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Releasing more than just a new book

I think I held my breath for two full days, that's 48 hours, while I waited for Amazon's algorithms to decide if my book was print worthy...

The Wistful and the Good by G. M. Baker - review

“Not a child.” Elswyth certainly isn’t any more, as she sits on the clifftops of Twyford, dreaming of adventure, travel and the...

Never Coming Home by Hannah Mary McKinnon

With every novel Hannah Mary McKinnon turns out, her story telling gets better and better. It is what we expect, I suppose, so it...

Can you say no to shopping in a bookstore?

Here's the thing you should know about bibliophiles, if you don't already. We love books. We are obsessed with books, reading, writing,...

Book Review - The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley

Book Review: I listened to this on Audible while I was crocheting. Even better than TV! Of the five Susanna Kearsley books I've read so...

What should I read next?

As a Developmental Editor, a member of 2 critique groups, a beta reader, a story competition judge, previously the owner of a book store,...

Meet Me in Monaco - Book Review

Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb, reviewed by Dale Rutherford William Morrow, 2019. Available from Chapters (here) or...

A Noise Downstairs - Linwood Barclay

I have read several books by Linwood Barclay in the past and thoroughly enjoyed them. This one, not so much. It was all I could do to...