Santa Steals Christmas (Audiobook)

Santa Steals Christmas

By Eve Nairn-Magnante

Narrator:-Olivia Caw

Audiobook Length:-15 minutes

Genre:-Children's Fiction

Age:-4-10 years

Blurb:-A Witty and surprising Christmas mystery!

 It's Christmas Eve and a mysterious-looking Santa is stealing all the presents that Santa has just delivered! How could this be?! Santa, Rudolph and the other reindeer must beat the ticking clock to unmask the naughty imposter. Will Rudolph and the elves be able to save Christmas before all the girls and boys wake up?

🎅Originally by six-year-old Eve, this is a magical Christmas story written by a child for children everywhere!

🎅A fun-filled mystery that will hook n young readers in the hunt for Santa clues

🎅Delightful, detailed, colourful illustrations capture the humour and magic of Santa's world

🎅Highlights the meaning of presents and true spirit of Christmas-a time for friends and family to gather together

🎅5% of sales donated to Dyslexia Scotland

🎅5% of sales donated to Scottish Autism

Santa Steals Christmas! Audio script written by The Good Vikings Limited

About Eve Nairn-Magnante

Eve, at just 13, has shown an incredible knack for storytelling. A believer in inclusivity, her works reflect her ethos, ensuring no child is left behind in the world of literature. Recognised by Young Writers for her contributions, Eve continues to inspire and innovate.

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My Review:-I decided to listen to this book with my grandchildren. There is everything you need in this audio that you don't need to see the pictures to go with it. We tried to guess who was stealing Christmas after Santa had just finished delivering them all. The way Olivia read the book made it easy to picture what was happening. Having the story as an audiobook, is a great idea for children to listen to on their own, especially at bedtime. I story for children of all ages, even the grown-ups. We all enjoyed the story, that we are now reading the book. We will also be leaving a review for that as well.

Vegan Recipes for New Age Men

Vegan Recipes for New Age Men

By Liz Treacher

Genre:-Rom-com

Blurb:-Lauren really, really needs a break.

 There's just one problem: a bearded bohemian is squatting in her Highland cottage by the sea. He's performing reiki on her plants and cluttering the fridge with strange ingredients. What on earth is aquafaba, anyway?

 When her busybody granny turns up to crash her much-needed holiday, along with Lauren's boyfriend Patrick-who really is perfect for her, by the way-things get even worse.

 As her life unravels, Lauren is forced to confront the ghost lurking in her idyllic Scottish retreat. But with a skilled hand in the kitchen and a heartfelt recipe or two, she might discover that maybe-just maybe-chickpeas aren't so bad after all.

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My Review:-We begin in 2015. Lauren works for a publishing company in London, she enjoys and is very good at proofreading. Lauren's granny has raised her and done a good job. Lauren now lives on her own, but sees her granny weekly. Lauren has been with her boyfriend Patrick for three years. Lauren decides she needs time away on her own, and heads to her cottage near to Loch Fleet, her cottage was left to her. There was one problem when she arrives at the cottage, Nash. Nash had been renting the cottage and should of moved out a week ago, but he had, had an accident and can't go anyway. But that's not the only problem Lauren has to face, let's just say there's more than Nash for Lauren to cope with. The character all fitted nicely into the story. I found the descriptions of the Loch and the cottage, made you feel as if you were there.

A Divided Duty Q & A

A Divided Duty Q & A

Q10:-"the past matters, however painful, however imperfect." How does this statement make you feel about your own life?

A:-I like this statement, I've been through some really painful things, and at the time I just wanted to shut it out, I never thought I would be strong enough to get through the past 10 years but I was. I had things happen many years before that, which I thought was hard but when things became more painful than I could possibly imagine, I found the strength to do it. These things are what has made me who I am today.

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A Divided Duty Q & A

A Divided Duty Q & A

Q9:-Richard is determined to hold out as long as he can, have you ever had to show such willpower?

A:-This wasn't a easy chapter but one that helped make the story it is.

I would like to think I would have the willpower, but until you are in that situation you could never know.

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The Road Home

The Road Home

By Nigel Stewart

Genre:-

Blurb:-Joe Thompson is a success. Great job, own house, car, money. He's got it all-or he thinks he has until one day, his boss suddenly decides he needs some time off and tells him to take a break, with immediate effect, which leads Joe to get in the car and drive somewhere, anywhere. Eventually, he arrives in Ripon, and the cathedral. Imbibing the atmosphere and the history, Joe's road trip leads him onto several more cathedrals. Is it a pilgrimage? Is he looking for something he can't find except in the sanctity of a cathedral? Or is what he is looking for much more simple. A chance encounter with Louise gives himwhat was really missing in his life-love on equal terms, until he learns Louise's love comes with complexities, something Joe does not know if he can cope with.

 What happens to someone when they get lost? When their past and present don't add up to their future? Is what Joe has got worth giving up for what he really wants and will he only find it on the road home?

