A Little Christmas Magic final stops on the #audiobook blog blitz

Posted on December 14, 2025 by Suzanne Rogerson Author

Happy Sunday. I hope you’re feeling festive!

I’m back with the last of the reviews from my blog blitz tour for A Little Christmas Magic.

Yesterday it was great to see the reviews coming in and to hear how much reviewers are enjoying the audiobook while they’re getting ready for Christmas or having a well earned break from preparations.

Here are the latest review snippets I have to share.

“The narrator truly brought the stories alive, filling them with emotion.” Plumbobmummy

“…Colette Davies-Kerwin, was wonderful. The recording was clear, read well and I didn’t want this book to end to be honest. …Over all, this book was fantastic. It has me completely feeling the Christmas cheer.” Novel Kicks

“The audio narration by Colette Davies-Kerwin brings an added layer of charm and cosiness, making this collection a joy to listen to on wintry evenings.” My books and crafts

“This is a cute set of 8 short stories that total less than 3 hours listening time with a focus on family, friends, love and peace and goodwill. I think my fav was the Last Minute Dash but they’re all great for listening to while you’re wrapping gifts or any of the other millions of holiday chores you have to accomplish in the next few days.” The loppy knot on instagram

I hope you’ve enjoyed these little snippets and have had a chance to check out the full reviews on the blogs and Instagram. Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources for hosting this Blog Blitz.

If you want to hear a sample for yourself, click this link – Audio sample for A Little Christmas Magic.

And if you want to start feeling Christmassy, you can pick up both books in series in ebook, paperback, audiobook and hardback. They’d make a great Christmas present or stocking filler for the readers in your life.

Winter Warmers Collection

Thanks for joining in the blog blitz. I’ll be back in a few days with more.

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Book Review of Christmas at Hollybush Farm by Jo Thomas #romance #netgalley

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Suzanne Rogerson Author

I don’t think Jo Thomas can write a bad book!
Jem was a brilliant lead and I got behind her straight away. She stood up for what she believed in and got the whole community involved. There was a great cast of characters, each of which had a story I wanted to follow, especially Llew.
I love the unusual setting of a farm for a romance. It also really makes you think about the message in the story and raises awareness for the plight of farmers all over the country.
It’s a real heart-warmer you won’t want to stop reading.

Final thoughts – It’s not Christmas without a Jo Thomas book, and this year it’s extra special.

Blurb

Jemima Jones is driving home to her family’s magical hill-top farm for Christmas…

And on arrival, she soon learns that her dad has been keeping a secret – all is not as it seems, and Hollybush Farm is struggling to make ends meet! Worried about losing the childhood home she loves, Jemima must pull on her winter wellies and get stuck in.

Amid the chaos of chasing after escaping sheep and organising the Christmas tractor run, Jemima begins documenting her slice of farming life on social media. As she builds a supportive online following, she also forms an offline connection in the shape of charming, retired rugby player Llew, her very own Santa’s helper.

With a sprinkle of festive cheer and a dash of goodwill, might the community pull together to help save the farm in time for Christmas?

Author update. Audiobook news! #amwriting

Posted on October 12, 2025 by Suzanne Rogerson Author

Ok, so it’s already been a few weeks since my last post, which means I’ve fallen behind on the promise to blog more often. But I am working my way through the other items on my to do list for the last 100 days of 2025, and I also have a great new development to report.

Firstly, September’s challenge – Complete the draft of book 2 in The Mermaid Hotel Series.

I completed this a little late, but sent the book off to my beta reader last week. A win!

October:

Complete the draft of book 3 in The Mermaid Hotel Series. I’m getting on really well with this and have got the word count up to 72.5K. I still have about 60 pages to edit and develop, so I’m hoping to get that up to about 76k by the end of October.

I treated myself to a mini writing retreat and booked into a local hotel, where I wrote in my room until midnight without distraction. In fact, I only stopped to go to the curry house attached to the hotel for dinner. As well as getting lots of words done, it also gave me an appreciation of how the characters in my books might feel booking into a hotel as a solo traveller and dining alone. I also saw firsthand how much of a struggle in must be for the hotel industry to keep afloat with few guests – all invaluable experience for the crafting of my new series set in a Cornish hotel.

