Thursday, 2 April 2026

Love Blooms at the Cornish Cottage - Kim Nash



About the book… 

💔 How do you mend a broken heart? 💔

Michelle finally thought she’d found love with her hot Greek doctor. But when Demetri reveals he’s returning home to care for his sick mother, Michelle’s dream future crumbles. Choosing not to follow him feels like losing more than just love - it feels like losing who she’d started to become.

Determined not to fall apart, Michelle decides to throw herself into rebuilding her life in Sandpiper Shore, but then unexpectedly, Demetri’s brother, Makkis, arrives on her doorstep. Offering him a room seems like the kind thing to do… but the constant reminder of her lost love is difficult for her heartbroken soul.

And the more time she spends with Makkis, the clearer it becomes: there are parts of Demetri she never knew… Just as Michelle starts to heal with a little help from her friends, she’s faced with a decision: fight for the love she knows she deserves, or finally learn how to let go…

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About the author… 

Kim Nash is an author of uplifting, romantic, feel-good fiction, having wanted to write books since she was a little girl. She works as both Digital Publicity Director for publish Bookouture. She lives in Staffordshire with her son Ollie and English Setter rescue dog Roni. When she's not working or writing, Kim can be found walking her dog and reading, as well as running a book club in Staffordshire and organising local and national reader/author events.

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Facebook: @KimNashAuthor
Twitter: @KimTheBookworm
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My thoughts…

Love Blooms at the `Cornish Cottage was an absolute dream of a book, just as I knew it would be.  Michelle, lives in the delightful Sandpiper Shore has a strong friendship circle with Jo and Emma.  The threesome really are a force to be reckoned with, the sort of friendship we all should have.  They give each other support, kindness and honesty - straight talking at times but removed at others, somehow they each know when and what to say, or when to allow space -they really do have each others backs.  This novel, Kim’s third in the serious Sandpipere - Cove has Michelle as the central character.

Michelle couldn’t be happier, she thinks she’s settled nicely, all loved up with Demetri her work-aholic Greek doctor, and reticently planning to move to Greece to his family home since his mother had had a stroke.  Enter stage right, her sixth sense, ‘Katrina’ and Demetri’s brother Makkis just as Demetri has headed to Greece alone.

The whole book buzzed with static and had an edginess that replicated the inner turmoil Michelle was feeling as things got decidedly messy in her head as Makkis seriously stirs the pot leaving her with more questions than answers that only a trip to Greece can solve.

This made for a lot of inner turmoil that was palpable and evoked many emotions and thoughts as I walked the path with Michelle. Each and every book Kim Nash has written gets better and better, I was totally sucked in and lost a day of my life curled up on the sofa lost in the life of Michelle. I was fully invested in the story, forming my own opinions, silently talking out loud, willing Michelle to see what I was seeing - I absolutely adore the friendship group she has and ‘Cocks on Friday’ is something we should all strive for and as is always the case Kim has not only nailed the characters but also the locations too.  She takes us to locations I want to visit and usually scour Right-move so I can move there too.  Reading a Kim Nash book could cost you serious money!

I can’t wait for my Next Kim Nash fix this was an absolute dream of a book. This truly was a very touching book and an absolute joy to read.                                                                                                                                

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Sunday, 8 February 2026

The Wife Before - Sheryl Brown



About the book… 

She says your new boyfriend killed his ex. He says it’s all lies. Who do you believe?

When I first met Jack, he broke down in tears as he told me about the tragic death of his wife, Natalia, on a family holiday. As our relationship blossomed and we started planning a future together, I would lie awake worrying about filling Natalia’s perfect shoes. But everything changes when her mother turns up at my door…

‘Your boyfriend killed my daughter,’ she says.

Jack swears she’s lying, and I want to believe him but something isn’t right. Why doesn’t he have a single picture of her? And why do I feel afraid when I confront him about the night Natalia died? What if it wasn’t grief after all, but guilt?

As I stroke my baby bump, I wonder if I can really trust the man I love. If he killed Natalia, could I be next?

