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Blog Tour – Healing Hearts at the Forever Cottage by Jill Steeples @jillesteeples @rararesources @BoldwoodBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #boldwoodbloggers #RespectRomFic #BookSky #BookThreads #HealingHea... This is the second instalment in the new series from Jill Steeples, and it’s a lovely follow-up. I thoroughly enjoyed the first one: The Forever Cottage (Link to my review), so it was a treat to re…

Blog Tour - Healing Hearts at the Forever Cottage by Jill Steeples @jillesteeples @rararesources @BoldwoodBooks #BookReview #BlogTour #boldwoodbloggers #RespectRomFic #BookSky #BookThreads #HealingHeartsAtTheForeverCottage bookescapes.home.blog/2026/02/17/b... from @bookescapesblog.bsky.social

Top Ten Tuesday – 17/02/26 – Books for Armchair Travellers #BookList #TopTenTuesday #TuesdayBookBlog #BookSky #SecretLibraryBookBlog Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to…

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#BookReview: The Exes by Leodora Darlington @michaeljbooks.bsky.social #TheExes #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles “Natalie chose James carefully, because he’s different from all the men she’d loved before. Calm. Competent. Kind. And there are three very good reasons she needs to be so careful…

#BookReview: The Exes by Leodora Darlington @michaeljbooks.bsky.social #TheExes #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2026/02/17/b... from @damppebbles.bsky.social

#TopTenTuesday | 17th February 2026: Books for Armchair Travellers #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles Hello and a very warm welcome to damppebbles. It’s Tuesday which means it’s time for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday post. I’ve decided to take part in That Artsy Reader Girl&#8…

#TopTenTuesday | 17th February 2026: Books for Armchair Travellers #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2026/02/17/t... from @damppebbles.bsky.social

Adrift by Will Dean  @willrdean @HodderBooks  Source: Audiobook review copyPublication: 19 February 2025Listening time: 9 hours 21 minutesASIN: B0FDQY8F32 My thanks to Hodder & Stoughton for an advance copy for review Three of them adrift on the narrowboat. Mother, son, and wickedness. Peggy Jenkins and her teenage son, Samson, live on a remote stretch of canal in the Midlands. She is a writer and he is a schoolboy.

Adrift by Will Dean  @willrdean @HodderBooks 

Source: Audiobook review copyPublication: 19 February 2025Listening time: 9 hours 21 minutesASIN: B0FDQY8F32 My thanks to Hodder & Stoughton for an advance copy for review Three of them adrift on the narrowboat. Mother, son, and wickedness. Peggy…

The Silent Resistance - Anna Normann | Blog Tour Extract | #TheSilentResistance | #WW2 | @NatalieNormann1 @AllisonandBusby @rararesources - My Reading Corner Occupied Norway, 1944. While the war rages on, Anni is surviving as best she can, contributing to the resistance whenever possible and standing firm without her sailor husband Lars, who she hasn’t hea...

The Silent Resistance - Anna Normann | Blog Tour Extract | #TheSilentResistance | #WW2 | @NatalieNormann1 @AllisonandBusby @rararesources www.myreadingcorner.co.uk/2026/02/the-... from @karendennise.bsky.social

Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra Today I am sharing my review of the brand new thriller from Tracy Sierra, Warning Signs. My thanks to publisher Viking for the advance copy for review via Netgalley. Here’s what the book is a…

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Belsay (The DCI Ryan Mysteries Book 23) by LJ Ross @LJRossAuthor Book Description: Christmas can be deadly…After a long year of crime-fighting, DCI Ryan and his team are looking forward to a peaceful Christmas filled with festive treats – including the occasiona…

Belsay (The DCI Ryan Mysteries Book 23) by LJ Ross @LJRossAuthor bytheletterbookreviews.com/2026/02/16/b... from @sarahsbookishlife.bsky.social

30 Day Book Challenge – Day 16 – An award winning book #30DayBookChallenge #BookRecommendations I saw this challenge on Nicki’s blog (Secret Library Book Blog) back in November last year. I enjoyed thinking about how I’d answer each of the prompts so I thought I’d give i…

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Blog Tour – Escape To Seahaven Bay by Nicola May @nicolamay1 @rararesources @stormbooks_uk #RespectRomFic #BookReview #BookBlogger #BlogTour #BookSky #BookThreads #New Series #PublicationDay #Giveaway... I have adored Nicola’s writing since I first read the Cockleberry Bay series. That was long before I started my blog, so I was thrilled when her Ferry Lane Market series was launched. Last year, th…

Blog Tour - Escape To Seahaven Bay by Nicola May @nicolamay1 @rararesources @stormbooks_uk #RespectRomFic #BookReview #BookBlogger #BlogTour #BookSky #BookThreads #New Series #PublicationDay #Giveaway #EscapeToSeahavenBay bookescapes.home.blog/2026/02/16/b...

