Wife Support System by Kathleen Whyman

We’ve got the balance all wrong. Instead of living with our partners, struggling to do everything by ourselves and only seeing each other now and then, we should do it the other way round. We should live together and see them now and then.

Erica knows her suggestion sounds extreme, but when her nanny leaves without notice, she’s extremely desperate. Polly and Louise aren’t convinced, but when circumstances force them to move into Polly’s enormous but run-down house, they have to admit that life’s much easier when the childcare and workload is shared.

At first, communal living seems like the answer to all their prayers - childcare on tap, rotas for cleaning, and someone always available to cook dinner (no more last-minute pizza delivery!). But over time, resentment starts to grow as they judge each other’s parenting styles and bicker over cleaning, cooking and whose turn it is to buy toilet rolls.

And as one woman has her head turned by a handsome colleague, one resorts to spying on her husband and another fights to keep a dark secret, they need each other more than ever. But can Polly, Louise and Erica keep their friendship and relationships strong? Or will their perfect mumtopia fall apart?

Essential reading for anyone fed up with never-ending housework/homeschooling/preparing healthy meals that their kids reject … Fans of Why Mummy Drinks, Has Anyone Seen My Sex Life? and Beth O’Leary won’t want to miss this one!

Title:        Wife Support System

Author:    Kathleen Whyman

Published By: Hera Books

Publication Date:  29th July 2020

Links:  UK:   Amazon      US:   Amazon

Our Review 

Wife Support System was a real tonic, especially during a long and tiresome lockdown. Firstly what a brilliant idea for three busy mums to move in together during the week so they could help each other out with childcare and chores. I mean what could possibly go wrong? The answer to that is just about everything. From the opening lines I was laughing out loud at the hilarious antics of these three friends and the laughter continues throughout. I can completely understand why Kathleen Whyman’s second book was shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print award as her witty sense of humour absolutely shines through in the writing. 

Living together exposed each of the womens’ faults not just to each other but more importantly to themselves and they didn’t particularly like what they saw. After lots of hilarity things get very real as Erica, Polly and Louise have to face up to their mistakes and decide how they can shape their futures for the best. I found it quite moving when one of the friends reveals their deepest, darkest secret which was completely unexpected. 

A brilliant story filled with laughter, friendship and love. I loved it. 

Sincerely

Book Angel x 

About the Author

Kathleen Whyman is an author and freelance journalist.

Her debut novel, Wife Support System, was inspired by her own feeble attempt to juggle a career with childcare, never-ending house ‘stuff’ and, outrageously, occasionally some time for herself. She is still struggling.

Kathleen’s novel Second Wife Syndrome has been shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print prize 2020.

Both novels are contemporary, humorous, women's fiction.

Kathleen writes a column for Writers’ Forum magazine and contributes to the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s magazine Romance Matters. She also wrote short stories for Jackie magazine in her teens. These were, thankfully, never printed.

Kathleen lives in Hertfordshire with her husband and two daughters.

Find out more about Kathleen and sign up to her newsletters at www.kathleenwhyman.com.

Follow Kathleen on Twitter @kathleenwhyman1, Instagram @kathleenwhymanauthor and FaceBook @kathleenwhymanauthor

Photo @ Alexa Loy Photography

Moonlight Over Muddleford Cove by Kim Nash

When thirty-four-year-old Nellie Wagstaff loses her job and discovers her fiancé is a cheating scumbag in a single day, she feels like the world has come crashing down. And that’s before the solicitor’s letter, along with a request to visit a place she hasn’t thought about for a very long time.
Heartbroken, Nellie escapes to the beautiful seaside town of Muddleford in Dorset, where she discovers she’s inherited more than she ever bargained for. Nellie never knew why her mother stopped talking to her sister, but now childhood memories of Muddleford come flooding back: long hot summers, the sea glistening beyond the sandy cove... and a stolen kiss with a boy called Jack.

Jack, now a devilishly handsome vet, has the local pet owners swooning over him, and as Nellie and he become close once more, and she gets used to gossiping with the locals and sipping wine at her beach hut with sand between her toes, she’s sure she can feel sparks flying once more. But just as she thinks she might be able to open her heart again, her newest frenemy, the glamourous Natalia, tells her a secret about Jack that changes everything.

Nellie will never know why her mother and aunt parted ways. She’ll sell the house, forget about Jack, and get back to real life. Because there’s nothing for her in Muddleford... is there?

An utterly uplifting and completely hilarious summer read about learning to trust yourself and of finding love and friendship in the least expected places for fans of Jessica Redland, Heidi Swain and Holly Martin.

Title: Moonlight Over Muddleford Cove

Author: Kim Nash

Published By: Amazon

Publication Date:  30th March 2021

Links: UK:  Amazon       US:  Amazon

Our Review

Moonlight Over Muddleford Cove is enchanting, uplifting and bursting with laughter and love. 

Nell was a character that I really took to my heart. She hadn't had the easiest life and unfortunately was treated badly by the people she should have been able to trust. So when she turned up in Muddleford Cove I was really rooting for things to go her way which they did for a while until something happened which forced her into changing direction again. 

I fell in love with Nell and loved her special childhood memories of life in Muddleford Cove and of Auntie Lil. The fondness they had for each other came across very strongly and I felt so sad at the way they were torn apart and all those years they missed out on. The description of the house was amazing and I could visualise myself sitting in Auntie Lil’s chair overlooking the sea and when I read about the gorgeous beach hut I just wanted to move in straight away. I loved how 'at home' Nell felt as soon as she walked into Auntie Lil's house and even though she missed her greatly she could sense her through the welcoming atmosphere of the house.

This is Kim’s fourth fabulous book and I already knew I was going to love it when I saw the cover of it which I now know depicts the story perfectly. I loved every minute of reading or should I say racing through Moonlight Over Muddleford Cove and can promise it has everything you could possibly need in a romance novel, a gorgeous setting, a sexy hunk and plenty of gin. I love an older character in a book and although Lil is no longer with us she was definitely a huge presence in the book which I thought was a lovely touch. Reading Kim Nash’s books is like spending time with a close friend, comforting and touching with lots of laugh out loud fun. I absolutely cannot wait for the next one.

Sincerely

Book Angel x

About the Author

Kim Nash is an author of uplifting, funny, heartwarming, feel-good, romantic fiction and has always wanted to write books since she was a little girl.

Her latest book is Moonlight Over Muddleford Cove.

Her book published in June 2020, Sunshine and Second Chances, was shortlisted for the 2020 Amazon Kindle Storyteller Award.

She lives in Staffordshire with son Ollie and English Setter rescue dog Roni, is Head of Publicity for publisher Bookouture (part of Hachette UK) 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 as an author.

When she's not working or writing, and in non-Covid times, Kim can be found walking her dog at Cannock Chase, reading, writing, 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 and organises local and national reader/author events.

Amazing Grace was her debut novel which came out in April 2019.

Escape to Giddywell Grange is Kim's second novel and was published in September 2019.

Sunshine and Second Chances is Kim's third novel and was published in June 2020.

Moonlight Over Muddleford Cove is her fourth book and was published in March 2021.

Connect with Kim on Social Media here:

Twitter: (@KimTheBookworm) https://twitter.com/KimTheBookworm

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KimTheBookWorm/

Instagram: @Kim_the_bookworm