Hi friends!
It’s been a week of big occasions, if your kids dressed up for World Book Day I’d love to hear what they went as. Joey went as Ron Weasley, partly because he chose Ron’s wand and partly because he wouldn’t wear the tie, lost the glasses, and looked just a tiny bit scruffy in his Gryffindor costume! I’m looking forward to taking him to a nearby indie bookshop to spend his book token (and pick up a few new reads for me, ofc).
Happy International Women’s Day for last Thursday, and happy Mother’s Day (here in the UK) to all the wonderful women and mother figures out there. I hope you all get thoroughly spoilt and enjoy a lovely peaceful Sunday, hopefully with lots of reading time. I’m currently reading Raiders of the Lost Heart on my Kindle, it’s a really fun adventurous romance, light and steamy, with Lara Croft and The Mummy vibes.
Next weekend, I’m off to a bookish event with a friend. We’re headed to Manchester for Fiction Fans and Ballgowns, and I can’t wait to meet lots of lovely new-to-me authors, buy some new books and enjoy a dinner and dance in fancy dresses! I’ll share lots of photos in my next newsletter.
Thank you to everyone who voted on my poll about buying direct from me, it was really interesting to see the results and something I’m definitely thinking about doing in the not-too-distant future.
Last time, I promised to tell you a little about my next novel, so here’s a list of comp titles, inspiration and vibes to get you in the mood for The Rose and the Serpent:
Stalking Jack the Ripper
Sherlock Holmes (the Robert Downey Jnr version)
Enola Holmes
The Dark Artifices/The Last Hours
Burke and Hare/grave robbing
The Illusionist/The Prestige (two of my absolute favourite movies!)
YA gothic fantasy with paranormal vibes
Mesmerism and mediums
Victorian Yorkshire
Murder mystery (or is it…)
Banter, snark, angst and swoony romance (ofc)
Does that sound like something you’d want to read?
As always, here are the links to download my subscriber freebies, as a thank you for supporting me and my writing:
Happy reading, friends!
Lyndsey
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Book Deals
A humorous and magical re-telling of Cinderella from a unique perspective.Burndee is a young and cantankerous fairy godfather, who would rather bake cakes than help humans. A disgrace to the fairy order, Burndee has only two wards entrusted to his care…a cinder girl and a charming prince. A royal ball presents Burndee with the brilliant solution of how to make his wards happy with the least amount of effort. He’ll arrange a meeting and hope the two fall in love. The debut novella from Allison Tebo, ‘The Reluctant Godfather’ is a new addition to the charming fairy tale tradition of Cameron Dokey and K.M. Shea.
Colours of Fantasy is an anthology of short stories that range from magical realism to sci-fi fantasy. They are short enough to be easily read while commuting or during a lunch break. Read about paintings that are truer than true-to-life, or the heart-wrenching decision Poseidon’s human son-in-law has to take, or perhaps you’ll prefer a glimpse of life after an apocalypse, or a story about a space pirate with an uncomfortable past.
If you like longer reads, Colours of Fantasy gives you a taste of Book One of two series: The Hyllethan Gifts Trilogy and Fire Dance Chronicles.
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Grand Choosing: Kortiama longs to prove herself at the Day of Choosing. Yet that day will hold more for her than she ever bargained for, if she manages to survive.
Price of Honor: Seishin never expected to fall in love, nor that his love would hold a dark secret. The Pirate Coast is a dangerous place, one which might hold the key to his future, if it doesn’t kill him first.
Art of the Steal: Where did the enigmatic Donatello come from? Where did he learn to be a thief, artist, and swordsman? Who is the mysterious woman who broke his heart?
Fortune Tellers: Fran was not always blind, nor was she always a druid. It all came down to a fateful day and a run in with a certain blonde-haired, violet-eyed fortune teller.
Battle of Fish Eye Cove: Outnumbered two to one, Ves and Ruka engage in a desperate battle with a flight of evil dragons. Can the two dragon girls escape their deadly fate?
These and other thrilling tales are included here in this fantastic anthology from the world of Thac…
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Parvati recently found out that magic exists—and her world has turned upside down.
Parvati’s plans for her eighteenth birthday involve apartment hunting with her friend. But instead, her godmother whisks her away into the woods—more like fairy godmother, as it turns out.
Now Parvati has to learn magic from Cyril, a fae mage. He’s good looking and they share an unmistakable connection. But then he starts acting cold and distant for no clear reason.
Cyril cannot deny the bond he feels to Parvati, but he’s forbidden to do anything about it.
Secrets begin exposing themselves. Parvati discovers her newfound magic can save or destroy the world. She and Cyril must band together to defeat the evil fae set on destroying the world.
Tutored by a Fae is the first book in the Fae of the Hazel Woods series. The Fae of the Hazel Woods books can be read in any order.
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“She is your daughter,” Yenderen agreed, “but not your possession. The path she is to take in life is hers and hers alone.”
A call of fate…
At ten years old, Kalindra Therin, throne-princess of Lundell, is forced to make a decision that would change not only her life, but also the Kingdom’s future. Despite her father’s protests, she chooses to travel to Iclindir Academy, to become a Dracomancer.
Now that she’s far away from all she has ever known, is she going to survive the path she chose?
A sense of duty…
With her dragon companion, Rina, by her side, Kali learns the arts of combat and spellcasting. But after 5 years of training as a keeper of balance, is she still willing to obey her father, the King, and secure a political alliance with a nearby kingdom out of duty? What would become of her if she dares to take a stand for herself and her dragon?
Now she wonders if she still made the right choice.
When fate and duty collide, where will Kali’s loyalty lie?
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Argentum is the thread that binds all magic …
The silver of Miri’s cat charm passed on through the generations.
The silver of Jessamyn’s scepter, the source of her illusions.
The silver of Quentin’s scrying bowl, forged by Merlin.
All intertwine in Argentum.
With Alistair gone a measure of peace returns to P.A.W.S., but Miri is tormented by nightmares. The silver charm that had recently hung around Alistair’s neck is now in Miri’s possession and seems to have taken on a life of its own. And then it mysteriously disappears.
Jessamyn seeks help from Quentin, who claims to have repented his past association with Alistair, but can he be trusted?
And what of Jenna? The young girl rescued from Alistair’s pack house holds a terrible secret. One that could determine the future of P.A.W.S.
The P.A.W.S. saga continues with Argentum!
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