Lindsey's Literary Leanings

  Complex, Gripping, Intriguing Genres: Contemporary Fiction/Family Drama/Romance/Mystery/Thriller No Good Deed by C.D. Bennett Having just recently moved to a place she thought would provide her with peace and quiet, to enjoy the tranquillity of nature in Colorado’s wide open spaces with her horse, Dax and her Border Collie, Luna, Kiya James unwittingly becomes the soul witness to a crime. Not initially having wanted to get involved with the aftermath, she quickly learns that as the only person to have heard or seen anything, she has no option, but is surprised to find that her bond with the young man at the centre of the offence, and the attachment she forms with his family of siblings who are as concerned with safeguarding her wellbeing as much as she is with theirs, leaves her feeling compelled to help. None of them are prepared for how this will change their lives. My first observation about this book is that this outstanding, fluent and eloquent novel, most definitely dese...

  Engaging, Evolving, Thought Provoking Genres: Contemporary Fiction/Romance A Starlit Summer by Kate Frost - Author . After being cheated out of her dream job, Jenna lands another, if not quite as good, it makes her happy. She is thrilled when she realises that the location is not far from her Great Aunt Vi’s cottage which is currently standing empty whilst restoration work is completed, so rather than residing at the hotel, booked for everyone else, she decides to stay at Bramble Cottage. However, caught up in her excitement at getting a cosy cottage by the sea for eight weeks and working in the beautiful Cornish countryside, in her naivety, she unwittingly allows herself to be taken advantage of by an older more powerful colleague, and whilst the merits of this in terms of furthering both their careers are clear, her self-worth is at stake, and an element of her personal life is left hanging by a thread. She must make a choice, play the game, or stay true to herself. This nov...