Time to catch up on my reading, and these two kept me company during some of the worst times…
It’s Christmas in Lyme Regis, and DC Tina Abbott is looking forward to some well-earned time with her family.
But then her mum Annie, true to form, reports a crime. The pottery shop has been broken into and the owner Peg, Annie’s friend, attacked.
The evidence is scant. A solitary fingerprint in blood, but nothing stolen, at least as far as the police can tell.
But when Annie discovers a gaudy pottery reindeer that was left at the scene of the crime, she and her swimming club friends get drawn into the mystery.
Was the man who attacked Peg the same man PC Dougie Anderson almost ran over on the night of the crime? Why does the local councillor keep turning up? Does the car Annie saw leaving the scene belong to her friend Rosamund’s husband? And just what’s going on at the dilapidated café across the way from the pottery?
The Shattered Bauble is a Christmassy mystery which makes an ideal gift for anyone who loves whodunnits, the stunning Jurassic Coast, or evil seagulls.
About the authors
- Millie Ravensworth is the pen name of two authors, Heide Goody and Iain Grant. They have been writing entertaining and humorous novels together for more than ten years. The Millie Ravensworth books focus on their shared passion for crime stories. They love sitting down together to create charming characters that readers will want to spend time with.
- About the authors
- My name’s Rachel McLean and I write stories you can’t put down, with characters you’ll be rooting for.I’m best known for my Dorset Crime series, which has sold over a million copies. The first book in that series, The Corfe Castle Murders, won the 2021 Kindle Storyteller Award.Here’s what Clare Balding (the lead judge) had to say about the book:’I particularly enjoyed the detail of the landscape and the humorous oddities of Dorset life. I enjoyed the richness of the characters, complexity of life for a working mother who is thrown into a new environment and has to prove herself, all over again.
Our Review
The Shattered Bauble is a Christmassy mystery, which makes an ideal gift for anyone who loves whodunnits, the stunning Jurassic Coast, or evil seagulls.
The characters and the location are delightful and a joy to read about. Everything feels so real, it was as if I was really there. I have been to this part of the Jurassic Coast, and reading this story really took me back there.
I love being an armchair detective, and Rachel makes it such fun to follow along.
This is one hell of a read, and I look forward to many more!
Across centuries, three women are bound by an invisible thread, one that dares them to question everything and follow what whispers in their souls. Because it turns out, we are far more magical than we ever imagined.
1307 England: Miryam, a weaver’s daughter, longs for more than her impending arranged marriage. When she meets a handsome monk and begins practicing magic in a secret mystery school, she believes she has found her true path—until the earl begins hunting heretics, and her new powers may cost her life.
2017 California: Leah, an atheist fortune teller and boxed-wine connoisseur, just wants peace during a brutal custody battle and debilitating migraines. But when a strange journal from the 1300s arrives addressed to her, she is drawn into a mystery that challenges everything she believes.
2307 New Soteria: Karaia, a rising marketing analyst, witnesses an impossible murder in a world where crime was supposedly eradicated. Thrust into the dark underbelly of society, she learns of disturbing government cover-ups, repressed childhood memories, and her own connection to a thousand-year-old prophecy.
As fate and free will collide, Miryam, Leah, and Karaia must unravel their pasts, face their deepest fears, and embrace their power. Ultimately, they must decide—will they accept the lives written for them, or risk it all and step into the unknown?
For readers who love interwoven timelines, secret societies, ancient prophecies, and character-driven fantasy, Woven in Time is the first book in a sweeping, genre-bending work of adult speculative fiction that fuses alternate history, dystopian intrigue, and a powerful message of personal transformation into one unforgettable journey across the ages.
About the author
Jessica Ann
Jessica Ann is an author, intuitive, and creative entrepreneur who believes in living a life guided by passion, purpose, and possibility. Through her work, she invites others to awaken to their own inner magic and follow what whispers in their souls. Her storytelling blends fantasy and spirituality into genre-bending explorations of life, fate and free will, and the invisible threads that connect us all. Drawing inspiration from myth, nature, and her own personal journey, Jessica writes stories that blur the line between the mystical and the everyday—reminding readers that magic is not something to be found, but something to be remembered.
Before stepping fully into her creative calling, Jessica built a diverse career as a nonprofit founder, city council member, and educator. Her work has always centered on community, connection, and the belief that small acts can ripple outward to create a more compassionate world. Now, she continues that mission—helping other authors and entrepreneurs bring their dreams to life.
When she’s not lost in a story or mentoring other dreamers, you can find her baking sourdough, foraging for wild edibles, dancing barefoot in her kitchen, or spending time with her partner, children, cat, and dog in Missouri. She’s endlessly inspired by the cycles of nature, the resilience of the human spirit, and the mystery of the unseen forces that guide us home to ourselves.
Follow Jessica Ann’s journey and creative work at jessanncreates on Instagram, Facebook, and Substack, where she writes her newsletter, Wildest Dreams—a call to courage, creativity, and the magic of living a life you love.
Our Review
This story grabbed hold of my curiosity the minute I saw it.
A fascinating, complex story that follows the lives of these brave and courageous women.
Different times, different places, and three very different women, powerfully linked together on a fascinating journey.
History, intrigue and transformation, all blended together to spellbind whoever reads the first book of the Woven in Time trilogy…
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