Author: Elise

Book Review: DarkWeb by Talia Vines

Book Review: DarkWeb by Talia Vines

Posted December 6, 2018 by Elise in Reviews / 0 Comments

The blurb: The FBI said it’d be dangerous. If I helped them put Mark Donahue in prison, they’d get my brother out. Mark is a criminal mastermind, so cagey and brilliant the FBI can’t touch him. I’m the one person who could bring him to his knees. Publicly, he’s got everything— good looks, a vast […]

Book Review – Cold Evidence by Rachel Grant

Book Review – Cold Evidence by Rachel Grant

Posted November 14, 2018 by Elise in Reviews / 0 Comments

The blurb: The only thing Navy underwater archaeologist Undine Gray fears more than facing former SEAL Luke Sevick is never scuba diving again. But when a dive on a Cold War-era US Navy submarine ends with an accidental explosion, she’s terrified of going into the deep, forcing her to beg the most experienced diver she […]

Book Review: Saving the Princess by Helena Newbury

Book Review: Saving the Princess by Helena Newbury

Posted March 28, 2018 by Elise in Reviews / 7 Comments

The blurb: At thirty thousand feet, assassins invade the first class cabin and put a knife to my throat. Then one of the passengers hurls them aside like they’re nothing. The gorgeous, gruff giant who saves me is Garrett Buchanan, a former Marine. When we uncover a conspiracy to murder me, he becomes the only […]

So you want to be a writer?

So you want to be a writer?

Posted January 20, 2018 by Elise in Random, Writing / 4 Comments

Ever wondered what it’s like to be an author? It’s not all moleskin notepads and brunch, you know. Here are a few things I’ve done in the name of writing: – Googled “what does a fresh body smell like?” – Asked a nice ex-soldier for his email address so I can contact him *for research […]

Book Review: Play by Piper Lawson

Book Review: Play by Piper Lawson

Posted January 14, 2018 by Elise in Reviews / 2 Comments

The blurb: I’m Payton Blake. Just another successful twenty-something woman living the dream… OK, that’s a lie. But I could be those things, if I had friends outside of work. If I didn’t treat watermelon slushies like a food group. Maybe if I’d had sex in the last year…  Even if I wanted a relationship and […]

Book review: The Coma Girl series by Stephanie Bond

Book review: The Coma Girl series by Stephanie Bond

Posted January 8, 2018 by Elise in Reviews / 0 Comments

The blurb: In COMA GIRL, a victim of a tragic event lies in a hospital bed, at the mercy of friends and relatives who think she can’t hear them. But she SO can. My thoughts: Coma Girl was billed as “family drama, suspense, comedy, and romance.” I wasn’t entirely sure how that would happen, seeing […]

Gift ideas

Gift ideas

Posted December 1, 2017 by Elise in Blackwood, Random / 7 Comments

Wearable words from Litographs Litographs sell clothing and scarves printed with words from over 200 classic books. Would you like to wear words from The Great Gatsby or Sherlock Holmes? Some garments incorporate pictures too. If you’re a writer, you can even upload your own story and have it made into a scarf or a […]

My writing calendar

My writing calendar

Posted December 1, 2017 by Elise in Blackwood, Writing / 12 Comments

We’re fast heading for the new year, so I figured I should probably make some attempt at getting organised (which has never been one of my strong points!). In 2017, my goal was to publish a book a month, and I’ve done that, although December’s release will be a box set rather than a new […]

Review: The Skin Collector by Jeffery Deaver

Review: The Skin Collector by Jeffery Deaver

Posted November 13, 2017 by Elise in Reviews / 6 Comments

The blurb: They have never seen a murder like it – but something about this killer is all too familiar… A new type of serial killer is stalking the streets of New York – one more devious and disturbing than ever before. A talented tattoo artist is using poison instead of ink. His victim is […]