Victoria to Vikings – The Circle of Blood by Trisha Hughes At the heart of our present are the stories of our past. In ages gone by, many monarchs died while they were still young. There were battles and diseases and many were simply overthrown. But the days […]
All four books are sexy, witty, funny, and every single one is a thoroughly enjoyable read
Redneck’s Revenge by Joan Livingston Her next case. She’s in it for good. Isabel Long is in a funk months after solving her first case. Her relationship with the Rooster Bar’s owner is over. Then the cops say she must work for a licensed P.I. before working solo. Encouraged […]
Cupid F*cks Up by Paula Houseman Ruth Roth is a straight shooter. Pity Cupid’s not. Smart-mouth Ruth is an inspirational humour columnist for a popular women’s magazine. Recently divorced, she has found the love of her life. Without any help, mind you, from the little fat love god. […]
A Laughing Matter of Pain by Cynthia Hilston Harry Rechthart always knew how to laugh, but laughter can hide a lot of pain that’s drowned by the bottle and good times. He grew up the joker in the early 1900s in Cleveland, Ohio, but as he enters adulthood, […]
Mrs Bates of Highbury by Allie Cresswell The new novel from the Readers’ Favourite silver medalist. Thirty years before the beginning of ‘Emma’ Mrs Bates is entirely different from the elderly, silent figure familiar to fans of Jane Austen’s fourth novel. She is comparatively young and beautiful, widowed […]
Haircuts, Hens, and Homicide by Stephanie Dagg Megan finds mayhem when she arrives in France to bury her Gran and sort out her affairs. She expected difficult encounters with civil servants and red tape but not with wandering chickens, an imperious policeman and a dead body. Together with her […]
A Wedding in Cornwall (Books 7—12) by Laura Briggs The last six novellas in the UK bestselling series A WEDDING IN CORNWALL are now available in one collection! Join American event planner Julianne in her final set of adventures ‘across the pond’ in beautiful Cornwall. From celebrity sightings […]
Having already read and reviewed three books in author Beth Good series, namely the Oddest Little Romance shop, Chocolate Shop, and Book Shop, and loved all three, I approached the final two books with excitement and trepidation in equal measure. What if they were not as good? What […]
Today Heartshaped is reviewing three of author Beth Good’s novellas from her Oddest Little Shop series. Two more will be coming later. Reading a novella is a lovely change for a blogger used to reading full novels. Rather like a sorbet after a fish dish, they clear and […]
Odyssey in a Teacup by Paula Houseman Encounters with a pair of supersized Y-fronts; a humourless schoolmarm with an unfortunate name and monstrous yellow incisors; and a tut-tutting, big-breasted, modern-day gorgon are the norm for Ruth Roth. She’s used to crazy. Her mum squawks like a harpy and her […]
A summer wedding, fifty cupcakes and a man she thought she would never see again …
The Gathering by Bernadette Giacomazzo The Uprising Series tells the story of three freedom fighters and their friends in high – and low – places that come together to overthrow a vainglorious Emperor and his militaristic Cabal to restore the city, and the way of life, they once […]
The Little Cornish Kitchen by Jane Linfoot It’s time to come home to Cornwall With an exciting new life in Paris, Clemmie Hamilton isn’t looking forward to heading home to the picturesque but sleepy village of St Aidan, Cornwall. However, when she discovers that the cosy apartment by […]
Dangerous Waters by Anne Allen Tragedy seems to follow Jeanne Le Page around . . . Can she really go through it again and survive? She is lucky to be alive at sixteen Jeanne was almost killed in a boating accident which brought heart-breaking family tragedy. Now, fifteen years […]
this odd, idiosyncratic romance is an absolute delight
Game Show by Allie Cresswell Imagine that for one night only you could do absolutely anything you wanted and get away with it. Welcome to Game Show. It is 1992, and in a Bosnian town a small family cowers in their basement. The Serbian militia is coming – […]
The joy of asking an author questions is that you can be as imaginative as you want to be with the questions. Of course they don’t have to answer, but when they do, what an interesting insight you get into the author. Today we have Elle Spellman, author […]
She’s Bad News – Elle Spellman What would you do if you woke up with super powers? For Bella Brown, life hasn’t gone according to plan. She’s almost thirty, still living in her uneventful hometown, and her dreams of becoming an investigative reporter have fallen by the wayside. […]
secrets, heartbreak, and tightly bound emotions, all of which builds to an end that is both bitter and sweet at the same time.
full of love and optimism, humour and tears
The Exact Opposite of Okay – Laura Steven Izzy O’Neill here! Impoverished orphan, aspiring comedian and Slut Extraordinaire, if the gossip sites are anything to go by. Izzy never expected to be 18 and internationally reviled. But when explicit photos involving her, a politician’s son and a garden bench are published online, the […]
Ottercombe Bay, Part One – Bella Osborne Escape to the Devon coast, with Part One of a brand-new four-part serial from the author of Willow Cottage. Daisy Wickens has returned to Ottercombe Bay, the picturesque Devon town where her mother died when she was a girl. She plans to leave […]
Little Pink Taxi – Marie Laval Take a ride with Love Taxis, the cab company with a Heart … Rosalie Heart is a well-known face in Irlwick – well, if you drive a bright pink taxi and your signature style is a pink anorak, you’re going to draw […]
Maybe Never – Sadie Allen Judd Jackson had it all—star football player with a college scholarship, perfect family, tons of friends, and a beautiful girlfriend. He was the most popular guy in town … until a family secret burned it all to the ground. Now, he’s the object of […]
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