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The Garden of Shared Stories is going on tour with Rachel's Random Resources, if you wish to participate please contact me on rachel@rachelsrandomresources.com with your name, blog name, preferred post type and availability. 

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The Garden of Shared Stories by Clare Swatman


Genre: Women’s Fiction

Tour Dates: 3rd - 9th December 2025

Publication Date: 3rd December 2025

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Standalone Novel

Formats available: Netgalley Widget

Types of post available: Review Only

Emma is at an all-time low the day she meets Nick. She sits down in a quiet rose garden in her local park, and from nowhere a handsome man sits next to her and turns her world upside down.


Over the weeks, she and Nick meet regularly, always in the same place, always at the same time. They discover they have a lot in common – shared heartbreak, and shared dreams. They tell each other stories about the people they’ve lost – things they’ve never told anyone else. Bit by bit, they get to know each other, and fall in love.


But there’s a catch, because however much they have in common, they have one big thing keeping them apart… twenty years apart. Because when Nick is sitting in the garden it’s 1999 – two decades before Emma is there.


Emma never expected to fall in love again, but now she has, she’s not going to give up on it without a fight. But how do you turn something impossible into a happy ever after?

About Clare Swatman


Clare Swatman is the author of seven women’s fiction novels, which have been translated into over 20 languages. She has been a journalist for over twenty years, writing for Bella and Woman & Home amongst many other magazines. She lives in Hertfordshire.


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Facebook: @clareswatmanauthor

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Bookbub profile: @clareswatman

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Blog Tour Schedule


Maximum 3 stops per day.  Confirmed blogs will appear here. 


3rd December

  1. bookescapeswithBabsW67

  2. Curling Up With a Coffee and a Kindle

  3. Kirsty_Reviews_Books

4th December

  1. Portobello Book Blog

  2. Jessicasbookshelf___

  3. Pickled Thoughts and Pinot

5th December

  1. Tizi's Book Review

  2. Bookworm86

  3. Christian Bookaholic

6th December

  1. Nicki's Book Blog

  2. jen_loves_reading

  3. loopyloulaura

7th December

  1. annette_reads_daily

  2. Green Reads Books

  3. R E Loten: Muse, News and Reviews

8th December

  1. Reading For Leisure

  2. Novel Kicks

  3. Bookish Jottings

9th December

  1. Staceywh_17

  2. Let us talk of many things...

  3. Wendyreadsbooks

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