 Nigel Stewart's novel takes Joe not only on a physical journey but an emotional one, too, where he is able to discover the complexities of his own personality and why he has become who he is and how he can become who he really wants to be. The book explores the effects of modern day life when you think you have it all and you actually have nothing.

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A Divided Duty Q & A

A Divided Duty Q & A

Q8:-What would you do for a young child in this situation?

A:-All I can think of is how terrifying and frighten these children most feel, It doesn't matter what age they are it's something that they will live with for the rest of their life. 

If I was in this situation, I would take the child and take and do anything to hide what was happening, reassuring them as much as I could, keeping them close to me

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A Divided Duty Q &A

A Divided Duty Q & A

Q7:-Would you try to save someone, even if they were the enemy?

A:-Yes, I would try to save them, yes it might be hard and but I couldn't turn my back on someone that dying. I don't think I could live with myself if I didn't try.

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A Divided Duty Q & A

A Divided Duty Q & A

Q6:-Would you have followed Gabriella?

A:-I found this one a hard one to answer. I'm not sure how I would react.

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A Divided Duty Q & A

Q5:-Do You Trust Renato?

A Divided Duty Q & A

A:-Yes, I feel he just wants to help people

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My Name Is Justice

My Name Is Justice

By Gabriel Galletti

Genre:-Crime Thriller

Pages:-331

Publisher:-Red Kimba Press

Blurb:-"My name is...Justice."

Chad Hilton, footballer, recovering  opioid addict and criminal psychologist is on the edge. His fragile sanity is disintegrating following the horrific murder of his wife in Leeds. Seeking rest and recuperation he arrives in Sydney, to find a city in the terrifying grip of a barbaric serial killer. Inspector Ruben 'Pop' Murray won't take no for an answer and enlists Chad to help identify the killer.  As he follows the trail of clues by the murderer Chad realises that he's in a race...Catch the killer or become a victim.

Author Bio:-

Following a successful business career spanning forty years and three continents I put my love of crime thrillers on a more creative footing. I began writing in 2019 and worked with the Cornerstones Literary Agency Scouting programme under the mentorship of author Mark Leggatt and the watchful eye of McIllvanney nominee Neil Broadfoot. I self-published my first crime novel Best served Cold in 2022. In March 2023 I was accepted as a member of the Crime Writers Association.

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A Divided Duty Q & A

A Divided Duty Q & A

Q4:-What do you think Lottie expects?

A:-I didn't think this is an easy one-I think everyone knows her because of her dad, but she wants everyone to know her as a person that has her own opinions and not just a daughter

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A Divided Duty Q & A

A Divided Duty Q & A

Q3:-Imagine you are returning home after 9 months away, How do you think that would feel?

A:-I remember when I left home for a year, when I returned I found so much had changed. It was hard to fit back into the life I had before going away. I did feel a bit anxious.

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A Divided Duty Q & A

A Divided Duty Q & A

Q2:-Do you think you could leave like Emily?

A:-Yes, I would leave like Emily. I couldn't stay with someone that felt nothing and was unsupportive

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A Divided Duty Q & A

A Divided Duty Q & A

Q1:-If you were to Carry on your parents working legacy, what job would you be doing and how would you feel about that?

A:-My mam worked in a fruit and veg shop until I was born. My dad was in the army, then worked with children before fixing machinery. After college I worked with special need children, which I loved and I my dad always said I took after him. 

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A Divided Duty

A Divided Duty

By Ben Vizzard

Genre:-Mystery/Thriller/Romance/History

Pages:-292

Blurb:-Declared unfit for active service after the Great War, Richard Hansen feels rudderless and out of place. But when the unthinkable happens and the shadow of a new conflict looms, he is thrust into enemy territory once again for a final, covert mission.

 Devastated and mourning her own catastrophic losses, his wife Emily is alone and adrift in a once-idyllic marriage grown cold and distant. When one day a surprise visitor comes calling she is faced with a choice that may grant her the very thing she has always longed for...or lead her into terrible danger.

 As Europe goes to war a second time and Richard and Emily's paths are wrenched apart, each must confront the ghosts of their own past, battling forces both seen and unseen as their lifelong love is tested to its limits-by duty. grief, time, and betrayal.

 Can be as a standalone or a sequel to My Painful Duty

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The Hytharo Redux

Release Day

The Hytharo Redux

By Jonathan Weiss

Genre:-High Fantasy

Blurb:-Lost among the dune-swept ruins of ancient glass towers, 14-year-old Spiric hunts for his stolen memories. Guided by the exiled scholar that found him, he embarks on a perilous journey across the Droughtlands to uncover his origins.

 He's told his red eyes mark him as a Hytharo, one of the long-extinct storm callers that sealed all water into the air itself before they were erased from history. In the thousand years since, thirst has been quenched simply by breathing, but that hasn't stopped the surviving runic peoples from wanting water any less.

