The Stranger's Voice
The Stranger's Voice. It's a stand-alone story based in Brighton (although there is a trip to Hong Kong too).I'm so looking forward to this book coming out! I've been counting the days!
Released March 8th, 2017
It's about a woman who is losing her hearing, Adaline lost her ability to understand speech from birth. She's brilliant, intelligent and has managed to hide this from the world she lives in. Each time Adaline confesses to a boyfriend they quietly walk away. So when Callum rocks up, she thinks he'll do the same.
Callum and Adaline have spent a long time hiding, and if they're not careful, they could both end up recluses. Once they meet they make it their mission to solve each other's perception of their #HiddenImperfections.
There's sass and plenty of heat between them, but most of all there is a mutual understanding of how cruel friends and family can be when they find out you're not perfect to them.
Here is a snippet
“Sod him. Does that mean your flat is available to rent?” Steph asked me, she stared intently on my reactions. I made a fish impression, trying to break her scrutiny, she only lasted thirty seconds before breaking into fits of giggles. I raised my eyebrows still making the fish an impression with my lips. My cheeks hollowed out, and I increased the tempo of my lips moving up and down. Steph threw her cloth napkin at me, and I grinned.
“Why do you want to know?” I leaned forward, my eyes wide, raising one eyebrow. I knew what she was up to, she reeked of a cunning plan. It was written all over her sheepish looking face. I threw her napkin back at her, folded my arms under my breasts and waited for her to answer.
Steph straightened up and took a deep breath. “Elliott’s best friend has just come home from overseas. He stays with us, but after a day, he feels uncomfortable imposing on us. We’d have him there forever, but he thinks because we’ve been married less than a year, we should have the freedom to have sex wherever and whenever we feel like it. He thinks that him being around will dampen our sex life.
“That’s pretty considerate. Is this person good looking?” I asked. I don’t want a hot guy moving into the flat opposite mine. I don’t need the distraction. I’d never met a handsome man who wasn’t an arsehole.
“No, I don’t think so,” she frowned and looked up to the sky for divine help. “No, definitely not handsome.”
“You’re a shit liar. Is he rich?”
I thought rich, handsome men were the worst kind. I should know, my university was full of them. Steph had fixed me up on a few dates with her friends. All of them stunning in the looks department and had a decent bank balance. All of them rude, arrogant and self-centred. I had no interest in those kinds of men. Give me a poor, plain looking man, any day of the week. So long as he had rugby player thighs.
“Um,” she pondered this question, looking left and right. Who, she thought was going to help her with the question I had no idea. Unless she hoped the seagulls sauntering around our table knew the answer.
“Let me make this easier. Is he richer than the Beckhams?”
“Um,” she paused again.
“Bloody hell Steph, you had to think about that? Why the hell would you be trying to get him to rent the flat if he’s minted?” Irritated temporarily I took a swig of my latte, only to find it freezing cold. Politeness dictated that I swallowed the liquid. My upbringing would have had me spitting out on the paving stones next to us. The term, dragged up, applied to me.
“He is really down to earth, normal like you, Elliott and me. You won’t regret letting him move in, I promise.” Steph commenced fluttering of her eyelashes, blowing me smooch kisses and clasping her hands in a begging motion.
“I want to interview him first, if he passes my strict questions, then he can move in. But, the flat is a state. Jeff left it in a real mess, the doors are hanging off the hinges in the kitchen, the carpet needs replacing. None of which I can afford. The shop is a money pit too. I need to sell a decent comic to finish the renovations.”
“Did I mention, he’s a carpenter?”
Here is the full list of books and where to find them
Geary Series
Charming Olivia - 99p/99c on all platforms
Loving Lilly - Amazon, iBooks and B&N
Breaking Jane - Amazon, iBooks and B&N
Brodie Saga
The Disappearance of Catherine Brodie -
Free on iBooks and B&N / 99p/99c at Amazon
The Recovery of Catherine Brodie - Amazon, iBooks and B&N
The Survival of Catherine Brodie - Amazon, iBooks and B&N
The Absolution of Catherine Brodie - Amazon, iBooks and B&N
Kindle Unlimited Readers
The Geary Series
Brodie Saga Books 1&2
Brodie Saga Books 3&4
Quickie
Stranded at New Year
Links
iBooks | Amazon | B&N
It only takes one defining moment.
icking myself for this as i am truly a massive fan of Lesley Jones and her outstanding work but this just didn't work for me. I don't like to read about perfect men as i like work i can sort of relate to and imagine and as no one is perfect i found it a little hard. I also felt it was very slow paced. I pushed on though and found some interesting characters made themselves known further on and the last part of the book has me intrigued for the next.
