LONDON. EARLY MORNING.

A body is found in a padlocked suitcase.

Investigator Emma Makepeace knows it’s murder. And it’s personal.

She quickly establishes that the dead man had been shadowing two oligarchs suspected of procuring illegal weapons in the UK. And it seems likely that an insider working deep within the British government is helping them.

To find out who the traitor is, Emma goes deep undercover on a superyacht owned by one of the oligarchs.

But the glamorous veneer of the rich hides dark secrets. Out at sea, Emma is both hunter and prey, and no one can protect her.

Never has the turquoise sea and golden sands of the Rivera seemed so dangerous.

My Thoughts:

I loved the sound of this book, it sounded dark, dangerous and full of adventure and spies. Emma is an investigator and in this book she has to investigate two people that are supposedly acquiring illegal weapons, Emma knows it is going to be a hard case to crack but she will do everything she can to bring these people down. But she is also in danger. This had a great pace to it, packed with lots of things going on, a bunch of mysterious characters that you don’t know if you can trust. I liked Emma and I felt as though she was a strong woman. A great high speed thriller that you can get your teeth into.

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Down by the river, Phoebe Featherstone is about to make a life-changing discovery . . .

Clever, nosy Phoebe is unable to get out much, but she has a talent for uncovering her neighbours’ secrets by examining the parcels delivered by her courier father, Al.

When they discover an abandoned baby otter on the riverbank, Phoebe must step out of her comfort zone – and she experiences an unexpected sense of happiness that she has not felt in a very long time. But now, further secrets are coming to light.

Phoebe soon realizes that something is amiss at the local otter sanctuary. She will need to overcome her own close­ly guarded issues and put all her sleuthing skills to good use if she wants to save the otters . . . and in the process, change her life for ever.

My Thoughts:

I have read a couple of Hazel’s previous books in the past and enjoyed them. There is something about otters that I just love so I couldn’t miss an opportunity to read this book. The cover is wonderful especially with the cute otter on the front. The story is about Phoebe who lives with her father, she is unable to get out an about as much as a girl her age should. Throughout the story we learn why and I really felt for her, I feel as though there are other people in her situation that will be able to relate. When her and her father find a abandoned otter cub on the riverbank they decide to take it to the local otter sanctuary but never realise how much it will change and help Phoebe. Though someone is set on sabotaging the otter sanctuary and it is up to Phoebe to work out who it is and why. I found this a nice and easy read. I look forward to continuing the story every time I picked it up. I really felt for Phoebe and her situation and was hoping for the best for it. What more could you want? some really cute otters and a fantastic led story about them.

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When twenty-five-year-old Takako’s boyfriend reveals he’s marrying someone else, she reluctantly accepts her eccentric uncle Satoru’s offer to live rent-free in the tiny room above his shop.

Hidden in Jimbocho, Tokyo, the Morisaki Bookshop is a booklover’s paradise. On a quiet corner in an old wooden building, the shop is filled with hundreds of second-hand books. It is Satoru’s pride and joy, and he has devoted his life to the bookshop since his wife left him five years earlier.

Hoping to nurse her broken heart in peace, Takako is surprised to encounter new worlds within the stacks of books lining the shop.

And as summer fades to autumn, Satoru and Takako discover they have more in common than they first thought. The Morisaki bookshop has something to teach them both about life, love, and the healing power of books.

My Thoughts:

This is a story about Takako, her life is not going how she thought it was going to go, her boyfriend has dropped a bombshell on her that is going to affect her life. Her uncle agrees for her to stay above his shop. When she finds the Morisaki Bookshop she realises there is more than meets the eye in between the aisles of the bookshop. Here is the bookshop helping to heal her and her mind. It is a nice easy short story that felt so at calm and peacefulness reading it. It is really true when people say books are a good healer and you can really get lost in a book. Readers are going to love this story and fall in love with the charming characters. A powerful little novel.

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At night, in a corporate office block in an unnamed metropolitan city, a cleaner begins her shift.

