It is with great pleasure that I hand my blog over to my guest, author Steven Thompson. Steven writes non-fiction and fiction books on a wide range of subjects and today he shares a little of his inspiration for writing and an extract from Brutal, his latest thriller just released in June 2019. I hope…
Undercliff is the debut novel from Mark Brend. Published on 30th May with Hornet Books, I am delighted to join the blog tour with Love Books Group today bringing you all a guest post from Mark Brend, entitled ‘A Sense of Place’…….and a map!! I do hope you enjoy…. [ Undercliff – About the Book…
In 2016, environmental health officer, Robert Crouch, hung up his probe thermometer and turned to murder. He combined his extensive experience of environmental health with his love of the classic whodunit to create Kent Fisher, a sleuth unique in crime literature, an environmental health officer with more baggage than an airport carousel. It started when…
Audible recently released Crossing Over, a new novel by celebrated writer, Ann Morgan, on 29 March, exclusively in audio. From the bestselling author of Beside Myself, Crossing Over is an emotive and powerful story of an unlikely friendship between an elderly woman losing herself to dementia and an illegal immigrant suffering from PTSD. It is narrated…
WHOSE DEADLY SECRET HAS TAKEN CENTRE STAGE? Today I hand over my blog to Samantha Goodwin, author of debut novel Murder at Macbeth. Due for publication on 17th May, it is described as ‘a hugely gripping police procedural full of unpredictable twists and suspense’ Murder at Macbeth was longlisted for the international Flash 500 Novel…
Today I join Tracey Iceton on tour with White Leaves of Peace, the final part of the explosive Celtic Colours Trilogy, just released with Cinnamon Press. Set in Northern Ireland both around the time of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement and June of 2016 just after the Brexit referendum, we follow Cian Duffy as he confronts…
The architecture, the history, the ever-present air of romance, not to mention the food, never fails to thrill and enthrall me. Paris is entirely to blame/credit for Postcard From Paris. [ Holly writes ….. ] My name is Holly Willow and I’m a writer… that sounds like a confession, doesn’t it? First things first: Mairead,…
Today I welcome NY Times Best Selling author Tosca Lee to Swirl and Thread. Tosca Lee has just released her latest dystopian novel, The Line Between, with Howard Books. It is described as ‘a frighteningly believable thriller in which an extinct disease re-emerges from the melting Alaskan permafrost to cause madness in its victims..an apocalyptic race…
Syrian Brides is described as ‘a delightful collection of short stories offering insight into the lives of Syrian women, both the married and the brides-to-be.’ Written by Anna Halabi, it was published in November 2018. Anna joins me today with a few words about her writing and her book. “I based most of the characters…
‘For me, pilgrimage can be a journey of self-discovery’ Pilgrim is the debut novel from Irish writer Louise Hall. Published in September 2018 with Mercier Press, it tells the story ‘about a man who feels he has nothing to live for, and a daughter who is determined to prove him wrong.’ The story is set…