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Blog Tour: The Accidental Debutante – Jane Dunn

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A daring young lady and dashing lord

At Prebbles Flying Circus, the daring Eliza Gray captivates audiences with her breathtaking feats on horseback. Yet beyond the applause, she harbours a longing to find the family she lost as a child and discover who she truly is.

Fate, however, takes an unexpected turn when Eliza is unceremoniously knocked down by a curricle driven recklessly by Raven, Earl Purfoy. Dazed but intrigued, she cannot help but notice Purfoy’s
commanding presence.

For his part, the dashing lord, is mortified at his carelessness and resolves to assist the spirited yet intriguing young woman. He deposits her in the care of his dearest friends, Corinna and Alick Wolfe, who encourage Miss Gray in her search for her family and sponsor her entry into London society. The glittering balls and scurrilous gossip of the ton are a far cry from the circus ring and Eliza finds herself
the subject of intense speculation and unwelcome advances.

As a most accidental debutante, Eliza has to navigate the complexities of high society and her new friendships. Her quest for family and belonging becomes perilously entwined with Zadoc Flynn, an American heir in search of an English bride, and the unfathomable Lord Purfoy.

Can Eliza uncover the truth of her past and the family she longs for? And will it be Mr Flynn or Lord Purfoy, or indeed her new female friends, who help her find her place in the world?

In a tale of courage, passion, and self-discovery, this lost orphan must decide where she truly belongs.

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Jane Dunn is an historian and biographer and the author of seven acclaimed biographies, including Daphne du Maurier and her Sisters and the Sunday Times and NYT bestseller, Elizabeth & Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens. She lives in Berkshire with her husband, the linguist Nicholas Ostler.

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My thoughts: It was nice to be reunited with some of the characters from An Unsuitable Heiress (although this can be read as a standalone) as Eliza Grey runs away from the circus to society, rather than the usual way round. 

Desperate to find out where she comes from and whether her family are looking for her, she flees the only home she knows and almost gets squashed by Earl Purfoy’s curricle as he races home late at night.

Rescued by the Earl and taken to the home of his best friends’ and neighbours’ the Wolfes, she finds herself with kind and generous people who offer her help and support. Corinna Wolfe, having had a similar search for family some years before (see An Unsuitable Heiress) understands Eliza’s desire for family and offers to help her as much as she can.

As Eliza searches and spends time with her new friends, she and Raven Purfoy are drawn to each other, but a rival in the form of American Zadoc Flynn offers to take her back with him to raise his race horses in Kentucky. Raven is so busy worrying about other things (stupid things tbqh) and almost misses the chance to tell Eliza how he feels.

As Eliza finally finds out where she comes from and some family she can connect with, will she return to the circus, head to America or become Countess Purfoy?

Romantic and with a bright and determined protagonist, who wants to make her own way in the world, not depend on kindness or take advantage, this is a Regency tale with modern sensibility. Very enjoyable.

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.

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Blog Tour: Murder Under the Sun – Faith Martin

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Former Detective Hillary Greene and her cold case team are sweltering in their stuffy basement office on the hottest day of the year when they are handed an impossible case.

Fifteen years ago, Imelda Phelps was battered to death in the hallway of her home. The brutal crime shocked the residents of the pretty market town of Chipping Norton. The killer was never
caught.

The motive for the murder remains a mystery. Could the happily married mother-of-two’s stunning good looks have played a part in her death?

Everyone will have to take a hard look in the mirror — and not everyone will like what they see. If Hillary is to crack the case, she must keep an open mind. But one thing is crystal-clear: this crime was personal. It’s up to Hillary and her team to work out which of Imelda’s family
and friends is hiding a deadly secret.

A secret lover. A humiliated husband. A vengeful ex-business partner. A resentful daughter.
The list of suspects grows . . .

Suddenly an unexpected lead throws the case wide open. And then a second body turns up.
This cold case is now red hot . . .

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Faith Martin was born in Oxford, and has spent all her life within twenty miles of the university city, even working at Somerville College for six years before turning to writing full-time.

