Cover Reveal | Would Like To Meet - Polly James

This evening I'm bringing you another gorgeous Avon book cover reveal - I know, I know... they are spoiling us, aren't they?

Publishes: 30^th June 2016 in EB and PB

A hilarious, heart-warming read perfect for fans of Shirley Valentine and You’ve Got Mail.

Could the worst thing that’s ever happened to Hannah Pinkman also turn out to be one of the best?

She and her husband Dan have reached the end of the line. Bored with the same gripes, the same old arguments – in fact, bored with everything – they split up after a trivial row turns into something much more serious.

Now Hannah has to make a new life for herself, but that’s not easy. She’s been so busy being a wife and mum that she’s let all her other interests slip away, along with her friends. And when Hannah is persuaded to join a dating site, her ‘best match’ is the very last person she expects it to be . . .

A clever, funny and poignant novel about life after a long relationship, the importance of friendship, and rediscovering your identity.

Feature | Goodbye April ~ Hello May

Goodness, these weeks are flying by! I can't believe I'm on my second Goodbye ~

Hello post already.

To recap, this is wrap up post of the month just gone and a look at what I have coming up in the next month.

April has been a busy month personally, but book and blog wise I posted six reviews along with various My Book Corner features and a whole bunch of cover reveals and guest posts for blog tours.

Here are the books I've reviewed, please click on the images to read.

March saw Lozza's Book Corner take part in six blog tours covering a mixture of reviews, guest posts and Q&A's. I would also again like to thank Tracey Sinclair, Helena Sheffield, Laurie Ellingham, Victoria Walters and Isabelle Broom for taking part in the My Book Corner feature.

This feature has really taken off in the last month, as I put a pinned tweet up and I'm now scheduled up until the beginning of August with a host of bloggers and authors taking part!

It's been a good month for receiving books too. 

Thanks to some amazing publishers my TBR is never ending and the new titles added are:

eBooks

The Summer We Danced -Fiona Harper

An Autumn Affair & A Summer of Secrets - Both by Alice Ross

The Summer Flings Travel Club - Aimee Duffy

Something Old, Something New - Darcie Boleyn

Summer at the Cornish Cafe - Phillipa Ashley

The Secret of Orchard Cottage - Alex Brown

Cupcakes and Confetti - Jane Linfoot

Paperbacks

The Assistants - Camille Perri

Martini Henry - Sara Crow

Mad Girl -Bryony Gordon

And finally, March saw the blog have a little makeover. 

I'm one of these that are never happy until it's just right and can now say that I love the new header, ratings image and signature to sign my post's off with. I now just need to decide whether to keep the floral background or revert to one that's not so busy - please let me know your thoughts as you are the ones that read the blog after all!

Moving on to the month ahead then..

As a general rule, I love May. I love seeing the blossom on the blossom on the trees and the feeling that the weather is starting to get warmer, but it's also a bitter sweet month for me too.

It's my birthday month and my late Nan's birthday is the day after mine. We always used to have lunch together and then enjoy tea and cake - she was the only other person I knew that put the milk in first and had her tea milky so it was out treat to have together without the rest of the family passing comment!

I'm not sure what I am doing for my actual birthday yet (other than working...boo!) but I am hoping to go away the weekend after to spend some time with my nieces and nephew.

I've kept the diary fairly empty for this month. I'm on a few blog tours and have a couple of cover reveals planned but I'm concentrating on attacking the TBR throughout May.

As well as the books mentioned in the above TBR list, the following three are right at the top!

The One We Fell In Love With - Paige Toon

Always With Love - Giovanna Fletcher

Lovers and Liars - Nigel May

Wishing you all a fabulous month of reading!

My Book Corner | Jennifer Joyce

This week on My Book Corner, I'm delighted to be joined by author of The Mince Pie Mix Up and The Wedding Date ~ Jennifer Joyce. (Please click on titles to view my reviews)

1) Tell us about your Book Corner/Writing Space?

I do most of my writing from the comfort of my sofa. I do have a desk and I love having a space dedicated to my writing after years of stuffing notebooks wherever I could fit them, but my husband also works from home and, as his desk is in the living room (mine is squeezed in an alcove in the bedroom) it’s nice to be able to sit in the same room and have some company.

I use my desk at the weekends, evenings and school holidays (basically any time I need to write when the kids are at home) and it’s nice having everything to hand. As well as my laptop, notepad and stationery pot, I also have my diary and blog planner (just about pictured on the left-hand side of my desk photo) and a framed S Club 7 quote. I went to see them during their reunion tour last year and brought home a silver confetti star, which I stuck onto a printed-out quote from their song, ‘Reach’. The quote says that if you reach for the stars, your dreams will all come true so I like to keep it on my desk as inspiration to keep going. A few days after the concert, I received an email from Carina UK offering me a two-book deal, which was a dream come true for me!

2) Do you have a favourite shelf/collection of books? Or favourite part of your Book Corner?

I do have a favourite shelf on my bookcase, which is filled with some fantastic romantic comedies. Some of the books date back from when I first started to read the genre when I was 17 while some are from last year. It’s such a pretty shelf to look at!

3) Do you have any reading/writing habits?

I always have to have music on in the background while I’m writing. I can’t write if the TV is on (unless it’s a music channel) but I can’t work in a silent room. A cup of tea on standby is always a welcome addition too.

I don’t really have any reading habits. I’ll read anywhere – on the sofa, in bed, in the bath, on a bus or on a park bench. As long as there are pages, I’ll read them.

4) How do you keep apart, track and control your TBR to read books?

I review books on my blog and on novelicous.com so I have two separate TBR piles – in theory. In practice, as I’m not very organised, all the books end up muddled up together. I do, however, have two separate notebooks with two separate TBR lists to keep track.

To keep track of the books I’ve read, I keep a handwritten list (which I keep in the pocket of my blog planner) as well as adding them to Goodreads and my Pinterest board. I’m afraid there isn’t much control of my TBR pile – it’s always huge!

5) Can you provide links to your social media handles please?

Of course! I love social media so this may take some time…

You can find me on:

Twitter: www.twitter.com/writer_jenn

Facebook: www.facebook.com/jenniferjoycewrites

Blog: www.jenniferjoycewrites.co.uk

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writer_jenn/

Pinterest: https://uk.pinterest.com/jennijoycepins/

Thank you Jennifer for sharing your Book Corner. 

You can purchase Jennifer's books buy clicking on the links below.

The Mince Pie Mix Up

The Wedding Date