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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Will love bloom on the little Cornish Isles?

Jess has lived at the idyllic flower farm on the Isles of Scilly her whole life, but when her boyfriend Adam leaves without explanation, Jess discovers that even her little slice of Cornish heaven can be lonely.

For the first time in Will’s life, he’s met someone he can’t stop thinking about. But nothing is simple when the woman of your dreams is working for you.

Gaby is running away from painful memories, and where could be more perfect than a remote island off the Cornish coast? But to put the past behind her, she must keep moving … however much she might want to stay.

My Thoughts:

The story is set on the Isles of Scilly where Jess and her brother run the flower farm. When they advertise for a new member of staff Gaby is in desperate need of getting away from her current life and this is the ideal place to do it. But what she has not got in mind is to fall for her boss. Jess has her own problems away from the flower farm, the man she thought she was going to spend her life with has upped sticks and run off, but why? You can not go wrong with a book by Phillipa, I loved the setting and it was unique reading about a flower farm but also interesting at the same time. I loved all the characters through their highs and lows, I have just realised this is part of a series so will have to catch up with the other ones, as I feel as though I have made new friends. I loved the ending.

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A friendly reunion…
After ten years, Sarah and her husband Roshan are looking forward to catching up with their closest school friends. So when one of them invites the group to spend a week in a beautiful converted church, they eagerly accept.

A vision of fear…
Very quickly though, Sarah becomes unsettled. She is frightened by the church’s creepy surroundings, and she thinks she might be seeing ghosts. Even more disturbing, a masked woman is committing armed robberies in the area – and the police can’t catch her.

A terrifying secret…
As Sarah and the others begin to have more frightening visions, the armed woman strikes again. The group of friends begin to wonder just what they’ve got themselves into…

My Thoughts:

When several friends get together after many years, they know that each of them has changed in many ways. They are spending a week together in a church. A church means a graveyard and suspicious things happening to all of them. All the friends are freaked out and something big is about to happen. It was a good story but as much as I have enjoyed Lisa’s previous books, this one just was not as good. I found it quite predictable and impractical. I also felt as though there was too much going on. It could of been such a great read too.

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When Daisy’s mother falls ill she is forced to return home. With her twin sons in tow, she moves back to Half Moon Farm, her family’s ancient hop farm.  

But a new life in the Kent countryside isn’t necessarily as idyllic as it might seem. Daisy’s relationship with her mother is complicated and the tumbledown farm isn’t the only thing that needs rebuilding. Daisy and her sons must adjust to life with estranged family, a leaking roof, and no WiFi.

Luckily for Daisy, she might yet find some distraction in silver fox farmer, Drew, or in the haughty heir to the nearby estate, Kit, who she can’t seem to avoid.

Daisy must learn to juggle her new life, the boys, and the daunting task of updating the farm. But there are secrets lurking in her family’s past that might throw everything into further disarray…

My Thoughts:

I love escaping the real world with a book by Holly and this was the perfect excuse to snuggle up and escape into Daisies world for a bit. Daisy has had to move back to her family home as her mother is not well. She has up sticks with her two kids but no one is that happy to leave behind their lives. There is a lot more going on at her family home than she can ever imagine but she is determined to get things fixed and things with her mother are strained. As Daisy and her sons adapt to their new lives will Daisy uncover a long kept secret that no one could ever imagined. I liked how the story flowed, I liked Daisy and wanted her to have a happy life. She is a tough one and is a great mum. I liked reading about the updating she does to the house and how she overcomes hurdles. She is one strong powerful woman even if she feels as though she is failing some of the time. It was a great and easy read to get lost into.

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THE PERFECT DAY FOR A HIKE

Seeking the escape of a lifetime, four friends hike out into the beautiful Norwegian wild – nothing between them and the mountain peak but forest, sea and sharp blue sky.

THE PERFECT PLACE TO DISAPPEAR

But there’s a darker side to the wilderness. A woman went missing here one year ago. Now the friends are hiking into the heart of the mystery. And waiting on the trail is someone who’d do anything to keep their secrets buried – and to stop the group walking away alive . . .

