Wednesday 28 December 2016

The Summer Season by Julia Williams



This is the first Julia Williams books I have that is not Christmas themed !!!!

In this summer read we head over to Heartsea, where Kezzie has run away to mend her broken heart well try at least as she is finding it hard to let go of the man that holds her heart.

We also meet Joel a widower and father to a little boy called Sam. Joel has a heavy burden that he is carry around the death of his late wife and has not moved on from her  living in Heartsea house that needs renovating everywhere include the gardens that surrounds the house which catches the eye of Kezzie and sparks a new relationship between them.
Joel just about gets thought the day from doing up the house looking after Sam and holding down a job , which he would not be able to do all this with out the help of His good friend Lauren.

Lauren is a single mother of twins girls which is a task on its own but also she has Sam when Joel needs her she just about has enough hrs in a day but she loves it until her ex Tony walks in her life wanting to be part of the girls life , will she be able to in him back into her life and is he trustworthy to be in the girls life ?

Through the renovation of the house gardens and the village playground for the children to actually play in Kezzie , Joel and Lauren become the best of friends throughout the book but will a secret break the pack. Will Kezzie mend that broken heart of hers, will Joel let go of the past and move on and will Lauren really let Tony in or admit who she really loves...

Well you will just have to go grab a copy, you will not be disappointed .

Saturday 10 December 2016

Sweet Little Lies by Jill Shalvis




In this take we meet Pru Hartis, who has had a rough time from the moment she lost her parents at the age of 19.

Pru tends to falls very easily for men that she lets into her life , but the only had two serious relationships . So Pru hasn't had much experience  in the world of love. Fate has a plan its own plan for Pru in the form of Finn O'Riley.

From the moment they meet Pru hold her cards very close to her chest and played her role has The Finn Whisper take the serious side out of Finn , so he has more fun in his life apart from work.

As time goes on Peru never planned  for Finn to fall in love with, she tries to distance herself from him, but fate has other ideas and their paths keep crossing. Pru finding harder and harder to tell him the secret she has been hiding, that could turn their relationship and will it survive, well you will just have to grab and copy and read you won't be disappointed .

Wednesday 30 November 2016

The Cat of Yule Cottage




Before you read my review of this wonderful story hear are a few words from it's author.

Famous Cats of History & Folklore
Lili Hayward.                      

All over the world, cats are associated with myths, legends, folktales, historical figures, even gods! Here are just a few of them.

Cat Sìth, Grimalkin, King of the Cats
The Cat Sìth (no, nothing to do with the dark side, it’s pronounced “shee” ) is a Celtic mythological creature; a fairy beast said to hunt the Scottish Highlands. The Cat Sìth is an enormous black cat, with a white marking like a star on its chest. According to legend, the Cat Sìth sometimes tries to steal the soul of a dead person before they are buried. People once held wakes, played music and told riddles to distract the cat and keep it away. And woe betide anyone who didn’t leave a saucer of cream on their doorstep for the Cat Sìth at Samhain…
The Cat Sìth is associated with Grimalkin, a witch’s familiar, of Macbeth fame: “I come, greymalkin!” and also the King of the Cats himself. Grey Malkin or the Cat Sìth also stars of the first 
ever horror novel written in English, William Baldwin’s Beware the Cat. (1553).

Muezza (or Muʿizza) (Arabic: معزة‎‎)
It’s said that the Islamic Prophet Muhammad had a favourite cat called Muezza. One story tells of how, when woken by the daily call to prayer, Muhammad found Muezza sleeping on the arm of his robe. Rather than wake her, he cut off the sleeve, so that she wouldn’t be disturbed.
Although in the past cats were often employed to keep grain stores free from rodents, in paper-based Arab-Islamic cultures they were also the scholar and librarian’s best friend, since they prevented mice from chewing on manuscripts, papers and libraries full of precious books.

Maneki-neko (Japanese: 招き猫?)
Literally meaning “beckoning cat” the Japanese maneki-neko is the popular waving cat figurine often 
seen in shops, businesses and homes. Its raised paw is thought to call good luck, wealth and
prosperity. Apparently originating during the Edo period, there are many stories about how the maneki-neko first appeared. One tells of a nobleman who takes shelter under a tree near a temple, during a thunderstorm. He looks over and sees the temple priest’s cat beckoning to him. Intrigued, he leaves the tree and goes to it. A moment later, the tree is struck by lightning. The grateful nobleman then befriends with the poor priest and the temple becomes prosperous. When the cat eventually died, the first maneki-neko was made in its honour.

Jólakötturinn or Jólaköttur: The Yule Cat
A figure of Icelandic folklore, the Yule Cat stalks the dark, snowy nights of the Yuletide, hunting unfortunate individuals who have not received anything new to wear on Yule Eve. If you have a new item of clothing, you’re safe. If not, then the monstrous cat will yowl outside your house, break in 
and eat your festive dinner, perhaps even followed by you...
Apparently, the origin of the Yule Cat can be found in wool-making, as an incentive to agricultural workers to get the autumn wool spun before midwinter. If they did, they received a reward: in the form of a new piece of clothing. If they didn’t work hard, they might become supper for the Yule Cat. Better not sneer at those Christmas socks!
If you speak Icelandic, you can read Jóhannes úr Kötlum’s poem Jólakötturinn, which in turn inspired a song, by Bjork. The poem concludes:

“Now you might be thinking of helping 
Where help is needed most. 
Perhaps you'll find some children 
That have nothing at all.
Perhaps searching for those 
That live in a lightless world 
Will give you a happy day 
And a Merry, Merry Yule. “ (Translation by Vignir Jónsson)

Please consider making a donation to an animal rescue charity like Cats Protection this Christmas.

This is my first Christmas read of the season and what a fabulous story to start with. The book may be 197 pages , but every page is jammed packed with a detailed story and the magic of Yule.

If you believe in fate and the magic of Christmas , them this book is for you. We meet Jess ha she just finished writing her first book, but the man she thought she loved sold the book as his own work. 
Heart broken she feels the need for escape of the high buildings and the hustle and bustle of London. That same day she sees an advert in the paper to rent a cottage down in Cornwall, she gets straight in a train down there to the letting agent in Enysyule. On arrival,she is meet by a grumpy old man that told her that she won't last a night at the old cottage before even looking at the property she takes it. To prove a point to the old man. There was only one condition on the lease that she must take care of the old cat Perrin who comes with the cottage, as old as he stays alive then she can lease the cottage.

