Welcome to Fabulous Fiction, a blog by Stella Quinn which celebrates books so good, you just want to hug them when you’re done reading. Rachael Johns’ novels are warm and wise and filled with people you can recognise. I was hooked after reading Jilted, stayed up into the wee hours to finish Man Drought, and now it’s time to jump genres (and countries) in the wonderful How to Mend a Broken Heart. What is the world saying? A page-turning combination of heart, wit and wisdom. betterreading.com.au I was captured from the first page and didn’t want to put the book …
Kiss and Tell | Kelly Rimmer
The Warsaw Orphan A veritable feast of heartbreak and history, The Warsaw Orphan takes readers into the Jewish ghettos in 1940s Poland with a story that amplifies the very best, and the gut-wrenching worst, of human nature. Rimmer brings us two very different characters from opposite sides of town, Elzbieta and Roman, both brave, heroic and determined to save their families. With mounting war casualties, children recruited for corpse collection and boat-loads of innocents sent to their deaths, their efforts to aid the rebellion become even more important and unthinkably dangerous. Beautifully written, and as touching as it was confronting, …
Comfort Reads with Ava January
Can you feel it? Winter is only a fortnight away and the temperature has dropped – if you are living in more temperate areas of the world that is. But if you live in a more tropical setting though, winter is a little different! Cosy is still cosy though! Welcome to historical romance author Ava January who comes from sunny Queensland and today shares with us her version of a cosy winter!
Comfort Reads with Novalee Swan
Brrrr! It’s getting colder and colder now we’re heading into late autumn and the air is getting cooler, the days shorter and the nights longer. Lucky then there is always a cosy space inside where we can huddle with a good book, a warm drink, and the occasional cuddle (from human or animal!) Welcome to Novalee Swan who writes paranormal and contemporary romance and whose book series are fun, sweet, sexy, and satisfying, just what the cooler months need!
FABULOUS FICTION with Stella Quinn & guest Fiona Lowe
Fiona Lowe’s novels are beautifully crafted, fearless, and compelling, and A Home Like Ours is her outstanding new novel. A quick internet search before I started reading left me eager to dive in: “heart-wrenching, joyous … a genuine page-turner” [Neil Béchervaise, Carpe Librum] “expertly crafted … the characters feel like your own friends” [Laura Brodnik, Entertainment Editor, MamaMia] STELLA: Tell us a little about your book, Fiona A picturesque small town, a cosy community garden, a facade of tolerance and acceptance – but when three women with wildly different loyalties come together, what secrets and lies will be revealed? A …
Comfort Reads with Charlotte Anne
It’s coming up to the colder months of the year and what does that mean? There is nothing better than snuggling up with a favourite book, a hot drink and a beloved pet! Welcome to the first of our seasonal reads for Autumn and winter and to author Charlotte Anne, her favourite cosying up space and her debut novel!
Kiss and Tell |Pamela Hart
Pamela Hart has 1920s glamour, London’s West End theatre district and royalty all wrapped up in her latest release, The Charleston Scandal.
FABULOUS FICTION with Stella Quinn & guest Alissa Callen
Welcome to Fabulous Fiction, a blog by Stella Quinn which celebrates books so good, you just want to hug them when you’re done reading. Alissa Callen’s novels are warm-hearted and touching. She writes down-to-earth rural communities filled with appealing, genuine characters. Snowy Mountains Daughter is the first book set in the high-country town of Bundilla. STELLA: Tell us a little about your book, Alissa Snowy Mountains Daughter is the first story of my new series set in a tiny book town. The road home isn’t for the faint-hearted … Peony flower farmer Clancy Parker was born and bred in the …
Kiss and Tell |Penelope Janu
Rural romance author, Penelope Janu, threads a love of the environment and horses through all her stories, with her latest novel – Starting From Scratch – tying both themes together in a warm, fresh and fun read. With a natural bent towards educating readers, Janu makes us care for the characters and their causes.
Kiss and Tell |Sandy Barker
Sandy Barker’s latest novel, The Christmas Swap, was the perfect tale to get me in the festive mood. Telling the story from three different perspectives, the novel bounced between Colorado USA, a the UK and inner-city Melbourne.