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Gifts for Book Lovers

We’ve all been there. Standing in front of a bookshelf in a shop, trying to pick the perfect book for that special someone. It’s a complicated job. And one fraught with danger. What if they’ve already read it? What if they’ve got it? What if they didn’t like it? What if it’s not their genre?Continue reading “Gifts for Book Lovers”

The Kingdom of Sweets – Erika Johansen

Published By: Bantam/TransworldPages: 368Released On: 30/11/2023 Light and dark – this is the destiny placed upon Natasha and Clara, the birthright bestowed on them by their godfather, the mysterious sorcerer Drosselmeyer. Clara, the favourite, grows into beauty and ease, while Natasha is cursed to live in her sister’s shadow. But one fateful Christmas Eve, NatashaContinue reading “The Kingdom of Sweets – Erika Johansen”

Rachel Corsini

Hello! I’m Rachel Corsini and I write women’s fiction that leans heavily toward romance. Outside of writing, I work as a teacher for the New York City Department of Education, working with under-credited over-age high school students to help them on the path toward graduation. It can be tiring but very rewarding work. Aside fromContinue reading “Rachel Corsini”

A December to Remember – Jenny Bayliss

Published By: Pan MacmillanPages: 400Released On: 09/11/2023 Wildly different half-sisters Maggie, Simone, and Star have hardly seen each other since their idyllic summers spent in the charming village of Rowan Thorp, the home of their eccentric father, Augustus. Known for the fruitful ways in which his bustling curiosity shop kept the tired town afloat, AugustusContinue reading “A December to Remember – Jenny Bayliss”

Alexandra Benedict

Despite wanting to be a writer since she was four years old, Alexandra took the scenic route, becoming an indie-rock singer, a composer for film and TV, an actor, and a university lecturer, before writing full time. She lives by the sea in Eastbourne with her husband, writer Guy Adams, their daughter Verity, and theirContinue reading “Alexandra Benedict”

Anna Britton

I live on the Isle of Wight with my husband and chronically clumsy Labrador. I love going on rambling walks and paddling about in my kayak. I’ve been writing for about ten years and I mentor other writers. I am an avid reader and have recently gotten a hammock that I spend a lot ofContinue reading “Anna Britton”

Alison Irving

I live in a village outside Belfast, Northern Ireland, with my husband, two children and a spoilt cat called Hamish. I am a physiotherapist in a hospice in Belfast, and Casual Cruelties is my first novel. I wanted to write about middle-aged women who discover that menopause, while challenging, has some benefits. As I wroteContinue reading “Alison Irving”

Operation Nativity – Jenny Pearson

Published By: Usborne PublishingPages: 352Released On: 09/11/2023Reading Age: 7-10Illustrated By: Katie Kear When Oscar and Molly rush outside to investigate a crash in the night, they’re not expecting to find a dazed Angel Gabriel wandering around their grandparents’ back garden. And they’re certainly not expecting to find themselves in a race to save Christmas. ButContinue reading “Operation Nativity – Jenny Pearson”

Alice Bell

My name is Alice Bell, aged 33 and ¾, and I started trying to write books when I was about 11. There followed 20 odd years of failure, during which I got a job writing about video games, got married, got divorced, moved several times and eventually ended up in Cork in Ireland, which isContinue reading “Alice Bell”

Christmas by Candlelight – Karen Swan

Published By: PanPages: 416Released On: 26/10/2023 It’s three days before Christmas and starting to snow when high-flier Libby and her new boyfriend reluctantly attend her university reunion on the way back from a wedding in Yorkshire. Hosted by Archie Templeton – the heartbreaker of their group – at his grand family estate, the night isContinue reading “Christmas by Candlelight – Karen Swan”