Join the darkly, dangerous world of medieval courts with a magical twist this October as we follow Bianca navigate the unsettling truths that shroud her childhood friend’s death.

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.

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.

But in following Mattie’s journey, I found some of the answers I was seeking every time I asked myself what if? I hope readers do too.

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.

Did somebody cosy, heart-warming fantasy and a magic bookshop with an array of magically creatures?

A wonderful book full of sharp humour and a female lead who will keep the reader on their toes at every turn.

After ten years in a self-imposed isolation, Seraphine finds herself back at the home she ran from.

From the Japanese occupation of Manchuria and through the Cultural Revolution to the present day, Yang explores the legacy of colonialism through three generations.