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Archive for August 2023

The Marriage Retreat, by Laura Eliot

Lorraine and Victor are famous for saving people’s marriages. But when Victor dies in a car crash accompanied by an unknown young woman, Lorraine has to confront the idea that she didn’t know her husband at all… The Marriage Retreat is a psychological thriller and mystery about secrets hidden within a marriage. Lorraine and Victor […]

Connetix Tiles rainbow starter pack toy review

AD GIFTED We were sent this toy for the purpose of this review. All opinions and photos are my own It’s the summer holiday and we are treading the fine line between boredom and screen time! We were therefore delighted to be sent the 62 piece set of Connetix Tiles (find out more here.) Connetix […]

A Body in a Cornish Village, by Dee MacDonald

Kate Palmer finds that being a movie extra is not as exciting as she thought! Except that someone swapped the blank bullets for real ones and her sister Angie shoots an actor dead. Can Kate clear her sister’s name…? A Body in a Cornish Village is the 7th book to feature nurse and amateur sleuth […]

The Godmother, by Amanda Brookfield

Rachel Elliot is a successful businesswoman but she is starting to feel her body clock ticking. Will having a baby disrupt her perfect organised life or can she combine a career and motherhood? The Godmother is a female oriented novel with aspects of family drama fiction. It was written 30 years ago but has been […]

Holiday 2023 day 5: St Asaph, Rhyl and more!

We had planned to drive to Liverpool on day 5 of our holiday. But Anya wasn’t feeling 100% so we decided to stay closer to our cottage in case we had to head back quickly (thankfully she was fine!) Our first stop was St Asaph’s Cathedral which we had driven past several times already.   […]