{"id":223400,"date":"2025-05-04T19:19:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T19:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/a-selection-of-recent-release-picks-from-mays-kindle-sale-jills-book-cafe\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T19:19:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T19:19:42","slug":"a-selection-of-recent-release-picks-from-mays-kindle-sale-jills-book-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=223400","title":{"rendered":"A selection of recent release picks from May\u2019s Kindle sale. \u2013 Jill&#8217;s Book Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Here\u2019s a pick of some of the titles that caught my eye from this month\u2019s new Kindle sale offerings. <\/p>\n<p>Just click on the image for the link.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-82444\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"> (NB This post features <a href=\"https:\/\/jillsbookcafe.blog\/affiliate-links\/\">Affiliate links<\/a> from which I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases) <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"back-to-index\"><strong>Index<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"#category-crime\">Crime, Thriller and Mystery (includes Historical Crime\/Mysteries)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"#category-general\">General\/Contemporary Fiction<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"#category-historical\">Historical<\/a><\/strong> (I tend to take this as pre 1960\u2019s ie not in my lifetime!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#category-romance\"><strong>Romance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-blue-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-heading\" id=\"category-crime\"><strong>Crime, Thriller &amp; Mystery <\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cU1KVy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81g2AyGDOLL._SY342_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:280px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Between the Waves by Hilary Tailor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Twenty years ago, during a family holiday on the savage and remote island of Little Auger, eleven-year-old Hazel left her bed and was never seen again. The unanswered questions surrounding Hazel\u2019s disappearance tore three families apart and the girls left behind all experience their own terrible guilt. Roz, because she broke a promise; Catrin, because it was her idea; and Nina, who slept through it all. Their friendship never recovers and all three women go on to lead vastly different lives.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty years later, they each receive a phone call from Stella Cox, a true-crime podcaster, who has unearthed new evidence about Hazel\u2019s disappearance. There is no doubt Stella has found something important but the question is, how can the women\u2014once best friends, now strangers\u2014trust her, or each other?<\/p>\n<p>Will their return to the island finally reveal the truth, and if it does, is it something any of them are prepared to learn?<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/44l8x8I\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51s5Y9ZZLhL._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Liar by Louise Jensen <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Abbotts\u2019 new lodger Luke hasn\u2019t told them much about himself, but they can\u2019t expect to know everything about a stranger who\u2019s just moved in.<\/p>\n<p>But Luke keeps asking about their family photos and looking through their things. Why does he want to know everything about them? And why does daughter Jen think someone is watching her?<\/p>\n<p>Then, suddenly, Mum Mel texts the family to say she needs a break. But Mel has never gone away alone before. And now it\u2019s been days, and no one has heard from her.<\/p>\n<p>The Abbotts\u2019 house is full of secrets.<\/p>\n<p>They say people never tell the whole truth.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re right.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3S4pkFL\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/814DaTzG4HL._SY342_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:280px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Gone by Dreda Say Mitchell &amp; Ryan Carter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The deeper into the past she digs, the higher the price she must pay for the truth.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been ten years since Alison\u2019s perfect world fell apart. Ten years since her son Sam disappeared while on a family holiday. Lost at sea, they said, his body never found. And even though her brother and sister were supposedly looking after the kids, Alison will always blame herself.<\/p>\n<p>Caught in a spiralling web of all-consuming grief where the lines between reality and fantasy blur, Alison refuses to let go. So when her ex-husband seeks to have Sam officially pronounced dead, Alison embarks upon a desperate and harrowing quest to discover what really happened that day on the beach.<\/p>\n<p>But is the truth worth losing what is left of her sanity?<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4k2Zj5E\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/817rZy34huL._SY342_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:280px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Burn After Reading by Catherine Ryan Howard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The night Jack Smyth ran into flames in a desperate attempt to save his wife from their burning home, he was, tragically, too late \u2013 but hailed a hero. Until it emerged that Kate was dead long before the fire began.<\/p>\n<p>Suspicion has stalked him ever since. After all, there\u2019s no smoke without fire.<\/p>\n<p>A year on, he\u2019s signed a book deal. He wants to tell his side of the story, to prove his own innocence in print. He just needs someone to help him write it.