Month: May 2016

Review: Summer at Rose Island by Holly Martin

Posted May 13, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Summer at Rose Island by Holly Martin Series: White Cliff Bay #3 Published by Bookouture on May 13, 2016 Genres: Chick-lit, Fiction, Romance Pages: 338 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Fall in love with the gorgeous seaside town of White Cliff Bay this summer and enjoy long sunny days, beautiful beaches and… a little romance. Darcy Davenport is ready for a fresh start. Determined to leave a string of disastrous jobs and relationships behind her, she can’t wait to explore White Cliff Bay and meet the locals. As Darcy begins to swim daily in the crystal clear waters, she discovers the charming Rose Island lighthouse. But it’s not just the beautiful building that she finds so intriguing… Riley Eddison doesn’t want change. Desperate to escape the memories of his tragic past, he lives a life of solitude in the lighthouse. Yet he can’t help but notice the gorgeous woman […]

Review: Unrivalled by Alyson Noel

Posted May 11, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Unrivalled by Alyson Noel Series: Beautiful Idols #1 Published by Katherine Tegen Books on May 10, 2016 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult Pages: 432 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Everyone wants to be someone. Layla Harrison wants to leave her beach-bum days for digs behind a reporter’s desk. Aster Amirpour wants to scream at the next casting director who tells her “we need ethnic but not your kind of ethnic.” Tommy Phillips dreams of buying a twelve-string guitar and using it to shred his way back into his famous absentee dad’s life. But Madison Brooks took destiny and made it her bitch a long time ago. She’s Hollywood’s hottest starlet, and the things she did to become the name on everyone’s lips are merely a stain on the pavement, ground beneath her Louboutin heel. That is, until Layla, Aster, and Tommy find themselves with a VIP […]

Review and Extract: Danger, Sweetheart by MaryJanice Davidson

Posted May 9, 2016 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Reviews / 0 Comments

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Danger, Sweetheart by MaryJanice Davidson Published by Piatkus on May 10, 2016 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance Pages: 336 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Blake Tarbell has a town to save. Rich, carefree, and used to the Vegas party lifestyle, Blake is thrown for a curve when his former cocktail-waitress mother pleads he go back to her roots to save the town she grew up in. Blake’s used to using money to solve his problems, but when he arrives in Sweetheart, North Dakota, this city boy has to trade in his high-priced shoes for a pair of cowboy boots…and he’s about to get a little help from the loveliest lady in town… Natalie Lane’s got no time for newbies. The prettiest gal to ever put on a pair of work gloves, there’s nothing she can’t do to keep a farm up and running. But when a handsome city-slicker rolls into […]

Review: Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo

Posted May 4, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo Published by Walker Books on April 12, 2016 Genres: Children’s, Fiction Pages: 272 Format: Hardback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo returns to her roots with a moving, masterful story of an unforgettable summer friendship. Raymie Clarke has come to realize that everything, absolutely everything, depends on her. And she has a plan. If Raymie can win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition, then her father, who left town two days ago with a dental hygienist, will see Raymie’s picture in the paper and (maybe) come home. To win, not only does Raymie have to do good deeds and learn how to twirl a baton; she also has to contend with the wispy, frequently fainting Louisiana Elefante, who has a show-business background, and the fiery, stubborn Beverly Tapinski, who’s determined to sabotage the contest. But as the competition approaches, loneliness, loss, and unanswerable questions draw the three girls into an unlikely friendship — and challenge each of them to come to the rescue in unexpected ways. Raymie Nightingale was […]

Guest Post: ‘All in the Mind’ – The jobs that led to me becoming an author by Samantha Hayes, author of In Too Deep

Posted May 3, 2016 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Guest Post / 0 Comments

Today I am delighted to be part of the Blog Tour for In Too Deep with a Guest Post entitled All in the Mind by Samantha Hayes. This is a book that I am currently reading, I’m right in the middle and I’m not sure where this is going to go. But no spoilers, so far it is pretty amazing! Below All in the Mind by Samantha Hayes where Samantha shares some of the things that led her down the path to become an author. Read below – All in the Mind by Samantha Hayes: You’ve done a number of different jobs in the past. Did any of these lead to your decision to become a writer? When I was younger, I kind of drifted around not having a clue what I was going to do with my life. I left school aged 16, which until recently I’ve always regretted. I went through a relationship breakup (which looking back now seems silly, but felt immense then) but I also suffered another very traumatic event around that time. It’s no wonder that studying dropped off […]

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