Blog Tour: Promo: A Wish For Beth by Audrey Davis
Today I am taking part in the blog tour for A Wish for Beth by Audrey Davis. A Wish for Beth is Book 4 in the Cranley Wishes series. This series looks like fun to read romcoms! It was just released yesterday, June 10, 2026!
Book Description:
A heartwarming paranormal cosy romance set in a small Scottish village, featuring a flamboyant genie, three unexpected wishes, and a second chance at love after loss.
Love, second chances, and a dash of magic… what could possibly go wrong?
Beth Calder’s life so far:
Marriage falling apart? Check.
Heartbreak she can’t quite move past? Check.
Fresh start in a quiet Scottish village? Check.
Discovering a genie inside a pinball machine? That’s new.
Arriving in Cranley is meant to be Beth’s chance to begin again. A job as head chef at The Jekyll and Hyde pub, a cosy place to call home, and a village that doesn’t ask too many questions feel like exactly what she needs. Romance is firmly off the table.
That becomes harder to hold onto when she meets Kieran, a thoughtful and quietly charming tech developer who understands more than she expects. It becomes even harder when the pub’s dusty basement reveals a glitter-loving genie with a habit of interfering and a belief that Beth’s story isn’t over yet.
With three wishes she doesn’t quite trust and a heart still holding onto the past, Beth must decide whether to keep playing it safe or risk everything for a chance at something new.
In Cranley, even the most unexpected kind of magic can help you find your way forward.
A Wish for Beth is Book 4 in the Cranley Wishes series. Perfect for readers who love small-town charm, gentle paranormal romance, and uplifting second-chance love stories filled with warmth, hope, and a touch of magic.
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About the Author:
Audrey Davis is the bestselling author of sparkling romantic comedies that blend warmth, wit and just a touch of mischief. She burst onto the scene with A Clean Sweep and its prequel A Clean Break, before bewitching readers with her ghostly romcom The Haunting of Hattie Hastings, first published as a trilogy and later as a standalone novel.
Her feel-good Cranley Wishes series began with A Wish for Jinnie and went on to delight fans with A Wish for Jo and A Wish for Wilma. Along the way, she also delivered the laugh-out-loud Lost in Translation (2021). Her latest standalone, The Lexicon of Love, charmed readers in September 2025.
Originally from the UK but now settled in Switzerland with her husband, Audrey divides her time between writing, shopping, cooking, and indulging her love of red wine. She’s a voracious reader, a keen storyteller, and never fails to get a little giddy when readers reach out.
Contact Audrey:
X @audbyname
Instagram @cowieaudrey
Blog Tour: Guest Post: To Find My Mother by Mary Wood
Today I am helping to end the blog tour for To Find My Mother by Mary Wood. This is a historical fiction novel that deals with the Holocaust. It is about two young girls and their story of survival and love. Mary is sharing a guest post and talking about the novel! To Find My Mother was just released April 20, 2026. **If you are lucky enough to live in the UK, To Find My Mother is on a Kindle Countdown Deal of 99p until June 8th!**
Book Description:
A HARROWING AND YET UPLIFTING STORY OF SURVIVAL AND LOVE
Best friends Jana and Eva are carefree eight-year-olds in Prague-until Nazi occupation tears their lives apart.
As their mothers are taken away and the girls face the horrors of war, survival becomes all that matters
In Theresienstadt, two desperate women make unimaginable sacrifices to one day find their children.
But will love and hope be enough to help them reunite?
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Amazon UK To Find My Mother is on a Kindle Countdown Deal of 99p until June 8th!
Hello everyone,
I am thrilled to be here.
I am an author of 36 Historical Fiction books – 11 of which were written under the pseudonym of Maggie Mason besides these I have written a Gangland Thriller under the pseudonym of Molly Kent. Here for you to enjoy is a summary of my latest book.
TO FIND MY MOTHER is harrowing in parts as it deals with the holocaust – a dreadful time in the world’s history that we all hope is never repeated.
In a very short chapter one, we meet Jana, a young Jewish girl, living in London. searching for her mother.
Then the story behind that search unfolds as we are taken back in real time to 1939.
Jana and her friend, Eva, just eight years old, are playing happily until the moment they hear the drumming sound of many feet pounding the road. In the distance they see what to them is a magnificent sight – rows and rows of soldiers, immaculately dressed, marching as if they were clockwork figures. Unaware of danger, they are soon enveloped in fear as Jana’s mama clutches them to her and utters: ‘Elohim save us.’
