I really enjoyed BODY & SOUL by John Harvey. The plot was brilliant and kept me on my toes right up to the end. An end with an emotional twist. It’s sad to say this is the final novel by John Harvey as he has finally decided to retire from a writing career blessed with bestseller after bestseller. Thank you for the tremendous skill you have woven into each and every one of your stories. Thank you also to Cornerstone, Penguin Random Hous...

THE QUAKER by Liam McIlvanney is an atmospheric Thriller that grips the imagination in the harshness of a 1969 Glasgow. The attention to detail is breathtaking. I could smell the cigarette smoke, the damp, and the sweat. I felt totally immersed in the story. The lead character, DI McCormack searches for the truth in a case that sees women dying in terrible circumstances. The writing is refreshing and gritty. Thank you to #Netgalley and #HarperCo...

LAST LETTER FROM ISTANBUL a Romantic Suspense by Lucey Foley was a little on the slow side for me. I persevered because the writing was so good. I am glad I did. The evocative story, which was written using flashbacks came full circle and really hit me hard. I even shed a few tears because I had come to love all the characters. I would love to know their complete stories . . . what happened and when . . . If . . . ? Thank you to #NetGalley for t...

THE SAPPHIRE WIDOW, a  Mystery Suspense by Dinah Jefferies left me enthralled. It was the most beautiful breathtaking book I have read for a while. The sumptuous descriptions, raw emotions and intense mystery fill the pages and my thoughts. It was a though I were there in Ceylon, in the days of British rule with the sun beating ferociously down before the Monsoons broke and the mystery deepened. The suspense is woven throughout the book and whi...

SKIN DEEP, an Adult Mystery Thriller by Liz Nugent left me in a quandary. Perhaps that was the reason: to shock and make the reader think. I, on the other hand, could not get to grips with the main character, Cordelia Russell. Within the first few pages, we learn Cordelia has the body of a dead man decomposing in her flat. But who? Over the rest of the book, we are introduced to many would-be suspects as the story begins again when Cordelia is ...

CROSS HER HEART a psychological thriller, by Sarah Pinborough, moved along at a great pace. Secrets, lies, and scandal were at every page turn. I could not put this book down. Without giving any ‘secrets’ away, the novel led me down one path only to turn everything on its head. BOOM! This book grips and doesn’t let go. It twists the reader left and right as the characters come to terms with their past. At times, this was not a...

THE HIDEAWAY by Sheila O’Flanagan proved a great read. After devasting news, the author took us on a journey from soul-destroying distress to acceptance and new beginnings. All the while the backdrop of sultry Spain with its orange groves, vineyards, and handsome men held the reader entranced. I read the book quite quickly. I wanted to know how Juno mended her broken heart. It seemed time and the beautiful Spanish scenery, along with Pep ...

Finding Gobi by Dion Leonard was a rewarding book to read. At first, it didn’t seem like a read for a grown up. After all, what could we possibly have in common? But, it turned out to be a real treat. This story was about not just finding a little dog lost in the Gobi Desert, but also a journey to finding oneself. Dion Leonard, an ultramarathon runner came across Gobi, a small stray dog in the Gobi desert. The little dog latched onto Dio...

4.5 TEACUPS for LOVE LESSONS WITH THE TEXAS BILLIONAIRE
Reviews Received / June 28, 2010

Love Lessons with the Texas Billionaire by Jan Bowles Publisher: Siren-Bookstrand Publishing Genre: Contemporary Romance Heat Rating: 2 Blurb English beauty Eva St. John is flown to Texas to shadow rugged billionaire oilman Jack McClaine, for the magazine article she is writing. He has a reputation as a fast living, womanizing rogue, who has quite literally come from the wrong side of the tracks. A self-made man who always gets what he ...

New Contract with Siren
Latest News / June 19, 2010

I’ve just received another contract from Siren for the third in my COWBOY BAD BOYS series. It’s called BOUND BY THE MONTANA MOUNTAIN MAN It should go into the SCORCHING category. Due out December 2010....

