#BookReview ~ The Little Campsite By The Sea by Elizabeth Holland ~ @rararesources

 

The Little Campsite by the Sea

Beth never planned to return to Llancariad—or to see Rhys again.

Beth Alden hasn't been home in years. The small seaside village of Llancariad holds too many painful memories, but when her mother suffers a fall, she has no choice but to go home.

As Beth settles back into life in North Wales, she’s forced to confront how much time has passed and how much her mother needs her. While trying to save the family's struggling campsite, Beth’s past catches up with her, stirring her anxiety and reminding her why she left.

Then Rhys Howell, her childhood best friend and first kiss, offers to help.

Rhys has never forgotten Beth or the kiss that changed everything. As they work together to revive the campsite, their friendship reignites, along with feelings he’s spent years trying to ignore. But while Rhys can imagine their future together, Beth is adamant she must go back to her life in the city.

Can Beth find the courage to stay, or will she run back to London, breaking both their hearts?

My Review:

The Little Campsite by the Sea is a wonderful small town romance. I loved Beth and Rhys. Theirs is a story of second chances, starting over, and appreciating time spent with loved ones. The story is enjoyable, fast-paced, kept me turning the pages. I was pulled in the the synopsis and kept engaged until the very last work. I loved this story and will definitely seek out other books from this author.

I was provided a copy of this book.

My Rating:

Tropes

·         Friends to lovers

·         Dual POV

·         Small Town Romance

·         Forced Proximity

·         Anxiety

·         Childhood bullying trauma

·         He Falls First

·         Always Been You

·         Closed Door

 

Purchase Links:

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Amazon UK

Meet the Author: 

Elizabeth Holland is a writer of romance novels. She enjoys the escapism of picking up a book and losing herself in a new world. Elizabeth is a keen advocate for mental health and often speaks out about her own struggles. She writes to escape her own thoughts. When Elizabeth isn’t writing, she’s usually outside walking the dog. Her favourite walks are when it’s cold and rainy, so she can work on her next plot.

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What Happened in Beulah by Christy Scott Cashman ~ @partnersincr1me ~ YA Mystery, Coming of Age

WHAT HAPPENED IN BEULAH

by Christy Scott Cashman

October 19 - November 13, 2026 Virtual Book Tour

About the Book:

A teenage girl uncovers the dark secrets of her Smoky Mountain town while searching for a missing classmate in this gripping coming-of-age mystery perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing.

Nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, Beulah has always seemed steady—rooted in tradition, shaped by generations, and slow to change. But in 1986, the ground has shifted, and no one feels that more than fifteen-year-old Barrett Childress Owens. Between her parents’ unraveling marriage and a school full of kids she can’t connect with, she feels invisible in her own hometown.

When Lacy Gunderson, the captivating new girl everyone is curious about, suddenly vanishes, the town’s calm surface fractures. Search parties comb the woods. A police investigation begins. Rumors multiply. Families close ranks. And Barrett begins to sense how much the adults around her choose not to say. As Beulah clings to its usual rituals—including the annual Miss Kudzu pageant, which has shaped local girlhood for decades—Barrett is forced to navigate a community where loss lingers in the air and secrets are carefully kept. Her journey through the uncertainty reshapes her understanding of friendships, family, and the complex place she calls home.

A rich coming-of-age story with a pulse of mystery and a budding romance, What Happened in Beulah explores the fault lines of a small town and the courage it takes to face the truths people would rather bury.

Praise for What Happened in Beluah:

"What Happened in Beluah is a wonderful book—funny, sharp and poignant. It's a story designed for all of us, of all ages, all wisdoms. It points to the necessity of recovery. It's a novel of ghosts present and ghosts past, with alcoholics and dreamers and preachers and small town grifters all coming together in one place—the everywhere of guilt and consequence, the kudzu of our lives."
~ Colum McCann, author of Apeirogon and Twist

"What Happened in Beulah cannot but remind us of what Hemingway said: ‘There is no friend as loyal as a book.’ Here, page after page, Christy Scott Cashman succeeds in making the reader hang onto the story as the drama on Beulah’s seemingly calm surface ruptures like a scene of serene rain that suddenly modulates into a rumbling thunderstorm. I'm sure the book will be a loyal friend to many readers."
~ Patrick Kabanda, author of The Creative Wealth of Nations

Book Details:

Genre: YA Mystery, Coming of Age
Published by: She Writes Press
Publication Date: October 20, 2026
Number of Pages: 288 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 9798896364801
Book Links: Amazon | Kindle | Barnes & Noble | BookShop.org | Goodreads | BookBub | She Writes Press

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Meet the Author:

Christy Scott Cashman is a best-selling and award-winning author with multiple national honors. A writer, actress, and producer, she has decades of storytelling experience across film, literature, and the arts. Christy is the founder of YouthINK, a creative arts foundation empowering young people through imagination and expression, and serves on the Board of the Associates of the Boston Public Library. Christy divides her time between Boston, Massachusetts, Martha’s Vineyard, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she enjoys family life with three dogs and four horses.

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#BookReview ~ Stuck With You For Christmas by Jen Smith ~ Stuck With You For Christmas by Jen Smith #HolidayRomance

Stuck with You for Christmas

A deliciously festive enemies-of-Christmas-to-lovers romance – perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan, Heidi Swain and Milly Johnson.

About the Book:

Event planner Natasha needs a distraction this December...

