Porthkennack series

Review: Love At First Hate by J.L. Merrow

Sep 7, 2018 | 1 comment

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Once again author J.L. Merrow takes us back to the seaside village of Porthkennack and into the dysfunctional lives of the wealthy Roscarrock family. Those familiar with the two previous Porthkennack...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Sammy's Reviews
TAGGED: enemies to lovers, gambler, J.L. Merrow, Porthkennack series, Riptide Publishing

Review: One Under by J.L. Merrow

Mar 23, 2018 | 1 comment

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel With the novel, One Under, author J.L. Merrow takes us back to the beautiful seaside Porthkennack and the Roscarrock family. Those who remember Dev and Kyle from Merrow’s first novel in this series,...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Sammy's Reviews
TAGGED: bisexual, J.L. Merrow, kids, Porthkennack series, PTSD, Riptide Publishing, teacher

Review: Tribute Act by Joanna Chambers

Jan 29, 2018 | 1 comment

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Nathan was living away from Porthkennack and hadn’t intended to return full time. But when his family’s business was in trouble, he came to help out and then never left again. Nathan likes to fix...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: Joanna Chambers, Porthkennack series, Riptide Publishing, stepbrothers

Review: Junkyard Heart by Garrett Leigh

Dec 6, 2017 | 3 comments

Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Jas grew up with his mother in London, but spent the summers on his father’s farm in Porthkennack. He never felt that he fit in as well in the seaside town, but after heartbreak consumes him in...

FILED UNDER: 4.75 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: addict, alcohol abuse, artist, bisexual, Garrett Leigh, pansexual, photographer, Porthkennack series, Riptide Publishing, voyeurism

Review: Count the Shells by Charlie Cochrane

Oct 16, 2017 | 1 comment

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Michael Gray had a hard war. But unlike so many others, he came home. He joins and his sister and her family on their summer holiday in Porthkennack. They’ve come to this place since they...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Historical, Sue's Reviews
TAGGED: Charlie Cochrane, cheating, kids, Porthkennack series, Riptide Publishing, war

Review: House of Cards by Garrett Leigh

Jul 19, 2017 | 3 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Calum has just run from his life, including his home, his tattoo shop, and his relationship. Nothing was in his name and he leaves with nothing, except the memories of a manipulative and...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: bisexual, boss/employee, friends to lovers, Garrett Leigh, hurt/comfort, illness, Porthkennack series, Riptide Publishing, tattoo artist

Review: Wake Up Call by J.L. Merrow

Apr 21, 2017 | 1 comment

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Dev has gone on holiday, but it’s a jaunt with a purpose to find his birth mother, the one who abandoned him at birth. Though he’s sent many letters to the little port town of Porthkennack where his...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Sammy's Reviews
TAGGED: J.L. Merrow, lawyer, mechanic, Porthkennack series, Riptide Publishing

Review: A Gathering Storm by Joanna Chambers

Apr 7, 2017 | 12 comments

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel With breeding, money, reputation, and good looks, it would seem Sir Edward “Ward” Fitzwilliam has it all. Yet following a brush with the paranormal at the moment his twin brother perished in a far...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Camille's Reviews, Historical, Paranormal
TAGGED: Joanna Chambers, opposites attract, Opposites Attract Week, Porthkennack series, racism, Riptide Publishing, wealthy character