Nellie’s Heartbreak by Rosie Clarke
Nellie’s Heartbreak is a wonderfully written pre-WW2 saga depicting the changing of class separation and life struggles.
Poor Nellie, ill-treated by her mother for her entire life, is sent into service on her 15th birthday. Once she settles into her new life, she begins to find a measure of peace. Unfortunately, it doesn’t last.
Songs for Your Mother by Gordon MacMillan
One September morning, Johnny opens his door to find a little boy standing there – a child, he quickly comes to learn, who was created one magical night. Lauren is dying, and her last wish is to reunite five-year-old Luke with the father he doesn’t yet know.
Thrown into unexpected parenthood, Johnny finds himself navigating school-gate politics, Disney movies, and tantrums, guided by the notes Lauren has written for him.
Danny Mann Super Fan by Ian Slatter
Danny loves Chadmouth Town Football Club more than anything, but a run of defeats and terrible luck has left them bottom of the table and looking certain to be relegated with time running out. Does Danny have what it takes to save Chadmouth’s season with his pre-game ritual?
Spring on Rendezvous Lane by Angela Britnell
Taran is a man after my own heart with his food blog. I can’t eat spicy food but loved the descriptions. Sandy’s toughness and willingness to do anything for her son, Chip are so admirable.
Sweet Pastries and Sourdough by Rosie Green | Review & Book Tour
Sweet Pastries and Sourdough by Rosie Green | Review & Book Tour | More fun from the lovely folks at #TheLittleDuckPondCafe in this standalone quick read. @rararesources @Rosie_Green88 #RomCom #Friendship #ReadingCommunity #BookTwitter #CozyMystery #Cosy
The Mersey Mistress by Sheila Riley | Review
Mersey Mistress takes you on a journey to another time, another place. From the banks of the River Mersey to the frozen waters of the Canadian Saint Laurence River, this family saga will delight you.
The Ticklemore Tattler by Liz Davies | Review | Publication Day Tour
Sometimes you have to write your own future…The life of former journalist Juliette Seymour has been quiet and unassuming. Up until now, she’s been concentrating on running the local newspaper and raising her daughter.
But all that is about to change when Juliette is informed that the Ticklemore Tattler is to fold and that she’ll be out of a job. She begins to wonder whether she can buy the newspaper and try to make a go of it herself.
Nothing Man by R J Gould | Review | One man in need of an overhaul. Two women determined to drag him there. Neville will never be the same!
Porter Norton, his friends and his sarcastic spirit guide, The Gliss, are on the trail of a young actress who went missing in Soho, London, in the Swinging Sixties.
Still recovering from their last adventure in the battlefields of WW1, the gang are confronted by a transatlantic conspiracy.
Let bestselling author Lindsey Hutchinson take you back in time to the Victorian Black Country, for a tale of love, hardship, and fighting against the odds to succeed.
Life is tough for Ella Bancroft. After her father, Thomas, is wheelchair-bound by an accident at the tube works, the responsibility for keeping a roof over their head falls to Ella. Ella’s mother died when she was ten, and her sister Sally lives with her no-good, work-shy husband Eddy, so is no help at all. If she and her father are to keep the bailiffs from the door, then Ella must earn a living.
