The Secret Dressmaker(Threads of Resistance Book 2)

Written by Jenny O’Brien I loved it! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Published by     Storm Publishing 4th Aug. 2026 Genre Historical WWII Fiction Pages 320 ASIN B0GSVGSK36 ISBN-13 978-1837004874

#20BOS26 Reading Challenge Book #10

Finding Forever in Pelican CrossingPelican Crossing Book #9

Written by Maggie Christensen Highly Recommended ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Published by     Cala Publishing 6th Aug 2026 Genre Later in life romance, Fiction Pages 262 ASIN B0GGLXY5NJ ISBN-13 978-1764496100

#20BOS26 Reading Challenge Book #9

The Apple Orchard

Written by Veronica Henry ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Published by     Orion 13th Apr 2017 Genre Contemporary Short Stories Pages 84 ASIN B06Y17NZG8

#20BOS26 Reading Challenge Book #14

A Dog in the MangerPart One

Written by Victoria Wallin ⭐ Published by     Independently published May 8, 2018 Genre Short Story Pages 30 ASIN B07CX4PLSF

#20BOS26 Reading Challenge Book #13

Snow After Christmas

Written by D. Allen ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Published by     David Neth Books 7 Nov. 2015 Genre Short Story Pages 38 ASIN B013YWMFP8 ISBN-13 978-0990517757

#20BOS26 Reading Challenge Book #12

The First Christmas (Christmas On The Close Book 1)

Written by Stephanie Wood ⭐ Published by     Independently Published 7 Nov. 2015 Genre Christmas fiction, Short story Pages 104 ASIN B017QJXXKG ISBN-13 979-8327474901

#20BOS26 Reading Challenge Book #11

A Wordsmith’s Guide to Writing Authentic DialogueThe Wordsmith's Guides

Written by Elizabeth M. Hurst A Really Useful Resource ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Published by     Independently Published 30 Jun. 2026 Genre Nonfiction, Writers' Guides Pages 175 ASIN B0GQQ28D5C

#20BOS26 Reading Challenge Book #8

Escape the Volcano

Written by Stephanie Dagg ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Published by     Mentor Books 1 Aug. 1998 Genre Children's Story Pages 91 ISBN-10 1902586026 ISBN-13 978-1902586021 For readers aged 9 - 12 years

#20BOS26 Reading Challenge Book #7

A Charlie Browne ChristmasCute Shorts book #4

Written by Laurie Baxter I loved it! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Published by     Zuzu Bailey Books 1 Dec. 2017 Genre Holiday Fiction Pages 39 ASIN B077VF5194

#20BOS26 Reading Challenge Book #6

Ferry Godfather Cute Shorts #2

Written by Laurie Baxter ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Published by     Zuzu Bailey Books 27 Oct. 2018 Genre Ghost Paranormal Romance Short Story Pages 42 ASIN B07JQK117F

#20BOS26 Reading Challenge Book #5

Staff Wellbeing Programme: For Staff Working In Schools, Colleges And Residential Settings

Written by Cathy Shuter ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Published by     Independently published 10 Mar. 2026 Genre Self-Help, Stress Management Pages 48 ASIN B0GS372M12 ISBN-13 979-8251538366

#20BOS26 Reading Challenge Book #4

Swept Away The Larkford Series

Written by Penny Parkes An introduction to the series ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Published by     Simon & Schuster UK 9 Feb. 2017 Genre Women's Fiction, Short Story Pages 41 ASIN B01MYPM8Q1

#20BOS26 Reading Challenge Book #3

#Lola #Toots #0.5

Written by Linh Le James Prequel to #Toots ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Published by     Independently Published May 17, 2020 Genre Short story, humour Pages 60 ISBN-10 170060192X ISBN-13 978-1700601926

#20BOS26 Reading Challenge Book #2

Secret Psychic Stories: Volume 1

Written by Margaret Solis Interesting experiences ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Published by     STARWISH BOOKS 20 July 2021 Genre Spiritual Self-Help eBooks Pages 136 ASIN B099ZZPNVT ISBN-10 1915040019 ISBN-13 978-1915040015

#20BOS26 Reading Challenge Book #1

The 20 Books of Summer Reading Challenge

It's that time of year again when the 20 Books Of Summer Reading Challenge begins and I am motivated to hit my TBR pile and dig out some of those books which I thought sounded great when I acquired them, but have found their way to the bottom of the pile!

This year the 20 Books Of Summer Reading Challenge is being hosted by AnnaBookBel, running from 1st June to 31st August. The hashtag this year is #20BOS26. If you would like to join in, follow the link to AnnaBookBel to read the "rules" and sign up.

The Reinvention of Lottie Potts Teapots & Tequila Shots

Written by K L Crear Highly Recommended ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Published by     Crear Publishing Genre Humorous Women’s Fiction Pages 308 ASIN B0CK7PQR7W ISBN-10 1739276523 ISBN-13 978-1739276522

2025 Blog Tour #25

#20BooksOfSummer Challenge

I am delighted to announce that I have reduced my TBR list to 777 by reading 20 titles during the 2025 #20BooksOfSummer reading challenge! I have also achieved my Goodreads Reading Challenge goal of 33 books, and have now increased that to 41 books.

Many of these titles have been sitting in my TBR pile for quite some time, and although I have chosen to read more of the shorter ones, I do feel a great sense of achivement being able to move so many titles to the 'Read' shelf. Although I have had to swap out a few titles along the way, it's all within the rules!

I now resolve to read what I already have before adding more to the pile... Good Luck with that one, I hear you say!

Here is my final list of books read:

Girl at Christmas:A heartwarming Christmas holiday novella (Smart Girls)

Written by Rhoda Baxter I loved it! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Published by     Independently Published 30 Oct. 2017 Genre Short story, fiction Pages 91 ASIN B07643SJ2H

Welcome to New York

Written by Luana Ferraz

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Not Much of a Christmas Miracle

Written by Yolande Kleinn ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Published by     Yolande Kleinn 1 Dec. 2020 Genre Christmas shorts Pages 18 ASIN B08MB4T38X