โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description Emily Wilde is good at many things: she is the foremost expert on the study of faeries; she is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world's first encylopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people So when she arrives in the hardscrabble village of Hrafnsvik,… Continue reading Emily Wildeโs Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Tag: magical realism
The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes, Vol 1
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description In PRELUDES & NOCTURNES, an occultist attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother Dream instead. After his 70 year imprisonment and eventual escape, Dream, also known as Morpheus, goes on a quest for his lost objects of power. On his arduous journey Morpheus encounters Lucifer, John Constantine,… Continue reading The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes, Vol 1
Priest of Lies
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description When Tomas Piety and his Pious Men returned from the war, he just wanted to rebuild his crime empire and look after his people. But the sinister Queen's Men had different ideas and whether he likes it or not, he's now a spy as well. Now, half the city of Ellinburg lies in… Continue reading Priest of Lies
2025 Favourite Readsโฆso far
This year has been a whirlwind of amazing books by established voices and incredible works from new authors. Enter Shepard to save the day! readers ๐๐ป Iโve read 63 books so far this year but wantrd to share my favourite ones so far which have had the greatest impact on me. Writers ๐๐ป Shepherd are… Continue reading 2025 Favourite Readsโฆso far
A Sorceress Comes To Call
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description Cordelia knows her mother is . . . unusual. Their house doesnโt have any doors between roomsโthere are no secrets in this houseโand her mother doesn't allow Cordelia to have a single friend. Unless you count Falada, her mother's beautiful white horse. The only time Cordelia feels truly free is on her daily… Continue reading A Sorceress Comes To Call
The Black Feathers
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description Set on the Yorkshire Moors in the 1800s, The Black Feathers is a ghostly tale of magic and wickedness. When Annie marries widower Edward Stonehouse and arrives at Guardbridge, his estate on the Yorkshire moors, she thinks she has finally put darkness behind her. She is mistaken. Edwardโs sister, Iris, still lives in… Continue reading The Black Feathers
Victorian Queer & Female Doctors
My next work in progress blends magical realism with inspiration from Victorian era history. Iโve been delving into the Victorian era worlds of natural sciences, Medicine and anatomy, chemistry and botany, journalism, arts, music and literature. This WIP will be an alternate history, melding Fae folklore and marginalised individuals in a new gothic gaslamp series.… Continue reading Victorian Queer & Female Doctors
Black History Month Reads
Black History Month (1 February - 1 March) recognises and celebrates the struggles and vibrancy of African-American authors. Some of the issues tackled in the books I've read or currently reading include the slave trade, war, refugees, social inequality and marginalisation. So check out all these amazing books from gothic horror, speculative fiction, dark academia,… Continue reading Black History Month Reads
New Release: Weird Horror Anthology
Spawn 2 cover art Luke Spooner I am very excited to announce the release of Spawn 2: More Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies edited by Deborah Sheldon and published by IFWG Publishing is an anthology of Australian and New Zealand authors with themes ranging from body horror, occult, folklore, history, cybernetics and… Continue reading New Release: Weird Horror Anthology

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