Holiday Fiction

#BookReview “The Hub” by Nicola May

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4/5 Stars!

Regrouping mentally and emotionally after getting dumped by her cheating fiancé, crime writer August Saunders has a decision to make. Stay in the safe cozy hamlet of her childhood or return to fast-paced London.

Prodded by her pushy but loving sister, August joins The Hub, a new local work co-op. The affable author falls into instant “like” with her space-mates, and its friendly, but mysterious leader, Max Ronson, gets her problem-solving mind whirring.

Told in a fun, laid-back style, August’s story unfolds with love, laughter, and understanding, especially with serious timely issues.

This read has all the ingredients—strong leads, wacky, fun supporting characters, pets, turkeys, and witty, laugh-out-loud banter—for an enjoyable evening or beach-side read.

Did I mention turkeys?

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ONE TURKEY FARM, FIVE WILD COLLEAGUES AND A BARN FULL OF MYSTERY

When jilted crime writer August Saunders returns from London to her roots in rural Wiltshire, she feels lost and lacking in inspiration. Determined to reignite her writing mojo, she responds to an advert for a shared workspace in a converted barn.

At the Hub, with its ill-equipped gym, inedible catering and motley array of fellow users, including a matchmaker more interested in her own conquests and a TikToker with a dodgy nocturnal sideline, August is confronted with a real-life mystery to solve.

Why is Max Ronson, the handsome but volatile owner of the Hub, so evasive about his past? And who or what is he hiding on the premises? She is determined to find out – but will her curiosity snuff out the spark of romance?

Nicola May mixes mischief with mystery in a fast-paced rural romp which will make Futtingbrook Farm as beloved a location as Ferry Lane Market or Cockleberry Bay.

Perfect for fans of Beth O’Leary, Sarah Morgan, Jill Mansell and Cathy Bramley.

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#BookTour “The Hub” by Nicola May

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ONE TURKEY FARM, FIVE WILD COLLEAGUES AND A BARN FULL OF MYSTERY

When jilted crime writer August Saunders returns from London to her roots in rural Wiltshire, she feels lost and lacking in inspiration. Determined to reignite her writing mojo, she responds to an advert for a shared workspace in a converted barn.

At the Hub, with its ill-equipped gym, inedible catering and motley array of fellow users, including a matchmaker more interested in her own conquests and a TikToker with a dodgy nocturnal sideline, August is confronted with a real-life mystery to solve.

Why is Max Ronson, the handsome but volatile owner of the Hub, so evasive about his past? And who or what is he hiding on the premises? She is determined to find out – but will her curiosity snuff out the spark of romance?

Nicola May mixes mischief with mystery in a fast-paced rural romp which will make Futtingbrook Farm as beloved a location as Ferry Lane Market or Cockleberry Bay.

Perfect for fans of Beth O’Leary, Sarah Morgan, Jill Mansell and Cathy Bramley.

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Author Bio Nicola May

Nicola May is a rom-com superstar. She is the author of sixteen romantic comedies, all of which have appeared in the Kindle bestseller charts. Her books are translated into fourteen languages. Two of them won awards at the Festival of Romance, and another was named ebook of the week in The Sun. The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay became the best-selling Kindle book in the UK, across all genres, in January 2019, and was Amazon’s third-bestselling novel in that year. Described by Winifred Robinson of BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours as ‘the invisible bestselling author’, Nicola campaigned successfully for the introduction of ebook charts in the publishing trade press.

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Giveaway to Win a signed copy of The Hub (Open to UK Only)

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*Terms and Conditions –UK entries welcome.  Please enter using the Rafflecopter box below.  The winner will be selected at random via Rafflecopter from all valid entries and will be notified by Twitter and/or email. If no response is received within 7 days then Rachel’s Random Resources reserves the right to select an alternative winner. Open to all entrants aged 18 or over.  Any personal data given as part of the competition entry is used for this purpose only and will not be shared with third parties, with the exception of the winners’ information. This will be passed to the giveaway organiser and used only for fulfillment of the prize, after which time Rachel’s Random Resources will delete the data.  I am not responsible for dispatch or delivery of the prize.

