Eek I’m so excited to receive a copy of Business Casual the last book in the fabulous Lovelight Farms series. I still need to read the book before this but I’ve loved the first two books so I can’t wait to read the others soon. Each book is set in a different season and they are all hilarious, uplifting romances that are a pleasure to read.

Huge thanks to the lovely Chloe from Pan Macmillan for my copy of this book.

Out 18th July 2024.
Find out more about the book below .

What’s your favourite season?

Book Synopsis:

Business Casual is the hotly anticipated final book in the wholesome rom-com LOVELIGHT series by TikTok favourite author B. K. Borison, for fans of Elena Armas and Hannah Grace.

Charlie Milford is a betting man. As the top executive at the investment firm his dad almost ran into the ground, he has to know when to play it close to the chest and when to go all in. So, when Nova Porter proposes one night – no strings – to get their inconvenient attraction out of their systems, he does what he does best. He puts it all on the line.

Nova Porter has no explanation for her attraction to buttoned-up, boat-shoe-owning Charlie Milford. Maybe it’s his charm? Or maybe it’s his determination to help her fledgling business any way he can. Either way, she’s distracted and she needs to be focused. She’s about to expand her homegrown tattoo business and she doesn’t have time for frivolous flirtations.

Too bad her one-night solution doesn’t work out as planned. If anything, their explosive night together leaves her wanting more. And, with Charlie in town temporarily overseeing Lovelight Farms for his sister Stella, there’s no way to avoid him in the tiny neighbourhood of Inglewild. Add in a meddling small town, some close quarters and a mischievous duckling and all bets are off.

BUSINESS CASUAL is a standalone romance set in the wholesome town of Inglewild and is also the final book in the interconected LOVELIGHT series. Discover more Inglewild magic, in Lovelight Farms, In the Weeds and Mixed Signals, by ‘master of cozy romance’ B. K. Borison.

About The Author:

B.K. Borison is the author of cozy, contemporary romances featuring emotionally vulnerable characters and swoon-worthy settings. When she’s not daydreaming about fictional characters doing fictional things, she’s at home with her family, more than likely buying books she doesn’t have room for. LOVELIGHT FARMS was her debut novel.

Book Synopsis:

The BRAND NEW historical saga from AnneMarie Brear

A broken heart, a shameful secret…

Wakefield, Yorkshire 1871

Loretta Chambers has spent her life working at her father’s boatyard down at the docks. She’s tried hard to keep the business afloat, but with the railways taking trade away every day, Lorrie fears for the worst.

The arrival of handsome Italian, Matteo Falcone brings a brief glimmer of hope and a yearning inside Lorrie for another life, away from the filthy grime of the dockside. But despite her feelings for Matteo, she could never travel to Italy with him, and leave her father alone.

But one reckless, impetuous moment leaves Lorrie with a secret she will struggle to hide. And when tragedy strikes at the boatyard, Lorrie is left feeling more alone than ever before.

Always a dutiful daughter, Lorrie now carries a shame that could ruin her life forever…

My Review:

The Dock Girl’s Shame was a fast paced, engrossing read that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Firstly the author does a great job of setting the scene so that I felt completely transported back in time to the docks watching everyone as they work. I found it very interesting to learn more about what working on the docks entailed and the issues the workers face. The book is set at an interesting period in history when the railways were starting to take some of the work from the docks. I enjoyed learning more about this time and seeing how the docks had to adapt.

The main characters were fantastic creations who I enjoyed following throughout the book. The story focuses on Loretta who is the daughter of the Dock owner. I loved how strong and determination she was, working alongside the workers to get jobs completed. Her best friends Meg and Floss were also fun to read about with some of my favourite scenes being when they were all hanging out together. There were also some awful characters who I loved to hate and hoped would get their just deserts.

Overall I really enjoyed this book and can’t wait to read more in the future. The book had a great pace to it and there always seemed to be something happening to keep me reading. Even in the quieter moments I was just enjoying hanging out with the characters. I actually didn’t realise this was the second book in the series so I’ll definitely be going back to read the first book soon.

Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Boldwood for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

An award winning and Amazon UK best seller, Australian born AnneMarie Brear writes historical novels and modern romances and sometimes the odd short story, too. She has a love of old country houses, travelling, chocolate (except dark chocolate – not a fan), researching historical eras and looking for inspiration for her next book.

Good morning everyone and happy Wednesday! Why yes this is another post featuring my dried flower bouquet – can you tell I’m proud of it 🤣

There are so many beautiful colours in this flower arrangement that I had to do a Match Your Flowers Stack.

💜 Fruit Of The Dead by Rachel Lyon
💛The Perfect Golden Circle by Benjamin Myers
💜The Trade Off by Sadie Jones
🩷Monumenta by Laura Hayworth
💛Diva by Daisy Goodwin
🩷 Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán
💜 Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
💛 Malma Station by Alex Schulman
💜 Nuclear Family by Kate Davies
💜 Five Bad Deeds by Caz Frear
🩷Every Move You Make by C. L Taylor
💜 Small Hours by Bobby Palmer

All of these are tbr apart from The Perfect Golden Circle which I absolutely loved and Small Hours which I will be reviewing later today.

I seem to be in a bit of a reading slump ATM (maybe due to tiredness) and am struggling with choosing a new book to read.

What was your last five star read?

Good morning everyone today on Two For Tuesday I’m featuring two books by Faith Hogan. I love her books which are always uplifting, lovely reads so I can’t wait to read her new book The Bookshop Ladies soon.

Huge thanks to Sharon from @headofzeus for sending me a copy of this book and inviting me onto the blog tour.

The Bookshop Ladies is out 6th June 2024.

Do you have a favourite holiday place?

The Bookshop Ladies

Bestselling Irish writer, Faith Hogan, has created another gripping saga of friendship, betrayal and secrets in this story of a widow in search of answers to a shocking confession by her dying husband.

Joy Blackwood has no idea why her French art dealer husband has left a valuable painting to a woman called Robyn Tessier in Ballycove, a small town on the west coast of Ireland, but she is determined to find out. She arrives in Ballycove to find that Robyn runs a rather chaotic and unprofitable bookshop. She is shy, suffering from unrequited love for dashing Kian, and badly in need of advice on how to make the bookshop successful.

As Joy gets drawn into the dramas of everyday life in the town, she finds it more and more difficult to confess why she really came, let alone find the truth about the painting she brought with her. When she does finally summon up the courage, it sets the cat amongst the pigeons in the close-knit, friendly community she has come to love.

The Guest House By The Sea

People come to the guest house for fresh air and views across the Atlantic. But if they’re lucky, they might just leave with the second chance they didn’t know they needed…

Esme has run the guest house for as long as anyone in Ballycove can remember. But in her declining years, her sight is failing, and when she has a fall on the eve of the summer season, she is forced to take a back seat for the first time in her life.

From her chair in the entry hall, not much passes Esme by. There’s Cora, the wife visiting indefinitely… without her husband; Niamh, the city professional with a life-changing decision to make; and Phyllie, the grandmother whose family is slipping away from her.

Esme’s guests provide the colour that helps her keep her grip on the world. All of them have something they want to escape – or to hold on to. But can Esme help them find their way before the summer is over?

From bestselling Irish writer Faith Hogan comes a new, uplifting story about discovering love, friendship and the healing power of the Irish sea air. It will charm fans of Sheila O’Flanagan, Heidi Swain and Susanne O’Leary.

About The Author:

Faith Hogan is an award-winning, million copy best selling author. She is a USA Today Bestseller, Irish Times Top Ten and Kindle Number 1 Best Selling writer of nine contemporary fiction novels. Her books have featured as Book Club Favorites, Net Galley Hot Reads and Summer Must Reads. She writes grown up women’s fiction which is unashamedly uplifting, feel-good and inspiring.

Her new summer read The Guest House By The Sea is out now and it’s a great big welcome back to Ballycove for her readers.

She writes twisty contemporary crime fiction as Geraldine Hogan.

