Hello, and welcome to my August Newsletter. As I write this, it's drizzling outside, and the garden is loving it. After the heatwave, everything was parched, and I was tired of watering, but now the lawn is recovering, and the plants are...
Marcia Clayton
The Winding Dirt Road
Today, I'm delighted to host The Winding Dirt Road by Jiu Da The book is on a blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/07/blog-tour-the-winding-dirt-road-by-jiu-da.html About the Book Written as an antithesis to all...
Ping
Today, I'm delighted to host Ping by Lisa Lucas & Steve Landsberg and narrated by Elle Reimer The book is on a blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/06/blog-tour-ping-by-lisa-lucas-and-steve-landsberg.html About...
A Mischief of Murder
Today, I'm delighted to host A Mischief of Murder by Helen Hollick. The book is on a blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/06/blog-tour-a-mischief-of-murder-by-helen-hollick.html About the Book The sixth Jan...
My July 2025 Newsletter
Hello, and welcome to my July Newsletter. Well, June was quite a rollercoaster of a month for Bryan and me. As regular readers will know, we put our bungalow on the market in early January, hoping to move to somewhere with a smaller garden. We...
My June 2025 Newsletter
Hello, and welcome to my June Newsletter. I've recently returned from a lovely holiday in Corfu, where we stayed in a peaceful resort called San Stephanos. It was beautiful and ideal for a relaxing holiday. The photo is of another picturesque...
My May 2025 Newsletter
Hello, and welcome to my May Newsletter. I had hoped to be writing this newsletter from our new home, but I'm afraid we're still waiting for a moving date. Everything seems to be progressing well, and we expect to hear more in the next week or two,...
My April 2025 Newsletter
Hello, and welcome to my April Newsletter. I was pleased when the clocks changed last weekend and signalled the start of British Summer Time, which is always welcome with the lighter nights and longer days. However, when I looked back at my...
The Midnight of Eights by Justin Newland
Today, I'm delighted to host The Midnight of Eights by Justin Newland. The book is on a blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/02/blog-tour-the-midnight-of-eights-by-justin-newland.html About the Book 1580. Nelan...
The Rune Stone by Julia Ibbotson
Today, I'm delighted to host The Rune Stone by Julia Ibbotson. The book is on a blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/01/blog-tour-the-rune-stone-by-julia-ibbotson.html About the Book A haunting time-slip mystery of...
Death of a Princess by R. N. Morris
Today, I'm delighted to host Death of a Princess by R.N. Morris. The book is on a blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/01/blog-tour-death-of-a-princess-by-r-n-morris.html About the Book Summer 1880. Lipetsk, a spa...
My March 2025 Newsletter
Hello, and welcome to my March Newsletter. Hello everyone, I hope you are all keeping well. In North Devon, we've had some lovely weather during February, with cold, frosty mornings and fine sunny afternoons, but I'd much rather have that than endless...