Every Saturday ALLi will tell the world about our members' latest book launches, news, awards, freebies, workshops and updates on the writing life and take a look at the projects and businesses of our partner members.
PRINT AND E-BOOK RELEASES
Wendy Soliman
A Contest to Kill For
Readers of cosy crime mystery; ebook
Competition is rife to win the heats of a reality TV cookery contest.
Everything that Alexi has worked to achieve is in jeopardy when one of the contestants is murdered on set.
Linda Huber
The Attic Room
Publication date: 22nd July on ebook ; paperback will follow in a couple of weeks.
Genre: psychological thriller; suspense
A father’s secret. A mother’s lie. A family mystery
An unexpected phone call – and Nina’s life takes a disturbing twist. Who is John Moore? And how does he know her name?
Nina travels south to see the house she inherited, but sinister letters arrive and she finds herself in the middle of a police investigation. With her identity called into question, Nina uncovers a shocking crime. But what, exactly, happened in the attic room, all those years ago? The answer could lie close to home.
The arrival of her ten-year-old daughter compounds Nina’s problems, but her tormentor strikes before she can react. Searching for the truth about the Moore family puts both Nina and her child into grave danger.
Julie Day
The Cameo Brooch
Archibald ‘Archie' Simpson runs the local antique shop. He is given a family heirloom of a cameo brooch by his aunt, who later tells him it has magical powers. Then strange things happen. Archie loves a profit, but when the brooch is in the shop and Gabrielle, the lady he fancies arrives, he becomes generous to his customers.
Archie hopes that he can finally give the brooch to Gaby. So, when Gaby appears in the shop, he gives the brooch to her, mumbling his love, and she tells him, ‘About time, too.' The brooch is now with its rightful owner and Archie has got his wish – to be with Gaby, the love of his life.
COMPETITIONS/ NOMINATIONS
Vanessa Hudson-Good
Goodness Me its Gluten Free PASTA wins a Gourmand “Best in the World” Award
People following a gluten free diet & foodies; Print (ebook coming out in August)
Now it couldn't be easier to make your own fresh gluten free pasta at home. With 24 shapes, 18 flavours and 100 recipes, this cookbook teaches you pasta making basics using easy to follow step by step instructions and colour photos.
This fresh pasta is fast and lots of fun to make plus it's full of wholesome low GI, high protein, gluten free goodness! Discover the secrets to traditional Italian pasta making with this award winning cookbook Goodness Me its Gluten Free PASTA today.
Jackie Griffiths
Ox Herding
Indie Authors, readers; ebook, paperback
I'm delighted to say that my philosophical novel, Ox Herding: A Secular Pilgrimage has won The Quagga Prize for Genre Fiction (fantasy).
The Principal Judge is David James, a reputable academic and author of six novels and a collection of short stories; and he had this to say about Ox Herding:
This picaresque novel has its own peculiar charm and the fantasy is in places reminiscent of Pilgrim’s Progress, Piers Plowman and Don Quixote. The purpose is illustrative, rather than realistic; the characters are fixed and symbolic.
We are interested in the journey (the quester is the reader) its variety and strangeness, and the underlying ‘message’ of non-attachment, learning to listen, love and leave alone. A happy ending is naturally grafted on, and the territory ahead – in Jae’s case a career as a masseuse – is glanced at. Altogether, a satisfying and provoking read
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Patsy Trench