‘In the dying days of the Raj, can paths divided by time and circumstance ever find each other again?‘– The Sapphire Child [ About the Book ] In 1930s Northern India, childhood friends Stella and Andrew have grown up together in the orbit of the majestic Raj Hotel. Spirited Stella has always had a soft…
‘Those who are confined have the very best imaginations’– Saving Lucia [ About the Book ] How would it be if four silenced women went on a tremendous adventure, reshaping their pasts and futures as they went? What if one of those people were a fascinating, forgotten aristocratic assassin and another a fellow patient of…
FROM SCIENTIST TO AUTHOR WITH ‘ROOTS & WINGS’ I am delighted to shine a spotlight today on Roots & Wings, a new compilation of historical memories, supplemented with imaginative tales and captivating poems, from Irish writer Brendan J. Nangle. Roots & Wings was published October 2nd and is described as ‘an engaging and thought-provoking new…
‘Denied her real identity,she will find the truth…’ – The Blue Washing Bag [ About the Book ] 1940The Payton twins, born to an unmarried mother in a small town in rural Ireland, are brought to the children’s home by the Parish Priest. Constantly reminded of their mother’s unforgivable fall from grace, they suffer the…
‘Can Rebecca find hope in the wilds of the Arizona desert?‘– Wild Horses on the Salt Today I am delighted to welcome author Anne Montgomery with a guest post entitled ‘Being an author is not for the faint of heart‘. Anne’s novel Wild Horses on the Salt was published June 14, 2020 by Liaison (Next…
‘The smallest man. The biggest heart. The mightiest story.‘– The Smallest Man [ About the Book ] Nat Davy longs to grow tall and strong and be like other boys, but at the age of ten, he’s confronted with the truth; he’s different, and the day when the stares and whispers stop is never going…
‘THE END OF THE STORY IS JUST THE BEGINNING…’The Mist [ About the Book ] 1987. An isolated farm house in the east of Iceland. The snowstorm should have shut everybody out. But it didn’t. The couple should never have let him in. But they did. An unexpected guest, a liar, a killer. Not all…
‘There’s no such thing as an impossible crime….’– Fortune Favours the Dead [ About the Book ] New York, 1946. Lillian Pentecost is the most successful private detective in the city, but her health is failing. She hires an assistant to help with the investigative legwork. Willowjean Parker is a circus runaway. Quick-witted and street-smart,…
What if you were framed for a murder you didn’t commit? – Double Deceit It is a great pleasure to be sharing an extract with you all today from Double Deceit by Julienne Brouwers. Set in the heart of Amsterdam it is described as ‘a gripping, addictive thriller that will make you question everything, including…
‘She holds the future of a nation in her hands . . .‘– The Governess [ About the Book ] 1933. Progressive young teacher Marion Crawford becomes governess to the little Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. Determined to give her pupils a fun and normal childhood, she took them on buses, swimming at public baths and…