Scared to Death is the first in a series of Crime Fiction novels written by Rachel Amphlett. Due for release on 6th December and published by Saxon Publishing, I was lucky to get an advance copy from the author. I joined Rachel on her blogtour (Dec 3rd), where she wrote a wonderful post on her ‘Road to Publication‘.…
DetailsToday I am writing about three under-celebrated women that have featured in books I have read in recent times. Women are very often portrayed as the victim in books and while these women had their difficulties, they fought against the norm as they strove to live their lives their way. There are so many books in the…
DetailsToday I am absolutely thrilled to be on the tour bus with Cherly Rees-Price and her second novel in the DI Winter Meadows Series, Frozen Minds. Published by Accent Press in October 2016, Frozen Minds is a novel based around a murder in a residential care home, Bethesda House. DI Meadows is called in to solve…
Details‘Sometimes it’s better not to know’ What Alice Knew is unbelievably a debut novel by T.A Cotterell. Published by Black Swan, a Transworld/Penguin Random House imprint, What Alice Knew is available in ebook format from Dec 1st 2016 and will be available in paperback next Spring (20th April 2017). I was so so lucky to…
Details‘Where every word’s a lie A picture is worth a thousand’ The Girl Behind The Lens is a new release from Irish Writer Tanya Farrelly, published by Killer Reads (Harper Collins). The ebook was released on 28th October and paperback is due for release in December (2016). I received my copy via NetGalley after a request…
DetailsA deeply unsettling psychological thriller for fans of Sophie Hannah, Sarah Hilary and Nicci French… Silent is the Forest is a newly translated novel published in ebook format by Manilla in September 2016. Manilla is the joint initiative of Bonnier Zaffre, an imprint of Bonnier Publishing in the UK, and Ullstein Verlag in Germany. Written…
DetailsJessikah Hope Stenson is a young writer not afraid to take risks. Having previously released a book of short stories A Single Drop of Perfect , Jessikah is now embarking on a new and very exciting venture with a Psychological Thriller Trace This Scar, due for release by Excalibur Press November 24th. I am delighted to…
Details‘Only one woman can save her world from barbarian invasion but to do so will mean sacrificing everything she holds dear – love, loyalty and maybe life itself . . .’ – The Shogun’s Queen The Shogun’s Queen from Lesley Downer is a very special book. Published by Bantam Press November 2016, I was honoured…
DetailsThe Ten Trickiest Thinks about being an Author ~ a Guest Post by Jo Platt
DetailsNow unless you have been hiding under a rock, you will know that the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards were held at the Hilton Double Tree Hotel in Dublin last Wednesday Night (16th November) I was nervous but also very excited to have been invited by writing.ie. I set up Swirl and Thread last March with no…
Details