When the Night Bells Ring

AMAZON UK

Don't awaken what sleeps in the dark.

In a future ravaged by fire and drought, two climate refugees ride their motorcycles across the wasteland of the western US, and stumble upon an old silver mine. Descending into the cool darkness of the caved-in tunnels in desperate search of water, the two women find Lavinia Cain’s diary, a settler in search of prosperity who brought her family to Nevada in the late 1860s.

But Lavinia and the settlers of the Western town discovered something monstrous that dwells in the depths of the mine, something that does not want greedy prospectors disturbing the earth. Whispers of curses and phantom figures haunt the diary, and now, over 150 years later, trapped and injured in the abandoned mine, the women discover they’re not alone . . . with no easy way out.

The monsters are still here—and they’re thirsty. 

My Review 

The description of this book sounded very interesting so I had to give it a try. 

I enjoyed the way the story itself was based on two timescales.  

The characters were great. I just felt for them and I was frightened for them. I wanted them to escape the mine and most importantly I longed for them to escape it alive. Honestly it is frightening, you just don't know what is going to happen next for them and it is scary. 

The book overall has an eerie feel to it. It captures your attention and imagination and you find that you imagining yourself there and it feels very claustrophobic. 

A great read! Would definitely recommend this book.

Secrets in the water

 

AMAZON UK

A drought. A lake. An unsolved missing persons case. The key components of Detective Colt Jessup’s latest investigation.
A private lake's receding water level due to lack of rainfall gives Detective Colt Jessup the answers he's been seeking for fifteen years. A submerged car found by two adventurous boys contains the skeletal remains of a man and a woman, identified as a couple believed to have run off together. To give closure and seek justice for the families, Jessup must unravel the mystery in a case gone cold. Secrets in the Water is Book Four in the Colt Jessup series.

My Review 

After reading the description for this book I knew I had to read this. 

This book had it all!

The main character, Dectective Colt Jessup is fantastic.

He is very hardworking and he is determined to solve this missing person's case and doesn't give up until he does. 

The story itself is gripping and has you reading non stop to find out what is happening and has you guessing right the way through. 

If you are into crime stories then this is the book for you! 

I loved it such a brilliant read.

The Hotel

AMAZON UK

As we welcome the Rowe family to our beautiful clifftop hotel, a shadow passes over my husband’s face. In that moment I see it: my husband is hiding a terrible secret. Has he put us all in danger?

Mark and I pride ourselves on giving visitors to our hotel, high on the rugged Maine cliffs with views of the ocean, a vacation they won’t forget. But the Rowes arestrangely over-familiar when they arrive with their teenage daughter. The wife puts a hand on Mark’s forearm and her husband meets my eyes with a knowing look as I hold my little son tight. They gush that they loved their previous stay here… But I’m certain I’ve never seen them before.

Mark reassures me that the Rowes are just being friendly. We have so many visitors, maybe we forgot meeting them. When I am locked in the master bedroom for over an hour, he later soothes my panic and says it was just an accident. But I know one of the Rowes was out in the hallway listening to me cry for help. I hear one of them whispering a lullaby to my baby on his monitor. I cannot trust these people.

But as the relentless icy rain gives way to the biggest blizzard of the season and we become cut off, I realize my son and I are trapped. Mark knows more about the Rowes than he’s letting on. I’ll do anything to protect my gorgeous baby boy. But how far will I have to go, to keep him safe?

The Hotel is a totally twisty locked room thriller that you won’t be able to put down. Fans of Shalini Boland, Freida McFadden and Jeneva Rose will be glued to the pages!

My Review

Absolutely gripping psychological thriller from start to finish. I could not put this book down .The twists the turns got to be one of the best ones I’ve read so far. You must read this book or you will be missing out The highs, the lows they’re coming from everywhere just brilliant 

Spare

 AMAZON UK

It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow-and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling-and how their lives would play out from that point on.

For Harry, this is that story at last.

Before losing his mother, twelve-year-old Prince Harry was known as the carefree one, the happy-go-lucky Spare to the more serious Heir. Grief changed everything. He struggled at school, struggled with anger, with loneliness-and, because he blamed the press for his mother's death, he struggled to accept life in the spotlight.

At twenty-one, he joined the British Army. The discipline gave him structure, and two combat tours made him a hero at home. But he soon felt more lost than ever, suffering from post-traumatic stress and prone to crippling panic attacks. Above all, he couldn't find true love.

Then he met Meghan. The world was swept away by the couple's cinematic romance and rejoiced in their fairy-tale wedding. But from the beginning, Harry and Meghan were preyed upon by the press, subjected to waves of abuse, racism, and lies. Watching his wife suffer, their safety and mental health at risk, Harry saw no other way to prevent the tragedy of history repeating itself but to flee his mother country. Over the centuries, leaving the Royal Family was an act few had dared. The last to try, in fact, had been his mother. . . .

For the first time, Prince Harry tells his own story, chronicling his journey with raw, unflinching honesty. A landmark publication, Spare is full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.

My Review

A true insight into Prince Harry’s life. I just could not put this book down from start to finish. This book gives a Birds Eye view into the Royal family’s life. I could not believe some of the things that I was reading. It was crazy to think that these words were coming from Prince  Harry himself.. I highly recommend this book. It was such a good read.