Flora and Busby’s First Christmas by Anna A Armstrong – @KellyALacey @lovebookstours @thecotswoldwriter – #Ad #LBTCrew #FreeReview #FreeBookReview #BookX #Bookstagram

Flora and Busby’s First Christmas by Anna A Armstrong

Tour Dates: 11th – 17th November 

Pages: 50

Genre: Cosy Crime – Mystery

BACK OF THE BOOK:

Snowed in at an isolated stately home in the Cotswolds with an assortment of eccentric characters, is not Inspector Busby’s idea of a fun way to spend the lead up to Christmas 1923.

Added to his troubles is the Honourable Flora Farrington who is insisting on posing as his wife.

It soon transpires that among the house guests is someone who will stop at nothing to steal some diplomatically sensitive papers.

Can Busby find the missing papers before the villain murders Flora?

REVIEW:

Flora And Busbys First Christmas by Anna A Armstrong is a a crime mystery novella which has the name suggests is set during Christmas.

Set in the 1920’s this story follows Inspector Busby who is attending a party at a stately home in the Cotswolds and Flora Farrington who has insisted she poses as Busbys wife. Busby has been tasked to pick up sensitive diplomatic papers but they soon go missing and it becomes a race to discover who has stolen them.

I would describe this as a cosy, fun crime mystery that would be enjoyed by lovers of the genre and for those who want to give the genre a try. The chemistry between Flora and Busby is just funny from the very start especially with how uncomfortable Busby is when he is forced to work with her. The other characters within the book are from different levels of society and give a good overview of what life was like for these people during the time. It shows how people are at times treated based on their position but also from their cultural backgrounds which added an element to the book which made you feel you were in that era. As a fan of Downton Abbey I enjoyed this element greatly. I don’t know if there are other books with Flora and Busby but I would love to read them.

BUY LINKS

https://thecotswoldwriter.com/

YOUR CALL… by David Palin – @KellyALacey @lovebookstours @davidjpalin @nineelmsbooks – #Ad #LBTCrew #FreeReview #FreeBookReview #BookX #Bookstagram

YOUR CALL… by David Palin

Tour Dates: 11th – 20th November 

Genre: Dark Psychological Thriller 

Pages: 304

Publisher: Nine Elm Books

BACK OF THE BOOK:

“…why are we – by which, of course, I mean am I – here?” 

A question Paula Godwin could have, perhaps should have, asked more often as her once secure life spirals downwards almost to insanity. Little is she to know that she will discover demons other than just her own when, prompted by finding a Post-it note in a rain-sodden service station near Winchester, she makes a random telephone call.

In this taut prequel to This Changed Everything and The Armistice Killer, the enigmatic DCI Ben Logan has to unravel the confusing circumstances around a murder and potential sex scandal. But, can he balance intricate detective work with his own ambitions and complex emotions? An intriguing challenge, especially given Logan’s prosopagnosia – the inability to recognise faces. Despite this, or maybe because of this, he often sees what others miss. Choices and consequences make strange bedfellows. 

Sometimes literally. Sometimes fatally…

REVIEW:

Your Call by David Palin is the prequel book to the DCI Logan Investigates series.

The story follows Paula Goodwin, a wife and successful sales person who’s life begins to spiral after she begins an affair with a stranger who’s name she doesn’t know. After finding and calling a number on a post it note her life goes into a lustful high before everything begins to fall apart around her. DCI Ben Logan is tasked to solve the mysteries of the case that has many twists before the finale.

With this being a prequel to the overall Ben Logan series I expected it to focus more on this character however it was led by Paula with Logan being more of a side character involved in the overall mystery involving Paula.This may sound like a negative but it actually worked very well for the story. Although the focus is squarely on Paula’s life and the impact her actions have on everyone involved, the story leads the reader to learn much about Ben Logan’s overall character which for me has done the great job of wanting me to read the other books to learn more about him and the kind of police detective he is. David Palin successfully makes you want to read the entire series even without the character being the main focus in this book but giving you a significant taster that makes you want more. A brilliant crime read and very surprising.

