Wedding Bells at the Dog and Duck by Jill Steeples: a seasonal treat

This book makes for perfect reading at this meteorologically challenged time of year as it takes us from the cold, snowbound days of Christmas into joyous, warm springtime and then summer. Ellie Browne, landlady of the Dog and Duck, and her partner Max, owner of the country mansion Braithewaite Manor, are our central characters. There’s… Continue reading Wedding Bells at the Dog and Duck by Jill Steeples: a seasonal treat

Christmas at the Dog & Duck by Jill Steeples: festive romantic comedy at its best

I was pretty certain I was going to like this book even before I started reading it. First up, it’s a Christmassy romcom that manages not to have ‘little’ in the title! The author could have jumped on the bandwagon with ‘Christmas at the Little Village Pub’ or similar, but thank goodness she doesn’t! ‘Little’… Continue reading Christmas at the Dog & Duck by Jill Steeples: festive romantic comedy at its best