The Promise of Tomorrow Charlotte Brookes flees her lecherous guardian, McBride, taking her younger sister with her. After a year on the road, they stumble into a Yorkshire village. There, they are taken in by the Wheelers, owners of the village shop. This new life is strange for Charlotte, but preferable to living with McBride… Continue reading The Promise of Tomorrow by AnneMarie Brear: moving historical fiction
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Blood Ribbon by Roger Bray: a chilling thriller
Description When there’s more than secrets buried, where do you start digging? When Brooke Adams is found battered, bleeding, and barely conscious, the police are at a loss as to who her attacker is or why she was targeted. Then, PI Rod Morgan turns up convinced that Brooke’s attack is the latest in a… Continue reading Blood Ribbon by Roger Bray: a chilling thriller
The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay by Nicola May: original, touching and accomplished
‘The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay’ is a wonderful example of kick-lit – ‘chick-lit with a kick’, as the author likes to describe it. That kick comes from the strong heroine we have in this story. Rosa Larkin has had plenty of knocks in life and so she’s built up a tough shell around herself.… Continue reading The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay by Nicola May: original, touching and accomplished