fiction
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Ad/PR/Patrocinado. In September I read cozy mysteries, paranormal mysteries, thrillers, historical fiction, and fantasy. I read about witches, golems, vampires and werevolves, I read about elder and retired sleuths and assassins, about former crusaders and journalists, about deadline dinner parties, police investigations, monster hunters and fish and chips. I read about finding yourself, about second…
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“Do you ever wonder,” she said, “if the system is actually broken. Or if it’s working exactly as designed.” Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Book review of A Shallow Heart by James Badman, releasing today, Oct 2, 2026. Many thanks to the author for this ARC. Set in a possibly not so distant future, A Shallow Heart is a…
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They’d made it a quarter mile down the gravel road when the headlights found the first downed tree. A birch, not large, but big enough to bring the pickup to a sudden stop. Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Book review of The Unbegotten by Sarah P. Blanchard, release day today, Oct 1, 2026. Many thanks to the author for…
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Another case for the Vintage Vanettes! Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Book review of A Wedding Date with Death by Maeve Haran, book 2 in the A Campervan Detective Mystery series. Many thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for this ARC releasing today, Sep 30, 2026. There’s nothing as joyous as a wedding. Unless perhaps, when the wedding comes with…
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How long would it take them to find the body? Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Book review of Deep Cut by R.K. Lynott. Many thanks to R.K. Lynott for this ARC. Deep Cut releases today, Sep 29, 2026. If you’ve followed the DI Ryan Hale series so far, this is an absolute must-read, as this is the book that…
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I saw this online and thought it could be fun to do my own version. Imagine what a book about your life would be like, and write the blurb for that book. I decided to take it a step further and add book covers as well as blurbs, so here are five completely made-up books…
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None could go against the King and Queen of England, least of all Catrin. Not overtly, anyway. Book 1 in The Welsh Guard Mysteries series. Wales was a perilous place in 1284. Defeated and taken over by the English, the Welsh were forced to work for their conquerors if they wanted a chance to feed…
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In memory of John Keel, a man who in a few short days changed the lives of many and, perhaps, saved some sanity in a mad world. Book 29 in the Discworld series, Book 6 in the City Watch subseries. Sam Vimes has never had more to lose. He is Commander of the Watch, an…
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A while ago I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Gemma Lawrence for her new Interviews with Readers series. She’s been interviewing writers for a while, and has decided to expand her series to include readers, reviewers and book bloggers. And that’s where I come into the picture. Want to know a bit more…
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Thirty minutes to steal a book and to escape. Book 1 in The Invisible Library series. A vampire book collector, a sinister and alluring Fae, a famous detective, dangerous steampunk contraptions, a glamorous cat burglar and a surprise assignment to tutor a distractingly handsome new apprentice. If this doesn’t sound like the perfect recipe for…