My Thoughts:

I love a Lucy Clarke book, there is just something chilling and gripping that I can never wait to get my teeth stuck into. This story is about four friends that have a pact that ever year one of them gets to pick a holiday for them all to go on. This time it is going to Norway to hike the Blafjell mountain but none of the others are prepared for what is to come. When the friends hear that a woman went missing on these mountains it sends shivers down their spine and puts doubts into their heads, but they would never realise at the beginning what would happen at the very end. I liked how each chapter is a different person so you get everyone’s perspective on the situations that arise. Also that the chapters are short so you feel as though you need to read on. I found the story gripping with plenty of twists and turns to keep me guessing, I would never of expected the outcome. I finished this book in two days and didn’t want to put it down. It was fantastic.

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Every single one of Elise Ngo’s close girlfriends—Rebecca, Jesse, and Beth—is getting married within the same few months, and every single one of them has asked her to be both bridesmaid and florist. Though it’s a lot for her to juggle, the work and exposure is a boon to her struggling flower shop.

The stakes are high at Rebecca’s high-profile wedding, where the guests are mostly political connections of Rebecca’s parents. Desperate for the event to go off without a hitch, Elise enlists the help of an outside caterer who turns out to be Ben Yu, Rebecca’s elusive younger brother.

Though Ben is prickly and aloof, he offers Elise much needed business designing flowers for his mom’s campaign fundraisers and Elise begins to see there’s more to Ben than his gruff and handsome exterior. But their romance takes off as the political campaign ramps up, complicating their relationship with unforeseen consequences. Now always-the-bridesmaid Elise must fight for what she wants to finally get her own happily ever after. 

My Thoughts:

Elise has a lot going on at the moment all her friends are getting married which is good but they all want her to be involved in their weddings. It is a lot for her to take on especially as she is trying to run a business that is not doing well. When she hires someone to help her she doesn’t realise it would be Ben who is good looking but not very approachable, when Elise gets to know him more she realises there is more than meets the eye. You can never predict your future but can Elise finally get her happy after. I enjoyed the concept of this story, it is a romantic comedy that you will love. I liked the characters and there are some funny parts to this story. I think there is many Elise’s out there and Julie has done well to write sympathetically.

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Elsie Porter is an average twentysomething and yet what happens to her is anything but ordinary. On a rainy New Year’s Day, she heads out to pick up a pizza for one. She isn’t expecting to see anyone else in the shop, much less the adorable and charming Ben Ross. Their chemistry is instant and electric. Ben cannot even wait twenty-four hours before asking to see her again. Within weeks, the two are head over heels in love. By May, they’ve eloped.

Only nine days later, Ben is out riding his bike when he is hit by a truck and killed on impact. Elsie hears the sirens outside her apartment, but by the time she gets downstairs, he has already been whisked off to the emergency room. At the hospital, she must face Susan, the mother-in-law she has never met-and who doesn’t even know Elsie exists.

My Thoughts:

When Elsie meets Ben she doesn’t know what her life will entail, they instantly connect and they know they want to spend the rest of their lives together. They get married and are living happily until something dreadful happens and Elsie cannot believe what she is hearing from the police that have just turned up at her door. There are even more complications when she meets his family who know nothing about her. This is a story about love and loss, it was such a sad story and I really felt for Elsie. I felt it was a story that was quite intense to read about, as it was a tragic storyline. It is one of those books that you probably don’t truly understand unless you have been through it or something similar yourself. It was ok.

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Drawing on the author’s decades of experience as a psychologist, trainer and advocate for women, this small but perfectly formed, pocket-sized book contains bite-sized snippets of insight and inspiration on communication, relationships, work, body image, overwhelm, emotional trials and more.

Pop it in your bag or nightstand and draw on it to boost your self-belief, awareness, energy and assertiveness each day – or gift it to friends and family to help them confront life’s everyday challenges.

My Thoughts:

This is a book for women to give them inspirational Wisdom every day of the year. It is a small and compact book that you can keep anywhere and whenever you may need it, it will be there with you. You don’t have to follow the numbers, I like to flick through and pick a quote and I really do feel as though it uplifts my day. If I am feeling anxious or stressed, I just pick up the book and read one of the quotes. It is a very good book for yourself or for a friend.

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