From the Book Elf

 The Man Next Door by E.M. Scott The Man Next Door by E.M. Scott  is published by Bedford Square Publishers. My thanks to the author and publisher for sending me a copy to review and to  Random Things Tours for inviting me onto the tour. Synopsis Retired police detective inspector Thomas Maitland has rented a house in Cornwall; he's going to paint his way to recovery from the experiences of the spring. A local woman with an intriguingly expensive collection of modern art wants to put on a show of his work. But Maitland's next door neighbour, also his landlord, is unsettling, and when he finds his benefactor dead at the bottom of her garden, Thomas Maitland feels death casting its net over him again. My Thoughts This is a fascinating read from cover to cover . A read in which you will find yourself questioning and re-questioning what is happening and more importantly, in my case, who exactly is The Man Next Door referring to , because believe you me it  changes....

The Wee Small Hours  by Rosa Temple The Wee Small Hours by Rosa Temple was published by Island Dream Books.  My thanks to the author and publisher  for sending me a copy to review and to  Random Things Resources for inviting me onto the tour. Synopsis A cosy small-town romance about sleepless nights, unexpected friendships, and finding love when you least expect it. Annie Lambert hasn’t slept properly in years. Her remedy? Moonlit walks through her quiet Herefordshire town, where secrets linger and stories whisper in the shadows. When her mother returns to Australia, Annie inherits the crumbling family home—and a place in the Monday Afternoon Knitters Circle, a trio of spirited seventy-somethings determined to fix her life stitch by stitch. Suddenly, Annie’s small-town world is anything but quiet. A homeless man and his loyal dog become her closest confidants. A charming ex-footballer arrives as a new client. And her rugged builder seems to have more than bricks on h...