The Worst Witch Series #1-4 by Jill Murphy

The Worst Witch #1 - 4 Stars

Mildred Hubble is a trainee witch at Miss Cackle's Academy, and she's making an awful mess of it. She's always getting her spells wrong and she can't even ride a broomstick without crashing it. Will she ever make a real witch? 

The Worst Witch Strikes Again #2 - 3 Stars

Mildred is put in charge of the new girl Enid Nightshade with disastrous results, and Ethel gets up to her mean tricks again at Miss Cackle's birthday celebration.

A Bad spell for The Worst Witch #3 - 3 Stars

Mildred's good intentions in the second year are upset when she finds that Miss Hardbroom is to be her form teacher again. She clashes once again with Ethel who turns her into a frog, whilst later on she rescues an enchanted magician.

The Worst Witch at Sea #4 - 3 Stars

Loveable but accident-prone Mildred Hubble is possibly the worst witch ever to go to Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches... Mildred is in deep water on the school trip. This title is a story of life at a magical boarding school.

Series Review

This was a trip back to the past for me. Loved reading the whole series when I was younger and love just the same now.         

The Tycoon's Secret Baby by Clare Connelly

The Tycoon's Secret Baby - 4 Stars

Forbidden lust. One Stolen Night. A Secret Baby..!

One night with the beautiful American Grace Cox was never going to be enough for Marco Dettori. He'd spent three months watching his intern from afar, wanting her, needing her. But there's more to Grace than meets the eye, and she's determined to keep him at arm's length.

Grace wasn't prepared to fall in love with her boss - she sure as heck wasn't planning on warming his bed! Devastated by Marco's offer to become his mistress, she returns to America and vows to put him out of her mind. Only that's not so easy to do when she discovers the consequence of their red-hot passion: a beautiful baby boy!

The Italian billionaire isn't a man to be betrayed and Grace has betrayed him. Can he find it in his heart to forgive her, if only for the sake of their child? One thing's for sure: the passion that consumed them in the past is as fiery as ever before, and Marco has no intention of fighting it - especially not if he has his way and makes Grace his wife!

Review

As with all Clare's books I loved this.

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer #1) by Michelle Hodkin

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer #1) - 4 Stars

Synopsis

Mara Dyer believes life can't get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there.

It can.

She believes there must be more to the accident she can't remember that killed her friends and left her strangely unharmed.

There is.

She doesn't believe that after everything she's been through, she can fall in love.

She's wrong.

Review

Well I am totally smitten with Noah Shaw. I liked this book, slow at the beginning but picked up the pace about a 3rd in. Lots of twists and turns would recommend if you like romance and paranormal twists.

The Rogue Is Back in Town (The Wayward Wallflowers #3) by Anna Bennett

The Rogue Is Back in Town (The Wayward Wallflowers #3) - 4 Stars

Synopsis

Hide your daughters and your maiden aunts…Lord Samuel Travis is back.
―The London Hearsay, special society edition

Equal parts scoundrel and seducer, he’s returned to London determined to mend the rift with his older brother. All Sam must do is take possession of a tumbledown town house. A seemingly simple task, except the house is occupied—by an infuriating, whip-smart beauty who refuses to do his bidding.

Miss Juliette Lacey’s wallflower days are over. She has a plan to turn her eccentric family into the toast of the ton—but the devilishly handsome rake trying to oust them from their home thwarts her at every turn. How can one man be so vexing and make her simmer with desire?

As her attraction to Sam deepens, Julie’s problems grow—she may have, once upon a time, secretly shared a kiss with his honorable older brother. Suddenly, Julie’s caught between a rogue and a marquess, between passion and respectability. Torn between two brothers, what’s a girl to do?

Review

I received with thanks an ARC copy of The Rogue is Back in Town from St. Martin's Press & Netgalley.

This is my true and honest review of The Rogue is Back in Town. This was released for publication on 2^nd January 2018.

This is the final instalment of the Wayward Wallflowers books. This novel was had everything I could want from historical romance, Love, Intrigue, Sass and a Hot Romance. Also had a bad boy main character which I have a soft spot for and a smart female lead. If you love historical romance, then defiantly read this book and series.

A Devil in Scotland (No Ordinary Hero #3) by Suzanne Enoch

A Devil in Scotland (No Ordinary Hero #3) - 4 Stars

Synopsis

The dawning of desire...

1806, Scotland: Wild, reckless Callum MacCreath is in no hurry to become someone’s husband. But when his responsible, steady older brother Ian announces his engagement to their childhood friend Rebecca, Callum makes a startling discovery: he wants the lovely young lass for himself. But it’s too late, and when Ian banishes him for his duplicity, he’s only too happy to leave Scotland forever…

...is delicious and dangerous.

1816: Marrying Ian was the practical, logical thing for Becca to do. But once Callum sailed away to America, she missed his rakish charm and lust for life. Now, ten years later, Becca is a widow when a much-changed Callum returns to his Scottish homeland. Will he remember their spirited, fiery connection, or does he blame her for his brother’s unexpected death? This time neither of them can deny their scorching attraction, but will their hearts be burned in the blazing heat of scandal?

Review

I received with thanks an ARC copy of A Devil in Scotland from St. Martin's Press & Netgalley.

This is my true and honest review of A Devil in Scotland. This is set for release / publication on 30^th January 2018.

I really liked this novel. Author Suzanne Enoch knows how to write historical romance and knows how to keep you wanting more. This book had everything I could want from historical romance, Love, Intrigue and a hot romance. If you love historical romance, then defiantly read this gem.

Baby, I'm Howling for You (Alphaville #1) by Christine Warren

Baby, I'm Howling for You (Alphaville #1) - 4 Stars

Synopsis

WELCOME TO ALPHAVILLE, where the she-wolves and alpha-males play. . .for keeps.

Renny Landry is a wolf on the run. Pursued by a shapeshifting stalker and his slobbering pack of killer coyotes, she is forced to flee her job as a librarian to find sanctuary in the wooded hills of Alpha, Washington. A well-secluded safe space for troubled shifters, Alpha is Renny’s last hope. But the first person she meets there is a gorgeous alpha male with fiery eyes, fierce tattoos, and one ferocious appetite—for her…

Mick Fischer thought he left his past behind when he moved to Alpha. But fate has a way of biting him in the tail when a female wolf shows up on his property. Wounded, desperate—and disarmingly hot—Renny brings out the snarling, protective alpha beast in Mick like no other woman he’s known. Can these two haunted, hunted wolves manage to mate for life…even as the deadliest past demons howl at their heels?

Review

I received with thanks an ARC copy of Baby, I'm Howling for You from St. Martin's Press & Netgalley. 

This is my true and honest review of Baby, I'm Howling for You. This is set for release / publication on 30^th January 2018.

This was an enjoyable read, but then again, I have a big thing for Alpha males and stories that focus on shapeshifters. If you like paranormal romance, then give this one a try. For me I will be carrying on with the series. This Alphaville #1.

Happy New Year 2018

Happy New Year Everyone

“May Light always surround you;
Hope kindle and rebound you.
May your Hurts turn to Healing;
Your Heart embrace Feeling.
May Wounds become Wisdom;
Every Kindness a Prism.
May Laughter infect you;
Your Passion resurrect you.
May Goodness inspire
your Deepest Desires.
Through all that you Reach For,
May your arms Never Tire.”
― D. Simone