When she sees cottage for the first time , she wonders what she has let her self in for !!!!

Dust everywhere and no phone reception she has her work cut for her so sink or swim time for Jess. From the moment she stepped into the the cottage they seemed to be a hold on her from wired noises on the first night to meeting Perrin for the first time. She has the need to find out all the secrets that the cottage has hidden deep in its walls, so when she comes across the pass owners sketch pad that s when the magic begins  from a little song that plays over and over in her head but she has never heard the song before to very deep dreams of information that she  knows but cannot explain how's she knows it.

On her second day Jess decides to meet the locals in the village pub she follows the map of the land that is attached to the cottage and a path that has been there for many generations , she finds herself in a holly clearing where a perranstone that is dead centre of the clearing , she feels such a pull towards the stone that can not be ignored and feels the full magic of the stone and meets the dashing Ale  shows her the way to the pub and takes a shining to Jess straight away?

While in the pub she comes across some information that the son of the grumpy in man is on the hear by table so Jess takes it up to give Jack Roscarrow and piece of her mind and to pass it on to his father.

We follow the story as Jess gets more and more pulled into the cottage and all its sercert site it has to tell, she gets involved with Alex which proves to be a big mistake as ships father wants the land for self to develop but can the betrayal be forgiven for them to be together or is the pull towards Jack Roscarrow to hard to resists.

The run up to Christmas is not a easy one for Jess but you will have to go and buy a copy to find out , you won't be disappointed with this delightful read and I looking forward to reading more from this wonderful writer that has capture the folk law.


Summer at Skylark Farm by Heidi Swan



This is the second book I have read from this lovely author .

Amber is a city girl , who has a great job as a cooperate executive but this comes at a price being on call 24/7 to her boss. This leaves every little time to send with her boyfriend Jake. But fate brings a new path with Jake announces that he is moving to Skylark farm as his aunt who ha become very ill. 

Amber decides to follow Jake and start a new life and Amber is surprise how quickly she settles into her new life. Amber starts to make friends but Jake's past keeps coming up and lots of whispering about town.

This takes a toll on poor Amber and starts to doubt that things will work out  with Jake with the ex girlfriend on the scene......

This story is a fabulous read with many twists and turns with a surprising ending, so go grab a  opt and have a read.



Saturday 22 October 2016

Eden Gardens by Lousie Brown


This story comes from Calcutta, India in the 1940's where there was great change on the cards which caused much turbulence and unrest. The story follows Maisy who walks through the Eden Gardens, through her eyes seeing the things that she has had to deal with, being born white in India at this time was not easy. Her father dies early on in life and you see how she and her mother deal with his passing . With her mother wrapped up in herself, Maisy has to start fending for herself, skipping school and roaming  the streets is not a good start to life. So when a tutor is brought to her home , she catches the tutor's eye and heart.

Sunil a man of great strength and strongly believes that the British need to leave India and will anything to achieve this , no matter the cost. Maisy no having a father around when growing up follows Sunil everywhere not knowing what she is getting her self into , but fate takes a different path towards Gordon Macbrayne .

This story is wrote with great deep and realism, I actually felt I was living there. A great read so go grab a copy.


Monday 17 October 2016

The Holiday Home by Fern Britton


This delightful read is perfect for any holiday away from home or even sitting on the sofa with the pouring rain outside on cold winters day.

This tale is full of laughter and drama on every page which with get you hooked from the first page.

We start this book off with an estate agent trying to sell Atlantic House on the Cornish coast, the house has been left for many years after a family loss. When Henry and Dorothy drive down from the city looking for a family holiday home , they instantly fell in love with Atlantic house which need a major makeover which reflected in price. Once the house was ready Henry and Dorothy tame they two daughters Pru and Connie on they first family holiday there . Sisters will be sisters and they fight over everything and anything , with Pru always wanting to win this never changed over the years . Then the book moves to the present day and they are still competing with each other down too who gets to the holiday first ,but deep down both sisters are playing happy families but are they really happy when you look closer the cracks begin to show .

Pru is a hard working, health freak married to Francis who waits her hand and foot and has become a shell of his former self, but Francis hiding a dark secret that he has been flirting with mother on the school board and becomes and scared cat when Belinda turns up out of the blue staying in the cottages near the house.

Connie is a stay at home mum married to Greg who is the managing director of her Fathers company but Greg is playing away from home with Jamie his PA who is getting very clingy and doesn't seem to want to get rid of her and Connie is none the wiser.

The book follows them through the dramas while staying at the family holiday home , and adding more drama to the mix old flames and new family members. Do the sisters remain at war or do they find away to love each other , there are so many twists and turns in this book. so go grab a copy and find out .

Late Summer in The Vineyard by Jo Thomas


This book is addictive from the get go and should be read by all.

This is the first book I have read by this author and now look forward to reading her new material very soon.

In this wonderful take we meet Emmy, who is stuck on her life path not able to love forward . she is still living at home looking after her dad who fell apart the day her mother his wife died and her sister left home shortly after. Her work life is the same doing a job that she not really good at or even likes, but it pays the bill and just about keeps the roof over they heads .

Emmy is really not living the dream........

So when a last chance offer she grabs it with both hands and heads off to France with a gang of people to learn the wine business to net a big client, but feels that she does not fit it's not her norm or she suits the job description . The trip gone from one bad day to another, when she finds an old ladies purse and tries to hand it back. This ends in baby as she says the wrong thing and the old lady drive off. To top her day off she finds a strange man sleeping her bed when she returns to the apartment , and they do not hit it off . Especially when she finds out that Issac is the chief wine making and they will working very closely together . If Emmy could get any more drama there is Charlie the own of the wine business who has taken a shine to her, but will he be her Prince Charming ????

The best pat if this book if the relationship and bond that Emmy has  with Madame Beamont the loca, wine maker, who teaches her everything she needs to know about making wine that you I can't get from a text book.