Faith has been writing for nearly 30 years under four different pen names and has had nearly 50 books published so far. She began writing romantic thrillers as Maxine Barry, which Joffe Books are in the process of re-releasing as brand new eBooks. Then she turned to crime, and as Joyce Cato wrote classic-style whodunits, since she’s always admired the golden-age crime
novelists. But it was when she created her fictional DI Hillary Greene, and began writing under the name of Faith Martin, that she finally began to become more widely known. Her latest literary characters WPC Trudy Loveday, and city coroner, Dr Clement Ryder, take readers
back to the 1960’s and the city of Oxford.

Having lived within a few miles of the city of dreaming spires for all her life, both the city and the countryside/wildlife often feature in her novels. Although she has never lived on a narrow boat (unlike DI Hillary Greene!) the Oxford canal, the river Cherwell, and the flora and fauna of a farming landscape have always played a
big part in her life – and often sneak their way onto the pages of her books.
Her hobbies include walking her now ageing dog, wildlife-watching, reading and (reluctantly) gardening.

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My thoughts: I am a bit of a fan of Faith Martin’s Loveday and Ryder books and I’ve read a few of her others too, but somehow not this series. Time to rectify that as this was really good.

Retired detective Hillary Greene heads up the cold case unit, a team of three, that scour the case files looking for new clues and evidence that might finally allow the police to close the case. Looking into the fifteen year old murder case of a local model killed in her home.

Her husband has remarried, her children are now grown up. But everyone remembers where they were when it happened. Hidden somewhere in their memories might be the answer to the question – who killed her?

Hillary and her tiny team must pit their wits against a killer that may be closer to home than they think.

Clever, highly enjoyable and with lots of twists and turns, this is excellent crime writing.

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.

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Book Blitz: Death Twitch – Carter Pugh

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Happy release day to Carter Pugh! The next book in the Death Book series, Death Twitch is now available! If you are looking for a series to add to your Pride TBR, we can’t recommend this one enough!

Death Twitch (Death Book #2)

Release Date: June 13, 2025

Genre: Dark Romantasy

  • Forced Proximity
  • Enemies to Lovers
  • Slow Burn
  • Fae
  • Shadow Mommy
  • Found Family
  • Second Chance
  • Sapphic
  • Fated Mates
  • Romantasy

One wakes in a strange land; the other waits in the dark, and a rescue turns into a reckoning.

In the second book of the Death Book series, the line between life and death blurs, and evil forces conspire against Clarke and Alison, putting their friendship to the ultimate test.

Clarke Carpenter awakens in the mysterious realm of Teleran. She’s haunted by a dream of Alison imprisoned in a dark dungeon, a dream that she quickly learns is reality. Determined to rescue her friend, Clarke teams up with a band of fae, racing against time to unravel the secrets of this enchanting yet treacherous world.

Meanwhile, Alison Villareal finds herself trapped in a gloomy cell, convinced that a grave mistake has been made. As she wrestles with her outrage and frustration, she can’t shake the feeling that Clarke is somehow to blame for her predicament.

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Cover Reveal: Wolfsbane Hall – Hazel St. Lewis

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This cover is such a vibe!

We’re proud to present the cover for Wolfsbane Hall by Hazel St. Lewis. You can pre-order this beauty now!

Wolfsbane Hall

Expected Release Date: October 21, 2025

Genre: Adult Romantasy-Thriller

-Hidden Identities

-Shadow Daddy

-Three Villain Daddies

-Dueling Phantoms

-Love Square

-Forced Proximity

-Sentient House

-Twists

An actress at a magical murder mystery party where everything is real—including the murder—is poisoned and must unmask her killer by the end of the show or stay dead forever.

Actress Celestine Sinclair works at the infamous Wolfsbane Hall, a 1930s San Francisco murder-mystery nightclub. The shows are designed by the Specter, the cloaked owner of the club and the source of all its magic. His den of nightmares is governed by one rule: every murder must be solved, for then and only then will the dead come back to life. Every night, someone dies and, hopefully, is also resurrected.

