Book Review: One Bed Between Rivals by Joss Wood

One Bed Between Rivals, written by Joss Wood and published by Mills and Boon Modern is a thoughtful eco romance.

Thea and Farrell first met at university, she added an idealistic, studious student, him the playboy son of a hotel property millionaire. Thy didn’t mix in the same friendship group. 10 years on she is a successful travel blogger whilst he has taken over the family business and is trying to fix all th corrupt and damaging practices his father used whilst building his empire of holiday resorts. 

Thea has been invited to the opening of Farrell’s newest resort, an eco resort in th Seychelles.  Financed by Farrell it is one of many initiatives to try and fix the damage done to the eco system by his father. 

A tropical storm hits the resort on the first night. They are forced to share a bed in Farrell’s bungalow and the sparks fly. The media is about to  blow open all the corrupt dealings Farrell’s father entered into when building his empire. Will their romance survive?

One Bed is quite a compact novel, the main characters could have been developed other more backstory. I Enjoyed the story being written from a dual point of view, it made the storyline more rounded as the refer saw the storyline develop from both characters standpoint. 

As usual with Joss Wood’s novels I enjoyed this book, I just wish it had been longer. 

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Book Review: Her Forbidden Royal Boss by Jadesola James

Her Forbidden Royal Boss, written by Jadesola James and published by Mills and Boon Modern imprint is a Royal romance set in Anwu, Prince Ikem is the Prince Regent until the baby nephew takes the throne at 18. The palace becomes aware of threats gins the baby’s life so Adama is appointed as a nanny /bodyguard as she has military training. Ikem is trying to uphold the legacy of his brother whilst unrest is growing in neighbouring and his own country. Adama and her family has seen and lived through the unrest and understand how Ikem’s decisions could destroy the country. She also isn’t that comfortable around the baby as after her brother died she cut herself from her feelings. Nevertheless the attraction between the pair simmers and explodes as the prince and Adama work together to protect the baby.

A really enjoyable read, well paced and interesting as Adama is a very strong, determined heroine (with issues going back to her childhood) and Prince Ikem, whils presenting as an alpha male hero he also makes mistakes. He also had a soft protective side when it comes to his nephew. I look forward to reading other novels by this author as her writing and storylines are fresh and new. 

#Win #miffy bundle

Just like millions of other users I have been banned from Twitter/X for inauthentic behaviour. I had been retweeting lots of find my pet / animal rescue tweets. This means I cannot access my dms and send out my disney prizes. Looking into advice posted on Reddit, sometimes searching for an account helps to prove you are a real person. This is my link:Link  in order try and get reinstated and prove I am not a bot this competition will require entrants to:

Follow my blog;

Comment on any Blog post;

Search on X for @susan1375 Link

Leave a comment on this post stating how many times you have searched or left a comment (each time equals one entry) so I can message the winner. 

The prize is a mini Miffy bundle consisting of a blind box colourful light and a friendship bracelet, both are reviewed in previous posts. The blind box has not been opened so I don’t know what colour Miffy you will win. 

Rules:

The competition opens on 12 June 2026 0.01 am GMT and closes on 0/ 1 July 11.59pm GMT.

The competition is open internationally.

I purchased the items and the brands have no input into this competition. Any questions please message me through my blog.

You must:

Follow my blog;

Comment on. Blog post;

Search on X for @susan1375

Leave a Comment on this post so I can contact you

 

Book Review: Family Lies by Karen Rose

 

Family Lies is a suspense thriller written by award winning novelist, Karen Rose. This is the fourth novel in the San Diego Case File series. 

San Diego Homicide Detective Kit McKittrick and police psychologist/ boyfriend Sam Reeves. 