<\/p>\n<p>Emily has never ghostwritten anything before, but she knows what it\u2019s like to live with a guilty secret. And she\u2019s about to learn that there are some stories that should never be told . . .<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4m1cQfK\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51V6p-289CL._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Hollow Grave by Kate Webb<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>1999.<\/strong>\u00a0A group of archaeologists are excavating a Bronze Age burial site in the grounds of Trusloe Hall, a minor stately home in Wiltshire. Excited that their dig is being filmed for a TV documentary, the group are camping onsite and having the time of their lives.<\/p>\n<p>In the blink of an eye, one of the party disappears: a young woman called Nazma Kirmani. An extensive police investigation fails to find any trace of her, and the case goes cold for over twenty years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2020.\u00a0<\/strong>When a chance discovery presents new evidence into Nazma\u2019s disappearance, DI Lockyer and DC Gemma Broad are put on the case. Did Nazma intend to disappear, or was she taken? Did she walk out on her life, or was she murdered? Lockyer must see past the upheavals in his own life to find out the truth for her desperate family.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81yJYMA4h3L._SY342_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:280px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>All Eyes on You by Sam Frances<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>She wrote a killer story. Now it\u2019s coming true\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the small village of Fortbridge, it\u2019s hard to keep a secret. But bestselling crime writer Camilla Harton-Gray is faced with a twist she couldn\u2019t see coming: her very own stalker, whose behaviour seems to take a leaf out of Camilla\u2019s own novels.<\/p>\n<p>Grappling with a bizarre set of clues, stubborn coworkers and a crisis of confidence, DS Alice Washington knows this is her chance to get it together and prove herself.<\/p>\n<p>But as the pressure builds and Alice\u2019s grip on her instincts hangs by a thread, it becomes clear that Camilla\u2019s stalker will do anything to keep their identity hidden\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42XiWVN\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81ITRj8ot-L._SY342_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:280px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>In Plain Sight by DS Butler<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A young girl finds a woman murdered. Can DS Karen Hart uncover the truth and find the killer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the dead of night, four teenagers taking a shortcut through an archaeological dig site find a body in a trench. It doesn\u2019t take long for them to be more scared than they\u2019ve ever been in their lives. These are no ancient remains: the woman was killed just hours earlier . . .<\/p>\n<p>DS Karen Hart rushes to the scene and swiftly learns that Alison Poulson was unpopular with the archaeologists and the TV crew filming the excavation. She finds bitter colleagues, an angry farmer and an oddly unmoved husband. Then there\u2019s the teenage girl who found the body, who seems to know more than she\u2019s letting on . . .<\/p>\n<p>After a second murder shocks Karen to her core, it seems the culprit will stop at nothing to cover their tracks. Can she unravel the mystery before another innocent life is lost, or will the killer stop her first?<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4jGDlpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81XMUciSIRL._SY342_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:280px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Deceived by the Light by Damien Boyd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>An innocent man framed. A case closed. A serial killer free to kill again.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is 1985. Detective Inspector Mungo \u2018Bob\u2019 Willis is being forced out of Avon and Somerset Police on medical grounds. His career is in tatters, his body broken, his mind shattered, and his partner\u2014DS Lizzie Harper\u2014dead in a sting operation gone wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Their last case is closed, but Bob is convinced an innocent man has been framed, leaving a serial killer cruising the A303 with impunity, free to target lone women who have broken down by the roadside late at night.<\/p>\n<p>The killer knows the police aren\u2019t looking for anyone else in connection with the murders. What they don\u2019t know is what Bob will do next.<\/p>\n<p>And when another woman is killed in horrifyingly similar circumstances, Bob launches his own\u2014unofficial\u2014investigation. Can he stop a sadistic killer before they kill again? And again\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GBVqGo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81NlhB6brpL._SY342_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:280px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Shadows on the Levels by David Hodges<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Five old friends. One guilty secret. A crime that won\u2019t stay buried.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Detective Kate and her husband Hayden are hoping to ease in gently after a year-long sabbatical.<\/p>\n<p>But on Kate\u2019s first day back in the job, she\u2019s called out to Pagan\u2019s Clump, an isolated, eerie spot on the Somerset Levels. Human remains have been discovered.<\/p>\n<p>Kate races to the scene. Only to learn the bones have been there for many years. This cold case is going nowhere.<\/p>\n<p>Then Kate\u2019s called out to a break-in at bestselling novelist Lizzie Johnson\u2019s stunning country home. Another false alarm. Lizzie contacted the police with wild tales of a nightmarish face at her window. Now she thinks she was mistaken.