She lives in the west of Ireland with her family and a sausage-loving Labrador named Penny. She’s a writer, reader, enthusiastic dog walker and reluctant jogger – except of course when it is raining!

http://www.faithhogan.com

http://www.Facebook/FaithHogan.com

Twitter @gerhogan

Instagram @faithhoganauthor

Good morning everyone I’m a huge fan of this author and have absolutely loved his previous books so when I saw my fellow book friends showing off this special edition I knew I had to get it. This book not only sounds amazing but I absolutely love the special spredges of this edition!

Thanks to everyone for making me aware of this book!

What was the last book a book friend made you buy?

Book Synopsis:

HE TRUSTS HIS LAWYER WITH HIS LIFE . . . HE SHOULDN’T
 
Wade Darling stands accused of killing his wife and teenage children as they slept and burning their house to the ground. 
 
When the case lands on barrister Neve Harper’s desk, she knows it could make her career. 

A matter of days before the case, as Neve is travelling home for the night, she is approached by a man. He tells her she must throw the case or the secret about her husband’s disappearance will be revealed. Failing that, he will kill everyone she cares about, until she does as she is told.
 
Neve must make a choice – go against every principle she has ever had, or the people she loves will die.

For fans of Steve Cavanagh, Linwood Barclay and Gillian McAllister, this is the latest novel from the master of the moral dilemma, Jack Jordan.

About The Author:

Jack Jordan is the global number one bestselling author of Anything for Her (2015), My Girl (2016), A Woman Scorned (2018), Before Her Eyes (2018) and Night by Night (2019).

His latest thriller, Do No Harm, was an instant Times bestseller and shortlisted for the Most Recommended Book in the DeadGood Reader Awards. Coined the thriller of the summer for 2022, it was described as “relentlessly tense” by Sunday Times Bestseller Lesley Kara, and “Chilling and perfectly paced” by New York Times Bestseller Sarah Pearse.

To find out more about Jack, enter numerous annual giveaways to win signed copies of his books, and be the first to hear of new book releases and news, follow him here:

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Good evening everyone, I hope you’re having a good Sunday. I was lucky enough to get a copy of this fantastic sounding book this week. I’ve loved Ruth’s previous books so I’m very excited to read this one soon.

Huge thanks to our lovely Faber rep Mel for sending a copy of this book to the bookshop.

Out 27th June 2024

Book Synopsis:

When it’s time to face the music, all we can do is dance…

Recently widowed Venetia Hamilton Hargreaves is left with a huge house, a bank balance to match and an uneasy feeling that she’s been sleepwalking through the last fifty years. Determined to live fully again, she embraces life with an enthusiasm and purpose she’d forgotten she could muster.

Buying the dilapidated Phoenix Ballroom and with it a drop-in centre and spiritualist church could be seen as reckless, but Venetia’s generosity, courage and kindness provide a refuge for a touching cast of damaged and lonely people who find their chosen family. As their stories intertwine, long buried secrets are revealed, missed opportunities seized and lives are renewed as the Phoenix lives up to its name.

The Phoenix Ballroom is a story of hope and second chances across the generations.

About The Author:

I was brought up in a house full of books, and grew up with an unsurprising passion for reading and writing. I also loved (and still do) dogs and ponies, seaside piers (particularly the Palace Pier in Brighton) snow globes and cemeteries. And potatoes. So of course, I was going to be a vet, show jumper, or gravedigger. Or potato farmer.

Or maybe a writer…I studied English and Drama at Goldsmiths College, University of London where I hennaed my hair, wore dungarees, had aspirations to be the fourth member of Bananarama and generally had an amazing time. And then I got a proper job. For ten years I had a successful if uninspiring career in local government before a car accident left me unable to work full-time and was the kick up the butt I needed to start writing seriously.It was all going well, but then in 2012 I got cancer, which was very inconvenient but precipitated an exciting hair journey from bald to a peroxide blonde Annie Lennox crop. When chemo kept me up all night I passed the time writing and the eventual result was THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS, my bestselling debut novel, which was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick.

Since then I have had two further novels published, THE WISDOM OF SALLY RED SHOES and QUEENIE MALONE’S PARADISE HOTEL and for my fourth, MADAME BUROVA, I learnt to read Tarot cards and developed a hankering for a traditional vardo and pony.I live in a chaotic Victorian house with an assortment of rescue dogs and my long-suffering husband. I am a magpie; always collecting treasures (or ‘junk’ depending on your point of view), a huge John Betjeman fan and I would very much like a full-size galloping horses carousel in my back garden.

