Blogs in June 2014

Pig Iron 20th June 2014

John-John wants to escape his past. But the legacy of brutality left by his bare-knuckle boxer father, King of the Gypsies, Mac Wisdom, overshadows his life. His new job as an ice cream man should offer freedom, but instead...

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The Tea Chest 14th June 2014

A beautifully engaging novel set in the world of a boutique London tea shop. ‘I loved it – a perfect blend of sweet and spice.’ Jenny Colgan Kate Fullerton, talented tea designer and now co-owner of The Tea Chest,...

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Before You Die 9th June 2014

D.I. Lorraine Fisher returns to her home town, Radcote, in fictional South Warwickshire, to stay with separated sister Jo and her nephew Freddie. The town has seen a spate of teenage suicides and when young homeless man, Dean, complete with...

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A Cornish Stranger 19th May 2014

This novel set in Helford, Cornwall is full of romance and intrigue. There’s an old Cornish saying: ‘Save a stranger from the sea, he’ll turn your enemy…’ When her reclusive grandmother becomes too frail to live alone, Gabriella Blythe...

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The Bookshop That Floated Away 18th May 2014

In early 2009 a strange sort of business plan landed on the desk of a pinstriped bank manager. It had pictures of rats and moles in rowing boats and archaic quotes about Cleopatra’s barge. It asked for a £30,000...

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