So begins a life of segregation, the wearing of the Star of David, and not being allowed to attend school and worst of all, the disappearance of loved ones. Until one day whilst playing in the park across from their apartment block, they hide when their street is suddenly filled with Nazis arriving in trucks. What they witnessed should never be so.
The book follows their journey as they are rescued and cared for by outlying farmers – The rebuilding of their lives to feeling happy and secure with many moments of joy but always lurking in the shadows is their longing to be with their mamas and to know what happened to their Tata’s (father’s).
Their story then goes forward to them being aged thirteen when they find where their mamas are incarcerated – hear tales of starvation and cruelty, but also of other children taking food to the walls of the ghetto where a young girl from inside crawls through to collect it.
Their decision to do this for their mama’s, brings them joy, but leads to the end of life as they know it . . .
For Marie, mama of Jana, and for Lenka, mama of Eva, whose story is told alongside Jana’s and Eva’s, their lives have changed unrecognisably as they try to survive in Theresienstadt. In their quest to avoid the dreaded lists that see hundreds of Jews sent to concentrations camps, leads to a path that’s abhorrent to Marie.
They want to live. They want to find their children. They know this won’t be possible if they are ‘chosen’. The tales they hear of extermination of Jews being carried out in Auschwitz where many are sent, fills them with fear.
Lenka shocks Marie by the measures she takes to progress to a trusted position in an endeavour to keep them safe. For herself, the love she still holds for her beloved husband, Jan, will not let her betray his memory in that way. Having a beautiful voice, she is chosen for the choir which affords her some protection.
One concert is attended by Rolf, an officer of high ranking. When he falls in love with her, her life changes. But is devastated once more when Jana and Eva are captured and by what happens to Eva and then to Lenka, the friend she has had in her life since they were children. . .
This is a story that takes you from, Prague to England, to Argentina. It will tear at your heart and give you moments of heartbreak and of feeling fear for the characters, interspersed with Joy and eventual happiness as you involve yourself in the incredible resilience and courage shown during the Holocaust, not just by the Jewish community but by many who tried to help them, including German soldiers.
All characters are fictious, but events are based on true accounts.
Hope you enjoyed my post. Thank you for having me, Much love to all, Mary x
About the Author:
Mary was brought up in Leicestershire where her family settled when she was six months old, Mary now lives in Blackpool with her beloved husband Roy. Their children have long flown the nest and are living happily with their partners and have extended Mary and Roy’s happiness by giving them eight wonderful grandchildren, and umpteen great grandchildren, all of whom are a joy to them.
Mary began writing in the 1980’s but didn’t find success until she self-published on amazon in 2011. Soon after she was thrilled to be spotted by Pan Macmillan who have since published 24 of her books, including the bestselling Jam Factory Girls series. Her latest being ‘A Lasting Promise’ and ‘Her Hidden courage’.
Soon after being published by Pan Macmillan, Mary was approached by Sphere, a subsidiary of Little Brown Books. Joining them she wrote 12 novels under the pseudonym of Maggie Mason. Including the bestselling, The Half Penny Girls. Her latest Maggie Mason is: A Daughter’s Dream, with one more to come in 2027 yet, untitled.
Mary has now come full circle and is returning to publishing herself with the help of her son, James Wood, as she now cares for her beloved husband and needs to set her own, achievable deadlines, but remains ever grateful to both of her publishers and for all they did for her.
Contact Mary:
Website
YouTube @booksbymarywood8074
TikTok @authormarywood
Instagram @mary.wood.7796420
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Blog Tour: Guest Post: Kat the Dog by Jo Allen
Today I am taking part in the blog tour for Kat the Dog by Jo Allen. It is the first in a fantasy series and aimed for children ages 9-12. Today she is sharing her thoughts on loyalty and friendship and why she wanted to write stories about dogs. Kat the Dog is available now!
Book Description:
A puppy is born at Kymera on the seventh day of the seventh month of the year 2023.
The seventh daughter of a seventh daughter, gifted with magic powers from birth, Kat is destined to become leader of Dogsworld.
Queenie, Top Dog at Kymera, must keep the newborn safe from evil forces set on destroying her.
The pup bonds with Olivia, the orphaned granddaughter of Archie, who is in charge of Kymera, a magical realm, where dogs talk to each other and fairies, who inhabit the old willow tree, can grant wishes. But Kymera is in danger of being stolen away from them.
Kat, Olivia and the other dogs will do all they can to save their precious home.
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Loyalty and Friendship
By Jo Allen
Loyalty rates highly on my list of expectations from the universe. Of course one shouldn’t really have expectations. That’s just setting yourself up for disappointment.