 For without it, there's no ink, no runes, no magic, and in the vast desert wastes of the Droughtlands, magic means power.

 To Spiric, the mantra is eerily familiar.

 Word of his presence ripples across the Droughtlands and pressure mounts on him to reverse the Hytharo's final, sacrificial act. it's only as his memories begin to return that he realises the true reason his people were wiped out.

 With the fragments of Spiric's memories growing bloodier and more desperate, he must determine whether carrying out his supposed fate will cause history to repeat, or if he can forge a new destiny, both for himself and the Droughtlands.

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Moroccan Traffic

Moroccan Traffic

By Dorothy Dunnett

Genre:-Classic Crime/Women Sleuths/Humour

Pages:-272

Publisher:-Farrago

Blurb:-The seventh in a series of witty, erudite suspense mysteries, by the celebrated classic author-with an independent, smart heroine and an ending sure to surprise!

 Upwardly mobile and smart Wendy Helmann, Executive Secretary, is in Marrakesh with her mother while her boss, Chairman of Kingsley Conglomerates, conducts very delicate if slightly dubious takeover negotiations.

 But while Morocco is a romantice place, Wendy finds herself side-tracked from its attractions by the antics of Rita Geddes and a few peripheral problems such as kidnapping, explosions, industrial espionage, murder and car chases across the High Atlas mountains... Enter Johnson Johnson and his yacht Dolly.

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My Review:-This is the last book in 'A Dolly Series' and I've had the pleasure to read and review all 7 books. As always we have Wendy Helmann, Executive Secretary to Sir Robert Kingsley. The book begins with Wendy coming home after a lunch meeting with Johnson Johnson, and her mother shouting "Bifocal Spectacles!" complaining about her daughter going out with Johnson, even thou it was about a comission for a painter of the Chairman in oil, Sir Robert Kingsley. We have a bomb while Johnson and Sir Robert are talking. We visit Marrakesh with Wendy and her mother, and meet many characters past and present along the way. I did find part a bit confusing, but I also thought Wendy did also. I did enjoy the book, but not as good as the other books in 'A Dolly Series'.

Mr Hammond and the Poetic Apprentice

Mr Hammond and the Poetic Apprentice

By Mellany Ambrose

Genre:-Historical Biographical Fiction

Pages:-360

Blurb:-Compelling historical fiction featuring the poet John Keats as a main character. Fictionalised account of the little-known time in Keats's life when he was being trained to be an apothecary and surgeon by Thomas Hammond. Author worked as an NHS GP close to where Keats trained as an apprentice.

 Summer, 1814, Thomas Hammond is an apothecary surgeon in a village near London whose dreams of a grand medical career were ruined by a shameful secret. He longs to see his apprentice, his son Edward, become a great surgeon. His other apprentice is eighteen-year-old local orphan, John Keats. Thomas sees John as a daydreamer who wastes time reading. John asks Thomas how he copes with his patients' suffering, but Thomas has no real answer. After all, Georgian medicine is brutal with no anaesthesia, antisepsis or antibiotics. Leeches are used to bleed and medicines can poison rather than cure.

 Thomas failed to save John's mother four years earlier, and when John criticises Thomas's methods tempers flare on both sides. Despite their differences, Thomas and John begin to develop a grudging respect for each other with Thomas seeing a humanity in the way John relates to patients. Their relationship deepens into one more resembling father and son while Thomas's true son, Edward, disappoints his father. Thomas realises John is gifted and would make a skilled surgeon, but to help John succeed Thomas must confront his own past mistakes.

 On the verge of qualifying as a surgeon, John unexpectedly abandons medicine for poetry. Thomas is devastated and struggles to find meaning in his life and work. As he faces one final challenge, can the master learn some valuable lessons about life from his poetic apprentice before it's too late?

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My Review:-It's the summer of 1814 in Georgian England. Thomas Hammond, an apothecary surgeon, he has two apprentices, his son Edward and an orphan John Keats both totally different from each other. Thomas doesn't know who to promote, Edward or John. Thomas loved his job and his patients but does feel guilty at times as he can't do as much as he would want for them. The story is set at the time when bleeding and leeches are the main medicine and it only took one year studying to become a surgeon. The characters are well thought out. The descriptions of country life and herbal medicine helps you picture just what it was like.  I will be on the look out for Mellany's next book

  

                                                                   A Scandal of Secrets

By J.F. Howard

Genre:-Murder Mystery

Publisher:-Provoco Publishing

Blurb:-Anthony Crawford is young, rich and lazy. With aspirations to take the film world by storm, he never quite seems to motivate himself enough to do anything about it-until he meets the beautiful Cecile. Wife to Robert Ford, who is Anthony's stepfathers business associate and close confidente, Cecila is older, wiser and definately wants Anthony to be her next little plaything, but will an affair with her be Anthony's making or his downfall? The oncoming Christmas season provides a perfect opportunity for Anthony's mother and stepfather to throw a party, but what happens to turn a glittering, dreamlike celebration, the pinnacle of the social calendar of the rich and famous, into Anthony's personal nightmare, and more importantly, will he survive?

