B- Reviews / Book Reviews1980s / cats / doctor hero / donkey / England / marriage-of-convenience / Netherlands / nurse / Older Man/Younger Woman5 Comments
Caroline had never imagined that anyone would want to marry her. After all, she wasn’t pretty or clever in any way. But the imposing Professor Radinck Thoe van Erckelens did propose to her and, having speedily fallen in love with him, she accepted. However, Radinck was clear about what he ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ Reviews#ownvoices / Anglo-Asian / Asian characters / Asian-American / Contemporary / England / family relationships / First-Person / macabre comedy / mafia / POC / POC author / sisters / weddingNo Comments
The aunties are back, fiercer than ever and ready to handle any catastrophe—even the mafia—in this delightful and hilarious sequel by Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of Dial A for Aunties. Meddy Chan has been to countless weddings, but she never imagined how her own would turn out. Now the day ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsalternate England / Alternate POV / email / England / epistolary novel / multiverse / older hero/heroine / sci-fi romance14 Comments
Bee thinks she has everything: a successful business repurposing wedding dresses, and friends who love and support her. She’s given up on finding love, but that’s fine. There’s always Tinder. Nick thinks he has nothing: his writing career has stalled after early promise and his marriage is on the rocks, ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEngland / Historical / lawyer / Love-Triangle / older woman / Portugal8 Comments
The friendly air describes the atmosphere in warm, sunny Portugal where young, beautiful Emma Challis finds herself as the temporary companion to Lady Grantly who has just bought a home there. She took on the task at the request of her fiancé, Gerald Delmont—brilliant, sophisticated and with a promising legal ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsEngland / Fantasy / Historical / Paranormal / selkies / shapeshifters3 Comments
On a windswept British coastline the tide bestows an unexpected gift… It was the cry that she first noticed, the plaintive wail that called to her over the crash of winter waves. Wrapped only in a sealskin, the baby girl looks up at Effie and instantly captures her heart. Effie ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews1970s / Artist / Contemporary / domestic abuse / dual-timeline / England / First-Person / fox / Yorkshire8 Comments
Cottage Two, Bracken Ridge Farm sits at the end of a pitted track, with the glorious Yorkshire moors stretching behind it. Just a simple two up, two down, the cottage holds the promise of a new start for two very different women, but it is also full of secrets. Fifty ... more >