I found it very hard at times to put this book down, so go grab a copy and who is Prince Charming for Emmy and does she save the vineyard in time....


Saturday 15 October 2016

The House on Sunset Lake by Tasina Perry


This is the second book I have read by this author. As I loved the first book , I could wait to read this one but it did take me awhile to get into this story.

In this book the character is Jim who in 1995 had a carefree summer, long hot nights on holiday with his parents in south Savavnnah. When he meet Jennifer then things started to look up. Jennifer parents owned the plantation Casa D'or on the shores of the lake.

The story then fast forwards to the present day, when Jim has been sent down to the plantation that has been left abandoned  and decaying. The job is to resort to a hotel as quick as possible hoping not to bump into faces from the past, but he is drawn to Jennifer who still holds his heart. Will he ever be able to trust her again. Will the twenty year separation keep them apart or pull them closer together.

Once I got into the story the become many twist and turns with most pages leaving me second guessing, so go grab and copy and read this delight tale.

Tuesday 11 October 2016

Stark after Dark by JKenner



This the third book in this trilogy , but is easily read on its own without the other two books .

Nikki  is days away from Marrying the love of her life Damien both of them have pasts that will have sets to destroy their future it is set to say that Nikki is stressed  and everything is set against them getting married , Damien always seems to calm her down even with his dominating ways.

Nikki's Mother  is first to wave that destroy  her  daughter's happiness  as she feels that she should  be marrying the billionaire not her daughter, but Nikki finds her strength to send her packing.

Dress shopping for her dress after she had found "the one"  is proofing hard. Damian steps up to the task and tracks down her original dress the day before the wedding .
The big day doe not go with out a glitch as her mother managed to change all the wedding flowers to the flowers that Nikki hates but she rises above it to Marry the love of her life.

The honey starts of in paradise but then their travels takes them to Paris, where they are seen but the press leaving a very Private club. With all that is going on the press running stories that are trying to break up the happy couple  on top of someone is blackmailing the an Nikki hold it together.

I found that this book was last like Fifty Shades of Grey and near,y every page  had sexual content than the base line story but at the same time very easy to read.


The Lie and the Lady



In this tale we meet Leticia the countess of Churzy, who comes from a trade background. She find fortune by marry aristocracy , but is widow early into her marriage . Leticia strangles to survive and needs a plan, which was to fall in love with Lord Ashley.Lord  Ashley is hiding a secret the she is really John Turner which in turn pushes her to run away to Paris. On her travels  Leticia meets the generous Sir Barty  who is many years older than her, so desperate to escape her past she accepts his hand in marriage and starts her life over.

Meanwhile John Turner is nursing a broken heart, he fell in love with Leticia. he humiliated her which pushed her even more further away from him. So with little energy he has left he puts into rebuilding his family mill.

They both. Move on with their lives Leticia is doing everything in her power to keep her husband happy and making friends with his daughter , when one day her world comes crumbling down when John Turner has arrived in the village which is too close for comfort. Will she a be able to stay away , well you will have to go and grab a copy to find out .

Saturday 8 October 2016

Eight Ways to Ecstasy by Jeanette Grey



I will say this again, if you like the Fifty shades of Grey then your series will keep you tried over till the film comes out in 2017 !!!!

In the next chapter of the series is just as hot as 7 days to surrender. Time had moved on for Kate, she now in collage doing her art course and Ryan is on his hands and knees begging for another chance to let her know who he really is. Kate is not ready to let pick up where they were in Paris ....

Since leaving Paris Kate has been making life for yourself  and making her own, now Ryan has comes begging but her inner sex can not be so strong as she has not been with anyone once Paris and she finds herself letting him back in,  but making sure that it wasn't going to be easy for Ryan to be in her good books. Ryan don't plan for Rose not letting him straight back in, so he has to my contact with his sister for somewhere to stay.

Ryan wasn't sure he wanted his old life back, but he knew he wanted Kate which meant facing up to the past and family, he had eight days to make it work or it wasn't meant to be ...

The insane add ration for each other didn't have them apart for long , when together, Kate and Ryan were as one in every way. Kate wasn't ready but didn't know why she was fight his feelings for him away and trying to second guess him all the time.

As soon as Ryan made contact with his sister he knew that it would be hard to walk away again, so it was time to man up and run the family business  and learn from his fathers mistakes.

Will Ryan fill his fathers shoes and win the heart of Kate and keep her forever, that's whew you need to go and grab a copy and read, you won't be disappointed.


The Second Love of my Life by Victoria Walters


Just like to thank Headline for sending me this book to review , as now I have added a new author to my must read list.

In this wonderful tale we meet Rose, who is just about getting through life after losing her mother , then the love of her life Lucas her late husband who was killed by a drink driver.
From that fateful night Rose has been unable to pick up a pencil and draw to her hearts content or even walk into her art studio. Two years on she is still trying to move on , when a stranger comes into town wanting to buy some of her paintings and hoping he doesn't want to see anything new .....

Robert is a stranger in town and try's and keeps himself to himself as he is hiding a secret, but is here to buy some paintings for his flat. As the days go by he finds the town and people are very hard to resist.

Rose days consist of working at the local pub, hanging around with her best friend Emma and making she is in contact with Lucas mother and father , so she feels that nothing has changed and she can still that Lucas is with her in some way. but after meeting Robert, she has felt a strong attraction  and becomes confused, guilty for her feelings for Robert and letting go of Lucas all over again. Rise starts to draw again and Robert is trying to remain friends but fighting the chemistry between them which he didn't plan to happen. As Rose builds up her confidence to be with Robert and move on.

A very dark secret comes to light, Robert's brother is the man that killed Lucas, will this break Rose or will she come out a better person and have a second chance of love.

Go grab this delightful read and find out for yourself as once to start to read this book you won't want to put it down.

Tuesday 20 September 2016

Sleepless in Manhattan by Sarah Morgan


When this lovely author latest book comes out it's bought on publication day and queue jumps to my next read as I can't wait to get to the very end .

in this new series we meet Paige, who from an early age has been in and out of hospital and had many people watching and protecting over her. The only person she can herself with is Jake and one night she bare all to him and he knocks her down. Her life has moved on from then, she is living her life and in a blink of an eye her promotion she was promised was taken away . Even her two best friends Eva and Frankie are out of Jobs !!

