​Cat is inexplicably drawn to a beautiful mansion where she is seduced into the world of modern witchcraft. Upon discovering a witch’s journal, Cat anchors her mind to the summer of 1940 where she witnesses events that lead to a secret occultist ritual. Plagued by the paranormal happenenings of the house and the desperate whispers of a long-dead girl, can Cat piece together a series clues to prevent a repeat of the disastrous ritual? What terrible price must be paid to stop it happening again? This time, on a devastating scale, engineered for the twenty- first century...

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When I started writing The Haunting of Violet Gray seven years ago, I lived in a house on the cusp of the New Forest, a short journey from Burley - a village synonymous with witches in fact. I began writing The Haunting of Violet Gray whilst pregnant with my first daughter, sitting at my desk with my windows flung open, so the scent of fallen apples and bonfires could drift in along with the buttery autumn light.
Since moving, I mainly write in my garden room - at the kitchen table. My writing desk shares its space with dinner, homework and various arts and crafts. When I completed the final chapters of The Haunting of Violet Gray, jasmine and honeysuckle plants were creeping in through the open windows. I love my slightly overgrown wild garden which is bursting with herbs for cooking and medicine, roses and trees. I am lucky to live close to the forest so the environment sets my imagination on fire.
When writing, I tend to sketch out a rough outline, starting with some spider diagrams and then a flow chart of the key moments. I then write directly onto my Windows Surface.
Parts of the book of which I most proud of actually came into fruition whilst I was staying in a shepherd’s hut on the edge of New Forest moorland during a freezing January.
I was gifted with a weekend stay for Christmas and I have been back there around four times since. I go alone, so the time for writing was precious. At home I was teaching part time and raising two young children and struggling to stay on top of day to day chores and squeezed writing in whenever I had a spare moment. When I was in the shepherd’s hut, I was there to write. I think the first time I went, I wrote until around 2 or 3am. I didn’t sleep very much either as I was also researching possible apocalyptical consequences for raising a second cone of power and scared myself silly in the process. The second time, I found myself weeping like a baby after writing a particularly sad section of the book. In the shepherd’s hut, I was able to fully immerse myself in the world of Violet Gray. I am chomping at the bit to go back and make some headway with the sequel.
Thank you so much for reading - happy reading, or writing!

​Born in Essex, Emily Sadovna grew up near Oxford. Trained in fashion journalism, Emily’s career began as a window dresser and freelance stylist. Later, Emily launched her own deli and catering business and learnt the art of chocolate making. She went on to qualify as a food and nutrition teacher at a secondary school and now teaches primary school children to cook in afterschool clubs.
Emily’s pen name originates from her Polish grandfather. Her imagination derives from a line of formidable women all with wonderful stories to tell. She lives with her husband and their two daughters on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire. The Haunting of Violet Gray is her first novel. www.emilysadovna.com
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Libby Stone has lived in Lavender Bay all her life. She loves the little seaside town and has big dreams to turn her father’s greasy old chippy into a dainty teashop – not that she’s told him yet!
Finding love isn’t easy amongst the cluster of coastal houses, but it’s not every day that someone quite as handsome and mysterious as Owen Coburn walks into the local pub.
And as the snowflakes begin to swirl on the promenade, Libby realises she’s falling for him. But Owen has been keeping a secret that could destroy everything…

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~I received a copy from the publishers - all opinions are my own~

I give it - 4/5

My review - This is the 3rd book in the Lavender Bay series but, you can read it as a stand-alone. But, it will make you want to read the others asap. This book is just so wonderful that I have already ordered the first two in the series just to be back at Lavender Bay! It was fun and just wonderful and I highly recommend for a Christmassy read with some hot chocolate! 

In this book we follow Libby. She works with at a fish and chip shop which is owned by her father who, will be soon retiring and Libby hope the business is passed on to her. She wants to change it and make it into a cute cafe with cakes, sandwiches and patisseries. There isn't anything like this in Lavender Bay and hope to be one of the first bakeries within the place and keep her mothers memory alive with her baking. 

Then we meet Owen. A businessman and wants to look at owning a new business but, he also has an ulterior motive in Lavender Bay. He's not having much look and the first time he meets Libby he insults her. But, she is intrigued by him. 

