'So there was no betrayal; the child was conceived before we were together. But I feel betrayed all the same, remembering how we were: our first kiss; the day we made love in the vineyard.' [Nicole - The Sweetest Lie] 'Resistance is futile. Eight months ago, my life was uncomplicated. I was with Nicole and …
Category: New Books
Launching in 14 Days …..
'There are many kinds of love, many kinds of lies. Then there are those three words, often spoken, which can deepen relationships - or destroy them by becoming the sweetest lie of all.' The Sweetest Lie I am pleased to announce that my new novel, The Sweetest Lie, will be released on May 29th as …
Weyward
by Emilia Hart I haven't been reviewing for the past few months, which doesn't mean I haven't been reading, but it does mean I have built up something of a review backlog. Weyward is one of the slickest stories I have read this year, a well-paced and cleverly plotted novel about three women who are …
The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons
by Karin Smirnoff 'His route takes him along an animal path. Birch, alder andwillow have already lost their leaves. He grabs a handful of lingonberries and pulls a bittersweet face. Bittersweet also describes the smell of the lumps of meat left in the lidded plastic drum.' It is nearly twenty-five years since Lisbeth Salander burst …
Girl Meets Boy (13th Century Style)
The Tiger and the Cauldron To coincide with the release today of the new paperback, here are two final teasers from the story! ' Dawn came too quickly for Hassan. He had hardly slept but his body felt warm and alive. Doquz lay close to him beneath the double blanket, her wounded arm still wrapped …
Challenging an Empire
The Tiger and the Cauldron New Edition " Doquz had seen death and violence before but never had it filled her with such horror. Though Jahan had relaxed his hold, she was for a moment unable to move. Then something snapped inside her brain. Instead of fear and disgust, she was filled with terrible rage. …
Sweet Entanglement
Sweet Entanglement, Book 2 of my Fields of Wine series is released today, and is available in both digital and paperback format from Amazon, and as a digital book only from Kobo, Draft2Digital, Barnes and Noble, and Apple Books. I would love you to read it and tell me what you think in a review. …
Wine, Chocolate and Sex . . . #5#
Sweet Entanglement Today, I'm posting the final taster/teaser from Sweet Entanglement, my forthcoming novel. The narrator is once again Andy. Enjoy! "Something wakes me from a sound sleep. A noise from outside is my first thought, perhaps a nighthawk or a nocturnal animal foraging for food. I peer through half-closed eyelids. The room is in …
Wine, Chocolate and Sex . . . #4#
Sweet Entanglement Continuing my week of taster extracts from Sweet Entanglement, here is another short passage from Nicole's narrative. Nicole is back at university in Edinburgh . . . I hope you enjoy it! "We go back to the kitchen. I take the wine from the fridge and pour into two plastic tumblers from the …
Wine, Chocolate and Sex . . . #3#
Sweet Entanglement Today's taster from my new romance novel, Sweet Entanglement, is narrated by Nicole, the female protagonist. I hope you enjoy it! "New Year’s Eve is cool with heavy cloud cover as we set out for St Pièrre and our midnight vigil. However, there is very little wind and I am comfortable in my …
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