Published By: Boldwood Pages: 370Released On: 10/01/2024 Rosie feels like there’s something missing in her life. She loves her job as the manager of Willowdale Hall Riding Stables, caring for the horses and teaching children to ride, and she loves the home she shares with her mother in the beautiful Lake District. But she can’tContinue reading “A Breath of Fresh Air – Jessica Redland”
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A Concert For Christmas – Helen Hawkins
Published By: Allison & BusbyPages: 384Released On: 23/11/2023 Schoolteacher Sophie Lawson has fled to the Cotswold countryside after a tragic break-up and is throwing herself into dating and organising Cranswell’s annual Christmas concert. The festive fun is marred by the arrival of a handsome but surly musical director, tricky pupils and concert preparations falling intoContinue reading “A Concert For Christmas – Helen Hawkins”
The Time Between Space – Charlie Laidlaw
Published By: Ringwood PublishingPages: 376Released On: 16/07/2023 The story follows the protagonist (Emma) during her childhood and adult years in Edinburgh and East Lothian. The secret that only Emma knows is that her mother’s death was no accident. Her knowledge of her mother’s conscious decision to die by suicide precipitates a suicide attempt and leadsContinue reading “The Time Between Space – Charlie Laidlaw”
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”
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”
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”
Books By Your Bedside 