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Category: For the readers among us

The Women Kristen Hannah

March 23, 2026 cheryl

The Women Kristen Hannah is only the second book I’ve read by this author. The other was Four Winds, which…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: book review, historical fiction, history, vietnam, women's fiction

Book 3 in The Wise Women series – special pre-order price

March 22, 2026 cheryl

Book 3 in The Wise Women series will be released on 1 May 2026. The Gift of Belonging is now…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News Filed under: 20th century, 20th century romance, Fantasy, Great War, historical fiction, romance, war romance fiction, women's fiction, world war one, WW1

The Marriage of Opposites Alice Hoffman

February 16, 2026 cheryl

Thank you publisher for the blurb which tells the whole story! Unbelievable. Perhaps they thing we all know it, given…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: Fantasy, historical fiction, magic, magical realism, romance, women's fiction

Hosting ‘Perotine’

January 29, 2026 cheryl

Thrilled to announce that fellow author and friend Dreena Collins will be here in the Forest of Dean as guest…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News Filed under: AUTHOR EVENT, book launch, dreena collins, guernsey martrys, historical fiction, Live event, women's fiction

North Woods Daniel Mason

December 30, 2025 cheryl

Among my Christmas gifts, I found North Woods by Daniel Mason. The blurb promised a journey through American history via…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: Fantasy, historical fiction, magical realism

The Seventh Son Sebastian Faulks

December 16, 2025 cheryl

I’ve read many of Faulk’s books over decades and always loved them for their gentle, insightful humanity and a good…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: contemporary fiction, Fantasy, literary fiction

The Schimmering Alexandra Peel

November 30, 2025 cheryl 2 Comments

At some 700 pages, The Schimmering is not a quick read. But I happily picked up this book during my…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: character driven, epic fantasy, Fantasy, novel

Only Ola Alex Banwell

November 20, 2025 cheryl

As a fan of Alex Banwell’s Just Benny series, I was intrigued to read this novella exploring the background of…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: historical fiction, novella, women's fiction

A bone a heart the law a promise

November 12, 2025 cheryl 2 Comments

A bone a heart the law a promise – which of these was broken? was penned in response to a…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, flash fiction, romance, short stories, writing, writing prompts

The wall came tumbling down

October 26, 2025 cheryl

The wall came tumbling down was penned over ten minutes at a writing workshop – don’t judge me! It was…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, Writing prompts Filed under: cherylswritingprompt, flash fiction, short stories, writing, writing prompts

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