As she cleans Sad Intern’s desk, she throws away some of her more alarming health supplements, and leaves her healthy snacks instead. Mr Buff’s desk is immaculate, but he seems to have a secret smoking habit – not conducive to his fitness journey – which she’s going to help him kick. She confiscates the knitted coaster that attractive, sensitive Yarn Guy has given to Cola Woman – someone who clips her nails in the office doesn’t deserve his gifts.

But tonight, while scrolling through your emails, she’ll discover the secret you’ve been hiding – the one that will threaten her job, and the jobs of everyone she takes care of. And you’re about to find out that, sometimes, your most powerful enemy is the one you don’t even see.

My Thoughts:

The book is set between the hours that the cleaner is doing their job which is during the evening. It was a very interesting story about someone that sees and hears things but you would not necessarily know that they are there. Working at a high rise office, they set about doing their routine but also listening out and going through personal belongings which made me cringe slightly as you wonder how many cleaners actually do this in real life. Reading it from the cleaners point of view and how they go about their business slightly fascinated me and made me realise cleaners do a lot more things then they are paid for. It was an interesting and engaging read.

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In her twenties, Emma Blair marries her high school sweetheart, Jesse. They build a life for themselves, far away from the expectations of their parents and the people of their hometown in Massachusetts. They travel the world together, living life to the fullest and seizing every opportunity for adventure. On their first wedding anniversary, Jesse is on a helicopter over the Pacific when it goes missing. Just like that, Jesse is gone forever.
   
Emma quits her job and moves home in an effort to put her life back together. Years later, now in her thirties, Emma runs into an old friend, Sam, and finds herself falling in love again. When Emma and Sam get engaged, it feels like Emma’s second chance at happiness. That is, until Jesse is found. He’s alive, and he’s been trying all these years to come home to her. With a husband and a fiance, Emma has to now figure out who she is and what she wants while trying to protect the ones she loves. But who is her one true love? What does it mean to love truly?

My Thoughts:

I was excited to read this one as I had previously read one of Taylor’s books and enjoyed it, however this one just didn’t hit the spot for me. At a young age Emma marries Jesse and they have the perfect life together until one fateful day changes everything. How can Emma get through the grief and rebuild her future. She decides to move back home. When she meets someone she has not seen for a very long time, he helps her to see there is light at the end of the tunnel and maybe she could be happy again. Until her past comes back to haunt her and she finds out something that really shakes her world. But now she is in a dilemma and she doesn’t know what to do? I liked the start of this story, but as the story went on it seemed a bit silly and I started to despise Emma. I didn’t think she deserved to be with either man. It was a predictable story.

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NOTHING IS DEADLIER THAN TRUE LOVE…

Wes and Ivy are madly in love. It’s the kind of romance people write stories about. But what kind of story?

Because when it’s good, it’s very very good. But when it’s bad, it’s bad.

But their breakneck cycle of catastrophic vengeful break-ups and head-over-heels reconnections needs to end fast. Because suddenly, Wes and Ivy have a common enemy – and she’s a detective.

One wrong move will be fatal – so if Wes and Ivy can’t stick together, this break-up might just be their last.

My Thoughts:

This is a domestic thriller which tells of a toxic and horrible relationship between Ivy and Wes. Both of them find it hard to live with each other but also they both find it extremely hard to live without each other. The way the story goes, I didn’t particularly like either of them, they were both as bad as each other. But the twist that came made me a little more captivated with the story. It was a long one but don’t lose hope until the twist, then things start becoming good. I found it a dark read.

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When Jem Rosco – sailor, adventurer and local legend – blows into town in the middle of an autumn gale, the residents of Greystone, Devon, are delighted to have a celebrity in their midst. The residents think nothing of it when Rosco disappears again; that’s the sort of man he is.

Until the lifeboat is launched to a hoax call-out during a raging storm and his body is found in a dinghy, anchored off Scully Cove, a place with legends of its own.

