Book Review “Judgement” by Edie Baylis

BOOK REVIEW (BLOGTOUR) NO: 201

Gangland Thriller

Book 5 in The Allegiance Series

Length : 413 pages

Publisher : Boldwood Books

SYNOPSIS/BOOK BLURB ………….& purchase links

Judgement

Samantha Reynold and Seb Stoker are looking forward to the future together. With all the recent trials and tribulations from the past seemingly over, their new life together looks brighter than ever…or does it?

Because unbeknownst to them both, danger is circling….

Marina Devlin wants to destroy her sister Samantha once and for all and will stop at nothing to have her revenge. And judgment day is looming.

In this final encounter…only one can survive.

**A gripping new gangland story perfect for fans of Kimberley Chambers, Heather Atkinson and Caz Finlay.**

Purchase Link – https://mybook.to/Judgementsocial

REVIEW ~ NIKI PRESTON ~ 5 STARS

I love a good, gritty, at times brutal gangland thriller and Judgement is a killer read. This is a series with expertly interwoven characters whose paths will inevitably cross at some point. Who will come out on top is anyone’s guess. Yet there is always a huge loyalty running through each character and those loyalties go deep. Can they every be broken? Those boundaries once crossed can never be undone! True edge of your seat writing that just holds you until the shocking end.

This is definitely a series that needs you read each book. The characters and drama builds in each book and leads us to, thankfully tied up loose ends and you finally can make links back to the first books and it brings everything together superbly. Honestly this is gangland crime thriller writing at its absolute best and a series that needs to be read.

Author Bio –

Edie Baylis a successful self-published author of dark gritty thrillers with violent background settings. She lives in Worcestershire, has a history of owning daft cars and several motorbikes and is licensed to run a pub. She has signed a five-book deal with Boldwood and the first book in her new ganglit series, set in Birmingham, was published in January 2022.

With Thanks for the Advance Copy to ………………

Rachel Gilbey

Edie Baylis

Boldwood Books

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Book Review “Artful Antics at St Bride’s” by Debbie Young

BOOK REVIEW (BLOGTOUR) NO: 200

Book 4 of Gemma Lamb Cosy Mystery Series

Length ; 226 pages

Publisher : Boldwood Books

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Artful Antics at St Bride’s

When English teacher Gemma Lamb’s school flat is wrecked by storms, maverick headmistress Hairnet insists the girls must fund its repair by setting up their own businesses – the start of a series of hilarious unintended consequences.

Meanwhile Gemma’s worries are compounded by the arrival of bossy new girl Frieda Ehrlich, sponsored by a mysterious local tycoon whose wealth is of dubious origins. Fearful for the school’s reputation, Gemma recruits an old friend to help investigate the tycoon’s credentials, jeopardising her romance with sports teacher Joe Spryke.

What is Frieda hiding? Why is her sponsor living in a derelict manor house? Why is his chauffeur such a crazed driver? And what has become of McPhee, Hairnet’s precious black cat? With a little help from her friends, Gemma is determined to solve these mysteries, restore her flat and save the school.

For anyone who loved St Trinian’s – old or new – or read Malory Towers as a kid. St Brides is the perfect read for you!

Purchase Link – https://mybook.to/Artfulanticssocial

REVIEW ~ NIKI PRESTON ~ 4 STARS

As a new author to me I found Artful Antic at St Bride’s a really engaging story that was an excellent gentle read that held my interest as any good cosy mystery should. I have not read the other 3 books in this series however I think it does work well as a standalone. I might actually go and read the others now though.

Sometimes I just like a great easy read that I can just sit back and enjoy and this book certainly fits that bill. If you’ve never tried a cosy mystery then this series would be a great place to start. Full of fun, highly likeable characters and an engaging story, full of intrigue that keeps you guessing. A perfect cosy mystery.

Debbie Young is the much-loved author of the Sophie Sayers and St Brides cosy crime mysteries. She lives in a Cotswold village where she runs the local literary festival, and has worked at Westonbirt School, both of which provide inspiration for her writing. She is bringing both her series to Boldwood in a 13-book contract. They will be publishing several new titles in each series and republishing the backlist, starting in September 2022.

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With Thanks for the Advance Copy to …………………

Rachel Gilbey

Debbie Young

Boldwood Books

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Book Review “A Fond Farewell for the Tobacco Girls” by Lizzie Lane

BOOK REVIEW (BLOGTOUR) NO : 199

Book 6 of 6 in The Tobacco Girls Series

Historical Family Saga

Length : 338 pages

Publisher : Boldwood Books

SYNOPSIS/BOOK BLURB ………………… & purchase links

A Fond Farewell For The Tobacco Girls

It has finally happened! The war is over and Europe rejoices.

May 1945 – VE Day

After battling against the odds, the three friends are uncertain of their futures.

Maisie Miles must wait on tenterhooks for Japan to surrender and for poor Sid to return home. Will they still be sweethearts and have a future together? But tragedy strikes when Maisie’s lodger Carole dies leaving 2-year-old Paula orphaned, Maisie is determined to keep the child she has grown to love as her own.

Meanwhile Bridget O’Neill’s husband has been patiently waiting her arrival in America but Bridget’s been struggling to leave her family and friends behind. Will she stay or will she go?

Phyllis Fairbrother receives the devastating news that husband Mick has relapsed and suffering a life changing diagnosis. Their dreams of a new life in Australia lie in tatters, or so she thinks.

With a new dawn, there are high hopes and boundless dreams.

Can the Tobacco Girls unite once more to overcome life’s troubles and find the happiness they so deserve?

Purchase Link – https://mybook.to/Farewelltobaccosocial

REVIEW ~ NIKI PRESTON ~ 5 STARS

What a bitter sweet moment it was beginning A Fond Farewell for the Tobacco Girls. I have followed these girls from day one and I am sad to leave them behind but what a final instalment book 6 is. The perfect ending that I could only have dreamed of yet the getting there has been fraught with danger, sadness, love, lose, marriage, war, death and hope. These girls, now beautiful women prove that there is always hope, no matter what, no matter the darkness there is always hope.

I don’t think I have cried so much when reading a book. The 3 M’s find themselves coming back together in this final series yet not in the happiest of circumstances. However they still hold each up and get each other through what ever hits them, with compassion and a never ending friendship. I love Maisie, Bridget and Phyllis, I feel like they have become part of me and I am going to miss them immensely.

Lizzie Lane is one of those writers whose characterisations are so realistic that you can not help but feel like they are your friends, that they are real and not just words in a book. I always become totally engrossed in The Tobacco Girls and their lives that it absolutely feels like a wrench to now let them go.

I haven’t actually said much about the plot of this final books as the synopsis is enough to pull you in but I will say it is an entirely fitting end to this incredible historical family saga and if you need a series that creates a strong emotional response from the wonderful characters that you will fall in love with, be heartbroken by, be given hope by then this is totally the series for you.

All I can say now is a heart felt “Fond Farewell for the Tobacco Girls”

Author Bio –

Lizzie Lane is the author of over 50 books, a number of which have been bestsellers.  She was born and bred in Bristol where many of her family worked in the cigarette and cigar factories.  This has inspired her saga series for Boldwood The Tobacco Girls.

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With Thanks for the Advance Copy to ……………

Rachel Gilbey

Lizzie Lane

Boldwood Books

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