Feeling sorry for herself, Jake sees that she is scared and knows she will be putting on a brave face after seeing so many times before . So he pushes her into the direction of having her own control back by being her own boss, she is fantastic at what she does and tells her that she should have set up her own business years ago. Paige is not  sure how to take his advice as they have fought like cat and dog for so long. When she comes round she goes for it, taking Eve and Frankie on board it was going to be easy but she wasn't going to ask for help especially from Jake .

Her hand get forced when work doesn't come in ,Jake throws her a life line by asking her to run a company event so she would meet all new clients that might need her services. but the tension between them things change so quick and Jake kisses her, when they are stuck in a lift. Again Paige world is turned upside down, she pushes caution to the wind and offers just sex on a plate to Jake as she is an adult and has needs . Jake made a promise to Matt her brother many years ago not to touch her , but when face with her wanting him. Matt loses the will power. Paige mustn't fall for Jake has he doesn't do love , will this push them further apart or will Prince Charming let love into his heart and have an happy ending. Why not go grab a copy and find out.

Friday 1 July 2016

Waiting for you by Catherine Miller

I like to thank Catherine Miller and Craina for sending me a hard copy to read as I'm old school, of this lovely story.

In this story we meet Fliss who is working Mother to a wonderful daughter , but who desperately  to get  pregnant again as most women prefer to have more then one child or even one child but has hit a brick wall  on the conceiving side , but her husband is working all week in London and coming home at weekends. Which making things hard on the baby making.

In the story we see how most women deal with the struggling to conceive and how they bond and support each in a group of forums . Thats where Fliss meets Ange, one of her  close people from the groups . So when Ange suggest that her and Ben should go on a documentary that is trying for a baby, at first Fliss was not up for it but the idea plays on her mind. So she signs up without telling Ben. That's when she meets Leon the producer and the chemistry starts to fly from the start but both aware of the situation  that they are in. In time they become close friends which makes Fliss starts really looking at her marriage and was it really turning out the way she wanted. Ben has been hiding secrets but will they marriage survive .

This story had me hooked from page one and could be read in one sitting, so go grab a copy and read today .

Wickham Hall By Cathy Bramley



I have heard and followed this lovely author on Twitter but can confess that this is my first book by her. As I am old school and like to hold a book it has taken me awhile to read her books, and boy what a great read it was .
If you are a Milly Johnson, Katie FForde or even a Carol Matthews fan then this book is for you.

In this wonderful tale we meet Holly Swift who recently lost her job living at home with they mum who she loves to bits but has a horsing problem, which is driving Holly crazy. holly has grown up loving Wickham Hall and knows it like the back of her hand from all the events  and all the rooms she hasn't been to see, she knows more than the actual tour guides.

So when she gets to go for an interviews home goes for it, it's her dream job .She hits it off with Pippa who is interviewing herald she was selling her self which was a great combination. She is shocked when she is offered the position while smashing the air with her hand up high.
so from the first day  it was hands on as Pippa has taken time off straight away so Holly is leave at the helm of the events department . But the office was a mess and Holly couldn't live and work in mess so that was at the top of her list of jobs to do, she also had to meet the staff. First port of call was Nikki the estate gardener her bark is worse than her bite , but lucky they hit it offing good grounds she also hits it off with Jenny the Estate cook. Then there was Andy who had a big massive chip in his shoulder has he did not get the job  but still the gift shop manager so there would be some work needed to bring him around.

Holly was getting control back in her life , making new friends and a job she loved. It was the day of Zoe Fortesace the daughter of Lord and Lady of Wickham Hall  everything is going to plan until the dress gets ripped. Holly  jumps into action and rescuing the situation, as she walking through the church yard to update and collect Lady Fortesace in that spilt second her life. Hanged when she bumps into a man get dressed for the wedding . Holly demands to know what he is doing and accused him of being press, Ben plays along with it until Lady Fortesace turns up and then she is properly introduced her son to Holly  so her weekend started of good now in her best friends dress telling her all about the hot guy that she meet , and the. Nearly died when he walks out of the changing room where he heard all the conversation , then Ben drops the bombshell he is going to be his boss !!!

From day one Ben has rubbed Holly up the wrong way as he likes to make mess being an artist it comes with the job but Holly rubs Ben up the wrong way by being too bossy.  They make a no good term and affections start to fly and how they friendship grows.

Every page I read the story got better and better and I won't give too many spoilers away as I want you to go out and grab a copy of this delightful read.

Will they love survive Ben becoming the Lord and Holly only being hired staff go find out you will not be disappointed .

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Tuesday 19 April 2016

My Kind of Wonderful by Jill Shalvis



If you have not read a Jill Shalvis book before , then I highly recommend to one of her books and getting lost in hot men and romantic stories that have you hooked from the first chapter and this story is no different.

We return to Cedar Ridge where we meet Bailey, who has been living most of her life on a death sentence, fighting hard not let the Cancer win!!!!!
bAiley has been Cancer free for three months now, but has decided to live life to the full. doing things that she couldn't due to hospital appointments and treatments with all that time on her hands she has made a bucket list and ticking off has she goes through life.

That's where our story starts, Bailey finds herself lost on top of a mountain top on a ski run that way out of her depth. Then shows up a hot, stubborn mountain rescue in the form of Hud Kincaid and from the get go he gets her all hot under her ski suit, but when he offers to help her , that stubborn streak of hers kicks in and walks of in a dignified manner that doesn't really go to plan (a very Bridget Jones moment).

Hud Kidcaid is a stubborn, workaholic who blames himself for all his family problems ; from Dad walking out ,then his brother and now his mothers ill health. But from the moment he meet Bailey, she has gotten under his skin from get go. They go their separate ways but fate has its own plan with Hud mother hiring Bailey to paint a family moral at the ski resort that they own and run, had from the start. Thinks that this is a bad idea, but the family vote against  him , so he backs down on this war ,he isn't gong to go down easy.