Is the feeling mutal? What will happen when secrets are revealed, will romance still be on the table? New beginnings possibly about to happen?

I really enjoyed this book and all of the characters where really interesting and I adored reading about them. I liked reading about them and finding out more about each character and of course, Lavender Bay! It was such a warm, fun read that i just couldn't put it down until I had finished it. I felt I was in Lavender Bay with all of these characters and I didn't want to leave. I am excited to read the other books in this series and find out about more of the characters in this wonderful town. It is warm, cosy feeling story and very festive! 

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As children, Lexie and Annie were incredibly close. Bonded by the death of their beloved father, they weathered the storms of life together. When Lexie leaves home to follow her dream, Annie is forced to turn to her leatherbound journal as the only place she can confide her deepest secrets and fears...
As adults, sisters Lexie and Annie could not be more different. Lexie is a successful doctor and happily engaged. Annie is an addict - a thief, a liar and unable to remain clean. When Annie's newborn baby is in danger of being placed in foster care, Annie picks up the phone to beg her sister for help. Will Lexie agree to take in her young niece? And how will Annie survive, losing the only thing in her life worth living for?

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I give it - 4/5

My review - What a beautiful, emotional story. It was gripping, a book that will have you glued to the book and keep reading to find out what will happen. It is a very amazing page-turner.

In this story we have two sisters. Lexie and Annie. They haven't seen each other in over 2 years and one night Lexie receives a call from Annie. She needs her. Annie is pregnant, she is almost at due when she starts having complications that puts her and her baby at risk. Annie has caused problems for Lexie in the past but, she doesn't want to abandon her sister when she needs her even if Annie's addiction almost cost Lexie everything.

We get their past and present stories. About their childhood and what happened for them to be so polar opposite and the things that happened to them in their lives for things to change so drastically and with Annie's addiction she is facing a lot more than she thought, with her child in danger she could also risk jail time and things start to get more shocking and tense throughout the story. 

We get to read about these two characters more in depth. About how Annie went of the rails, how she doesn't trust a lot of people and why she changed. Lexie, who wanted the best for herself, to get herself out of a situation she didn't want to be in and wanted a better life. How she's conflicted about helping her sister. She wants her sister to get out of this addiction but, you can only help someone so much if they don't try as well.

This book has moments that just make you want to hug these sisters. To tell them it's going to be okay. A story about an impossible decision and it was just so beautifully written and heart wrenching that I can't recommend it enough!
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This winter it’s time to fall in love at Cedarwood Lodge…After years of dreaming, Clio Winters is finally fulfilling her childhood dream of renovating the gorgeous old Cedarwood Lodge in Evergreen and turning it into the perfect destination for celebrations, weddings and extravagant birthday parties. The huge property used to be a bustling holiday camp, now Clio wants to bring it back to its halcyon days – which will be a lot of hard work!
Returning back to the small town of her youth she’s glad to have one of her best friends still around to lean on, Micah who is just as solid as he used to be. But with her own secrets pushing her to run from her glamorous life in New York, she’ll have to tread carefully, especially when the far-too-handsome-for-his-own-good contractor, Kai, shows up on her doorstep…
Sure she’s here in Evergreen to change her life, but there is no way she’s falling in love!

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~I was sent a copy from the publishers - all opinions are my own~

I give it - 4/5

My review - This was a wonderful book. It was the type of book you can just curl up with and it just makes you feel so cosy. Rebecca really has a way to make the reader feel part of the story, to make them part of this wonderful place and again, it's cosiness. 

Clio has finally achieved her dream at Cedarwood Lodge. She is ready to turn the place into a place where people can come and celebrate, a place that will make people happy to be there and she is excited to start this chapter of her life. She has her childhood best friend Micah helping her plus Isla who tends to the garden and Aussie Kai who is the building manager and he isn't too bad on the eyes. With everything starting to come together at the lodge she is also trying to figure out her relationship with her mother who, she isn't having the best time with at the moment. They seem to clash and she isn't too happy with her buying Cedarwood and the mystery behind her not wanting to buy it will keep the reader wanting to know why.

