Category Archives: books

The ‘R’ books… #A-Z books 📚

Posted on November 7, 2020 by

This series is an adaptation of something I saw on Twitter – people were posting 26 books in 26 days, each title beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. However, I’m planning on taking around 26 months to get … Continue reading →

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New Book News – when fate lends a hand…

Posted on October 31, 2020 by

It was sheer coincidence. A few weeks ago, I sat down at my pc one evening and opened up Facebook to see what was happening in the world according to my FB friends. First thing I saw was a post … Continue reading →

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Sweet ‘n’ Sour books from… the future

Posted on October 18, 2020 by

Each S&S post features one feel-good book and its blurb, and one in a crime fiction genre. Today’s books, for a change, are both – loosely-speaking – science fiction, one being a real chiller and the other definitely more feel-good. … Continue reading →

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Google searches this week…

Posted on October 9, 2020 by

The internet is a blessing when you’re writing a book. I often wonder how writers managed before the www was part of daily life. For your main research, it’s usually more helpful to go and look at whatever you need … Continue reading →

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Sweet ‘n’ sour books from… Leicestershire

Posted on September 20, 2020 by

Each S&S post features one romance or feel-good book and its blurb, and one in a crime fiction genre. (Click the covers to see the books on Amazon.) Today’s books are two of my all-time favourites, though one’s been around … Continue reading →

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(Almost) Silent Sunday…

Posted on September 6, 2020 by

Autumn is inching ever closer here in N.E. Switzerland – but summer’s still putting up a fight. And Death Wish is in the middle of a make-over, with a lovely new cover image. Big thanks to The Cover Collection, brilliant … Continue reading →

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The ‘P’ books… #A-Z books 📚

Posted on August 30, 2020 by

This is an adaptation of something I saw on Twitter – people were posting 26 books in 26 days, each title beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. However, I’m planning on taking around 26 months to get to … Continue reading →

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Writing in Cornwall – Mandy James

Posted on August 16, 2020 by

I’ve never forgotten those childhood holidays in Cornwall – one day I’ll go back. And when I do, I’ll be sure to visit fellow-writer Amanda James. Mandy not only lives in Cornwall, with a lovely sea view and the beach … Continue reading →

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Sweet ‘n’ sour books from… Down Under

Posted on August 9, 2020 by

Today on Sweet ‘n’ Sour books, we’re having two very different books in two genres, both set Down Under and both by the same author.(Each S&S post features one romance or feel-good book and its blurb, and one in a … Continue reading →

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The ‘O’ books… #A-Z books 📚

Posted on July 26, 2020 by

This is an adaptation of something I saw on Twitter – people were posting 26 books in 26 days, each title beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. However, I’m planning on taking around 26 months to get to … Continue reading →

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