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DESCRIPTION 'NEW NAME . NEW FAMILY. SHINY. NEW. ME.' Annie's mother is a serial killer. The only way she can make it stop is to hand her in to the police. But out of sight is not out of mind. As her mother's trial looms, the secrets of her past won't let Annie sleep, even with a new foster family and name - Milly. A fresh start. Now, surely, she can be whoever she wants to be. But Milly's mother is a serial killer. And blood is thicker than water. Good me, bad me. She is, after all, her mother's daughter... REVIEW This book wasn't what I was expecting and I did wonder if I would be able to carry on reading it when I realised that Annie's Mother is a serial killer of children. It is not something I would normally read, but there was enough of the physiological aspects of the books for me to carry on reading. The book is mainly centered around Annie who now has a new identity as Milly and her efforts at rebuilding her life. As

Description Until May 1987, fourteen-year-old Billy Marvin of Wetbridge, New Jersey, is a nerd, but a decidedly happy nerd.  Afternoons are spent with his buddies, watching copious amounts of television, gorging on Pop-Tarts, debating who would win in a brawl (Rocky Balboa or Freddy Krueger? Bruce Springsteen or Billy Joel? Magnum P.I. Or T.J. Hooker?), and programming video games on his Commodore 64 late into the night. Then  Playboy  magazine publishes photos of  Wheel of Fortune  hostess Vanna White, Billy meets expert programmer Mary Zelinsky, and everything changes.  A love letter to the 1980s, to the dawn of the computer age, and to adolescence--a time when anything feels possible --The Impossible Fortress  will make you laugh, make you cry, and make you remember in exquisite detail what it feels like to love something--or someone--for the very first time. Review I just loved this book! Back in the day I had a Spectrum ZX but never really did programming, just got as far as

Description If you can’t trust yourself, who can you trust? Cass is having a hard time since the night she saw the car in the woods and the woman who was killed. Since then she’s been forgetting everything. Where she left the car, if she took her pills, the alarm code, why she ordered a pram when she doesn’t have a baby. What she can’t forget is the woman she might have saved, and the terrible nagging guilt. Or the silent calls she’s receiving and the feeling that someone’s watching her… Review Cass drives by a parked car which she later realises contained a woman who was killed and not only that it turns out she knew her - the ensuing guilt eats her up, and the fact that she feels unable to share that guilt with anyone, not even her husband. She also has a number of memory lapses which result in unexplained happenings - like losing her car, but she also begins to receive silent phone calls. This is going to be a hard review to write as I don't want to r

Description After six blissful years with scientist boyfriend Owen, Bella Beecham was convinced he was about to pop the question she’d been longing to hear. Instead, he accepted a prestigious job in California and left England without a backwards glance. Now, Owen’s back in the village of Saffron Sweeting, and appears to be more eligible than ever. Bella’s determined that the man of her dreams won’t slip through her fingers again. But her plans to tone up, trim down, and tempt Owen back into her life prove bittersweet. Although Bella’s talent for baking wins her new friends, her tasty treats have a disconcerting tendency to sabotage her own intentions. And as her increasingly bold attempts to recapture Owen’s heart stumble, Bella must question whether she’s chasing a guy who wants to be caught. A British romantic comedy featuring both familiar characters and fresh faces, Sweet Pursuits explores how a young woman seeking her soulmate must first learn to love herself. Review Whils

Description Enter the world of One Folgate Street and discover perfection . . . but can you pay the price?  For all fans of The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl comes this spellbinding Hitchcockian thriller which takes psychological suspense to the next level Jane stumbles on the rental opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to live in a beautiful ultra-minimalist house designed by an enigmatic architect, on condition she abides by a long list of exacting rules. After moving in, she discovers that a previous tenant, Emma, met a mysterious death there - and starts to wonder if her own story will be a re-run of the girl before. As twist after twist catches the reader off guard, Emma's past and Jane's present become inexorably entwined in this tense, page-turning portrayal of psychological obsession. Review The book flips between the previous tenant of One Folgate Street and the current tenant and their interaction with Edward the architect of the building they liv

Description When your Monday morning begins with a dead dog and ends with a dead boss, you know it's going to be one of those days. And breakfast TV reporter Cora Baxter has already had the weekend from hell, after the man she'd planned a fabulous future with unceremoniously dumped her. Now Cora's much-hated boss has been murdered - the list of suspects isn't exactly short, but as the enquiry continues the trail leads frighteningly close to home. Why is Cora's rival, glamorous, bitchy newsreader Alice Lomas, so devastated by their boss's death? What dark secrets are Cora's camera crew hiding? And why has her now ex-boyfriend vanished? The race to stop the killer striking again is on... Review I have to say that I was attracted to this book because of the author. I've seen Jackie on QVC and wondered if she could write? As the book is based on a TV reporter and Jackie used to be one I had a feeling it would be a pretty good real life read. I'm p

Praise for  Two Days Gone A January Indie Next Great Read “…a suspenseful, literary thriller that will resonate with readers long after the book is finished. A terrific choice for Dennis Lehane fans.”— Library Journal,   STARRED review “Beneath the momentum of the investigation lies a pervasive sadness that will stick with you long after you've turned the last page.”— Kirkus Reviews “…skillfully written thriller.”— Publishers Weekly “…impressive novel…an intriguing thriller.”— Booklist “ …this novel [will] linger in readers’ minds well after  Two Days Gone .”— Shelf Awareness “Two Days Gone  is a quiet, intense, suspenseful mystery about a man who has lost everything. Rich with descriptions and atmosphere…. Two Days Gone  is relentless in its suspense, and the final twists in the novel are sure to not disappoint.”—  Foreword Review   “An absolute gem of literary suspense, pitting ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances and told in a smooth,