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 and Antiquities. She can help Ariel find out the truth… but is Ariel ready to face the past and choose her own place in history?
Here is a blog post talking about the release.
Note: DRM-free means you can send the file to any e-reader and read from different devices (DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. In theory, DRM helps protect authors’ copyright, which is a good thing yay, but in reality means that a Kindle download will only work on a Kindle, so you can never escape the Amazon machine, boo). I offer my books on multiple platforms because the e-reader and ebook provider you want to use is your business, not mine… and if Auntie Muriel bought you an Amazon voucher I want you to be able to use it to buy my stuff. It’s all about consumer choices at Francesca HQ.
E-Book
- Bookshop.org (affiliate link, DRM-free)
- Smashwords (DRM-free)
- Google Play
- Kobo
- Barnes and Noble/Nook
- Apple Books
- Amazon Kindle (affiliate link)
- Vivlio
- Fable
- Thalia
- Angus & Robertson
- Everand
- Rotting Trees is available via the RNIB Bookshare for learners with print disabilities; just search for it and my other titles.
Wholesale Stockists
Rotting Trees is available from:
I’m always happy to do events at independent bookshops – just ask.
Libraries & Library Apps
(Request the e-book on your library account! You can also request the physical copy through your local library website or ask at the desk.)
- Cloud Library
- BorrowBox
- Odilo
- Palace Marketplace
- Hoopla
- OverDrive/Libby
Interviews
- Spells and Tomes Indie-R-Views Ep. 7 (June 2025)
- Reading Nook Author Interview: ‘Rotting Trees’ by Francesca Astraea (February 2025)
Paperback & Signed Copies
- Signed books, bundled with Bezzina’s Emporium merch, can be found in limited quantities at my Folksy shop
- Signed copies available at Books-on-Sea in Southend, Essex
- Signed copies available at Carpe Noctem in Frome, Somerset
- Barnes and Noble
- Waterstones
- Blackwell’s
- Hatchard’s
- Foyle’s
- Angus & Robertson
- Amazon (affiliate link)
Review & Discuss
Content Warnings
Moderate: death, grief, racism, substance abuse/addiction, violence.
Minor: alcohol, animal cruelty, blood, cursing, disordered eating, mental and physical illness, parental neglect, religious bigotry, vomit.
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