I believe every one of us at Gulls Nest is concealing some kind of secret. 1954: When her former novice’s dependable letters stop, Nora Breen asks to be released from her vows. Haunted by a line in Frieda’s letter, Nora arrives at Gulls Nest, a charming hotel in Gore-on-Sea in ... more >
CW: Dear Charlotte Stein, My Big Fat Fake Marriage is the follow up novel to last year’s When Grumpy Met Sunshine, which made my best of 2024 list so my hopes were high for this one. Readers first met Connie in the earlier book – she’s the friend who tolerates ... more >
It is the year 1613, and King James is sending his messenger Andrew Logan into Scotland with secret orders to arrest Sir David Moray, close friend and advisor of the late Prince Henry. Secrets are second nature to Andrew, who must hide his Second Sight to stay alive. Joined by ... more >
Dear Lucy Parker, A new Lucy Parker book is always a cause for celebration and as an audio listener, I am a big fan of “audio originals” – stories that are first published as audiobooks. (Most (all?) of the time, a few months after the audio is released, the ebook ... more >
I have had a decent reading year and this time I decided to do something a little different with the Best of the Year List. Usually I list the books on the list in no particular order, because I consider it too difficult a task to try and figure out ... more >
Return to her respectable life… Or take a scandalous path to marriage? As her snobbish aunt’s companion, penniless vicar’s daughter Jerusha Langley is sent to take a donation to the local naval hospital. There she meets dashing surgeon Jamie Wilson and embarks on a secret mission—sneaking out to help him ... more >