books

  • I’ve read lots of books by this author under the name of Glynis Peters. She writes beautifully-told wartime sagas. When I heard she’d written something a little different, I was curious to know more. The Weybourne Witches has been published under the name of Amber Raven (the perfect name for a story about witches). Here’s

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  • I’d been following John W. Howell‘s blog for a while and been interested in reading his books, but I wasn’t sure where to start as he’s written so many! I took part in John’s recent blog tour for the third book in his ‘Eternal Road’ series: Detour on the Eternal Road. I loved the premise

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  • Book Review – Little Women

    I still can’t believe that I only got round to reading this iconic book by Louisa May Alcott recently. It’s one that I’d been meaning to read for a long time. When I was bought it as a gift I had no excuse not to finally read it. For those of you who don’t know

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  • I came across The Lost Bookshop by accident. I’d not heard of it before, nor its author. But it was 99p on Kindle, so I thought I’d nothing to lose in downloading it. The blurb looked interesting, but I didn’t really have high hopes for it. Boy, was I wrong! Here is the blurb to

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  • Book Spotlight

    Fellow blogger, Ada Jenkins over at The Introverted Bookworm, has a new book out. Ada is so supportive of other writers so I wanted to give a shout out to her to thank her and to shine a light on her new book, His Dark Song. Here’s a little bit about it: Independent Regan feels

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  • Detour On The Eternal Road

    Today, I’m delighted to be showcasing the latest book in The Eternal Road series by John W. Howell. Take it away, John: I am excited to be here with you today, Esther.  There is nothing better than to be in the United Kingdom on a lovely spring day. Also to be with an author of

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  • Story Chat II

    I’m delighted to be part of the wonderful Story Chat II blog tour. The fantastic Marsha Ingrao started Story Chat ‘as a unique online blogging program for authors and readers’. After the success of the first book, she began work on the second, inviting authors from all over the world to send in their writing. She

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  • Book News – A Sneak Peek

    For those of you who regularly read my blog, you’ll know the first book in my children’s series will be coming out later this year. It’s called The Secret Dragon and is part of the Saffy’s Secret Quest Series. My illustrator has been hard at work creating a gorgeous cover and also some interior images.

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  • Over the last couple of weekends, I’ve been introducing you to my upcoming series of children’s chapter books for 5-7 year olds. The series is called Saffy’s Secret Quest and the first book in the series is The Secret Dragon. Here’s a little bit about the story to hopefully hook your interest: Saffy’s boring summer

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  • I met the wonderful crime writer Val Penny at Swanwick Writing Summer School a few years ago and she’s been incredibly supportive of me and my writing. I’d been meaning to buy one of her DI Hunter books and I thought I’d start with the first in the series. That was my plan, but I

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