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Mind Secrets available in paperback

Sometimes, you’ve just got to have it in paperback. Well, now that’s possible with the release of Mind Secrets: Perceivers #1 in traditional dead tree format. I’ve kept the price low to encourage you to take the paper plunge! It’ll cost you about £6.99 or $8.99 (sometimes less!) of your Earth credits (links below1).

If you’ve embraced digital, then I’ve decided to extend the launch price of the ebook, which currently remains at $0.99 / £0.99 because that’s the kinda gal I am.

You can also order from: Waterstones | B&N | Book Depository (ships worldwide) | or have a chat with your favourite bookshop

Perceivers #2 Coming Soon!

There’s just a few more finishing touches before Mind Control, Perceivers #2 is ready to be released. Assuming I don’t get struck down by that horrible flu which seems to be going round at the moment, it will be released to the world on Tuesday February 16.

This comes as I’ve finished writing Mind Evolution, Perceivers #3 which has now gone to the lovely Wendy to check for typos and the occasional paragraph where my brain had a meltdown.

So I’ve just been beyond busy. Thanks so much for checking back on this blog.

Science Fiction Telepathy Thriller: Special Launch Price!

Teenagers with mind powers fight for the right to survive in the thrilling first novel of my Perceivers series.

For a limited time, available at $0.99 / £0.99 in the ebook edition at Amazon UK and Amazon.com.

Waking up without his memories and hunted by Agent Cooper, Michael finds sanctuary with a group of perceivers: telepaths who sense the thoughts and emotions of others. Drawn into their battle to stay free of the cure which threatens to strip them of their powers, he searches for the person who stole his past. As the tension between perceivers and norms erupts into violence, Michael pieces together the shocking truth behind the origin of their power. To save his friends from destruction, he must face Cooper and confront the painful revelations of his forgotten secrets.

A gripping science fiction thriller set on the streets of London, Mind Secrets takes an exciting and dangerous journey into intrigue, friendship and deception.

Available in paperback soon.

Where’s My Science Fiction?

A picture of me on a beach in California taken by my friend Alan. Nothing to do with science fiction, but I like the picture and the post is about me, so I figured ‘why not?’.

I’ve been busy writing away this year with a new series of science fiction books about teenagers with special powers called Perceivers. In between times, I’ve been doing things like getting covers sorted for the series and re-launching my women’s fiction under a pen name.

So we’re now looking to release the Perceivers series in January 2016. When I say we, I’m sort of talking about the ‘royal we’. It’s just me, a trusted friend who reads the books before anyone else, my lovely proof reader who seeks out all my typos and my cover designer. There’s still a lot to do, so I really need to get my head down. But it’s really exciting seeing a story evolve, not just through one novel, but through a series of novels.

If you want to be kept informed about these books, you can sign up to my newsletter (link in the right sidebar — if you’re on a mobile device, you may need to scroll down). And I’ll definitely be posting here. I also need to re-design this website to make it more “science fiction”y and less “girl”y.

It may have seemed quiet in this neck of the woods, but we’re going for a big launch (that ‘royal we’ again) with releasing all four books at once. Or, possibly, just the first three with the forth to come very soon after.

I guess you could say: watch this space!

Alter Ego Launch

My alter ego, Lucy Shea, launches her women’s fiction books today, destined to light up those darker evenings with some fun reads. More at the Lucy Shea website.

Matchmaker Cat — by Lucy Shea

Out tomorrow, Matchmaker Cat is my alter ego’s new short story. Well, it’s a re-release, really, but with a great new cover. At currently just $0.99, £0.99 or €0.99, the idea is to draw people in so they have a fun read and are motivated to check out more Lucy Shea goodies.

Who helps rescue Rosemary’s love life? Who puts the dating website on her computer? Who finds the attractive man with the smiling eyes? Does it happen by accident? Or does it have something to do with a cat called Chester?

A fun short story about dating, romance and a cunning ginger tabby.

An ebook exclusive: Amazon UK and Amazon.com

Women in a Spin — by Lucy Shea

I wrote some great short stories (and some longer ones known quaintly as “novelettes”), but they were sitting unloved on my computer. So my alter ego, Lucy Shea, has gathered them altogether in a collection called Women in a Spin. Like the rest of the Lucy Shea catalogue, it’s out on September 15th.

Exploring women’s relationships in a series of fun, sad, romantic, mystical and bizarre stories.

From the humorous story of sexual frustration and a temperamental bathroom in Getting a Man In, to the mysterious and magical romance of Calendar Girl, Women in a Spin features five short stories and two novelettes to make you laugh, cry and keep turning the pages.

Also including: The Man in My Phone, Help! My Breasts are Taking over the World!, Forgotten Children, Christmas with You and the ever-popular Matchmaker Cat.

In ebook from the 15th September: Amazon UK and Amazon.com

If you are subscriber to Kindle Unlimited, you can read for free!

Or get your hands on the paperback now (subject to delivery by the postman/woman and all that): Amazon UK or Amazon.com

Fairy Nuff — by Lucy Shea

Out on September 15th is Fairy Nuff, my alter ego’s latest novel to make you smile is released.

Making wishes come true sounds idyllic until they go hilariously wrong — which they always do for Julie in this light-hearted, funny novel with a twist of fantasy and a smidgen of romance.

Julie’s trouble begins when she bumps into her ex-boyfriend at a friend’s fancy dress party. Her troubles double when things get romantic and she discovers the costume stuck to her body. Magically melded to her skin, it won’t come off — not for work, not for a wash, and especially not for sex!

Dressed as a fairy, Julie Nuffield (or “Nuff” to her friends) discovers everything she wishes for comes true — but never in the way she expects. As each wish provokes new disasters, she begins a quest to discover the secret history behind the costume. Only when she reveals its purpose can she find the right wish to bring her happiness. Until then, she must live as the woman they call Fairy Nuff.

As an ebook from September 15th: Amazon UK and Amazon.com

If you want to get your hands on a paperback, they’ve snuck out of the release gates early here: Amazon UK and Amazon.com

If Wishes Were Husbands – by Lucy Shea

My alter ego Lucy Shea is releasing a series of women’s humorous fiction novels and stories on September 15th. If Wishes Were Husbands is the first.

 

When Rachel invents a husband to impress her friends, they delight in stories of his meticulous housework, gourmet cooking and amazing sex. Just a bit of harmless fun — until Darren materialises on her sofa, in the flesh! Confronted with the real life version of her fantasy man, Rachel must learn to live with perfection, or discover how to dis-invent him.

A light-hearted story of a single woman’s desire to join the ranks of the married, without living with a man who drives her mad!

Available in ebook at Amazon UK and Amazon.com from September 15th

The paperback is out early here!: Amazon UK and Amazon.com

 

My Interview with Judith Ashley

Continuing catching up the interviews I conducted with authors last year and I really like the animation I did for this one. It helped that Judith has quite a few books out and her covers are lovely. In this interview, Judith Ashley discusses her Sacred Women’s Circle series of novels, her short stories, her life, and her writing process. This interview is also available as audio only

(re-posting this because the links got screwed up somehow)