News and book reviews from award-winning British author K.J. Simmill
Jesse and Hayley had finally built their life together. They had been through hell, suffered, and somehow managed to salvage what they had and made a life for themselves. If anyone deserved some peace it was them, and with Hayley's father promising them it was over, it was almost like they could breathe. Hayley was… Continue reading Book review: S.P. Dawes – The Vine Coda
Hayley and Jesse had been through hell. It finally seemed like they had chance to get their life together. They had each other, they had their beautiful boy, and they also had argument after argument until it seemed their love was no longer enough to hold the broken pieces together. Traumatised by what happened Hayley… Continue reading Book review: S.P. Dawes – The Vine Tree
James Hall hadn't had the best start in life, his father had brushes with the law, his home felt anything but safe. As he grew older, he too was tempted. He had his brushes with the law, but then one day he crossed the wrong person. It had seemed like a simple opportunity, too easy,… Continue reading Book review: Julia Cowan – Cells (@juliacowan74)
Hayley had thought she'd got the fresh start she needed, that she'd escaped her past. She finally has a job she enjoys, a place to call home, and at least some semblance of peace. But the past has a way of catching up to a person when they least expect it. Just like she wasn't… Continue reading Book review: S P Dawes – The Vine Cross
Anya has been training hard. Favoured to take home a medal in the games she has been driving down the time of her personal best, but while she is watching her times, someone is watching her. It was easier than he thought to grab her, and he has every intention of getting away with it.… Continue reading Book review: Sheena Fleming- Watching Over You
Zoe Tampsin was done with the Lambeth Group, at least she thought she was until it became apparent the new boss had no idea what he was doing. When Zoe's protégé goes missing mid-investigation there seems no choice but to bring this deadly vixen out of retirement and back into the field. Whispers of a… Continue reading Book review: Gordon Bickerstaff – The Belgravia Sanction (@GFBickerstaff)
Sixteen year old Mei was thrilled to have met Long. They connected instantly. She had always hoped to find someone she could be with, someone who could make her happy. But little did she know he wasn't who he said he was. Torn from her home and sold as a wife Mei is learning the… Continue reading Book review: Across the Border – Mark Morey (@markmorey5)
In Lorhainne Eckhart's The Third Call, from the moment that second emergency call came through Marcus O’Connell knew it was something more than a childish prank. The girl was terrified, trapped in a house that wasn't hers with her mum and a man she didn't know. By the time the third call is connected intuition… Continue reading Book review: Lorhainne Eckhart – The Third Call (@LEckhart)
After a hectic two weeks Emily Bennett believes she can finally relax and have that first date she has been looking forward to with Alexander. With his parents' murder behind bars that should be the end of the problems, but trouble runs deeper than anyone had imagined. A string of events already set into motion… Continue reading Book review: Trisha Grace – Always You (@TrishaGraceBks)
Wanted for murder, Sadie and her friends find themselves on the run, hiding away from the life they knew. But four people forced to give up everything, career, love, privacy, all being pushed together while the police are on the prowl is enough to put a strain on any relationship. Shattered beyond repair Sadie seeks… Continue reading Book review: Ivy Smoak – Forged in Ice (@IvySmoakAuthor)
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