#BlogTour

[anjedah]

allow yourself to indulge in romantics.  press flowers in old books.  play movies with subtitles and mouth the words.  dance in your room.  wear something that makes you feel good, even if you wouldn’t wear it in public.  write your chosen family letters, even if you hand deliver them.  write poetry, even awful poetry.  revel in its awfulness.  eat dark chocolate and when your chosen family want to go out, try to go out with them sometimes, even if its just to the market.  

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Happy Ever After at the Second Chances Sweet Shop

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#Blogtour Karla's Choice by Nick Harkaway

It’s an absolute pleasure to take part in the Blogtour Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway. ‘A gripping new novel set in the universe of John le Carré’s most iconic spy, George Smiley, written by le Carré’s son, the acclaimed novelist Nick Harkaway.’ About the Author Nick Harkaway is the author of eight novels: The Gone-Away World, Angelmaker, Tigerman,  Gnomon, The Price You Pay (as Aidan…

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Murder at the Highland Castle By Helena Dixon (A Miss Underhay Mystery #14)

A majestic castle by a Scottish loch, a glass of whisky by a roaring fire, stockings hung by the chimney… and a body? It’s a midwinter murder for Kitty Underhay! Winter, 1935. Lightly dusted with snow and nestled on the edge of a sweeping Scottish loch, Finnglach Castle looks positively magical. Kitty Underhay, her husband Matt and their beloved dog Bertie are delighted to be celebrating the new year with a Hogmanay party, but just after midnight, a shot rings out across the grounds…

Their host, Lord Barlas, is dead, murdered in the snow. The killer’s footprints have vanished and the gun is missing. With the snow-covered castle completely cut off, and a killer in their midst, Kitty and Matt need to work fast to find the culprit before someone else ends up dead. As the weather worsens, the guests begin discussing dark Highland stories about evil spirits. But with an anxious daughter, a new wife set to inherit a fortune and a suspicious spiritual adviser, Kitty is sure the killer is close at hand. Can she, Matt and Bertie sniff out the treacherous culprit in time for haggis and whisky or will they find themselves skating on dangerously thin ice?

Buy Link(s): https://geni.us/B0CDHGNWHYsocial

My Review:

What’s not to love in a mystery novel set at Christmas time, in an manor in the Highland, with a cast of characters that would be perfect in a Golden Age Novel, and some gothic elements?

I can find no fault and I loved this novel. I was grabbed since they arrive in the Highland and couldn’t stop reading until I read the last page in the novel.

There are secrets, twists, surprises and a lot of entertaining moments in this novel. Kitty and Matt are a great couple and I love their stories.

This one is a very good one as it’s entertaining and a page turner.

Highly recommended. Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

The Author:

Helena Dixon splits her time between the Black Country and Devon. Married to the same man for over thirty-five years she has three daughters, a cactus called Spike, and a crazy cockapoo. She is allergic to adhesives, apples, tinsel and housework. She was winner of The Romance Prize in 2007 and Love Story of the Year 2010 as Nell Dixon. She now writes historical 1930's set cozy crime. 

Social Media

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Website: http://www.nelldixon.com

Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/helenadixonuk

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BLOG POST TOUR: If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude #TheWriteReads

hi friends! here's my review for If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude! A Queer apocalyptic young adult novel that is super unique! #thewritereads #bookblogger #IfTomorrowDoesntCome @WriteReadsTours

Hi friends! Yes, it’s been a while. But I’m kind of back for a review of an upcoming young adult queer apocalyptic novel titled, If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come by Jen St. Jude. This novel follows our main protagonist, Avery, who is battling with undiagnosed clinical depression. She’s a university athlete on the soccer team and struggling with her grades. Oh, and the world is going to be destroyed in…

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The Engravers's Secret by Lisa Medved

Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1460764277ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1460764275 Book Blurb Two women, a mysterious map and a family secret spanning hundreds of years – a stunning, moving and electrifying art history thriller for fans of Dominic Smith, Pip Williams and Lauren Chater set around the life, times, and feuds of the artist Peter Paul Rubens. What do you do when the weight of betrayal grows…

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The Weekenders is a fabulous blend of historical fiction, crime thriller, and social commentary. David F. Ross delivers a novel that is both compelling and thought-provoking, with richly drawn characters, a strong sense of place, and a gripping narrative structure.

