I know what Russia looks like. Or at least in two-dimensional form. All I need to do is switch on my computer and images of this vast country will fill my screen. What I want to know, though, is what does Russia smell like? When you walk past a café what scents do you pick up? And, the biggest question for me, what does it taste like? That’s … [Read more...] about Feasting on Fiction – Pryaniki from Mother Tongue by Julie Mayhew
Helen Redfern
Five Spooky Books for Halloween
If you don't fancy stepping out into the cold for trick and treating tonight why not light a fire and snuggle down with a ghost story or two? Or maybe you'd prefer a traditional whodunit based around a Halloween party? Just, don't turn out the lights... 1. The Good Sisters by Helen Phifer - It's 1931 and Mother Superior Agnes has offered safety to a … [Read more...] about Five Spooky Books for Halloween
Letter from the Editor
Hello, hello, hello! Novelicious is BACK. Ready to share all our book-nerding geekery once more. I'm Helen, the new editor of Novelicious. Welcome to my writing room! Come in, take a pew, pick up a few books. I even have cake. Let me tell you all about our plans for the next few months and beyond. It is chock-a-block; the stuff of bookish dreams. For … [Read more...] about Letter from the Editor
Feasting on Romantic Comedy – Orange Shortbread from Conditional Love by Cathy Bramley
By Helen Redfern What if you were in a dead-end job, with a mean boss and your boyfriend dumps you on Valentine's morning then, then! you found yourself on the receiving end of an inheritance from a relative you'd never met. A rather generous inheritance. This inheritance would enable you to follow your dream. A dream that has been pushed aside for far too … [Read more...] about Feasting on Romantic Comedy – Orange Shortbread from Conditional Love by Cathy Bramley
Feasting on Romantic Comedy – Prosecco from Tinsel & Terriers by Cressida McLaughlin
Hurrah! The fourth and last novella is finally out to conclude this gorgeous romance series, based around Primrose Terrace, by Cressida McLaughlin, a colleague of ours here at Novelicious HQ. To say we are proud of her is an understatement. And I have to say I've thoroughly enjoyed it. I really have. First we had Wellies and Westies which was Part 1, then … [Read more...] about Feasting on Romantic Comedy – Prosecco from Tinsel & Terriers by Cressida McLaughlin