The Show Woman by Emma Cowing  | #BookReview #BookSky 💙📚 Today I’m sharing my thoughts on a book I’ve had on my Kindle for ages having bought it when it was on offer last year. Emma Cowing’s The Show Woman follows four women living in S…

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The Ossians by Doug Johnstone Today I am sharing my review of The Ossians by Doug Johnstone, republished this month by Orenda Books to celebrate 20 years of Doug’s fabulous writing. 20 years! No, I don’t believe it …

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Five on Friday with Nikki Ashton Today I'm delighted to feature contemporary romance author Nikki Ashton. I first met Nikki ten years ago via a local book event, when I was more in my crime and thriller phrase. Now that I'm in my romance era, I'm more aware of Nikki's books. Her small town, heartfelt stories certainly align with cowboy loving heart and I'm getting acquainted with Dayton Valley and Silver Peaks. Nikki writes with heart, humour and just enough heat to make you blush. She believes every great love story should leave you breathless — and completely satisfied.

Five on Friday with Nikki Ashton

Today I'm delighted to feature contemporary romance author Nikki Ashton. I first met Nikki ten years ago via a local book event, when I was more in my crime and thriller phrase. Now that I'm in my romance era, I'm more aware of Nikki's books. Her small town,…

WWW Wednesdays! – 08/04/26 #HappyShrugDay #WWWWednesdays #BookSky #WhatAmIReading #SecretLibraryBookBlog Welcome to WWW Wednesdays! hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem…

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This Week in Books – 08-04-26 This Week in Books is a feature hosted by Lipsy at Lipsyy Lost and Found that allows bloggers to share: What they’ve recently finished reading What they are currently reading What they ar…

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WWW Wednesday 8th April 2026: what am I reading? | #WWWWednesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #BookSky 💙📚 What am I currently reading? I’m still reading Fireflies in Winter by Eleanor Shearer and I’ve finally started my book group read for this month The Show Woman by Emma Cowing. I’v…

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Write Smarter with Felicity Hayes-McCoy 'I’ve discovered that one way to find that balance is to recognise that self-care is part of a writer’s job'

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Tangerinn by Emanuela Anechoum | Review Tangerinn by Emanuela Anechoum (Europa Editions UK, March 2026) is described as 'the novel for a displaced generation'

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Play With Fire by T. M Payne Today I am sharing my thoughts on the third book in T.M Payne’s brilliant Sheridan Holler series, Play With Fire. I’m really enjoying this catch up run. Here’s what the book is al…

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Books to Look Out For in 2026 Q2 I love looking at all the wonderful books that are coming out in the next few months. I normally keep these posts to around 5-6 books, but Q2 has proved particularly challenging – there are a…

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#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Yvonne Barlow #author of Stitches That Bind I’m delighted to be joined by Yvonne Barlow today, author of Stitches That Bind. Stitches That Bind was published in January and is available now in paperback and digital editions: full detai…

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Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 05/04/26 Welcome to quarter two folks, or as it is more commonly known, April. How the heck have we got here already? I mean, really? How? Meh. It’s all good I suppose. The first three months have bee…

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The Ending Writes Itself Today I’m sharing my review of The Ending Writes Itself, a brand new thriller from Evelyn Clarke, aka authors V.E. Schwab and Cat Clarke, which is out today. I received a copy of the book via…

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#6Degrees of Separation for April 2026: From The Correspondent to The House of Hidden Letters #BookSky 💙📚 This month we are starting with The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Not only have I read and loved this book (review here), I was lucky enough to go an event she was appearing at at my local books…

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Happy Easter! Today I’m doing an Easter #BookTag challenge Happy Easter everyone. I hope you are having a lovely day. I do like a booktag challenge and I did this one a few years back. It was originally created by book vlogger Rosie the Reader. Each of the…

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Estella’s Fury by Barbara Havelocke I have been sorting through my Google docs only to find this review of Estella’s Fury by Barbara Havelocke that has been sitting there waiting for months! It’s my pleasure finally to share my revie…

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Dog Rose Dirt by Jen Williams Today I am sharing a long overdue review of Dog Rose Dirt Jen Williams. I’ve had this book on mount TBR for a while now but, as I’m trying to make 2026 a year of backlist books just as …

