Folklore, I think, is much more than an old story. It’s communal wisdom, shared over centuries, yet deeply personal, absorbing the fears and desires of each storyteller. And it’s a record of the rituals we create in order to survive. Rituals are at the very heart of Under a Fur Coat.

A WORLD APART is a love story between our two protagonists: Kit, the second son of a down-on-his-luck English lord who moonlights as an aspiring gentleman magician; and Wil, who began life as an Anglo-Saxon labourer but has been trapped in time for 800 years by virtue of an insidious bargain he made with the Queen of the Fae.

A wonderful and unique premise for a book: a human trapped within a vampire world until she can find a cure for her sister.

If you are like me, and all of these aspects of Tudor history excite you, then I hope you’ll pick up my debut fantasy novel, The Court of Venus, where rumors shape who lives and who dies, and magicians blessed by the planets themselves play kingmaker.

Who’s the clever one? The quiet one? The evil one?

A generational story that follows a line of Māori mothers and their daughters, navigating the world.

This book is dark and gritty, filled to the brim with the tangible grime of London and the shady goings on in back alleys and abandoned buildings.

The story itself felt passionate about nature, the planet and the ocean, and all of that came across through the characters. It moved me greatly and I couldn’t stop thinking about it, long after I’d put it down.

Set in Osaka, we follow the story of Anna as she ventures into a new lift teaching at a Japanese school in Osaka. Old wounds from a vanished mother rise to the surface as she searches for her missing friend, Loll.

A tender and heart aching story of growing up, grief and girlhood.

A brilliant romantasy, brimming with adventure. Edern and Ari are incredible, fighting to save the country they love and the people they love.

This was one of the most original folkloric fantasy novels I think I’ve ever read, with the essence of Jekyll and Hyde.

The Salt Bind is a hypnotic historical fantasy that weaves a Cornish myth into a richly imagined landscape. Vivid and immersive, this story is more than it first appears, it is a powerful exploration of belonging and identity.

A folk-horror novel of botanical mystery and haunting beauty.

Maddie has weaved a gothic atmosphere together with the roots of Jewish folklore, creating an utterly unputdownable debut!