Behind the Sequins My Life by Shirley Ballas Queen of Latin Ballroom, Shirley Ballas has a spectacular dance career spanning over 40 years – she has Cha-Cha'd her way across the world's dance floors to become a multi-award-winning ballroom champion and one of the most renowned dancers in the world. In 1996, Shirley retired from competitive... Continue Reading →
Lucky Charming by Kate Chastain Book Review
Lucky Charming Kate Chastain Blissfully shallow and carefree, Kate Chastain was your typical twenty something college co-ed. Well, until reality gave her a wake-up call in the form of a diploma, that is. At a crossroads after graduation, a serendipitous coincidence convinced Kate to abandon life as she knew it and jump feet first into... Continue Reading →
Life In Pieces by Dawn O’Porter Book Review
Life In Pieces Dawn O'Porter Dear 2020 – can we just start over? Dawn O'Porter has been thinking about life. In lockdown. Mostly from a cupboard. From reflections on grief and identity, bad hair and parenting, sleep and spirituality, to the things we can control and the things we cannot, Dawn’s daily diaries track the... Continue Reading →
A Year of Living Simply by Kate Humble
A Year of Living Simply My journey from complexity to contentment Kate Humble If there is one thing that most of us aspire to, it is, simply, to be happy. And yet attaining happiness has become, it appears, anything but simple. Having stuff - The Latest, The Newest, The Best Yet - is all too... Continue Reading →
Out Of The Pantry by Ronni Robinson
Out Of The Pantry A Disordered Eating Journey Ronni Robinson Pre-teen Ronni is a seemingly normal girl growing up in the suburbs, until the day her mom hides cookies. Soon after, Ronni has an unexplainable compulsion to eat more and more and more junk. In secret and shame, she overeats and binges through tween years,... Continue Reading →
Ted Bundy by Stephen G. Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth
Ted Bundy, The Only Living Witness by Stephen G. Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth Book Description 'One of the 10 best true crime books ever written' NEW YORK DAILY NEWS 'This is the most complete self-portrait ever painted by a serial killer... as unique a document as Bundy was a killer. There are lessons in this book... Continue Reading →
Devon and Hell by Karen Wheeler
Devon and Hell Four Seasons by the Sea by Karen Wheeler Today I am so pleased to be starting the blog tour for Devon and Hell by Karen Wheeler. Thank you to Random Things Tours and the author for a copy of the book, which I have reviewed honestly. After eight years of living... Continue Reading →
Hard Pushed, A Midwife’s Story- Leah Hazard
Hard Pushed, A Midwife's Story by Leah Hazard Today I am reviewing Hard Pushed by Leah Hazard, A Midwife's Story. Thank you to Hutchinson Books for a copy of the book which I have reviewed honestly. Description You haven't slept for twenty hours, haven't eaten for ten, and you're in charge of twenty heavily pregnant... Continue Reading →
Stable Lass by Gemma Hogg (Book Review)
Stable Lass Tales from a Yorkshire Racing Yard by Gemma Hogg Being a stable lass is probably one of the hardest jobs in the country, and yet for Gemma Hogg, it is the most rewarding. She works in the beautiful Yorkshire market town of Middleham and if her colleagues are occasionally challenging, then the horses... Continue Reading →
Ted Bundy, by Stephen G. Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth
Ted Bundy, Conversations With A Killer The inspiration for the most talked about Netflix series of 2019: The Ted Bundy Tapes. Ted Bundy: Conversations with a Killer was born out of more than 150 hours of exclusive interview footage with Bundy himself, recorded on death row before his execution in a Florida electric chair. Bundy's shocking eleventh-hour... Continue Reading →