The queen of romantic fiction, Milly Johnson, is back with another seasonal offering packed full of emotion, romance, heart-wrenching storylines, fabulous characters, humour and a huge dollop of Christmas spirit. Let the Bells Ring Out is the sister title to her original Christmas story I Wish it Could be Christmas Every Day a fabulous story… Read More Let the Bells Ring Out Milly Johnson
Heirs and Graces at Highland Hall is the story of what happens when accountant Bex returns to Scotland from her native-London and is forced to come face to face with the man she had loved but had to leave behind. Along the way she encounters a mystery to solve and a handsome and seemingly irresistible Laird… Read More Heirs and Graces at Highland Hall by Hannah Lynn
Famous for writing the multi-million best-seller Eat Pray Love, Liz Gilbert is back with another honest and insightful memoir. All the Way to the River is the story of how she fell in love with her best friend, left her husband and the crisis that ensues when they are faced with a terminal diagnosis and… Read More All the Way to the River by Liz Gilbert review
Every now and again a book comes along that knocks you sideways, changes your perspective and affects you long after you have turned the last page. The Choice by Edith Egers has been out for some time and I have seen it recommended across social media but I must say I was hesitant to tackle… Read More Book review: The Choice by Edith Eger
I am not a huge fan of Gothic literature, or anything to do with the supernatural but was persuaded to buy Wayward due to its pretty book cover and many promising reviews. Emilia Hart’s debut novel, which came out in 2023, centres upon three women Kate, Violet and Altha in three very different periods of… Read More Book Review: Weyward by Emilia Hart
It is hard to believe that this summer’s hit film Where the Crawdads Sing was in fact the debut novel of writer Delia Owens. First published in 2018 the book sold more than 4.5 million copies and was selected for Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Book Club. Set in 1950s America, the story follows the life… Read More Book Review: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
My mental health is always much improved if I can get lost in a book for a while. With everything going on in the world at the moment my anxiety levels are creeping up. Add in a dash of Christmas stress and retreating with a good book becomes more of a necessity than a luxury.… Read More Three books to get you through the festive period
When Rowen Coleman visited Ponden Hall for a photography course some years ago she was completely seduced by the wonderfully atmospheric house with its undoubted Bronte connections. The result of the seduction became The Girl at the Window, a beautiful tale of love and loss throughout the ages. Ponden Hall is situated just outside Haworth… Read More Book Review: The Girl at the Window by Rowen Coleman
Having long had my own addiction to self-help books I couldn’t wait to get my hands on Marianne Power’s Help Me, which sounded like the self help book to end all self help books. Marketed as ‘one woman’s quest to find out if self-help really can change your life’ each chapter is a canter through famous… Read More Book Review: Help Me by Marianne Powers
I’m alway sceptical of books that tell you how to be happy and transform your life with some magic formula. However having seen one of the authors, Andy Cope, speak at an event a few years ago I had an idea The Art of Being Brilliant might be a good read. The book, also written… Read More Book review: The Art of Being Brilliant
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