{"id":7164,"date":"2016-05-22T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T07:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=7164"},"modified":"2020-12-30T15:44:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T15:44:54","slug":"7164","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=7164","title":{"rendered":"More recent reads"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I seem to remember that on this blog some time ago, I vowed to make sure that this year I read some new authors – AND some of the TBR paperbacks on my bookshelves.<\/p>\n

I’m trying – honestly I am, but I have been travelling a bit lately, and the e-reader is so much easier that a suitcase full of books.<\/p>\n

But I have tried some new authors and have found some great new writers … although this blog begins with an old favourite…. <\/p>\n

Wedding Bells for Nurse Connie \u2013 Jean Fullerton (Paperback and a favourite author)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I received this in the post \u2013 a signed copy from the author who is a good friend. It went straight to the top of my TBR pile because I always enjoy Jean\u2019s books.<\/p>\n

This is my favourite of her four nurse books. It\u2019s a bit more romantic than it\u2019s predecessor. And the hero is just lovely. At the same time, Jean has stayed true to her readership and her roots with a detailed a fascinating account of nursing in London\u2019s East End in the early years of the NHS. And she deals with some of the prejudices of the time\u00a0in a realistic but sensitive manner.<\/p>\n

Although the book is part of a series, it works perfectly as a stand-alone read (although you\u2019re sure to want to read the rest anyway \u2013 because they are all good).<\/p>\n

WWII and post WWII books are hugely popular right now \u2013 and if that\u2019s your genre, you\u2019re in for a treat with this book.<\/p>\n

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A perfect story to make an expat like me very homesick.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The House at The Bottom of The Hill \u2013 Jennie Jones (paperback \u2013 a first from a new author \u2013 but it won\u2019t be the last)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had this book sitting in my bookcase for ages. Now that I\u2019ve read it, I\u2019m wondering why it took so long. And it certainly won\u2019t take so long to get to the next one.<\/p>\n

This book was exactly what small town Aussie romance is all about. There\u2019s a heart-warming love story at the centre of the book, and wrapped around that is the story of the town and the people in it.<\/p>\n

The town of Swallow\u2019s Falls is populated with believable and lovable characters \u2013 good and bad. The heroine is a young woman touched by violence and darkness who comes to the town seeking answers\u2026 and finds more than she had ever hoped for.<\/p>\n

This was a lovely read. It\u2019s the third book in the Swallow\u2019s Falls series \u2013 and it you like small town romance, this series is well worth a look.<\/p>\n

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An intriguing book.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Out of Sight Out of Mind \u2013 Evonne Wareham (neither paperback nor a new author)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I like a good bit of romantic suspense \u2013 and I like a good bit of paranormal activity.<\/p>\n

The label paranormal has been taken over a bit by the sexy vampire genre \u2013 and that\u2019s not at all what this is.<\/p>\n

Oxford Dictionaries describes paranormal as: events or phenomena such as telekinesis or clairvoyance that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding. That\u2019s the sort of paranormal in this book. People with minds that are able to reach beyond the normal boundaries of the human experience.<\/p>\n

Take that and twist a romance through the middle \u2013 that\u2019s what you get with this book.<\/p>\n

This is the second book I’ve read by this fellow ChocLit author – and I liked this even more than the first.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s well written and a gripping read.<\/p>\n

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This was not an easy book to read – but it was good.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Good Father \u2013 Diane Chamberlain<\/strong> (neither paperback nor a new author)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not doing terribly well with my resolution for new authors and to clear my paperback TBR pile \u2013 but I like Diane Chamberlain\u2019s books and was in the right mood for another.<\/p>\n

This book surprised me \u2013 it took me a little bit to get into it. It\u2019s multi viewpoint and dual time line. Normally, I like that level of complexity. Perhaps I was distracted right at the beginning, because once I did get into the book, I enjoyed it. Once again she is writing about family relationships \u2013 and in the case exploring what makes a good parent.<\/p>\n

This wasn\u2019t a light read \u2013 but it was worth sticking with.<\/p>\n

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The simple cover image doesn’t hint at the depth in this book.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Home To Whiskey Creek \u2013 Brenda Novak (neither paperback nor a new author)<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was a very good book. I\u2019ve read a few of Brenda Novak\u2019s novels \u2013 in fact I was surprised to discover she hasn\u2019t popped up on my blog before this.<\/p>\n

Whiskey Creek is the setting for a number of Brenda Novak\u2019s books \u2013 and as you know, I like a small town series. This particular book is a romance, but its much more. No spoilers here of course, but the heroine is struggling with fallout from something that happened to her when she was a teenager. She\u2019s returned to the town looking for justice or perhaps revenge. But things don\u2019t go quite the way she had planned.<\/p>\n

Highly recommend this \u2013 and all Brenda Novak\u2019s books generally.<\/p>\n

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Don’t be fooled by the cover – it’s deeper than this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some Kind of Wonderful \u2013 Barbara Freethy (neither paperback nor a new author)<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve really been enjoying US romance lately. I started reading this and realised I had read it before \u2013 but that didn\u2019t stop me reading it again. I am a big fan of US contemporary romances, and Barbara Freethy is a fine example of the genre.<\/p>\n

Like Brenda Novak, her stories are, on the face of it, lovely romances. But there\u2019s something darker in here as well. The characters have real issues to deal with, and to me, that makes them far more real.<\/p>\n

I will confess, I don\u2019t particularly like this cover. It’s a pretty image, but to me,\u00a0it doesn\u2019t do justice to the book. The cover makes it seem like a book about a heroine\u2019s desire to marry. And there so much more to\u00a0it than just that. Another author I recommend.<\/p>\n

So… I am failing terribly to clear the paperbacks on my TBR pile. Shame on me. I’ve just finished reading the book at the top of this post and am about to start something new. I’ve looked over my shoulder – there are so many great paperbacks waiting on my TRB shelf (well – shelves… four of them). I WILL now pick up a paperback. Come back soon to see which one, and before you go – tell me – what was the last paperback you read?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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