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I’m absolutely thrilled to welcome best-selling saga and cosy crime author Glenda Young to Bookish Jottings for a chat about her books, switching genres and what’s coming next for her! Hi Glenda! Thank you so much for joining me here at Bookish Jottings to talk about Celebrations at the Toffee Factory. Could you tell u
Eighties pop band The A64 are reuniting for the gig of a lifetime at Scarborough’s Open Air Theatre, and Helen Dexter is overjoyed when they book into her Seaview Hotel. However, as old tensions rise within the band, it’s clear each musician has something to hide. Why is lead singer Starr running away from her […]
1922: Holding my hands in his, the only father I’ve ever known whispers the words that will change the course of my life: ‘Darling Rose, my most loyal maid. I’ve spent my life collecting the rarest of flowers from around the world. But now the time has come to return them to their rightful home. […]
As stars sparkle in wintry skies, the little village of Thimblebury is getting in the Christmas spirit. Fairy lights hang in shop windows, couples kiss under the mistletoe and midwife Zoe Padbury has a heartfelt Christmas wish…For midwife Zoe Padbury, there’s nowhere more magical than her Lake District home at Christma
Julia Bird is as keen as anyone in Berrywick to see inside the famous Greystone Manor. But when she does, the last thing she expects to find is a body!When Julia Bird is asked to clear out the gatehouse at Greystone Manor after the sudden death of Colonel Loxton’s sister, she is intrigued to finally […]
When Sofia Brotherton’s father dies, she and her sisters are left facing ruin. They can’t believe their good luck when Sofia finds a position in fashionable Bath. It seems the perfect solution. But Sofia’s carefully laid plans are thrown into disarray with the appearance of the formidable Earl of Avon. James Brotherton
Sun, sea and starting over… Having finally divorced her husband, Vicky is embarking on a new adventure: three months on a gorgeous Greek island volunteering at an animal sanctuary. On arrival, she meets Suzie – an 80s rock star who now runs the local bar. Both sixty and resolutely single, romance is the one thing […]
It’s 1904, and being a detective – let alone an occult detective – is no profession for a woman. But that won’t stop Evie Winstanley. When her father, a collector of occult books, dies in strange circumstances, Evie is determined to investigate. Her only lead: a cryptic mention of the ‘Circle of Shadows.’ From a […]
All Celeste wants for Christmas is to escape. But could a surprise visit to an inn where candles glow behind every window and the smell of winter spices fill the air be her chance at a new beginning?Dropping her suitcase down on the front step of the Christmas Cove Inn, Celeste can’t help but smile. […]
After a window display goes disastrously viral – thanks to a malfunctioning animatronic Santa and an unfortunate encounter with Paddington Bear – Lula Haines finds herself without a job just weeks before Christmas. So she jumps at the chance to decorate Hollybrae Castle in Scotland for the holidays. There’s just one co
The Great War has ended, but Jack’s toffee factory struggles after years of sugar rations and its troubles are far from over. Fun, feisty Elsie longs for freedom and excitement. Hoping to meet the man of her dreams, she spurns the attention of dependable Stan. Will she realise that what she wants and what she […]
Lancaster, 1943: As the war rages on, the Red Cross girls will do whatever it takes to bring their boys home. But can they find happiness in such troubling times?When Livvy receives her orders for war work, she’s desperate for a new beginning. Most of her friends have been sent to munitions factories, so she […]
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