Category Archives: Bookouture

“Secrets of Clearwater Castle” by Emma Davies – Book Review

Lowri Morgan is a young widow with a six year old daughter. After losing her beloved husband in a car accident two years ago, she now finds herself at a crossroads in her life. She cannot really afford to keep … Continue reading

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“The Irish Boarding House” by Sandy Taylor – Book Review

This novel was heart-warming and filled with delightful, likeable characters. Set in Dublin in the 1950s, it was peopled with mostly Catholic women – women who had faced adversity of one kind or another. Mary Kate Ryan was a wonderful … Continue reading

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“No Safe Place” by Patricia Gibney – Book Review

I’ve read and thoroughly enjoyed the first three novels in Patricia Gibney’s Lottie Parker police procedural series.  They were fantastic! I’ve been meaning to read the fourth in the series for some time now – I’m SO glad to report … Continue reading

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“Secrets At The Last House Before The Sea” by Liz Eeles – Book Review

With a stunning setting, empathetic characters, and a myriad of secrets, this warm-hearted romance novel ticked all the boxes. I mean, with a place called Heaven’s Cove, how could it not? The ramshackle old Driftwood House high on the hill … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday – August 23, 2022 #NewBook #TeaserTuesday #TheIrishBoardingHouse @Bookouture #TuesdayBookBlog @SandyTaylorAuth

My Tuesday post where I’ll ‘tease‘ you with the cover, blurb, and first paragraph of one of the titles from my own TBR. This book is a title I received from Bookouture via NetGalley and it is on my September … Continue reading

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“The Locked-Away Life” by Drew Davies – Book Review

“Regret is a dish served cold, with plenty of leftovers, lasting you for decades”. Esther is eighty-two years old, has very limited mobility, and lives alone in a vine-covered manor house in the Midlands with her many regrets as company. … Continue reading

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“Her Child’s Cry” by S.A. Dunphy – Book Review

Jessie Boyle – is a 45 year old perfectionist, who works as a Criminal Behaviourist for the Irish Police. Jessie is over six feet tall, is single, and a workaholic. Jessie’s longtime friend, Dawn Wilson, is now the Police Commissioner … Continue reading

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“Lost Graves” by S.A. Dunphy – Book Review

  Jessie Boyle – is a 45 year old perfectionist, who works as a Criminal Behaviourist for the Irish Police. Jessie is single, and a workaholic. Jessie’s longtime friend, Dawn Wilson, is now the Police Commissioner of Ireland. Dawn is … Continue reading

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“The Life She Wants” by Mel Sherratt – Book Review

Juliette and Danny – make the decision to relocate to the country to make a fresh start. They have recently lost their young daughter to meningitis, and feel that escaping their London life, with all its memories, would be good … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday – December 7, 2021 #NewBook #TeaserTuesday @Bookouture #LostGraves @dunphyshane1

My Tuesday post where I’ll ‘tease‘ you with the cover, blurb, and first paragraph of one of the advanced reader’s copies from my own TBR. This book is a title I downloaded from NetGalley. Today, Tuesday December 7, 2021 I … Continue reading

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