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Sarah Hawkswood

Sarah Hawkswood

Sarah Hawkswood describes herself as a ‘wordsmith’ who is only really happy when writing. She read Modern History at Oxford University and the takes her pen name from her six times great grandmother. She is married, with two grown up children and now lives in Worcestershire.

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'Rich in psychological insight… Tope is particul 'Rich in psychological insight… Tope is particularly skilled in creating interesting and unique characters' Deadly Pleasures

The Windermere Witness by Rebecca Tope is the first in the intriguing Lake District cosy crime series and is our June eBook of the Month - just 99p right now. 

Get your copy here via the link in our bio.

Following a personal tragedy, florist Persimmon 'Simmy' Brown has moved to the beautiful region of the Lake District to be nearer her charismatic parents. Things are going well, with her latest flower arrangements praised and Simmy content to lose herself in her work. But the peace she has found is shattered when, at the wedding of a millionaire's daughter, the bride's brother is found brutally murdered in the lake. As the florist of the wedding and one of the last people to talk to Mark Baxter alive, Simmy gradually becomes involved with the grief-ridden and angry relatives. All seem to have their fair share of secrets and scandals - an uncaring mother, a cheating father, and a husband twenty-five years older than his bride. When events take another sinister turn, Simmy becomes a prime witness and finds herself at the heart of a murder investigation. The chief suspects are the groom and his closely knit band of bachelor friends. They are all intimidating, volatile and secretive - but which one is a killer?
Don't miss out on @jodycooksleyauthor on the Ficti Don't miss out on @jodycooksleyauthor on the Fiction Cafe Book Club on Sunday 8th June at 8pm. She will be discussing her new book, The Surgeon's House, out now. 

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Menna van Praag’s Magical Cambridge Collection n Menna van Praag’s Magical Cambridge Collection now have stunning new covers!
 
From bewitched velvet dresses to enchanted pastries, magical letter writing to secret admirers—these wondrous tales are all set in the delightful city of Cambridge.🏰
 
Bewitching stories of friendship, love and magic, by the talented Menna van Praag, that will leave you charmed✨ 
 
Order your copies from our website or check out the current Kindle deal on all five books via the links in our bio.
One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter, set in Italy dur One Good Thing by Georgia Hunter, set in Italy during World War Two, is an incredible tale of strength and determination—and the lengths we will go to for love.
 
If you’re looking for historical fiction, an incredible journey, themes of friendship and motherhood, and characters filled with courage and resilience, then this novel is for you! 

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Ferrara, Italy. 1940. Lili Passigli is studying at the University of Ferrara when Mussolini’s Racial Laws deem her of ‘inferior’ Jewish descent, blindsiding her completely. As Hitler’s strength grows across Europe, Lili’s world begins to shrink around her, with the papers awash in Fascist propaganda and the city walls desecrated with anti-semitic slurs. When Germany invades northern Italy, Lili and her best friend Esti find themselves on their own in Nazi-occupied territory.

With the help of the Resistance, Lili and Esti flee with Esti’s two-year-old son Theo, in tow, facing a harrowing journey south toward the Allies and freedom. On this trek through war-torn Italy, they will face untold challenges and devastating decisions.
To celebrate National Crime Reading Month, we are To celebrate National Crime Reading Month, we are shaking things up for our Books of the Month, offering you quite the hit list. Make sure to check out our website via the link in our bio to enjoy £2 off.

📘The Blitz Detective by Mike Hollow
📘The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by @_leonieswann 
📘Get Carter by Ted Lewis
📘Sharp Scratch by @martinebaileywriter
Don't miss out on this amazing eBook deal! The Bl Don't miss out on this amazing eBook deal!

The Blind Detective by @christina.koning is the Apple free book of the week. 

The rest of the series is only £1.99 for books 2-8. The latest in the series, Murder in Oxford, out last month, is £9.99.

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