BUY LINKS

https://www.amazon.co.uk/YOUR-CALL-Where-there-punishment/dp/1910533807

https://www.amazon.com/YOUR-CALL-Where-there-punishment/dp/1910533807

Out Now – Sarita by Natalie Musgrave Dossett – @KellyALacey @LoveBooksTours @sarita.nmd @atmospherepress – #Ad #LBTCrew #BookTwitter #Bookstagram #OutNow #LBTOutNow

Sarita by Natalie Musgrave Dossett

Out Now: 21st November

Genre: Historical / Thriller/ 18+

Publisher: Atmosphere Press

BACK OF THE BOOK

In the summer of 1920, nineteen-year-old Sarita’s younger brother, JJ, bleeds to death in her arms after being shot by Javier Salsito de Ortega, a ruthless tequila smuggler. The Texas Rangers have their hands full with Prohibition and border issues. Still, Sarita is stunned when they refuse to help.

JJ’s death devastates her father. Without a male heir, Sarita fears he will give in to the oil prospector intent on buying their family ranch, La Barroneña. Even in his despair, she knows her father yearns for justice, but he is too ill and weak to seek it.

Sarita isn’t. 

Determined to prove herself and change her fate, she crosses the Rio Grande into a world of deadly threats––from rattlesnakes to Pancho Villa’s rebels, to the very killer she’s hunting. Quickly, Sarita realizes she’s stumbled into a web of danger far bigger and more sinister than she’d imagined. If she is caught, the consequences could jeopardize innocent lives and put her father’s safety at risk.

In a tumultuous landscape of social and political upheaval, what lines will Sarita have to cross to survive? Will her relentless pursuit of justice exact a price too steep to bear? If she succeeds––if she gets home––will she have earned her father’s respect? Will she have secured her family’s future?

AUTHOR BIO

Natalie Musgrave Dossett grew up in San Antonio, spending a great deal of time on family ranches in deep South Texas, a place her great-grandmother referred to as an acquired taste. A seventh-generation Texan, Natalie was raised on tales (most of them tall) of the Wild Horse Desert. Her love of history and writing was nurtured by wonderful high school teachers and strengthened while earning a BA in History at Vanderbilt University. She lives in Dallas and enjoys a large and growing family with her husband

BUY LINKS

https://amzn.to/3XCHdPc

GOODREADS

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214244894-sarita

Out Now – Bewitching Rosemary by Colleen Delaney – @KellyALacey @LoveBooksTours @Colleendelaneywrites @cityowlbooks – #Ad #LBTCrew #BookTwitter #Bookstagram #OutNow #LBTOutNow #LBTParanormalRomance

Bewitching Rosemary by Colleen Delaney

Out Now: 19th November

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Publisher: City Owl Press

BACK OF THE BOOK

With a curse on her bloodline and a soulmate she didn’t expect, Rosemary Bay is set to have a summer to remember on Star Island…

A garden witch who adores meddling in things related to love, Rosemary Bay has been ecstatic with the idea of meeting her soulmate—the other half she’s known over past lifetimes but has yet to meet this time around. But when he shows up as Sheriff Asher Evans, looking for a witch her sister banished to another realm, Rosemary panics. Her days are full of spells, curses, and magical danger—how is a human cop going to fit into her life?

Asher Evans came to Star Island to escape the pain of his past, but when a missing person’s case leads him to the Bay Cottage and he meets Rosemary, his life is turned upside down. Yes, she is beautiful and enigmatic, but why on earth does he feel like he needs to protect a woman he just met? 

When a villain from their past life shows up on Star Island, Rosemary and Asher’s happiness will be tested by a centuries’ old curse, an unavoidable destiny, and a metal warlock determined to keep them apart.

