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Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Theatrical by Maggie Harcourt! What They Say: Hope dreams of working backstage in a theatre, and she's determined to make it without the help of her famous costume-designer mum. So when she lands an internship on a major production, she tells no one. But with a stroppy Hollywood star and his hot young understudy upstaging Hope's focus, she's soon struggling to keep her cool...and her secret. What I Say: I loved the premise of this book! It sounded cute and interesting and different to other books I've read. Theatrical was all of those things and more! It took a little while to get going but when it did, I was hooked! Hope is a great character! She's real, determined, charismatic and so funny without really meaning to be. She knows what she wants and does her utmost to achieve it. She doesn't take crap from anyone and works hard to prove herself. The theatre setting is so refreshing and different. It was f...

Welcome to my Stop on the Blog Tour For A Summer Scandal by Kat French!! What They Say: A feel-good summer romance guaranteed to make you laugh out loud! Summer has never been so scandalous… When Violet moves to Swallow Beach, she inherits a small Victorian pier with an empty arcade perched on the end of it, and falls in love immediately. She wants nothing more than to rejuvenate it and make it grand again – but how? When she meets hunky Calvin, inspiration strikes. What if she turned the arcade into an adult-themed arcade full of artisan shops? Not everyone in the town is happy with the idea, but Violet loves her arcade and business begins to boom. But as tensions worsen and the heat between her and Calvin begins to grow, life at Swallow Beach becomes tricky. Is it worth staying to ride out the storm? And can Violet find her own happy ending before the swallows fly south for the winter? Read on for an exclusive extract (it gave me chills!) The c...

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Her Name Was Rose by Claire Allan! I am delighted to bring you an exclusive piece from Clair about her process of writing this book, her first thriller! Her name was Rose. You watched her die. And her death has created a vacancy. When Emily lets a stranger step out in front of her, she never imagines that split second will change her life. But after Emily watches a car plough into the young mother – killing her instantly – she finds herself unable to move on. And then she makes a decision she can never take back. Because Rose had everything Emily had ever dreamed of. A beautiful, loving family, a great job and a stunning home. And now Rose’s husband misses his wife, and their son needs a mother. Why couldn’t Emily fill that space? But as Emily is about to discover, no one’s life is perfect … and not everything is as it seems. Exclusive blog Post from Claire Allan! Writing ‘Her Name Was Rose’ was a chal...

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Confessions of a First Time Mum by Poppy Dolan!! I'm excited to share an exclusive extract with you today! The Blurb: Stevie’s life has changed beyond recognition since having her first baby. Stevie loves being a mum, but between the isolation and being vomited on five times a day, she really wishes she had someone to talk to. With husband Ted working hard to keep the family afloat, Stevie really doesn’t want to burden him with her feelings. Turning to the internet, Stevie starts the anonymous First-Time Mum blog and blasts the rose-tinted glasses of parenthood right off her readers. In the real world, Stevie meets the formidable Nelle and gorgeous Will, along with their own little treasures, and starts to realise that being a ‘perfect mum’ isn’t everything. But when the secret blog goes viral, Stevie must make some tough choices about who she wants to be, and whether she’s ready for the world to know the truth… ...