One night Wolfsbane Hall is taken over by the Specter’s nemesis, who intends to destroy everything the Specter loves—including Celestine. As part of his twisted game, he poisons and challenges Celestine to unmask the Specter’s true identity before the poison destroys her. Only, Wolfsbane Hall has existed for hundreds of years without anyone uncovering its owner’s name.

The three prime suspects are all handsome, socialite gentlemen who are just devilish enough to be the Specter or his nemesis. Unfortunately, Celestine cares for all three gentlemen–one is her lover, one is her nemesis, and one is her best friend–but one of them has already betrayed her. Worse, she only has three hours to receive the antidote, or she will die and stay dead forever.

WOLFSBANE HALL is an adult romantic fantasy thriller and it will appeal to fans of Butcher and Blackbird’s twisty, dark romance and Belladonna’s manor-house mystery. It is a mash-up between Phantom of the Opera, Moulin Rouge, and Knives Out. If you enjoy books with hidden identities, forced proximity, villain daddies, betrayal, a haunted house, and love squares, you will love this story.

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Blog Tour: Fairy Tale Road – Christina Farley

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Remember those “Choose Your Own Adventure” books from when we were kids? Christina Farley took this to a whole new level for adult romance readers!

Fairy Tale Road is an interactive romcom in the choose-your-own-adventure style where you pick the fairytale ending. Perfect for fans of enemies-to-lovers, fairytale adventures, and just
enough magic to fall in love.

Fairy Tale Road (Choose Your Happily Ever After Book 1)

Release Date: June 3, 2025

Genre: Enemies-to-Lovers Romcom

  • Enemies-to-lovers
  • 2nd chance romance
  • Celebrity romance
  • Modern fairytale retelling
  • Slow burn
  • Happily Ever After (x3!)
  • One bed
  • Magical realism
  • Traveling
  • Fake dating

Your Choice, Your Fairy Tale

When Scarlett discovers her sister’s heart was broken by the notorious Mr. Wolfe, she travels to Germany to expose this Big Bad Wolf and his Fairy Tale Tours. Disguised as a tourist, she explores the world of the Grimm Brothers’ tales, magical castles, and quaint towns while plotting Wolfe’s downfall. But things are not as they seem, and Scarlett soon finds herself entangled in a web of decisions and unexpected romance.

On this interactive romcom adventure, you will guide Scarlett’s path as she navigates a modern retelling of Red Riding Hood. Will she find her true love with the charming Hunter, mysterious Wolfe, or the dazzling Movie Star? Each choice leads Scarlett closer to a different fairytale ending, filled with twists, laughter, and sizzling romance.

Fairy Tale Road is not just a story, it’s your story. With each decision, you shape Scarlett’s destiny. Along the way, you’ll guide her choices and determine which of the three swoon-worthy love interests she ends up with. And yes, each path leads to its own unique happily ever after. Or, if you’re feeling curious, read all three endings to experience every possibility.

Choose your fairytale ending where revenge, romance, and the magic of the unknown beckon at every turn. Explore a world where the path to love is one choice away.

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  • Fade to black
  • Mild swearing
  • Adult situations

Triggers: Parents died in the past, a guy makes an unwanted advance at MC

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Cover Reveal: Strange Shape of Love – Herta Feely

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We’re proud to present the cover for Strange Shape of Love, a gripping, twisted mystery, a second-chance romance, and a provocative, adrenaline-filled thriller by Herta Feely.

Strange Shape of Love

Expected Release: September 2025

Genre: Suspense/ Romantic Suspense

Strange Shape of Love is a gripping suspense novel that tackles the dark intersections of love, trauma, and technology. Timely and emotionally complex, the book explores the aftermath of revenge porn and the resilience of a woman who refuses to be silenced.

