It’s set to be a perfect day – until the chauffeur is asked to keep driving the bride around the church. This wedding definitely isn’t going as planned.

Lottie is a guest at the wedding when she sees Max. No kiss has ever matched the last one they shared fifteen years ago. They were on the brink of a beautiful love story, until a shocking event tore them apart. Now here he is, still ridiculously good-looking, teasing Lottie in the old way – and that overwhelming electric attraction is back. But Max is way out of bounds.

Freya owes Cameron everything. But she doesn’t love him. Which is a shame, because they’re about to be married.

Ruby has been the perfect wife. When she discovers the truth about her husband, her response is reckless and delicious. But after that, nothing will ever be the same again.

My Thoughts:

Freya is about to get married to Cameron but is it the right thing to do when she is not in love with him anymore, Lottie is one of the guests and when she sees someone she has not seen for a long time, will they be able to rekindle the love they both had for one another in the past. Ruby finds something out about the person most closest to her and cannot believe it but decides to do something for herself for once. You cannot go wrong with a book by Jill, she is such a great story teller and you really feel invested in the characters when you are reading it. Each of the women’s stories can be relatable to someone reading this book, it should give that person hope that one day things will be ok. It was a great story to enjoy. I loved it.

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It’s the best night of her life. It’s the last night of her life.

Sixteen-year-old Jenna Harbough’s parents had finally given in, and there she was, at a New York club with her best friends, watching the legendary band Avenue A, carrying her demo in hopes of slipping it to the guitarist, Jake Kincade. Then, from the stage, Jake catches her eye, and smiles. It’s the best night of her life. It’s the last night of her life.

Minutes later, Jake’s in the alley getting some fresh air, and the girl from the dance floor comes stumbling out, sick and confused and deathly pale. He tries to help, but it’s no use. It’s time to call Lieutenant Eve Dallas.

Who could want this level-headed teen, passionate about her music, dead? Was she targeted or could she have been the victim of a random attack? And if she was, who’s next…..?

My Thoughts:

This is book 58 of 59 of the In Death Series, but can be read as a standalone. I have not read any of this authors books let alone any from this Series so I was going in blind. The story is centred around Jenna who is a sixteen year old girl who wants to make it in the music industry. So when her parents finally let her go to a club to watch one of her favourite bands, Jenna has other ideas and takes one of her demo tapes to give to one of the band members. It is the best night of her life until she is seen stumbling out of the club, looking very unwell. One of the band members Jake tries to help her but is of no use, so calls the police as something fishy is going on. And Eve Dallas is the one that is going to solve this mystery. It was a good well rounded story that has a level of intrigue to it, it is a great crime thriller with plenty of twists to keep the reader guessing. Even though I have not read any of the other series, I found that it didn’t matter and still enjoyed the story. I really like Eve Dallas, she is a strong independent woman who does not take any abuse from no one. I was like you go girl many times. A thoroughly enjoyable read.

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What would you do if your husband framed you for murder?

Five years ago, Olivia Sutherland was convicted of plotting to murder her husband.

Now she’s finally free, Olivia has three goals. Repair her relationship with her daughter. Clear her name. And bring down her husband – the man who framed her.

Just how far is she willing to go to get what she wants? And how far will her husband go to stop her?

Because his lies run deeper than Olivia could ever have imagined – and this time it’s not her freedom that’s in jeopardy, but her life…

My Thoughts:

Olivia has been in Prison for something she claims she did not do. She was convicted for plotting to kill her husband but she wants justice and to find a way to bring her husband down and she will do whatever it takes. I really like C. L. Taylors writing style and the quick pace of it, I felt as though I didn’t want to stop reading. It had everything I love in a thriller, tension, twists and turns, OMG moments and a unforgettable ending. It will keep you guessing till the end. Such a good read and this kind of story would be great made into a TV Drama.

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The sparkling seaside village of Merle Bay, with its beautiful beach scattered with sea glass, is a place where anyone can have a fresh start.