I really adore Clio. She is lovely, friendly and wants to do what she can to make everyone around her happy. Her adventures with her friends was wonderful to read and she really has a great relationship with them and they all care for each other. I really enjoyed reading about Clio and I was rooting for her for the business to take off and to hopefully find the love she deserves. 

Cedarwood Lodge is a fantastic setting and you feel you are part of it. It sounds wonderful and cosy. A place that is quirky and full of character. This is a really sweet book that also has some drama included to do with Clio and her family and it balances it out nicely. It is romantic, charming and also serious! I can't recommend it enough.

​Roa and her sister Essie were born with a bond so strong that it forged them together forever. It was a magic they cherished - until the terrible day Essie died and her soul was trapped in this world.
Dax, the heir to the throne of Firgaard, was responsible. Roa swore she would never forgive him - yet when he came begging for her help to dethrone his cruel father, Roa made him a deal. She'd give him the army he needed if he made her queen.
Now she is royalty, but an outlander; far from home and married to her enemy. And even after everything she has sacrificed, Dax's promises go unfulfilled. Roa's people still suffer.
Then a chance to right every wrong arises - an opportunity for Roa to rid herself of this enemy king and rescue her beloved sister. During the Relinquishing, when the spirits of the dead are said to return, Roa can reclaim her sister for good.
All she has to do is kill the king. . .

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~I was sent a copy from the publishers - all my opinions are my own~

I give it - 4/5

My review - This book is just wonderful. Kristen is an amazing storyteller and I could just re-read her books all day long. The writing is beautiful and poetic. I just adore everything she writes and she has definitely became one of my favourite writers.

Even though this book is the second book in the Iskari series, it is also a companion novel. We do follow on from where The Last Namsara left but, we follow new characters. I really like that about this series. I enjoy reading a series about the same characters but, I like reading about different characters and what is going on with them during these events and how it gets all tied together. 

In book one we followed the story of Asha, Torwin and of course dragons and in this book we follow Roa, Dax and the battle for the control of the kingdom. It was interesting to see what happened after the first book and see where this story went. 

This book centres around another amazing Heroine. A main character who develops so much throughout the book and reading about her growth and how she stands up for herself and for the people she cares about is just so wonderful to read. Her relationships with Dax and the other characters are fascinating and intriguing. This book keeps you gripped from the beginning and you won't be able to put it down. It pulls you into this magical world and you just won't want to leave.

I really enjoy the chapters of these characters when they where younger. It gives you more insight to these characters and reading about their childhood just added more depth to the story. I really enjoy books where they give the history on their characters which shows you more about these characters. 

This book was brilliant. I really enjoyed it and was a great second book in this series.
If you haven't started these books I can't recommend them enough! They are addictive and captivating! 

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~I recieved a copy via netgalley - all opinions are my own~

I give it - 4/5

My review - What an interesting, intriguing story! I really enjoyed this book and just couldn't put it down.

I really like how we got to see through Robyns eyes as a child in 1976 and what was going on all around her and then years later when she is older and after everything has happened. It was interesting to read each chapter from Robyn as a child and when she is older. The difference in how she has changed and reading about the things she notices around her and what could possibly be going on. It flips through between the years in each chapter and I really like how the writer did this.

Robyn, as a child, likes to spend days by the pool. She has a lovable older brother, a mother who is a bit unconventional and has a best friend called Debbie.  They think things are changing as her mother gets a new partner but, there is someone who follows her mother who, also seems to invite weeping women into the house. Who is the man with the cowboy hat? And, why does her mother invite these women in?

Then we jump to 1988. Robyn and her brother come back to the house that has been empty for a few years. People are angered that they are back, something happened all those years ago and the book switches between 1976 and 1988. They are searching for something or anyone and they will do what they can to find it. 

There is violence, fear and it is also wonderful reading about simpler times of just wanting to have fun as a child and you will also feel like you are with Robyn as she discovers things that have happened and it is just really gripping. As a child she was more carefree, confused and when she is older you see the switch in her as she is well more aware of everything.

A wonderful, gripping story I cant recommend enough!

