Join me at the Greek Easter Market in Newcastle if you love Greek food, handmade gifts and a warm community atmosphere. We might only be in March, but the 2026 season of craft fairs and artisan markets is already buzzing. And I’m thrilled to share this latest one on Saturday 28th March 11am – 4pm. […]
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The Midas Code by Boyd Morrison combines a legendary curse with a race against time. Dare you read on to find out if it’s one for you? A Thrilling Adventure From Page One This is an action-packed adventure right from the start and after that there’s no let up. It centres on the hunt to
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A Yorkshire Crime Thriller with Atmosphere and Bite A Deadly Likeness by Lesley McEvoy is a sharp, tense Yorkshire thriller that hooks you from page one. It’s wonderfully atmospheric with moody landscapes and a sense that danger can lurk in the most familiar places. A Deadly Likeness is book three of five in the Murder
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Our latest book club pick was The Coach Trip by Jo Lyons. It’s a light-hearted, feel‑good rom‑com centred around Nell, whose life goes from shaky to shambolic in record time. Nell is passed over for a long-held promotion. That’s bad enough. But when it goes to Ava, her younger, prettier, more popular but highly inexperienced
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Imagine battling the elements for survival on a remote Scottish archipelago. Your entire world consists of the struggles and successes of a small close-knit crofting community way out in the Atlantic Ocean. For over two thousand years people lived on St Kilda. But in 1930 the islanders’ wish to be evacuated was granted and, after
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The Last Hill Walker by John D. Burns is the author’s personal story of falling in and out of love with the hills. It’s the debut book by this best-selling author, but I read the highly entertaining follow-up (Bothy Tales) first. In my humble opinion, you don’t need to read them in order. In The
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Happy New Year. I hope you’ve all had a great festive season. Did you have a good 2025? Like most of us, I was having a look back over the last twelve months to see if I’d actually managed to accomplish any of my goals! For me, the dream remains to be a bestselling author.
As an indie author in the early stages of their career I’m a long way from being a household name (except in my own). One way I’m raising my profile is at artisan markets. Meeting lots of lovely book lovers and chatting about my little slices of sunshine with secrets is wonderful. I’m always incredibly
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The Guest List by Lucy Foley is a classic whodunit with a twist. It’s set on the rugged, bleak and peat-bog landscape of a recently reinhabited island off the coast of Connemara. The guests have assembled for the celebrity wedding of the year (Will Slater and Julia Keegan). But someone intends to spoil the party.
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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón is part coming-of-age and part gothic mystery. This atmospheric novel is set in post Spanish Civil War Barcelona and starts off when ten-year-old Daniel is taken to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books by his bookshop owner father. A book that will change his life For his
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