Charlotte Cooper, a thirty-year-old New York journalist, is assigned to London—a place steeped in memories she’d rather forget. A second chance at professional fulfillment and personal healing seems within reach, especially when she reconnects with Rafe, the artist she once loved. But just as her life begins to stabilize, Charlotte receives an anonymous envelope containing explicit photos of herself from years past. The message is clear: abandon her career or face public humiliation. With two weeks to uncover the source, Charlotte must navigate buried secrets, the powerful men who seek to control her, and the difficult truths that could cost her everything.

Early Praise for Strange Shape of Love

Herta Feely’s Strange Shape of Love is a gripping, twisted mystery, a second-chance romance, and a provocative, adrenaline-filled thriller for fans of Gone Girl and Winnie M Li’s Complicit. Through the lens of a pulse-pounding adventure, Feely confronts some of today’s most urgent societal, cultural, and personal issues: gendered power dynamics, sex trafficking, race, class, and what it means to love and forgive despite the scars of the past. I tore through this book in two days and was amazed, both at the scope of the story and the courage and passion of its author.

—Rebecca Anne Nguyen, author, The 23rd Hero

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Blog Tour: Murder in the Lakes – Rachel Amphlett

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A wedding, a missing fiancée, and a murder – Melody Harper is about to discover just how dangerous “I do” can be…

Fledgling private detective Melody Harper is down on her luck and nursing a black eye when she’s approached by a new client who believes her daughter is in danger.

There’s a wedding next weekend, and the client’s daughter is the bride. Except Melody’s client hasn’t told her the whole truth – the groom’s last fiancée seems to have disappeared, and nobody has any answers.
Now tasked with going undercover to protect the bride-to-be, Melody finds herself out of her comfort zone and on an outdoor adventure weekend in the Lake District with the hen party.

After narrowly escaping death in a climbing accident, Melody’s detective skills are tested to the limit when one of the bridesmaids is murdered – and time is running out.
This is her biggest investigation to date, but will Melody even survive long enough to unmask the killer and protect the bride?

Murder in the Lakes is a page-turning murder mystery from USA Today bestselling author Rachel Amphlett and perfect for readers who love amateur sleuths and deadly crimes.

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Before turning to writing, USA Today bestselling crime author Rachel Amphlett played guitar in bands, worked as a TV and film extra, dabbled in radio, and worked in publishing as an editorial assistant.
She now wields a pen instead of a plectrum and writes crime fiction with over 30 crime novels and short stories featuring spies, detectives, vigilantes, and assassins.
A keen traveller and accidental private investigator, Rachel has both Australian and British citizenship.
You can find out more about Rachel and her books at http://www.rachelamphlett.com.

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My thoughts: I can’t think of anything I’d like to do less than an outdoors abseiling and climbing weekend, and as a hen do, no thank you! But that’s what Melody gets roped into doing.

She’s starting out as a PI, mostly investigating men who seem too good to be true before some unfortunate young woman marries them. But asked to provide protection to Natasha, who’s due to get married in just over a week, finds her in the Lake District, doing all many of outdoor activities.

After a couple of close calls, one of the bridesmaids is killed. What did she know that put her in the killer’s crosshairs? The police are on their way but first the party has to make its way back to the base camp in one piece and Melody is quickly putting the pieces together. She needs to find the killer fast, before they can act again.

Smart, enjoyable crime fiction with an excellent protagonist in Melody, and supporting cast in her adoptive family who run the fish and chip shop downstairs, a nasty murderer, who haven’t got away with it once, thinks they can do so again but without counting on Melody’s instincts and investigating nous. Hopefully there will be more.


*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.

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Blog Tour: Kill Them With Kindness – Will Carver

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The threat of nuclear war is no longer scary. This is much worse. It’s invisible. It works quickly. And it’s coming…

The scourge has already infected and killed half the population in China and it is heading towards the UK. There is no time to escape. The British government sees no way out other than to distribute ‘Dignity Pills’ to its citizens: One last night with family or loved ones before going to sleep forever … together.

Because the contagion will kill you and the horrifying news footage shows that it will be better to go quietly.