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two days later, Lizzie Johnson is dead<\/strong>. An accidental overdose, it would appear.<\/p>\n<p>Kate is not convinced. She doesn\u2019t believe in ghosts and ghouls \u2014 but the dead woman was clearly terrified of something.<\/p>\n<p>Then Kate uncovers a link between Lizzie Johnson and the bones at Pagan\u2019s Clump \u2014 and the case takes a shocking twist . . .<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"#back-to-index\">Back to Index<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-blue-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-heading\" id=\"category-general\"><strong>General\/Contemporary Fiction<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4jDmlA9\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/91VRMXFtmdL._SY342_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:280px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Greek Secret by Francesca Catlow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Ruby arrives in Corfu, she\u2019s greeted by a sparkling sea, hot sand and a new future. She\u2019s ready to learn the trade at her Aunt Hazel\u2019s taverna and she\u2019s certainly not going to be distracted by Yianni, her handsome colleague, no matter how much they are drawn to each other.<\/p>\n<p>Because getting close to someone again means facing up to her past\u2014and the reason she was so desperate to get away from home in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>But can she let go of the secrets holding her back, take a risk and put her trust in Yianni? And could making a new life for herself in Corfu finally bring her the happiness she deserves?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let Francesca Catlow whisk you away to Corfu, where the sun always shines, and romance and a new start are on the cards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4lWiwY8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51-VyXA8+LL._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Forgotten Book Club by Kate Storey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Life can begin with a single story. You just have to Bring Your Own Book\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For three decades, Grace supported her husband Frank\u2019s passion for books, despite not being a reader herself. Since his passing, their shelves echo longingly, and Grace\u2019s heartache has only grown.<\/p>\n<p>When Grace\u2019s grandson suggests joining Frank\u2019s old book club to feel closer to him again, Grace reluctantly agrees. Yet, upon arrival, she discovers this isn\u2019t a typical book club: here, members settle in for an hour of reading\u2026 in silence.<\/p>\n<p>Disappointed by the sparse attendance and confused by the lack of chatter, Grace flees. But when fellow member, Annie, convinces her to stay, Grace is determined to ensure that neither Frank \u2013 nor his beloved book club \u2013 are forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>And as she breathes new life into the group, Grace might just find this is where she truly belongs. Because this next chapter of life could just be the beginning of her story\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4m1Y1cW\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81j5T3qrn8L._SY342_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:280px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Memory Book by Rowan Coleman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A wonderful husband, two beautiful children, a job she loves\u2014Claire has it all. And then some.<\/p>\n<p>But lately, her world has started to feel uncertain. Her mother hovers more than a helicopter, her husband seems like a stranger, and her children are like characters in a movie.<\/p>\n<p>More concerning is that Claire is losing her memory.<\/p>\n<p>When she is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer\u2019s, Claire begins to fill the pages of a blank book with private memories and keepsakes.<\/p>\n<p>Soon, the book becomes the story of Claire \u2013 her passions, her sorrows, her joys, and her adventures in a life that refuses to disappear.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/515ATOuaMcL._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Second Chance Book Club by Stephanie Butland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>September was adopted when she was fifteen months old. She knows nothing about her early life, but she grew up safe and loved. Now, though, it\u2019s just September and her feckless boyfriend Shaun. And she\u2019s at her wits\u2019 end. There\u2019s never enough money, and she has nothing to look forward to.<\/p>\n<p>Then a letter comes. September has inherited a house \u2013 and Shaun can see endless opportunities if she sells it. But, almost as soon as she sets foot in the garden, September knows she cannot let this home go. And she longs to find out more about the mysterious Lucia who left it to her.<\/p>\n<p>When the members of Lucia\u2019s book club arrive, for the first time September hears stories of her mother, of the aunt who adored her, and of the secrets that broke the family apart. And she begins to make new friends.<\/p>\n<p>September feels safe here. But money alone can\u2019t bring contentment. September is at the start of a journey full of surprises, shocks \u2013 and opportunities, if she\u2019s brave enough .<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4jWjAcN\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81OFmAROIjL._SY342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Jenny Quinn\u2019s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jenny Quinn has a secret.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She just won a spot as a contestant on a prime-time TV baking show. It\u2019s only the second time in her marriage that she\u2019s kept something from beloved husband Bernard. And now she\u2019s got a chance of being crowned Britain\u2019s best baker.<\/p>\n<p>But as her ordinary life collides with unexpected stardom, the other secret Jenny\u2019s been keeping \u2013 the one supposed to stay hidden forever \u2013 is in danger of surfacing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Could Jenny Quinn\u2019s rise to fame also be her downfall?