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.
E-Books
- Google Play
- Kobo
- Barnes and Noble/Nook
- Apple Books
- Amazon Kindle (affiliate link)
- Smashwords
- Vivlio
- Fable
- Thalia
- Angus & Robertson
- Everand
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)
Paperbacks
- Foyle’s
- Barnes and Noble
- Waterstones
- Amazon (affiliate link)
- Blackwell’s
- Hatchard’s
- 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
GoodReads & StoryGraph
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.
Francesca's Words 