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For an outrageous, modern update on A Room with a View by EM Forster In SEX AND VANITY, Kevin Kwan has delivered the perfect antidote to travel restrictions, lockdowns and 2020 blues. Lucie Churchill travels to Capri to attend a glittering society wedding and meets George, a mysterious fello...

Marian Keyes meets Love Actually in this fresh, funny and gloriously romantic Australian novel that has sold all around the world. I read the first chapter of this book as soon as it arrived and didn’t want to stop. Alas, I have a job that pays the bills where they annoyingly do not allow me to...

This was my first read of the new year. At the time I was in Europe visiting family and about a few days out from travelling to London (and reading on my e-reader). I always hope to catch snow when I am in London in Winter and this made the setting of ONE DAY IN DECEMBER even more appealing, it ...

When I received book mail this week, I opened my parcel to discover a copy of THE LOVE THAT I HAVE by James Moloney inside. It’s always such a thrill to receive a book, and I cracked it open in an excited rush, intending to read the first few pages and then move on to other work. But this nove...

When is a shawl not a shawl? When it is knitted of fine Estonian wool, and each fine thread is stitched with story. When it passes to a new owner with a prayer of good fortune, and the hope in dark times for survival and legacy. When it can pass through the golden band of a weddi...

I’m going to admit straight up that I have put off writing this review, not because I didn’t like HOW TO STOP TIME, but because I adored it. It’s one of the best books I’ve ever read and will go on my all-time favourites list where it will reside forever. And because of this I want to wr...

BEAUTIFUL MESSY LOVE is the second novel by award winning Perth based author, Tess Woods. You can read my review of her debut novel, LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT here. Lily is a bit of a mess, struggling with her medical studies, mostly because she hasn’t worked out how she fits into the world of d...

When her father falls ill, Willow Patterson is called home from University to take over the running of the family property, Patterson Downs. Running the place has always been her dream, and she has big plans to turn the cattle station to organic and sustainable practice. As she is packing she...

Today, Nicole Hurley-Moore, author of newly released COUNTRY ROADS, stops by LOVEthatBOOK on her book tour. It is always great to welcome an Australian author to the blog, and in her post today, Nicole shares the story of how writing saved her when life did not go to plan... How Writin...

Today I am thrilled to welcome Karly Lane to LOVEthatBOOK. Her latest novel is called THIRD TIME LUCKY and it is freshly released into the world. If you haven't followed Karly on social media yet, you should immediately scroll to the links below. She is humble, funny and responsive to her follo...