A SCANDAL OF SECRETS is a cleverly presented murder mystery set in the environs of 1920's English high society and is JOHN R HOWARD'S debut novel

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The Seam of Eternity

The Seam of Eternity (The Veins of Eternity 1)

By Rocco LeVitas

Genre:-Epic Fantasy/YA Fantasy

Ages:-11-18 years

Blurb:- Shadow cripples all realms, magical and physical. A single chosen one isn't enough.

 Callan failed to save his sister from the plagued swamps blighting the land. When darkness threatens his home, he ventures on a daring quest to find the one mage who can help. But it is he who must grow in courage and power.

 Across the vast ocean, Vasha excels at sealing breaches. Though other realm-shifting monks call her a prodigy, she panics over her progress. Then  a devastating omen alters her destiny.

 Hidden evil looms as Callan and Vasha discover lost magic, make unlikely friends, and fulfill a prophecy from ages long forgotten...

Not all will survive.

Eye of the World meets Way of Kings in The Seam of Eternity, an imaginative blend of sword and sorcery fantasy adventure with the hero's journey. If you like The Wheel of Time, The Stormlight Archives, or The Lord of the Rings, you'll love the fantastical world of The Seam of Eternity.

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The Secrets of Morgarten

The Secrets of Morgarten

By L.S. Mangos

Genre:-Historical Fiction/Medieval Mystery

Publisher:-Mana Publishing

Blurb:-A young nation in peril. A web of deceit. A triangle of forbidden love.

 The year is 1315. The fledgling nation of Switzerland-the Confederation Helvetica-is under threat from the Habsburgs. In France, the Knights Templar have been disbanded and declared heretics by the king. Magda, a weaver living near the Alpine village of Morgarten, befriends Walter, a messenger and tracker who is the son of the legendary Wilhelm Tell. Walter and Magda's budding romance is threatened by the arrival of Sebastien, a fugitive from France. What secrets is this foreigner hiding? Can Walter solve the mystery of a murder and a stolen religious artefact before a mighty battle with the Habsburgs ensues? And who will be the victors in their turbulent triangle of love?

 Finalist in the 2023 Page Turner Awards

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Rabbit Heart

Rabbit Heart: Book 1 of the Terrafolk Trilogy

By Francesca Crispo

Genre:-Fantasy/Romance

Blurb:-Quirkly and adventurous Mycel had ventured away from her home in the mystical forest realm of Yannaya to immerse herself in the eccentricities of human society. While creating a new life in the city of Seattle-complete with a job and human roommate-she meets Earwyn, a charming but mysterious ocean conservationist. As their relationship heats up and their bond deepens, Mycel finds her magick fading fast. Her unassuming, quiet lifestyle takes a dangerous turn and she is forced to face truths she thought she had left behind. To save herself and those she loves, she must search for answers between the human world, her homeland and her own past.

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Storms, Starlight & Magic

Storms, Starlight & Magic

By Helena M. Craggs

Genre:-YA Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Age:-13-18 Years

Blurb:-He's a secret weapon against evil. But can he defeat the monster lurking within?

Quinn Carter is in a good place. Along with his half-angel girlfriend, the loyal half-demon teen thrives as he works with supernatural friends to fight ongoing threats. So when the Greek gods seek help. he faces off against a demigod craving world domination.

Attacked by a demon king, Quinn survives when aid appears from a dubious ally. But when a blood-sucking enemy makes a devastating move, the teenager finds himself plunged into a clash between light and dark.

Can Quinn rise above the darkness inside and overcome a living nightmare?

The Younglings is the thrilling final book in The Younglings YA paranormal fantasy series. If you like resilient heroes, non-stop action, and sizzling paranormal romance, then you'll love Helena M. Craggs's high-stakes roller coaster.

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Split Code

Split Code (Book 6)

By Dorothy Dunnett

Genre:-Classic Crime/Women Sleuths/Humour

Pages:-304

Publisher:-Farrago

Blurb:-The sixth in a series of witty, erudite suspense mysteries, by the celebrated classic author-with an independent, smart heroine and an ending sure to surprise!

To all appearances Joanna Emerson is a fully qualified, gold-medalled graduate of the world's finest college of Nursery Nurses. No sooner is she engaged as a nanny to Benedict, newly born heir to a vast cosmetic fortune however, than she becomes caught up n a complex kidnap plot.

 But the enigmatic portrait painter, yachtsman and former spy, Johnson Johnson is never far away-and he knows the dangerous game she's playing. Before long, bullets are flying, and most of them in Joanna's direction.

