Gothic story set in a Yorkshire Abbey
Begars Abbey by V L Valentine A dark house filled with darker secrets... Begars Abbey is a crumbling pile, inhabited only by Lady Cooper. Built on the foundations of an old…
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Happy World Book Night and Day
A day for celebrating reading It's a grand old day and night tonight. People around the world are celebrating World Book Night and Day! In Spain, it's the day of…
Vanda set in Marseille by Marion Brunet
French Noir set in Marseille You would think a story in Marseille might contain some sunshine...Nope. This is a dark family drama with some very tricky subjects but it's also…
The Green Eyed Girl set in New York – Julie Owen Moylan
Green Eyed Girl of New York 1955: In an apartment on the Lower East Side, school teachers Dovie and Gillian live as lodgers. Dancing behind closed curtains, mixing cocktails for two,…
A moving war novel set in Ukraine
The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn In the snowbound city of Kiev, aspiring historian Mila Pavlichenko’s life revolves around her young son – until Hitler’s invasion of Russia changes everything.…
