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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Finding Rose by Julie Ryan @julieryan18

Posted on 11th November 2018 By Nicola

As it’s 100 years today since the end of World War 1, I wanted to read something that had a relevant theme running through it. […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Who I Am by Sarah Simpson @sarahrsimpson @aria_fiction #BlogTour #psychologicalthriller

Posted on 10th November 2018 By Nicola

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Who I Am by Sarah Simpson. You can read my review further down this post and […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Christmas Once Again by D.K. Deters @dk_deters #shortstory #Christmas

Posted on 9th November 2018 By Nicola

I’m staying in Christmas mode today with my review of Christmas Once Again by D.K. Deters. My thanks to D.K. for sending me a copy […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Christmas Spirit by Nicola May @nicolamay1 @rararesources #BlogTour #Giveaway

Posted on 8th November 2018 By Nicola

Are you ready for a Christmas read yet? I’m so pleased to be reviewing another Nicola May book today as I really loved The Corner […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Hush Hush by Mel Sherratt @writermels @AvonBooksUK #BlogTour

Posted on 6th November 2018 By Nicola

I’m delighted to be reviewing my very first Mel Sherratt today (although I have read one of her Marcie Steele books, The Second Chance Shoe […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Lingering by SJI Holliday @SJIHolliday @OrendaBooks #RandomThingsTours #BlogTour

Posted on 5th November 2018 By Nicola

I’m so pleased to be reviewing The Lingering by SJI Holliday today. This is a book that I knew I wanted to read as soon […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview Revisited for Paperback Release – The Craftsman by Sharon Bolton @AuthorSJBolton @TrapezeBooks #HeWillComeForYou #BlogTour

Posted on 3rd November 2018 By Nicola

You may be getting a bit of déjà vu here, wondering why I’m reviewing The Craftsman again when I already did so back in April. […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – She Chose Me by Tracey Emerson @TraceyJEmerson @Legend_Press #BlogTour

Posted on 2nd November 2018 By Nicola

I’m so pleased to be sharing my review of She Chose Me by Tracey Emerson today as part of the blog tour. My thanks to […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview and #Extract from The Real McCoy and 149 Other Eponyms by Claire Cock-Starkey @nonfictioness @BodPublishing #blogtour

Posted on 1st November 2018 By Nicola

I was delighted when Claire Cock-Starkey asked me to be a part of the blog tour for her latest book, The Real McCoy and 149 […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReviews – A Meeting of a Different Kind and The Alone Alternative by Linda MacDonald @LindaMac1 #BlogTour #RandomThingsTours

Posted on 29th October 2018 By Nicola

I’m so pleased to be taking part in the two book blog tour for A Meeting of a Different Kind and The Alone Alternative by […]

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