Inspirational On Giant’s Shoulders by Patrick McElligott is a true and inspiring account of a life lived for over thirty years as a missionary in Japan. Patrick McElligott writes in a very personable style, with the result that the reader feels as if we are reading an account from a dear friend. We hear about […]

Kept Me Awake At Night The Commandant’s Daughter by Catherine Hokin is a powerful and heart wrenching historical novel that is set in Berlin. The story opens in 1933 with “the new hope of Hitler.” Even at that time there are those who can already see the dangerous character that lies within. The story then […]

Warm And Welcoming A Gingerbread Café Christmas by Rebecca Raisin is a delightful contemporary festive offering of three stories. Christmas At The Gingerbread Café by Rebecca Raisin is the first book in the Gingerbread Café series and is absolutely delightful. It is a gentle novella about friendship and love during the festive season. We see […]

Wonderful The Puppy That Came For Christmas by Megan Rix is a wonderful book about having puppies to train as service dogs. This is a delightful account of first time puppy owners Megan Rix and her husband as they navigate the highs and lows of puppy training. It is also a book about infertility problems […]

For Cat Lovers Everywhere Happy Cats by Charlie Ellis is a most delightful book for any cat-lover. There are beautiful photographs, perfectly captions of cats at work, rest and play. As a crazy cat lady, I adored it and could stare at those pictures all day! Treat the lover of cats to this beautiful book […]

Stunningly Beautiful Celebrating The Seasons With The Yorkshire Shepherdess by Amanda Owen is a most beautiful book that is the perfect accompaniment to the television series Our Yorkshire Farm. The book is split into twelve months of the year as the reader learns what happens each month at Ravenseat Farm. There are many beautiful photographs […]

Deliciously Delightful Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella is the most delightful contemporary festive offering that will fill your heart with joy. The reader follows Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) in the run up to hosting Christmas. She is determined to produce the perfect day and her efforts are phenomenal but exhausting. She has a heart of […]

So Beautiful Christmas Stories by Max Lucado is a beautiful book to read during Advent. It contains stories, biblical excerpts and thoughts from the author. The stories include The Christmas Candle. There are stories about the first Christmas from various points of view including Joseph and Gabriel. We also hear of Lucifer’s attempts to thwart […]

Totally Gripping City Of Sinners by AA Dhand is another compulsive crime thriller in the Harry Virdee series that had me hooked from the start. Once more the reader returns to Bradford to join Harry Virdee in his fight against crime. Harry Virdee is a policeman fighting to clean up the streets of Bradford. He […]

Wow! Jaw Dropping! Smouldering Fire by D E Stevenson is a compelling tale that will appeal to many of the reader’s emotions. Written in 1935 it was a contemporary tale of its day but to the modern reader, it captures a moment in time where there are very different values compared with today. The action […]