As a full-time author I am living the dream, and I’m so grateful to all my readers for making that possible. I love hearing from you, so please feel free to drop me a line on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.

Good morning everyone and happy Saturday. I thought I’d share a currently reading stack as I’ve somehow managed to have five books on the go at once.

❤️Small Hours by Bobby Palmer
💛The Night In Question by Susan Fletcher
💚The Whisperwicks by Jordan Lee
💙The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter
💜The Book Of Doors by Gareth Brown

I think I’ve misplaced my book a couple of times and started a new one or the other book looks so good that I’ve had to start it! I’m reading The Whisperwicks with my eldest at bedtime which I’m enjoying as it’s nice to have that time together and as he’s starting high school in September won’t happen for much longer sadly.

I had a busy day yesterday as I travelled to London for The Night In Question Event which was really fun. Not Only did I get to make a dried flower arrangement with the help of The Happy Blossom company but I also got to meet the lovely Susan Fletcher and some lovely blogger friends. I’m very proud of the flower arrangement I made so you’ll be seeing it on lots of future posts!

My youngest two go to clubs with their dad this morning so I’m going to do some reading. We’re then watching the Taylor Swift concert as my daughter’s been wanting to watch it for ages and then we’re off to my mum’s for food tonight.

What are you currently reading?

Good morning everyone and happy Friday. Inspired by the lovely Mel I thought I’d share 4 fantasy books I’ve been lucky enough to receive recently and can’t wait to read!

I’m a huge Fantasy fan and I’ve been hearing lots of great things about these so I’m so I’ll definitely be reading them soon.

Huge thanks to Tor and Pan Macmillan for sending these to me!

Do you read Fantasy books? What book are you most looking forward to this year?

Daughter Of Calamity by Rosalie M Lin

Daughter of Calamity is an irresistibly dark and atmospheric reimagining of 1930s Shanghai filled with glamour, gods and gangsters – perfect for fans of S. A. Chakraborty and Fonda Lee.

In Shanghai, danger wears many faces . . .

1932, Shanghai. By day, Jingwen delivers bones for her grandmother, the exclusive surgeon to the most formidable gang in the city. By night, she dances at the Paramount, a lavish cabaret club, competing ruthlessly to charm the wealthy patrons.

When mysterious attackers starts stealing dancers’ faces for the powerful elite, Jingwen fears she could be next. To protect herself and her fellow performers, Jingwen has no choice but to delve deeper into the city’s glittering underworld.

But in this treacherous realm of cutthroat businessmen, silver-limbed gangs and vengeful gods, Jingwen soon learns there are far more dangerous forces at play than she could have ever imagined . . .

Out 18th June 2024

Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

A heart-warming, sapphic journey brimming with jeopardy, magic and a love of tea – for fans of Travis Baldree’s Legends & Lattes and TJ Klune.

Two women wanted to open a cosy bookshop. They discovered a world of adventure.

Reyna and Kianthe dream of opening a friendly book shop together, serving the very best tea and cakes. Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, firelight drifting between the rafters – all complemented by love and good company. But Reyna is an elite bodyguard to a vengeful queen, and Kianthe is the most powerful mage in existence. Leaving their lives behind seems . . . impossible. Yet they flee to Tawney, a town nestled in the icy peaks of dragon country. There, they open the bookstore they’d always wanted.

What follows is a tale of mishaps, mysteries, dragons, and a murderous queen throwing the realm’s biggest temper tantrum. Through it, these two women will discover what they mean to each other – and their world.

A Tempest Of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

From Hafsah Faizal, New York Times-bestselling author of We Hunt the Flame, comes A Tempest of Tea – an intoxicating brew of vampires, secrets and romance, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows.

‘A riveting page-turner, A Tempest of Tea is brewed to perfection’ – Rebecca Ross, bestselling author of Divine Rivals

‘Slinky and witty and clever’ – Holly Black, bestselling author of The Folk of the Air series

On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a criminal mastermind and collector of secrets. Her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse by dark, catering to the vampires feared by society. But when her establishment is threatened, Arthie is forced to strike an unlikely deal with an alluring adversary to save it – and she can’t do the job alone.

