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Secrets of Lady Lucy (Agents of the Home Office Book 1) by Rachel Ann Smith

It’s never easy keeping secrets…

Only her desire to crush the Crown’s enemies could induce Lady Lucille Stanford to endure another Season. For years she has worked secretly for the Home Office, and she has come to London with one purpose: foil the attempted kidnapping of a highly valuable target, identity unknown. Inconveniently, Lord Harrington—Lucy’s brother and guardian—has other plans. He…

Angel Drake Mysteries: Mystery & Mayhem by Sharn Hutton

I am not sure what happened when Sharn got her review date and we received her book/s. One reviewer read and reviewed, Nothing Ventured: An Angel Drake Short Story of Mystery, Mayhem, & Mirth, and the other reviewer read and reviewed, Angel Drake is Going Solo: Murder, Mystery & Mayhem at The Antiques Emporium.

I’ve slept since then, so the only thing to do now is put both books up for review.

A…

The Magic Carpet by Jessica Norrie

Outer London, September 2016, and neighbouring eight-year-olds have homework: prepare a traditional story to perform with their families at a school festival. But Nathan’s father thinks his son would be better off doing sums; Sky’s mother’s enthusiasm is as fleeting as her bank balance, and there’s a threatening shadow hanging over poor Alka’s family. Only Mandeep’s fragile grandmother and new…

You Beneath Your Skin by Damyanti Biswas

LIES. AMBITION. FAMILY. It’s a dark, smog-choked new Delhi winter. Indian American single mother Anjali Morgan juggles her job as a psychiatrist with caring for her autistic teenage son. She is in a long-standing affair with ambitious police commissioner Jatin Bhatt – an irresistible attraction that could destroy both their lives.

Jatin’s home life is falling apart: his handsome and charming son…

Katharina: Deliverance by Margaret Skea

At five, Katharina is placed in a convent. At twenty-three, she escapes. At twenty-five, she marries the most controversial man in Europe.

This is her story – of courage, resilience in the face of adversity and a determination to choose her own life.

  A little about Margaret first:

Margaret Skea grew up in Ulster at the height of the ‘Troubles’ but now lives with her husband in the Scottish…

To Catch a Magic Thief (The Magic Collectors) by E.J. Kitchens

An unlikely hero and a cursed heroine deal with more than pride and prejudice as they race to stop a cunning thief. Falsely accused of being the notorious Magic Thief, the non-magic Marcel Ellsworth, Baron of Carrington, wants nothing more than to stay away from enchanters and sorcerers. Unfortunately, he soon discovers his mentor, the Duke of Henly, is head of a family of proud enchanters—and…

That’s Our Home by Miss Jude Lennon

“Don’t do that! That’s our home!You’re just not being green.Use a bin or take it home.Keep the beaches clean.” Starfish, Crab and Seagull live on a beautiful beach which is being ruined by rubbish and plastic. Join them as they speak to the people on the beach and remind them about the importance of looking after the beaches and coastlines for everyone.

    A little about Jude first:

Born in the…

Time Shifters: Into the Past: (Time Shifters Book 1) by Kate Frost

Time-shifted to the past, three twenty-first century children fight to survive or risk being lost in time forever.

When Maisie Brown is time-shifted to 1471 during a school trip to Warwick Castle, it’s the beginning of an incredible adventure. The only problem is she has to share it with Lizzie, the class bully, instead of her best friend Danny. He’s managed to get caught up with an army marching…

Dreamscape: Looking for Altheda by Elizabeth Klein

Dreamscape: Looking for Altheda is a psychological fantasy quest entwined with a wide range of traditional stories and themes that’ll be sure to evoke some genuine scares in young readers. Amid the absurdity of negotiating a fairy tale world that exists inside a wooden chest, the young protagonist, Samuel Flynn, unspools an impossible adventure with heart-racing perils that unfold in the land of…

Margaret of Wessex: Mother, Saint, and Queen of Scots (The Legendary Women of World History Book 10) by Laurel A. Rockefeller

The 11th century was a dangerous time to be of the line unbroken of King Æthelred II Unread and his first queen, Æfgifu of York. Born in Hungary after King Canute III’s failed attempt to murder her father, Edward the Exile, Margaret found her life turned upside down by King Edward the Confessor’s discovery of her father’s survival — and the resulting recall of her family to England. Now a…

Reformed: Supervillain Rehabilitation Project by H. L. Burke

Once a villain, always a villain? Optimistic and idealistic superhero Prism is determined to redeem her father’s legacy by rebooting his supervillain rehabilitation program. To do so, she sets her sights on Fade, the relapsed supervillain who was the reason the government canceled the original program in the first place. However, when she petitions for Fade to be released into her custody, she…

All the Love You Write by D. G. Driver

A story about young love, first love, true love, timeless love, and the power of love letters. Mark and Bethany are two mismatched high school seniors in a new relationship.

It’s doomed to fail.

Mark has adored Bethany since middle school, and she’s finally giving him a chance. Only, he’s clumsy at romance and knows he’ll lose her because of it. Bethany thinks Mark is sweet. Only, she’s afraid to…

An Unexpected Adventure (Myth Coast Adventures Book 1) by Kandi J Wyatt

Harley will do anything to keep his new pal safe. But a hungry dragon needs to eat. And the government is hot on their tail. Harley Maegher’s seen E.T. and knows what the government will do to mythical creatures. There’s no way he’s about to let his new-found friend fall into the hands of an NSA agent. When the dragon starts setting fires and eating livestock, the choice may be taken from him.

Ste…

Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd: The Warrior Princess of Deheubarth by Laurel A. Rockefeller

Born in 1097 in Aberffraw Castle, Princess Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd ap Cynan was always destined for great things. As the daughter to one of Gwynedd’s greatest warriors she grew up strong and passionate — more than a match for her older brothers. At sixteen Gwenllian’s life changed forever when she fell in love with Prince Gruffydd ap Rhys, the beleaguered heir to Rhys ap Tewdur of Deheubarth.…

The Genie Academy Book One (The Supernatural Genie Academy Series 1) by Karin De Havin

He’s about to sacrifice everything to become a Genie.

When eighteen-year-old Edmund receives an invitation to attend the 1890 class of The Academy of Arts and Science of London, AKA The Genie Academy, he is forced to make a monumental choice. Edmund’s tutor tries to convince him that his many hidden magical talents will be revealed if he attends such a prestigious school, but Edmund has a hard…

Kaschar’s Quarter (The Default King Book 1) by David Gowey

Matthieu Sartonné thinks he knows precisely where life will take him. However, like the rest of the world, he is not prepared for what will come next. Decades of fear and hatred have spilled over from the nearby city of Cyrnne. The armies of the Evangelical Brethren march under the sign of the falling star, destroying all in their path and bringing with them a deadly sickness, unlike anything the…

Empress Matilda of England by Laurel A. Rockefeller

Born in 1102 to King Henry of England and Queen Edith Matilda of Scotland, Matilda’s uniquely royal Norman, Saxon, and Scottish heritage was meant to unify an England still divided by her grandfather’s conquest in 1066. When the 1120 White Ship Disaster made her the only surviving child of her parents, Matilda suddenly became heiress to the English throne in a time when the old Saxon Witan, not…