Dash Fan Book Reviews

Royal Affair - (Royals in Exile, #2 ) - By Marquita Valentine  4.5☆ A Flirtatious and Risky Affair Once again another fabulous book by Marquita Valentine. Royal Affair is full of passion, forbidden love and steamy hot sex scenes. This is the second book in the series and I do recommend you read the first book to start with. As there is a huge storyline in the first book you don't want to miss. 

The New Beginnings Coffee Club -  By Samantha Tonge 5☆  Fabulous Read, Heart warming, captures true essence of Friendship The new beginnings Coffee shop, is exactly that. It's a charming story of friendship, love and new beginnings. There is so much I want to say about this book. One being..... How much I LOVED it! So I urge you all to read, to discover the beautiful story within! Samantha has written a beautiful piece of writing.

Meet Me at Wisteria Cottage - By Teresa F.  Morgan 5☆  Beautifully Charming read This is my first book by Teresa and it won't be my last. Meet me at Wisteria Cottage is a beautiful story of romance, mystery, new beginnings and some comical humour. The story is set in the beautiful Cornish seaside, of Tinners Bay. Maddy Is the main character in the story. The story starts when her house catches fire. With no where to go and no home, Harry her neighbour turns up to save the day.

The Woman Who Met Her Match -  By Fiona Gibson 4.5☆  Fun journey of discovery & A dabble in disastrous online dating I really enjoyed reading The women who met her match. It was fun, lots of laugh out loud moments, a story of starting over and learning to love again, A story about finding out their place in the crazy new world of dating! The opening scenes were by far my favourite within the book. They show Lorrie as a teenager on her first adventure to France in the exchange programe to learn all about the culture etc.. It's here Lorrie is about to make friends and fall in love for the first time. 

Dating the Undead -  by Juliet Lyons 5☆  Dating with Bite When I see the cover for Dating the Undead I loved it... the blurb was exciting. It didn't disappoint! The whole concept for a vampire dating site where humans and Vamps can meet & mix is fantastic... it's fresh, and so different from the "normal" dark vampire books. V-Date is the name of the Vampire dating service.  However it does attract attention from all kinds of people... including those with influencing power! As to why they have an interest.... well all will be revealed! 

Paris for One and Other Stories -  by Jojo Moyes 4☆ Great collection of short stories This is my first book by Jojo it was a fun read with some great stories. Each short story is very different. However they feature romance, some humour, breakups, secret love affairs, a little mystery and lots of different emotions. They give a portrayal of life and the problems women face within marriage and relationships. Not every story is written with a happy ending.

Evie's Year of Second Chances -  By Christie Barlow 5☆ Emotional Rollercoaster... Loved it Perfect read for lovers of all books! Especially as they feature a fair amount being that Evie is a librarian and her love of books is simply delightful. So much fun! Evie is the main character in the book and as the title suggests it's all about taking chances and grabbing life by the horns.

Kiss Don't Tell -  By Avril Tremayne  5☆ +   A Fun, sexy and Endearing                       read, Absolutely loved it! The first book in a two part series! WOW OH WOW...what a book. Kept me reading till the early hours I was hooked! It's fast, Exciting, incredibly sexy and Lane and Adam are the perfect match!!... well only if they could just see it! Lane is incredibly clueless when it comes to relationships and sex. After a really bad first time, and it being publicly announced over facebook it's no wonder she's left wounded! 

Den of Shadows - (Gambler's  Den #1) - By Christopher Byford 3.5☆ Beautifully Descriptive I want to start off by saying how Magical and Exciting the Book Cover is. However for me the Book took ages to get going. Don't get me wrong Christopher created a beautifully descriptive story capturing the magical feel to a casino,the varied Characters aboard the train, the life on board the train and the many places it visited.  He built up the atmosphere and the scenes delighting my senses.

Pieces of My Life - By Rachel Dann 5☆ Beautifully Written a Journey of Discovery Pieces of my Life is such a beautiful, well written story. It's a Journey of self discovery, relationships, intrigue and friendships. Kirsty and Harry have been together for many years. Kirsty and Harry have a beautiful new home, great jobs and the perfect relationship. Except Kirsty desperately wants to start a family.

