Author Archives: Andrea Pryke

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About Andrea Pryke

I have been collecting Marilyn Monroe items since 1990 and the collection includes around 400 books, as well as films, documentaries, dolls, records and all sorts of other items

The boy in her dreams by Laekan Zea Kemp

Synopsis When Roman wakes from a six month coma, the first thing he sees is the girl of his dreams. Except Bryn isn’t confined to the dream-state anymore and neither is he. He’s awake and alive and as the memories … Continue reading

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My Favourite Authors

Every book lover has a favourite author or 10, I love to see who other readers love and why, this gives me the incentive to go out and read books by those authors, books that I might never have picked … Continue reading

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5 Lesbians eating a Quiche by Evan Lander and Andrew Hopgood

  Synopsis It’s 1956 and the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein are having their annual quiche breakfast. Will they be able to keep their cool when Communists threaten their idyllic town? My thoughts This is … Continue reading

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Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

Synopsis I didn’t ask for any of this. I didn’t ask to be some kind of hero. But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado – taking you with it – you have no choice but to … Continue reading

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Dying to get Published by Judy Fitzwater

Synopsis Jennifer Marsh is a mystery writer with a stack of eight unpublished manuscripts and rejection letters to match filling her closet. She’s sure that if she can just get famous for something, someone will have to publish her books. … Continue reading

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Little Girl Lost: The life and hard times of Judy Garland by Al DiOrio

Synopsis Judy Garland was born Frances Gumm, was on stage from the age of 2 1/2 and died aged 47. Weaving all the fascinating sides of her life through the texture of her unique career, Al DiOrio creates a magical … Continue reading

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1929 by M. L. Gardner

Synopsis As Black Tuesday triggers financial despondency, three young couples in New York City must trade their lives of luxury for poverty, tragedy, and setbacks. When Jonathan Garrett’s brokerage firm collapses on the day of the Stock Market Crash, he … Continue reading

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A night in with Audrey Hepburn by Lucy Holliday

Synopsis Actress Libby Lomax has retreated into the world of classic movies, where the immortal lives of her favourite screen goddesses seem to offer so much more in the romance department than her own life. After a terrible day on … Continue reading

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Colony of the Lost by Derik Cavigano

Synopsis Nestled in the heart of the Berkshires lies Glenwood, Massachusetts–the perfect picture of suburbia. But when the children of this affluent town begin vanishing one by one, baffling local and federal authorities alike, Glenwood becomes anything but a utopia. … Continue reading

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The Curse of the Bridal Chamber by Hunter Murphy

Rolltop Publishing Sept 15 2016 Synopsis The indomitable senior sleuth Imogene and her outrageously endearing Alabama family find themselves in hot water while on a family vacation at a mermaid convention in sunny Florida. When Imogene and her brood, including … Continue reading

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