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Sm56XP\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41+IvAi9C6L._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>One Night at the Chateau by Veronica Henry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>One night to fall in love.<\/em><\/strong><br \/><strong><em>One summer to change everything\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Over the last few months, Connie\u2019s whole world has fallen apart. Her husband\u2019s run off with an older woman, the magazine she works for has gone bust and she\u2019s having to sell the family home. So when her beloved godmother, Lismay, begs her to help run the beautiful Ch\u00e2teau Villette, it couldn\u2019t come at a better time\u2026<\/p>\n<p>No one knows the ch\u00e2teau quite like Connie. She spent a blissful summer there in her twenties, learning to cook delicious French food for the guests, ironing the lavender-scented sheets \u2013 and trying to resist the very handsome neighbour, Remy.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as she arrives, it\u2019s clear that the ch\u00e2teau is close to crumbling and Connie knows she\u2019s going to have her work cut out. Could it be the fresh start she didn\u2019t even know she needed \u2013 and will she find a way to save the ch\u00e2teau, before it\u2019s too late?<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4jB1AVy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81HvWHy8ZFL._SY342_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:280px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Boy From the Sea by Garrett Carr<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1973 on the west coast of Ireland, a baby is found abandoned on the beach. Who is he? Where is he from? What changes will he bring?<\/p>\n<p>Ambrose, a local fisherman, is far more interested in who he will\u00a0<em>become\u00a0<\/em>and \u2013 with a curious community looking on \u2013 takes the baby home and adopts him. But for Declan, the baby\u2019s new brother, this arrival is surely bad news. Rivalries can be decades in the making . . .<\/p>\n<p>Set over twenty years, Garrett Carr\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Boy from the Sea<\/em>\u00a0is about a restless boy trying to find his place in the world, and a town caught in the storm of a rapidly approaching future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41SEcL7Lm0L._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Hope Street by Mike Gayle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The greatest adventure is coming back home.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lila Metcalfe is a trainee journalist in Derby and she\u2019s very used to being given the stories that no one else wants. So, when her editor tells her that the city\u2019s Cossington Park development is being held up by a solitary resident on Hope Street who is refusing to leave, she knows she is going to be the one sent to find out more. And that\u2019s how she meets Connor.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-something Connor is the sole resident of Hope Street and he is not at all what Lila is expecting. And he has a very clear reason not to move: he is waiting for his mum to come home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GB3wyX\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/71TESTAoqFL._SY342_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:280px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>There\u2019s Something About Mira by Sonali Dev<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mira Salvi has the perfect life\u2014a job she loves, a fianc\u00e9 everyone adores, and the secure future she\u2019s always imagined for herself. Really, she hasn\u2019t a thing to complain about, not even when she has to go on her engagement trip to New York alone.<\/p>\n<p>While playing tourist in the city, Mira chances upon a lost ring, and her social media post to locate its owner goes viral. With everyone trying to claim the ring, only one person seems to want to find its owner as badly as Mira does: journalist Krish Hale. Brooding and arrogant, he will do anything to get to write this story.<\/p>\n<p>As Krish and Mira reluctantly join forces and jump into the adventure of tracing the ring back to where it belongs, Mira begins to wonder if\u00a0<em>she<\/em>\u00a0is in the right place in her own life. She had to have found this ring for a reason\u2026right? Maybe, like the owner of the lost ring, her happy ending hasn\u2019t been written yet either.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GwFepC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41NleWn3DTL._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>In at the Deep End by Hannah Lynn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s time she made a splash of her own.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Fiona\u2019s husband ups and leaves on the same day her only son goes away to college, she suddenly finds herself on the wrong side of forty and feeling very alone. Fortunately, there\u2019s a distraction of mammoth proportions swimming in the River Thames.<\/p>\n<p>Determined to make sense of the crazy events surrounding her life, Fiona embarks on a journey of self-discovery. But can she juggle her event planning business, a new-found eco-awareness, and a yoga instructor barely older than her son, without it all dragging her under?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"#back-to-index\">Back to Index<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-blue-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-heading\" id=\"category-historical\"><strong>Historical<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42HmhcI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51eF-4ilZmL._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Greek House by Dinah Jefferies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Can one house hold a lifetime of secrets?