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31 Dec

The Words in My Hand (Guinevere Glasfurd) – Book Review

  He adjusted the quill in my hand.  “Centre it, like this.  Oui, comme ça.” He was determined. “Like this, see.”  He turned the quill again. After a week, he said, “You have made progress.” I looked up from what I was doing and pulled a face. “You

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29 Dec

January Releases from Barbour & Revell

Have you got any of these on your TBR list? Releasing 1 January 2016 from Barbour Books:       My review Releasing 5 January 2016 from Revell Books:       My review                   My review                 Review to come Releasing 19 January 2016 from Revell

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29 Dec

Thin Ice (Irene Hannon) – Review

  So that was his auburn-haired mystery caller. From his seat at a corner table that offered a panoramic view of the eatery, Lance did a quick assessment as the woman claimed a table.  Early thirties. Slender. Five-five, five-six. Model-like cheekbones. Flawless complexion. Full lips.

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28 Dec

Step by Step (Candace Calvert) – Reveiw

Publisher’s Description: Three years after a tragic accident left her a widow, ER nurse Taylor Cabot is determined to move on, checking off one item after another on her survival list. Her relationship with a handsome plastic surgeon even gives her hope for the last point—“fall in love

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22 Dec

The Cairo Code (Glenn Meade) – Review

  Once, Harry Weaver had a photograph taken of the three of them together, standing among the tombs in the scorching desert at Sakkara, the Step pyramid as a backdrop, all of them tanned and smiling for the camera, Rachel between the men, her arms around their waists.  And though no

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22 Dec

My New Favourite Word

I came across this article today on The Huffington Post and fell in love at first sight: ultracrepidarian (adj) – noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise; (n) – an ultracrepidarian person. If that is not the

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21 Dec

Smile!

Smiles can be so expressive, can’t they?  When we interact with someone, reading their smile plays a significant role in the impression we form of them and the way we interpret what they are saying. For the writer, there are any number of adjectives that can be applied to smiles: wry,

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21 Dec

Interview with Thomas Locke, author of “Merchant of Alyss”

Merchant of Alyss, is the second book in Thomas Locke’s Legends of the Realm fantasy series, and will release on 5 January 2016.  You can read my review here.  Today, I have a little bio for you and a Q & A about Merchant of Alyss.  Don’t forget you can download the first

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