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See the Stars by Eleanor Ray #Review

  See the Stars by Eleanor Ray will be  published on February 5th 2026 by Piatkus .  Do you ever feel that life isn't going to plan?   When Alice Thorington collapses in the street after a particularly hellish day at work, she must finally admit to herself that her outwardly happy life - steady relationship, well-paid job, beautiful flat in the city - isn't everything she'd hoped it would be. Burnt out by long hours and living a life that doesn't fulfil her dreams, Alice returns home to Yorkshire.  Her childhood home brings complicated family dynamics, a rediscovery of her passion for stargazing and two new friends: Berti, a boy who finds it easier to count the stars than interact with people, and Matt, her brother's best friend and Alice's teenage crush. With each of them facing their own struggles, can the stars that meant so much to Alice in her past help them to find their way in the present?  Filled with heart and warmth, this uplifting novel...

Single All The Way by Karen KIng #Review #Bookouture

It is a great pleasure to feature Karen King's festive novel, Single All The Way today. 
 
Snow is falling, bells are ringing… and my heart is broken. I pick up the phone to tell my mother about Oliver and me. But before I can, she says, ‘I don’t exactly know how to tell you this… But I’m leaving your dad.’

Single together for the first time, 34-year-old Meg and her warm-hearted, long-suffering mother Sally are cancelling Christmas, and running away to a tiny cottage on the Cornish coast. For Meg, it is the perfect place to heal, away from all the mistletoe, while for her mother it has a special, and secret, place in her heart – from a love story that seems a lifetime ago…

Meg and Sally find they’re getting to know themselves, and each other, better than ever before. But as they are unable to resist getting involved in the village Christmas celebrations, they encounter two handsome local strangers.

Sometimes, it’s being away from home that helps you realise where your heart is. What neither woman knows is that, by the time the new year rolls around, one woman will have fallen in love with her husband all over again, and one marriage will be over for good…


An escapist, romantic and heart-warming novel for fans of One Day in December and No One Cancels Christmas.  


My Thoughts

  Spending Christmas in the lovely Cornish village lets you share in all the festive preparations and village life. This is an enjoyable book which gives you food for thought as well as some heart-warming moments. It is more than a festive read.

 The storyline which features a mother and daughter and their relationship problems offers an interesting perspective and lets you see how they deal with life at different points in their lives. I particularly enjoyed the parts where Meg and Sally are together and found them both credible characters. There are some thoughtful issues beneath the storyline. You are also given an insight into what their husbands are thinking. You can see both sides and how circumstances have led these couples to the present crisis. It isn't just because they have stoppped communicating with each other. There are other aspects, especially with Meg's husband. With one couple having drifted apart and the other having unrecognised issues, there is plenty of meat in this otherwise escapist read. 

In short: With two couples at a crossroads, there is plenty to work through in this Christmas romance.

About the Author


Karen King was born in Birmingham and has always enjoyed reading and writing. A multi-published author of children’s books and romantic fiction, her rom-com The Cornish Hotel by the Sea became an international Amazon bestseller. She is delighted to now be part of the Bookouture team. She now lives in Spain and intends to spend her time writing romances while her husband, Dave, grows vegetables and tends to the zillions of fruit trees on their land – when she isn’t sunbathing or swimming in the pool, that is. 

You can follow Karen here: Website   |  Twitter

Book links: Amazon UK  |  Apple   |  Kobo  

Thanks to Karen King and Bookouture for a copy of the book and a place on the tour. 

 

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