Maria’s life runs like clockwork, her week structured to get chores done. Her favourite day is Thursday when she meets Albie in a cafe. But one week he doesn’t appear and she discovers the sad truth that he has died. Maria is utterly bereft and loses her sense of purpose. She is astonished […]
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A Christmas Wish and a Cranberry Kiss at the Cosy Kettle, by Liz Eeles
Becca runs The Cosy Kettle cafe and shares a house with her best friend Zac. She is crippled by a lack of self confidence so writes a list of wishes which she believes will make her happier in time for Christmas. The festive period provides the opportunity for the plot: Becca’s love interest […]
Break the Silence, by D.K. Hood
TRIGGER WARNING: this book deals with rape and suicide, please do not read on if this may affect you Alton and Kane arrive back from a break to a suspected suicide of a college student. Her autopsy reveals she was drugged and gang raped prior to her death. Did Chrissie kill herself due to […]
The Other Daughter, by Shalini Boland
The Other Daughter begins with the abduction of a toddler. Horrific for any parent to endure or even imagine. Years later, Rachel has accepted that her daughter is probably dead. But then a new family arrive in the local area and she is instantly convinced that their eldest daughter Bella is actually her […]
The Empty Nest, by Sue Watson
Kat has an incredibly close relationship with her daughter Amy who has now gone to university but still phones and texts every day. One weekend Amy is due to come home but fails to arrive or make any contact at all. Kat becomes frantic but everyone else thinks she is overreacting. What secrets is […]