For Katie, it is the perfect hideout after a childhood trauma left her feeling exposed. For Robyn, the fresh sea air is helping to heal her scars, but maybe not her marriage. For Grace, a new start could help her move on from a heartbreaking loss. When they meet on Sea Glass Beach one day, they form an instant bond and soon they’re sharing prosecco, laughter – and even their biggest secrets…

Together, the women feel stronger than ever before. So can their friendship help them face old fears and find happy endings – as well as new beginnings?

My Thoughts:

I feel as though I have not read one of Cathy’s books for ages but I am so glad I picked this one up. It is all about three women who all have different things in their lives that are not great at the moment but when they all meet on the beach, they would never know how much they would be able to help each other out. The bond is beautiful between all three women and reading the story I felt as though I was part of their team. It was such a perfect escape read with relatable topics. I love Cathy’s writing and it is a great feel good novel. I want to go to the beach and collect sea glass now and I really felt as though the story inspired me to get out there.

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Since the night she was attacked, Jenny Kramer hasn’t been able to recall what happened. Her parents and the doctors saw to that. Her mother couldn’t prevent the terror in the woods, but she’s done all she can to stop it ruining Jenny’s life. The only thing that now bothers Jenny is the scar carved into her lower back. Which she can’t stop touching.

But if Jenny can’t remember her attacker, he can’t be caught. He could be the man next to her right now, the one who caught just her eye.

And he hasn’t forgotten anything…

My Thoughts:

This is my second book by Wendy and I found this one was not for me. Jenny was attacked and she cannot remember what happened that night, Jenny has a lot of paranoia now when she goes out suspecting anyone looking at her thinking that is the person who attacked her. The only thing she has to remind her of her attack is the scar on her back. The plot for me sounded intriguing but I felt the story was quite long and you really had to concentrate. The subject was really not for me and I felt it was a bit too much for me. I felt as though it was very heavy going.

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Detective Inspector Avison Fluke is a man on the edge. He has committed a crime to get back to work, concealed a debilitating illness and is about to be made homeless. Just as he thinks things can’t get any worse, the body of a young woman is found buried on a Cumbrian building site.

Shot once in the back of the head, it is a cold, calculated execution. When the post-mortem reveals she has gone to significant expense in disguising her appearance, Fluke knows this is no ordinary murder.

With the help of a psychotic ex-Para, a gangland leader and a woman more interested in maggots than people, Fluke must find out who she was and why she was murdered before he can even think about finding her killer…

My Thoughts:

This is the first book in the Avison Fluke Series, in this story DCI Avison Fluke first point of call is finding out why there is a young woman’s body buried in a building site. Who is she and why there? DCI Avison Fluke has to piece together what happened to this poor woman whilst also concealing a majr thing from his work colleagues. I love that these books are set in Cumbria as it is one of my favourite places, I can almost imagine I am there. The start of this book is a little slow but it gets better throughout, I liked Avison and felt he is a good character that is engaging and realistic. I felt sorry for him with what is going on in his personal life, I found that side of things relatable which made me enjoy the story even more. I would love this to become a TV Series or any of M. W. Cravens other books to be made in to a TV Series as they would be brilliant. Another great read.

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When a light aircraft crash-lands at Machrie airport, DCI Jim Daley and his colleague Brian Scott rush to the scene. But it soon becomes clear that both occupants of the plane were dead before take-off …

Meanwhile in Kinloch, local fisherman Hamish is unwittingly dragged into danger when he witnesses something he shouldn’t, and hotel manager Annie is beginning to suspect her new boss may not be as he first appeared.

And just as Chief Superintendent Carrie Symington thinks she has finally escaped the sins of her past, she finds herself caught in an even deadlier trap.

As the action spills across the sea to County Antrim – all under the scrutiny of the Security Service – the search is on for any other truth.

My Thoughts:

This is the ninth book in The D. C. I Daley Series and my first book by this author. DCI Daley has got his work cut out in this book, he has to investigate how a light aircraft has crashed but the people inside were dead before it crashed, how so? this is what DCI Daley needs to work out. Also there are other things going on that need to be pieced together. It is full of suspense and intrigue, you don’t know who to trust, the ending was unexpected and I enjoyed it none of the less. This was a great Scottish Detective Crime Thriller. I need to go and read the other books now in the series.