Bailey wins the hearts of his family, so why is he fighting this war, then he learns that Bailey has been fighting her own personal war all her life and that gets under his skin and wants to protect her and needs her .Bailey pushes his buttons gets under his skin and his family love this and think she is the one for him, he just can't see it. But the pull between them is hard to fight so when a one stand turns into three or four is there something more . They both are so stubborn and can't see they are perfect for each other.....

Go grab a copy of this wonderful tale, I promise you will not be disappointed. But leaving you wanting more from the Cedar Ridge series..

Saturday 9 April 2016

First Frost by Sarah Addison Allan


This is the first book by this author and I found that it was a delightful read.

In this tale we meet the Waverley Sisters, Claire and Sydney with their mischievous apple tree the resides in the family home.
Every year someone  from the Waverley family is surprised with either good or bad events in their life on the first frost of the season. This year it is the turn of Claire , she runs a successful catering business. when one day  she could cope no one with a sick baby and staying up all night attending to her and then working all day, Claire uses her family talent and pulls out an old family receipt for throat sweets  made a batch for her child and never looked back as they become hot cakes and everyone wanted them once word got around and from that moment she began making more sweets and less cooking  which she loved to do as it was her slice of heaven..The candy business is taking the front seat and she is in high demand. 
While Sydney who is finding it hard to let her daughter grown up and make her own mistakes and dealing with the fact that she is unable to conceive anymore.
The story also follows Bay the girl that doesn't seem or want to fit in at school and keeps herself to herself apart from that she has a huge crush on Josh like forever, just like her favorite all time story at the moment Romeo and Juliet.
Then the ladies stories get brought together due to a stranger in town, watches the house and the family.We find out that the stranger is her to con Claire out of money that's how he makes his living, and he is out to make Claire believe that she is not truly a Waverley.
Does that stranger get what he came for or is Claire stronger than she thought, does Sydney get over not having anymore children and does Bay and Josh relationship end better than Romeo and Juliette did ???
So go grab a copy and find out the magic of the first frost.

  


Tuesday 5 April 2016

The One in a Million Boy By Monica Wood



When I was just this book I wasn't sure it was my cup of tea but I so glad I picked it and read it.

In this wonderful tale is about one boy who life has made a mark on in life and after death. The story starts with Miss Ona Vitkus who is 104 and has many takes to tell but is a very guarded person until someone knocks on her door  asking if she has any odd jobs for her son to do. Miss Ona and the boy bond over her tales and the love of recorded breaking.

Till one day tragedy strikes and the little boy does not turn up fate has taken a twisted turn and a young life has been taken, a few weeks later as been in instructed  by his ex wife Quinn knocks on Miss Ona's door to fulfil the commitment his son has made with her.

The base line of the story is how people  bond unlikely friendships and the ability to deal with grief and move on and live their lives.

This is not one of my normal reads and touched some raw nerves  in my personnel life but I found it very addictive  and carried on reading .

You read so many books but very few touch deep inside your soul and stay with you  and this story is one of them .

Out today so go grab a copy and read this delightful story .

Friday 1 April 2016

You and Me, Always by Jill Mansell


I was so excited to get a copy of this book to review from Jill Mansell, so much that it queue jumped my very long to read pile .

I found after reading chapter one, I didn't want to put the book down has I loved all the characters straight away.As this is a wonderful tale that you can fall in and read in a day or too.

We meet Lily it's her twenty fifth birthday and she is reading the final letter her mum as written for her. As lily lost her mum at an early age but her mother managed to wrote a letter for every birthday for as long as she could until she was too sick and dying to any more. In this final letter she wrote of her love for her , asking if she finally meet her father and spoke of a man that truly had her heart always and provided her with a name in full. Lily took this as a clue to find him and find out more about her mother.

That was not the only secret that Lily was dealing with, she is deeply in love with her best friend Dan, but keeps this under wraps as she knows that he doesn't she her that way and is a it of a player.

We also meet Patsy who is lily best friend and Dan's sister, she is hiding a mystery guest in her house until lily picked the locks to retrieve concert tickets that Dan is trying to hide from Patsy. Her house guest in the form of Eddie Tessler film star is not happy has another person knows where he is hiding from the press another mouth to keep quite. But in the next breath he is happy to have adult company being copperplate until Patsy gets home is driving him aligned mad also feels a pull towards lily too. A secret like this can only stay contained for so long but the chemistry is building up between them. Declan even helped her compose a letter to find Declan to the displeasure of Dan.

Dan is hiding a big whopper of a secret he is in love with Lily has been like before every !!!!

Over in Patsy world her body clock is ticking , she is so wants to have her happy ending her Prince Charming and the baby she has been waiting for so long. After falling in love and thought she had this till her husband told her he was guy but they are still friends and she even set him up with his husband and they play happy families, but this is not enough and wants her happy ever after.

In the book we also follow Carol who has brought Lily up from an early age and is the child she never able to have  and losing her husband at an early age too and dealing with moving on once she meets Declan.

Who will Lily end up with, can Lily and Dan on up to they feelings or will she run away with the film star ????
Will Patsy ever meet her Prince Charming or keep meeting losers on Internet dates???
Will Carol move on and let Declan in ????

They are laughs, secrets and great reading so go grab a copy and find out for yourself today. 

Make Me Stay by Jaci Burton


I always look ward to reading one of Jaci Burton books and after reading some last year I can say I'm now a fan.

In this wonderful tale we meet Samantha who owns and runs her own florist business and pours her heart and soul into every creation she makes. As well as running her business she looks after her grandmother who brought her up from an early agency her parents died. Living in Hope fate is always playing a game and her life has its path , which has thrown Sexy Reid McCormack an artiste the renovating a building in Hope which happens to be opposite her shop.

Sam has a great interest on how the building work is going  and manages to get Reid around her house for dinner to get her hands on his blueprints but lands herself wanting more !!!!!

After a couple of meetings their passion takes over, but Sam is not looking for temporary filling, she wants her Prince Charming and her happy ever after. Reid on the other hand as built his life away from Hope, his home is in Boston and he is fighting his feelings for Sam.

When Sam grandmother's health comes into question he is by her side and supporting her  and taking every moment with her, but he is holding back on a life with Sam which they both deserve and that where I leave you  to grab a copy and find out more of this delightful read.