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corfu, 1930<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The moment Thirza Caruthers sets foot on Corfu, memories flood back: the scent of jasmine, the green shutters of her family\u2019s home \u2014 and her brother Billy\u2019s tragic disappearance years before.<\/p>\n<p>Returning to the Greek house, high above clear blue waters, Thirza tries to escape by immersing herself in painting \u2014 and a passionate affair.<\/p>\n<p>But as webs of love, envy, and betrayal tighten around the family, buried secrets surface.<\/p>\n<p>Is it finally time to uncover the truth about Billy\u2019s vanishing?<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4lWAav0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51KQDP26hXL._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Florence Sisters by Tessa Harris<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A war-torn city. A stolen masterpiece. Two lives in the balance\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Italy, 1940.\u00a0<\/strong>With Florence on the cusp of war,\u00a0<em>Il Scorpione<\/em>, the no-nonsense Englishwomen of the city, find their genteel livelihoods under grave threat by the approach of the Nazis. Tea rooms and bookshops are closed by the Fascists, and the women are forced to join the war effort.<\/p>\n<p>Desperate to help in any way that she can, Angelina Leone, expert art-historian and the half-Italian niece of\u00a0<em>Il Scorpione<\/em>\u2019s founder makes a deal with the devil. To guarantee her beloved Aunt Agatha, the only family she has, safe passage across the city, Lina must authenticate the art ruthlessly stolen from Jewish families. But when she comes across a priceless portrait \u2013 one that she cannot bear to see seized by the Germans \u2013 Lina declares the masterpiece a fake. But in doing so, will she set off a chain of events with consequences more deadly than she could ever imagine \u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cXBud3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/5151+PDW8-L._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Banned Books of Berlin by Daisy Wood<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Berlin, 1933.\u00a0<\/strong>The night skies are burning bright with huge bonfires of banned books. The Nazi party is swelling in number and Berlin is no longer a safe place for young Freya.<\/p>\n<p>She can only watch on, horrified, as her beloved city falls to fascism \u2013 and the usually law-abiding Freya is forced to make a choice: continue being a bystander, or sacrifice herself to save the lives of others\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>New York, present day<\/strong>. Maddie commutes home to her family to reset. Struggling to fully turn off from her work, she is surprised to come across a pre-war German diary amongst her Grandpa\u2019s things. And when she starts to dig into the diary, Maddie\u2019s shocked by what she finds.<\/p>\n<p>And so begins a journey that will take Maddie beyond America as she searches for the truth about Freya, and how she changed people\u2019s lives across the globe\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ShO1yg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81GdAInQQIL._SY342_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:280px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Women of War by Louise Morrish<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Edie Lawrence has never been one to play by the rules.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>As war in Europe is declared, she disguises herself as a soldier and enlists with a London regiment, with the aim of becoming the first woman to report from the battlefield. But also where she can catch news of her beloved Nate, who has already been sent to the Front.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Lucinda Garland volunteers her medical services to the War Office.<\/p>\n<p>But her offer is met with rejection. Undeterred, she works with the French Red Cross to create a pioneering all-female-run military hospital in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>As Lucinda struggles to cope with the horrific injuries that flood her hospital, she finds herself losing her heart to someone unexpected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And when Edie is injured and her gender revealed on Lucinda\u2019s operating table, the fates of these brave women, each determined to do whatever they can for their country, but also for womankind, intertwine in ways that neither of them could ever have foreseen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YsMnO2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41t-n0mWxSL._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Rebel Daughters by Cecil Cameron<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the season of the\u00a0<em>beliye nochi<\/em>\u00a0when the sun never set and days slipped effortlessly into pearlescent nights. Tiny stars appeared, clusters of yellow in a paper sky. When you looked again, they were gone\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Young Anna Brianski has led a charmed life between St Petersburg and the peace of the Russian countryside, until one terrible day in December 1825. It\u2019s a day that starts with winter sun and ends with blood on the snow. Until now, the only thing Anna has risked has been her na\u00efve heart. But one day \u2013 the Decemberist Revolt \u2013 changes everything. Her family, her freedom and her friends are all in grave danger, as she sees the caprice and cruelty of the Tsar at first hand.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeping from high society to the frozen gulag, from the embrace of a lover to the tears of friends separated friends,\u00a0<em>The Rebel Daughters<\/em>\u00a0tells the story not just of the brave women who defied everyone by following the revolutionaries into the wilds of Siberia, but also how courage comes in many forms, the price we pay for defiance and how love can be greatest rebellion of all.