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TRIGGER WARNING: child abuse A successful serial killer who has avoided attention for years. A DCI trying to prove he is fit to work and a journalist looking for a career-making story. Let battle commence! The Genius Killer is a serial killer crime thriller set in the north of England. Karl is a killer, we […]

TRIGGER WARNING: drug use, addiction, suicide A retreat to reset your life. What makes a person attend one? Lots of different reasons! Frances is a formerly succesful writer but her latest book has been rejected. Napoleon, Heather and Zoe are mourning the loss of their son and brother. Carmel feels drab after her husband leaves […]

A queen imprisoned in an abbey for 15 years. Her husband and daughters die and she prepares to escape… Learwife is the fictional account of King Lear’s wife, derived from the Shakespeare play. The plot begins where the play of King Lear ends and centres around his estranged and exiled queen. I studied King Lear […]

1353, Colmar in Alsace. Three women have survived the Black Death but need to adjust to the changes in their village. The need for money alongside a spate of thefts and murders leads to the women stepping out of their traditional roles to thrive within their community. The Alewives is an historical novel with elements […]

Mo is a child psychologist but cannot understand her own two children. Dora is full of hormones while her brother Peter is embracing a Victorian persona. Can the family survive the dreaded teenage years? A Tiny Bit Marvellous is a family comedy novel which made me laugh but I also found it emotional as the […]