Blog Tour / Guest Post: Q&A with Stephen Lloyd Jones, author of Written in the Blood

Posted November 8, 2014 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Guest Post / 0 Comments
Blog Tour / Guest Post: Q&A with Stephen Lloyd Jones, author of Written in the Blood

Today I am delighted to be part of the Blog Tour for Written in the Blood by Stephen Lloyd Jones. And I am delighted to have a Q&A with Stephen Lloyd Jones on the blog. I loved loved this book! (See my review). Below Stephen has kindly answered some of my questions. Don’t forget to pop along to other blogs for more great content! For those who haven’t yet read Written in the Blood, please can you explain the premise of the book. And why they should be reading it! WRITTEN IN THE BLOOD is the story of a young woman, Leah Wilde, fighting to defend her rare lineage against the mysterious forces that threaten to destroy it. When in desperation she contacts a powerful former adversary for help, Leah unleashes an even greater menace, one that could destroy them all. While the book is a follow-up to my debut thriller, THE STRING DIARIES, it can be read as a stand-alone story. I hope it will appeal to readers of contemporary thrillers and anyone who enjoys a dose of the […]

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Guest Post: Q&A with Clare Dowling, author of A Special Delivery

Posted November 7, 2014 by Charlotte in Blog Tour, Guest Post / 0 Comments
Guest Post: Q&A with Clare Dowling, author of A Special Delivery

Today I am delighted to be part of the blog tour for the brilliant A Special Delivery by Clare Dowling. And today I have a Q&A with Clare Dowling. I loved this book and can’t recommend it warmly enough (see my review)  Below Claire has very kindly asnwered some my questions. Don’t forget to check out other blogs for some more exclusive content! Q&A with Clare Dowling: Where did you get the idea for A Special Delivery? It was coming up to Christmas and we were driving past a house that had gone to town on the Christmas decorations – flashing lights, fakes Santas, a big nativity scene in the garden.  It looked like the happiest house in town.  But I began to wonder what if the opposite was true, and the crazy Christmas display was to hide a lot of misery?  And that’s where the story of the Brady family in A Special Delivery began. A Special Delivery is your tenth book! Do you think your writing style has changed? Do you think that it is easier to write now? No – […]

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Review: A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall

Posted November 6, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall

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.A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall Published by Swoon Reads on August 26, 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 272 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The creative writing teacher, the delivery guy, the local Starbucks baristas, his best friend, her roommate, and the squirrel in the park all have one thing in common—they believe that Gabe and Lea should get together. Lea and Gabe are in the same creative writing class. They get the same pop culture references, order the same Chinese food, and hang out in the same places. Unfortunately, Lea is reserved, Gabe has issues, and despite their initial mutual crush, it looks like they are never going to work things out.  But somehow even when nothing is going on, something is happening between them, and everyone can see it. Their creative writing teacher pushes them together. The baristas at Starbucks watch their relationship like […]

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Review: Written in the Blood by Stephen Lloyd Jones

Posted November 5, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: Written in the Blood by Stephen Lloyd Jones

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.Written in the Blood by Stephen Lloyd Jones Series: The String Diaries #2 Published by Headline on November 6, 2014 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Thriller Pages: 496 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The new, enthralling supernatural thriller from Stephen Lloyd Jones, following his highly acclaimed debut THE STRING DIARIES. High in the mountains of the Swiss Alps Leah Wilde is about to gamble her life to bring a powerful man an offer. A promise. Leah has heard the dark stories about him and knows she is walking into the lion’s den. But her options are running out. Her rare lineage, kept secret for years, is under terrible threat. That is, unless Leah and her mother Hannah are prepared to join up with their once deadly enemies. Should the prey ever trust the predator? Written in the Blood is one of the few cases where the sequel is the best, hands […]

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Review: A Special Delivery by Clare Dowling

Posted November 4, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: A Special Delivery by Clare Dowling

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.A Special Delivery by Clare Dowling Published by Headline Review on October 23, 2014 Genres: Chick-lit, Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 400 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Every family has its ups and downs … Aisling Brady is miserable. So is her husband Mossy. The three kids are too. Yet nobody dares say a thing. Instead the Bradys keep their heads down and grimly look forward to another miserable Christmas in Dublin. What Aisling doesn’t know is that this year, they will get the most unexpected gift of all. One that will bring joy and heartbreak, hope and a string of sleepless nights. As their world is turned upside down, questions have to be asked. But are the Bradys ready to face the truth about themselves? And what each of them has done? I loved the family saga in A Special Delivery, as the Brady family battle to cope with the […]

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