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A year has gone by...

On the 11th of May it would have been a year since The Demon Inside, my first book, was published. I wasn't even aware until Facebook informed me this morning. How time flies! But on the other hand it feels like it was ages ago. I've learnt so much since I first published The Demon Inside and met so many great people who have helped and taught me. Now, a year later, I'm ready to publish book 4!  

Inspired!

My time on Mt. Koya, a mountain in Japan, has inspired an idea for another Y/A sci-fi...    

Sweet Ruin

Sweet Ruin, (Immortals After Dark, Book 16), by Kresley Cole   Blurb:  An immortal assassin is caught between desire and duty... A foundling raised in a world of humans  Growing up, orphaned Josephine didn’t know who or what she was—just that she was “bad,” an outcast with strange powers. Her baby brother Thaddeus was as perfect as she was flawed; protecting him became her entire life. The day he was taken away began Jo’s transition from angry girl... to would-be superhero... to enchanting,

Be With You

Be With You, by Takuji Ichikawa (MANGA)  Blurb:  When Takumi's wife suddenly returns from the grave, he can't believe his eyes. As he starts digging deeper and deeper into the mystery of her sudden reappearance, he discovers a secret that is somehow linked to the past...and the future. Is it possible to experience first love for a second time? Without question, the answer is yes!  Apparently this used to be a really popular manga in Japan and went onto be made into a movie, a TV program and a

The Best Goodbye

The Best Goodbye, (Rosemary Beach, Book 12), by Abbi Glines   Blurb:  The look on Rose’s face had screamed that she was hiding something. Hell, she’d practically run away from me. There was something to that. I knew there was... After ten years in the employ of a mysterious crime boss, River “Captain” Kipling is ready to leave his sordid past—and his cover occupation as an upscale restaurateur—behind him. The only thing standing in the way of his “retirement” is his commitment to launch a new

Off to See the Wizard

Off to See the Wizard, by Clay Johnson   Blurb:  At the end of most heroic quests, after a plucky band of heroes has averted the apocalypse, all is well, and everyone lives happily ever after… (until the next book in the series.) Now, for the first time, readers get an in depth look into what really happens after the quest. This is the collected case file of the Grand Inquisitor’s investigation into the Misery Reach debacle. Read first hand as the participants try to explain their actions and

Remote Resort: Runaway

Remote Resort: Runaway, (Remote Resort, Book 1), by Roselynn Randerod ADULT CONTENT  Blurb:  Lila is on the run, desperate to escape her controlling husband and his gilded cage of wealth and privilege. At the end of her rope, she stumbles upon the unexpected sanctuary of a mountaintop resort whose offerings go far beyond typical spa treatments. Wealthy guests visit the Xanadu to have their every wish fulfilled by its oh-so discrete staff, and what happens at the remote resort stays at the remote

Life After the Tsunami

Life After the Tsunami, by JCEj (Japan Center of Education for Journalist).  Blurb: “X number of people were killed or went missing”, “X houses were fully destroyed” … Numbers alone cannot express the extent of the damage caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. What actions did tsunami survivors take at the time of the catastrophe, and what was in their minds? So that they might be kept for future reference, we decided to start recording testimonies of the tsunami. A collection of the

Water Bound

Water Bound, (Sisters of the Heart, Book 1), by Christine Feehan  Blurb: The last thing Lev Prankenskii remembered was being lost in the swirling current of the ocean and getting sucked deeper into the nothingness of a freezing black eddy off the coastal town of Sea Haven. Just as quickly, just as miraculously, he was saved – pulled ashore by a beautiful stranger. But Lev has no memory of who he is – or why he seems to possess the violent instincts of a trained killer. All he knows is that he

The Buried Symbol

The Buried Symbol, (The Runes of Issalia, Book 1), by Jeffrey L. Kohanek   Blurb:  Discover a lost magic, long buried and forgotten… Without a rune marking his role in society, Brock is doomed to an existence below the lowest rung of the social ladder. Unwilling to accept his fate, the teen risks his life to obtain a fake rune that marks him as a member of the Empire's ruling class. He then embarks on a quest to join an institution where the Empire’s future leaders are trained.  As a student of