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Investigating how a severed hand ends up on the third green of a Cumbrian golf course is not how Detective Inspector Avison Fluke has planned to spend his Saturday. So when a secret protection unit from London swoops in quoting national security, he’s secretly pleased.

But trouble is never far away. A young woman arrives at his lakeside cabin with a cryptic message: a code known to only a handful of people and it forces Fluke back into the investigation he’s only just been barred from.

In a case that will change his life forever, Fluke immerses himself in a world of New Age travellers, corrupt cops and domestic extremists. Before long he’s alienated his entire team, has been arrested under the Terrorism Act – and has made a pact with the Devil himself. But a voice has called out to him from beyond the grave. And Fluke is only getting started…

My Thoughts:

This is the second book in the Avison Fluke Series. Detective Inspector Avison Fluke has been called to a golf course where an unidentified hand has been found, but who’s is it? it leads to a body which the Detective must work out who it is and why this happened, but things keep cropping up from his past and it is making it harder to stay out of trouble. When reading these books you really feel as though you are part of the team and are helping to solve these crimes. A great paced storyline and great characters. A great read with lots of murder mystery included.

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Your family has been attacked, never again to be the same.
Now you have to choose between law…and justice.

     Jason Bennett is a suburban dad who owns a court-reporting business, but one night, his life takes a horrific turn. He is driving his family home after his daughter’s field hockey game when a pickup truck begins tailgating them, on a dark stretch of road. Suddenly two men jump from the pickup and pull guns on Jason, demanding the car. A horrific flash of violence changes his life forever.
 
Later that awful night, Jason and his family receive a visit from the FBI. The agents tell them that the carjackers were members of a dangerous drug-trafficking organization—and now Jason and his family are in their crosshairs.
 
The agents advise the Bennetts to enter the witness protection program right away, and they have no choice but to agree. But WITSEC was designed to protect criminal informants, not law-abiding families. Taken from all they know, trapped in an unfamiliar life, the Bennetts begin to fall apart at the seams. Then Jason learns a shocking truth and realizes that he has to take matters into his own hands.
 
Sometimes justice is a one-man show.

My Thoughts:

This is my first book by Lisa and one that I really enjoyed. I loved the sound of the plot, it was everything it should be, tense, gripping and edge of the seat stuff. This is the story of the Bennetts, when travelling in their car, the family could never imagine what would happen when a truck starts to tail gate them. The next scenes that unfold are truly horrific. But Jason is onto them and will find out who these people are no matter what. I loved how intense the story became and it felt a very unpredictable story with plenty of twists and turns to grip the reader. A few times I realised I was holding my breath as I didn’t know what was coming. Such a good read, now need to read more of Lisa’s books.

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The worst day of her life could be the best thing that’s ever happened.

Kim Jacobs believes that she is happily married, until her husband tells her he is leaving her. Forced to re-evaluate her life on the same day that her son leaves for university, Kim is shocked to find herself sleeping in the spare room of his college flatshare.

She never imagined her prime would be spent with a bunch of man-babies, but amongst the empty pizza boxes and unwashed laundry, Kim can feel something starting to happen.

My Thoughts:

Kim seems to have a good life, happily married with a son, what more could she ask for until one dreaded night her husband tells her something she could never imagine in her whole entire life. He is leaving her and been having an affair. Her son is moving out to College the next day and Kim cannot even comprehend what this means for her. When she finds out who her husband has been having an affair with, she decides its time to flee. With her son in tow she decides whilst getting back on her own two feet to stay with her son in College, which is a real eye opener for Kim. Can she ever find a way to be truly happy again? I liked this story I felt sad for Kim but I knew with her determination that she would be able to piece her life back together as us strong women do. It was a funny read with a few laugh out loud moments as I find Tracy’s books always find a way to make you laugh. I enjoyed this read.

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