BUY LINKS

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bewitching-Rosemary-Witches-Star-Island-ebook/dp/B0DHJ9GHVL

https://www.amazon.com/Bewitching-Rosemary-Witches-Star-Island-ebook/dp/B0DHJ9GHVL

GOODREADS

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/219360341-bewitching-rosemary

Wait For It by A.L. Glennon

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Wait For It by A.L. Glennon

Tour Dates: 13th – 15th November

Genre: Fantasy / Adventure

Pages: 164

Publisher: Ink Smith Publishing

BACK OF THE BOOK:

Three teens take the journey of an afterlifetime, traveling to Hell and back, looking for meaning in great art, bakery-fresh éclairs, and, of course, their relationships with each other.

When a freak bathroom accident cuts his Earthly life short, academic bowl team captain Martin Van Assen is surprised to find himself languishing in the waiting room of the Soul Reassignment Office with only the overly dramatic Zelda Kozikowski and her maybe-ex-boyfriend, the oft-reincarnated Zeke Zabar, forcompany. The unlikely trio gets tired of sitting around with nothing to do but bicker while they wait to start new lives, and sneaks through a portal that takes them back to Earth in ghostly form. The search formeaning in their previous lives takes these three lost souls on the journey of an afterlifetime, all the way to the infernally warm intake office of Hell itself. Martin, Zelda, and Zeke might figure a few things out along the way, but none of it will matter much if they have to spend eternity in a pit of fire. Or worse. 

REVIEW:

Wait For It by A. L. Glennon is a fantasy adventure novella published in November 2019.

The story follows Martin who, following an accident in a bathroom, finds himself in the waiting area of the Soul Reassignment Office where he meets Zelda and Zeke. Zeke has been reincarnated many times and he fills Martin and Zelda into what he has learnt and what is coming next for them both. Following the information from Zeke and the added boredom of waiting around, the three of them enter a portal that returns them to earth and the adventure begins.

This was a very fun read and gave me hitchhikers guide to the galaxy vibes in how it blends humour, characters bonding, and a bit of a crazy adventure. All three characters pop of the pages and the interactions are fabulous along with the potential love interests that grow throughout. The story gives rise to the question I always wonder which is how will my family move on when I am no longer here and it does so in a very interesting way building to how the characters support each other. This has been another novella that packs so much detail, and story into the pages and you really feel like you read a much larger book just by how much you become engrossed in the story and the journey the characters go on.

This will be a definite favourite with fantasy adventure lovers.

BUY LINKS

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wait-L-Glennon-ebook/dp/B081DCWLK3/

https://www.amazon.com/Wait-L-Glennon-ebook/dp/B081DCWLK3/

GOODREADS

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52043870-wait-for-it

Out Now – Dawn to Dusk by Ellis K Popa

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Dawn to Dusk by Ellis K Popa

OUT NOW: 7th November

Genre: YA Mystery – Romance – Fantasy

BACK OF THE BOOK

She thought they’d never find her. She was wrong.

Kat and Maksim have been hiding in a sleepy Mediterranean town. It’s paradise, heaven on earth… So then why is Maksim eager to send Kat home? And why has he been acting strange since making contact with a certain hacker?

Kat is determined to find out, but when a misstep in her ‘investigation’ infuriates the hacker and her crew, the fallout puts Kat and Maksim on a collision course with the crime syndicate that’s been hunting them down. 

With nowhere else to turn, they seek asylum in Paris with an old friend of Maksim’s, hoping for a place to lie low. Things seem calm, hopeful… until a heartwrenching betrayal by Maksim comes to light.

As the evidence piles up, Kat is forced to rely on the kindness of his old friend, a Frenchman who’s there to help pick up the pieces of her broken heart. But not everything is what it seems in the City of Light, and Maksim isn’t the only one keeping secrets. Kat’s intuition, her instinct, even her vivid, foreboding dreams are no match for this game of cat and mouse.

The chess pieces are in place. The crime syndicate is closing in. Will Kat wake up to the truth before it’s too late?