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About the author… 

Sheryl Browne writes psychological thriller and edgy contemporary fiction. A member of the Crime Writers’ Association, Romantic Novelists’ Association and awarded a Red Ribbon by The Wishing Shelf Book Awards, Sheryl has several books published and two short stories in Birmingham City University anthologies, where she completed her MA in Creative Writing.

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My thoughts…

Sheryl Browne is a go to author for me, she never fails to deliver a read that is complex, multi faceted and gripping. She certainly knows how to make you have internal narratives with yourself as your heart rate rises in time with the number of pages turned.

The Wife Before was a book that had me thinking at first that this was not going to be the usual dark, twisted tale that has me desperately biting my fingers praying and second guessing what was at play. Kara was widowed and with that, her life all but ended, that was until she met Jack also widowed. Jack and his daughter Evie end up moving in to Kara’s home as they decide to navigate a new life together. I should have known better! Everything should have been perfect but Jack’s and Kara’s new life together was put under the microscope. Kara tried to be a friend to Evie but this was a girl, hurt by the loss of her mother and battling the usual teenage angst - she definitely does not want a ‘new mother figure’.

I couldn’t decide if Kara had a genuine heart of gold or she was incredibly gullible. Enter Lina, Jack’s ex mother in law stage left and the whole story ramped up several notches when Kara invites her to stay in her Annex - much to the dismay of Jack but delight of Evie. I was torn, I couldn’t decide who was telling the truth and who and what was genuine or fake. The dynamics of each of the relationships were pulled taught - Lina and Evie definitely tested ~Kara and pushed her to her limits, and Jack seemed to have no useful input as Kara’s world is upended.

I was hooked! Intrigued and felt sick reading at times - swinging backwards and forwards with ideas of who I trusted and who I didn’t - The Wife Before was gripping and at times difficult to read. I followed breadcrumbs in every direction but the right one. The truth and lies were so intrinsically entwined it was impossible to know who to trust or what to belief.

Thank you so much Sheryl for writing another totally absorbing read that fully engaged my vivid imagination and sense of judgement - a story that once again shook my values to the core.

Wednesday, 3 December 2025

Life Begins at the Cornish Cottage - Kim Nash



About the book… 

Set against the sparkling shores of Cornwall☀️, this BRAND NEW heartwarming, uplifting and gorgeously romantic tale of second chances is perfect for fans of Veronica Henry, Trisha Ashley and Cathy Bramley. ✨
When life gives you heartbreak 💔, sometimes it also gives you a second chance… 💕

When Tom Sullivan returns to the quiet village of Sandpiper Shore, Emma can hardly believe her eyes. She hasn’t seen him since they played Romeo and Juliet in their school play – a lifetime ago, before real heartbreak, and long before she ever imagined life as a widow.

The last thing she wants is to relive the past, especially with someone who once made her teenage heart flutter. But when Emma agrees to put on a charity pantomime to raise money for the air ambulance service that helped her late husband, she’s thrown firmly back into Tom’s path.

As rehearsals begin and the local community rallies around her, Emma finds unexpected joy in bringing people together – and a surprising connection with Tom that feels far too real to ignore. Maybe it’s time for Emma to become the leading lady in her own life, not just for the show, but for herself.

Full of warmth, humour and heart, this is a story about letting go and discovering that it’s never too late to take a chance on love.

While this novel is set in the same village as the other books in the Sandpiper Shore series, it can be read as a STANDALONE

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About the author… 

Kim Nash is the bestselling author of uplifting, heartwarming, romantic, feel-good fiction. She has wanted to write books since she was a little girl. Her other dream, is to live in a home that has a view of a golden sandy beach and the sea sparkling in the sunlight. Until that dream comes true, she’ll continue to write second chance romances about women who live or move to the seaside on her behalf. She is published by Boldwood Books.

One of her greatest writing achievements is to be nominated for the Kindle Storyteller Award in 2020, and she was delighted when Claudia Winkleman had read her book and said it was 'Totally warm and absolutely lovely.'

