#BookReview: The Contest by Karen Hamilton @Wildfirebks #TheContest #20booksofsummer23 #BookTwitter #booktwt #damppebbles

"We call it the Great Escape. The annual trip where my boss asks us expert travel guides to escort a group of privileged, uber-wealthy clientele on some far-flung expedition, a cut-throat contest for riches and glory. The stakes have never been higher, nor the challenge harder: I must summit Mount Kilimanjaro before my rival guide to … Continue reading #BookReview: The Contest by Karen Hamilton @Wildfirebks #TheContest #20booksofsummer23 #BookTwitter #booktwt #damppebbles

An Island by Karen Jennings #GuestPost #KarenJennings @HhouseBooks #AnIsland #damppebbles

"Samuel has lived alone for a long time; one morning he finds the sea has brought someone to offer companionship and to threaten his solitude… A young refugee washes up unconscious on the beach of a small island inhabited by no one but Samuel, an old lighthouse keeper. Unsettled, Samuel is soon swept up in … Continue reading An Island by Karen Jennings #GuestPost #KarenJennings @HhouseBooks #AnIsland #damppebbles