Jason Cummings, the Duke of Rayne, has worked diligently for years to be responsible and take care of both his sister and estates. Now, as he is nearing thirty, he feels that it is his duty to find a wife and father some heirs, and after experiencing just how ruthless some of the debutantes on the marriage mart can be, he asks his sister for assistance. Just as he seems to have found a promising lady of suitable temperament, his wooing is temporarily derailed because […]
Life
A musician’s instrument is broken. He walks to the shop to buy a new one, but each one he tries sounds wrong. He travels across the country to buy another one, but when he comes home it still does not sound right. So he decides to die. Chicken with plums takes place in the eight days were he is waiting to die. He stays in bed thinking over his life, as his children, wife and family visit him to try to talk to him. Nothing […]
Christmas kissing book with up to THREE kisses #wowza
The day before Christmas Romily Parker confesses to her best friend, Charlie, that she loves him. Except it doesn’t go as planned. AT ALL. Instead of a romantic, glowing moment, there is only a low awkward silence. Romily runs out through the Birmingham Christmas market where she collides with a toy booth, spilling the toys everywhere and causing much embarrassment to herself UNTIL handsome stranger steps up to help. Handsome stranger then stalks her halfway across the market calls her beautiful and kisses her. And […]
Ya wee scunner, if it’s nae Scottish it’s crap!
The nice thing about living with another book lover is that when I’m between books and want to pick up something to read, I can just peruse the shelves, and I’m sure to find something new. The upside is this can lead me to discover books I would probably never have sought out on my own. The downside is my options are often limited and are heavily weighted towards nautical fiction and British history. So recently when I was trying to decide on what new […]