This case focuses on Lit’s foster sister Akiko. A recently deceased woman, Mary leaves a message on Aliko’s answer machine claiming to have information about her birth mother. Kit is shot and wounded when she goes to Mary’s house at Akiko’s request to find out what she knows about her mother and finds Her body. and the story develops from there.  Mary had been in touch with Aliko’s sensei and mentor (who was subsequently beaten up). The plot line is increasingly murky as they are drawn into the Japanese mafia underworld. 

I enjoyed this novel, but I did find it to be very long and complicated with lots of subplots and characters that were superfluous to or didn’t add anything to the storyline. I found the name changing for the Japanese characters very confusing, and unnecessary. The plot line could could have been pared down without losing the overall direction of the plot. 

Book Review: Off Grid And Off Limits by Jenni Fletcher

Off Grid And Off Limits is Jenni Fletcher’s first Mills and Boon Modern novel. It is set in the world of Formula 1. Dario is an F1 driver, recently divorced, aiming at winning the championship at the end of season whilst Livi, has recently been dumped for someone else right before her wedding. She writes biographies and sees writing Dario’s biography  as a steppingstone, a way of getting closer to her goal of interviewing and writing the biography of one of her childhood heroes. Both characters are anti relationship, focused on their careers but slowly they get closer but will it last as the F1 season heats up?

This was a short but enjoyable novel. The characters were fun, relatable and worked well together. The storyline was well written and wasn’t dominated by F1 references, which for me was was great,  as I know nothing about it. 

I enjoyed this book and read it in one sitting. I would be interested in reading more Books by the author as I found the quality and pacing of the novel to be good. 

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Miffy White Beaded Friendship Bracelet

The Carat Shop sell reasonably priced licences jewellery. Their lines includes  everything from Miffy, Hello Kitty to Harry Potter to Peppa Pig and football clubs. I think for the price their items are well made and nicely presented. I gave away some Harry Potter items a few years ago in a blog competition and price’s don’t seem to have increased that much since then. 

I chose this Miffy Silver pearlised Beaded Friendship bracelet (£7.99) to go in my Miffy competition bundle as it it adjustable so will fit a wide range of wrist sizes and it is quite cute. 

The white beads are pearlised. The friendship style fastening means the bracelet is adjustable from 17-21cm in length. The silvertone disc has Miffy’s head embossed on it. It comes packaged nicely Miffy packaging. I haven’t taken it out to photograph as it is a gift/ prize and I don’t want to spoil it. 

I would wear this bracelet or be pleased to receive it as a gift. The price point is great and the item itself looks more expensive than it actually cost. A lovely item. 

I purchased this item myself and the views expressed in this blog are my own. 

Miffy Blind Box: Colouful Surprise Lights

I have purchased and reviewed a Miffy night light several years ago and it’s still going strong. It “lives” in the front porch and I leave it on when I’m going out so when I return I can see where my cats are etc. As I am in a lot of pain with my spinal cord pain I decided I needed a treat and a light that I can watch from bed as I am having difficulty sleeping because of the pain. I never fell for the potential dopamine hits of the Lububu etc dolls but the Miffy lights intrigued me because they are cute and functional. 

There are 7 lights to collect, 3 pastel shades, 3 Warm toned and one surprise Miffy mini light. Each box (£20) contains a random light. They are small but adorable, measuring 7.5x7.5x15cm. Made of soft silicone they automatically switch off after 15 minutes to save battery power. The batteries can be replaced and Miffy can be cleaned with a wipe down using a damp cloth. Unlike the Laboubou blind boxes the Miffy ones don’t come in a plastic bag to be ripped open for social media clout, so slightly better for the environment as my empty box went in the recycling bin. 

I like Miffy artwork and have bought several items and won several pieces from the Midfy shop official account on X. I also visited the shop when I went to Amsterdam. I really like my light, it cheers me up to see it glowing when I’m in bed feeling sorry for myself.

They are out of stock on the official Miffy site but there is an eBay seller who is selling them slightly cheaper or you could enter my competition on the next blog post! Good luck

I purchased this item myself and the views expressed in this blog are my own.