BUY LINKS

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dawn-Dusk-Awaken-Saga-Book-ebook/dp/B0CVL7SDWP

https://www.amazon.com/Dawn-Dusk-Awaken-Saga-Book-ebook/dp/B0CVL7SDWP

GOODREADS

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208444330-dawn-to-dusk

Out Now – The Missionary’s Wife  by Claire McGregor

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The Missionary’s Wife  by Claire McGregor

OUT NOW: 6th November

Genre: Historical fiction

BACK OF THE BOOK

Nova Scotia, 1871: Annetta Stewart boards a ship bound for the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) in the South Pacific, unaware she is travelling to a life of loss and a trial of her own beliefs. 

Leaving everything and everyone she has ever known, Annetta is young, has her new husband by her side, and is going with love in her heart. But will it be enough? 

Soon, the dangers become real. Slavers in the islands bring consequences that shake the couple to their core. Annetta must decide if she is strong enough to stay. Will the light or dark win out in the hard truths she must face about her purpose in life? 

Based on actual events, The Missionary’s Wife is a moving and powerful novel about sacrifice, love, acceptance, partnership, and the courage to live life despite the challenges we face. 

Claire McGregor paints the beauty of the islands as a character in itself, and asks, How far would you go for what you believe in?

BUY LINKS

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Missionarys-Wife-Claire-McGregor/dp/0648965902

https://www.amazon.com/Missionarys-Wife-Claire-McGregor/dp/0648965902

GOODREADS

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217581545-the-missionary-s-wife

The Christmas Party by Mikayla Davids (The Bailey Family book 1)

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The Christmas Party by Mikayla Davids (The Bailey Family book 1)

Worldwide Tour Dates: 1st – 7th November

Genre: Thriller

BACK OF THE BOOK:

On a dark and stormy December night my family are gathered at an isolated hotel in the English countryside. We’re reuniting for the first time since the accident that shattered our lives ten years ago.

It’s a time for love and forgiveness. But more than one guest has an ulterior motive:

The perfect daughter
The alcoholic

The single mother
The liar

The handsome husband
The adulterer

The beautiful sister
The jealous sibling

The murderer…

As the clock strikes midnight, one member of our party is found dead at the foot of the grand marble staircase.

Everyone is a suspect. But which one of us is a killer?

This completely addictive psychological thriller from bestselling author Mikayla Davids is packed with chilling twists that will keep you up all night! Perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Lisa Jewell and Ruth Ware.

This story can be enjoyed as a standalone.

REVIEW:

The Christmas Party by Mikayla Davids is book one in the Bailey Family series. I read and reviewed book two in the series this time last year. The book is noted as being a thriller and although it has elements of a thriller I would personally put this as more a cozy crime thriller.

The story follows the Bailey Family. Erin, who hasn’t been in contact with the rest of the family in ten years, writes and invites each of them to her Christmas Party that she holds every year for family, friends, and business associates. Erin has built and incredible life for herself and is keen to reconnect with her mum, Nadia, and her sisters, Sasha and Leah. Over the course of the novel, the reader discovers more about each of the characters, what their lives are like now, what happened in the past to cause the split between them all, and all the secrets that lead to a husbands end.

The author is very good at building each of the characters stories through past and present events, and building tension around the motives for everyone involved, including husbands, that builds to the discovery of one being unalived and finally discovering who was involved. These stories are not your usual crime novels where people are trying to discover who done it, but more showing us the motives of all the characters but also how in their own ways they each, through past actions, impact on the outcomes of the present. A great story of a dysfunctional family trying to come together again while at the same time holding onto secrets, some they want revenge for, and some that explain the reasons for some of their personality traits. You know what’s coming throughout the story, the question you are asking yourself is who and why, and there is certainly no shortage of suspicion. I really enjoy how the author shows us why each of the characters are flawed and in their own way they each are good and bad in their interactions with each other. A lesson in human nature of how none of us truly are just good or evil but a blend as a result of our pasts and situations we find ourselves in.

