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ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #Extract from Who Is Vera Kelly by Rosalie Knecht #VeraKelly

Posted on 20th January 2021 By Nicola

It’s my stop on the blog tour for Who Is Vera Kelly by Rosalie Knecht and I have a tantalising extract to share with you. […]

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ShortBookandScribes #Extract and #Giveaway – Shiver by Allie Reynolds

Posted on 9th December 2020 By Nicola

On Monday I shared my review of this fabulous chilly thriller and promised an extract and giveaway today, so here it is! You can read […]

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ShortBookandScribes #Extracts – Whetting Your Appetite for One By One by Ruth Ware!

Posted on 10th November 2020 By Nicola

As you might have heard (unless you’ve been under a rock somewhere), Ruth Ware has a new book out this week. Highly anticipated by me […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #Extract from Someday in Paris by Olivia Lara

Posted on 11th September 2020 By Nicola

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Someday in Paris by Olivia Lara. I have an extract to share with you today. My […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #Extract from Blooms of War by Suzanne Tierney + #Giveaways!

Posted on 30th August 2020 By Nicola

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Blooms of War by Suzanne Tierney. I have an extract to share with you plus two […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #Extract from Miss Graham’s Cold War Cookbook by Celia Rees

Posted on 29th July 2020 By Nicola

I’m delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for Miss Graham’s Cold War Cookbook by Celia Rees today. I have an extract to […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #Extract from If I Can’t Have You by Charlotte Levin #MeetConstanceLittle

Posted on 11th July 2020 By Nicola

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for If I Can’t Have You by Charlotte Levin. This is a book I’ve been looking forward […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #Extract from The July Girls by Phoebe Locke

Posted on 26th June 2020 By Nicola

It’s my stop on the blog tour for The July Girls by Phoebe Locke and I have an extract to share with you. I reviewed […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BlogTour #Extract from A Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson #RandomThingsTours

Posted on 7th June 2020 By Nicola

It’s my stop on the blog tour for A Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson and I have an extract to share with you today. […]

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ShortBookandScribes #Extract from The Day Henry Died by Lynda Renham @Lyndarenham

Posted on 2nd June 2020 By Nicola

I’m delighted to be able to share an extract from Lynda Renham’s new book today. The Day Henry Died is available now in ebook and […]

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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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