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4iJ1cDq\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/816O8RlG0DL._SY342_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:280px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Glamorous Notions by Megan Chance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A costume designer\u2019s past casts a long shadow over her well-constructed lies in this intriguing story about stolen identities, friendship, and betrayal from the author of\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em>A Splendid Ruin<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em>A Dangerous Education<\/em><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hollywood, 1955. As head costume designer for Lux Pictures, Lena Taylor hears startling confessions from the biggest movie stars. She knows how to keep their secrets\u2014after all, none of their scandals can match her own.<\/p>\n<p>Lena was once Elsie Gruner, the daughter of an Ohio dressmaker. Her gift for fashion design helped her win a coveted spot at an art academy in Rome. While in Italy, she became enthralled by the charismatic Julia, who drew her into a shadowy world of jazz clubs, code words, and mysterious deliveries. When one of Julia\u2019s intrigues ended in murder, Elsie found herself in the middle of a bewildering sinister international plot. So she ran.<\/p>\n<p>After fleeing to LA, Elsie became Lena\u2014but she\u2019s never stopped looking over her shoulder. Now, as her engagement to a screenwriter throws her into the spotlight, she\u2019s terrified her fa\u00e7ade won\u2019t hold up. Will she figure out the truth about her past before everything falls apart?<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42EAc39\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/510KXrChGSL._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O\u2019Connor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>February 1944. Six months since Nazi forces occupied Rome.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Inside the beleaguered city, the Contessa Giovanna Landini is a member of the band of Escape Line activists known as \u2018The Choir\u2019. Their mission is to smuggle refugees to safety and help Allied soldiers, all under the nose of Gestapo boss Paul Hauptmann.<\/p>\n<p>During a ferocious morning air raid a mysterious parachutist lands in Rome and disappears into the backstreets. Is he an ally or an imposter? His fate will come to put the whole Escape Line at risk.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Hauptmann\u2019s attention has landed on the Contessa. As his fascination grows, she is pulled into a dangerous game with him \u2013 one where the consequences could be lethal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4jsPMVo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81XufbKbt3L._SY342_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:280px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Grace of the Empire State by Gemma Tizzard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the Great Depression bites, show dancer Grace\u2019s Irish immigrant family can\u2019t afford the rising rents, nor the medicine that her little sister urgently needs. When her twin brother is injured and can no longer work on the construction of the half-built Empire State Building, Grace steps up \u2013 literally. She trades her dancing shoes for worker boots, braving deadly metal work hundreds of feet in the sky.<\/p>\n<p>But survival isn\u2019t guaranteed. Failure could mean not only losing her job, but also her life, and the livelihood of her family and team. Sparks fly across the great metal beams, as a terrible accident and a split-second decision leaves Grace re-evaluating everything that she thought she knew about herself\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"#back-to-index\">Back to Index<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-blue-color has-light-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\" id=\"category-romance\"><strong>Romance<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4k1qa1L\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51vs2vgykUL._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Cosy Croissant Cafe by Jane Linfoot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Boathouse cottage was meant to be a sanctuary for Betty and her beloved rescue Shetland pony, Pumpkin\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But now, as her sister\u2019s marriage implodes and the family cottage in St Aidan becomes a bargaining chip that needs to be protected, Betty finds herself facing off against her unwanted flatmate \u2013 her brother-in-law\u2019s best friend, Miles. Miles may be gorgeous and a talented pastry chef too, but she can\u2019t afford to be swayed by either his charm or his delicious croissant campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Or can she? Because as Betty soon realises, there might be more to gain from aligning with the talented baker than fighting against the temptation he and his pastries pose\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3RGcgWP\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81j10SwAGGL._SY342_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:280px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Love and Other Paradoxes by Catriona Silvey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cambridge University student Joe Greene dreams of a future where his words will echo through the ages.<\/p>\n<p>Esi already knows his future. She\u2019s on a time-traveling tour to witness history\u2019s greatest moments. In Esi\u2019s era, Joe is as renowned as Shakespeare, and he\u2019s about to meet Diana, the subject of his famous love poems.<\/p>\n<p>But Esi is harbouring a secret. This year, something will happen at Cambridge that will wreck her life, and she\u2019s hellbent on changing it. When she bumps into Joe, she sends his destiny into a tailspin. To save both their futures, Esi becomes Joe\u2019s dating coach, helping him win over Diana. But when Joe starts falling for Esi instead \u2013 they both face a crucial question:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is the future set in stone, or can we rewrite our fates?