'The Dolly novels are...delicious, funny, ingenious, glamorous, clever.' Listener

'Dunnett tempts her fans with buried clues and red herrings that keep them reading and rereading the books.' New York Times

'(Dunnett's) women are among her strongest characters.' Guardian

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My Review:-This is Book 6 in 'A Dolly Mystery'. I've had the pleasure of reading and reviewing all 5 other books. In this book we meet Joanna Emerson who has trained as a nursery nurse and now works as a nanny for the Booker-Readmans, looking after their son baby Benedict. The family are very wealthy. In this book we have a train that becomes unhooked from the main train and ends up stranded and left in the freezing temperatures of Canada. Johnson Johnson know Joanna's father as he is a colleague of his. Johnson and his beloved yacht Dolly is never to far away from the action and always there to help with the trouble that is out there. Who and why did someone want Joanna to get this job? There are plenty of red herrings and twists throughout the book which I love.  Now we are coming nearer to the end of 'A Dolly Mystery' I would love to see a bit more about Johnson Johnson and what's behind his bi-focals he wears

Your Rainbow

Your Rainbow

By Lynn How

Illustrated By:-Jennifer Jamieson

Genre:-Children's Fiction

Age:-Baby-8 Years

Publisher:-Silverwood Books

Blurb:-Join Erin and Rowan as their bedtime is transformed into a multicoloured rhyming journey, where they are magically transported to each colour of the rainbow in turn.

 In this colourful adventure, Erin and Rowan are provided with the wisdom and unconditional love they need to face any of life's challenges.

 This inspirational bedtime tale both nurtures and grow the strong bond between parents and children.  With mesmerising pictures and a powerful message, it is sure to become a firm favourite for this and the next generation of your family.

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My Review:-This is a book I read with Emily my granddaughter. I read it to her first, then she read it to me. In this book  there is something for all ages. Having beautiful illustrations and colours it's a great source for learning colours, words and spelling, not just a story. This is a lovely book to help children share feels, emotions and understand what life can bring. For younger children there is plenty for them to talk about.

Mrs Plansky's Revenge

Mrs Plansky's Revenge

By Spencer Quinn

Genre:-Cosy Crime

Pages:-304

Publisher:-Bedford Square Publishers

Blurb:-Mrs Plansky's Revenge is bestselling author Spencer Quinn's first novel in a new series since the meteoric launch of Chat and Berrie-introducing the irresistible and unforgettable Mrs. Plansky, in a story perfect for book clubs and commercial fiction readers.

 Mrs. Loretta Plansky, a widow in her seventies, is settling into retirement in Florida while dealing with her 98-year-old father and fielding requests for money from her beloved children and grandchildren. Thankfully, her new hip hasn't changed her killer tennis game one bit.

  One night Mrs. Plansky is startled awake by a phone call from a voice claiming to be her grandson Will, who needs ten thousand dollars to get out of a jam.

 By morning, Mrs. Plansky has lost everything. Law enforcement announces that Loretta's life savings have vanished, and that it's hopeless to find the scammers behind the heist. First humiliated, then furious, Loretta Plansky refuses to be just another victim.

 In a courageous bid for justice, Mrs. Plansky follows her only clue on a whirlwind adventure to a small village in Romania to get her money and her dignity back-and perhaps find a new lease on life, too.

Praise and reviews

'Nothing short of masterful.'-The Los Angeles Times

'I absolutely adored this book. Really fun but with a few teeth, as well. Mrs. Plansky is a terrific character. The story ticks along like a good watch.'-Stephen King

'Terrific...Quinn radiates pure comedic genius.'-Publishers Weekly

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My Review:-Mrs Loretta Plansky is a senior citizen who's just had a new hip but also has lost all her money through a scam. After the FBI tells her she's not going to get her money back, she decides to do something about it herself. She buys a ticket to Romania as that is the place the FBI told her, her money had went to Alba Gemina, Romania.  In Alba Gemina, Dinu and Romeo his friend are working for Uncle Dragomir a criminal and Dinu's Uncle. Uncle Dragomir is rich, he has a casino, a restaurant, and a hotel, through the money he scams off people. But don't think it's that simple as you will find out in the story

 I've never read any of Spencer Quinn's books but after reading this book I'm on the hunt for more books by Spencer.

Three Sisters

Three Sisters

By Kathryn Barnett

Genre:-

Publisher:-Provoco Publishing

Blurb:-Charlotte, Violet, and Rose. Three sisters growing up amidst the rumblings of World War One and each of them fighting for their own personal freedom. Charlotte, the eldest and a teacher, engaged to marry Richard, the Curate, and struggling to accept her passionate nature and sexuality, embroiled into the world of Conservative activism through the Primrose League. Violet, a nurse, and a suffragette, fighting not just for female emancipation, but also her own as she battles with her feelings for her best friend, Maeve. Rose, the youngest, and diagnosed an epileptic, fights to be recognised as a person in her own right and in the process falls in love with John, of lower class and station.

 When Charlotte takes the decision, along with her mother, to institutionalise Rose because of her epilepsy, the family is split as Violet opposes Charlotte's high-handed decision, but is devastated to find she cannot protect Rose, as personal and political boundaries are pushed to the limits and each girl struggles with impending womanhood.