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The month that was… March 2026 March was a busy month! My OH visited Switzerland for work, and I travelled out to join him for the weekend. I spent a day exploring Basel, sampling some wonderful Swiss chocolate (I highly recomme…

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Blog Tour – Hopes and Dreams at the Chocolate Pot Café by Jessica Redland @JessicaRedland @rararesources @BoldwoodBooks #BookReview #WhitsboroughBay #booktwt #BookSky #boldwoodbloggers #PublicationDay... I do love helping to kick off Jessica’s blog tours, but this one is particularly significant for me, as my first visit to The Chocolate Pot Café was also my first book by Jessica Redland, as I read…

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#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with IDC Hopkins #author of Rory’s Swing: Tiger’s Blood I’m delighted to be joined by IDC Hopkins today, author of Rory’s Swing: Tiger’s Blood. Rory’s Swing: Tiger’s Blood was published in January and available now in paper…

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Thanks Linda x

Five on Friday with Antony Johnston @AntonyJohnston @antonyjohnston.bsky.social Today I'm delighted to feature multi-award-winning and New York Times bestselling author, Antony Johnston. He is an exceedingly versatile writer with a body of work spanning books, film, graphic novels, videogames, and non-fiction, including Atomic Blonde, The Dog Sitter Detective, Can You Solve the Murder?, the Brigitte Sharp thrillers, and many more. His next book in the Can you Solve the Murder? series is called The Forest of Death and will be published on 9th July.

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Today I'm delighted to feature multi-award-winning and New York Times bestselling author, Antony Johnston. He is an exceedingly versatile writer with a body of work spanning books, film, graphic novels, videogames, and…

45 Things To Do Before You’re 45 by Julia Tuffs Today I am sharing my thoughts on the brand new novel from Julia Tuffs, 45 Things To Do Before You’re 45. My thanks to Graeme Williams and Fox and Ink Books for the copy of the book for revie…

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The House of Hidden Letters by Izzy Broom | #romanticfiction #historicalfiction #bookreview The House of Hidden Letters is the latest novel from Izzy Broom and as you might be able to guess from that beautiful cover, it’s set on a Greek island Folegandros. I’m very grateful to…

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March 2026 Wrap Up & Favourite Books of the Month #March2026WrapUp #BookSky #SecretLibraryBookBlog March has been a fab bookish month. I read 4 books and listened to 7 audiobooks making a grand total of 11. For those of you who enjoy graphs, here are my stats from StoryGraph FavouritesThese were…

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Five on Friday with Árni Heimir Ingólfsson @arniheimiring Today I'm delighted to feature Árni Heimir Ingólfsson a musicologist and lecturer from Iceland. He studied at Harvard University and has written several books on music history, both in English and Icelandic. His new book is called Music at World's End: Three Exiled Musicians from Nazi Germany and Austria and Their Contribution to Music in Iceland. He is a three-time nominee for the Icelandic Literary Prize, a former Visiting Fellow at Oxford University, and his work has been featured on BBC Radio 3 and in Gramophone magazine.

Five on Friday with Árni Heimir Ingólfsson @arniheimiring

Today I'm delighted to feature Árni Heimir Ingólfsson a musicologist and lecturer from Iceland. He studied at Harvard University and has written several books on music history, both in English and Icelandic. His new book is called Music at…

The Truth About Ruby Cooper by Liz Nugent Having loved everything I’ve ever read by Liz Nugent, I cannot thank Rosie Safety enough at Penguin Random House for sending me a surprise copy of The Truth About Ruby Cooper. I was thrilled to rec…

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The Truth About Ruby Cooper by Liz Nugent Having loved everything I’ve ever read by Liz Nugent, I cannot thank Rosie Safety enough at Penguin Random House for sending me a surprise copy of The Truth About Ruby Cooper. I was thrilled to rec…

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The Murder Pool by Stella Blómkvist, translated by Quentin Bates Today I share my review of the latest english language release from Stella Blómkvist, The Murder Pool, translated by Quentin Bates. My thanks to Ewa Sherman and publisher, Corylus Books, for the ad…

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The Last Week of Him by Ruth O'Leary | Review The Last Week of Him by Ruth O'Leary (Poolbeg 2026) is a story of 'friendship, betrayal and secrets that refuse to stay buried.'

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