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‘A Girl Made of Air’ by Nydia Hetherington

This is the story of the greatest funambulist who ever lived. How she was born and raised in the circus, neglected by her parents and groomed to be a star. How she had to learn what love was and what it wasn’t. How she only learnt her own true story when it was almost tooContinue reading “‘A Girl Made of Air’ by Nydia Hetherington”

‘Six Crimson Cranes’ by Elizabeth Lim

Shiori is a spoiled princess who loves her brothers, hates her stepmother and doesn’t want to marry the random nobleman her father has picked out for her. Life is simple. Then she meets a dragon, learns of her own magic and discovers that her stepmother is keeping secrets. Life will never be simple again. CursedContinue reading “‘Six Crimson Cranes’ by Elizabeth Lim”

‘Pandora’ by Susan Stokes-Chapman

To be published 27/01/2022… Blake’s Emporium for Exotic Antiquities is a rundown shop of fakes; a mockery of the lustre and status it once held. Hezekiah Blake is to blame of course, him and his greed, but if her Uncle choses to run her dead parent’s legacy into the ground then there is not muchContinue reading “‘Pandora’ by Susan Stokes-Chapman”

‘Sistersong’ by Lucy Holland

(A.K.A Lucy Hounsom) Keyne, Riva and Sinne are sisters. Their King has a magical connection to the land that surrounds their home; through this connection he grants protection to his people and gives them access to small, everyday magic to make their lives easier. But a silver-tongued intruder whispers in his ear and the KingContinue reading “‘Sistersong’ by Lucy Holland”

‘Girl, Serpent, Thorn’ by Melissa Bashardoust

Born poisonous to the touch, Soraya has lived her life locked away and isolated in the palace whilst her family travel to all corners of the kingdom with royal fanfare. When a captured demon offers her the answer to breaking her curse, she wants to jump for joy. But her curse might not be theContinue reading “‘Girl, Serpent, Thorn’ by Melissa Bashardoust”

‘The Women of Troy’ by Pat Barker

To be published 26/08/2021… The war is over. Troy has fallen. Achilles is dead. But life goes on for Briseis; life and pain. She is no longer a slave. Her new status is defined by Achilles’ child growing inside her and the wedding vows that his right hand man Alcimus swore to her. Yet she feelsContinue reading “‘The Women of Troy’ by Pat Barker”

‘The Stranding’ by Kate Sawyer

To be published 24/06/2021… When she got on the plane to New Zealand Ruth could never have imagined that she wouldn’t ever be going home again, that there would be no home left to go back to. Saved from a mysterious apocalypse by the bizarre chance of finding shelter inside a beached whale, all sheContinue reading “‘The Stranding’ by Kate Sawyer”

‘The Forest of Stars’ by Heather Kassner

To be published 11/05/2021… In all her life Louisa LaRoche has never touched the ground. She floats through life doing her very best to hide the constant gap between her feet and the ground. Sitting is even more difficult because she has to hide the gap between her feet and the ground and the gapContinue reading “‘The Forest of Stars’ by Heather Kassner”

‘All The Murmuring Bones’ by A.G. Slatter

Born Miren Elliot but raised as Miren O’Malley by her grandparents, a young girl grows up secluded in a grand house slowly falling into ruin. She lives off the stories that her grandmother tells her and is taught that the O’Malley name and reputation is important above all else. The stories tell of what herContinue reading “‘All The Murmuring Bones’ by A.G. Slatter”

‘The Beautiful Ones’ by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

To be published 27/04/2021… Antonina Beaulieu is not like other girls. She prefers beetles to jewellery and has a habit of accidentally moving things with her mind when her emotions run high. Her aunt, Valerie, tasked with introducing her into high society, despairs. If only Nina would marry someone rich and noble quickly so thatContinue reading “‘The Beautiful Ones’ by Silvia Moreno-Garcia”