YA Steampunk | Alavonia Series | Nicholas Lovelock
We’re delighted to be on tour today sharing Laura’s thoughts for Discoucia by Nicholas Lovelock. Discousia is the first story in the Alavonia Series. The second, Gemenicia, is also also available now. Revolution, romance and technological wonders are all in a day’s work for the decorated hero of Alavonia, Sir Arthur Pageon. An acclaimed explorer and inventor, Sir Arthur Pageon takes his unofficial role as defender of the realm of Alavonia very seriously. A fantastical world, Alavonia is home to the Discoucian Monarchy, as well as monstrous creatures and secretive academies for the highly gifted. Upon returning from his most recent exploits aboard on his personal flying galleon The Nostradamus, Pageon is…
Romance | The Tiger Catcher | Paullina Simons
We’re delighted to be on tour today sharing Laura’s thoughts for The Tiger Catcher by Paullina Simons. Can true love ever die?Julian lives a charmed life in Los Angeles. Surrounded by friends, he is young, handsome, and runs a successful business. Everything changes after he has a fateful encounter with a mysterious young woman named Josephine. Julian’s world is turned upside down by a love affair that takes him–and everyone else in his life–by storm. For the two new lovers, the City of Angels is transformed into a magical playground.But Josephine is not what she seems and carries secrets that threaten to tear them apart―seemingly forever.A broken man, his faith…
Historical Fiction | The Path to the Sea | Liz Fenwick
Liz Fenwick became one of my favourite authors from her debut novel and each year, I eagerly await to see where she’s going to take me next. If you enjoy intrigue and suspense, The Path to the Sea should be one of your reads this summer. Boskenna, the beautiful, imposing house standing on the Cornish cliffs, means something different to each of the Trewin women. For Joan, as a glamorous young wife in the 1960s, it was a paradise where she and her husband could entertain and escape a world where no one was quite what they seemed – a world that would ultimately cost their marriage and end in…
Saga | The Sewing Room Girl | Susanna Bavin
We’re excited to be joining in the celebrations of the paperback release for The Sewing Room Girl by Susanna Bavin on the last day of the tour today. We’re sharing Alice-Jane’s thoughts and there’s also an exciting tourwide giveaway from publishers, Allison & Busby, that you don’t want to miss! Born into service, sixteen-year-old Juliet Harper has always idolised her mother, Agnes. But Agnes is haunted by what could have been, and the glamorous life she might have lived if she stayed in Manchester rather than settling down in the Lancashire moorland with her husband. Life takes another unexpected turn when Juliet’s father suddenly dies. Agnes’s reputation as a seamstress…
Saga | Girls on the Home Front | Annie Clarke
We’re delighted to be sharing Alice-Jane’s thoughts today for Girls on the Home Front by Annie Clarke. This is the first story in the new Factory Girls series. The second story, Heroes on the Home Front, is available from mid-September 2019. August 1941: As war sweeps across Britain and millions of men enlist to serve their country, it’s up to the women to fight the battle on the home front. Fran always thought she would marry her childhood sweetheart and lead a simple life in Massingham, the beloved pit village she has always called home. But with war taking so many men to the front line, the opening of a new…
Literary Fiction | The String Games review | Gail Aldwin
Last week I was honoured to have Gail Aldwin in my hot seat. You can read our interview here. We’re sharing Laura’s thoughts today on debut novel The String Games. I think it’s fair to say this was a big hit for Laura! When four-year-old Josh is abducted and murdered during a family holiday in France, Nim, aged ten, becomes an only child. To cope with the tragedy, Nim reinvents herself but continues to carry a burden of unresolved grief. As an adult, she returns to France determined to find out more about the circumstances of Josh’s death. How will she deal with this new information and what are the…
