Pauline Reid

My description of blurb is included in my review this time.

Multiple mass-poisonings at pilgrimage sites throughout Europe.

Sophie Pearson, a successful artist, created paintings of the horrific events before they occurred. There are more sketches, implying other attacks are yet to take place. What does Sophie know? Who does she know?

A serial killer, leaving dead bodies in five-star hotel rooms in the city of Amsterdam.

James Edwards, multi-billionaire and founder of the ALA - the Atheist Liaison Association - has an alibi for the time of the poison attacks. But is it a coincidence he's in Amsterdam at the time the serial killer hit?

It is up to Chief of Europol Dave Johnson and police consultant and psychic medium Ben Smit to figure out if both cases are connected. They must unravel the ties between past and present, or more lives will be lost.

One thing is for certain - they won't all make it to the finish line!

Book 1 in the Ben Smit Series

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THE AMBER TRAP BLURB

Murder on the High Seas. Thomas Thornton reads the newspaper article.

 

Can the murder of a young German man, fatally stabbed during a voyage out of London to Melbourne, have anything to do with the Thorntons? Alexandra’s curiosity is piqued when a Prussian Count, who travelled on the same ship, shows up at Thornton Antiques in search of a rare amber postage stamp.

 

Alexandra Thornton and Benedict Archer have been married for one year. Benedict is estranged from his family, who own a vineyard in the Barossa Valley in South Australia. Alexandra urges him to try to heal the breach. 

 

Murder. A strange count searching for a rare stamp. A missing opal. A family in turmoil. How are they all connected?

When a dark secret of betrayal and loss is exposed, Alexandra finds her world shattered.

Welcome to Episode 27. My point of view is more on the podcast today, if you don't mind spoilers I've left the written synopsis here..... From the outside, everyone might think Fern and Rose are as close as twin sisters can be: Rose is the responsible one and Fern is the quirky one. But the sisters are devoted to one another and Rose has always been Fern's protector from the time they were small.

Fern needed protecting because their mother was a true sociopath who hid her true nature from the world, and only Rose could see it. Fern always saw the good in everyone. Years ago, Fern did something very, very bad. And Rose has never told a soul. When Fern decides to help her sister achieve her heart's desire of having a baby, Rose realizes with growing horror that Fern might make choices that can only have a terrible outcome. What Rose doesn't realize is that Fern is growing more and more aware of the secrets Rose, herself, is keeping. And that their mother might have the last word after all...... Well that's all for now .... until next time ... bye 👋

Welcome to Episode 26 where I give you my review on Wendy Hewlett's novel, Ailey of Skye. No blurb this time so the review is purely based on my personal view and opinion. I rated this one 5 stars and I highly recommend it. This was a personal pick of mine and bought from Amazon.com as an ebook. If you have time, and interested Wendy Hewlett has an Instagram page and on You Tube. On You Tube Wendy does little walk abouts around Scotland where she lives. Well that's all for now .... until next time ... bye. 🖐

Introducing the book title and author, I then move onto my review of what the book is about, some character analysis, commenting on the authors writing, what I rated it, genre and ending with the blurb.

I was given the ARC of When Jacarandas Bloom, which is now published, so you listen to my spin of the story, my thoughts, character analysis, star rating, recommendation, ISBN and where to buy and lastly finishing off with the blurb of the book.

Welcome podcats to Episode 23!! I'm reviewing today a book that's hot off the press ... yes an ARC I won as a giveaway on Instagram that launched this month!.... so listen up with your feet up, an entertaining blurb written by myself, a quote I picked out, my over thoughts of this book, plus you may want to get a pen handy as I dish out the IBN number. Thank you for popping by and listening.... until next time .... Bye!

My thoughts are given out as a blurb plus my overall opinion of Paired. Paired is now available on Amazon.com.