The Milan Contract by Stephen Franks is a great thriller, taut and tense, with a well-executed plot which starts as a regular police investigation but develops into so much more
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The Little Bookshop of Lonely Hearts by Annie Darling
An unashamedly romantic novel about Posy, her bookshop and a bid to dedicate it to romance, in spite of Sebastian, her handsome nemesis
The Hummingbird and the Sea by Jenny Bond
Moving between Massachusetts and the Caribbean, Jenny Bond’s novel is an enjoyable tale of the hope of young love, betrayal and pirates
The Unexpected Life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts by Avi
Oliver Cromwell Pitts’ life is turned upside down when his father disappears the night of a big storm and he is forced to live by his wits.
Blue Verses: Volume I. Of love, death, angels and demons by Daniel Hernandez
Self-scrutiny and reconciliation is at the heart of this poetry collection as the author wrestles with the uncertainties that life offers.
From Russia With Love by Ian Fleming
James Bond’s trip to Turkey for the suggested love of a Russian beauty was a great introduction for me to the fiction of Ian Fleming
The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman
A quite traumatic but moving novel told in two narrative strands, one of a young mother, the other the daughter she is forced to give up.
Baby Proof by Emily Giffin
Emily Giffin has written an interesting book dealing with a woman who is adamant that she does not want children even if it means losing her soulmate
Tone Dead by Sydney Preston
A murder mystery, lightly told with the deft hand of Sydney Preston, which is big on character and well-plotted
Behind the Wall by Harris Kloe
Harris Kloe has written a tense short story to open his forthcoming collection with seams of horror and suspense
Scuffed Granny 