What Really Happened To Me? by Ellie Barker My enormous thanks to Emma and/or Katie at EDPR for sending me a copy of What Really Happened To Me? by Ellie Barker. It’s my pleasure to share my review of What Really Happened To Me? today. Publi…

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Forbidden Waters (Cam Killick Norfolk Mysteries #2)  by Rob Parker @robparkerauthor @BloomsburyRaven Source: Review copyPublication: 15 January from Raven BooksPP: 368ISBN-13:978-1526683694 My thanks to Bloomsbury Publishing for an advance copy for review It starts with the knife. Found at the bottom of a hidden lake in the Norfolk Broads, covered in blood and heart tissue so fresh the water hasn't yet washed it all away. What salvage diver Cam Killick has found is a murder weapon from a very recent crime – but how do you solve a murder without a body?

Forbidden Waters (Cam Killick Norfolk Mysteries #2)  by Rob Parker @robparkerauthor @BloomsburyRaven

Source: Review copyPublication: 15 January from Raven BooksPP: 368ISBN-13:978-1526683694 My thanks to Bloomsbury Publishing for an advance copy for review It starts with the knife. Found at the…

Granite Noir X 2026 at The Lemon Tree Tuesday 17 to Sunday 22 February 2026 @GraniteNoirFest @APArachel Granite Noir kicks off its tenth birthday programme this week with a brilliant line-up of fabulous authors. Today, I want to highlight some of those who will be appearing at my favourite venue, The Lemon Tree. I love the Lemon Tree because it’s where I find some of the most interesting authors in the programme, and because the venue itself is warm and welcoming, with a bar, food to purchase and a great café atmosphere.

Granite Noir X 2026 at The Lemon Tree Tuesday 17 to Sunday 22 February 2026 @GraniteNoirFest @APArachel

Granite Noir kicks off its tenth birthday programme this week with a brilliant line-up of fabulous authors. Today, I want to highlight some of those who will be appearing at my favourite venue,…

Catherine: A Retelling of Wuthering Heights by Essie Fox @EssieFox @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours Source: Review copyPublication day :12 February 2026 from Orenda BooksPP: 296ISBN-13:978-1917764421 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review With a nature as wild as the moors she loves to roam, Catherine Earnshaw grows up alongside Heathcliff, a foundling her father rescued from the streets of Liverpool. Their fierce, untamed bond deepens as they grow – until Mr Earnshaw’s death leaves Hindley, Catherine’s brutal brother, in control and Heathcliff reduced to servitude.

Catherine: A Retelling of Wuthering Heights by Essie Fox @EssieFox @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours

Source: Review copyPublication day :12 February 2026 from Orenda BooksPP: 296ISBN-13:978-1917764421 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review With a nature as wild as the moors she loves to…

Liar Thief by May Rinaldi @mayrinaldi56 @BlackSpringC @randomttours Source: Review copyPublication: 2 December 2025 from Black Spring CrimePP: 420ISBN-13: 978-1917788205 Two childhood friends: one ‘killer ’, one cop. Ginnie says she is a serial killer who kills people who have wronged her. No one believes her. Author Fiona Taylor is writing Ginnie’s memoir, The Killer Inside, trying to understand why Ginnie should still insist that she’s a killer.

Liar Thief by May Rinaldi @mayrinaldi56 @BlackSpringC @randomttours

Source: Review copyPublication: 2 December 2025 from Black Spring CrimePP: 420ISBN-13: 978-1917788205 Two childhood friends: one ‘killer ’, one cop. Ginnie says she is a serial killer who kills people who have wronged her. No one…

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The Cut Up (Rilke #3) by Louse Welsh  @louisewelsh00 @CanongateBooks @NormanTweets @RandomTTours Source: Review copyPublication: 29 January 2026 from Canongate BooksPP: 320ISBN-13:978-1838859862 It's hard to be good when living is expensive. And times are tough on the streets these days. Luckily for Rilke at Bowery Auctions the demand for no-questions-asked cash is at an all-time high, and business is booming. When Rilke hears his old acquaintance Les is fresh out of prison, his inclination is to stay well out of his way.

The Cut Up (Rilke #3) by Louse Welsh  @louisewelsh00 @CanongateBooks @NormanTweets @RandomTTours

Source: Review copyPublication: 29 January 2026 from Canongate BooksPP: 320ISBN-13:978-1838859862 It's hard to be good when living is expensive. And times are tough on the streets these days. Luckily…

The Edge of Darkness by Vaseem Khan @VaseemKhanUK @HodderBooks Source: Review copyPublication: 22 January 2026 from Hodder and StoughtonPP: 336ISBN-13: 978-1399747851 My thanks to Hodder Books for an advance copy for review India, 1951. After wilfully ignoring orders, Persis Wadia, India's first female police detective, is exiled from Bombay to the wild and mountainous Naga Hills District. As India's first post-Independence election looms, and tensions rise across the country, Persis finds herself banished to the Hotel Victoria, a crumbling colonial-era relic, her career in tatters.

