"Sugerplums! Calliope here. There are so many copies of this new gem in store that I commandeered some to make a book nook for myself as I read this. A bit like when I commandeered a train from Ljubljana to Stuttgart to impress that scurry of squirrels that my friends thought were unimpressible.

"I insist that you read this now. And I insist you tell me your favourite character. You tell me yours and I'll tell you mine, Sugerplum. A bit like my exchange of secrets with a diplomatic envoy from San Marino.

"Kisses, mwah!"

"Happy Hallowe'en Sugerplums! Calliope here. Those humans at Squishy Minnie have been too preoccupied with their life stuff to do Hallowe'en to the standards I expect. So as I said to the ghost of Frederik when I was on my European tour, I'll just take this vaganza and add the extra! Our windows? Shockingly uncreepy. (Except of course for Dracula who's been waiting patiently as the undead are want to do.) So any tortured souls out and about tomorrow, come and add something sinister to our unadorned glass."

Hello Sugarplums, Calliope here. I've been asked to send a calming message to those parents desperate for the new Gruffalo Granny. It's here, my Lovelies, so take a nice calming breath with base notes of rhododendrons. It's here.

My review: not enough romance on the cover, so I didn't read it. Kisses, Calliope 💋