She lives in Staffordshire with her son Ollie and English Setter rescue dog Roni, is Author Community Director for publisher Bookouture (a division of Hachette UK) and, as an avid reader, started her career in the publishing industry as a book blogger.

When she's not working or writing, Kim can be found walking her dog at Cannock Chase, reading and binge-watching TV. She's also quite partial to a spa day, lemon drizzle cake and a gin and tonic (not all at the same time!)

Kim also runs a book club in Staffordshire and organises local and national reader/author events.

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My thoughts…

Kim Nash is in the wrong job! She should be an Estate Agent! This is the second book in the Sandpiper series and yet again I found myself scouring Rightmove - the settings for all of her books are in the sorts of places that you know would be absolutely perfect to live in, all with strong communities at the heart of them.

This book centres around Emma, she is recently widowed and has tucked herself away in her little cottage by the sea and is trying to slowly rebuild her life. She has new friends Jo and Michelle and it’s on a night out with them that finds her unexpectedly facing her past in more ways than one. She’s somehow roped into directing the local pantomime, at the same time she unexpectedly crosses paths with her ex. An experience that seems more painful than the recent death of her partner.

The importance of female friendship and community spirit is never more powerful than in Life Begins at the Cornish Cottage. We see Jo and Michelle and a whole community - well all bar one cantankerous wee soul, stepping in to support and prop her up , wrap her in cotton wool and then deliver tough love, to drive her forward and discover what makes her tick. This truly is a heart warming, up beat novel that strives to show the power of friendship and community - its them that gets Emma through on her darkest days.

This was a positive feel good book that I’m glad I had the opportunity to read, in a busy world it was a perfect little bit of escapism.
There is a feeling that is common with each of Kim’s books, it’s that feeling of sadness as you reach the last few pages, not wanting the story to end, then wanting to go straight back to the beginning after you’ve turned the final page to re-live it all again.

There really is nothing worse than asking an author whose new book you’ve just read when I can get my hands on the next one but……….. Kim, come on - when can I get my hands on the next one!!!

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Sunday, 5 October 2025

Bea’s Book Wagon - Julie Haworth


About the book… 

Set in the fictional Sussex village of Blossom Heath, and featuring characters you will know and love from Julie Haworth’s RNA Katie Fforde Debut of the Year Always By Your Side and follow up New Beginnings at The Cosy Cat Café, Bea’s Book Wagon is a cosy, uplifting and comforting romance that tells the story of two love interest hero’s vying for Bea’s heart – her artisan cheesemaking childhood sweetheart and a knock-you-off-your-feet property developer.

After impulsively jacking in her dead-end temp job and investing her life savings in a ramshackle old horsebox, Bea sets about turning her dream of running a bookshop into a reality, and opens Bea’s Book Wagon. But it’s not all smooth sailing, and as Bea struggles with the challenges of running of her own small business, she can only hope that her love of literature and the power of reading can help transform the lives of her friends, her community and herself in the process.

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About the author… 

With a degree in English and American Literature, Julie Haworth worked as an English teacher for a number of years, specialising in working with learners with literacy difficulties, before launching her own freelance copywriting business. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, and her debut novel, Always By Your Side, which she wrote whilst recovering from Covid in 2020, won the Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award.

I write uplifting stories about friendship and
community, bursting with romance and charm
from my home in the bustling city of Chelmsford,
Essex. I’m still pinching myself that I’ve realised
my lifelong dream of becoming an author!


When I’m  since that fabulous night where Julie and the other authors read from their up coming new books!not busy writing, I can mainly be found
shopping, drinking ridiculous amounts of coffee
and hanging out with my two rescue cats. I’m
also a member of the Romantic Novelists’
the Society of Authors.


I love to hear from readers and you can find me
on Instagram @juliehaworthauthor or on X at
@jhaworthauthor


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My thoughts…

I was fortunate to attend the Simon & Schuster - author/blogger event back in February this year and be given an early copy of Bea’s Book Wagon.  I cannot believe it’s been seven months and it’s finally publication day this week on Thursday 9th of October.  It was a privilege to hear Julie and the other authors reading from their up coming new books.

