Review by Verity Wilde Anna Snow grew up in an orphanage in Bath, where she’s now a teacher. One day a letter arrives summoning her to London, where she discovers that she’s the daughter of the recently deceased Earl of Riverdale and has inherited his fortune. Avery Archer is the Duke of Netherby and guardian to Anna’s half-brother. Known for being aloof and distant, Avery … [Read more...] about Review – Someone to Love by Mary Balogh
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Review – Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer
Reviewed by Jennifer Joyce In Burma, charity worker Leila Majnoun is struggling to make a difference in the country when she witnesses an event she wasn’t supposed to see. In Portland, Oregon Leo Crane is having a bad day. Turning up late for work at his job at a pre-school after falling off his bike en route, Leo is fired and his life begins to spiral out of control. His … [Read more...] about Review – Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer
Review – Glorious Angels by Justina Robson
Reviewed by Jennifer Joyce Tralane Hutingore is an engineer in the city of Glimshard. It is Tralane’s task to source and analyse old abandoned scraps of technology to gain knowledge that has been lost over the years. The city is under threat from the Karoo, an alien species that they are at war with and the whole Empire is at risk. When the novel begins, we meet Zharazin … [Read more...] about Review – Glorious Angels by Justina Robson
Review – The Murder Bag by Tony Parsons
Reviewed by Susan Lobban Exclusive private school, Potter’s Field, is where lifelong friendships are created. For one particular group of friends they are keen to forget this time of their life. They have a dark secret, which 20 years later is beginning to catch up with them. Detective Max Wolfe is a hero, who acts on his instincts. So when a businessman is murdered he is sure … [Read more...] about Review – The Murder Bag by Tony Parsons
Review – Your Beautiful Lies by Louise Douglas
Reviewed by Susan Lobban It’s 1987 and the villagers of a South Yorkshire town are caught up in the middle of miners' strikes. Annie Howarth’s father and brother are amongst those affected but she is preoccupied with the fact that her ex-boyfriend is back in town. Tom Greenaway was the love of Annie’s life until he was convicted of manslaughter and she turned her back on … [Read more...] about Review – Your Beautiful Lies by Louise Douglas