Three Sisters is author Kathryn Barnett's first novel with Provoco Publishing and is a delightful, beautifully written social statement, detailing the battle of three girls to become women in their own right. Will Charlotte's passionate nature and conservatism affect her forthcoming marriage to the Curate? Does Violet find her freedom in her suffragette activities, or will she be entrapped by her nursing duties and family responsibilities? And what of Rose, the youngest, fighting to follow her true self and be accepted despite her epilepsy and not ostracised because of it?

 A heart-warming tale of three sisters, fighting for freedom in this, the first of five novels making up the Three Sisters Story

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Song of the Sun God

Song of the Sun God

By Shankari Chadran

Genre:-Literary Contemporary Fiction/Family Sagas

Pages:-400

Publisher:-Ultimo Press

Blurb:-Song of the Sun God is about the wisdom, mistakes and sacrifices of our past that enable us to live more freely in the future. Nala and Rajan, a young couple, begin their married life in 1946, on the eve of Ceyton's independence from Britain. Arranged in marriage, they learn to love each other and protect their growing family, against the backdrop of increasing ethnic tension.

 As the country descends into bloody civil war, Nala and Rajan must decide which path is best for their family; and live with the consequences of their mistakes.

 Over time, Nala and Rajan teach their family why some parts of their history and heritage are worth holding onto; and why some parts and people have to be left behind.

 Song of the Sun God spans three continents and three generations of a family that remains dedicated to its homeland, whilst learning to embrace its new home. Funny, warm and tender, we see Nala and Rajan's family navigate war, migration, old loyalties and new beginnings, relying on the philosophy of their religion, their ancestors and each other.

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My Review:-This book is about war and family, but don't let the war side put you off, this is a story that will make you stop and think. It's both beautifully wrote and real. We start in Colombo, 1932. I love the beginning of the book 'If you're going to do something, son, you should do it properly'. Rajan has just seen a monk self-immolating, but also receives news that his sister has died. Fast forward to an older Rajan, he is married to Nala through an arrange marriage and this is their family story, especially their daughters, Priya and Dhara, (Nala's cousin Mohan was killed so they adopted her daughter Dhara). When the girls were older, Priya moved to Australia with her new family, but Dhara stayed in Sri Lanka to support the Tamil insurgency.  Chandran shares eighty years and four generations through both good times and bad times, including secrets.

The Rift

The Rift

By Seth C Adams

Genre:-Contemporary Horror Thriller

Pages:-208

Publisher:-Flame Tree Press

Blurb:-From the author of the acclaimed If You Go Down to the Woods (HarperCollins) comes a new thriller in the slipstream of Jacob's The Monkey's Paw and King's Pet Sematary.

 Joe Jimenez, grieving father and estranged husband, on the eve of the anniversary of his son's death is on the brink of complete despair when he witnesses the arrival of a strange atmospheric anomaly.

 The rift-a curious tear in the very air of his backyard-appears nightly, and after some experimentation, Joe discovers that for everything that's sent through the rift, something similar, but horribly wrong, comes back. And when something on the other side claims to be in possession of his son, Joe has to make the most important decision of his life; should he go through and find out?

PRAISE FOR SETH C. ADAMS

"An atmospheric, gritty page-turner"-Alex Lake, author of After Anna

"I went through every emotion reading the novel"-Sam Carrington, author of Saving Sophie

"Chilling and absorbing"-Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll House

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My Review:-It's the eve of the anniversary of Joe Jimenez's son, he was really struggle with his grief, he misses him. Joe has a rift, a tear in the air in his backyard. It's not long before Joe starts to experimenting with the rift. But over time Joe has noticed that what goes through the rift doesn't come back the same, it comes back with something wrong with it and not in a good way. When a note appears saying his son is on the other side of the rift, Joe starts asking himself should he go through or left things as they are. What would you do?

 The story is full with emotions, both good and bad. Seth's descriptions mean you are pulled more into the story. I read this in one sitting.

The Rituals

The Rituals

By Rebecca Roberts

Genre:-Contemporary Literary Fiction

Pages:-256

Publisher:-Honno-Welsh Women's Press

Blurb:-A heartfelt novel exploring how we find the light when we are at our darkest place.

Gwawr is a celebrant who conducts non-religious naming ceremonies, weddings and funerals. She's good at her job and proud of her reputation. However, someone is working behind the scenes, a saboteur trying to destroy her career. Only by revisiting the most difficult period of her life can Gwawr discover who is out to get her.

 Help comes from unexpected sources and with the support of her clients, friends and family, Gwawr learns important lessons about the nature of love, loss, and the importance of trusting others.

