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      Debs and Marc have reached a crisis point in their marriage and they don’t really know how they got to this stage. It’s the night before Christmas Eve and with their two children upstairs in bed, things begin to boil over and emotions run high. The relationship has turned sour, nasty, and toxic and you know from the start that this can’t possibly have a fairy tale ending, but Tina holds our hands and guides us through the twists and turns and occasionally puts an arm around our shoulder when she reminds us happier times for Debs and Marc.   This is a dark, twisted tale which will leave you feeling uncomfortable at times but also wonder what goes on in Tina’s head for her to come up with a story as dark as this!!!! Wonderful characters that you really invest in – a brilliant read.

  Hannah is an agony aunt known as the Queen of Hearts who works on a radio programme, but she’s just been offered her dream job working on a morning TV show. During her last radio broadcast, a caller (Diane) rings in with a tragic story about how her brother committed suicide because two people did something to him years before that he could never quite move on from. Hannah’s blood runs cold as the story seems very familiar to her, as she knows only too well what happened on that night. Is Diane just sad, or a lonely woman looking for a friend, or does want revenge?   I should start this review by saying that I know MK Hill when we worked together “back in the day” but this is an honest and open review. This is the first book of MK Hill’s that I’ve read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. There are several WTF moments, and when I got to the first one, I squealed with delight as I wasn’t expecting it at all – it was a complete surprise! There are loads of twists and turns an...

  Wow! That’s how I’m going to start this review. Any book that keeps me awake until 2 o’clock in the morning so that I can finish it, is a brilliant book as far as I’m concerned. Don’t get me wrong, I tried to be sensible and put it down to get some sleep, but then I was lying there in the dark and wanted to know what happened – it was like binge watching a series on Netflix – there was absolutely no way that I could sleep without knowing the conclusion! At the start of the story, lawyer Amy is approaching her 30 th birthday when she slips and bangs her head. This leaves her with temporary amnesia which means that she can’t remember anything that happened in the last six months. She certainly doesn’t remember her boyfriend Jack, a busy doctor who has yet to meet her friends and family. From there the story builds as Amy narrates us through her account of events, and you’re left not knowing if her version is real or is it paranoia from her brain injury! There were times when I...

  Lachlan Wallace is stuck at home after a car accident stalled his army career. With months of physiotherapy still to endure and only Bert & Ernie, his dog and cat for company, he’s taken to gazing out of the window, watching the world spin on without him. And then he notices a vase of flowers on the windowsill of the apartment opposite his. Drawn to their hope and colour, he decides to reach out and sticks a message in his window… WHAT ARE THOSE FLOWERS CALLED? Bethan Gwynne is a stranger in a new town. Bringing up her son Noah by herself, she is slowly rebuilding her life, but loneliness is one obstacle she has yet to overcome. She’s intrigued by a glimpse of her neighbour in the apartment across from hers – and then, one evening, she sees a message in his window just for her.   This is the first book of Miranda’s that I have read, and it was quite enjoyable. I felt I could engage with the characters, although at times they really frustrated me as well!! I did q...