Bea’s Book Wagon is a dream of a read set back in Blossom Heath where the author Julie Haworth had set her previous books, debut and second book.  Bea finds herself the proud owner of a horse box bought from eBay after a night spent drinking too many tequilas after quitting her latest temping job. Veering from exhilarated to regret in the space of a night - what had she done now!

Somehow she has the vision of turning her passion for books, knights in shining armour and villains of the peace into a reality. She with the help of friends converts the horse box into a mobile book shop and sets about setting up a business.

Like any good romance there’s a twist and Bea doesn’t see beyond the solid friendship and kindness of long ago childhood beau Nathan, who is always there for her, supporting and kind, he is a heart on legs with zero expectations.  Fast track second love interest Lachlan, he’s the polar opposite.  Where Nathan has zero expections and does things out of absolute kindness and love, Lachlan is all about the show, everything is really about him and his ego. As the saying goes ‘there’s no show without punch’ and for Lachlan this is true but of course Bea doesn’t see this.  

I absolutely loved the concept of this book and totally bought into the dream of the ‘Book Wagon’, I joined her friends and family in cheer leading from the sidelines - this was the perfect tonic, read wrapped up in a blanket with my coffee and cake. Another fab read from Julie Haworth that had me smiling throughout - except of course when I was cussing Lachlan and his superficial charm!

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Monday, 7 April 2025

My Loving Husband - Sheryl Browne



About the book… 

Can I really trust the man I married?

I take a sip of coffee as I plan my day. My surgeon husband, Cole, slept at work last night, so I had to get the kids ready on my own, again. I can’t complain, though, I’ve loved him ever since we met, long before he became a famous surgeon and the papers started calling him the pride of the hospital.

Our latest family photo hangs on the kitchen wall and I remember that day so clearly. Cole screamed at me over nothing, then apologised saying he was stressed at work. My heart pounded with fear, but I plastered a smile on my face for the sake of my children.

Now, as my phone buzzes on the glossy white kitchen island, I read the message from a withheld number, and nothing could have prepared me for what it says. Your husband is planning to kill you…

You might think you know what I do next, but you’ll be wrong, because Cole isn’t the most dangerous person in this family…

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About the author… 

Bestselling Author, Sheryl Browne, writes taut, twisty psychological thriller. Sheryl’s latest book publishing with fabulous Bookouture is MY LOVING HUSBAND. Her previous works include several psychological thrillers with Bookouture, the DI Matthew Adams Crime Thriller series and contemporary fiction novels The Rest of My Life and Learning to Love published with Joffe Books. A member of the Crime Writers’ Association and the Romantic Novelists’ Association, she also has short stories in Birmingham City University anthologies where she completed her MA in Creative Writing. Sheryl has obtained a Certificate of Achievement in Forensic Science and – according to readers – she makes an excellent psychopath.

Sheryl lives in Worcestershire UK with her husband and her rescue dogs, Brie and Pablo.

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To find out more about Sheryl, go to www.sherylbrowne.com

My thoughts…

Thank goodness I read this book in the sunshine, which was the perfect antidote to Sheryl Browne’s latest psychological thriller.

Sheryl is a go to author for me and I jumped at the chance of an early read without reading anything about the book beforehand.

Imagine you’re part of a happily married couple and then every moral and value you’ve based your family life on is tried and tested - the very foundation of family life rocked on its axis.

This was an absolutely intense read that pulled at the heart strings, it is a multi-faceted story that centres around the family. Maddie props up the family, wife of Cole and mother to three gorgeous children - Ellie and twins Jayden and Lucas. They are used to the long and unpredictable hours that Cole works as a neurosurgeon, it is the norm, the status quo of their lives, accepted and never questioned until Maddie starts to get some very strange messages at the same time as Ellie starts to retreat into herself both of which makes Maddie begin to question everything she thought was true.