With her grown-up children on the other side of the world, Natasha is facing Christmas alone. So when England's most famous Christmas town, Wellcombe, needs saving from a PR disaster, she packs her bags. She'll spend the season working, not wallowing – mulled wine strictly optional.

Stained glass restorer Will is counting the days until it's all over...

Since a terrible tragedy shattered his Christmas five years ago, Will wants nothing to do with twinkly lights, carol singers or festive cheer. But his biggest job this year is restoring a pair of ancient church windows in Wellcombe... at the heart of the very celebrations he's spent years avoiding.

Natasha and Will have one thing in common: they're both faking their way through the most wonderful time of year. Can gingerbread, mistletoe and a little festive magic thaw their frozen hearts? Or will it take a snowstorm to show them it's never too late for a second chance at love?

My Review:

Stuck With You for Christmas is a cute holiday story that begins with a bah humbug and ends with new beginnings. Natasha and Will are wonderful characters. Neither are looking for a partner but soon find themselves constantly in each other's company as Natasha settles in Wellcome to put life back into the famous Christmas town and coordinate their holiday festivities. As the holidays approach and Natasha's time in Wellcombe is coming to an end, lives have been changed and both Natasha and Will have to decide what's next.

I devoured this book. I read it in one sitting on a very lazy Sunday. I enjoyed the characters, loved the side characters, and found the author's descriptions of the town and activity vivid and descriptive. I was pulled in by the synopsis but the author's writing style and storytelling kept me engaged. A beautiful holiday romance that will captivate the reader.

I was provided with a copy of this book. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

My Rating:

Purchase Link:

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Meet the Author:

Jen lives in the Midlands with her two kids, where she dreams of living by the sea in the south of France. She is an audiobook narrator with an MA in Medieval History and loves castles and King John (possibly a smidgen too much). When not writing or narrating, Jen can be found planning the next family holiday, being taxi to the kids and giggling through her kickboxing lessons.

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Coming Soon ~ The Zero by C. J. Mercer #EspionageThriller #Preorder

 

About the Book:

A technology broker in Warsaw is afraid of something above the street. Before CIA officer Elias Voss can get his answers, a small autonomous weapon reaches the broker’s apartment. A single name survives: Janus.

Back in London, stolen components, intercepted communications, financial records and satellite imagery begin pointing toward an autonomous weapons program. The sources are credible. The observations are real. For Voss, the trail is becoming actionable. For intelligence analyst Mara Kade, it is becoming suspiciously helpful.

As the investigation moves toward an industrial site outside Brno, Voss and Kade confront a more unsettling possibility: separate sources can tell the truth while steering everyone toward the same false conclusion. The danger may lie as much in how they interpret the evidence as in what they find.

The Zero opens the J.A.N.U.S. series with surveillance, technological pursuit and a contest over human

judgment. Its central question is simple: if someone knows how you decide whom to trust, how much of the chase still belongs to you?

For readers drawn to espionage, surveillance, conspiracy and technology thrillers; investigative puzzles; and tense disagreement between capable people. The novel combines field action with the work of questioning an apparently solid case.

Book Details:

Scheduled Publication Date: November 13, 2026

Publisher: Project Forge Books

Pre-Order Link:

Amazon

About C. J. Mercer:

C. J. Mercer writes espionage and technology thrillers centered on conspiracies, surveillance and pursuit. The Zero is the first J.A.N.U.S. novel, published by Project Forge Books.

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Up the Creek: A Florida Eco-Mystery by Shelley Marsh ~ #Mystery

 

Up the Creek: A Florida Eco-Mystery by Shelley Marsh

About Up The Creek:

 

Up the Creek: A Florida Eco-Mystery

Mystery Stand Alone

Setting - Florida

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sibylline Digital

First Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 2, 2026

Print length ‏ : ‎ 300 pages

Digital ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8897409136

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0H79D1LLY

Paperback ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8897409143

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0HF1GB458

In the Florida marshlands, Amanda finds herself in a fight that’s personal, political, and deadly

After losing her research grant, marine botanist Amanda Wright returns to her Florida hometown and takes a job at her family’s eco-tour business. But the quiet marshlands she once loved are under threat from a flashy new resort and a suspicious rezoning effort on protected land. Then a fellow scientist dies under mysterious circumstances, and a rare aquatic plant is found that may hold the key to stopping development.

As buried secrets come to light and her long-absent mother resurfaces with regrets of her own, Amanda must decide what kind of person and protector she wants to be.

A suspenseful, emotionally layered mystery set against a lush coastal backdrop, Up the Creek explores the fragile balance between progress and preservation, and one woman’s determination to defend the place she still calls home.

Praise for Up the Creek

“Sharp writing, a clever mystery, entertaining characters, and the tropical Florida setting will entice readers to pay more than one visit to author Marsh’s Mysteries.” —Ellen Byron, author of the Golden Motel Mystery series

About Shelley Marsh:

Shelley Marsh is the author of the Estate Sale Mysteries, including Dying to Live Here, More Than She Bargained For, and Everything Must Go. She writes character-driven mysteries set along Florida’s coast, where community ties, hidden motives, and shifting loyalties shape the story. With Up the Creek, she expands into eco-mystery, blending environmental conflict with political intrigue and emotional stakes. When she’s not writing, she can often be found exploring the beaches and marshlands that inspire her fiction. She lives and writes in coastal North Florida.

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Purchase Link: Amazon

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