We assume we can spot a psychopath from across the room…

Nineteen years ago, Ruth-Anne Baker’s childhood friend was murdered by convicted killer, Ethan Oswald. With Oswald dead and the case closed, everybody tells Ruth it’s time to move on – but she believes there is more to the story.

And only the wilfully ignorant or easily duped would fall for their charms.

When another young girl goes missing from their small town, Ruth becomes convinced that Oswald had an accomplice, someone the police overlooked.

If no one has told you this yet – it’s not quite that simple.

So begins a journey that will draw Ruth across continents and perilously close to three women, each connected to Oswald in a different way. The deeper she delves, the more she suspects one of them knows the truth. About her childhood friend. About the missing girl. And, perhaps most dangerously of all, about Ruth herself…

My Thoughts:

This story is about Ruth and how a tragedy many years ago, is still affecting her day to day life now. As a child her best friend was murdered, Ruth finds out that her friends murderer is now dead but Ruth cannot leave it, when Ruth sees the news and a girl has gone missing in the same circumstances as her friend, she wonders if something is not right and it is bringing back lots of memories about that fateful day many years ago. It was a slow burner of a read, which does get better, it shows how a terrible tragedy can affect a persons life many years later and how it can change that persons life indefinitely. I found it a read that I did not know what to expect and what would happen in the end. It was a creepy and unnerving read.

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Take one woman longing for the perfect Christmas . . .

All Clara has ever wanted is Christmas surrounded by loved ones, full of warmth and delicious food. So when her new boyfriend asks her to move to Switzerland, she can’t help but say yes! After all, what could be more perfect than Christmas in the Alps?

Add a dash of surprise

She quickly signs up for a tempting chocolate-making class, but it turns out to be chocolate-making bootcamp! And her boyfriend isn’t all he seemed either . . .

And enjoy a magical festive treat!

Despite it all, Clara begins to make friends – including the aloof yet intriguing Gabriel. With all of the ingredients at her fingertips, will she finally be able to whisk up her Christmas dream?

My Thoughts:

This is my first Christmas read of the year and what a spectacular book to start with. I love a book by Jo Thomas, she is such a great writer and always makes you feel warm and cosy inside. The story is about Clara, she decides to take a big leap of faith in her new boyfriend and move across the world with him to Switzerland, nothing is going right for her at home so why not. Clara enrols in a chocolate making class but does not realise how hard is really is and it does not help when other people in the group are making her life hard but with a bit of determination and grit she manages to prove to herself she can do it. The least said about her boyfriend the better. It was a perfect read to get snuggled up with. I love how warm Jo’s writing is and her characters are always good rounders. The chocolate side of things were a bonus and I would suggest having a chocolate or two on the side whilst reading this book as I felt hungry reading about the delicious recipes. A great read.

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DISCOVER THE GHOST STORY THAT WON’T LET YOU GO . . .

Kyle can barely remember his grandfather. So when they inherit his old house – a damp, secluded tower on the edge of a Welsh mountain village – Kyle and his wife, Lydia, feel they are moving into the home of a stranger.

From the start, Lydia hates the house: the disturbing paintings in the attic, the hostility of the locals, the peculiar light that pours through the kitchen window. Kyle thinks Lydia needs a break from London, from the nightmares and the panic attacks. But over the coming weeks, Lydia’s sense of dread only becomes more insistent, whilst Kyle is drawn to the house in ways he cannot explain.

Yet as winter approaches, cutting them off, the house must become their refuge. For outside, on the mountain, something is calling to them.

Something that has waited decades, and wants to be let in.

My Thoughts:

When Kyle and his wife Lydia inherit Kyle’s grandfathers house, they realise maybe this is not what they signed up for. Lydia is not happy living there, the locals seem to have turned against them but why? lots of bad things start happening to get them to leave. But Kyle wants to stay, he knows his grandfather loved this house and feels a connection to him by living here. But someone wants them gone and how will it end for Kyle and Lydia? It was a good well rounded story, even with not many characters it still kept me captivated, whilst reading it I did feel as though I had the chills as it was eerie in places. I would never of expected the outcome of this story. Very well done thriller.

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The best journey leads you home…

Lexie is always on the move, but there is one constant in her life – her ‘wish jar’; the childhood tradition from home that she couldn’t leave behind.

When Lexie’s estranged dad dies, she is shocked to learn that she has inherited half of his travel company in Bath. Her dad’s will stipulates that she must work with Theo, her handsome but bad tempered business partner, for a year.

Once the year is over, Lexie intends to leave. But a work trip to sizzling Spain reveals a chemistry between Lexie and Theo that is impossible to deny.

Will Lexie find a reason to stay in one place? Will she discover the secret her father kept from her, and finally learn the meaning of home?

My Thoughts:

The story is about Lexie, when finding out their is a tragedy in the family, she is shocked to discover she now owns half of a travel company but she has to work with this guy who is grumpy and self absorbed. This is the last thing Lexie wants but there are rules so can this guy Theo and Lexie work together to make it work until the year is over. It was a good story that had some great characters involved. This is my first book by Emily but I really enjoyed it, it was a nice, easy pick me up read. You can kind of guess what is going to happen but it really is sweet.

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