• The Ritals is an author translated version of Y Defodau, Rebecca Roberts' exceptionally well received debut Welsh language adult fiction title.
• Rebecca Roberts won the Book of the Year and Tit na n-Òg 2021 awards for her fiction for young adults.
• The novel explores topical themes of mental health, atheism and grief, inviting the question: where do we put our grief when we do not believe in God? Roberts is unafraid to explore taboo subjects such as babyloss.
• A book that reaches right to the core, full of strong female characters that invite you in as though you were an old friend.

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My Review:The Rituals follows Gwawr a humanist celebrants that shares stories of grief, faith, hope, joy and sadness through her job. But not everything is going right in her own life at the minute, someone is out to get her but who? Gwawr must go back to times in her own life to try and find out why someone is trying to ruin her reputation and her job. With the help from friends, her clients and an unexpected source Gwawr starts to learn who she can trust and overcome things in her past. I found it a fast enjoyable read.

Silent Key

Silent Key

By Laurel Hightower

Genre:-Contemporary Horror Thriller

Pages:-305

Publisher:-Flame Tree Press

Blurb:-A detective, supernatural mystery with elements of Nick Cutter's The Deep, Peter Brenchley's Jaws and Stephen King's Firestarter.

 After the loss of her husband under mysterious circumstances, former Detective Cam Ambrose learns how little she truly knew him. Reeling with the grief of her loss and the realization that the man she loved was a stranger, she must learn how to keep her young daughter safe from a world of the supernatural she never knew existed.

 With the help of her best friend Dimi and reclusive neighbour Eric Morgan, she sets out to solve a decades-old mystery entangling the machinations of an obsessed killer, her husband's mistress, and a series of deadly hauntings.

 PRAISE FOR LAUREL HIGHTOWER

"Laurel Hightower has climbed effortlessly to the top of my list of authors to watch."-SFF180

"There's a single note that plays though all of Laurel Hightower's Crossroads, and in that note you can hear a mother's justified devastation, a lover's acceptance, and the haunting displacement of a ghost. Refreshingly nuanced character, down to earth in the rightest of ways, Crossroads will sincerely move you. There is a big mind, and an even bigger heart, behind this book."-Josh Malerman, New York Times Best-Selling author of Bird Box and Malorie.

"Crossroads is a gripping, deeply emotional ride. From its very first sentence to its shattering finale, this novella held me spellbound. If you aren't reading Laurel Hightower, you're missing out on one of horror's brightest rising stars."-Jonathan Janz, author of The Raven and Children of the Dark.

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My Review:-The story is based around former Detective Cam Ambrose and her daughter, 5-year-old Sammy. Sammy isn't like any other 5-year-old, Sammy sees and has visits from the dead. After the death of her husband Tony, a man she thought she knew but never did, they move from New York to Texas, along with Dimi, her best friend/brother. It's not long before she needs the help of Eric Morgan, the man from next door and Dimi. They start to uncover things and sense there's a lot more to this than you think. That's all I'm says. This book was creepy and full of suspense, that I ended up reading it in one sitting. This is my first book by Laurel Hightower, but it won't be my last.

Magic in Errors

Magic in Errors

By Sneha Babu

Genre:-Mystery

Pages:-114

Blurb:-His world. Her world. My world. Your world. It's all the same, yet entirely different. It's nothing but another one of God's oxymorons laughing at us. Some people spend their entire life waiting for an epiphany. While some live. Sneha Babu's debut novel Magic in Errors unravels a story showing how the Universe works in beautiful and heart-breaking ways-beginning with a neon-coloured hair tie. Over the course of a few days, this seemingly insignificant accessory passes through the hands of six people; strangers, lovers, friends, and enemies. Every encounter sets off a chain reaction of events, forever altering their lives in ways they never could have imagined.

 Amidst their unique struggles, a slum boy, musician, policeman, celebrity, movie agent, and businesswoman grapple with the struggles to truly live rather than merely survive. Their lives intertwine in intricate ways, as they confront devastating choices, experience powerful emotions, and endure lasting tragedies, even long after one of them murders another.

 What lessons can the world teach us? Does it always pay to be kind? How could someone be connected to a person they have never met? How can a hair tie change the course of someone's life? Find out in Magic in Errors

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My Review:-I don't know what I was expecting when I decided to review this book, but I'm really glad I did. What does a lone neon hair tie say to you? We visit different POV as we travel along with a lone neon hair tie, seeing  the psychological and emotional side it has with people. Six total strangers, each with their own struggles and different from each other or are they. I did find this a quick read but one I would recommend

Mister Mishkins' Apothecary

Mister Mishkins' Apothecary

By Samantha Mattocks

Illustrated By:-Gerda Smit

Genre:-Children's Fiction

Age:-8-12 years

Blurb:-Mister Mishkins is a magical cat who runs an Apothecary on Mosaic Street-a place that mysteriously appears in town overnight and is only visible to those in need.

 Whenever anyone enters the Apothecary, Mister Mishkins listens as they share their troubles and fears, before turning to the rows of wooden drawers where, hidden within, is an eclectic mix of cats.

