Books

18 September 2025

Author Allison Meldrum shares her views with us

Why Crime Readers Need More Female Sleuths. Allison Meldrum The character of Maggie Shields – ambitious investigative reporter at large in Keep Me Safe – came to me in bits. ...
15 September 2025

'Peckham Rye' debut novel from Miles Prince

The Book Joseph Wright, a young, alcoholic, mixed-race man, lives alone in a Peckham council flat earning a living by solving problems for people in his community. A chance phone ...
11 September 2025

'Rock The World' by author Keith Campion

The Book The 1980s – a dazzling decade of excess, hedonism and electrifying music. An era pulsing with vibrant energy and limitless promise, yet beneath the glittering surface, dark shadows ...
2 September 2025

What My Clients Really Wanted Will Shock You – And It Wasn’t Sex

Elizabeth G has spent years behind closed doors with high-profile clients, including many of Britain’s highest-profile celebrities and public figures. In this exclusive column for Female First, she reflects on ...

2 September 2025

Author Angela Petch Seven things that readers may not know about me

Angela Petch's gives us a peek into her life in this author reveal piece Angela Petch's latest novel  The Book:  ...
27 August 2025

'Dance of the Earth' by Anna M Holmes

Dance of the Earth follows Rose and her children, Nina and Walter, as they navigate love, ambition, and identity through the transformative power of dance and music, set against the artistic ...
21 August 2025

I Accidentally Joined a Fight Gym — and It Saved My Life

After a breakdown, a year of writer’s block, and a diet that ran on Valium and cereal, the bestselling author Liv Arnold found an unlikely way back to herself — ...
20 August 2025

Stacey Jackson Introduces the World’s First Musical Novel

Stacey Jackson is combining music and literature in a way that hasn’t been done before. Her upcoming release, How A Gangsta Rapper Made Me A Better Mum, set to launch ...

19 August 2025

Beth Miller - Seven Things I’d Like My Readers to Know About Me

Quote: 'Wiping away her tears, Kay looks at her old photos, of friends who have come and gone through life’s big moments. But then there’s Rose, her one constant through ...
19 August 2025

7 Surprising Things I Want My Readers to Know About Me

1. I’ve Lived All Over the World From the sun-drenched coasts of Spain to the rainy streets of the UK, the wild landscapes of Australia, and the storybook charm of the ...
15 August 2025

Solo, by Caroline Swinburne

My debut novel, Solo, tells the story of Cate, a fictional French horn player with a top orchestra. She’s living the dream following the career she loves, until a miscarriage ...
13 August 2025

The Orphan Country - Book one by Colin J Smith

The Book After 400 years of occupation the Romans have withdrawn from Britain. Old insular tribal influences once again begin to reemerge within the disorder that follows. More importantly outsiders ...
3 August 2025

I’d Rather Sell Sex Than My Soul to a 9-to-5

Fed up with low pay, harassment and soulless office jobs, one woman chose sex work as a route to freedom, financial security and creative success. Here, equality campaigner and author ...

30 July 2025

Book: SOLO by author Caroline Swinburne

The Book Cate was a top musician in a leading orchestra—until a disastrous solo humiliated her on the world stage. Traumatised, she abandons her instrument, retrains as a language teacher, ...
27 July 2025

Yours Is The Earth by Simon Munro Kerr

The Book Each in their own way, three American brothers deal with the unexpected death of their father in 1913, while salmon fishing in Ireland. The youngest, Edward, still at school ...
17 July 2025

'Wild Fire' by author Deb Ellen

A romantasy which blurs the lines between heroine and villain, who grapples with the dark consequences of her power while seeking her own path to redemption. The Book Evie has ...
13 July 2025

Windows by author Anni Holliday - small town life

The Book Windows is a celebration of the High Street, small-town life and the hard-working and dedicated shopkeepers, public servants and other people who strive to keep that life going. ...
12 July 2025

Keep me Safe by Allison Meldrum

The Book Keep Me Safe, follows investigative journalist, Maggie Shields, who dives into the disappearance of a high-profile missing person in her seaside town and uncovers a tangled web of ...
9 July 2025

A Painkiller To Die For by Dr Martyn Pritchard

The Book It was difficult for Will Jeavons to imagine just how his life could possibly get any better. Having overcome a traumatic childhood, he had gone on to study ...
4 July 2025

'MORE THAN US' by author Jo O'Neill

A poignant, chilling, and ultimately inspiring psychological thriller. More Than Us explores coercive control, the complicity of bystanders, and the unyielding courage it takes to fight back.  The Book When Sophie is ...

1 July 2025

Would you ever film adult content once in your life?

What happens when fantasy meets footage? Author and sex advice expert Liv Arnold explores the highs, lows and deep cringe of filming yourself in the bedroom – and why the reality rarely ...

14 June 2025

A Tale of Supernatural: 'Back For Good'

The Book Sasha Denning doesn’t ask for anything—ever. Feeling unappreciated and stuck in a crumbling marriage with her husband, Mark, she’s suddenly given a dramatic escape: a near-death experience. Returning ...
11 June 2025

'Niramaya' A harrowing tale of survival by Sean C Ward

The book: December 1971. The Bangladesh War of Liberation is in the middle of the critical final battles. While being subjected to all the traumas of war, Doctor Meena struggles ...
9 June 2025

Deniable by Author David Edgerly

The Book Trying desperately to hold on to power, Syria’s dictator resorts to one last, deadly throw of the dice. Using a recently developed bio-chemicalweapon developed in an impregnable medieval ...