This is an uncomfortable case for DI Matthew Venn. He came to the remote village as a child, its community populated by the Barum Brethren that he parted ways with, so when superstition and rumour mix and another body is found in the cove, Matthew soon finds his judgement clouded.

As the stormy winds howl and the village is cut off, Venn and his team start their investigation, little realizing their own lives might be in danger. . .

My Thoughts:

This is the second book in the Two Rivers Series and Detective Matthew Venn is back again. If you haven’t read one of Ann’s books, I would recommend them, this is my third book by her and I have really enjoyed them. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a body in a dinghy but who it belongs to is a surprise to everyone in the village, can Matthew and his team piece together this unusual murder, but Matthew has his past to contend with too as he tries to work out the who, what and why for this murder. I found it a quick paced thriller that led me down the garden path then took me to an unexpected place I never thought I would end up in. Overall another great read by Ann.

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She’s faked her profile picture. He’s just a fake . . .

When happily divorced Joni finds Ant via a dating app, neither is entirely honest about who they are.

But when they meet in real life, they fall for each other. Soon they are a happy, steady item. Until Joni discovers Ant is still on the app, still dating other women . . .

Having secret rivals devastates Joni. So she decides to take revenge. But not on them.

Can she turn these rivals into allies to get back at the real enemy . . . Ant?

My Thoughts:

I have read a couple of Jane’s books now and I have to say this one sounded really good however I found it was not really for me. I found it a slow burner and very long and drawn out. Joni finds Ant on a dating app neither of them are telling the truth about some things. So after talking they decide to meet and like each other a lot. When in a steady relationship Joni realises something is a bit off with Ant and decides to find out… he is still dating other women, so she gets her own back on him and plots sweet revenge. It is a very predictable story.

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WELCOME TO YOUR DREAM HOME…
Salma Khatun is extremely hopeful about Blenheim, the safe suburban development to which she, her husband and their son have just moved. Their family is in desperate need of a fresh start, and Blenheim feels like the place to make that happen.

MEET YOUR NEW NEIGHBOURS…
Not long after they move in, Salma spots her neighbour, Tom Hutton, ripping out the anti-racist banner her son put in their front garden. She chooses not to confront Tom because she wants to fit in. It’s a small thing, really. No need to make a fuss. So Salma takes the banner inside and puts it in her window instead. But the next morning she wakes up to find her window smeared with paint.

AND PREPARE FOR THE NIGHTMARE TO BEGIN…
This time she does confront Tom, and the battle lines between the two families are drawn. As things begin to escalate and the stakes become higher, it’s clear that a reckoning is coming… And someone is going to get hurt.

My Thoughts:

I loved the sound of this story, it is all about Salma and her family. When they move to a suburban development they think they are finally safe but when their neighbour starts acting out of turn, they are torn between what is right to do. They could never imagined how their lives will change for the worst. It is a great story packed with twists and turns and intriguing characters. I really felt for the family and hated the neighbour, it is one of those books that you want to keep reading because you can’t believe what is going on. A terrific read.

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Stranded on a dark road in the middle of the night, a young woman accepts a lift from a passing stranger. It’s the nightmare scenario that every girl is warned about, and she knows the dangers all too well – but what other choice does she have?

As they drive, she alternates between fear and relief – one moment thinking he is just a good man doing a good thing, the next convinced he’s a monster. But when he delivers her safely to her destination, she realizes her fears were unfounded.

And her heart sinks. Because a monster is what she’s looking for.

She’ll try again tomorrow night. But will the man who took her sister take the bait?

My Thoughts:

This is such a cleverly done thriller about a woman who accepts a lift from a stranger, its late at night and she is fearful for life, who is this man and why did he offer her a lift? does he have an ulterior motive? but once she gets to a place of safety everything is fine. She realises he is not the man who took her sister and she will do everything she can to find that man and make him pay for what he did. I loved the sound of this story and it was really good. A crazy good story that makes you think what would you do in that situation. It is a twisty story so don’t assume you know what is going to happen. You won’t want to read this creepy and thrilling read. I could never of imagined the outcome. Superb.

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