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Meantime in Greenwich by Hannah Keens

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 Meantime in Greenwich  by Hannah Keens Meantime in Greenwich by Hannah Keens  was published on 10th September 2024 by Hartsmile Books. My thanks to the author and the publisher for sending me a copy to review and to  Random Things Tours for inviting me onto the tour. Can an orphaned astrologer and a widowed astronomer put aside their differences to find love? After Stella’s parents died, she spent her childhood in an orphanage so she fears loving anyone in case she loses them. Her only solace in life is astrology. Benedict’s wife died in childbirth, so he raised his son alone. When he meets Stella, he is overwhelmed by guilt. And as a respected professor of astronomy, can he really allow himself to fall in love with an astrologer? Find out whether love is written in the stars for Stella and Benedict in this English romantic comedy. My Thoughts I love it when a favourite author branches out into a different genre of writing and Hannah Keens doesn’t disappoint. I h...

Oaklore by Jules Acton

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  Oaklore  by Jules Acton Oaklore by Jules Acton was published on 3rd September 2024 by Greystone Books.  My thanks to the author and the publisher for sending me a copy to review and to  Random Things Tours for inviting me to take part on the tour. Jules lives and breathes trees. She works for the Woodland Trust and her love of the oak is central to Oaklore but she takes a holistic approach. Oaks in the UK support 2300 other plants, animals and fungi and the book encompasses the birds, spiders, beetles and butterflies to be found on them. She is effusive, stimulating all of the senses. Eyes popping with enthusiasm, ears attuned to every sound and fingers sensitive to the many textures to be found in the woods. She encourages walkers to switch off their air pods and concentrate instead on the sounds of nature. Oaklore is peppered with British cultural references from Bagpuss and Professor Yaffle to goths and Winnie the Pooh. Her sense of fun extends to the simil...

Flowers from the Black Sea by A.B. Decker

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 Flowers from the Black Sea by A.B. Decker Flowers from the Black Sea by A.B. Decker was published on 28th March 2024 by  The Book Guild Ltd.  My thanks to the author and the publisher for sending me a copy to review and to Random Things Tours for inviting me onto the tour. Tasked by Ben, an old friend, to locate a man in Turkey, private investigator Matt Quillan soon finds himself out of his depth when he has a flash drive thrust on him by a stranger who is arrested by armed officers shortly afterwards. When Ben reveals that his mission is to avenge the murder of his sister, the conjunction of this assignment along with the flash drive burning a hole in Matt’s pocket puts them both – along with holidaymaker Amber – in mortal danger. As the case lands Matt in the crosshairs of a local mobster, it is not only Ben’s search for vengeance which is left hanging in the balance. My Review I was drawn into the story line straight away from the minute Rekan , a complete stranger, ...