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This is the first book I have read by Melissa Foster involving the characters in this story. Obviously I have been missing out and have been so impressed by this story that  I need to go and read the rest!   I love the way two people are obviously so perfect for each other - Sky and Sawyer - however there is a great big "but" that threatens the future of their relationship. The chemistry is there for all to see and Sky doesn't hold back on that, however Sawyer's choice of career, or, way to earn good money, proves to be a controversial point and one that Sky is not sure she can handle. Although Sawyer has very good reason to do what he was doing, Sky wishes he would stick to music and poetry, things she is very comfortable with and what brought them together, asides from the obvious physical attraction and need for each other. This book is full of strong and colourful characters, Sky being one of the strongest. Relationships figure largely as the...

Wow! Sheryl Browne has excelled herself with this book.... there is not much it doesn't have! Love, hate, sex, violence, apparitions.........     When Sienna first sets eyes on local Lothario and bad boy, Adam, she was in for one heck of a ride... in more ways than one!  Literally haunted by his past, Adam is living a promiscuous and alcohol fuelled existence made possible by his irresistible good looks and no apparent need for commitment.  This made him a favourite with neglected married women and hated by their husbands. But then he met Sienna, single and emotionally wounded, who needed him in a completely different way and completely addled his way of looking at relationships.      Despite receiving advice from friends and family to stay away, Sienna could not erase what she knew she had seen in the eyes of this man who could take her places she had never been before. In the name of research for her novel, she learnt more about her...

   Nicky Wells - Author This time Nicky Wells has taken it to her readers in a big way!! Already known for her Rock Star themed tales, this time we are really let into the sex, drugs and rock and roll lifestyle - in a very unique way! Well, the band is doing well, the drugs are a bit accidental and the sex ...., erm,  maybe not quite up to muster! Casey and Alex are great friends, co-band members and lovers.  They tie the knot in a spectacular fashion off the French coast and all should be rosy but something happens and the earth moves - no, not in that way - and they find themselves faced with issues that no married couple want to admit to. Their methods at finding a solution to their problems, along with some help from their band-member friends and, some colourful new acquaintances, make hilarious reading. Touching on a frequently taboo topic this book actually does give us readers something to think about! I really do not want to give to...

Those of you who may have read my reviews before will know that I give very little of the storyline away and this one is no exception.  However, I only review books that I have enjoyed and I loved this one, firstly being drawn by it's location and then once I started reading, enjoying the suspense and the characters involved! "Pandora's Prophecy" is a fast paced adventure set in Greece and involves an assortment of events that revolve around the mysterious "Pandora" who influences the other characters at various points in the story. As in the myth about Pandora, there is a box to be opened but in this case it is full of good, not evil! This book combines the mood and flavour of Greece with several mysteries that need to be resolved. In true Greek tradition, there is tragedy with a healthy addition of romance and complicated relationships. Friendship, love, marriage and death are experienced in this story; from the perspective of a recently separ...

The timing of the release of this book is appropriate as it touches  on the topic of World War I which is very fitting in the 100th year anniversary of the beginning of  that conflict. After the death of his grandfather, Carl inherited letters and and an object that aroused his curiosity about his family history and he realised that there was much about his family that his grandfather had never revealed. Carl found unexpected help from his local librarian, Emily, and a regular visitor to the library, Mr. Sykes, an older gentleman with some experience of tracing family trees. The story is set in 1982 and makes us realise how far computer use has evolved in the past thirty two years as the main characters try to solve the mysteries of past family members and unwittingly discover more shocking secrets as they progress.  Without the use of genealogy websites they attempt to trace the complicated lives of Carl's ancestors back before the beginning of the first world war. ...

I really wanted to read "Sophia's Secret" as it is my dream is to retire to a Greek Island so the setting grabbed me right away. Although I occasionally struggled to remember who was who, I found the tangle of generations, unsolved mysteries, murder and intrigue absolutely fascinating. Kat, who the tale revolves around, returns to the island of her birth for a funeral, not realising that she will finally find the answers to questions she has carried since childhood and also discovers people she thought no longer had any part of her life. She also discovers that she is able to heal herself and her relationships in the process! Old traditions are touched upon and the challenges that were faced by previous generations in a patriarchal society that had a profound effect on women's lives. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading more by Julie Ryan.

To review a book like this is very special. It has affected me deeply because when I began the first chapter, I thought the book was about my son, not Brian, the narrative character. Tanya has managed to put into words the inner workings of the mind of so many people who experience a variety of anxiety based issues and this book cuts so close to home for myself and my son. This heart warming story of a man who is so talented but struggles with everyday societal mores, takes the reader on an unusual journey. Brian discovers unwittingly and unwillingly that he has become a major influence on a little girl named Abigail whom he can relate to so well. The events that follow from his meeting with young Abigail change his life and her's, dramatically. His previous avoidance of people leads to including them in his life and being included in their's which proves to be a somewhat traumatic journey! Brian discovers a gift he doesn't realise he has and the book demonstrates how e...