Sheryl Browne has pitched the tempo of this book like a storm rising in the ocean with the waves gently rolling in until they are crashing the beach in the wildest storm imaginable. It was ironic that I was sat in the sun near a surfers beach whilst reading this book! My opinion of the characters alternated between loving them to disliking them immensely and everything inbetween. there are so many twists and turns with the characters and their lives inter-twined, some obvious, others I had no clue about. It was definitely an adrenaline rush read for me,

This is another book that built momentum, I found myself reading quicker wanting to get to the end in order to get to the truth! Another Sheryl Browne story where a happy, connected family become separate entities repelled from each other like magnets. A twisted story that has reality at the heart of it - so many incidents and things that makes everyone question the truth. Keyboard warriors tapping out their poison, through and lies so intrinsically entwined it was impossible to know who to trust or what to belief.

Thank you so much Sheryl for writing another totally absorbing read that fully engaged my vivid imagination and sense of judgement - a story that once again shook my values to the core. Oh to open up your mind and look inside, I’m not sure where you get your inspiration and I think I probably don’t want to know either.

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Monday, 10 March 2025

Make Yourself at Home - Wendy Clarke



About the book… 

‘You don’t really know your husband,’ my sister-in-law whispers, and a chill goes up my spine. ‘Can you really trust the man you married?’

Gary and I have always been happy. Our fridge is covered in the love notes I leave him every morning, we always start the day on the doorstep with a goodbye kiss, and I make sure we never, ever fight. But since Gary’s sister Lisa moved in, things have been different…

The day Lisa arrived at the school where I work, asking for help, I knew we had to welcome her into our home. Gary hasn’t spoken to his parents in years, and his childhood was far from perfect. But now every time Lisa enters a room, I watch him sneak out the door. He’s no longer home for dinners, spending more and more time at the office. It’s me who’s chatting to Lisa all night as we cook. Learning more and more about the family Gary told me nothing about.

And then I spot them through the front window on my way home from work. Arguing. Shouting. Gary thrusts an envelope into Lisa’s hand. He looks nothing like my sweet, caring husband. Lisa won’t tell me what’s going on, but she whispers to me that I shouldn’t trust the man I married.

When I met Gary, I thought I was finally safe. But Lisa’s arrival in Roosevelt Avenue is forcing my husband’s secrets to surface. She thinks I’m innocent, that my own past is picture-perfect, but she has no idea how far I’ll go to protect the ones I love.

A rollercoaster psychological thriller full of twists and turns that will have you gasping for breath. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Shari Lapena and The Housemaid.

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About the author… 

Wendy Clarke was a teacher until the small primary school where she worked closed down. Now she is a writer of psychological suspense but is also well known for her short stories and serials which regularly appear in national women’s magazines.

Wendy has two children and three step-children and lives with her husband, cat and step-dog in Sussex. When not writing, she is usually indulging in her passion for dancing, singing or watching any programme that involves food!

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My thoughts…

It’s not often you pick up a book that feels heavy and oppressive but Make Yourself at Home by Wendy Clarke did that to me. The prologue written to raise tension and heartbeat that for me didn’t drop for most of the book.

The prologue at odds with the first chapter where we meet Catherine and she describes her relationship with husband Gary - pretty damn perfect in her eyes by all accounts but the words on the pages hint at this possibly being a veneer, how hard to crack would be found out soon enough! 

This book moved at a terrific pace, that made me feel a little bit anxious, finding myself reading faster to get past the multiple plot twist - some that didn’t even appear relevant until the end.  So many hints and clues dropped like confetti but impossible to catch.  Imagine finding out after ten years of marriage that your husband had a sister, a person you’d tucked under your wing - supporting her in her new teaching role and offering her somewhere to stay whilst she found a place for herself when you discovered she was homeless.

This is a book that won’t fail to touch your heart, it will make you gasp and bite hard on your back teeth with the tension, the sheer emotion leaps from the pages with Catherine and Gary’s lives teetering on the edge, when past meets present. When actions are driven by emotion and that emotion is fear and with revenge anything is possible. I'm sure I stopped breathing several times as I read Make Yourself at Home - a title that speaks comfort, happiness and welcoming that proves to be anything but, it is gritty and unexpectedly perfect for the emotions and feelings evoked for both the characters and readers alike.