Thursday 31 March 2016

Glow by Beth Kery


If you a fan of Fifty shades of Grey then this is a book for you to enjoy .........

This is the first time reading this author and after finishing this book I'm looking forward to the next instalment  of the series.

We meet Kate an art student taking a break, in the artist dream Paris the city of love. Kate is standing in her daily routine in the que for coffee before the start of her day trying to work out how to order in French ,nut in the process her bag gets stolen but does not realise until she has her order, when a sexy American comes to her rescue and pays for her coffee . Once seat ed she finds that the fellow American sits with her, they hit it off straight away she can feel a very strong pull towards him.

Rylan who is a millionaire who is now in hiding in Paris from his past  and his family is also feeling the pull towards Kate from the minuet his eyes meet hers  but is playing it safe as he always does comes in and gets the information he needs to find a with in and not get at attracted, has he does not do love. He will enjoy the time as she is only here for a week. They land up spending the day together that spills into the evening enjoying each other's company, and at the day of the day they find that too people around for a sleepover but make plans to meet up the next day. Rylan needs a change of sleeping arrangements and books a hotel for them while Kate is in Paris , to her better judgement Kate Agrees to this arrangement even thou she does not know much about Rylan. Kate see this has having a good time, as her past with home has not been that good, growing up with her dad and her only relationship  down to a one night stand she has done all the giving  and they did all the taking. Kate finding it hard to  fight the pull towards Rylan as she has never felt this before, he makes feel like she could truly be herself with him sexually. Once Rylan had discovered that Kate had every poor sexual encounters, he felt and wanted to share the passion every step along the way.

The more time Kate spent with him the more danger of falling deeper in love with him, Rylan for the first time was opening up, letting her in and sharing some information but holding some back too. He was falling fast but this was only a holiday romance.

Until Kate finds out that he is not all that he is telling her , will Rylan manage to keep her or lose her. The only women who's touched his soul, go grab a copy my find out you will not be disappointed but left wanting more.

Seven Nights to Surrender By Jeanette Grey




If you a fan of Fifty shades of Grey then this is a book for you to enjoy .........

This is the first time reading this author and after finishing this book I'm looking forward to the next instalment  of the series.

We meet Kate an art student taking a break, in the artist dream Paris the city of love. Kate is standing in her daily routine in the que for coffee before the start of her day trying to work out how to order in French ,nut in the process her bag gets stolen but does not realise until she has her order, when a sexy American comes to her rescue and pays for her coffee . Once seat ed she finds that the fellow American sits with her, they hit it off straight away she can feel a very strong pull towards him.

Rylan who is a millionaire who is now in hiding in Paris from his past  and his family is also feeling the pull towards Kate from the minuet his eyes meet hers  but is playing it safe as he always does comes in and gets the information he needs to find a with in and not get at attracted, has he does not do love. He will enjoy the time as she is only here for a week. They land up spending the day together that spills into the evening enjoying each other's company, and at the day of the day they find that too people around for a sleepover but make plans to meet up the next day. Rylan needs a change of sleeping arrangements and books a hotel for them while Kate is in Paris , to her better judgement Kate Agrees to this arrangement even thou she does not know much about Rylan. Kate see this has having a good time, as her past with home has not been that good, growing up with her dad and her only relationship  down to a one night stand she has done all the giving  and they did all the taking. Kate finding it hard to  fight the pull towards Rylan as she has never felt this before, he makes feel like she could truly be herself with him sexually. Once Rylan had discovered that Kate had every poor sexual encounters, he felt and wanted to share the passion every step along the way.

The more time Kate spent with him the more danger of falling deeper in love with him, Rylan for the first time was opening up, letting her in and sharing some information but holding some back too. He was falling fast but this was only a holiday romance.

Until Kate finds out that he is not all that he is telling her , will Rylan manage to keep her or lose her. The only women who's touched his soul, go grab a copy my find out you will not be disappointed but left wanting more.




Monday 28 March 2016

Nobody But You by Jill Shalvis


Another wonderful story from Cedar Ridge series. iF you are a fan of Sarah Morgan , Debbie  Macombe or even a Jill Mansell then this author and series is for you.

In this wonderful tale it's Jacob Kincard, the last son turn to find love . But it wouldn't be easy after having a fight with his brother Hud and walking out and not even looking back  for the Army not contact at all , even thou bud had tried thousands of times. The longer Jacob the harder it became to make contact with his twin brother, but Jacob wasn't all bad he came back and had contact with his make sure all was ok. 

Jacob found himself back in Cedar Ridge after life had dealt him a cruel bowl as he lost his best friend on a mission and now it felt he lost too brothers in a lifetime which was pushing him to the limits and why he took leave to get his head straight. So hiding out in a cabin six miles away from his family that he is yet to make contact with, which suited him until he got his head ready to co e face to face with his twin Hud. fate had other ideas when a mystery Lady in a boat moors for the jetty of his cabin , Jacob did need anyone invading his space  but when found her to move her on she was throwing up so he did the decent thing and hold her hair while she throw up.

Sophie was escaping a cheating rat of a husband  that could not keep it in his pants for love or money, so when the divorce came through Sophie took the only thing that he truly really loved his boat and sailed away, as he had taken everything else. The plan was to hit him hard but the joke was on her she gets seasick on the slightest movement of the boat but she had no choice he took everything else. 

They first encounter was not going good, after Jacob throwing up just missing his shoe then, some random woman comes bouncing up jetty to have her end away with Lucas the ex husband to find his wife on the boat for they Monday dates , when not intentionally throws the contents of a draw over her. This did nothing for the chemistry  between them, but she has sworn off men. Lucas was the first man that had shown any interest in her so she married him, but just like her father she could never please him which in turn thing that all men are like Lucas and she deserves not to find true love. 

Jacob feels sorry her and offers her a one night stay with the boat but after that she will have to find a new home. On the scone night Jacob was going to remaind her to move on and if she was ok until landed up drinking and playing truths which land to dangerous ground as they share a outstanding kiss. the kiss rocked both their worlds, so Sophie protect mode kicks in and moves the boat away , so that pull she is feeling towards Jacob will go ,but where every she went she only stay a night and find her way back to the cabin and Jacob , he promises for the duration of his stay that he is hers , but she could not fall for him or let another man hurt her again.

