'She is still walking but he has stopped. She turns to find that he is waiting for a response to something and only now does the essential oddity of his story start to hit her.'

Vikki Reilly of Publishing Scotland highlights some notable new releases for the month ahead

'Ross is always lucid, almost reverent, about the whole process of archaeological discovery.'

'Ross is always lucid, almost reverent, about the whole process of archaeological discovery.'

Michael J Malone - The Howling (Blog Tour) Published by Orenda Books, paperback £9.99, also available in ebook and audio book. Many thanks to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for inviting me to take part in the blog tour. You can buy the book direct from the publisher at: First, the official blurb: Vowing once more to remove herself from society, Annie is living alone in her little cottage by the shores of a loch.

'The attic lowed like a crystal haal, last I saa her – / dark-eyed and ready tae furgit me.'

'"Why don't you guess?" said Abba. "You'll know in your heart when you've found the right one."'

Vikki Reilly of Publishing Scotland highlights some notable new releases for the month ahead

'Pastries filled with ground nuts, baked fruit or creamy, semolina mixtures, and bathed in honey or syrup are made for a dram.'

'The attic lowed like a crystal haal, last I saa her – / dark-eyed and ready tae furgit me.'

'The attic lowed like a crystal haal, last I saa her – / dark-eyed and ready tae furgit me.'