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Blog Tour Calendar: SON, by Johana Gustawsson and Thomas Enger

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EJ McKenna No Good Deeds #NoGoodDeeds #HistoricalFiction #FeministWestern #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub @EJMcKennaWrites @cathiedunn

FEATURED AUTHOR: E. J. MCKENNA

Tour Schedule Page: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2024/12/blog-tour-no-good-deeds-by-e-j-mckenna.html

HIGHLIGHTS: NO GOOD DEEDS

  Blurb: As she earns her place among the outlaws, Annie’s survival hinges on her lethal skills and growing bond with Nathan. Universal Buy Link: https://geni.us/X6XQ8i

AUTHOR BIO: E. J. MCKENNA

    Born and raised in the UK, but a lover of traveling, she has a fascination with all social history across different countries and cultures. One of her favourite historical periods is the Victorian era, especially with United States history. Author Links: Facebook     Threads     “Women ain’t never wanted to be tied to a fella like some lost child, and they ain’t fanatical about bein’ regarded as such.” He exhaled a long line of smoke. “Now, I don’t believe the reason for it is politics, but you best believe when a woman is tired of nonsense, they’ll let you know it. And some of them just know the easiest way to steal everythin’ off a man. From his heart to his britches.”

Bluesky: @cathiedunn.bsky.social   Read the full article

[anjedah]

à moi. l’histoire d’une de mes folies (to me. the history of one of my follies or my turn. the tale of my madness)

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Jacob by VH Nicolson

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#Blogtour Mongrel by Hanako Footman

It’s a pleasure to take part in the Blogtour Mongrel by Hanako Footman, which is a 2024 debut novel you don’t want to miss. About the Author Hanako Footman is a British-Japanese actor and author living in London. Mongrel is her debut novel. Follow @hanakofootman on Instagram About the book Mei loses her Japanese mother at age six. Growing up in suburban Surrey, she yearns to fit in,…

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The Altar Girls by Patricia Gibney (Detective Lottie Parker #13)

The little girl looked like an angel in her thin white robe, her long black hair spread around her head like a dark halo on the snow. Her hands rested on her chest, fingers interlaced as if she had fallen asleep while praying. But she would never wake up again…

When Detective Lottie Parker receives news that a child’s body has been found in the frozen grounds of the cathedral, a shiver runs down her spine. She’s terrified it will be eight-year-old Willow Devine, reported missing that morning. But when she arrives at the cathedral, holding a photo of Willow with her blonde ponytail and gap-toothed smile, she gets a terrible shock. The body is a young girl, wrapped in a white shroud, a rosary clutched in her frozen fingers. But her hair is dark, not fair. This girl isn’t Willow but another eight-year-old, Naomi. Desperate to find a connection between the two girls and to find Willow before it is too late, Lottie speaks to the girls’ families and discovers that both girls were altar servers at the cathedral. The charismatic priest Father Maguire has a watertight alibi for the time the girls went missing, but Lottie suspects the confused old lady traumatised by the discovery of Naomi’s body is hiding something… A day later, Willow’s little body is found wrapped in a white robe in the snowy grounds of a church across town. Lottie is devastated, convinced now that she can’t trust anyone, least of all the girls’ parents. Why did Willow’s mother claim the girls didn’t know each other? And why are there no photos of Naomi in her mother’s shabby house? But when a little boy from the choir goes missing too, Lottie realises she must spread her net wider. Can she stop this twisted killer before another precious life is stolen?

Buy Link: Amazon: https://geni.us/B0CDC4V8W7social

My Review: This novel grabbed me at the first page and let me go when I reached the end. It moved, made me feel for all the victims root for Lottie, her family, and hope that Sergio could be back to a loving home. Sometimes I felt the cold, the chilly atmosphere and how the characters were damaged and hurt. It’s a tense and fast paced story, a story that moved me and I felt a lot of rage as there’s a lot of victims but some are more hurt by the adults’ choices The excellent storytelling and the short chapter made me turn pages and it was a bad case of just-another-chapter as there was a new surprising twist any time I wanted to stop reading Patricia Gibney delivers another story that keeps hooked. Moving, heartbreaking and entertaining. Highly recommended. Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

The Author Patricia is the million-copy bestselling author of the DI Lottie Parker series. She yearned to be a writer after reading Enid Blyton and Carolyn Keene and even wanted to be Nancy Drew when she grew up. She has now grown up (she thinks) but the closest she’s come to Nancy Drew is writing crime! In 2009, after her husband died, she retired from her job and started writing seriously. Fascinated by people and their quirky characteristics, she always carries a notebook to scribble down observations. Patricia also loves to paint in watercolour and lives in the Irish midlands with her children.

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Ricetto di Candelo, un tesoro biellese testimonianza di un passato medievale che affascina. Il ricetto meglio conservato del Piemonte! #viaggiaescopri #travelwebtv #lelelatta

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#biellastoria è finita e noi tiriamo le somme di questo weekend biellese in compagnia di 12 amici blogger alla scoperta del territorio. #viaggiaescopri #travelwebtv #lelelatta