New Contracts with Siren
Latest News / June 2, 2010

I have just sent off the new contracts for two books with Siren They are part of a series called COWBOY BAD BOYS. The first is titled SHACKLED BY THE COWBOY DRIFTER, and the second is called BRANDED BY THE TEXAS RANCHER. Both will be in the SCORCHING category. Looking forward to working on them, and seeing the new covers. HOT, HOT, HOT. I am working on a third in the series at the moment, titlle to be announced....

A SURPRISE 50TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION PRESENT (Poll)
My Thoughts / May 26, 2010

Guess what, I was 50 a few days ago. So what do you think I had to mark that special milestone in my life? It is half a century after all.Perhaps some slippers? Or a book on how to look ten years younger? Maybe an eternity ring from my husband?No.I chose a belly piercing. WHAT? Little old me, who used to be the shy retiring girl? Well, I’ve news for you. I just found out life’s not a rehearsal. Time to grab it with both hand...

THE RETURN now in PRINT
Latest News / May 3, 2010

My first published book with Siren-Bookstrand, has just come of age, and has now gone into print. Whilst on assignment in Iraq, English TV presenter and journalist Robert Tremayne is captured by the Islamic Jihad and held hostage. His soul mate, Marielle, can barely come to terms with her loss but tries to move on with her life. Two years later Robert is discovered alive. Marielle is overjoyed, but her life has changed beyond all recogn...

5 DELIGHTFUL DIVAS for DARK SECRETS
Reviews Received / April 30, 2010

I just had to share my wonderful review from Stacey at DARK DIVA REVIEWS, she awarded DARK SECRETS 5 DELIGHTFUL DIVAS Here’s the review Thirty-two year old English Architect Sam Marshall had vowed never to return to Oxley in Oxfordshire. When he meets Megan Lawrence, a twenty-five year old ethereal beauty for the first time in ten years, old wounds are re-opened. Their troubled past has remained unspoken all this time. Neither of ...

A New 5 Star Review for ‘Love Lessons with the Texas Billionaire’
Reviews Received / April 8, 2010

A new review by Night Owl Reviews Eva St. John is a hard worker and will do anything she can to get the right story out to the public. The thing is though she maybe a good journalist she excels at keeping her identity a secret. She keeps her life a secret and will not let any man near her heart. The last time she did let a man get close she got hurt real bad. Her past comes back to haunt her when she is assigned the job of Jack McClaine...

EASTER PROMOTION MADNESS with JAN BOWLES
Latest News / April 2, 2010

I’m pleased to announce my latest release DARK SECRETS, my first erotic romantic suspense novel with Siren-Bookstrand As a special offer for the EASTER period only I am also offering a BUY ONE GET ONE FREE on my other two highly acclaimed ebooks. LOVE LESSONS WITH THE TEXAS BILLIONAIRE and THE RETURN Buy LOVE LESSONS WITH THE TEXAS BILLIONAIRE HERE Send me the receipt you receive from your purchase, and I ...

My Erotic Romance DARK SECRETS is out Today
Release Day / April 1, 2010

Hi everybody, I thought I would let you know of my Erotic Romantic Suspense out today. It is about a highly flawed individual called Megan Lawrence, who needs to come to terms with her own Dark Secrets in order to move on. How can she move on, when she has hurt the only person who can help her? Blurb: Thirty-two year old English Architect Sam Marshall had vowed never to return to Oxley in Oxfordshire. When he meets Megan Lawrence, ...

New 5 Star Review for ‘Love Lessons with the Texas Billionaire’
Reviews Received / March 13, 2010

I just thought I’d share my news of a 5 Star review from Singletitles Eva St John of New Dawn Magazine arrives late at a symposium and manages to embarrass herself with Jack McClaine of Mclaine Industries pulling the strings at her expense with a sexual innuendo for all to hear. Eva, not one to sit idly and take it, calls Jack out with information she received from a source. Although smoothly denying the allegation, he wants to kn...