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Killing Tracey Titmass by Estelle Maher

Killing Tracey Titmass by Estelle Maher

I was recently invited to take part on the tour for the humorous fiction novel Killing Tracey Titmass by Estelle Maher @EstelleMaher @LornaMcCannPR run by @lovebooksgroup #lovebookstours. It mirrors the author’s cancer journey. This can be cathartic for fellow sufferers. You can follow the tour  this week. The Blurb Killing Tracey Titmass by Estelle Maher Jo Kearns has breast cancer. While…

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Tentoria by Sorin Banu

Tentoria by Sorin Banu

I am pleased to take part in the blog tour for the dystopian novel Tentoria by Sorin Banu run by Love Book Tours @lovebooksgroup .

The Blurb

An army of bionic humans made up as a last ditch solution to establish peace will turn against humanity.

In the 22nd century, mankind enters into a new world war to produce the first generation of Tentorians. Cyborgs with functioning bodies and…

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An Interview with Kevin Carey

An Interview with Kevin Carey

I am thrilled to have American author, Kevin Carey visit my blog today to talk about his writing journey and his new book, Murder in the Marsh, published by darkstroke. Thank you for your time, Kevin.

Please tell my readers a little about yourself.

I am the coordinator of creative writing at Salem State University in Salem, Massachusetts. I write fiction, poetry, drama and the occasional…

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An Interview with Allison Symes

An Interview with Allison Symes

It is always a joy to have flash fiction author Allison Symes to visit my blog. Today, she is going to chat about her writing journey and her new book, Tripping the Light Fantastic. Thank you for stopping by, Allison.

1 Please tell my readers a little about yourself?

Hello I’m Allison Symes, multi-published flash fiction/short story writer, blogger and editor.

I blog weekly for an online…

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The Cry of the Lake by Charlie Tyler

The Cry of the Lake by Charlie Tyler

I recently read the new novel by Charlie Tyler, The Cry of the Lake. This is a debut novel and I had heard great things about it, so I was excited to read it. The novel is set in and around Oxford and the description of some parts of the area are a delight.

The novel is told through the thoughts and views of three young women I did find it slightly confusing to distinguish one from another…

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Sickbed to Summits by Sara Crosland

Sickbed to Summits by Sara Crosland

I am delighted to be part of the blog tour for Sickbed to Summits by Sara Crosland @saracrosland run by Love Book Tours @lovebooksgroup #lovebookstours You can follow her inspiring story in this new book.

The Blurb

When Sara was first diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, like many others, she went straight to the internet. Finding seemingly endless accounts of surgery, often with permanent,…

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Sickbed to Summits by Sara Crosland

Sickbed to Summits by Sara Crosland

I am delighted to be part of the blog tour for Sickbed to Summits by Sara Crosland @saracrosland run by Love Book Tours @lovebooksgroup #lovebookstours You can follow her inspiring story in this new book.

The Blurb

When Sara was first diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, like many others, she went straight to the internet. Finding seemingly endless accounts of surgery, often with permanent,…

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An Interview with Karla Forbes

An Interview with Karla Forbes

What a pleasure it is to have fellow author Karla Forbes visit my blog today to discuss her writing journey. Karla’s new novel, Fallout, was published yesterday. Tell us about your interest in reading and writing.

1 Please tell my readers a little about yourself?

I write under the pseudonym Karla Forbes and I recently moved from the South East of England (where, until now, I have lived my…

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Justice be Damned by Rosemary J Kind

Justice be Damned by Rosemary J Kind

I recently finished reading Justice be Damned by Rosemary J Kind, whom I have met many times at Swanwick Writers’ Summer School. When I bought it, I did not realise that it is the fourth book in the author’s series, The Tales of Flynn and Reilly. I would probably have benefitted from reading the books in order, but there are brief links to the back-story that allowed me to catch up where…

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Fulfilment by Anne Stormont

Fulfilment by Anne Stormont

It is a delight to be involved with the third part of @writeanne Anne Stormont’s Scottish, Skye based trilogy, Fulfilment. The tour is run by Love Book Tours, one of the foremost tour companies in the UK. Find them at @lovebooksgroup #lovebookstours.  Enjoy the tour.

The Blurb

The path of true love rarely runs smoothly…

When former Edinburgh police detective Jack Baxter met local author…

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A Stranger in Paris by Karen Webb

A Stranger in Paris by Karen Webb

I am thrilled to be part of the blog tour for A Stranger in Paris by Karen Webb @bookwormpegg published by @impressbooks1. The tour is run by Love Books Group @lovebooksgroup #lovebookstours 

The Blurb

Aberystwyth University, 1986 – and another year of torrential rain. Bad hair days and a rugby-fanatic fiancé are part of her drab existence so who can blame Karen for falling into the arms of…

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An Interview with Penny Hampson

An Interview with Penny Hampson

Author Penny Hampson is joining me today to talk about her new novel, The Unquiet Spirit, and her writing journey. Thank you for taking time out to chat to me today, Penny.

Please tell my readers a little about yourself

I came to writing rather late in life, having spent most of my adult years bringing up my family and then working as researcher in an academic library. It was only when I…

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One Way Out by A A Dhand

One Way Out by A A Dhand

One Way Out is the fourth book by Bradford author, Amit Dhand featuring his controversial cop, Harry Virdee. While each of the crime stories in the books work perfectly well as stand-alones, the personal story of Harry and his family weaves its way relentlessly through the books in chronological order.

Each of Dhand’s books is dark, indeed they become progressively darker but this novel is…

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The De-Coding of Jo: Hall of Ignorance by Lali A Love

The De-Coding of Jo: Hall of Ignorance by Lali A Love

I am pleased to be included in the blog tour run by Love Books Tour for the fabulous book by Lali A Love, The De-Coding of Jo: Hall of Ignorance. Enjoy the tour.

The Blurb

When a demonic parasite turns her classmates into an army of sleepwalkers, sixteen-year-old Jo must confront her celestial identity and reveal the mystery of existence. Guided by the Galactic Council, a Galactic Compass…

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Tripping the Light Fantastic by Allison Symes

Tripping the Light Fantastic by Allison Symes

At long last, the second collection of Flash Fiction by Allison Symes is available now. I thoroughly enjoyed the clever twists in the tiny stories told by Symes in her debut book, From Light to Dark and Back Again. That book was a joy to read and inspired many young writers to try their hand at this very disciplined form of writing. It was therefore a great pleasure to receive an early copy of…

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An Interview with Wendy H Jones

An Interview with Wendy H Jones

It is a real pleasure to have Wendy H. Jones visit today.

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The Slaughter of Leith Hall by Lexie Conyngham

The Slaughter of Leith Hall by Lexie Conyngham

I am delighted to be taking part in the launch tour run by Love Books Tour @lovebooksgroup #lovebookstours for the fabulous new novel by Lexie Conyngham, The Slaughter of Leith Hall. Enjoy the tour.

The Blurb

‘See, Charlie, it might be near twenty year since Culloden, but there’s plenty hard feelings still amongst the Jacobites, and no so far under the skin, ken?’

Charlie Rob has never…

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