 These cats take whoever needs them on a journey of transformation, replacing negative emotions with hope, optimism,and a small sprinkling of magic.

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My Review:-The book begins with a boy named Luca at the park, he goes to the park because at home his older brother and sister picks on him and his parents are always to busy to spend time with him. The park is his happy place. Going higher on the swing, Luca is a rainbow over the houses and goes to find it. Opening the door Luca is met with Mister Mishkins a cat, but not just any cat a magical cat. They start talking when the bell above the door rings and in rushes Gemma, 'Thunder' that was why Gemma had rushed in she didn't like thunder. Gemma get's to meet Jasper, another cat, who takes her on a journey. I'm not saying anymore as it's for you to discover where Jasper takes Gemma and why. Each chapter has a different part of the book, but all linked together through Mister Mishkins. This is a beautiful story for both children young and old, along with illustrations help tell the story, especially with younger children. I shared this book with my grandchildren and we all loved it. The story takes the bad things away and replaces it with happiness, joy and hope, along with a little bit of magic.

Lovers

Lovers

By Fran Clark

Genre:-Contemporary Fiction/Romance

Pages:-270

Publisher:-Island Dream Books

Blurb:-A chance meeting sparks a journey of love, loss, and hope in this evocative story that begins in London's Soho, 1983. Charlie is captivated by the female singer in a blues band at the Soho Cellar and is about to begin a love story that was never meant to be.

 Fast forward to 2020 and the lives of five West London strangers intertwine, pulling them into the heart of Charlie's story. As they search for friendship, compassion, and love, they must each take a chance and risk it all.

 In this heartwarming story of fate and second chances, will a perfect stranger become a perfect lover?

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My Review:-Brenda and Charlie are in a club in Soho, London when they first meet in the 1980s, but Charlie is married. This story is filled with emotions, five stranger has a story of their own. Slowly they begin to come together and become one. We share the good and the bad, which will have you smiling but also reaching for a tissue.

 Fran has wrote this beautiful story that feels so real, that you become part of their story.

 

So Now Go Tell

So Now Go Tell

By Susan Sachon

Genre:-Crime Thriller

Pages:-344

Blurb:-After reaching a crisis point at 40, Jenny Watson is offered her dream job running a Shakespeare festival at a Tudor pub. She can hardly believe her luck at this brilliant new start, and chance to escape her unhappy past.

The job isn't all it seems, however.

The pub is remote and her mysterious boss is permanently absent; there's a 400 year old skull residing in the cellar; and the local actors are less than enthusiastic over her boss's choice of play. Then there's the growing conviction that someone's watching her.

Strange messages, withheld calls and shadows on the windows spike temporary attacks of stress-related blindness as she clings to her last chance to live her dream.

But as the dark play she's directing starts to unravel the secrets she's sworn never to tell, Jenny realises she's not at the pub by chance... and soon she finds herself the leading lady in a nightmare replay of her past

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My Review:-Jenny Watson takes on the job she's always dreamt off, bringing an old pub back to life. What better than a tutor pub for a Shakespearean Festival. Auditions are set up, but nothing is going to be as easy as she first thought. Trying to convince a small place that Shakespearean play will be fun and bring everyone together. But it's not just the people that she's finding hard, she's also got a feeling that someone is watching her every move and what's with the skull in the cellar. Nothing is what it seems as Jenny so finds out. I did find it a bit slow at the beginning but I still enjoyed reading this story. There are Shakespeare quotes at the beginning of each chapter, some I remember from school.

Maybe It's About Me

Maybe It's About Time

By Neil Boss

Genre:-Contemporary Fiction

Pages:-540

Blurb:-Two people trapped in different worlds. One by wealth and one by poverty.

 Twenty years working for The firm has given Marcus Barlow everything he wants but has taken his soul in return. Finding a way to leave has become an obsession.

 Claire Halford's life hit rock bottom when she is caught stealing food from Tesco express. Left alone by her husband with two small children and an STI, her suicide music is starting to play louder in her head.

 A chance meeting brings them together. as a mystery virus from China starts to run riot across the country, their world's collide and they find they have more in common than they knew.

 Set in the early months of 2020. Maybe it's About Time is a story about the difficulty of changing lives for the better. Starting as a funny and satirical view of the egocentric world of professional services, it gives way to a heart-warming story of an unlikely friendship that rejuvenates Marcus and Claire, giving them both hope for a better future.

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My Review:-This book is set during the covid pandemic, which made it more real as we've all been through it. Claire and Marcus are the complete opposite of each other, they meet through Gavin, Clair's social worker and Marcus's neighbour. You will see how not knowing each other, they becoming friends. You will also meet other characters throughout the book along with the struggles they have. It's a lovely story of friendships and how people come together when times get hard. Everyone is feeling what is happening all around them, and begin to understand others.

 I found this book an easy read, even though you might be put of because of the size, give it a read, you'll be surprised just how much you'll enjoy it