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​Marianne Holmes was born in Cyprus to RAF parents and bounced between the UK, Germany, Kuwait and Belgium until firmly basing herself in London – well, apart from those years in the Peak District. A love of language led to degrees in Classics and Linguistics from the University of London but her desire to pay the mortgage steered her to a career in Marketing. After distracting herself in all sorts of ways over the years – sailing, flying, volunteering and running away to India – she is now definitely, absolutely concentrating on her writing. Well, that and making sure her children get fed, clothed and entertained. Obviously. A Little Bird Told Me is Marianne’s first novel.

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No matter where you hide…
Kaitlyn Best is stuck in a rut. So when she discovers she's pregnant after a one-night-stand with Alex, her school crush, she throws caution to the wind and accepts his offer to make a new life together in the depths of the Lake District, far from her home… and her demons.
He will find you.
But Alex is not what he seems. And when Kaitlyn's world begins to crumble before her eyes, she realises she barely knows the man she has agreed to spend the rest of her life with.
Since Alex won't tell her his secrets, Kaitlyn vows to find them out for herself. But when she uncovers the truth, she realises she has made a terrible mistake…

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~I received a copy via netgalley - all opinions are my own~

I give it - 5/5

My review - WHAT A BOOK.

This is a great physocological thriller and I was instantly gripped from the beginning. It has such a nice pace that everything just unravels and you will just be captivated by this story.

Our main character is Kaitlyn. She is bored and decides to look up an old crush, Alex. They get to chatting, messaging each other, face timing each other and decide to meet up. Kaitlyn has always thought Alex was lovely. But, after a one night stand her life is about to change forever. She finds out she's pregnant and Alex suggest she starts a life with him in the Lake District. Far from her home and some things she is trying to get away from. 

Alex seemed like the perfect guy on the outside but, he's not really who he pretends to be. Kaitlyn starts to realise that things aren't what they seem. She has agreed to live her life with this man who she thought she knew but, things are about to change. Her life is crumbling around her and before she knows it she is living her worst nightmare. What she thought would have been a great new life is instantly turning into hell.

I really love the way this story is told. Kaitlyn is a very likeable character. She is honest, lovely and kind. She just wants the best life for her and her unborn child. A 'happily ever after'. Even after her friends have concerns about this whole situation, after awhile Kaitlyn can't ignore those feelings of something isn't right. The guy she thought she knew, the guy she thought she would have a wonderful future with is changing right in front of her eyes and she starts to think she didn't know him as well as she thought she did. 

Diane sets a really great pace for the book and you start to feel the same unsettling feeling Kaitlyn does as the story goes deeper and she starts to feel she isn't so in control anymore. As things start to get darker, more intense and danger is looming.

This is a fantastic thriller that will keep you gripped from the beginning. It is full of suspense, tension and it will take a dark turn towards the end that will keep you captivated until you've finished it. Full of shock, twists and a bunch of characters who really pull this story together!

One of the best thrillers I've read this year.

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The world is different now.
There are no rules, no governments, and no guarantees that you'll be saved.
Rival factions have taken over, fighting each other for survival with no loyalty to anyone but their own. At 21, Hayden has taken over Blackwing and is one of the youngest leaders in the area. In protecting his camp from starvation, raids from other factions and the threat of being kidnapped, he has enough to worry about before he finds Grace.
The daughter of the head of the rival camp Greystone, she is slow to trust anyone, much less the leader of those she has been trained to kill.
This is danger. This is chaos. This is anarchy.

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~I was sent a copy from the publishers - all opinions are my own~

I give it - 4/5

My review - This is a fantastic book. I really enjoyed every moment of it and I was instantly gripped from the beginning. 

This is a book about survival. About being the best you can in a world that is falling apart. There is two rival factions, Greystone and Blackwing. Hayden and Grace are the head of these factions and are fighting each other for survival.

One of my favourite things about this book was the descriptive writing. It really brought this whole world together. The pacing was great, the story-line was captivating and the characters where all so different and interesting in their own way. I really enjoyed where this story went and I cannot wait to read the next one. 

