Cover Reveal: The Freshman Parents by Ko Porteous
Today I am helping in the cover reveal for The Freshman Parents by Ko Porteous. This is the first novel in The Empty Nesters Series. It releases on July 10th and sounds like it will be a fun one to read, especially if you have a child leaving for college!
Book Description:
Single parent Heather isn’t neurotic (honest!) – she’s simply dreading the day her only child leaves for university – so her meticulous checklists grow longer by the hour. When she seeks advice on a parents’ forum, she clashes with Scott, a single dad whose “helpful” statistics and assertions about “helicopter parenting” leave her fuming.
Move-in day delivers the ultimate surprise: their daughters aren’t just roommates – they are self-declared “besties for life”. Suddenly, Heather and Scott are thrown into a begrudging alliance.
As they navigate the new status quo, Heather’s instinct to organise meets Scott’s philosophy of letting go. Their practical text messages about mattress toppers and emergency supplies evolve into conversations about dream jobs and bucket list aspirations. Despite their intentions to avoid relationships at all costs, unpredictable events keep throwing them together, meaning Heather and Scott find it increasingly difficult to ignore each other…
Now….. What does the cover look like?????? Keep scrolling to find out!!
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Pre-Order Your Copy Here:
Amazon US
Amazon UK
About the Author:
Ko Porteous lived in a tiny fishing village in the north of Scotland before moving to Edinburgh aged 10.
Ko loves meeting people with interesting stories to tell and is constantly on the lookout for knotty story themes, particularly involving women navigating the messiness of life. She has worked as a Research Chemist, Assistant Chef, Teacher and School Leader.
As well as writing, Ko works as a Business Manager and provides listening services for a mental health charity aiming to reduce the number of deaths caused by suicide.
In her free time Ko loves to run, meditate and travel; preferably all on the same day.
Ko has been married for 25 years, has 2 children of her own and is now navigating her own empty nest.
The Freshman Parents is Ko’s debut novel and is the first in ‘The Empty Nesters’ series.
Contact Ko:
Instagram @koporteousauthor
Cover Reveal: The Secrets of Strangers by Jess Kitching
Today I am excited to help in the cover reveal for Jess Kitching’s upcoming novel The Secrets of Strangers!
Please note that there are different publication dates depending where in the world you live:
Australia Paperback: April 28th
Global E-book and Audiobook release: April 28th
UK Paperback: July 16th
The author is from Australia, it makes sense it is released physically there first! Those of us in the USA will have to wait a bit longer for the physical version, but you can still read it on April 28th. And being my birthday is April 29th, maybe I will give myself an early birthday gift!
Book Description:
After suffering a loss, Janine and her husband Kamal need a fresh start. They leave their family and everything they know in Manchester and move to Bamblethorpe, a picturesque Lancashire village where they expect nothing but peace and quiet. It’ll be just what Janine, a thriller writer, needs to work on her next manuscript.
But the peace of their new village life is disrupted when longtime local Alexa Clarke goes missing out of the blue. Did she leave her husband like some people suspect? Or is there credibility to the rumours that something more nefarious has happened to Alexa?
Frozen by writer’s block, Janine stumbles into investigating Alexa’s disappearance, and the more she discovers about Alexa’s life, the more complicated things become. Nothing is as it seems, and Janine begins to realise that there are disturbing parallels between Alexa’s life and her own.
What starts as curious procrastination quickly spirals into a tangled web of secrets, lies and a truth Janine may not be ready to face … if she survives.
A propulsive thriller about a writer who gets caught up in the case of a missing woman, for fans of Lisa Jewell, Paula Hawkins and Ruth Ware.
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Australia
UK
Amazon US (Kindle and Audio only currently)
‘A terrific writer with a smart, keep-on-guessing, plot-twisting story that will keep you turning the pages until you reach the final one … then you’ll finally be able to take a breath.’ – Chris Carter, author of The Crucifix Killer
‘This book held me hostage in the best way. Gripping, twisty, and emotional, it grabbed me from the first page – and even made me cry.’ – Noelle W. Ihli, USA Today bestselling author of Ask for Andrea
‘A compelling, unhinged tale that explores the moral ethics of turning a real-life crime into fiction, with a final twist that will blow your hair back.’ – Camille Booker
Contact Jess:
Instagram: @jesskitchingwrites
Cover Reveal: The Heart Shaped Box by Lucy Kaufman
Today I am helping in the cover reveal for The Heart Shaped Box by Lucy Kaufman. This is a novella at 87 pages and comes out on January 27th! The page-turning psychological thriller novella about infatuation, revenge and the lengths we will go to for love.
Novella Description:
“She pressed her nose gingerly to the glass, peering unblinking through the viscous liquid at her gift.”
Victorian, rural Sussex. When headstrong daughter of a rector, Constance Timothy, receives a flurry of gifts in pretty little boxes from the charming, smouldering student doctor Smith Williams, her whole family anticipates a future betrothal.
Yet beneath the exquisite pastel lids and satin bows lie macabre secrets that entice Constance into a private world of obsession and darkness, where morality becomes blurred, loyalties are tested and unthinkable acts are possible.
One secret will shake the genteel world she knows to the core…
The first book of The Carousel of Curiosities series, this haunting novella is perfect for readers of Sarah Waters, Laura Purcell, and Angela Carter.
Now….. What does the cover look like?????? Keep scrolling to find out!!
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Pre-Order Your Copy Here:
Amazon US
Amazon UK
About the Author:
Lucy Kaufman is an award-winning author, playwright, audio dramatist and poet. 40 of her plays have been performed professionally around the UK and Australia, to critical acclaim. She has lectured in Playwriting and Screenwriting for Pen to Print and Canterbury Christ Church University and is a mentor at The Writing Coach. Originally from London, she now lives by the sea with her husband, sons, dogs and cats.
Contact Lucy:
Instagram @kaufmanlucy