Belonging

Belonging wins Chill with a Book award

| Rhoda Baxter

Belonging has won a Chill With A Book award! How exciting is that?!

The cover of Belonging, next to the shiny award badge.

The Chill with a Book awards are a long running prize which is awarded to indie published books of high standard. The readers assess each book against a set of criteria like:

  • Were the characters strong and engaging?
  • Was the book well written?
  • Did the story have you turning pages to find out what happened next?
  • Was the ending satisfying?
  • Would you recommend this book to someone who reads this sort of book?

Eight readers read Belonging as part of the judging and they must have liked what they read because they awarded it a Premier award. Which means I get a badge and everything!

Here’s a few of the comments from the readers

“I liked everything about this book. I’ve already recommended it to a friend at work.”

“It was a lovely, relaxing, easy read.”

“I truly enjoyed this gem of a book.”

Have you read Belonging? Please could you leave a review on the retailer site of your choice (Amazon, I mean Amazon, really). Even just a few words makes a massive difference.

Belonging – so many reviews!

Book cover for Belonging small town romance
| Rhoda Baxter

Belonging went on tour with the fabulous crew from Rachel’s Random Resources. After a brilliant week, there are now lots of reviews. This book is a little darker than my usual books, so I was a bit worried about how it would be received. I needn’t have worried. Here are just some of the reviews from the tour. The words ’emotional’ and ‘heartwarming’ come up a lot:

“This is a quick read, but really packs an emotional punch.” The Book Review 

“It is an emotive, contemporary family drama and romance, with a lovely ending to leave you with a smile on your face.” “I enjoyed it so much that I went to look at other books by this author “ Splashes Into Books

“Second chances, new beginnings and a heartwarming vibe make this book extra special!”  Rae Reads

“The story is not just a quick chick lit read it is quite emotional at times and has some real added depth that made it stand out for me.” Donna’s Book Blog

“A lovely and emotional story.”  B for Book Review

More reviews tomorrow.

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New Release announcement! Belonging is out now!

Book cover for Belonging small town romance
| Rhoda Baxter

Belonging is finally out in the world! It’s on Kindle only at the moment and it’s on spesh for 99p/99c for a few days. It’s more women’s fiction than rom com, this book, although there are a couple of jokes in it (as always). I hope you enjoy it.

 

It’s only been out a few hours, but here’s what people are saying about it:Book cover for Belonging small town romance

“As well as being a lovely romance with a HEA it is also a very good story about family, love and honesty.” Amazon review

“There’s so much heart in this little story of second chances” Amazon review

“(I) loved how although the two women had barely met before, they were able to take comfort from each others acquaintance.” Amazon review

There only a few reviews at the moment, so if you do read it, please, please post a review.

 

She’s grieving her lost love. He’s searching for his lost niece. Can attraction overcome family loyalty in this enemies to lovers romance?

Hiding away in a tiny Yorkshire village, Harriet is grieving for her lost lover. His family won’t talk to her and she can’t move on from his death. All this changes when his daughter, Niamh, turns up on her doorstep, needing a sympathetic ear.

Tim thinks Harriet broke up his sister’s marriage all those years ago. His sister’s enemies are his enemies. When his niece runs away to Harriet’s house, he knows he has to get her back before his sister finds out. But that means talking with Harriet.

As they work together to console Niamh and get her home safely, Tim and Harriet become increasingly attracted to each other.

But with attraction comes guilt.

Can they overcome their respective loyalties and give in to love?

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