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The Little Cottage by the Cornish Sea by Nancy Barone

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The Little Cottage by the Cornish Sea  by Nancy Barone The Little Cottage by the Cornish Sea by Nancy Barone   published by Head of Zeus. My thanks to the author and publisher for sending me a copy to review and  Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me onto the tour. Synopsis Life doesn't always go to plan . . . After a messy breakup and a nightmare boss, Kate swaps the chaos of London for the calm of Starry Cove—the charming seaside village she loved as a child. She arrives hoping for peace and a fresh start. But life has other plans: Kate soon discovers she's going to be a mother. As she navigates small-town life (and morning sickness), Kate finds friendship in the 'coastal girls'—a warm, welcoming group who help her land a job with Piers, the reclusive owner of the local manor. He's guarded, grumpy and impossible to read... but there's more to him than meets the eye. As feelings grow and secrets slowly come to light, Kate must decide if s he's re...

A Scottish Teashop In Napoli

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  The Scottish Teashop in Napoli  by Jane Lambert   A Scottish Teashop in Napoli  by Jane Lambert was published on 3rd July by Bedford . My thanks to the author and the publisher for sending me a copy to review. Also thank you to Random Things Tours for inviting me onto the tour. Synopsis When Lucy’s childhood sweetheart stands her up on their wedding day, leaving her alone on a plane eloping to the tropical location of his choosing, their dream– now feeling like just her dream - of their bairn filled future disappears in a heartbeat (or the time it takes for her to listen to the rambling drunken voicemail he left calling off the wedding). In Naples, Elena is recently widowed and struggling to keep her husband’s family’s beloved and centuries old mozzarella factory afloat, whilst running her language school and bringing up their son. At risk of losing both businesses- and adding even more disruption to their life - she advertises a job and hopes for the best. The sta...

A Scottish Teashop in Napoli by Jane Lambert

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The Scottish Teashop in Napoli  by Jane Lambert   A Scottish Teashop in Napoli  by Jane Lambert was published on 3rd July by Bedford . My thanks to the author and the publisher for sending me a copy to review. Also thank you to Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me onto the tour. Synopsis When Lucy’s childhood sweetheart stands her up on their wedding day, leaving her alone on a plane eloping to the tropical location of his choosing, their dream– now feeling like just her dream - of their bairn filled future disappears in a heartbeat (or the time it takes for her to listen to the rambling drunken voicemail he left calling off the wedding). In Naples, Elena is recently widowed and struggling to keep her husband’s family’s beloved and centuries old mozzarella factory afloat, whilst running her language school and bringing up their son. At risk of losing both businesses- and adding even more disruption to their life - she advertises a job and hopes for the best. ...

Good For The Soul by Philip Rennett

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Good For The Soul  by Philip Rennett Good For The Soul by Philip Rennett  was published on 25th April 2025 by Pea Arr Books. My thanks to the author for sending me a copy to review and to Random Things Tours for inviting me to take part on the Tour. About The Book Good For The Soul is an acerbic, heartrending and laugh-out-loud satirical rollercoaster. It rips chunks out of politicians and oligarchs, spits them onto the ground, then grinds them into a mush, before wiping its feet on the doormat and heading inside for a cup of tea. Six months after assisting the UK’s missing prime minister and avoiding two assassination attempts on the same day, Simon Pope is on holiday with friends, trying to cheer up a man who finds retirement depressing. But Pope also has a secret mission, which requires him to remain unobtrusive. He must assess whether specific individuals in the small Irish town of Clonbrinny are in mortal danger from a criminal overlord. Failing miserably to maintain the...

Double Room by Anne Sénès

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Double Room  by Anna Sénès Double Room by Anne  Sénès  published on 19th June 2025 by Orenda Books. My thanks to the author and publisher for sending me a copy to review and  Random Things Tours for inviting me to take part on the tour. Synopsis London, late 1990s. Stan, a young and promising French composer, is invited to arrange the music for a theatrical adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray. The play will never be staged, but Stan meets Liv, the love of his life, and their harmonious duo soon becomes a trio with the birth of their beloved daughter, Lisa. Stan’s world is filled with vibrant colour and melodic music, and under his wife and daughter’s gaze, his piano comes to life. ORENDA BOOKS BOOKS Paris, today. After Liv’s fatal accident, Stan returns to France surrounded by darkness, no longer able to compose, and living in the Rabbit Hole, a home left to him by an aunt. He shares his life with Babette, a lifeguard and mother of a boy of Lisa’s age...

The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak

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The Forty Rules of Love  by Elif Shafak The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak  will be re published by Penguin on 3rd July 2025. My thanks to the author and publisher for sending me a copy to review and to  Random Things Tours for inviting me to take part on the tour. Synopsis Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children, and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an emptiness at the heart of Ella's life - an emptiness once fi led by love. So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi and his mentor Shams of Tabriz, and his forty rules of life and love, she is ready to look at her life anew. Compelled to embrace change, she embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author. It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism and verse, taking Ella and us into a faraway world where faith and doubt are heartbreakingly explored. The Forty Rules of Love is a mesmerising tale of discovery, ...