After the excess of last week a nice restrained week, no review copies, no charity shop buys, just some Kindle purchases, freebies and a competition win.
Red Dirt by E M Reapy. Thanks to Joanne at Portobello Bookblog and Head of Zeus publishers for this competition win.
Description
Three young Irish people have come to Australia, running from the economic ruins of their home country and their own unhappy lives. In this promised land, stunned by the heat and the vast arid space of the interior, they each try to escape their past in a chaotic world of backpacker hostels, huge fruit farms and squalid factories, surrounded by new friends who are even more damaged and dangerous than they are themselves. Endless supplies of cheap drink and drugs loosen what little sense of responsibility they have, and a spiral of self-destructive behaviour forces each of them to face up to the reality of their lives.
This is a story of the consequences of impulsive choices and of the places where they lead. A vulnerable young man is left alone by his friends in a remote wilderness; a desperate girl puts herself into the hands of violent sex traffickers; a once-privileged favourite son lets a drunken quarrel escalate to murder. An utterly compelling, readable novel that hooks from the first page and immerses us in an all-too topical nightmare.
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This week’s Kindle purchases
Kill Me Again by Rachel Abbott. A bargain at 99p.
Description
When your life is a lie, who can you trust?
When Maggie Taylor accepts a new job in Manchester, she is sure it is the right move for her family. The children have settled well although her husband, Duncan, doesn’t appear to be so convinced.
But nothing prepares her for the shock of coming home from work one night to find that Duncan has disappeared, leaving their young children alone. His phone is dead, and she has no idea where he has gone, or why. And then she discovers she’s not the only one looking for him.
When a woman who looks just like Maggie is brutally murdered and DCI Tom Douglas is brought in to investigate, Maggie realises how little she knows about Duncan’s past. Is he the man she loves? Who is he running from?
She doesn’t have long to decide whether to trust him or betray him. Because one thing has been made clear to Maggie – another woman will die soon, and it might be her.
The Love Detective by Alexandra Potter. A bit of light reading at a nice light price of 99p.
Description
Meet Ruby Miller. A writer who makes happy-ever-afters happen. Until she discovers her fiance is a lying cheat and loses her faith in love. So when her sister invites her on a beach holiday to Goa to forget about him, Ruby jumps on a plane . . . and into an extraordinary adventure.
Stolen bags, a runaway sister and a handsome American stranger sweep Ruby into a magical mystery tour across India. Amid fortresses and fortune tellers, and a whirlwind of weddings, she uncovers fascinating stories of love, lost and found.
But as the mysteries deepen, secrets are revealed that turn Ruby’s life upside down. And what started as a journey to find her sister, becomes a journey to find herself – and love – again.
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And finally… yes really … my Kindle freebies.
The Sekhmet Bed by Libbie Hawker and The Matchmaker by Elin Hilderbrand
Jill's Book Cafe 
I think you’ll enjoy the Rachel Abbott – I really enjoyed this one and that is a bargain price indeed!
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Thanks Cleo, it was a good buy on all fronts ☺
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I won a copy of Red Dirt also. Looks an interesting and out of my comfort zone read.
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I think sometimes they can prove to be great reads. No preconceptions, expectations or immediate review pressures means you can just go with the flow and hopefully be surprised. Let’s hope we both enjoy it.
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It won’t surprise you that I’ve beaten you this week with 11, although 2 are pre-orders.
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I’d have been disappointed if you hadn’t. Game on for next week 😉
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