I was drawn to read The French House because I realised that it was based on history of how some French women, including Veuve (‘widow’ in French) Clicquot, the heroine of this story, who lost their husbands at a young age are behind the world’s finest drink! The French House The vineyards stretched away in every direction as he plucked a perfect red grape, sparkling with dew. “Marry me,” he’d said. “We’ll run these vineyards together.” But now he is gone. There is no one to share the taste of the first fruit of the harvest. And her troubles are…

Today I’m happy to be participating in Bookouture’s cover reveal of The Frozen Girl by Roberta Gately, publishing on 18 May 2021. The Frozen Girl The young woman’s mouth is slightly parted, as if waiting to speak. Her body is frozen in ice and her blue eyes stare at the sky, perhaps wanting to look at the stars one last time…  When the body of a woman is found in a frozen river, Jessie Novak and her partner Detective Sam Dallas rush to the scene. Jessie is shocked to find the girl in the ice is Sheila Logan, who she worked closely with for years.…

Having recently finished reading and reviewing a book essentially about old friendships, I was looking forward to reading another book centered on friendships. However, I didn’t quite know what to expect from Her Guilty Secret. Her Guilty Secret “Let’s play truth or dare, for old times’ sake…” I reluctantly agree, silently praying none of my three oldest friends gets the chance to ask me a truth. There is so much I’ve been keeping from them. Just for this weekend, for our long-awaited college reunion, I want to put all that aside and have some fun. But it wasn’t my secrets I should…