Wednesday 24 April 2019

The Dare by Carol Wyer





Jane’s daughter is a good girl. But what is she hiding?

When thirteen-year-old Savannah Hopkins doesn’t come straight home from school as she always does, her mother Jane immediately raises the alarm. With her blonde ponytail and red school jumper, someone must have spotted Savannah.

Detective Natalie Ward is determined to help the distraught mother – her own daughter is the same age as Savannah. But before Natalie and her team can get started, their worst fears are confirmed when the teenager’s broken body is found in nearby shrubland.

Evidence points towards a local recluse, but just as Natalie closes the net around him, one of Savannah’s friends, Harriet, is reported missing. Harriet might look grown up and sophisticated but she is only fourteen…

As Natalie delves into the lives of both girls, she soon discovers a sinister video on both their phones, daring the girls to disappear from their families for 48 hours. She’s sure this is the key to the case, but before she can act, Harriet’s body is found discarded on a roadside.

Natalie’s superiors don’t have to put any extra pressure on Natalie. Devastated, she and her team work without sleep, watching that video over and over. But just as she thinks they’re getting close, the person Natalie loves more than anything goes missing.

Natalie is no stranger to loss. She is terrified and the clock is ticking. Can she push through her fear to catch this depraved killer, before her loved one becomes the next victim?

This gripping rollercoaster of a read will have you up in the small hours turning the pages. Fans of Angela Marsons, Rachel Caine and Robert Dugoni will love The Dare. 


Title: The Dare 
Author: Carol Wyer (Book 3 Detective Natalie Ward crime thriller series)
Published By: Bookouture
Publication Date: 25th April 2019
Links; Amazon

 
Our Review

If you want to read something that makes your blood pump through your body at a hundred miles an hour then this is the book for you.

Flawed detective Natalie Ward embarks on another thrilling investigation where time runs out far too quickly for her to catch a serial killer who kidnaps and murders teenage girls. The subject matter is very upsetting as you would expect with a serial killer book. The premise of the Dare is so very sinister and something that could realistically be done in this age of online challenges that young people can be so tempted with these days. 

The whodunnit elements are brilliant as there are so many suspects to choose from and the threads are very cleverly interwoven with no loose hands left hanging. The descriptions are so vivid that I felt like I was completely immersed in the investigation and helping to find the killer as the plot tore along at an incredible pace. 

As with all of Carol’s crime books we are given an insight into the killer’s thought process and why they do what they do and dare I say I actually feel a bit sorry for them for what happened to them in the past, however that empathy does not stretch to the murderous version of them as they are usually particularly evil.

I really want to be a detective when I read Carol’s books.

I just have one problem with this book and that is that it was over too quickly.

I already can’t wait for the next one in the series.

Sincerely
Book Angel x

About the Author



Carol Wyer is an award-winning author and stand up comedian who writes feel-good comedies and gripping thrillers.

Her book, GRUMPY OLD MENOPAUSE won The People's Book Prize Award for non-fiction 2015.

Carol moved to the ‘dark side’ in 2017 with as series of thrillers. LITTLE GIRL LOST became the #2 best-selling book on Amazon, #9 best-selling audiobook on Audible and a Top 150 USA Today best-seller.

The DI Robyn Carter and DI Natalie Ward series have sold over half a million copies, earning her acclaim as a crime writer.

Carol has been interviewed on numerous radio shows discussing ''Irritable Male Syndrome' and 'Ageing Disgracefully' and on BBC Breakfast television. She has had articles published in national magazines 'Woman's Weekly' featured in 'Take A Break', 'Choice', 'Yours' and 'Woman's Own' magazines and the Huffington Post.

To learn more about Carol, go to www.carolwyer.co.uk or follow Carol on Twitter: @carolewyer.
Carol also blogs at www.carolwyer.com

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Tuesday 9 April 2019

Amazing Grace by Kim Nash




She’s taking her life back, one step at a time…
Grace thought she had it all. Living in the beautiful village of Little Ollington, along with head teacher husband Mark and gorgeous son, Archie, she devoted herself to being the perfect mum and the perfect wife, her little family giving her everything she ever wanted.

Until that fateful day when she walked in on Mark kissing his secretary - and her perfect life fell apart.

Now she's a single mum to Archie, trying to find her way in life and keep things together for his sake. Saturday nights consist of a Chinese takeaway eaten in front of the TV clad in greying pyjamas, and she can’t remember the last time she had a kiss from anyone aside from her dog, Becks…

Grace’s life needs a shake up – fast. So when gorgeous gardener Vinnie turns up on her doorstep, his twinkling eyes suggesting that he might be interested in more than just her conifers, she might just have found the answer to her prayers. But as Grace falls deeper for Vinnie, ten-year-old Archie fears that his mum finding love means she’ll never reconcile with the dad he loves.

So when ex-husband Mark begs her for another chance, telling her he’s changed from the man that broke her heart, Grace finds herself with an impossible dilemma. Should she take back Mark and reunite the family that Archie loves? Or risk it all for a new chance of happiness?

A funny, feel good romance about finding your own path and changing your life for the better – readers of Cathy Bramley, Jill Mansell and Josie Silver will love this uplifting read. 


Title:    Amazing Grace
Author:  Kim Nash
Published By: Hera Books
Publication Date: 10th April 2019
Links:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2MIAM7k

Kobo: http://bit.ly/2GeKm0D

Apple: https://apple.co/2MMvJD2



Our Review

Grace is a single mum with an obnoxious ex and a very low self opinion but thanks to her old friend Monica and someone special who enters her life she begins to expect a lot more for herself and so begins the emotional and spiritual journey that she embarks upon. 

I know I’m enjoying a book when only 9% in I am sitting there crying whilst reading it. It caught me a few more times as well but also made me laugh out loud a lot too.

Amazing Grace really struck a chord with me because Grace had lost her mum and the feelings of grief hit me right in the heart as I have also lost my mum so could really empathise with her. It was obvious from the writing that Kim was speaking from the heart when she wrote this because she also understands the pain of losing her mother.

I’m a very spiritual person and believe that our loved ones stay close to us even after they’ve passed away. So found it quite beautiful that at the end of each chapter we hear loving messages from Grace’s mum as she comforts her daughter and let’s her know that she will always be with her. Those pieces were very moving and I wish I could see messages from my mum like that to know what she was thinking.

Grace’s son Archie was an absolute joy and the closeness of their relationship was lovely to see. She raised an intelligent and loving boy.

Vinnie was such a sparkly eyed hunky gardener but Grace had to make a difficult choice concerning him and ultimately had to put her son's happiness first.

Amazing Grace was a comforting, emotionally uplifting and joyful read and I can assure you that both you and your guardian angel will love it.

Sincerely
Book Angel x

About the Author



Kim Nash lives in Staffordshire with son Ollie and English Setter Roni, is PR & Social Media Manager for Bookouture and is a book blogger at www.kimthebookworm.co.uk.

Kim won the Romantic Novelists Association's Media Star of the Year in 2016, which she still can't quite believe. She is now quite delighted to be a member of the RNA.

When she's not working or writing, Kim can be found walking her dog, reading, standing on the sidelines of a football pitch cheering on Ollie and binge watching box sets on the TV. She's also quite partial to a spa day and a gin and tonic (not at the same time!) Kim also runs a book club in Cannock, Staffs.

Amazing Grace is her debut novel with Hera Books and will be out on 10th April 2019

Connect with Kim on Social Media here:
Twitter: (@KimTheBookworm) https://twitter.com/KimTheBookworm
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KimTheBookWorm/
Instagram: @Kim_the_bookworm

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