Review – New Beginnings at the Buckley Hotel by Marianne Crichton @MarianneAuthor #BookReview #IndieAuthor #BookBlogger #NewBeginningsAtTheBuckleyHotel

Early in 2025, I saw a request on Facebook for reviewers for a new Indie-Author written book, and I was happy to agree to add my thoughts. What I hadn’t realised was that 2025 would prove to be challenging for me, and I struggled to keep on top of my existing reviewing commitments, so thisContinue reading “Review – New Beginnings at the Buckley Hotel by Marianne Crichton @MarianneAuthor #BookReview #IndieAuthor #BookBlogger #NewBeginningsAtTheBuckleyHotel”

Blog Tour – A Family Affair by Joy Wood @joywoodauthor @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #IndieAuthor #RomanticThriller #AFamilyAffair

It was my pleasure to meet Joy at an RNA event in York, a few years ago. We immediately hit it off, so I was delighted to take part in the blog tour for her RNA award-winning title, Whatever it Takes (link to my review) in September  2024. I just love her writing style andContinue reading “Blog Tour – A Family Affair by Joy Wood @joywoodauthor @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #IndieAuthor #RomanticThriller #AFamilyAffair”

Blog Tour – Falling For a Star at Christmas (The Birchlea Heath Village series Book 2) by Jodie Homer @umbrellacafe #IndieAuthor #Novella #Christmas #RespectRomFic #FallingForAStarAtChristmas

Having met Jodie via a few Facebook groups, it has been my absolute pleasure to try and help with her author journey and see how well her skills are developing. This is the sixth book that I have read, and I have enjoyed each of them, but I think that this is my favourite, soContinue reading “Blog Tour – Falling For a Star at Christmas (The Birchlea Heath Village series Book 2) by Jodie Homer @umbrellacafe #IndieAuthor #Novella #Christmas #RespectRomFic #FallingForAStarAtChristmas”

Cover Reveal for The Boulangerie on the Corner by Susan Buchanan @Susan_Buchanan #Indie #CoverReveal #TheBoulangerieOnTheCorner

From Susan: Happy Tuesday! And that means it’s COVER REVEAL day for The Boulangerie on the Corner! The first book in the European Escapes series (these are standalones, linked only by the fact they’re all set in mainland Europe).Are you ready?Here we go!Ta-da! I’m getting hungry just looking at it! And it brings back soContinue reading “Cover Reveal for The Boulangerie on the Corner by Susan Buchanan @Susan_Buchanan #Indie #CoverReveal #TheBoulangerieOnTheCorner”

Blog Tour – Summer at the Sunflower Cottage by Jodie Homer @umbrellacafe #IndieAuthor #Novella #RespectRomFic #SummerAtTheSunflowerCottage

Jodie is active in several Facebook book groups, and that’s how I met her. Whether beta reading for her or reviewing on my blog, I have followed her writing progress with great interest and can honestly say that her books are getting better and better. I’ve included links to a couple of my previous reviews,Continue reading “Blog Tour – Summer at the Sunflower Cottage by Jodie Homer @umbrellacafe #IndieAuthor #Novella #RespectRomFic #SummerAtTheSunflowerCottage”

Blog Tour – The Whitlock Close Weddings by Karen Louise Hollis @KarenLNHollis #IndieAuthor #BookReview #BlogTour #RespectRomFic #TheWhitlockCloseWeddings

Having formed a virtual friendship with the author, it was a no-brainer when she asked for help putting together a blog tour for the sequel to her indie-published Welcome to Whitlock Close (link to my review). If you’d like to read a couple of earlier reviews of her work, please follow these links: Starting AgainContinue reading “Blog Tour – The Whitlock Close Weddings by Karen Louise Hollis @KarenLNHollis #IndieAuthor #BookReview #BlogTour #RespectRomFic #TheWhitlockCloseWeddings”

Review – Winter Star in the Scottish Highlands by Lizzie Lamb @lizzie_lamb #IndieChampion #BookReview #WrittenInTheStars #RespectRomFic #WinterStarInTheScottishHighlands

I love Christmas Books and generally start my reading in the early summer. This year was no different, and I soon found myself overcommitted to blog tours long before the nights started drawing in. I met Lizzie in September 2023 at the RNA Afternoon Tea and then again at the RNA Industry Awards event, whenContinue reading “Review – Winter Star in the Scottish Highlands by Lizzie Lamb @lizzie_lamb #IndieChampion #BookReview #WrittenInTheStars #RespectRomFic #WinterStarInTheScottishHighlands”

Book Promo – The Whitlock Close Weddings by Karen Louise Hollis @KarenLNHollis #PromotionalPost #WhitlockCloseSeries #TheWhitlockCloseWeddings

As a fellow blogger and, subsequently, as a Facebook friend, I’ve got to know Karen. I have read and reviewed most of her fictional stories and thoroughly enjoyed them. This one is a sequel to Welcome to Whitlock Close (link to my review), and I will read and review it in the New Year. IfContinue reading “Book Promo – The Whitlock Close Weddings by Karen Louise Hollis @KarenLNHollis #PromotionalPost #WhitlockCloseSeries #TheWhitlockCloseWeddings”

Blog Tour – The Christmas Angel of the North by Kimberley Adams @kim_adamswriter #IndieAuthor #SelfPublished #RomCom #Christmas #TheChristmasAngelOfTheNorth

Thanks to Facebook and several wonderful book groups, including The Friendly Book Community, Chick Lit and Prosecco, and Riveting Reads and Vintage Vibes, I discovered the fabulous Kim Adams and her fantastic imagination. I’ve been fortunate to be involved in the beta reading and blog tour elements of her previous two books, and I haveContinue reading “Blog Tour – The Christmas Angel of the North by Kimberley Adams @kim_adamswriter #IndieAuthor #SelfPublished #RomCom #Christmas #TheChristmasAngelOfTheNorth”

Blog Tour – Pepper Lane Sweet Shoppe by KT Dady @kt_dady @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #PepperBay #RespectRomFic #IndieAuthor #PepperLaneSweetShoppe 

If you haven’t come across this fabulous series, then you are missing out. Each instalment is a novella, so a quick read. That said, some serious storylines have been explored meaning that each of the books packs a real punch.  If you’d like to read a couple of my earlier reviews, you can follow theseContinue reading “Blog Tour – Pepper Lane Sweet Shoppe by KT Dady @kt_dady @rararesources #BookReview #BlogTour #PepperBay #RespectRomFic #IndieAuthor #PepperLaneSweetShoppe “