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4jQKVwU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81+Qz38PNdL._SY342_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:280px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Save Your Breath by Kandi Steiner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>THIS JUST IN: HOCKEY BAD BOY AND POP STAR EXTRAORDINAIRE ENGAGED!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That was the headline\u00a0<strong>Mia Love\u00a0<\/strong>wanted. If only she had known the cost to get it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aleksander Suter<\/strong>\u00a0has been Mia\u2019s best friend since high school \u2013 and the only man who\u2019s ever been able to truly get under her skin. With his reputation for trouble, searing dark eyes and a smirk that could melt ice, he\u2019s also the NHL\u2019s favourite bad boy.<\/p>\n<p>When Mia\u2019s career is threatened by tabloid drama and her publicist\u2019s plan to fix her image collides with Aleks\u2019s need to clean up his own, they find themselves in a fake engagement that feels too real from the start.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Mia is putting on a show for the paparazzi and falling too fast for a man who never falls for anyone. Every stolen glance, every heated touch, blurs the lines between them until she\u2019s wondering where the lies end and the truth begins.<\/p>\n<p>Mia cannot afford to jeopardise everything she\u2019s worked hard for. But as their past resurfaces and old feelings reignite, Mia realises the biggest risk isn\u2019t losing her career \u2013 it\u2019s losing her heart to the one person she thought would never be hers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Gy8yw5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/81u9BB8C8lL._SY342_.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:280px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Falling Fast by Jenni Fletcher<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Formula 1 superfan Ava Yearwood can\u2019t quite believe her luck when she lands a job at Rask Racing.<\/p>\n<p>Ava loves everything about working for the team . . . everything\u00a0<em>except<\/em>\u00a0their devastatingly attractive driver, Leif Olsen. His cold, brooding attitude should put her off, but frustratingly sparks fly during their every interaction.<\/p>\n<p>Ever the professional, Ava is determined to avoid Leif at all costs. But when she\u2019s assigned as his Media Officer, there\u2019s just no getting away from him \u2013 and the flames smouldering between them begin to heat up\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can Ava and Leif keep their careers on track, or will their insane chemistry steer them both off-course?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YpyLDf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41Ks0KdA24L._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Love Off Script by Laura Starkey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>All\u2019s fair in love and screenplays\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>She\u2019s just a script consultant, standing in front of a director, asking him to step back and let her do her job\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jess\u00a0<\/strong>should have known better than to fall for the English department\u2019s silver fox. Now she\u2019s left picking up the pieces after catching him cheating with a student\u00a0<em>and\u00a0<\/em>stealing the credit for her research paper<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>Desperate for a fresh start, she accepts a job as a script consultant on a new TV adaptation of the Regency novel,\u00a0<em>Anne of Arden<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 no one knows Georgiana Scott\u2019s work better than she does.<\/p>\n<p>Swapping the world of academia for the glamour of TV is supposed to be her big comeback. But standing in her way is\u00a0<strong>Nathan\u00a0<\/strong>Lambert, a famous director on a mission to sabotage his unfaithful ex-wife\u2019s latest work project.<\/p>\n<p>As the two knock heads over every detail of the script, sparks fly, tempers flare, and their unexpected chemistry is anything but scripted.<strong>\u00a0In a world where the lines between reality and fiction blur, can Jess and Nathan rewrite their own happy ending?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4lT0p5o\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51RuUg8PbzL._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Starting Over in Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Connie Llewelyn<\/strong>\u00a0is the beating heart of the magical seaside village of Starshine Cove. She runs the local cafe, and is everybody\u2019s friend \u2013 always on hand with a kind smile, a listening ear and a freshly-baked scone.<\/p>\n<p>Since losing her beloved husband five years ago, she\u2019s been busy raising her children, supporting her extended family and staying positive. Now, as her kids fly the nest, she finds herself wondering what her own future might look like.<\/p>\n<p>When a face from the past unexpectedly arrives in Starshine, could meeting Zack again give her a second chance at love? Will Connie be brave enough to take a risk on living life for herself?<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4jQLoza\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51eUNQ+qfzL._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Playing Mr Perfect by Melissa Foster<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quarterback Clay \u201cMr. Perfect\u201d Braden is determined to show sexy scientist Pepper Montgomery the benefits of hands-on research in PLAYING MR. PERFECT, the first book in the Bradens at Ridgeport series.\u00a0<\/strong>Loaded with heat, humor, and heart, this steamy, small-town, opposites-attract standalone romance is unputdownable.No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a happily ever after that will leave you breathless.