Lacey Becnel is back in book two of Anne McClane's Traiteur series. This time, Lacey finds herself in Los Angeles, working behind the scenes on a film shoot, but her new found powers put her in the way of danger and adventure once again. Many of our favorite characters return again, as we see Lacey …
Sali Hughes is a British beauty legend. A beauty journalist who writes a regular column for the Guardian, she has a long history of writing about beauty and has tried out pretty much every skincare, hair product or makeup item you can imagine. In her book, Pretty Honest, she uses her no nonsense attitude and …
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When Leigh Ann Kittell emailed me and asked me to read her book and review it, I was pretty intrigued by the title. Spirituality and spiritual practice often seem hard to adopt into every day life and enlightenment seems like something that only spiritual masters can ever attain. But what if that's not true? What …
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Since moving to Canada, we've had a few holidays pass, like Halloween and Christmas, and it's really struck me how much people get into things here. I really love it. One of our local burger joints has furry hearts and glittery pink tinsel every where ahead of Valentines Day, and the Valentines' cards here allow …
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I was really intrigued to read this book when Penguin Random House sent me an email about it and asked if I'd like to be part of the Blog Tour. The Matchmaker's List is a novel by a Canadian author, and the events in the book happen in well known places around Toronto, which I …
It's the Summer of 1969, and Evie Boyd is 14. As her mother is caught up in her own drama and Evie's best friend ditches her to hang out with another girl from school, she is at a loss for how to spend her long, endless Summer. She is also desperate to be included and …
Felix drinks to get through life. Ever since his wife died, he hasn't been able to see the point in anything, and just goes through the motions. The only person who understands him and has any patience left for him, is Melanie, his best friend. One night, stumbling home drunk, he's hit by a car, …
I get a lot of emails from various writers and publishers asking me to talk about their book on my blog, and I noticed an interesting trend in my inbox recently. I've had quite a few requests from self published female authors who've written books about growing up in abusive homes or about the stories …
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Last night was Indigo Books members pre-sale, on Robson Street, and since it's chilly outside now, it was the perfect time to wear my new coat from Ever New Melbourne. It's the most amazing thing and I love it so much. It's got such a chic, vintage style, with it's neat tie belt, dove grey …
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A room of one's own. A whole wall of floor to ceiling shelves of books. I'm sitting in my soft armchair, and the afternoon light filters through the blinds, gently hitting the spines of rows of books. We have no furniture yet, except for this armchair, and those shelves. Living in London, we rented our …
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