The Edge of Darkness by Vaseem Khan @VaseemKhanUK @HodderBooks

Source: Review copyPublication: 22 January 2026 from Hodder and StoughtonPP: 336ISBN-13: 978-1399747851 My thanks to Hodder Books for an advance copy for review India, 1951. After wilfully ignoring orders, Persis Wadia, India's first…

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There’s always Tuesday, Wesds, Thursday..,,🤣

Granite Noir X 2026 Tuesday 17 to Sunday 22 February 2026 @GraniteNoirFest @APArachel Next month, Aberdeen celebrates a special milestone. It’s the 10th Anniversary of Granite Noir, Aberdeen’s crime writing festival, and I’m pleased to say it’s bigger and better than ever before! Marking a decade of darkness in the Silver City. Granite Noir X will celebrate ten years of thrilling mysteries, chilling tales and unforgettable encounters with some of the world’s finest crime writers including Denise Mina, Val McDermid, Ann Cleeves, Shari Lapena, and so many more.

Granite Noir X 2026 Tuesday 17 to Sunday 22 February 2026 @GraniteNoirFest @APArachel

Next month, Aberdeen celebrates a special milestone. It’s the 10th Anniversary of Granite Noir, Aberdeen’s crime writing festival, and I’m pleased to say it’s bigger and better than ever before! Marking a decade…

Joanne - Portobello Book Blog (@portybelle.bsky.social) Scottish #bookblogger, chatting about the #books I've loved. Nature watcher, keen cook, always on the go and love living by the sea! www.portobellobookblog.com

#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Apple Gidley #author of Annie’s Day | #historicalfiction | @expatapple @VineLeavesPress
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Vivian Dies Again by C.E. Hulse I’m not entirely sure whether I owe thanks to Robert or Sophie at Viper for sending me a surprise copy of Vivian Dies Again by C.E. Hulse, but either way, I’m very grateful. It’s my pleasure to sha…

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#BookReview – The Sister Switch by Charlotte Butterfield #TheSisterSwitch

Synopsis: "Two sisters. One Bet. And a lifetime of secrets uncovered...Morning TV's favourite twin sisters, Alice and Edie, may share the… from @nickimags.bsky.social

Today on the blog I am sharing my review of Into The Dark, book two in the Arctic Mysteries series by Ørjan Karlsson, translated by ian Giles

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#ThePayoutGame by Robert Craven
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Gambling, high-stakes and murder all combine in this exciting storyline

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Into The Dark by Orjan Karlsson translated by Ian Giles (The Arctic Mysteries #2) @orjankarlsson @ioagiles @orendabooks @RandomTTours Source: Review copyPublication: 15 January 2026 from Orenda BooksPP: 373ISBN-13: 978-1917764056 In Norway's far north, something unspeakable is surfacing… When a mutilated body rises from the icy waters off the jetty in Kjerringøy, it shocks the quiet coastal village – and stirs something darker beneath. Not long after, a young woman is found dead in a drab Bodø apartment.

Into The Dark by Orjan Karlsson translated by Ian Giles (The Arctic Mysteries #2) @orjankarlsson @ioagiles @orendabooks @RandomTTours

Source: Review copyPublication: 15 January 2026 from Orenda BooksPP: 373ISBN-13: 978-1917764056 In Norway's far north, something unspeakable is surfacing… When a…

A Death in Glasgow by Eva Macrae @centurybooksuk @lynnemcewanwriter.bsky.social Source: Review copyPublication: 8 January 2026 from CenturyPP: 336ISBN-13: 978-1529946918 She bought a return ticket. She never came back… When Holly Campbell’s body is found on the train tracks at Glasgow Central, police quickly rule it a suicide. She’d had a troubled past. She’d tried before. But Sergeant May Mackay can’t let one detail go. If Holly never wanted to come home, why did she buy a return ticket?

A Death in Glasgow by Eva Macrae @centurybooksuk @lynnemcewanwriter.bsky.social

Source: Review copyPublication: 8 January 2026 from CenturyPP: 336ISBN-13: 978-1529946918 She bought a return ticket. She never came back… When Holly Campbell’s body is found on the train tracks at Glasgow Central,…

Blackwater by Sarah Sultoon @SultoonSarah @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours Source: Review copyPublication: 4 December 2025 from Orenda BooksPP: 276ISBN-13:978-1916788985 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review They feared the machines. They should have feared the people… London, Christmas 1999. The world is on edge. With the new millennium just days away, fears of the Millennium Bug are spiralling – warnings of computer failures, market crashes, even global catastrophe.

Blackwater by Sarah Sultoon @SultoonSarah @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours

Source: Review copyPublication: 4 December 2025 from Orenda BooksPP: 276ISBN-13:978-1916788985 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review They feared the machines. They should have feared the people… London,…