading the books in order so you can track character progression. We catch up with the action in 1940. The war has […]

All The Same To The Western Front With Love by Verity Slaughter-Penney is a powerful YA novel showing the futility of war. The novel takes place in the years immediately preceding World War I and also from the outbreak of war to December 1914. We see the build up and the early months from both […]

Stronger Together A Winter Warmer At The Little Cornish Kitchen by Jane Linfoot is a most delightful contemporary novel that will make you feel good and leave you smiling. It is written in the first person, enabling the reader to ‘walk’ through the story. The style is easy going and very charming. As a reader […]

Blowing In The Wind The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston is the most delightful novel that wraps around the reader, filling them with love. This is a book that I never wanted to end. It was beautifully written and just sank into my heart and soul. This was a book about love. It was a […]

Powerful And Heartbreaking The Maid’s Secret by Shari J Ryan is a heartbreaking historical tale that totally consumed me. The story starts in 1938 in Czechoslovakia and takes us through the war years. It is a powerful story of heartache, family and Nazi occupation. Disagreements and arguments in peacetime are put aside in World War […]

Lessons For Us All Voice In The Storm by Eric Thomas Ruthford is a marvellous contemporary Christian YA novel that has lessons for us all to learn, no matter how old we are. The book follows a group of teens at summer camp and in their daily lives. They are all thirteen/fourteen years old and […]

Wow – Mesmerising! The Echoes Of Love by Jenny Ashcroft is a marvellous historical novel that totally consumed me. The action is mainly set during World War II on the occupied island of Crete. It also features Crete in 1936 and also an interview in 1974 with subject #17. The interview intersperses the action as […]

The God Of Restoration Unchained: Clint’s Gift Of Desperation by Kimberly Morrison is a powerful contemporary Christian story. It is part of the Created With Purpose series but can be read as a stand-alone. I however enjoyed catching up with familiar faces. Having read the series from the start, it is wonderful to chart the […]

A Powerful Read A Foot In Both Camps by Arrabella Williams is a heart-wrenching YA novel suitable for ages ten years and over. The novel follows Susie, a young girl with Jamaican heritage but born in Britain. Her parents were part of the Windrush generation. We see her struggles as she has a foot in […]

Absolutely Charming The Adventures Of Rose by Mary Bessenich is an absolutely charming story for anyone aged eight years and over. I absolutely loved it. The Adventures Of Rose is such a beautiful, heart-warming tale that will make your heart swell with love and also your eye shed a tear. The book is about Rose, […]