Blog Tour: Marrow Jam – Susan A. King

  *I received a free ARC of this book with thanks to the author and Rachel Gilbey at Rachel’s Random Resources blog tours. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:   MURDER, MYSTERY…AND MARROWS Some people would describe Beattie Bramshaw as a pillar of the community. Many would applaud her numerous successes in the bakery …

Madam Tulip and the Serpent’s Tree – David Ahern

  *I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  Actress Derry O’Donnell, moonlighting as fortune-teller Madam Tulip, finds herself in a famous pop singer’s entourage. But at the star’s glittering birthday party in the Dublin mountains, Derry finds …

Blog Tour: The Art of Murder (Jordan Jenner #2) – J. S. Strange

  *I received a free copy of this book with thanks to the author and to Emma Welton of damppebbles blog tours.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:   Artist Xander Draper is being threatened by a dangerous group. With PI Jordan Jenner's help, Xander hopes to remain unscathed. But when …

Justified Secrets – Shawn McGuire (Whispering Pines 9)

  *I received a free ARC of this book with thanks to the author.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  A dangerous storm, a wounded stranger, and a ghost from the past. Just another Thursday in Whispering Pines. A monster of a blizzard is on the way, but the …

Bookshine’s Best Reads of 2019 – Part 1

  Another amazing reading year! I feel so incredibly lucky to be part of the book blogging community and to have made contacts with authors, bloggers and blog tour organisers that have all introduced to me to a wealth of literary riches this year. There have been far too many excellent books to limit myself …

The Vanished Bride – Bella Ellis

  *I received a free ARC of this book with thanks to the author, NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*       Blurb:  Yorkshire, 1845, and dark rumours are spreading across the moors. Everything indicates that Mrs Elizabeth Chester of Chester Grange has been brutally murdered in her …

Blog Tour: The Slayings in Sydenham – Alice Castle

  *I received a free ARC of this book with thanks to the author and Rachel Gilbey at Rachel’s Random Resources blog tours. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  A dangerous move… Single mum and super sleuth, Beth Haldane, has been set her most daunting task yet by handsome cop boyfriend Inspector Harry …

Merciful Secrets – Shawn McGuire (Whispering Pines 8)

  *I received a free ARC of this book with thanks to the author.  The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  Celebrate the season in Whispering Pines with snow, mistletoe, and murder. Preparations for the Yuletide festival are in full swing, and so is the gossip about a blackmailing villager. …

Beyond the Gravy – Mandy Morton

  *I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author and Farrago. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  Psychic cat Irene Peggledrip is being visited by a band of malevolent spirits who all claim to be murderers. Not only is their message disturbing, but they cause chaos with …

A Right Proper Murder – Pearl Goodfellow

  *I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*   Blurb:  They’ve defeated a crazed warlock… ...turned an irate dragon to stone. Now they face the Victorians. Can the cats get out of this alive? The Infiniti find themselves in …