This is Simon MacDonald’s debut book, and what a book to start with. Just as my mother taught me, I taught my children to sing all the nursery rhymes. This one epitomises all that I knew and loved. The author’s wonderful verses and prose are absolutely charming. Coupled with the delightful illustrations, drawn by his… Continue reading My Review of A Rhyme in Time by Simon MacDonald
Introducing Diann Floyd Boehm WebsiteGoodreadsAmazon Where did the idea for the story come from? Boomer is a combination of seeing a friend’s small picture of a tiny bunny in the forest, and I thought there was a story there. Then, a year later, I was playing outside with my grandson, having fun with our imagination,… Continue reading About a Book – Featuring Boomer, the Curious Bunny by Diann Floyd Boehm
News from Karen’s Writing Desk Welcome to my monthly newsletter. Hot of the Press contains my writing and reading news and a few selected books I’ve read and enjoyed. Publishing News! All my books are published through Norns Triad Publications. Play the Game, is next on Julie, my editor’s list, and we should start editing… Continue reading Hot off the Press #October
In November I gave two talks in my local community. It was to share the love I have for reading and books in general. They were well received and I hope to do more in the future. On each occasion I asked for book recommendations, both to share with the WI and the U3A, and… Continue reading Karen’s Chat on Book Recomendations
This is the eleventh book of the series. I’ve read them all over the past few years with relatively bigs gaps between. As they are all separate cases, you don’t need to read the ones before, although I prefer to read a series in order. Detective Inspector Ian Drake has OCD and over the years… Continue reading My Review of Stone Cold Dead by Stephen Puleston
This is the third book of the After the End Series. I really enjoyed Grip of Fury as I’m now familiar with the characters and eager to find out how they are getting on. As ever, life is not easy for Pat and Holly. They continually face the hardest of conditions as the snow and… Continue reading My Review of Grip of Fury by Sam J Fires
Introducing Rob Jones WebsiteGoodreadsAmazon Where did the idea for the story come from? I wanted somehow to pay tribute to my favorite author, C.S. Lewis. He loved poetry, so since I am a poet, I thought what better way to honor him than by writing a poetry book based on his writings. Give a quote… Continue reading About a Book – Featuring The Hidden Work: Poems Inspired by the Writings of C.S. Lewis
I read and reviewed the first book, The Day the Earth Turned - Summer as an ARC before it was released. I absolutely loved it and my favourite read of 2023 so far. The Day the Earth Turned, Autumn is also an advanced reader copy which I read well before the release the date was… Continue reading My Review of The Day the Earth Turned – Autumn by Chantelle Atkins
I’ve read and enjoyed this author’s books, and bought The Sisters as soon as it came out. Ava the main character meets Joel and they fall in love. But all is not as it seems, the reader can see Joel does not feel the same, despite his caring words and actions. Ava also fails to… Continue reading My Review of The Sisters by Ruth O’Neill
There is no better way than to celebrate Halloween than with a spooky book. Here is a superb collection and they are all free to download! Just follow the link below, Halloween is just around the corner! I used to love getting trick-or-treaters. I always thought of ways to try and scare hem. LOL. But… Continue reading Reblogged – October 2023 Free eBooks – 16th to 31st
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