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#BookSale “The Woman Who Destroyed Christmas: A chilling and suspenseful psychological thriller” by M J Hardy

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A perfect pre-Christmas read. Dark and twisted, a must for fans of psychological thrillers.

Behind the beautifully decorated doors, not every Christmas is destined to be merry and bright.

How far would you go to protect your daughter?

When Alice Adams met her daughter’s boyfriend, she was far from impressed.
He was everything she didn’t want for her little girl and so decided to give fate a helping hand.

Luckily, they were invited to spend Christmas with his family which was just the opportunity she needed.

Three days to ruin their relationship and save her daughter from a lifetime of regrets.

However, Alice has secrets she hopes her daughter will never discover. In interfering with fate, she unlocks the past with devastating consequences.

There are more than presents under this Christmas tree and as they unwrap the past, the future will never be the same again.

As the snow falls and the sleigh bells ring, this will be one Christmas they will all want to forget.

Alice Adams thought she was prepared this Christmas – she was wrong.

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#FREE “Take Me Home (A Hot and Dangerous Bodyguard Christmas Story)” by Alison Foster

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This is not a story of elves or chimneys or huge snow monsters in a blizzard. This is not that kind of Christmas story. Well, there is kind of this big beastly creature in almost a blizzard, but that’s Tanner, the brutish muscle cake of a bodyguard that my father sends after me whenever I try to disappear.

I hate Tanner except when he gets too close and then everything goes haywire a little, like the time he tracked me down in a remote Canadian motel with the snow falling outside and the heat rising inside. He tried to drag me back home for the holidays on this mega road trip, but things got weird and kinda strangely awesome, but that can’t happen because my father will literally kill us both.

It’s that kind of Christmas story.

**From USA Today Bestselling author Alison Foster, Take Me Home is a short prequel to Bodyguard Dearest.
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#NewRelease “Island Daze: an utterly gripping page-turner (Great Reads Book 14)” by Faith Martin writing as Maxine Barry

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ESCAPE TO A TROPICAL ISLAND FOR EXCITEMENT, MYSTERY, SUSPENSE AND ROMANCE IN THIS FABULOUS NOVEL BY A BESTSELLING AUTHOR.

Beautiful gallery owner Tahnee Sawyer’s beloved stepmother has been kidnapped and her father is about to have a life-threatening operation.

It’s up to her to go to Barbados to deal with it all — in secret.

Following the kidnappers’ demands, Tahnee smuggles $50 million worth of uncut diamonds onto the island. She hires bad boy-turned-sea captain Jonah Rodgers to ferry her about.

But her seemingly aimless island-hopping soon raises Jonah’s suspicions. He’s convinced she’s mixed up in a drug-smuggling ring.

Tahnee’s in a race against time to save her stepmother. She might just have a chance, if she could keep her mind off the gorgeous Jonah. And keeping him out of her business is proving a challenge in more ways than one . . .

Don’t miss this gripping and enjoyable romantic suspense novel perfect for fans of Danielle Steel, Josephine Cox, Nora Roberts or Jackie Collins.

WHAT READERS SAY ABOUT TWO-MILLION-SELLING FAITH MARTIN WRITING AS MAXINE BARRY:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I’ve read a lot of novels by Faith Martin and always thoroughly enjoyed them, this novel is different but just as gripping and you really become invested in the characters and their lives and can’t wait to see how it all works out. Brilliant.” Barbara

“Perfect romance and mystery!” M. Adlington

“A great read and a fast-paced romantic adventure.” Laura T.

“An enjoyable book. Romance with a little intrigue too.” Alexandra

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#NewRelease “One Night In Spain: Garcia Brothers, Book 3” by Shyla Colt

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The minute he laid eyes on Deandra at his brother’s engagement party, Diego Garcia was smitten. The older woman with voluptuous curves, and an enchanting laugh, drew him in like bees to honey. The week-long destination wedding in Spain was his chance to win her over and show her that age truly is nothing more than a number. The Garcia family was known for their curse. Once they meet the one, no other woman exists. Now, he has to prove to Deandra what he feels is more than lust.