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What happens in Paris, stays in Paris, right?<br \/>Oh, Pepper. If only\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Okay, I admit it.<\/p>\n<p>Sleeping with the NFL quarterback who the media has dubbed Mr. Perfect might not have been the smartest move, but I\u2019m in the City of Love, I\u2019d had a few drinks, and was jacked up on giddy girl talk and hopeful hearts\u2014two things I never buy into\u2014and I threw caution to the wind.<\/p>\n<p>I want to sneak out before he wakes up, but when I open my eyes, he\u2019s already\u00a0<em>up<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In more ways than one.<\/p>\n<p>Convincing the ridiculously cocky (pun intended) man that I\u2019m not the woman he slept with last night is awkward.<br \/>Actually, he makes it impossible.<\/p>\n<p>The thing is, I don\u2019t even know who that woman was.<\/p>\n<p>And now he\u2019s determined to find out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GBBpzy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51A8TezbQjL._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Delicate Escape by Catherine Cowles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trust doesn\u2019t come easily when you\u2019ve been running for as long as I have, which is why moving in with a man I barely know is such a bad idea.<\/p>\n<p>Shepard Colson is all golden-boy charm and devastating good looks. But I know the dangers of easy smiles and promises\u2014I have the scars to prove it.<\/p>\n<p>Only the handsome contractor won\u2019t stop coming by the bakery and prying little truths from my lips\u2014those amber eyes of his seeing far too much. And when secrets from my past come crashing down, it\u2019s Shep who\u2019s determined to keep me safe. Even if it means moving into my rundown cabin and working his way into my heart.<\/p>\n<p>But a ghost from my old life has unfinished business. And when he finds me, he\u2019ll do anything to tear my life apart.<\/p>\n<p>Including ending it for good. . .<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4lX1DfU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51DH+dTRKzL._SY445_SX342_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Winter Star in the Scottish Highlands by Lizzie Lamb<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the harsh Lochaber winter approaches and with Halley expecting a baby, living in the converted Airstream caravan,\u00a0<em>Beag air Bheag<\/em>, becomes impractical. Tor\u2019s family home \u2013 Eagles Crag \u2013 offers shelter, but his mother\u2019s inevitable meddling is holding them back from moving there. Instead, they find refuge in the Dower House and prepare for the arrival of their baby with optimism and hope, embracing the magic of a Highland Christmas, culminating in the Ghillies\u2019 Ball on Hogmanay.<\/p>\n<p>However, an old flame of Tor\u2019s rents the nearby bothy threatening to disrupt their idyllic life . . .<br \/>Is their love strong enough to survive the trials of family, winter and a ghost from the past?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"#back-to-index\">Back to Index<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">So that\u2019s all for this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Happy Reading!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/kindle-dbs\/hz\/bookshelf?shoppingPortalEnabled=true&amp;tag=jillsbookcafe-21\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"52366\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jillsbookcafe.blog\/image-3-22\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/jillsbookcafe.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-3-e1648815888393.png\" data-orig-size=\"729,91\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/jillsbookcafe.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-3-e1648815888393.png?w=225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/jillsbookcafe.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-3-e1648815888393.png?w=225\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"729\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/jillsbookcafe.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-3-e1648815888393.png?w=729\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jillsbookcafe.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-3-e1648815888393.png 729w, https:\/\/jillsbookcafe.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-3-e1648815888393.png?w=225 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"jp-post-flair\" class=\"sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\">Shares are always appreciated.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a pick of some of the titles that caught my eye from this month\u2019s new Kindle sale offerings. 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(NB This post features Affiliate links from which I earn a small commission on qualifying purchases) Index Crime, Thriller and Mystery (includes Historical Crime\/Mysteries) General\/Contemporary Fiction Historical (I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":223401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[2268,4039,4038,3631,6016,4345,2279,1146,1242],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-223400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","tag-book","tag-cafe","tag-jills","tag-kindle","tag-mays","tag-picks","tag-release","tag-sale","tag-selection"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A selection of recent release picks from May\u2019s Kindle sale. \u2013 Jill&#039;s Book Cafe - Som2ny Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=223400\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A selection of recent release picks from May\u2019s Kindle sale. \u2013 Jill&#039;s Book Cafe - Som2ny Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here\u2019s a pick of some of the titles that caught my eye from this month\u2019s new Kindle sale offerings. 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