This is a great novel for those who love character development with multiple twists and turns that make you question the motives of each of the characters as well as who is good and bad from everyone involved.

BUY LINKS

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Christmas-Party-absolutely-psychological-Completely-ebook/dp/B0BLRMLKQC

https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Party-absolutely-psychological-Completely-ebook/dp/B0BLRMLKQC

GOODREADS

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63288618-the-christmas-party

Out Now – Acquired by E.S. Tremayne

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Acquired by E.S. Tremayne

OUT NOW: November 4th 

Genre: Romance 18+

BACK OF THE BOOK

In a world where nine out of every ten females have been taken by a virus, the surviving females scramble to maintain their autonomy—to evade the collectors who have been commissioned by the government to bring in survivors for internment in shelters, and to hide from those who are actively hunting them.

Zinnia

Zen is determined to keep her children alive in the aftermath of the breakdown of civilization. She was one of the lucky—or unlucky—ones to be immune to the virus, as was her only daughter.

When they are captured and separated after years spent in hiding, Zen’s sole purpose is to escape the forced confinement and locate her children.

When she commits a desperate act, she is turned out of the shelter, only to come face-to-face with her past.

Cyan

The pandemic that wrecked life as everyone knew it only made business better for Cy and his teams.

When her name bled across the screen in his hand, he didn’t hesitate to take the contract. Of all the women in the world, she had survived.

It took him twenty years to find her – she wasn’t getting away from him again.

BUY LINKS

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ACQUIRED-XX-PANDEMIC-BOOK-ONE-ebook/dp/B0D1DJYJP3

https://www.amazon.com/ACQUIRED-XX-PANDEMIC-BOOK-ONE-ebook/dp/B0D1DJYJP3

GOODREADS

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211157091-acquired

Publication Day – Fragment by J.L. Litschko

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Fragment by J.L. Litschko

Publication Day: 30th October

Genre: Speculative/ Mystery/ Sci-Fi/ YA (14-18)

Pages: 382

BACK OF THE BOOK

Seattle, 2066 – a city on the brink of collapse.

Dr Neele had hoped to leave the shadows of her past behind. For four years, she has worked tirelessly in the towering Holster Skywards research lab, which dominates Seattle’s skyline. But just before completing a groundbreaking new development, she makes a gruesome discovery that pulls her into a deadly conspiracy – one deeply tied to the sudden death of her brother sixteen years ago. Driven by scientific curiosity and personal grief, she follows the trail of a decades-old secret that goes far beyond anything she could have imagined. As she searches for answers, she is forced to confront the painful question: Was her brother’s death really an accident?

At the same time, Simmons and Marsh, two seasoned detectives who usually work cold cases, are unexpectedly assigned a fresh investigation. In the dark, drug-ravaged streets of the Old Medical District, the murder of an elderly couple draws them into a shadowy underworld where crime and death are everywhere. With every step in their investigation, they sink deeper into a web of lies and violence that threatens to tear the city apart from within. In a metropolis whose downfall has been planned for decades, Simmons and Marsh must ask themselves: Is it their duty to fight for a dying city, or do they risk becoming part of its downfall in their attempt to stop the inevitable?

AUTHOR BIO

J. L. Litschko has been working as a cinematographer, motion designer, and director since 2012, and is known for his creative and high-quality projects. After starting out successfully as a graphic designer and transitioning into animation, he has now discovered his passion for world-building and character creation through writing. Today, he dedicates himself to crafting novels, primarily in the genres of sci-fi, thriller, and crime. His works are distinguished by a commitment to realism and creative vision, blending these elements into unique and captivating worlds.

BUY LINKS

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fragment-Sci-Fi-Crime-Thriller-English-ebook/dp/B0D93Y5TPC

https://www.amazon.com/Fragment-Sci-Fi-Crime-Thriller-English-ebook/dp/B0D93Y5TPC