Cover Reveal: Never Saw You Coming by Hayley Doyle
I am so pleased to be taking part in the cover reveal for Never Saw You Coming, the new novel from Hayley Doyle.
Before we reveal the cover, here’s a little about the book:
Zara Khoury believes in love – so much so that she flies from Dubai to Liverpool to be with a man she barely knows. It’s a risk, but she’s certain that uprooting her life for Nick is the new start she needs.
Jim Glover is stuck. Since his Dad died, he’s put his dreams aside and stayed at home in Liverpool to care for his mum. Trapped in a dead-end job, he’s going nowhere – that is, until he gets a phone call that just might change his life..
Zara and Jim aren’t supposed to meet. But then fate steps in, and when their worlds – and cars! – collide, the real journey begins…
A gorgeous tale about taking risks and living life to the full – perfect for fans of Beth O’Leary and Josie Silver.
OK, are you ready for the cover?
Drumroll…. Ta-dah!
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Novel Kicks Writing Room: Unexpected Journey
I am excited to be back with the first Novel Kicks Writing Room of 2020.
Today, it is writing about an unexpected journey.
Your character’s day begins like any other.
They wake up, have coffee, see the kids off to school, take the same bus and arrive for the same job they’ve held for a few years.
The plan is to work, go back home, eat with the family, have the same conversations, watch TV and then go to sleep for it all to start again the next day.
Yet, that evening, they are on a train and are far from home.
Write about what happens between work and this point and/or what happens after.
by Book Review: Snowflakes and Sparks by Sophie-Leigh Robbins
One small town. One swoon-worthy neighbor. One second chance at love.
Old Pine Cove is the one place on earth Suzie swore she’d never return to, but then her boss asks her to manage one of their bookstores there. Since it’s only temporary, she agrees. Besides, what could possibly go wrong?
Gosh, how naïve of her.
Alex Denverton opening the door with that smoldering look of his, that’s what could go wrong. It’s been ten years since she broke his car and his heart. How is she supposed to focus on work knowing he’s right next door? And why did she even agree to organize the annual Winter Walk with him?
One thing is certain, though. If Suzie wants to have a magical Christmas, she can’t ask Santa to make it happen. It’s up to her to decide: go big or go home.
Snowflakes and Sparks focuses on Suzie. Living in LA, working in a bookshop and hoping for promotion, she didn’t think she would ever return to the small town of Old Pine Cove but it’s where she finds herself, just before Christmas, managing the bookshop there.
She has not been in town long when she sees Alex. She’s not seen him since she left and broke his heart ten years earlier. He’s as gorgeous as she remembers and seems to have no anger toward her.
How was she supposed to concentrate with him next door? She has even said she’d help organise the winter walk with Alex. What could go wrong?
Snowflakes and Sparks was my introduction to Sophie-Leigh Robbins but it won’t be the last book of hers I read.
I read this at the beginning of December and it immediately put me in the festive mood.
I loved Suzie from the beginning. She is a very open, friendly and relatable character. I want to be her friend.
by Novel Kicks Book Club: On The Other Side by Carrie Hope Fletcher
Hello 2020. A new decade, a new year and a new Novel Kicks book club read.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year.
This month, I have picked On The Other Side by Carrie Hope Fletcher.
As usual, I have posted a question to start discussion. I look forward to seeing you in the comments. Anyone can take part too.
About the novel…
Your soul is too heavy to pass through this door,
Leave the weight of the world in the world from before.
Evie Snow is eighty-two when she quietly passes away in her sleep, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. I
t’s the way most people wish to leave the world but when Evie reaches the door of her own private heaven, she finds that she’s become her twenty seven- year-old self and the door won’t open. Evie’s soul must be light enough to pass through so she needs to get rid of whatever is making her soul heavy.
by Novel Kicks Fiction Friday: Come Get Father Christmas
It’s Friday which means it’s time to start writing some fiction.
Fiction Friday is our weekly writing prompt.
The aim is to write for a minimum of five minutes and then keep going for as long as you can.
Once you’ve finished, don’t edit, just post in the comments box below.
Today’s prompt: Where is he?
Father Christmas has been kidnapped. It’s all over the news around the world.
However, your character is made aware of this when a red, hand-delivered envelope is posted through their door. The number one has been printed on the front. The note inside reads…
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