I just can't get enough of Milly Johnson books at the moment, I finished this is one night, and it's not that the writing is particularly fab, its more that the characters are sooo interesting and lovely. I must admit, my favourite Characters in this book were Ven and Olive, they were just genuin...
This is an easy read, but such fun, I loved it! Telling the story of four women, who have grown up together and take the cruise trip they promised themselves as teenagers, we travel around the Mediterranean with them on The Mermaidia.The characters were fantastic and so likeable. Johnsons writing...
This is my favourite novel by Milly. I haven't been able to enjoy many of her other books as much as I have this one. I suppose everyone has a personal favourite. Let me first say that all of the characters in this books are adorable, particularly the men in the book. This book is the epitome of ...
After reading A Spring Affair a couple of years ago, I liked it enough to want to pick up another Milly Johnson book. I found this one for sale in my local library so thought I should give it a go.A Summer Fling doesn’t simply have one protagonist, it has five who are all brought together by dyna...
A nice easy read. 3.5 stars. It took me about a dozen chapters to really get engrossed in the Story. I kept reading bc the book got really good reviews on amazon and it did indeed get a lot better. The plot is pretty predictable from the getgo but the book is still well written and the characters...
In the bookshop, I had a choice of four Milly Johnson books to pick from and this is the one that I chose to read, having never read one of her novels before, well, I didn't quite know what I was getting so I got this one because it was about a writer of romantic fiction and the turn of events th...
another great read by Milly Johnson.Not her best book but it was only her second and I felt she god better as time went on.Stevie is looking forward to her wedding when big burly Scot Adam informs her that her fiance Matthew has ran off with his pretty girl friend .Adam blames Stevie and Stevie b...
'The Yorkshire Pudding Club' is the story of how three women find themselves empowered by unexpected pregnancy. For Helen, pregnancy is a dream come true. For career-woman Janey, it is a nightmare. And for the emotionally lost Elizabeth, fears she may be carrying a child she will never love.
‘I haven’t eaten all day. And the food in the hotel last night wasn’t to my taste. I have to try this curry sauce.’ And he started to tuck in, while Cariad sat and stared at him. She thought that looking at his face was like viewing a piece of iridescent glass which shifte...
It was Freddie’s fourth birthday today but they wouldn’t be able to see him till Andy came home. Whatever Dino said to pacify her, Linda knew that at some point in the future, Freddie would recall how he didn’t end up with his birthday presents from his paternal grandparents until well after the ...
I don’t climb ladders to do windows and I don’t scrub floors by hand. It’s mop, hoover or nowt. And I can’t bend to do skirting boards because I’ve got a problem with a disc. And I’ve got a bad knee so I don’t do kneeling either.’ Lesley Clamp dictated the last of her non-negotiable working terms...
‘Do you see the way “greif” is spelled?’ said Gideon. On the screen in front of him he had the mail he had forwarded from Floz’s PC sent to her by Nick. ‘Wrongly,’ said Juliet. ‘Precisely. And do you see the way it’s spelled here?’ He opened up anot...
The candle. It would be nearly out, if it wasn’t already. She tried to sit up, but it wasn’t happening. So she tried rolling over, which was more successful except that she couldn’t stop and ended up on the carpet, where she found herself stuck. She heard Auntie Susan’s footsteps thundering up th...
He chattered like an over-excited child. Molly thought they must have started putting E-numbers in fish and chips these days. ‘That is the best day out I can ever remember,’ he said, sitting on the garden chair, tilting his head to the warm light of the afternoon. &n...
The sky stamped its feet and made a lot of noise but its energies were soon spent. The sun chased away the weakened grey clouds and the wind stilled. Within half an hour the strange, puffy, fake clouds were back spoiling things again. ‘Anyone fancy a limp down to the pub?’...
She wanted to choose some bridesmaids’ dresses. ‘I don’t want to pour any cold water on your plans but are you sure you’re doing the right thing, Max?’ Bel asked, when Max excitedly told them about the honeymoon she’d booked. And the cake. And the rest. ‘Won’t Stuart go me...
Stevie with a man. Not just any man. A huge ginger man. And not just any huge, ginger man. Him. She had pulled his head down towards her with his tie. So it wasn’t a casual call then. How bloody long had that been going on? Matthew asked himself. This was supposed to be their wedding day and she ...
She wondered what Tony would think if he knew what she was up to. Would he have her bang to rights on grounds of adultery, even if the men in question were gay? Leonid Szabo was small, slight, very camp in his gestures, and with his frilly shirt and long waistcoat he looke...