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Pre-Order ‘Rotting Trees’ in ebook and paperback!
Hello lovely readers, I’m so pleased to announce that Rotting Trees, the first book in the Bezzina’s Emporium of Magical Artefacts and Antiquities trilogy, will release on 31st January 2025. It will be available as an ebook and a paperback from all major retailers. Ask your local bookshop to order it in! It’s available through…
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£1 Sale | The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes | Google Play
Hello! If you’re an Android user, you can get The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes on Google Play for just £1 for the next few weeks! You can find reviews here if that’s your bag.
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Read the Prologue & First Three Chapters of Rotting Trees Here (free!)
Hello lovelies, Here are the prologue and first three chapters of Rotting Trees, the first instalment of the Bezzina’s Emporium of Magical Artefacts and Antiquities trilogy! You can find the whole novel, in ebook or paperback, at various retailers and libraries globally here. Join my newsletter here and support the trilogy via the No. 1…
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New Short Story “A Measure of Time” Available Now!
Hello readers, My latest short story, A Measure of Time, is available on my stories blog now. Although it is set in the world of Bezzina’s Emporium of Magical Artefacts and Antiquities, you do not need to have read any of the other stories set in the world to enjoy it. If you would like…
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New Chapters for ‘Rotting Trees’ Every Monday
Hi! Just popping in with a note that here is where you can find new chapters of my YA contemporary fantasy novel Rotting Trees, with new chapters every Monday until December 2024. This blog post is where you can find the blurb, content warnings and general Q&A. If you’re joining in with the readalong, here…
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Announcing ROTTING TREES, a YA Contempory Fantasy, on Patreon from December 2023 (prologue up now!)
Hello lovely readers, I am so excited to finally share Rotting Trees, my new novel. All the women in Ariel Scarlet’s family die before the age of forty. Family legend blames a cursed Victorian necklace, and Ariel is determined to discover who cursed it and why. Sophey Cartwright works in Bezzina’s Emporium of Magical Artefacts…
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New Story: ‘A Devil of a Time,’ Illustrated by Tatchiana Michaela
Hello! I’m psyched to share A Devil of a Time, a short story about a child and the clock she finds in her garden. It was illustrated by the excellent Tatchiana Michaela and you can read it on my stories blog here. As per, it was shared early to my Patreon page for the No.…
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Starting (continuing officially?) a street team!
Hello lovely readers, I’ve been mulling over how best to approach the beast that is being self published and the eternal struggle of my work reaching people who haven’t heard of it but might like it. I remember the days of street teams, when fans of books or bands would literally go outside and hand…
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‘The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories’ just 99p on Google Books!
Hello lovelies, Happy new year and thank you for all your support in 2022. I can’t wait to show you what I’ve been working on in 2023! In the meantime, The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes is only 99p on Google Books until the 3rd of January. ENJOY. See you…
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Standard Reminder I Have Things You Can Gift This Holidaytimes
Hello! As we are nearing COMMERCIAL HEAVEN WINTER TIMES aka mid-December, I thought I’d share a few places you can pick up my work, if you are in the market for gifts this COMMERCIAL HOLIDAY OF YOUR CHOICE. (If you aren’t and you hate everything, um, here’s a website I run that helps you find…
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Announcing ROTTING TREES, a YA Contempory Fantasy, on Patreon from December 2023 (prologue up now!)
Hello lovely readers, I am so excited to finally share Rotting Trees, my new novel. All the women in Ariel Scarlet’s family die before the age of forty. Family legend blames a cursed Victorian necklace, and Ariel is determined to discover who cursed it and why. Sophey Cartwright works in Bezzina’s Emporium of Magical Artefacts…
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