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ShortBookandScribes – The Rosemary Goodacre Memorial Short Story Competition

Posted on 1st March 2022 By Nicola

Today I am delighted to share details of this lovely short story competition. My thanks to Elaine Roberts for asking me to help spread the […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BuyOneGiveOne #PrelovedBooks from #AwesomeBooks #SustainableReading #DiscountCode

Posted on 6th December 2021 By Nicola

A few weeks ago Hayley Cox from Midas PR contacted me to ask if I would like to blog about AwesomeBooks. AwesomeBooks is a sustainable […]

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ShortBookandScribes 20 Very Special Reads of 2020

Posted on 1st January 2021 By Nicola

It’s that time again. I do sometimes wonder whether I should do these lists as I inevitably end up with more on them than I […]

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ShortBookandScribes – Interview on the RNA Blog today!

Posted on 11th March 2020 By Nicola

I was delighted when Rhoda Baxter got in touch and asked if I would like to be interviewed for the Romantic Novelists’ Association blog. You […]

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ShortBookandScribes – 2020 Books I’m Really Excited About

Posted on 2nd September 2019 By Nicola

I seem to be constantly adding books to my wish list at the moment. Every day I see something on Twitter or Instagram that catches […]

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Anita Cassidy – Author Meets Reviewer Interview on Nudge Books @AnitaCassidy76 @nudge_book

Posted on 13th April 2018 By Nicola

Nudge Books very kindly asked me recently to interview Anita Cassidy. Having read and loved her book, Appetite, I was more than happy to oblige. […]

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Sarah Vaughan – Author Meets Reviewer on Nudge Books @SVaughanAuthor @nudge_book

Posted on 3rd January 2018 By Nicola

I loved Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan, in fact it was one of my outstanding reads of 2017. So I was thrilled to […]

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Happy New Year!

Posted on 31st December 2017 By Nicola

I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy New Year and all the best for 2018. Here’s to another year […]

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Outstanding Reads of 2017

Posted on 31st December 2017 By Nicola

Hmmm. I was determined this would be a top ten and yet here it is, my top 22 reads of the year. It was just […]

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Happy Christmas from Short Book and Scribes!

Posted on 24th December 2017 By Nicola

I’d like to take this opportunity to say Happy Christmas to you all and I hope you have a wonderful festive season. I’ll be back in […]

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Some Recommended Reads for Spooky Season
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Since it's Halloween I thought I'd share some books that would make good reads for spooky season. I've read all of these which feature witches, ghosts, or other eerie goings on.

🧙The Book of Witching by C.J. Cooke - the mysterious and magical Book of Witching links two timelines.

👻Ghost Story by Elisa Lodato - a remote Scottish island with only one inhabitant gives this book quite a sinister feel.

🧙The King's Witches by Kate Foster - with the witch trials gathering pace, it was a dangerous time to be a 'cunning' woman.

👻The Whistling by Rebecca Netley - an insular and unwelcoming community, the strange sound of whistling, and elements of witchery create a creepy and ominous vibe.

👻The Small Hand by Susan Hill - an antiquarian bookseller feels a cold hand creeping into his own. Creepy!

👻Time's Prisoner by Linda Gillard - a book with a much friendlier ghost, one who resides at Wyngrave Hall. When Jane unexpectedly inherits the hall she finds it comes with a centuries old mystery.

🧙The Trial of Gwen Foley by Jane O'Connor - a historical murder mystery set in 1723 with a witchcraft sub-plot.

🔮The Fortunes of Olivia Richmond by Louise Davidson - a twisty and eerie story with a once grand but now faded country house and a young woman with a skill for the supernatural.

👻A Good House for Children by Kate Collins - an unnerving story with a sinister house that is a character in its own right.

🧙The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke - Luna's mother and two sisters vanished without trace twenty-three years ago on the island of Lòn Haven. Back in the 1600s, witch hunts took place on the island. There is a creeping sense of unease in this book which is gothic, unsettling and witchy.
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What are you reading this Halloween? Do you like spooky or witchy reads?
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