Jacob was playing that card too, especially with his family Hud was not too impressed when he found out that he was back and he had been seeing they mum and paying med bills but could not find time to see his twin brother to let him know he was well  and alive.

The story involves around Jacob co Jong to terms of losing his best friend but not his family's, and Sophie try's to learn that  not all men are like her fathers they both looking for a place called home. Will Jacob and stubbornness fade away for the. To both find true love or will it be they down fall, to find out grab a copy today.

Monday 15 February 2016

It's Love, Only Love By Marie Force


This is the second book I have read from this wonderful author and this is a delightful read just like the other book I have read.
Once I started this book I found it very hard to put down, as I fell straight into the story and found it very east to read.

In this book we meet Ella Abbott who has been in love with Gavin Guthrie like forever and they have stay friends. Gavin is struggling with the death of his brother which is taking him on a dangerous path. so when Ella gets a call  for a bar on the out skirts of out to collect her ICE ( In Case of Emergency ) she goes to find out who it is and never imagined that Gavin would have her down as his ICE in a million years. she does what any good friend does and takes his sorry arse home, she stays for a drink and still cant believe that this is happening when they kiss and Gavin tells her that he has always been in love with her, but she could do so much better than him. Fate has other ideas and they embark on a relationship taking one day at a time . They are so in sync with each other and not wanting to spend any time apart from each other.
Are they getting to way head of themselves when they start to plan for the future , with people warning her that it might end badly as Gavin tries to beat those inner demons....

Will they relationship stand strong in choppy waters or will Ella listen to the people or her own heart ?
Go grab a copy and find out..


Heart Song Cottage By Emily March

 
 
This is the first book from the Eternity Series that I have read and I look forward to reading more for this great author.
 
In this tale we meet Shannon O'Toole who is hiding from her past and from your stalker finding her.
Daniel Garrett is an ex- detective who cant get over the loss for his son that was taking from him and his wife and then for his wife to take her own life and his now sole job is to find lost children and try and find a happy ending he never got.
 
Fate has played its cards and they find themselves at the same wedding, Shannon doesn't normally drink but on this night she did and starts to talk to Daniel, she feed up of looking over her shoulder all the time and wanted to have some fun. From the moment their eyes meet , Daniel felt a draw towards her, they bothy felt so relaxed with each other so much Shannon invited Daniel back for a night cap  to her cottage that she doing up to sale on. The chemistry was so strong they landed up having a one night stand, But Daniel was not hanging around he didn't do relationships it was to hard to have anyone in this life to lose again the again was too much . So Daniel does what is best and leaves town for another job.
 
After a few weeks Shannon finds out that she is pregnant , happy and scared all at the same time as her past always has away of catching up with her, but fate was dealing the cards once again. While walking out in the mountains to clear her head she comes across a lost boy but his mother is not far behind looking for him, they were staying in hear by cabin with her husband, but Shannon felt something was just not right she had the same scared look in her eye as she did , but got a shock when the husband came looking for them and it was Daniel !!! 
 
While Shannon is still trying to process this information the lady walks into the bar she is working at and asks for help she cant not help as she has a kind heart, she finds herself in the cabin in Daniels room alone he is rambling about the lose for his son and wife and his feelings for Shannon she cant take it all in but knows she needs to get his fever down and stays by his side until he is out of the woods. When Daniel comes out the another side of the fever he explains that he is on a protection job . they son start dating as they cant seems to keep their hands over each other , Shannon is in such a happy place  and tells Daniel about the baby, he doesn't take this news well.
 
Will Shannon ever escape her past and have the future with her baby and her Prince Charming?
Will Daniel leave the past to live in the future with Shannon and the Baby?
 
Go grab a copy and read this wonderful tale to find out.

Meet Me Under The Mistletoe by Abby Clements

 
This lovely tail we meet the lovely ladies and they relationship, once they lives are turned upside down.
 
We get to meet Rachael the workaholic by heart and is top of  her game  the design business but in a spilt second her world comes crushing down in a error of judgement for the next wanna be handbag .
Rachael is ordered to take a break which she is not happy about she can't remember the last time she took some time off.
 
While Rachael is having a meltdown for taking time of work her best friend is battling her own crisis , as her mother in law has become very sick and as to be seen by a London Hospital for tests, so she calls her best friend and asks for help which comes at the right time they need a place to stay while having hospital visits and Rachael needs to escape from London. Rachael is running from Jay , the man she fell in love and the relationship that would have never even worked and now she is living in the same building as him and for two whole weeks she is not at work that's means a number of run ins that she would like to avoid at all costs.
 
It was settled Laurie and children would move up with Bea to attend hospital visits, Aiden her husband would join them in a few days  but his business could not afford him to be away for a minuet.
 
When Rachael jumps of the train in the middle of no where and just about finds the cottage that will be her home for the next two weeks at least, but on her first night she manages to smoke out the kitchen due to never using an arga before!!! She finally finds that instructions left by Laurie on how to survive in the cottage and village but the first job on her holiday was to paint the walls before Laurie got back. Mean while on the other end Laurie is trying to keep some balance in her stressful life right now and takes the children for a day out in London to see the sights has she feels they spend more time at the hospital than doing family things.
 
Also in this wonderful tail you have Laurie's 15 year old daughter Millie's strong entwine with theirs as she is growing older and has met a guy but cant talk to her mum about it so she goes to the next best person Auntie Rachael. and see the relationship between Millie and the guy involve and even thou Millie believes she is a lady deep down she is still a little girl... 
 
Over time Rachael settles into her new way of life  fine tuning her baking skills and attending village meetings with the locals and finds herself revamping the locals clothes for better items and even sets up a fashion show to raise money, but Laurie end can be far from Happy as the doctors have found a tumour in Bea brain, even thou Aiden is there he is working all the time and the stress and pressure  is making her fell out control of her life. On a positive note she is making friends with Lily and Jay who live in Rachael's building. she becomes close to Jay and even goes to one of his gigs to find out that he is still in love Rachael if only she knew.
 