Dr Haruto Ikeda, a Japanese scientist working at a Chinese research facility, wants to save the world. He has discovered a way to mutate a virus. Instead of making people sick, instead of causing death, it’s going to make them… nice. Instead of attacking the lungs, it will work into the brain and increase the host’s ability to feel and show compassion. It will make people kind.

But governments don’t want a population in agreement. They want conflict and outrage and fear. Reasonable people are harder to control. Ikeda’s quest is thoughtful and noble, and it just might work. Maybe humanity can be saved. Maybe it doesn’t have to be the end. But kindness may also be the biggest killer of all…

Will Carver is the international bestselling author of the January David series and the critically acclaimed, mind-blowingly original Detective Pace series, which includes Good Samaritans (2018), Nothing Important Happened Today (2019) and Hinton Hollow Death Trip (2020), all of which were ebook bestsellers and selected as books of the year in the mainstream international press.

Nothing Important Happened Today was longlisted for both the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award 2020 and the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. Hinton Hollow Death Trip was longlisted for the Guardian’s Not the Booker Prize, and was followed by the literary thrillers, The Beresford, Psychopaths Anonymous, The Daves Next Door, Suicide Thursday and Upstairs at the Beresford.

Will spent his early years in Germany, but returned to the UK at age eleven, when his sporting career took off. He and his partner run their own fitness and nutrition company, and live in Reading with five children and a tortoise.

My thoughts: This was suitably weird and intense for a Will Carver book. There’s a genius scientist in Dr Ikeda, who just wants people to be a bit nicer to each other, and a complete idiot in the British Prime Minister who cares more about getting away with all his indiscretions than the country.

Dr Ikeda finds a secret file that suggests someone, but not the Chinese government, plans to release a deadly virus, Tau, on the world. His team have developed a vaccine for this virus, but millions will still die. So being a brilliant scientist and a genuinely nice person, he engineers an alternative – a virus that behaves a bit like the flu but leaves the sufferer kinder, nicer, and hopefully makes the world a bit better.

He secretly releases his virus, watching it slowly spread from China to the rest of the world. Sadly there are some deaths, but nowhere near what Tau would have done.

Unfortunately for the British people, one of the people who was involved in the plot to release that virus was the PM. He’s a nasty, slimy man (I imagine him with a thatch of blonde hair that needs a good brush for some reason) who can’t seem to stop cheating on his wife and getting caught.

Despite being the perfect person for Ikeda’s virus, he doesn’t contract it, instead pretending he has been hospitalised. He really is the worst.

Then a deadly cloud of some sort is seen over China, it appears to be acidic in nature, melting flesh from bone and leaving behind millions of dead. Now it’s on a collision course for the UK. So of course the government issue suicide pills to the populace and tell everyone to say goodbye. As the world watches, what will happen to us?

I’m a bit torn as having lived through the delights of Covid-19, lockdown and the horrors of 2020, I don’t really like any sort of pandemic fiction, and there’s a lot of it about. But I really like Carver’s darkly funny, macabre and peculiar books. There were certainly bits of this book I enjoyed, and even found very funny, but I just don’t know if we need more books about pandemics and corrupt politicians doing dodgy deals behind our backs.

It wasn’t my favourite Will Carver book but it was enjoyable and clever, and I did really like Dr Ikeda and his wife, two truly good souls in a Sisyphean struggle. If you read it, let me know what you think, I’d love some different perspectives.

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.

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Blog Tour: Stormvalor – Starr Z. Davies

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We’re celebrating the release of epic fantasy Stormvalor by Starr. Z. Davies! There’s also a stunning deluxe hardcover edition coming out this month that is a collector’s dream!

Stormvalor: A Noblebright Fantasy (Divica Stormborn Chronicles # 1)

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We’re celebrating the release of epic fantasy Stormvalor by Starr. Z. Davies! There’s also a stunning deluxe hardcover edition coming out this month that is a collector’s dream!