History professor Deandra Little found the young lawyer’s interest flattering, but she didn’t see how their life would meld. That didn’t mean she saw anything wrong with a little bump and grind in paradise, so she let the charmer take her to bed. More than passion was made on their trip, and now a baby will make three in eight months. Torn between wanting to believe the fantasy Diego is selling and her need to build a firm foundation for their child, Deandra has plenty to consider.

Will they be co-parents or more by the time their bouncing bundle arrives?

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#NewRelease “Buon Fatale: A Kat Kelly Holiday Novelette (A Kat Kelly Mystery)” by Tess Rafferty

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Kat Kelly continues her Italian adventures from Under the Tuscan Gun in this new holiday novelette!

The holidays are killing Kat, which is how she talks her husband, Mike, into taking a last-minute trip to Italy and spending Christmas with Sunny and Nino in Rome. To make the season even more festive, Kat’s friend Shana will also be there, rendezvousing with her new girlfriend, Ghada, a London-based publicist who is in Rome on business with her client, movie star Spencer Bowles. But the most wonderful time of the year quickly turns into an O holy nightmare when one of Kat’s new friends turns up murdered. Someone is a killer and all Kat wants for Christmas is to find out who.

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Tess Rafferty has written for numerous comedy variety shows, including Martha and Snoop’s Potluck Party Challenge, @Midnight, The Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne, The Soup, and has written and developed half hour comedies for numerous companies including Warner Brothers. As an author, Tess made her debut with her memoir, Recipes for Disaster. Under the Tuscan Gun was her first novel.

The creator of 2017’s Take Back the Workplace March Against Sexual Harassment, Tess is a featured blogger for Dame and Ms. Magazine and also writes the cooking/political blog, Recipes for Resistance. Her essay, The Revolution Will Be Catered was featured in Rage Baking: A Collection of Recipes and Conversations for Our Time.

A drinking “enthusiast,” Tess enjoys wine, specifically good wine. She’s tasted wine from the Napa Valley to Long Island to the island of Ischia, and at every airport bar in between. Her travels have led to an appreciation of good food, which she attempts to bring home and recreate for her friends, with varying degrees of success.

She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their many, many cats.

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#NewRelease “Hollidae Fling” by Joy Avery

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Sienna Turner has two words to describe her feelings toward Christmas…bah humbug. She has a similar view when it comes to love. However, when her sister secretly hires Jake Hollidae to install outdoor Christmas lights at her home, sparks fly when the handsome electrician shows up at Sienna’s door with a clipboard and a promise to make her love her once-favorite holiday again.

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#FREE “Blame it on Mistletoe: A Heartwarming Holiday Romance Series Starter Set in Alaska (A North Pole Romance Book 1)” by Noelle Fox

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Welcome to North Pole, Alaska, where the Christmas Spirit lives all year long.

Lots of kids write letters to Santa. But those delivered to North Pole are actually answered by a group of dedicated volunteers who call themselves “the Elves.”

JD Baxter’s letter to St. Nick asks for just one thing: His father didn’t make it back from Afghanistan, and JD wants Daddy home again. Saints can do miracles, right? But since last year’s letter went astray, JD decides to stow away to North Pole and ask for his miracle in person.

In North Pole, he encounters a postmistress who looks exactly like Mrs. Claus, a man named Rudolph with a red nose and a herd of reindeer, as well as enough toys, candy and Christmas cheer to make anyone feel good. He just can’t find St. Nick.

Abby Baxter has spent the year since her husband’s death trying to hold on. When she discovers her son is missing, her entire world trembles— until her husband’s best friend appears at her door, offering a steadying hand.

Frank Machado couldn’t save David Baxter’s life in combat. Worse, for years he’s been secretly in love with David’s wife. Now that their son is missing, Frank is determined to see the child back in Abby’s arms.

But during their unpredictable, impulsive trip into the wilds to search for JD, the problem becomes staying out of those arms himself.

Sparks fly, hearts warm, love—and Christmas—are in the air. Should they Blame it on Mistletoe?

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