I would recommend any writer take a similar retreat to focus and recharge, especially if you have a busy home-life.

I still need to write a story for the Advent Calender Story Train and the deadline is looming, plus a Halloween themed story for the library writing group I attend.

The rest of October will be a busy one, especially now I have made an offer to a narrator to perform A Little Christmas Magic – I will keep you updated on the progress.

I still have lots of words to write today and stories to draft. I hope to be back with some late book reviews on my Netgalley reads and hopefully news on the book covers for my Mermaid Hotel Series.

Lastly, I finally got a new laptop! My old one has had a broken ‘down’ button for the last 2-years and the screen had bubbles and was leaking at the edges. Thanks to the recent Amazon Prime day deal, I’m typing this on my lovely new blue Lenovo IdeaPad. So far I’m very happy with it, though the battery life could be a little better.

Until next time…

The latest review of A Little Christmas Magic #shortstories #festivereads

Posted on December 27, 2024 by Suzanne Rogerson Author

Aw, what a wonderful heartwarming set of Christmassy short stories! A family’s cat goes missing before Christmas; a woman struggles to afford her Christmas shopping; a man delivering a last minute order on Christmas Eve finds himself lost, these are just some of the scenarios that begin this brilliant set of short stories.

Click on the link to read the whole review…

Book Review: A Little Christmas Magic by Suzanne Rogerson

New Release A Little Christmas Magic short story collection #christmas #festive

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Suzanne Rogerson Author

I’m so excited to be able to share my new festive short story collection ‘A Little Christmas Magic’ part of the Winter Warmers Series.

I’ve left it a bit close to the big day to get it out into the world, but I hope you will have a chance to read it and get in the Christmas spirit with me.

Here’s the cover which I really hope you love as much as I do.

A Little Christmas Magic is a heart-warming collection of stories with a focus on family, friendship, love and goodwill. From a much-loved family pet that’s missing, to a neighbour in need. Chance meetings and the kindness of strangers. Overcoming trauma to help others and being prepared to make sacrifices. A father rushing to get home to his kids in time for Christmas.

Dive into this short and sweet story collection to get you in the festive spirit. Contains eight Stories – Poppy’s Christmas Wish, Last Minute Dash, Driving Home for Christmas, The Honeymoon Period, A Christmas Toast, The Last Train Home, The Wrong Post and Taking Care of Belle.

And I have to give a special mention to Evie, who inspired the first story in this collection. I’ve dedicated the book to her.

You can find out more about the book on Amazon. Free to read on Kindle Unlimited and only £1.99 to purchase. A Little Christmas Magic.

I’ll be back soon with some love for book 1 in the series A Christmas Wish, as the blog tour kicks off tomorrow. See you then.

Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Suzanne Rogerson Author

As the weekend preparations begin for the big day, I wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.

I will be spending mine with family, eating too much, drinking too much, playing lots of games and laughing until my face hurts (if the last few years are anything to go by!).

I also hope to write some festive short stories while I’m off work and get them ready nice and early for a Christmas 2024 anthology.

I hope whatever you have planned, that you enjoy your day.

My first author appearance of 2023 #indieauthor #interview #author

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Suzanne Rogerson Author

At the weekend I was lucky enough to feature on Becca’s blog – Avoiding reality of books. My interview discusses my writing journey, where I get inspiration and questions about genre amongst other things. See the full interview here.

This is a short post this morning, so don’t forget to check out Becca’s blog where she has her series 7 questions with an author, book reviews and more.

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Happy New Year and welcome 2023!

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Suzanne Rogerson Author

Happy New Year Everyone!

Let’s hope it is a less dramatic year for world events and closer to home that the cost of living crisis eases for those struggling households.

I’m hoping for a mild new year as I hate the cold weather, though I do love the look of a frosty morning and walking through freshly fallen snow as long as it melts by the next day.

