When I go into schools and talk about my RED MOON RISING series, I ask kids which tribe they would belong to if they had a choice. Would it be the Mists with their power over water? Would it be the Greytails with their ability to command animals? Do the Thorns with their power over … Continue reading
Caught in a bomb attack, fifteen-year-old K agrees to spy on the group held responsible. But at school, nothing is black and white, and even enemies become real people. When she falls for a boy, K faces the hardest choice of her life. Who’s wrong and who’s right? And can love keep them together? I’d … Continue reading
I recently finished editing the third book in my Red Moon Rising series. It’s called Pale Peak Burning and it’ll be released next May. The story is loosely set in the Dark Peak of Derbyshire and when I began writing it, back in 2013, I went to stay in the Youth Hostel in Eyam with … Continue reading
Tomorrow is the launch of DARK TREE SHINING the second book in my RED MOON RISING series. The Thorn tribe with their power over plants and trees play a large part in this story. They’re generally a calm and unruffled group of people, very different from Laney (the main character) whose moods change like water. … Continue reading
I’ve had fan letters from quite a few places: USA, Canada, Australia, Hawaii, Scotland, Ireland and England. I answer every letter, even though it sometimes takes me several weeks to find the time. Many of them are from Rescue Princesses fans as that was my first series and my biggest one to date. Now and … Continue reading
When I visit schools, I often get asked why I choose to write what I write. Red Moon Rising is a fantasy story set in our everyday world. The main character, Laney Rivers, discovers that she is part of a hidden community of people who possess elemental magic. They live in tribes with powers over water, … Continue reading
Every hero or heroine needs a villain to fight and there are plenty of villains in books to suit ages 1 to 101. You can narrow them down into several types: Out of this world scary The obvious villain that springs to mind here is Sauron from The Lord of the Rings. He’s a great … Continue reading
The Rescue Princesses series were among the first books I had published. The first book, The Secret Promise, came out in 2012. I’m very proud that more than 1.2 million English language copies have now been sold. That includes books sold in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, as well as here in the … Continue reading
I’ve spent so much time writing about the places in Red Moon Rising that they feel real to me. The story begins in the village of Skellmore which could be almost any village in the UK. There’s a main road, a park, a church and a corner shop. There are short cuts that Laney, the … Continue reading
I wrote Red Moon Rising in 2012. (I wrote about the new cover for this book on the Girls Heart blog back in November.) I was eating dinner with my family when the idea for this story came to me and I jumped up from the table to find some paper and a … Continue reading
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