I highly recommend this adrenalin filled book.

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Saturday, 22 February 2025

Same Time Next Week - Milly Johnson



About the book… 

Welcome to Spring Hill, home to a parade of independent shops and cafes and a thriving local community.

Amanda is primary carer to her elderly mother and one of the only women employed by a male-dominated company. Used to being second-best all her life, is this her time to finally break ranks and shine?

Sky works at the repair shop, patching up old teddy bears, and their owners’ hearts. But her heart beats only for the one man who is strictly off-limits.

Mel has been a loyal and loving wife to Steve for thirty years. But when he goes to his old school reunion, life as she knows it will never be the same again.

Erin is trying to get over a traumatic loss where her guilt weighs more than her grief. Unable to move forward, can she find the first step to healing lies in sharing an hour with strangers once a week?

Astrid is feeling unsettled, lonely and in need of change and challenge. But when a fantastic opportunity presents itself to her that would bring her what she wants, who is around to convince her she is worthy enough to take the risk?

These five women of different ages and backgrounds are drawn together in a friendship group in the back room of Ray’s Diner every Tuesday. Over a cup of something warming, could they find the answers to their worries, acceptance, courage, support – and laughter here…?


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About the author… 

Milly Johnson was born, raised and still lives in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. A Sunday Times bestseller, she is one of the Top 10 Female Fiction authors in the UK, and has sold millions of copies of her books sold across the world. The Happiest Ever After is her twenty-first novel.

Milly’s writing highlights the importance of community spirit and the magic of kindness. Her books inspire and uplift but she packs a punch and never shies away from the hard realities of life and the complexities of relationships in her stories. Her books champion women, their strength and resilience, and celebrate love, friendship and the possibility and joy of second chances and renaissances. She writes stories about ordinary women and the extraordinary things that happen in their ordinary lives.

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Milly's website: www.millyjohnson.co.uk. 
Twitter: @millyjohnson
Instagram: @themillyjohnson
TikTok: @millyjohnsonauthor 
Facebook: @MillyJohnsonAuthor

My thoughts…

Oh my goodness where do I begin.  Same Time Next Week is a powerful, uplifting, read that took me on a journey, that saw me shedding tears, at both ends of the emotional spectrum and sitting nodding like some deranged dog in the corner, muttering yes - this!!  Exactly this as I turned the pages, absorbing myself into the lives of the many characters.

Milly Johnson really has crafted her story telling to perfection. She tempers real life scenarios and presents relatable characters to the reader with her dry northern wit. Honest, upfront, what you see is what you get and so very real. Same Time Next Week is a story that traverses the ages but sits perfectly with who I, and who most of my friends are right now, approaching, at,or just past that age!  It hit the spot perfectly, landing in a Same Time Next Week shaped hole I didn’t know existed until I did.

Image working in a male dominated workplace that has its mindset stuck firmly in the dark ages and finding your young, modern, big boss wants you to help him change that, wants to understand things from a woman’s perspective. Amanda gets her chance, gets that voice in a class moment that was so applause worthy.  I’ve been and still am the person who doesn’t even remember her name most days, most days wondering how I got through the day without losing it completely.  

Have I told you how good this book is yet, I can’t remember! It’s AMAZING!

Each and every Milly Johnson novel has characters that get under your skin, some like an itch you can’t wait to stop scratching, like Steve, husband of Mel and Bradley, Amandas brother in this book and then there are others that wrap themselves around your heart, like Amanda, Ray Bon and Sky - I so loved them!  When the story ended I didn’t want to let them go.  

Each and every Milly Johnson novel has hit the spot for me - I’ve loved every one, but Same Time Next Week is the best yet. Strong women, emotive storylines, unexpected friendships, the power and support of women, romance and humour all mixed up like a literary band aid on your heart that I don’t want to pull off - I was sad when I turned the last page on this book, I didn’t want it to end.  Cookies and a weekly catch up proving better than any prescription - where do I sign up! I want to be top of the list to join this group.

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