I’m not really one for making new year’s resolutions, though I did briefly consider trying for a dry January. My husband wasn’t so keen on that idea, maybe next year.

I’m looking forward to making some big progress with my writing in 2023 and shared my plan in a previous post here. I hope you will join me for the ride.

Do you make new year’s resolutions? And more importantly, do you stick to them? Wat are your hopes for the new year?

Welcome 2023!

Happy Christmas! And Audiobook News! #newrelease

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Suzanne Rogerson Author

Happy Christmas Everyone!

It’s Christmas Eve. I have the smell of baking flapjacks making me hungry and flashing Christmas lights brightening the dull English day, along with some festive music playing in the background. I’m taking a quick break from the usual preparations to wish you all a wonderful day tomorrow.

I also have some important news to share – the audiobook for A Christmas Wish is now live! I got the news late last night so this is the first chance I’ve had to share it. I’m really excited to see what people think of my first audio short story collection. A big thank you to my narrator Emily Lynn for turning it around so fast and for doing such a great job.

You can find it on Amazon, Audible and iTunes. Amazon Universal Link

Plus to make the day even better I woke up this morning to a lovely review from The Strawberry Post. Here’s a snippet – ‘I devoured each one and am looking forward to reading them again. They all make for such wonderful reading at this time of year… eight wonderful heart-warming tales with such perfect endings!’

Follow this link for the full review.

You can also check out a sample here…

Writing these stories and seeing my characters preparing for their own Christmas celebrations has really made me appreciate my own family time at Christmas. I’m really looking forward to this year’s big day and hope you all are too.

Have a wonderful time whatever you are doing and see you next week with my writing and reading round ups of 2022!

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Reading plans for the last of 2022 #amreading #romance #fantasy #urbanfantasy

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Suzanne Rogerson Author

I have been terrible at sharing my reviews lately, even though I’ve read some great books this year and want to rave about them!

For now I will focus on the books I want to read before the end of 2022. I have a huge TBR pile to choose from, but at the beginning of the year I wrote a list of the books I definitely want to fit in. I won’t get through them all now, so I have drawn up yet another short list.

Romance

As I’m writing romance at the moment, I find myself drawn to read it more than ever. I used to read one or two a year, but now it’s mainly what I reach for when it’s time to pick a new book.

The first book I must get to is a Netgalley request – Jo Thomas – Keeping a Christmas Promise

Claire Huston – The Only Exception (I’ve really enjoyed Claire’s other books)

Nancy Borane – New Hope for the Little Cornish Farmhouse (I love the premise of this book)

I do enjoy a Christmas themed story. Closer to the big day I have a collection of charity shop buys set during the festive period to delve into.

Urban Fantasy

I’ve actually read quite a bit of this lately rather than my usual go to epic or heroic fantasy. I’ve really enjoyed the change and have a couple of series I really want to continue. I want to make some of these a priority for 2022.

Laura Laasko – Echo Murder – Wilde Investigations bk 2 (I also own book 3, and book 4 is due for release this month). Book 1 was excellent!

Talis Jones – Fifth Sun series. I really enjoyed books 1-3 (and must post my reviews) so am looking forward to 4 and 5.

Josie Jaffery – Judgement Day – Seekers book 2 (Bk 1 May Day was brilliant).

Fantasy

Fantasy is my first love when it comes to writing and watching on TV / films and I have read some wonderful books in this genre. I’ve been so distracted by romance that I don’t even know where to begin choosing my next fantasy read.

I do want to complete the Fire Walker Series by a fellow self-published author Emma Miles – it’s brilliant and I haven’t completed all my reviews for this yet either. Raven Fire is book 4 and the final book, although there are also spin off books I’ve yet to read as well.

I do want to read Jessica Thorne’s book 2 Nightborn, but I’m loathe to start it when I know book 3 isn’t out yet. I really loved the first book and wish there were lots more to look forward to.

Non-fiction

I’ve brought a couple of Rayne Hall’s Writer’s Craft books that fit what I’m writing at the moment and want to get stuck into them to help me focus my ideas. Writing Romance and Writing Short Stories.