When I was a child, my dad, who loved children and animals, often said to me, ‘People aren’t as nice as you think, Jo. They’ll let you down later in life. You’ll see.’ I didn’t believe him. I perhaps should have.
Take my lifelong ‘best friend’. We’d been close, like sisters, since we were toddlers. On one occasion, I invited her and her boyfriend to a gathering chez moi. She later received another invite and said she would be going there instead. When that fell through, she turned up at my house. ‘Hmm,’ I thought, but was still pleased to see them. Halfway through the evening, she turned to her boyfriend and said, ‘Jo’s so loyal. I’m not loyal at all.’ ‘Oh,’ I thought, as it dawned on me, probably for the first time, ‘of course’. She knew herself well.
My best friend was somebody who made friends easily – funny, extrovert, vibrant, the life and soul of the party – and she made you feel special. Over the years, I’d watched her strike up sudden and wildly enthusiastic friendships, where the ‘new best friend’ could do no wrong. Then, just as suddenly, they’d get ghosted for some real or imagined slight. I was the one friend throughout her life that she never dropped. Until she did.
Several years ago, having become involved with yet another fresh group of friends, she stopped contacting me after an argument. I missed her. Six months later, I made a conciliatory gesture towards her, but she ignored it. We did arrange to meet a few years later, but then she ghosted me again. I subsequently discovered she was ill and again attempted to make things up with her, but she never responded. Last year I found out she’d died and I’d missed the funeral by a week. She apparently hadn’t wanted any visitors and didn’t want anybody at her funeral. All those ‘friends’ she’d made… it felt so sad. And I still miss her in spite of everything and wish things could have been different.
So what does that say about friendship? And about loyalty? One of the reasons I love dogs so much, and most other animals in fact, is that, unlike people, they don’t let you down or disappoint or abandon you. They can be cheeky and naughty, sometimes a little snappy, but my dogs have been my best mates, adding sparkle to my life, making me laugh, comforting me when I’m sad, annoying me at times. But always there for me.
My current dog, Arthur, is now seventeen, blind and deaf, and can drive me mad with his constant demands. In his younger days, he was a feisty little chap, who liked to pick fights especially with dogs a lot bigger than himself. He was very headstrong and the two of us used to have quite a lot of rows ourselves. If I tried to make him do something he didn’t want to, he’d growl at me and his eyes would go green. I’d shout back, or throw some water over him if he persisted. He never backed down. And neither did I, the pair of us snarling at each other. Quite the stand-off. But it wouldn’t be long before he was by my side nudging me, ‘Come on, Mum, let’s make up,’ and we’d be the best of pals again. He never once tried to bite me. He knew his boundaries that way. We’ve had a lot of fun and a lovely life together and now is my time to properly look out for him just as he’s always looked out for me. He may not be the dog he once was (no rows these days), but he still enjoys his food and going out in the pram and then having a run around the field and he still sleeps next to me every night, like he’s always done. Still my best boy.
So, that’s the reason I wanted to write stories about dogs. They are the most wonderful of God’s creations and can teach a child, adults too, about friendship, loyalty, love and, sadly, eventually loss. But you’ll never have a better or more loyal companion. And what could be more special than that?
About the Author:
When she was a little girl, a voice in her head told her that she had to like dogs. That was when she was about five years old and didn’t know any dogs. Then a family moved in next door with a little heeler-cross called Trixie. Remembering the voice in her head, Jo tried to like Trixie, but it wasn’t easy. Trixie would run up to her wagging her tail, then she’d roll on to her back, still wagging her tail, asking for her tummy to be tickled. Jo would oblige, and then Trixie would try and bite her. Not the best start.
But Jo didn’t forget about the voice and, when she was 8 years old, she went down to the local kennels, where she met Jim, who was very kind with her and they became friends. Jo’s love of dogs began to grow. She went to the kennels whenever she had any spare time and decided she would like to own her own kennels one day.
At the age of about ten, she went to a garden fete with her best friend, where she met Lassie, her first dog, and decided to bring her home. Her mum and dad weren’t too chuffed, but they soon fell in love with Lassie.
Life took over and, instead of following a career with dogs, Jo went to university to study languages and then moved abroad for a few years. But she missed England and eventually came back home, trained to become an acupuncturist and herbalist, and started going back to the kennels again. Of course, she was older and Jim was older, but the friendship was still strong. And then Kat was born and Jo decided to write about her.
Contact Jo:
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Instagram @katthedog7
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