New arrivals
Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce (hardcover)
Alison has it all. A doting husband, adorable daughter, and a career on the rise – she’s just been given her first murder case to defend. But all is never as it seems…
Just one more night. Then I’ll end it.
Alison drinks too much. She’s neglecting her family. And she’s having an affair with a colleague whose taste for pushing boundaries may be more than she can handle.
I did it. I killed him. I should be locked up.
Alison’s client doesn’t deny that she stabbed her husband – she wants to plead guilty. And yet something about her story is deeply amiss. Saving this woman may be the first step to Alison saving herself.
I’m watching you. I know what you’re doing.
But someone knows Alison’s secrets. Someone who wants to make her pay for what she’s done, and who won’t stop until she’s lost everything….
Stealing Roses by Heather Cooper (proof copy courtesy of Allison & Busby)
1862 – Growing up in the small seaside town of Cowes on the Isle of Wight, free-spirited Eveline Stanhope feels trapped by the weight of expectation from her well-to-do family. Her mother and two elder sisters would rather she focus her attention on marrying well, preferably to the wealthy Charles Sandham, but Eveline wants more for herself, and the arrival of the railway provides just the cause she’s been searching for.
Driven by the cherished memories of her late father, Eveline is keen to preserve the landscape he loved so much and becomes closely involved with the project. She forms a growing attachment to engineer Thomas Armitage. But when the railway is complete and Thomas moves on, will Eveline wish to return to the way things were?
Pre-order Stealing Roses from Amazon UK (link provided for convenience not as part of an affiliate programme)
Call Me Star Girl by Louise Beech (ebook, courtesy of Orenda and Random Things Tours)
Pregnant Victoria Valbon was brutally murdered in an alley three weeks ago – and her killer hasn’t been caught.
Tonight is Stella McKeever’s final radio show. The theme is secrets. You tell her yours, and she’ll share some of hers. Stella might tell you about Tom, a boyfriend who likes to play games, about the mother who abandoned her, now back after fourteen years. She might tell you about the perfume bottle with the star-shaped stopper, or about her father…
What Stella really wants to know is more about the mysterious man calling the station… who says he knows who killed Victoria, and has proof.
Tonight is the night for secrets, and Stella wants to know everything…
This Is Me by Shari Low (eARC, courtesy of Aria and NetGalley)
This is… Denise.
Married to Ray, her first and only love, Denise has never for one moment regretted putting the husband she idolised on a pedestal above everyone and everything else. But, after forty years of marriage, he is gone, leaving Denise to discover that their perfect marriage was fatally flawed. Now she faces a future alone, but first she must face the betrayals of the past.
This is… Claire.
he estranged daughter of Denise, the woman who put her husband before her children, Claire took the opposite path and devoted her life to raising her family, sacrificing her marriage along the way. With her teenage sons about to flee the nest, she realises she may have left it too late to find her own happy ever after.
This is the story of two women, both alone, both cautionary tales of one of motherhood’s biggest decisions.
Who is more important, your partner or your children? And what happens if you make the wrong choice?
Pre-order This Is Me from Amazon UK (link provided for convenience not as part of an affiliate programme)
On What Cathy Read Next last week
Blog posts
Monday – I joined the blog tour for The Cornish Lady by Nicola Pryce, sharing my review of this historical romance set in Cornwall..
Tuesday – I shared my review of The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer as part of the blog tour. For Top Ten Tuesday I discussed whether it’s always a good idea for a standalone book to have a sequel.
Wednesday – WWW Wednesday is the opportunity to share what I’ve just read, what I’m currently reading and what I plan to read next…and have a good nose around to see what other bloggers are reading.
As always, thanks to everyone who has liked, commented on or shared my blog posts on social media this week.
On What Cathy Read Next this week
Currently reading
Planned posts
- Blog Tour/Book Review: The Saxon Wolves by Penny Ingham
- Book Review: Louis & Louise by Julie Cohen
- Book Review: Josephine’s Daughter (The Golden City #5) by A.B. Michaels
- Book Review: The Road to Grantchester by James Runcie
- Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Spring 2019 TBR
- Waiting on Wednesday
- Blog Tour/Book Review: Hetty’s Secret War by Rosie Clarke
What Cathy Read Next... 