Calling on some of the city’s most skilled outcasts, Arthie hatches a plan to infiltrate the dark and glittering vampire society known as the Athereum. But not everyone in her ragtag crew is on her side, and as the truth behind the heist unfolds, Arthie finds herself in the midst of a conspiracy that will threaten the world as she knows it.

Dark, action-packed, and swoonworthy, this is Hafsah Faizal better than ever.

Running Close To The Wind by Alexandra Rowland

From the author of A Taste of Gold and Iron – Our Flag Means Death meets Six of Crows in this queer pirate adventure as a merry band of misfits attempt to get away with treason on the high seas.

Avra Helvaçi, former field agent of the Arashti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen the single most expensive secret in the world – and the only place to flee with a secret that big is the open sea.

To find a buyer with deep enough pockets, Avra must work with his on-again, off-again ex, the pirate Captain Teveri az-Haffar. Together, they will have to risk journeying to the isolated pirate republic of the Isles of Lost Souls. The only things in their way? A calculating new Arashti ambassador to the Isles; Brother Julian, a beautiful, mysterious new member of the crew with secrets of his own; and the fact that they’re sailing straight into sea serpent breeding season and almost certain doom.

But if they can find a way to survive and sell the secret on the black market, they’ll all be as wealthy as kings – and, more importantly, they’ll be legends . . .

*Squeal* so excited to receive a copy of this beautiful book Love Is A Curse by Keith Stuart. I’ve been a huge fan of his previous books so I can’t wait to read more from him. My picture doesn’t do it justice but the cover has lots of gold foiling and is absolutely gorgeous!

Huge thanks to Laura from Little Brown for sending.

Out 25th April 2024.

Is this one on your radar?

Book Synopsis:

A single sentence was all it took to define Cammy’s life. They came as her beloved artist aunt was dying, a teenage Cammy standing by her bedside: ‘Did your mother ever tell you about the curse?’Cammy is warned that the women in her family are destined always to lose the one they love. She thinks nothing of it – until the day when, in her late twenties, her new boyfriend is hit by a car. Convinced she is to blame, Cammy begins to investigate the one-hundred-and-fifty-year story of a family that is both ordinary and remarkable, tragic and beautiful.But is the curse real, or is there an answer lurking in the letters, diaries and paintings of generations of women whose hearts were broken?

About The Author:

Keith Stuart is an author and journalist. His heartwarming debut novel, A Boy Made of Blocks, was a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and a major bestseller. His third novel, The Frequency of Us, was a BBC2 Between the Covers pick and Radio 4 Book at Bedtime. Keith has written for publications including Empire, Red and Esquire, and is the former games editor of the Guardian. He lives with his wife and two sons in Frome, Somerset. TWITTER: @keefstuart INSTAGRAM: keef.stuart TIKTOK: @Keefstuart

Good evening everyone. I was lucky enough to receive a copy of the fabulous sounding Bright I Burn by Molly Aitken this week. I love a witchy book and learning about a new period of history so this book instantly appealed to me.

Huge thanks to the lovely Mel from @faberbooks for visiting Rossiters and leaving this lovely proof for us. I can’t wait to read it soon.

Out 6th June 2024
Find out more about the book below.

Book Synopsis:

In thirteenth-century Ireland, a woman with power is a woman to be feared.

When a young Alice Kyteler sees her mother wither under the constraints of family responsibilities, she vows that she will not suffer the same fate. When she discovers she has a flair for making money, she soon builds a flourishing trade. But as her wealth and stature grow, so too do the rumours about her private life. By the time she has moved on to her fourth husband, a blaze of local gossip and resentment culminates in an accusation that could prove fatal.

Inspired by the first recorded person in Ireland to have been condemned as a witch, Bright I Burn gives voice to a woman lost to history, who dared to carve her own space in a man’s world.

About The Author:

Molly Aitken was born in Scotland in 1991 and brought up in Ireland. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa where she won the Janklow and Nesbit Prize.

The Island Child is her first novel.

Follow Molly on twitter at MollyAitken1 and Instagram molly.aitken