Through out the book each page unfolds , and you read how they deal with what life throws at them but will this make their relationship stronger or tear them apart. go grab and copy and find out you will not be disappointed. 
 
 
 
 

Monday 1 February 2016

Autumn Thorns By Yasmine Galrnorn

 


If you are A Twilight saga fan, then this new series is worth a try.
This is my first book by this author and gene before and I'm glad a gave it a try and after a couple of chapters I settled into the story and I glad I stuck to it and now looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
 
In this take we meet Kerris Fellwater who has been running from Whisper Hollow and her path in life, but when her grandparents die ,then she has a visit from the crow  man it's time to pack up and return to Whispers Hallow. Kerris is a spirit,Sherman she helps spirits cross over and fight the evil ones too.
When she returns to her family home that she knew and grew up in with her grandmother and a grandfather that didn't really like or love her . Her mother went missing at an early age and she never got to meet her father, she was told that he run way when he found out that her mother was pregnant and believed that her mother went to find him when she went missing. From the moment  Kerris arrives she has to get her training up to scratch as she was not fully trained before is walked away from the town to escape , but Whispers Hollow is no ordinary town it contains many good and evil forces , so she has a lot of catching up to do !!!!!!
on her travels through town she bumps into the hot Bryan on arrival , happens to be her neighbour and knew her Grandmother and who she was married too, but Bryan was playing part in her life , he is a shake shifter, her proctor and her mate for life. Kerris has her friend by her side too so her too. Kerris power force is coming together hour by hour which stirs up trouble in town that wants to destroy her. Kerris needs to deal with the past to move forward on her life path. While study her grandmothers journal and being guided from form when she finds a box containing an item that proves that her mother was murdered. and that she just didn't disappear, how can this new information save her  from the evil forces,will Bryan always be there to protect her ?
That's where I leave you to get your own copy.
 

Sunday 3 January 2016

Falling for Christmas by Debbie Macomber

 
Christmas reads would be the same without settling down with a book from Debbie Macomber and this book you get two for the price of one.
In this first delightful story we meet Mary-Jo who is heavy pregnant on the day before Christmas Eve listening to her brothers discussing how they are going to get David Rhodes to setup to the plate for her. The four of them are a quite close knit have been they were kids when their parents died they have been there each other and this is no different. Mary-Jo sends the boys to bed but has her own plan to get to David or his family before her brothers do, so she sets of early hours of Christmas Eve for Cedar Cove as she remember David saying that he was visiting his family at Christmas, so she jumped in her car and headed out leaving a note for the boys!!! As she needed a head start before her brothers?
Arriving at Cedar Cove she didn’t know where to begin the search she took refused in a local café for refreshments and maybe some information from some locals, but the young man that served her was very friendly but was unable to help her apart from steer her in the direction of the Library and see Grace Harding she knows all and nearly everyone in Cedar Cove. Mary-Jo walks into the Library she is welcomed with another friendly environment and was greeted by Grace welcomed smile and once she explained her situation and that she needs to find David or his family. But once again David spreads his lies as he was never coming back home as his parents are away on a cruise and returning on Christmas Day , but would find out more information for her. While making inquiries she called her best friend Olivia who was David step sister and informed her of Mary-jo, which in turn sent Olivia straight over to meet the young lady. Olivia informs Mary-Jo that herself and her parents have not seen or heard from David in some time and that there’s was no love lost between them. Grace and Olivia convince Mary-Jo to stay the night but she is not used to all this welcome and the will to help her and this was all too much to take on board she faints. The ladies call out the fire fighters  who are medical trained , when she comes round , she has a handsome man called Mack checking her over to muck sure she is ok and from the first eye contact they have a connection . Mary-Jo is ordered with her feet up, but she knows that her brothers will soon be here. To Mary-Jo delight Grace takes her in for the night and is welcomed in with opened arms from her family. But is still shocked by all the kindness she has receives so when ask to go to the carol service she decided to stay behind and rest up and try and get hold of her brothers but they are hot on her tail but have manged to get lost but turn up at the fire station where them meet with Mack who attended to Mary-jo this morning, and that every time they mother had a dizzy spell in late term meant that the baby was on its way. So when Mack receives a silent call he knows that it’s Mary-Jo. While the brothers find the way to her, will her baby arrive safely on Christmas Eve and find her prince charming after all.
In the second part of this delightful book we come across the second story and if you are a fan of Miracle on 34th street then this story is for you.
We meet a Christmas worker Emily Merkle but the HR department have named her Miracle and she is working on the toy department as temp Christmas staff at Finley’s. The head department is Jake is out to make a point to his father  that he can stand in his own two feet so orders in 500 units of a robot toy  for the Christmas market, but they need a Christmas miracle to sell all the units in time . Also Jakes day is not getting any better as he takes a dislike to Mrs Miracle and feels she is too old for the job on this department, but this does not stop her she uses some charm on Jake to go for a morning coffee as he hasn’t had one yet. So Jake finds himself going for coffee in the nearby coffee house waiting in line to order, while he helps the lady in front with her bill, and from the moment he meet Holly he wanted know more about her. So when she came to visit the store at the weekend with her nephew his wish came true.
Holly year had  not been the been the best  broken up from her long term relationship her brother is sent to war and she is custody of her nephew and dealing with school runs and works which looks like she will be losing her Christmas bonus so money is tight. So on their visit she is hoping he picks lots of items so she can have a selection of gift to pick for her budget but Gabe heads straight to the robot toy which is the most expensive item on the department and fears that she can’t get the item, she bumps into Jake while she is there and the sparks fly. She like Jake but is still nursing a broken heart and is not sure she is ready to open up again to love.  
But Mrs Miracle is spreading her charm again by telling Jake that he should not worry about the robots and Telling Holly that will be Gabe best ever Christmas, but with Jake not celebrate the Christmas time she finds his hard to try and believe, but the more time they spend together he opens up and explains that 20 years ago his mother and sister where killed on Christmas eve so it’s hard to celebrate the time of year for him and his father.  
Can Mrs Miracle save Christmas for everyone, will Holly get her life back on track   and open up her heart to love again with Jake.
Well that’s where I leave you go and grab and copy and read to fabulous Christmas reads.