Stormvalor: A Noblebright Fantasy (Divica Stormborn Chronicles # 1)

Release Date: June 9, 2025

Genre: Epic Fantasy

  • Friends to lovers
  • Fake Dating
  • Strong female lead
  • The Bachelorette vibes
  • Rich fantasy world
  • Dangerous assassin
  • Gladiator-like tournament
  • Spice
  • Empire in decline
  • Gods are gone
  • Evil imperial overlord
  • Noble sacrifice
  • Lost prophecies
  • Court intrigue
  • Multicast POV
  • Touch her and die
  • She falls first, he falls harder

In the heart of a tournament, where legends are born and destinies forged, the fate of kingdoms hangs in the balance.

Aethan Starkling, a lord with dreams as vast as the realm itself, has long yearned to prove himself in the prestigious Stormvalor Tournament.

Aslyn Kiernan, destined to ascend the throne of Novavito, faces her own dangerous trials. An ambitious suitor from the Emperor’s court schemes to force her into a marriage that would jeopardize her kingdom’s future. Confronted with treachery, Aslyn must navigate the perils of the tournament to secure her destiny—or risk losing everything she holds dear.

As the tournament unfolds, Aethan & Aslyn’s path intersect—pushed together by parents who seek a strong marriage match, and drawn together by the threads of fate. Together, they discover that strength and honor alone are not enough to secure victory. The price of winning is far higher than they ever imagined.

Bast Blackblade, a hardened assassin, lives by the edge of his lethal blades, dismissing the notions of gods and friendship. But when his final payment for a completed job vanishes, Bast embarks on a treacherous journey that leads him to the heart of Stormvalor, where he seeks to disrupt the budding romance between Aethan and Aslyn for his own purposes.

As alliances shift and secrets unravel, Aethan, Aslyn, and Bast must confront the truth of their own beliefs and the price they are willing to pay for victory… and for love.

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This book contains coarse language, blood, graphic violence, dismemberment/decapitation, murder, psychological manipulation, minor physical assault, on-page consensual sex.

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Blog Tour: Double Room – Anne Sénès, translated by Alice Banks

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London, late 1990s. Stan, a young and promising French composer, is invited to arrange the music for a theatrical adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray. The play will never be staged, but Stan meets Liv, the love of his life, and their harmonious duo soon becomes a trio with the birth of their beloved daughter, Lisa. Stan’s world is filled with vibrant colour and melodic music, and under his wife and daughter’s gaze, his piano comes to life. 

Paris, today. After Liv’s fatal accident, Stan returns to France surrounded by darkness, no longer able to compose, and living in the Rabbit Hole, a home left to him by an aunt. He shares his life with Babette, a lifeguard and mother of a boy of Lisa’s age, and Laïvely, an AI machine of his own invention endowed with Liv’s voice, which he spent entire nights building after her death. But Stan remains haunted by his past. As the silence gradually gives way to noises, whistles and sighs – sometimes even a burst of laughter – and Laïvely seems to take on a life of its own, memories and reality fade and blur… And Stan’s new family implodes…

Anne Sénès was born in Paris and studied at the Sorbonne, where she obtained a PhD in English studies. Her passion for Anglo-Saxon literature and culture has taken her all over the world, from London to Miami, passing through the south of France. She is currently based on the Mediterranean coast, where she works as a journalist and translator. Chambre Double (Double Room) is her first literary novel.

My thoughts: This is quite a bittersweet book, Stan is mourning his late wife, having left London with his young (and almost entirely silent) daughter for a house his aunt left him. He’s in a new relationship, with Babette, but he can’t stop thinking about Liv. He’s built an AI a bit like Alexa or Siri, that chirps and sings away to itself. He’s a bit obsessed with it, and treats it like it’s alive. Having given it Liv’s voice, it haunts him.

As he reflects on the before and after, dwelling on his happiest moments, struggling to compose any new music, barely bothering with the people in his life, he risks losing the lively Babette for good.

I don’t think Stan should have moved Babette and her strange son into his house, he’s not really ready for a new relationship and definitely hasn’t recovered from his loss. The book is melancholic and sad, and Babette is all life and vibrancy. It won’t end well.

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.