Under an Amber Sky -  By Rose Alexander 5☆  Poignant and heartfelt read. Loved it! Under the Amber Sky is beautifully written. It's about love, grief, friendships, new beginnings, a Journey of discovery. When one phonecall changes Sophie's life forever, her world is turned upside down.

The Dating Game - By   Avril Tremayne  3.5☆ Sexy and Fun! This is the second book in the series. Both books can be read as standalone books. I absolutely loved the first book, however this one for me just wasn't as good. I so desperately wanted to like it as much. I feel the characters was lost on the continuous dialogue between Sarah and David. I understand the need for back and forth conversation I just feel the actual story was somewhat lost.

Summer at the Little Wedding Shop: Bunting & Bouquets  - By Jane Linfoot 5☆  Beautiful weddings, fun, Romance This is the first book I have read in this series. I understand this is the 3rd book but each book can be read as a stand-alone. Not having read the others did not matter one bit. Jane eased me into all the characters beautifully. She introduced each character and the beautiful wedding shop with such finesse. I was able to immerse myself straight into the gorgeous wedding shop.

Just for the Holidays - By Sue Moorcroft  5☆ Perfect Summer Read What starts off as a fun Summer holiday to France turns into a whole heap of craziness. Oh and not to mention a whole heap of scrumptious CHOCOLATE!!!! I was craving chocolate throughout this scrumptious book! Be warned this book will make you hungry!!!

Last Witness  (Wrong Number #2) - By Carys Jones  4☆  Gripping Thriller- But must read book 1 (wrong number) first. My reasoning for 4 stars was due to the fact I didn't have the opportunity to read the first book. Although it explained the back story I feel by not reading the first book I lacked the feel of background build up and anticipation. I have since reading the book seen other reviews stressing the need to read the first book.  I wish i had read the reviews first. As I think this has the potential to be 5 stars and above. Don't get me wrong I did really enjoy Last Witness it was exciting and dangerous. Just what I love in a thriller. I just felt I was missing the climax from the first book.

Crimson Lake - By Candice Fox 4 ☆ Atmospheric and full of Suspicion This is the first book I have read by Candice Fox and it won't be the last! Crimson Lake is a story full of suspense, suspicions and mystery. When Detective Ted Conkaffey happens to be at the wrong place at the wrong time... He is falsely accused of the abduction and assault of a young girl.

The One - By John Marrs 5☆ Strangely Compelling and Highly addictive I really enjoyed reading The One. It's actually scary that this could quite possibly happen. Times have moved on in the wonderful world of dating. There are now so many ways to find your perfect match... but to what cost?.... can you really ever be completely sure who your meeting. Through the likes of Tinder, speed dating, etc... What if there was a way you could be sure of finding your perfect match..... would you be interested?? Would you be willing to risk It??

Obsession - By Amanda Robson 4☆ Gripping and addictive When I read the blurb of Obsession I wasn't too sure what to expect. What I did find was that the characters, to be honest are very unlikable....but I do believe this is the exactly how the Author wanted you to perceive them.  They are not characters you are meant to like. You will understand more if you have the chance to read this book. I also found the story in general made me feel uneasy if not at times uncomfortable which is exactly what a great physiological thriller should do!

Annie's Lovely Choir by the Sea (Now renamed- Annie's Holiday By the sea) - By Liz Eeles  My review is for Annie's Lovely Choir by the sea.... 5☆ Fabulous feel good book full of mystery I thoroughly enjoyed reading Annie's Lovely Choir by the sea. It has the perfect mix of mystery,  romance, secrets, friendship, feel good tunes, funny moments and twists you don't see coming! I devoured this book in 2days I just had to keep reading to find out the truth.

Ella's Ice-Cream Summer (The Ice-Cream Cafe #1) - By Sue Watson 5☆+  Loved it!!  Simply Scrumptious! I want to start by saying WOW!!! What a book! Left me wanting more and ravenous for scrumptious Italian Ice cream! I don't think I have laughed so much about one Character. Ella's Mum had me in tears of laughter! Her innocence to technology... the sexting escapades, her Twitter chaos , not to mention her disastrous dating had me howling with laughter. The Nan is my FAVOURITE  character.