Another terrific reading month and delighted to recap my recommendations for September 2026. Whilst I was laid up my husband passed along three books from his extensive library he has accumulated b…

Read my 4.5-star review of Soldier's Joy by M.F. Jones, a historical supernatural romance, plus an exclusive author guest post on the story's inspiration.

Charlie Laidlaw’s book The Days of Our Birth has been republished by Rampart books and I’m delighted to be able to share my original review of the book… Sarah and Peter lived next…

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. This is a story of forest and fables, of feather and thorn, of a beast and a beauty and an enchanted castle lost in time. But it's not the one you know... ...

Many of you have mentioned the musicals across the decades and by popular demand William has created a new series celebrating the music and songs of these wonderful stage shows and in the charts. 🎭…

My latest contribution to the Tove Trove library is a brief descent into Tove Jansson’s most disquieting apocalyptic vision, in the concentrated form of a short story.

Whilst I was offline recently I began to read some of my books that had been lingering too long on my TBR… I try to read books by authors in the writing community as soon as possible, but oth…

Welcome to Reading Over the Weekend with The Moonshine Murders: The Jailer’s Daughter, a coming-of-age mystery where two determined cousins discover that seeking the truth can be far more dangerous than they ever imagined.

Friday Finds features Jennifer Ivy Walker, a French cinnamon yogurt cake, bookish news, a Goodreads giveaway, and a cozy candle find.

What Ever Happened to Cathy Martin by Mim Eichmann | Review | 5-Star #MurderMystery #HistoricalFiction #Thriller Today I'm sharing my review of an Advance Reader Copy of the book. The story captivated...

Over the years I have been saving funnies from my various social media platforms and particularly Facebook… some from members of our writing community and I hope they don’t mind if I sh…

Behind the Book – When One Story Becomes Four, a guest post for Gina Rae Mitchell’s incredible blog. Find out how, what begins as one story, does not always remain one story.

Go Behind the Book with Patricia Furstenberg to discover how research for When Secrets Bloom grew into four stories inspired by medieval Transylvania.

A lovely poem by Balroop Singh which I am sure you will enjoy as much as I did. Image credit; Ali Kazal I hope you will head over to enjoy Balroop’s poem in full.

Read my review of Silent Heroes by Patricia Furstenberg, a moving military novel about courage, sacrifice, and the bond between Marines and working dogs.

Happy Fall! I’m excited to share that my new Christmas story comes out on November 1st, and it’s now available for preorder. When There’s Only a Christmas Wish BLURB Can a Christm…

Recently there have been some serious outbreaks in the UK involving Salmonella UK Gov. Salmonella outbreak update – and also in the US with regard to packets of fresh broccoli sprouts FDA inv…

Over the years I have been saving funnies from my various social media platforms and particularly Facebook… some from members of our writing community and I hope they don’t mind if I sh…

An Unlikely Visitor by Joanna Cannon published June 4th with The Borough Press and is described as 'funny and poignant'.

The Antique Picker's Daughter review: Melanie Dugan's morally complex literary novel explores youth homelessness, survival, trust, and exploitation.

Following a little break, I turn this week to books newly read and discussed, wander through some of the most engaging literary writing to appear on the blogosphere, revisit earlier posts worth red…

Welcome to Reading Over the Weekend with Lisette Brodey’s All That Was Taken, a psychological suspense novel where love and healing emerge from the shadows of loss, secrets, and danger.

Delighted to share my recommendation for the thriller set in South Africa… Cry of The Firebird by T.M. Clark. About the book One murdered doctor. Vanished research. Now, one woman must race a…

Welcome to Reading Over the Weekend with Lisette Brodey’s All That Was Taken, a psychological suspense novel where love and healing emerge from the shadows of loss, secrets, and danger.

Discover this week's Friday Finds: book reviews, Irish fairy-tale retellings, baked apple cider donut holes, and a charming kettle for cozy reading days.

More humour from Malcolm Allen and watch out for that predictive text! My thanks to Malcolm for excellent foraging and we hope you are leaving with a smile on your face. About Malcolm Allen The aut…

The years Vlad III spent exiled in Moldvia and Transylvania, perhaps at the Edirne court too, 1449–1456, are the ones we now the least about-almost no records were left. These are the years that sparked my imagination writing the historical fiction saga Blood of Kings, Heart of Shadows.

In January 2016 I began a series that I was intending to publish as a book but instead I shared on the blog in a series. I am going to share some of the posts from the series over the next few week…

Discover the real Vlad Dracula, also known as Vlad the Impaler: his childhood, Ottoman captivity, Wallachian reign, battles, letters, family, places and the history behind the Dracula legend.

Photo by Ayfer Belim on Pexels.com (haiku)First rain, like first tearsOn rosy and youthful cheeksHow it makes them grow Fifty Years in ShoesWhen we come into this life,our feet are tiny, pink and b…

Photo by Ayfer Belim on Pexels.com (haiku)First rain, like first tearsOn rosy and youthful cheeksHow it makes them grow Fifty Years in ShoesWhen we come into this life,our feet are tiny, pink and b…

I recently took a two week blogging break for very good reasons. First, Son #1 was here for the weekend. Our DIL couldn’t come, but if you read Bond’s post HERE you know Sora fit it int…

Welcome to my Sunday Book Review. Today I’m reviewing the next in Patricia Furstenberg’s historical fiction series – The Wife of Kronstadt. Gertrud is the town physician’s w…

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Many of you have mentioned the musicals across the decades and by popular demand William has created a new series celebrating the music and songs of these wonderful stage shows and in the charts. 🎭…

Delighted to share my review for one of the recent releases by Patricia Furstenberg… a short story – Hermannstadt, 1241: The Mongol Invasion – FREE tomorrow 13th September. About …

Welcome to my August picks for useful Writer’s Tips I’ve curated along my reading way. In this edition, Deborah Jay is at the Story Empire with some helpful tips for authors to add A Co…

Welcome to Reading Over the Weekend about that first kiss. First heartbreak. First driving lesson. First European adventure. First real Christmas tree - in Fifteen First Times by witty D.G. Kaye

Welcome to my Sunday Book Review. Today I’m reviewing the next in Patricia Furstenberg’s historical fiction series – The Wife of Kronstadt. Gertrud is the town physician’s w…

Slow Gun Poetry: Romanian Words That Endure on my blog. Four Romanian poems translated in English.