This book is a fantastic dystopian novel. It is interesting and the plot will keep you engrossed till the very end and even then you will need the next book. I really enjoyed the characters and again, the details in this book was so wonderful. It made picturing this dystopian world a lot easier. DeVos is a fantastic author. Her writing is wonderful and she really knows how to tell a story and keep the reader wanting more. I am excited to read more in this series and from her. This book is perfect for dystopians fans who need their fix of a world of people doing what they can to survive and will do whatever it takes...but, you never know who may take your interest and may sway you...

An amazing, gripping book that I cannot recommend enough!!

As far as the world’s concerned, she’s already dead
Jessie Sloane is getting her life back on track after caring for her sick mother. But she’s stopped short when she discovers, that according to official records, ‘Jessie Sloane’ died seventeen years ago.
So why does she still feel in danger?
Thrown into turmoil and questioning everything she’s ever known, Jessie’s confusion is exacerbated by a relentless lack of sleep. Stuck in a waking nightmare and convinced she’s in danger, she can no longer tell what’s real and what she’s imagined.
The truth lies in the past…
Twenty years ago, another woman’s split-second decision may hold the key to Jessie’s secret history. Has her whole life been a lie? The truth will shock her to the core…if she lives long enough to discover it.

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~I was sent a copy from the publishers - all opinions are my own~

I give it - 5/5

My review - I am a huge fan of Mary. I adore all of her books and I was really excited to be asked to be part of the blog tour for her new book, When The Lights Go Out. This book did not disappoint. This has to be one of my favourites from her and that is saying something as I adore all of her books. This book is filled with suspense, it is gripping and you won't be able to put it down. 

This book instantly had me gripped. What would you do if you found your social security information actually belonged to a girl who died 17 years ago? That is what our main character Jessie is dealing with. Her mother has recently just died and this is the first time she has ever been on her own after spending her years taking care of her mother and now, she has to find herself but, there may be danger lurking around the corner. 

Also with Jessie's story we are give the story of Eden from 20 years ago. A story of a woman whose dream life is far from perfect and you will start to read the connections between these two women. With each bit of new information there is more twists thrown in. It will keep you guessing until the end, the mystery surrounding Jessie is captivating and will just want to carry on reading to find out what the truth is the connection between these two women.

I love the way Mary writes. The characters are filled with so much depth, the plot is filled with suspense, twists and instantly hooks you in.

Another brilliant story by Mary that has to be one of my favourite thrillers of this year. I can't talk about the plot too much as I think you need to just jump into this book and find out the truth for yourself!

I cannot wait to see what Mary writes next.

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Nova is 32 years old and she is about to see the world for the very first time.
Jillian Safinova, Nova to her friends, can do many things. She can speak five languages. She can always find a silver lining. And she can even tell when someone is lying just from the sound of their voice.
But there’s one thing Nova can’t do. She can’t see.
When her brother convinces her to have an operation that will restore her sight, Nova wakes up to a world she no longer understands. Until she meets Kate.
As Kate comes into focus, her past threatens to throw them into a different kind of darkness. Can they each learn to see the world in a different … and open their eyes to the lives they could have been living all along?

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~I was sent a copy from the publishers - all opinions are my own~

I give it - 5/5

My review - This has to be one of the best books I've read this year. It was absolutely beautiful. The story was so captivating and I just couldn't put it down. It is wonderful, gripping, and keeps you reading until the end. 

This story we meet Nova. She has been blind her entire life. But, that hasn't stopped her fulfilling her life. She has learned how to live with her blindness and doesn't take life for granted.
Then we meet Kate. She is living a different life. She lives life in fear of her abusive husband. Nova works as an interpreter at the police station and that is also where Kate's husband works but, they have never met before until, a trip to the hospital.

Nova is at the hospital having surgery that will give her sight. Something she thought would never happen. And, Kate is at the hospital for another reason and in denial and these women are about to meet.

This story is amazing. A story of a woman who is blind from birth and finally able to see after so long and a woman who is blind to the horrors she deals with at home. Two different women and their lives are about to collide.

It is filled with emotion and tension and chilling. The ending was tense and just ended this amazing book perfectly. I cannot recommend this book enough! It is astonishing and part of this book where sinister and really thought-provoking. One of the best books I have read in a long time. 

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