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Floating Solo by Shelley Wilson #BlogTour #RachelsRandomResources @rararesources @ShelleyWilson72

04 Apr 2025 1 Comment

by Ritu in Reviews Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blog Tour, Blogger, Blogging, Floating Solo, Rachel's Random Resources, review, Shelley Wilson

I am thrilled to have my lovely friend Shelley Wilson’s most recent book on a tour here, today!

The Blurb

Are you single?
Have you lost your confidence when it comes to travelling?
Would you welcome a few weeks away to find that missing spark?
Climb aboard the Creaky Cauldron for an adventure like no other!

Budding entrepreneur Kat Sinclair wants to grow her quirky solo narrowboat holiday enterprise but faces rejection at every turn. Until a Hollywood film crew gets in touch with the potential to change her business, dreams, and love life forever.

My Review

Floating Solo by Shelley Wilson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Floating Solo is a romance novel focussing on Kat, a woman with a goal. She’s been burned in relationships, and her focus on building her business, Floating Solo, holidays for singletons on her narrow boat, is wavering, as her most recent (ex)partner labels it a whim that will never really succeed.
Kat is given a reprieve with the help of her best friend and her partner when they help her raise her profile on social media, and they are all astounded when a fantastic offer comes her way.
Suddenly, Kat finds herself on a two-week mission to help a group of Hollywood types film a reality-style show with a famous male actor as the guest.
Only he’s as grumpy as anything. Even though the other four people joining them on the trip (on a separate boat) are excellent company, Kat has to spend most of her time and share her living space with Jordan Harrison.
I enjoyed reading this, following the slow pace of the narrowboat journey and the accompanying fast pace of the relationships between the characters on the trip, especially Kat and Jordan.
The ups and downs and misunderstandings between two very different strangers as they navigate unfamiliar situations in close proximity make for a brilliant read!

Purchase Link –

Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floating-Solo-Shelley-Wilson/dp/1739244036/

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Floating-Solo-Shelley-Wilson/dp/1739244036/

Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/floating-solo/shelley-wilson/9781739244033

Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/floating-solo-shelley-wilson/1146530365

About the Author

Shelley Wilson is an English multi-genre author of over twenty books. She writes young adult supernatural and fantasy fiction and motivational adult self-help and has recently launched her debut romance. When not working on her own titles, Shelley works as a writing mentor for women in business who want to write non-fiction books. Shelley is a single mum of three and lives in the West Midlands, UK. She loves solo travelling in her VW camper, walking, and obsessing over to-do lists!

Social Media Links – https://linktr.ee/ShelleyWilson72

Featured on Motivate Me Now!

18 Jan 2019 62 Comments

by Ritu in Guest Posts Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Guest Post, Shelley Wilson

Pop over to Shelley Wilson’s blog, where I have been featured today as an inspiring woman! Thank you Shelley!

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#BookReview – Oath Keeper by Shelley Wilson @ShelleyWilson72

27 Dec 2018 11 Comments

by Ritu in Reviews Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Book Blogger, Book Review, Oath Keeper, Shelley Wilson

Another great book I finished in one night. In fact, I was up until 5am finishing it (long story as to why I was up that late, but still, I got great reading time, and thanks to being mum, I was up as usual, because, well, kids – you know!)

I read Shelley’s Oath Breaker when it came out, and I mentioned how werewolves and I didn’t really mix, but that Shelley had converted me… (read that review here) So I was really excited when the sequel to her book was finally announced!

So first, the blurb…

She chose the pack. But does the pack still want her?

Mia Roberts is struggling to fit in with the Ravenshood pack. Although her brother is an alpha, he’s not even convinced she has the werewolf gene. If she’s not a wolf or a hunter, then what is she?

The answers lie inside Hood Academy. But when children in the wolf community start shifting too soon, Mia worries that her hunter father may be responsible.

She wants to help her pack, but she also needs answers. Can she keep her brother from killing her father long enough to find out who she really is?

Loyalty, friendships, and family bonds are tested as Mia steps into her power and discovers her true identity.

