Portobello Book Blog

The Extraordinary Hope of Dawn Brightside introduces us to a very memorable character in Dawn. When we first meet her she is just about to be offered a space in a shelter for the homeless – St Jude’s. It’s no coincidence I’m sure that St Jude is the patron saint of lost causes. Dawn is … More The Extraordinary Hope of Dawn Brightside by Jessica Ryn #bookreview @jessryn1 @HQStories

The final book in a trilogy about Scottish reformer John Knox, Marie Macpherson’s The Last Blast of the Trumpet is available now. Read and extract from the book today then read on to find out more about the book, the author and how to order your copy. Extract The Wrath of the PeopleI see the … More Read an extract from The Last Blast of the Trumpet by Marie Macpherson @PenmorePress1 @scotscriever @lovebooksgroup #lovebookstours

I’ve got a really interesting guest post to share with you today from author of Murder at the Mela, Leela Soma. The book features Scotland’s first Asian DI, Alok Patel, and the author was part of this year’s Bloody Scotland Crime in the Spotlight line-up. Here she tells us about something odd which happened on … More #GuestPost from Leela Soma – author of Murder at the Mela @GlasgowLee @RingwoodPublish

Fifty Words for Snow is a beautiful hardback book which rather unusually uses blue print perhaps reflecting the shade we associate with the cold. I love snow, perhaps because it’s not something we see very often here in Portobello since we’re right by the sea. Nancy Campbell takes her readers on a trip around the … More Fifty Words for Snow by Nancy Campbell #bookreview @eandtbooks @nancycampbelle @alisonmenziespr

I’m pleased to be joined by Morton S Gray today whose Christmas novella, Christmas at the Little Beach Cafe is published by ChocLit and available now in ebook and as an audio download. Buying details here: Christmas at the Little Beach Cafe Morton is sharing #TenThings she’d like her readers to know about her and … More Christmas at the Little Beach Cafe – Morton S. Gray #TenThings about the author plus #bookreview @MortonSGray @ChocLitUK

I’m sharing an extract from The Tobacconist’s Wife by AnneMarie Brear today. Thanks to Love Books Tours for having me as part of the tour. The Tobacconist’s Wife is published by Lume Books and you can order a copy here: The Tobacconist’s Wife It is set in Victorian Yorkshire and tells the story of Thea … More #Extract from The Tobacconist’s Wife by AnneMarie Brear @annemariebrear @lume_books @lovebooksgroup #lovebookstours

I do enjoy Kathryn Freeman’s lovely romances and have previously read and reviewed the first two books in this “Christmas Wishes” series: A Little Christmas Faith and A Little Christmas Charm. (Click the titles if you’d like to read my reviews of those.) Don’t worry if you haven’t read the previous two books as this … More A Little Christmas Hope by Kathryn Freeman #bookreview @rararesources @kathrynfreeman1

Imagine inheriting a house in the country from an elderly relative and at just exactly the perfect time. That’s what happens to Thea, the main character of The Bookshop of Second Chances. Not only has she recently been made redundant but she has discovered that her husband has been cheating on her with one of … More The Bookshop of Second Chances by Jackie Fraser #bookreview @muninnherself @SimonSchusterUK @TeamBATC