And my thoughts…

I had a while to wait for the sequel to Oath Breaker to arrive, and when it did, I was not disappointed!
Reading about Mia and her turmoil during her discovery of her own from was so realistic, I was feeling the pain at times!

We are reunited with Mia, Zac, Cody, Elizabeth, Sebastian et al, and see them battling the evils that are the Parker Family, with some new twists thrown in. Can they save the werewolves?
Will Hunters and Werewolves ever be able to live side by side in peace?
Will she be able to finally be an Oath Keeper?
Well, I’m not telling you that!
I’m only saying that you need to read the book to find out, and if you haven’t read the first, make sure you read that too!

Read my Amazon review here

Read my Goodreads review here

Buy it here

Oath Keeper (Hood Academy Book 2) by [Wilson, Shelley]

Check out Shelley’s Amazon page here.

And her bookshop here. Shelley is not only a fantastic YA author but a wonderful motivational writer too.

If you want to know more about Shelley Wilson, click here for her full bio and media kit!

Five Minutes With… Ritu from But I Smile Anyway @PhantomGiggler #Blogging

27 Apr 2018 4 Comments

by Ritu in Guest Posts, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Guest Visit, Shelley Wilson

I’m visiting over at Shelley’s Wilson’s blog Motivate Me Now, if you fancy a little visit!

via Five Minutes With… Ritu from But I Smile Anyway @PhantomGiggler #Blogging

#BookReview – Oath Breaker by Shelley Wilson @ShelleyWilson72

05 Jan 2018 37 Comments

by Ritu in Reviews, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Book Review, Oath Breaker, Shelley Wilson, YA Fiction

I am indebted to Shelley Wilson.

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Last year I was encouraged to read her Guardians trilogy, Young Adult Fantasy fiction. This is a genre I have never been pulled towards in the past. But, as a fan of Shelley’s blogs, I thought I’d give them a go.

I wasn’t disappointed at all!

Thrilled to meet Shelley at the Annual Blogger’s Bash in 2016 and 2017 (captured above)! She’s the tall one!!!

In fact, since then, I have read a few others from the YA Genre, including Sacha Black’s Keepers, and I haven’t been disappointed.

I was thrilled to hear that Shelley had written a new story, which would develop into another series of books, Oath Breaker.

Now YA fantasy fiction is one thing. Werewolves are another. I have to confess (sorry Shelley) but Twilight and the suchlike have never been on my radar, and I wasn’t sure how I would enjoy this…

Shelley, why did I even doubt you?

The blurb…

Will she follow the pack…
Or will she destroy them?
A dead mother.
A violent father.
A missing brother.
When Mia’s father is murdered, it’s her estranged uncle that comes to the rescue, but what he offers her in return for his help could be worse than the life she is leaving behind.
Taken to Hood Academy, a unique school deep in the forest, she discovers friendships, love, and the courage to stand on her own.
As she trains hard, Mia takes the oath that seals her future as a werewolf hunter, but not everyone wants Mia to succeed.
Screams in the night. Secret rooms. Hidden letters. Mia becomes an important piece in a game she doesn’t want to play.
Will the truth set her free, or will it destroy her?

**Medallist Winner in the 2017 New Apple Summer E-Book Awards**

Oath Breaker by [Wilson, Shelley]

My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Imagine living a life of fear, and then watching the object of your fear, gruesomely murdered in front of your eyes?
Then being whisked away to an unfamiliar world, filled with mythical creatures, secrets and betrayals?
That was Mia’s life.
I have to say I loved this book and was pulled into the story of Mia’s life from the off.
There’s love, hate, friendship, hardship, and mystery… All great ingredients for a novel of this genre.
I was rooting for Mia from the off, and my support for her never waned. Not wanting to give any spoilers away, I was thrilled with the ending, and it’s left me thirsty for more.

Goodreads Review – Here

Amazon Review – Here

Check out Shelley’s Amazon page here.

And her bookshop here. Shelley is not only a fantastic YA author but a wonderful motivational writer too.

Come on Shelley Wilson! We need the sequel!

If you want to know more about Shelley Wilson, click here for her full bio and media kit!